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Quantifying Impacts
by Bobby Kennedy 26 Dec '25

26 Dec '25

Howdy, all! Tis' grant application season and we at the Street Collective are busy as elves begging Santa for decent wages and sanitary working conditions! Something that comes up regularly is that major donors want to see quantitative data about our impacts on the community as part of their grant application processes. We've talked about follow-up surveys, but I wanted to know if other organizations have tried to gather hard data about how bikes have helped their clients. Thanks in advance! -Bobby Bobby Kennedy Director of Bike Shop Operations 515-288-8022 c: 319-551-6174 bobby(a)dsmstreetcollective.org [cid:f0f690cd-6478-4088-aba7-30646a5672ef]

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E-bikes
by Andy Ballentine 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

Hi -- How are bike co-ops dealing with e-bikes? We are all-volunteer at the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (Virginia). We have several very fine mechanics, but none of us is expert in the motors and batteries of e-bikes, and we don't know whether we should accept them as donations or sell them. I'd be interested in others' experience and policies. Thanks -- Andy Ballentine

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Volunteer Retention
by Geoff Smart 20 Nov '25

20 Nov '25

Hi All, In some but not all of our sessions we have an issue with volunteer retention. After surveying our volunteers and people who left after 3-4 sessions the consensus is that our 1 hour induction is not enough and that we need a more structured training and onboarding over multiple sessions for the cohort that for various reasons need more training and more interaction with staff and volunteers. Has anyone had any luck with increasing retention using a more structured approach. If you have, we would appreciate any content or information you can share with us, and any other tips you may have to increase retention Regards *Geoff Smart* Chair Back2Bikes M : 0419 345 440 525 Williamstown Rd Port Melbourne 3207 back2bikes.org.au

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Regional Bike Bike 2026: Oakland CA June 11-14th- Let's get Rolling!
by july 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

Hey all, It was absolutely awesome meeting the lot of you at Bike Bike in CDMX. If we didn't meet there and you're getting this email anyways, you've probably met me in person. If neither of these things are the case, congratulations, I found you somehow. I'm hitting yall up because we're gonna host Regional Bike Bike in Oakland CA but this is gonna be a group effort. Obviously everyone is strapped for time and money, so it's a pitch in where and how you can kinda thing; - Workshops! I put this together to help us collaborate on what workshops we want: [PADLET LINK TO WORKSHOPS](https://padlet.com/scaredycatoakland/workshop-proposals-ves8zvnm… - Organizing who's staying where: Some people are coming from very far away. I will be helping people get housing but if yall wanna also do this, that'd be awesome. Here's [a place to organize that](https://padlet.com/scaredycatoakland/who-s-staying-where-r5hq4mu1dgf1… - Help me grow the list of bike collectives we're inviting! An official Email to all the bike collectives I'm aware of is gonna go out the third of November, but more is super fucking helpful. I've got a running contact [list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Olm3jIgUiGHxOfQ1RSasx4SEYjDLj… here but more would be awesome. - Other stuff that needs doing: Website, graphic design, travel equity fund, grant writing, promotion, etc. Please reach out to me if you'd like to assist with any of these tasks. Sincerely, July PS- yes please forward this to other folks who should be in the know that I missed and also send me their contact info PPS- Picture in case you forgot who I was[Screen Shot 2025-10-12 at 11.05.15 PM.png] PPPS- if you read this far, go outside and get a bike ride in, that's too much time on the computer bru

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Bike commuter survey
by Sam Tracy 28 Sep '25

28 Sep '25

Greetings all, I'm writing a new book on bike commuting, and I'm looking for input. Have thoughts to share on the topic? I'd love to hear from you! Basic bike commuting advice is easy to find online, and we're lucky for it, yet the few recent books on the topic tend to be academic, or first-person accounts. So I'm hoping to broaden the aperture; to include a range of perspectives on this topic. The goal is to create an engaging and credible reference for readers who might not have immediate access to bike culture; for those who may be thinking about riding to work, but may not know anyone nearby to ask about it. This will be an invitation to join us! The approach here mirrors what I did with my last book, Riding More With Less: A Future for Bike Repair (see https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1543), which surveyed community bike shops to gather ideas on resourceful approaches to bike repair. So this new book also begins with a survey, which is available as a Google form: https://forms.gle/Jxh8dmF9BRosoMA46 The same survey is also accessible via Survey Planet, for the Google-averse: https://s.surveyplanet.com/f451kkqy The survey opens with additional detail on the rationale for this project, for any curious to know more. Thanks in advance for returning the survey, should you be so inclined. And please feel free to share! Best, Sam Tracy

