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Bike Pirates Launches Indiegogo Campaign!
by Ainsley Naylor 23 Nov '14

23 Nov '14

Friends and Allies – Bike Pirates has launched our Indiegogo Fundraising campaign! Our goal is to raise $20,000 to create a new home and improved workspace. Please tell your family, friends and community and encourage them to support our work. If everyone who appreciates our work gives us $5 or $10, we'll be well on our way! *Click here to see the campaign, watch the fantastic video, and make a donation.* https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/build-a-new-bike-pirates-do-it-yourself-… We are moving closer to securing a new space for our community workshop, and we need your support to make our new home a reality! Donations are needed to fund our move, renos on the new space and replacing aging and broken equipment - new workstations, replacing tools, new kitchen appliances, and upgrading our failing technology, among other things. There are some great perks offered through the campaign, with more to come as things roll in from community supporters. Have something you could donate to the campaign? Send us an email and let us know – info(a)bikepirates.com Please share this widely and stay in the loop by following us online: Website www.bikepirates.com Facebook www.facebook.com/groups/bikepirates/ Twitter @bikepirates

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Dogs in shop
by Bayley Vanderpoel 18 Nov '14

18 Nov '14

Does anyone have any waivers or policies about having dogs in the shop? I spend a lot of time at velocity bicycle coop in alexandria and would like to bring my dog. The volunteers have asked for some scenarios. Any advice? Thanks!

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DIY Bike Repair Station
by Natasha B 16 Nov '14

16 Nov '14

Hi everyone, Wondering if anyone one has experience building a simple bike repair station. Looking at setting something up (not near our bike space). Things that have worked, things that didn't work so well? Approximate cost of materials? What's a realistic life span? Thanks for your feedback! -Natasha 56a Bikeroom London

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jobs jobs jobs: Bike Mechanic at Working Bikes in Chicago
by Paul Fitzgerald 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

Hey thinkers: We're looking for a mechanic (or 2) at Working Bikes due to 2 of our employees going onto bigger and better things (the fire department + living in Arizona, repectively). Interested parties can send their resume to paul(a)workingbikes.org. Here's the job post: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Near Southwest Side Bike shop looking for experienced part-time or full-time mechanics. Our shop exclusively sells used bicycles which have been donated. A Knowledge of vintage bicycles is required. The ideal candidate will have shop experience, be comfortable overhauling cup-and-cone bearing systems, identifying reusable (vs spent) parts and working in a fast-paced environment. Our team of employees work together to serve a diverse population of commuters, DIYers and volunteers. Bilingual (Spanish/English) a plus. Our benefits include flexible schedules, competitive pay and benefits package. Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume. No calls please. Our organization is committed to diversity in both its work and staffing with regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity, nationality, age, physical ability, religion, and sexual orientation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- peace n bike grease, paul -- Paul Fitzgerald General Manager, Working Bikes 2434 S. Western, Chicago, IL 60608 773-847-5440 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Store Hours: Wed + Thurs- 12-7pm Fri + Sat - 12-5pm Volunteer Hours: Tues- 5-9pm Wed- 12-5pm Sat- 12-5pm "El socialismo puede llegar solo en la bicicleta." "Socialism can only arrive by bicycle." -José Antonio Viera Gallo, Assistant Secretary of Justice in the government of Salvador Allende

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Jobs Jobs Jobs: NYC CitiBike Education & Outreach Coordinator
by Josh Bisker 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

I've got a line on this position -- email me if you want a connection. > I am looking for a new Outreach and Education Manager for Citi Bike (our > current one is lovely but she's going back to school full time). > > This is an exciting mid-level position that will, among other things, over > the course of the next two years help us lead community outreach and > engagement as part of Citi Bike's expansion. > > My ideal candidate is smart, has excellent judgment and some politically > sensibility (and experience in NYC) and likes working as part of a team but > is a good self-motivated problem-solver. You know, like the dream > employee... > > Can you help me find them? Then tell them to either ping me or just apply > here: https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=964346 >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 99, Issue 2
by Tegan Moss [B!KE] 12 Nov '14

