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carbon repair
by karl swanson 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

I was lucky enough to be shown carbon fiber fabrication by Craig Calfee, and used the material for awhile to fabricate recumbent racing frames. Easy to use, relatively inert in the various formats available (in many ways what carbon picks up from the fabricator or tools, namely oils, is worse for it than direct contact is for the fabricator) and used in conjunction with epoxy resins (much less noxious than esthers), carbon can be a pleasure to work with. When sanded or cut, it is another thing. The particles are very small and invasive, cause terrible itching and possible rash, potential respiratory irritation and worse. I am encouraged by any attempt to re-use or recycle the material, but really think that the world doesn't need to be using the stuff, and that is why I no longer do. As for repairs, done correctly they work well. Never as elegant as the original, but nonetheless dependable and trustworthy. I, too, think that nothing works as well, for all effected, as steel. Truth seems to be that if we were a tad more creative/resourceful and a lot less acquisitive of shiny, new objects, then we could never make another new bike and be just fine....keep using, repairing, customizing and reconfiguring what exists. As for the potential danger from handling a damaged frame, I would say just don't inject the frame into your abdominal cavity and you will probably be fine :) Touching the stuff, especially any form other than dust, is not an issue. Karl Swanson Swanson Design Maxwell Cycleworks Santa Barbara

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plastic bikes
by Mark Rehder 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

At least that's what I call bikes of carbon-fiber construction... We just got our first one donated due to irreparable frame damage. Sure, we pull the parts from it, but the frame will have to go to landfill. I am wary of the future of bike repair / recycling as c-f becomes more common. Hopefully they'll find ways to recycle this stuff, because I don't know if there'll ever be a safe way of checking these frames for hidden damage. Mark Rehder - Coordinator re-Cycles Community Bike Shop http://re-cycles.ca

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Lice - No Nit Policy
by Andy Greif 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

From: Andy Greif [mailto:cbcofme@gwi.net] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:55 AM To: (thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org) Cc: 'cbcad(a)gwi.net'; 'Bronwyn Potthoff'; national(a)tripsforkids.org Subject: Lice - No Nit Policy Hi Folks, What is your policy when participants appear in your programs with head lice? Do you have a No Nit policy? Do you check participants for nits and adult lice? Do you have polices specific to helmet sharing? Take care, Andy Andy Greif, Executive Director Mailing: P.O. Box, Biddeford, ME Shop: 284 Hill Street, Biddeford Shop Phone: 207-282-9700 Cell Phone: 207-229-8199 Website: www.communitybike.net "Providing Opportunities for Youth to Grow"

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Progressive Dinner and SSYR recap
by The Hub of Detroit 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

Hub Newletter 2.0 Is this email not displaying correctly? [1]View it in your browser. [2]Friend on Facebook [3]Follow on Twitter [4]Forward to a Friend Links: 1. http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=e02d204fba… 2. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… 3. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 4. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=e02… Safe Streets Youth Ride Last Saturday, August 20th, about 40 of us got together. This was Youth Earn-a-Bike participants, their parents, volunteers, Detroit Cyclists and two of the racers from Motor City Racing (I bet you didn't even know we sponsor a racing team did you?)! Anyway, we got goodies donated from [5]Avalon and set off to the East Side with help from our friend Wayne of the East Side Riders. We ended up meeting up with the first graduating class from the [6]Mount Elliot Makerspace Youth Earn-a-Bike and rode through Indian Village (where the photo above was taken). Then we came back to the shop and had a picnic out back in the alley. Thanks to everyone that came out. Hopefully we'll see ya'll next year! Links: 5. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 6. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… Sneak Peek _Other upcoming events to watch for:_ In October as things slow down at the shop, we are going to clean out the warehouse and have a _benefit concert surrounded by all our bikes_. People seem to like hanging out in our warehouse, hopefully they like rock and roll as well. Look out for that. 1st Ever Progressive Dinner Event Save the Date: Sun. Sept. 18th As you will read below our last event, the Safe Streets Youth Ride, was a complete success. Why stop there though? We are going to keep it moving with our first ever Progressive Dinner. We already have an [7]online registration set up for the event. $25 dollars will get you five courses of food along with supporting our Back Alley Bikes youth programming. You need to register before Sept. 11th so we know how many people to prepare for. The food is being prepared locally by awesome folks such as [8]Neighborhood Noodle, [9]Suddenly Sauer, Organaman and more. There will be vegan and vegetarian options at this event. The event will include a ride (between 10 and 15 miles) with 5 stops along the way where you get to eat amazing food with some good people. If you don't want to pay online you can come into the shop during retail hours and pay with cash. Let us know if you have questions! Links: 7. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… 8. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 9. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… Groupon Fundraiser As you can tell, we are getting a little more serious about fund raising around here. We were approached by the [10]Groupon G-Team and basically from _August 30th-Sept 1st_ you will be able to donate on their website to help us fund another month for one of our Mechanics in Training. So if you donate on the Groupon site, we'll use that money to employ one of our teenage mechanics for another month and provide them with skills to work on bikes and survive in the work world as they move on to greater things. Keep your eyes open for that. Links: 10. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… [11]follow on Twitter | [12]friend on Facebook | [13]forward to a friend _Our mailing address is:_ The Hub of Detroit 3611 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 [14]unsubscribe from this list | [15]update subscription preferences Links: 11. Twitter Account not yet Authorized 12. # 13. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=e02… 14. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 15. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49b… Sent to thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org — [16]why did I get this? [17]unsubscribe from this list | [18]update subscription preferences The Hub of Detroit · 3611 Cass Avenue · Detroit, Michigan 48201 Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?aid=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&afl=1 Links: 16. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/about?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd5… 17. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 18. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49b…