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Alley Cat/ Bike Scavenger Hunt
by julytenenbaum＠proton.me 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

Hey all, if you're in the bay area we're hosting a bicycle scavenger hunt that's fundraising for scraper bikes. It's Nov 2nd at Snow Park in Lake Merritt Oakland, CA. Hope to see you there! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scaredy-cat-oaklands-halloween-alleycat-bike-r…

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entry door(s)
by weogo＠liveedge.net 01 Sep '25

01 Sep '25

Hi Folks, Our new bike shop, Pigeon River Bikes, in Haywood County, North Carolina, is moving in to an old building that’s being renovated. The owners will install a new entry door for us, and it can be double doors or a single, wide door. I’m thinking one, big door will be a good choice. Bigger is better, up to the point where it’s hard to deal with. If you had your choice, would you prefer a 36”, 40” or other size door width? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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Creating Self-Guided Volunteer Tasks
by Aaron 21 Aug '25

21 Aug '25

Hey everyone, Our collective (Davis Bike Collective) is struggling to implement a volunteer-for-credit system. One of the big questions is how to make it easier for volunteers to, well, volunteer. I think creating some more "self guided" volunteer tasks would help make everything run more smoothly by opening the door to more volunteers while increasing the effectiveness of their efforts. How do other collectives make it easy for volunteers to stay on task? What are some good "self-guided" tasks that wouldn't require lots of oversight from more experienced mechanics? Does anyone have any other tips regarding volunteer for credit i.e. what worked and what hasn't? Thanks in advance! Aaron

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In 2 hours / en 2 horas
by Matthew Pendergraft 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

Sorry for the late notice. Perdon por avisar tan tarde. Workshop coming up in 2 hs. Taller HOY en 2 horas. "A Virtual Workshop on Digital Tools for Collective Organization" "Taller Virtual de Herramientas Digitales para la Organizacion Colectiva" online here: en linea aqui: https://i.meet.mayfirst.org/b1k3!b1k3! [image: ingles.jpg]

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BB2025: COMISIÓN DE EQUIDAD DE VIAJE / TRAVEL EQUITY
by Matthew Pendergraft 25 Jul '25

25 Jul '25

¡Noticias para personas y colectivos interesadas asistir al Bike!Bike! 2025! En mayo se comenzaron las reuniones de la Comisión de «Equidad de viaje»: una propuesta de vínculo solidario que, más allá de las fronteras, busca que el dinero no sea un limitante para quienes buscan participar del evento. El objetivo es, a través de una lógica de apoyo mutuo, facilitar economía y recursos para colectivos de países cuyo cambio no es favorable para asistir. Comenzó como una propuesta de colectivos de Estados Unidos y Canadá con la presencia de algunos grupos de países de Latinoamérica en Detroit (2016), Winnipeg (2017), Los Ángeles (2018) y Tijuana (2019). El primer objetivo es actualizar colaborativamente un relevamiento de colectivos y talleres comunitarios de Latinoamérica y otras regiones. Te invitamos a sumarte con información o participación. Escribe a bikebike(a)riseup.net ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ We've got news for people and collectives interested in attending Bike!Bike! 2025! In May, the Comission on Travel Equity started meeting. The commission is a solidarity group that, beyond borders, is looking for ways to remove money as a barrier of participation for this event. The goal is to use mutual aid to share with collectives coming from countries where these resources are needed the most. This started as a proposal from collectives in the United States and Canada with the presence of groups from Latin America in Detroit (2016), Winnipeg (2017), Los Angeles (2018) and Tijuana (2019). Our first goal is to collaboratively create a survey list of collectives and community shops in Latin America and other regions. We invite you to contribute by adding to the list or by participating in the comission. Write to bikebike(a)riseup.net ;>)