12 Nov '14

We considered this fairly extensively, including drafting a few designs and pricing the parts/toold/time to put it together. We found that it was MUCH simpler and about the same cost to get a Fixit Station from Dero. When I approached the Transportation Demand Management Planner for the City and told her about the project, they were actually really supportive of the idea--Peterborough now has four Fixit stations which were purchased by the city and our shop is paid by the city to maintain them! That said, the vast majority of people using the station use the pump. We have had many problems with the Dero pumps and actually just replaced them with the outdoor gauged pumps from Fixtation. So far, we are really pleased and they work very well. I would highly suggest rallying the extra cash and just investing in a professionally made repair stand and pump. http://www.bikefixtation.com/ Cheers, Tegan On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 4:26 PM, < thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. DIY Bike Repair Station (Natasha B) > 2. Re: DIY Bike Repair Station (Andy Greif) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Natasha B <facenb(a)gmail.com> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:54:12 +0000 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] DIY Bike Repair Station > Hi everyone, > > Wondering if anyone one has experience building a simple bike repair > station. Looking at setting something up (not near our bike space). Things > that have worked, things that didn't work so well? Approximate cost of > materials? What's a realistic life span? > > Thanks for your feedback! > > -Natasha > 56a Bikeroom > London > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Andy Greif <cbcofme(a)gwi.net> > To: "'The Think Tank'" <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:16:41 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] DIY Bike Repair Station > > The Portland Gear Hub (Portland, Maine) just had a grand opening for > theirs yesterday. > > > > Take care, > > Andy > > > > > > *Andy Greif, Executive Director* > > Mailing: P.O. Box 783, Biddeford, ME 04005 > > Shop: 45 Granite Street, Biddeford > > Shop Phone: 207-282-9700 Cell Phone: 207-229-8199 > > Website: www.communitybike.net > > *"Providing Opportunities for Youth to Grow"* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Thethinktank [mailto: > thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org] *On Behalf Of *Natasha B > *Sent:* Monday, November 10, 2014 9:54 AM > *To:* thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > *Subject:* [TheThinkTank] DIY Bike Repair Station > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Wondering if anyone one has experience building a simple bike repair > station. Looking at setting something up (not near our bike space). Things > that have worked, things that didn't work so well? Approximate cost of > materials? What's a realistic life span? > > > > Thanks for your feedback! > > > > -Natasha > > 56a Bikeroom > > London > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 336 Rubidge St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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Boise Bicycle Project: Hiring Shop Operations Manager
by Jimmy Hallyburton 31 Oct '14

31 Oct '14

BBP is hiring a full time Shop Operations Manager. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested. For a complete job description and application instructions, click below http://www.boisebicycleproject.org/hiring The Boise Bicycle Project (BBP) is a non-profit bicycle cooperative that creates opportunities for empowerment, education, and social change through bicycles and bicycle repair. As nonprofit, we repair bicycles donated from the community and redistribute them through our charitable programs and affordable bike sales. As a cooperative, we teach the community how to repair their own bicycles in our shared use shop space. Our charitable programs seek to make bicycles, and bicycle repair/safety education available to the entire community regardless of income. BBP’s many charitable programs are made possible by its community oriented shop operations. The shop operations manager’s job is to keep BBP’s dynamic shop operations beneficial and sustainable in the community, while generating income to fund BBP’s charitable programs. Thanks, Jimmy Hallyburton Executive Director Boise Bicycle Project (208)-429-6520 1027 Lusk St Boise, ID 83706 www.boisebicycleproject.org .……………......…….__o .………………...…….>,\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~( · ) / ( · ) Join the Boise Bicycle Project's Free Spirit Newsletter list by going to http://www.boisebicycleproject.org/newsletter1/ <http://www.boisebicycleproject.org/Newsletter>

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Join us at the Youth Bike Summit 2015!
by Youth Bike 30 Oct '14