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Map of Bike Collectives
by Christine Bourgeois 21 Aug '11

21 Aug '11

Hi all, Thank you for mapping bike collectives on Google Maps. It's very impressive to see so many of them all over the US. The French "ateliers" chose to locate theirs on Openstreetmap http://www.heureux-cyclage.<http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/spip.php?article25> org/spip.php?article25 <http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/spip.php?article25> Is there an easy way to transfer their location on Google Maps? I cced Julien Allaire who is a "leader" for L'Heureux Cyclage in France. Happy riding! -- Christine Bourgeois 805 699 6301 Education Coordinator Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (SBBC) www.bicicentro.org www.cycleMAYnia.com <http://www.cyclemaynia.com/> From: Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> > Date: Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 5:52 PM > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > > > This is a map of bike collectives. It may be of some use to you - it was > originally created as a way of mapping bike collectives with locations, > hours, and contact info for bike touring. If you find other bike > collectives during your travels, please feel free to add those to the map. > > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215640192972316876618.0004a00c0210cf27f… > > Angel York > Davis Bike Collective > > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thethinktank mailing list >> Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to >> TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org >> To manage your subscription, plase visit: >> >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >> >> > > >

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shipping
by Chuck Fox 20 Aug '11

20 Aug '11

We're aiming to ship 50 bikes from our upstate New York location to the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Looking for help with information or suggestions regarding shipping companies, freight forwarding companies, sources that can help with info on tariffs, duties, necessary filings, etc. Thanks! Chuck

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Car-Free Cities Conference / Examples of city support for bike co-op?
by Bobby Gadda 20 Aug '11

20 Aug '11

Hello Think-Tankers! I am going to the Towards Car-Free Cities conference<http://carfree.mx/mx/?tag=english>this next month, and I will be doing a presentation/workshop on bike co-ops! First of all, is anyone else from a co-op or bike project planning to go? I think it will be a very educational and inspiring conference, let me know if you are going. Second, I am focusing my presentation on how bike co-ops are a fantastic addition to a transportation system, and how city governments should support them. Does anyone have any good examples of a city or other government agency providing a free space, or funding, or other support for a bike co-op? I already have the Austin Yellow Bike story of how the city helped them get their land... Thank you! Bobby Gadda The Bicycle Kitchen in Los Angeles

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Communiy Cycles in Portlandia hiring gen manager
by Casey Wollschlaeger 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hola Compas, Here's a link from idealist.org for a General Manager position opening. It's berry season in the NW btw... http://www.idealist.org/view/job/HgbGmnkPjpFP/ Love from the desert, Casey -- Casey Wollschlaeger Art Coordinator BICAS 44 West 6th Street Tucson, AZ 85705 520.628.7950 art(a)bicas.org www.bicas.org

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Community Cycles Earn-A-Bike Defined
by R Points 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Hey All, Over the past five and a half years our Earn-A-Bike program has morphed, changed and matured. We've recently put a lot of work into defining and explaining our Earn-A-Bike program. Our hopes are that anyone could read this and have a full understanding of how the program works. http://communitycycles.org/programs/earn-a-bike.html Any comments questions or feedback you might have is appreciated. Ride On! -- Rich Points Community Cycles Executive Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 (W) 303-589-0597 (C) CC is Boulder's only bike shop dedicated to bike commuting. Find us on FaceBook http://facebook.com/home.php#!/CommunityCycles Volunteer orientations are held 6p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month.

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scratching our heads over 501c3!
by Mary Bergeron 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

Hi friends, I'm a volunteer at Recycle-A-Bike here in Providence, RI. We are in the middle of applying for 501c3 status and have hit a few road blocks. I was wondering if any folks have applied for 501c3 or are also in the middle of it, and can offer some advice. Basically, my questions are: - Do any 501c3 shops also have a volunteer point system? At RAB, we award volunteers "points" for putting in time, and they can later cash these points in for used parts or time in the shop. We don't want to get rid of this system, but the IRS finds this problematic for 501c3. - Do any shops sell bikes as a 501c3? Have shops set up both models- such as a for-profit bike shop to sell bikes and an affiliated non-profit to run community programs? So far bike sales keep us sustainable, so we really want to keep this up as a nonprofit. Thanks for any insight! Sorry if a similar email was already sent out by another RAB person...we're all trying to collect as much info as we can. cheers, Mary -- Mary Bergeron Funds/Outreach Coordinator c: 508.265.2904 p: 508.273.7101 www.recycleabike.org

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