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BIKEBIKE CDMX 2025 REGISTRATION IS OPEN
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 25 Jul '25

25 Jul '25

Registration for Bike!Bike! 2025 closes on July 16, 2025. For questions or support, please contact bikebike(a)riseup.net . Flyer and manifesto attached. La inscripción para Bike!Bike! 2025 cierra el 16 de julio de 2025. Para preguntas o asistencia, por favor escribe a bikebike(a)riseup.net . Volante y manifiesto adjuntos. Hiya pedaling folks! 🚲🏴‍☠️🚲🏴‍☠️ We are excited to announce that registration is now open for Bike!Bike! taking place in Mexico City from September 15 to 21, 2025. Here is the link to the registration form: https://linksta.cc/@bikebike >>>>>>Registration is open until July 16, 2025<<<<<<<< _What is Bike Bike?_ Bike!Bike! is an annual international gathering organized by and for community projects working around bicycles. The gathering is a space for participants, mainly members of community bicycle workshops and cycling groups and/or collectives, to meet in a different city each year to hold informative workshops and activities to strengthen the bike community. BikeBike! is a self-managed space by and for the participants. We do not receive funding of any kind. 💥💥 More details about the meeting will be available soon. Share and spread the word!!! More details: web: bikebike.org [1] Mastodon: https://kolektiva.social/@bikebike IG: bikebikeorg bikebike(a)riseup.net Con cariño _Organizing Committee del BB!CDMX2025_🔥 ¡¡¡¡PEDALEA Y RESISTE!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compas del pedal 🚲🏴‍☠️💥 Anunciamos con emoción que ya está abierto el formulario de registro de asistencia para el BikeBike! que se llevará a cabo en la Ciudad de México del 15 al 21 de septiembre del 2025. Este es el link al formulario de registro: https://linksta.cc/@bikebike >>>>>>El registro de asistencia estará disponible del 16 de junio al 16 de agosto de 2025<<<<<<< ¿Qué es bike bike? Bike!Bike! es una reunión internacional anual, organizada por y para proyectos comunitarios que trabajan alrededor de la bicicleta. El encuentro es un espacio para que lxs participantes, principalmente miembrxs de talleres comunitarios de bicicleta y grupos y/o colectivos ciclistas se reúnan en una ciudad distinta cada año para llevar a cabo talleres informativos, actividades y que se fortalezca la red comunitaria y social. 💥_BikeBike! Es un espacio autogestionado por y desde lxs participantxs. No recibimos financiamiento de ningún tipo._ 💥 Pronto habrá más detalles sobre el encuentro. ¡¡¡¡Comparte y libera esta información!!! Cualquier duda escribe al correo: bikebike(a)riseup.net Más detalles por medio de: página web: bikebike.org [1] Mastodon: https://kolektiva.social/@bikebike IG: bikebikeorg Con cariño, _Cómite Organizador del BB!CDMX2025_ 🏴‍☠️🚲 ¡¡¡¡PEDALEA Y RESISTE!!!! Links: ------ [1] http://bikebike.org/

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Last week´s Bike Bike meeting and invite to join in next Wednesday´s call / La reunión Bici Bici de la semana pasada e invitación a sumarse a la reunión del próximo miércoles
by Angie Libertad 22 Jul '25