30 Oct '14

To view this email online, paste this link into your browser: https://t.e2ma.net/message/aor8f/ak08qh www.youthbikesummit.org YOUTH BIKE SUMMIT 2015 When: February 13-15, 2015 Hosted by: Bike Works (https://t.e2ma.net/click/aor8f/ak08qh/q8hneb) in Seattle, WA Admission: $25/youth; $50/adult Registration: Click HERE (https://t.e2ma.net/click/aor8f/ak08qh/60ineb) to purchase tickets! Earlybird rates apply through January 15, 2015 Call for Participation: Click HERE (https://t.e2ma.net/click/aor8f/ak08qh/mtjneb) for more info! Accepting applications through November 5, 2014 >From the Cascade Bicycle Club's Cascade Courier: The Youth Bike Summit creates a space like no other. It’s a space where everyone present has something to teach, to learn, and to share. At the Youth Bike Summit, everyone is welcome and every voice is heard. It’s where ideas are born, where vision is cultivated, and where the process of working together can make dreams for a healthier future come true. What’s more, the Youth Bike Summit is coming to Seattle for the first time ever – Join us! The Youth Bike Summit is a three-day national conference geared toward youth, bikes, education, advocacy, and leadership. People from different disciplines, backgrounds, and ages gather together to learn, share, network, and explore how bicycling can be a catalyst for positive social change. The 2015 program will feature keynote speakers, innovative hands-on workshops, engaging panel presentations (many led by youth), a collective visioning session, and many other opportunities for youth and adults to share ideas about what biking can mean for children, families, and communities. What makes the 2015 conference especially meaningful is that this will be the first year the Youth Bike Summit travels nationally. It was started in 2011 with the help of two teenage interns at a community-based bike shop in Brooklyn, NY called Recycle-A-Bicycle – a sister-organization of Bike Works. The teens had just traveled to Washington, DC for the first time ever to attend the League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Summit. While they were awe-struck by all they had learned – from the Safe Routes to School bill, to lobbying elected officials on Capitol Hill, to exploring the nation’s capital by bike, and even to meeting mountain bike pioneer Gary Fisher – they couldn’t help but wonder where all the young people were. For if bicycle policy affected all cyclists, then certainly all cyclists should be represented at the decision-making table. As the team debriefed their experiences, a blueprint for the Youth Bike Summit began to emerge. While the teens initially hoped for a moderate showing of youth, educators, and bicycle advocates from the New York area, it quickly became clear that the the Youth Bike Summit would attract a much broader audience – from near and (very) far! For each and every year that followed, the Youth Bike Summit, its impact, and its momentum, continued to grow. In 2014, the conference welcomed more than 500 youth and adult participants from 26 states and 4 countries. While New York City and Youth Bike partners Recycle-A-Bicycle and Parsons The New School for Design have been proud hosts and organizers for the past four years, it was time to share the Youth Bike Summit with young people across the US. We are thrilled to bring the Youth Bike Summit to Seattle! With generous sponsorship from Cascade Bicycle Club and the Seattle Department of Transportation, Bike Works will host the 2015 event. So join us! Bring your ideas about what a better biking future looks like and be a part of the movement! Contact: Pasqualina Azzarello, Director of Youth Bike pasqualina(a)youthbikesummit.org Deb Salls, Executive Director of Bike Works deb(a)bikeworks.org 35 Pearl Street | Brooklyn , NY 11201 US This email was sent to thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your address book or safe list. manage your preferences (https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/16209/9608/451757448/?v=a) opt out (https://t.e2ma.net/optout/aor8f/ak08qh?r=aHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAuZTJtYS5uZXQvYXBwMi…) using TrueRemove(r). Got this as a forward? Sign up (https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/16209/9608.10006920/?v=a) to receive our future emails.

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Job Posting - Boise Bicycle Project Shop Operations Manager
by Clint Watson 29 Oct '14

29 Oct '14

Hi All, The Boise Bicycle Project is excited to announce that we're hiring a new shop operations manager! The posting can be viewed on our website, along with application instructions: http://www.boisebicycleproject.org/hiring The posting is currently open and we will accept applications until the position is filled, with priority given to those received before December 1st. If you have any questions about the position or process, contact Jimmy at jimmy(a)boisebicycleproject.org or call 208.429.6520 Wed-Sunday. Cheers! -- Clint Watson Volunteer/Programs Coordinator Boise Bicycle Project 1027 Lusk St 208.429.6520

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Bike Pirates Announces a Big Move!
by Ainsley Naylor 28 Oct '14

28 Oct '14

Friends and allies, Bike Pirates would like to announce that we are currently in search of a new home for 2015! We are excited to start a new chapter and to have you all along for the exciting years ahead. Our hope is to be settling into a new, bigger and better space in January which should have the least impact on our operations. But we need your help! We will need hands to help sort, pack and move out of our home on Bloor Street. We will also need lots of help and skilled individuals to help build and set up our new home. To cover the predicted costs of moving and renovating and lost income during this transition period we will be launching a fundraising campaign in the next few weeks. Please stay tuned for details on this campaign, as well as callouts for support and “hands on deck” as we sail into the future. *Check our website, facebook and twitter feeds to keep up to date*. Thanks for all of your support, we couldn't do this without you! Bike Pirates.

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