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Tracking parts used by participants
by David Oliver 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Hey, Currently at the bike co-op where I work and the other one where I volunteer we try to track what parts people are using on their bikes so that when they are done we're not forgetting to charge them for something. Both co-ops use clipboards with small "receipts" on them for participants/volunteers to write down what parts they've used. The clipboards stay at the front of the shop and are then handed to the person as they walk in. In what I would say is the vast majority of cases these clipboards either don't get used at all or people don't write down the parts on them as they get the parts. I don't think this actually results in that many parts not getting paid for because people are pretty honest when you ask them what parts they used or the volunteer helping them remembers. There are probably small parts like v-brake noodles that get missed though. The only alternative I've thought of so far is having something permanently attached to where the people are working on their bikes. Curious if other co-ops out there have a better system for tracking parts people have used on their bikes. Thanks, David

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Bikes Not Bombs Contact
by Reno Bikes 15 Dec '15

15 Dec '15

Is anyone from Bikes Not Bombs on here? Was doing some reading about your Youth Employment Program and had some questions? If so would you please contact me at noah(a)renobikeproject.com Thanks, Noah -- Wed-Fri 11am-6pm Sat 10am-4pm 541 E. 4th Street. Reno, NV 89512 775.323.4488 donate via paypal: http://www.renobikeproject.com/index.php/donate/ Follow us on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/renobikeproject/ Please let us know if you would like to unsubscribe to our email list.

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Southern California Community Bike Spaces
by Wm Dakota Callaschai 14 Dec '15

14 Dec '15

Hello sun loving warm folks! My name is Dakota and you may know of me being from the great Troy Bike Rescue in Troy NY. Well I left Troy to see the world of bikes. I'm on my way back to socal, running from the cold and would like to meet up, do some bike works, and hang out. https://m.facebook.com/cargoawaybikes/?ref=bookmarks This is one of the ways I'm working with to help us live a better way. Thank you for your time and consideration.

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It's that time of year!
by Angel York 09 Dec '15

09 Dec '15

Most of the readers of this listserv are in winter now, which means your community bike shops are, too. It's the slow season! Some of you may have reduced your hours for winter, fewer people show up with injured bikes, etc. With volunteer-run organizations (and mostly volunteer-run organizations) there's a fair bit of volunteer turnover. This means that the volunteers who are around this year may not know what the volunteers knew last year, or the year before. *Which means...* *It's time to let everyone at your local friendly bike collective know about this listserv! * Drop 'em an email and say "HEY! There's lots of amazing bike people on this listserv talking about COMMUNITY BIKE SHOPS, OMG how COOL is THAT, and they want you to know they're there!" And while you're at it, put an automatic reminder on your online calendar, and then tell everyone about the think tank next year, too! <3 Angel York

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Liability Waivers, Disclaimers, etc
by Johnny Fill 08 Dec '15

08 Dec '15

Hi everyone, We run drop-in DIY bike fixing workshops with volunteer support. These are open to the general public. I was wondering what, if anything, do other organisations who provide similar sessions do about liability waivers, disclaimers, etc? Thanks for any info, Johnny -- Johnny Fill Mechanical Administrator Broken Spoke Bike Co-op www.bsbcoop.org --

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Care Package Ideas
by Edward Kirkwood 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

Our shop has a lot of customers that are homeless or very close to it. We would like to put together a small care package that we would give out to some of our less fortunate customers. Internet searches turn up a lot of good ideas such as toiletries, socks, gloves, etc. Does anyone have any good ideas that are more bike specific? Thanks,AllenBroke Spoke Community Bike ShopLexington, KY

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Membership fees?
by LaBikery 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

Hello! Could you all send me some structures on how your membership fees work please? Ours is currently a $5 lifetime membership, and we're looking into other options and trying to weigh the pros and cons of yearly memberships! Thanks, Mallory at La Bikery :)

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Bike essentials to ship with bikes
by mike r 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Here in Albany, NY we have a 401C that is shipping 40 ft shipping containers with needed supplies to 3rd world countries around the world.They have said that they would like to include 5 or so refurbished Mountain Bikes in a container when they can. My thought is to send only 26 inch wheel bikes for standardization. Does anyone have suggestions on what should be included with a shipment of 5 bikes for sustainability?I'm thinking a few (#?) Tubes and Tires.A "good" pump (brand and model?).Patches and Glue (#?)Chain Lube (brand?)Thanks, Mike RozdolskiTroy Bike Rescue, Electric City Bike Rescue, and Mike the Bike Guy (freelance bike giver.).. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

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We are in a blog!
by Yvonne Rucker 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

New of BikeVON is getting around. Please share the Opportunity Detroit <http://opportunitydetroit.com/blog/bikevon-putting-detroit-youth-fast-lane/> link. Help Detroit to embrace their kids' dreams to become a cyclist on the fast lane! Facebook it, tweeter it, flood social media with the news about the dreams of Detroit kids. Don't forget our GoFundMe <https://www.gofundme.com/bikevon> campaign. -- *Yvonne Rucker* *Executive Director/Founder * *248.225.0601* *bikevon14(a)gmail.com* <bikevon14(a)gmail.com> *Turning dreams into reality...one rider at a time!* Website: www.bikevon.org "LIKE" <https://www.facebook.com/bikevon> us on Facebook Donate: paypal bikevon14(a)gmail.com *Oakland Press Article* LINK: Detroit organization training young cyclist at Velodrome in Rochester Hills <http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20150819/detroit-organization-t…> Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxdYlQN3wwwB4WgIAkgW_A> *Mission: To increase cycling awareness, accessibility, affordability for the youth of color in Metro Detroit ages 11 – 18. To expose the youth to the elite sport of cycling while teaching them the core values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle, and community service.* This electronic message and all attachments contain information from the BikeVON of Metropolitan Detroit and its related programs. The message and attachments may contain privileged, confidential information or otherwise be protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended addressee(s), any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited unless authorized by the BikeVON or the intended addressee.

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Giving Tuesday
by Yvonne Rucker 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

Please remember BikeVON today. Please take 5 minutes to meet Tyshawn <https://www.gofundme.com/bikevon> and Jackson. Jackson has the skills to go to cycling nationals and Tyshawn just loves the track. But they need your help. *Turning dreams into reality... one rider at a time!* If you have 20 minutes listen to the dreams of all the kids <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVIc7LIf3l8&feature=em-upload_owner>. -- *Yvonne Rucker* *Executive Director/Founder * *248.225.0601 <248.225.0601>* *bikevon14(a)gmail.com* <bikevon14(a)gmail.com> *Educate, Advocate, and Motivate Through Cycling * Website: www.bikevon.org "LIKE" <https://www.facebook.com/bikevon> us on Facebook Donate: paypal bikevon14(a)gmail.com *Oakland Press Article* LINK: Detroit organization training young cyclist at Velodrome in Rochester Hills <http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20150819/detroit-organization-t…> Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxdYlQN3wwwB4WgIAkgW_A> *Mission: To increase cycling awareness, accessibility, affordability for the youth of color in Metro Detroit ages 11 – 18. To expose the youth to the elite sport of cycling while teaching them the core values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle, and community service.* This electronic message and all attachments contain information from the BikeVON of Metropolitan Detroit and its related programs. The message and attachments may contain privileged, confidential information or otherwise be protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended addressee(s), any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited unless authorized by the BikeVON or the intended addressee.

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