22 Jul '25

Hi everyone, Last Wednesday we had an online meeting to discuss the next Bike Bike with attendance from folks in Mexico City, Texas, Arizona, California, Guadalajara, Argentina, Colombia and Canada . It is the first of several planned meetings to discuss how to better communicate and organize collectively the next Bike Bike gathering(s)in 2025 and as a wide network of bike collectives. The most up to date minutes from this last week´s meeting can be found here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-keep Also if you´d like to learn what B!B!E! has been up to since 2021, check out the bike collectives wiki: https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Meetings_and_minutes#November_2021 The next meeting will be next Wednesday November 13th at 5PM EST (Tijuana)/ 7PM CDMX-CST (Texas)/ 8PM EST (NYC). You can join the meeting using this link: https://i.meet.mayfirst.org/BB2025 . The plan is to share the meeting agenda a few days before next Wednesday here and on the rest of the channels. Thank you to everyone who participated in last Wednesday´s meeting and for your patience as we get over some humps and bring back the wide Bike Bike community together. We look forward to everybody joining in the call next week! ******* Hola a todes, El miércoles pasado tuvimos una reunión en línea para discutir el próximo Bici Bici con asistencia de personas de CDMX, Tejas, Arizona, California, Guadalajara, Argentina, Colombia e incluso Canadá. Es la primera de varias reuniones planeadas para discutir cómo comunicarnos mejor y organizarnos colectivamente la(s) próxima(s) reunión(es) de Bici Bici en 2025 y como una red amplia de bici colectivos. Las minutas más actualizadas de la reunión de la semana pasada se pueden encontrar aquí: https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-keep También si quieren saber lo que B!B!E! ha estado haciendo desde 2021, échale un vistazo a la wiki de colectivos de bicis: https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Meetings_and_minutes#November_2021 La próxima reunión será el próximo miércoles 13 de noviembre a 5PM EST (Tijuana)/ 7PM CDMX-CST (Tejas)/ 8PM EST (NYC). Puedes unirte a la reunión usando este enlace: https://i.meet.mayfirst.org/BB2025 . El plan es compartir la agenda de la reunión unos días antes del próximo miércoles aquí y en el resto de los canales. Gracias a todos los que participaron en la reunión del miércoles pasado y por su paciencia mientras pasamos los baches y volvemos a reunir a la comunidad amplia de Bici Bici. ¡Esperamos que todos se sumen a la llamada de la semana que viene!

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good idea
by angel york 15 Jul '25

15 Jul '25

from the think tank archives @ https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… are some educational resources that show people where parts go on a bike. this photo is from 2009.

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Bikes Together (Denver) is seeking an interim Executive Director
by andrew.westphal＠bikestogether.org 09 Jul '25

09 Jul '25

Bikes Together is searching for an Interim Executive Director! The Interim Executive Director will be tasked with providing strong leadership, organizational and operational stability in a time of transition, requiring a highly adaptable, organized, and strategic mindset. This person will be community-focused, operationally-oriented, and moved to make bicycle transportation, recreation and mechanics accessible to people who are usually excluded because of race, class, and/or gender. The Interim Executive Director will oversee budgeting, ongoing fundraising, lead staff, strategy, and improve operations of our unique nonprofit. This individual will be supported by an active board and staff in our collective efforts to grow capacity, build sustainability, prioritize equity, and deepen our impact To apply, please provide a resume and a cover letter expressing your interest in this position and how your leadership experience aligns with the candidate profile and our mission. Please email your cover letter and resume in pdf format to jobs(a)bikestogether.org with “Interim Executive Director” in the Subject Line. *Deadline to apply is Wednesday, July 16th at 5pm Mountain Time* The full Job Announcement can be found here: https://www.bikestogether.org/uploads/b/f7e49f70-a506-11ea-820d-132ac01d723… Thank you for your interest, Andrew Westphal Bikes Together Board Member

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Outdoor bike wash
by DEL HOLLAND 04 Jun '25

04 Jun '25

I’m Del Holland, a member of the board of the Bike Library in Iowa City, Iowa, https://icbikelibrary.org/ We are in a process of upgrading our outdoor space, currently concrete in a former warehouse. One amenity I would like to see added is an outdoor bike wash station. We now have a hose bib on the outside of the building. We would like something better. Have any of you got ideas or experience to guide our efforts? Topics we have thought about; Rain water collection as water source Pressure, either gravity or a power washer Bike hang/stand Parts wash Dirt/grit collection Drying area We’d love your insights on these and/or other things to help us design and build a functional and aesthetically pleasing (well maybe that is too much to wish for 😀) bike wash at the Bike Library. Sharing your ideas here would allow others to see them and utilize them or expand on them, but I’d also welcome private emails at DelHolland(a)aol.com <mailto:DelHolland@aol.com> Thanks

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How do you recruit volunteers?
by Andy Ballentine 22 May '25

22 May '25

Hello, all -- At the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (VA), we would love to expand our hours, but we're all volunteers giving as much time as we can. An obvious path forward is bringing more volunteers on board. So -- my question: How do you recruit volunteers? Many thanks! Andy Ballentine Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg

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Afiche oficial de Bici!Bici! CDMX 2025/ Official flyer for Bike!Bike! CDMX 2025
by angela libertad 07 May '25

07 May '25

I posted this earlier but on the bikecollectives website but it didn´t go out to the distrb list so here it goes again... Hola todes, Les comparto la publicación que se hizo en los canales meta de Bici Bici y en la página de bikebike.org. La conferencia será del 14 al 21 de septiembre en Xochimilco, Ciudad de México. Bien pronto se compartirá el registro de asistencia y convocatoria a talleristas. 🌸🚴🏽‍♀️🌻 Hi everyone, Just sharing this post on the Bike Bike meta channels and on bikebike.org. The conference will take place the week of september 14-21 in Xochimilco, Mexico City. Attendance and workshop registration info will be coming soon. ------------------------------ Les compartimos con mucho gusto🖤🖤🔥🔥 el afiche oficial del Bike Bike! Ciudad de México 2025. Estén pendientes porque pronto se abrirá la convocatoria y el registro de asistentes y participantes. Por acá les compartimos los canales oficiales donde se podrán seguir enterando de los detalles del encuentro: bikebike(a)riseup.net bikebike.org Por el momento, es todo. Un abrazo🙌🏾🙌🏿 del cómite organizador del BB!CDMX2025🚲🚲🚲 Afiche creado por: @mitch_veloz ------------------------------ We are super excited to share the official flyer for Bike Bike! México City 2025 Stay tuned, registration and call for proposals will open soon. You can keep in touch and find more information about the event: bikebike(a)riseup.net bikebike.org That’s it for now. Hugs from the BB! CDMX2025 organizing committee Flyer by: @mitch_velo

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Where can I find the think tank archive?
by Bayley Vanderpoel 06 May '25

06 May '25

I have a link saved but it didn’t work. My real question is we’re looking for a new accountant and wondering if anyone uses a business they could recommend. Thanks! Bayley Vanderpoel Volunteer & Board Member Vélocity Bicycle Cooperative http://velocitycoop.org/ | http://www.meetup.com/VeloCity-Bicycle-Cooperative/ https://twitter.com/velocitycoop | http://www.instagram.com/velocitycoop Shop Phone: 703-549-1108 Del Ray Shop 2111 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria Hours: Tues, Thurs, Fri: 11am–6pm Sat: 10am-4pm Sun: 12pm–4pm Wed: 11am–9pm (6–9pm DIY hours) Lyon Park Shop 2647 North Pershing Drive, Arlington Hours: Tues–Fri: 11am–6pm Sat: 10am-4pm Sun: 12pm-4pm

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Afiche oficial de Bici!Bici! CDMX 2025/ Official flyer for Bike!Bike! CDMX 2025
by Angie Libertad 02 May '25

02 May '25

Hola todes, Les comparto la publicación que se hizo en los canales meta de Bici Bici y en la página de bikebike.org. Tristemente no me deja compartir el cartel acá pero esta en la página. La conferencia sera del 14 al 21 de septiembre en Xochimilco, Ciudad de México. Bien pronto se compartirá el registro de asistencia y convocatoria a talleristas. 🌸🚴🏽‍♀️🌻 Hi everyone, Just sharing this post on the Bike Bike meta channels and on bikebike.org. Sadly can´t post the flyer here but its on the website. The conference will take place the week of september 14-21 in Xochimilco, Mexico City. Attendance and workshop registration info will be coming soon. --------------------- Les compartimos con mucho gusto🖤🖤🔥🔥 el afiche oficial del Bike Bike! Ciudad de México 2025. Estén pendientes porque pronto se abrirá la convocatoria y el registro de asistentes y participantes. Por acá les compartimos los canales oficiales donde se podrán seguir enterando de los detalles del encuentro: bikebike(a)riseup.net bikebike.org Por el momento, es todo. Un abrazo🙌🏾🙌🏿 del cómite organizador del BB!CDMX2025🚲🚲🚲 Afiche creado por: @mitch_veloz ******************************************************* We are super excited to share the official flyer for Bike Bike! México City 2025 Stay tuned, registration and call for proposals will open soon. You can keep in touch and find more information about the event: bikebike(a)riseup.net bikebike.org That’s it for now. Hugs from the BB! CDMX2025 organizing committee Flyer by: @mitch_velo

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market research
by weogo＠liveedge.net 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

Hi Folks, One of our new bike co-op Board members asked if any market research has been done. The only research has been asking people what they do about fixing their bikes, or would having a bike shop get them riding(more), and having positive responses. Before opening, did any of you do any market research? How? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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management and decision making, living wage
by weogo＠liveedge.net 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

Hi Folks, For our new bike collective, I would like to see a more bottom-up approach than a top-down Board managing everything. Anybody here doing management as a Worker Self-Directed Nonprofit? https://www.theselc.org/worker_selfdirected_nonprofits Rather than majority or consensus decision making, how about Dynamic Governance / Sociocracy: https://communitydevelopment.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/What-i… While we are starting as an all-volunteer effort, I see much room for growth, and paid employees receiving a living wage. Does your shop make enough money to pay any employees? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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MEMT 2025 Ejercicio de ciencia ciudadana con potencial de impacto social / Citizen science exercise with social impact potential
by Angie Libertad 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

El año pasado se amplió a Norte América la Medición de Eficacia en Modos de Transporte, un ejercicio de ciencia ciudadana con mucho potencial de impacto en cambiar la priorización de vialidades locales, con participación de ciudades en Canada, Estados Unidos y México. Este año se esta repitiendo y lxs impulsorxs desde Chile están convocando hoy mismo a una sesión informativa. ¡Súmate para conocer más sobre la Medición de Eficiencia en Modos de Transporte (MEMT 2025)! La cita en línea es: Hoy martes 25 de marzo 19 hrs Chile/Argentina 16 hrs México : https://meet.google.com/kpa-tmex-fvi --------------------------------------------------------------------- Last year the MEMT, a citizen science exercise with great potential for impact on changing local road mobility priorities, expanded to North America with the participation of cities in Canada, US, and Mexico. This year it is being repeated and the promoters from Chile are calling for an informationalsession today. Join us to learn about the measurement of efficient modes of transporation (MEMT 2025)! The online meet is: Today Tuesday March 25th 19 hrs Chile/Argentina 16 hrs México : https://meet.google.com/kpa-tmex-fvi

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Webhosting/domains
by Bike City 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Well, I recently threw together some hand-written HTML and slapped it onto a free (and ad-less) webhost. This seemed great at first, regardless of the weird URL. But after lots of other publicity and potential traffic, I've seen it get hacked twice (by a radical Islamic group after the whole host, nothing personal), and lately it's either painfully slow to load or completely down. So, I haven't done this for about a decade and I'm out of the loop. I'm really not willing to suffer any ads, but since our budgeted is obcenely limited for such fluff, does anyone have recommendations? Are there any more reliable ad-free free hosts? (Probably not, for obvious reasons.) Otherwise, how do you guys handle web hosting? How much does it cost? What's a good balance between reliable and affordable? How much is domain registration nowadays? We don't have our 501(c)(3) status yet so we won't get a deal until later this year, by the way. Anyway, please help. It's rough to find time to FTP an update and find the site's down. Thanks, andrea Bike City Recyclery of Fayetteville, Arkansas http://bikecity.uuuq.com/ (hahaha)

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Renaming the Think Tank
by Josh Bisker 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Hi buds, let's talk about renaming the Think Tank in order to increase its value as a communal resource. *español abajo* As we talked about during our Bike!Bike! meetings last autumn, the Think Tank is an incredible resource but a clunky and imperfect tool. A main challenge is participation: many collectives do not participate in the Think Tank, and it's hard to bring new collectives on board, so its reach, impact, and value are limited (and maybe even decreasing). The name is one barrier we identified to participation: "The Think Tank" is a confusingly generic name for a listserv about bike collectives, and organizers with limited time and capacity are unlikely to engage with a resource that doesn't seem clearly relevant to their needs and objcetives. So: - Can we rename the Think Tank without losing the backlog of listserv messages? - Who is in a position to actually institute such a change? - What are the practical steps involved in doing so, and the consequences? - What would be a better name? "BikeCollectives" seems like perhaps the easiest, and although it's in English I imagine it's a fairly accessible phrase. "Bike Collectives Think Tank," while fun, is pretty long, and probably less linguistically accessible for non-English-speakers. - While we're at it, is anyone knowledgable about (or interested in looking into) migrating the Think Tank's archive and users from its ancient listserv platform to a more up-to-date, user-friendly replacement, like groups.io or something? I imagine there could be great tools around, like maybe even automatic translation for messages. Ok, what's your thoughts? Josh / he/him / Brooklyn *** Hola amigos, hablemos de cambiar el nombre del Think Tank para aumentar su valor como un recurso comunitario. Como comentamos durante nuestras reuniones de Bike!Bike! el otoño pasado, el Think Tank es un recurso increíble, pero una herramienta torpe e imperfecta. Uno de los principales retos es la participación: muchos colectivos no participan en el Think Tank, y es difícil conseguir que se unan nuevos, por lo que su alcance, impacto y valor son limitados (e incluso podrían estar disminuyendo). El nombre es una barrera que identificamos para la participación: "The Think Tank" es un nombre genérico y confuso para una lista de correo sobre colectivos de bicicletas, y es poco probable que los organizadores con tiempo y capacidad limitados interactúen con un recurso que no parece claramente relevante para sus necesidades y objetivos. Entonces: - ¿Podemos cambiar el nombre del Think Tank sin perder la acumulación de mensajes en la lista de correo? - ¿Quién está en condiciones de implementar realmente dicho cambio? - ¿Cuáles son los pasos prácticos para hacerlo y las consecuencias? - ¿Cuál sería un nombre mejor? "BikeCollectives" parece quizás la frase más fácil, y aunque está en inglés, imagino que es bastante accesible. "Bike Collectives Think Tank", aunque divertido, es bastante largo y probablemente menos accesible lingüísticamente para quienes no hablan inglés. - Y ya que estamos, ¿alguien sabe (o está interesado en) migrar el archivo y los usuarios del Think Tank de su antigua plataforma de listas de correo a una alternativa más moderna y fácil de usar, como groups.io o algo similar? Imagino que podría haber herramientas geniales, como incluso la traducción automática de mensajes. Bueno, ¿qué opinan? Josh / él / Brooklyn Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>

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power tools at the Co-op
by weogo＠liveedge.net 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

Hi Folks, We currently have a 5" side grinder, 6" wheel grinder and corded and cordless drills at the Co-op. When we get back in to a larger space, we'll get the drill press out of storage. We have access to lots of construction tools when we need to build something. What power tools do you use at your Co-op? Anybody using other big tools, like a bearing press, or arbor press? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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When is Bike!?Bike!?
by bikebikesmtx2025＠gmail.com 05 Mar '25

05 Mar '25

I've had a few folks in the community reach out to me over the past few weeks asking about when Bike!Bike! Is this year and I've got nothing to tell them and that doesn't sit right with me. I checked the Facebook page the Bike!Bike! Website and here on this thinktank but there's only been one post (a post I'm incredibly excited by) in the month and a half plus since the meeting. I know a some people myself included need to request off well in advance if they want to make it or time to budget save and plan. Is there somewhere else I should be looking for an official announcement? Does anybody have any information? Let me know! En las últimas semanas, algunas personas de la comunidad se han comunicado conmigo para preguntarme cuándo se celebrará Bike!Bike! este año, pero no tengo nada que decirles y eso no me parece bien. Revisé la página de Facebook, el sitio web de Bike!Bike! y aquí, en este grupo de expertos, pero solo ha habido una publicación (una publicación que me entusiasma muchísimo) en el mes y medio que ha pasado desde la reunión. Sé que algunas personas, incluido yo mismo, deben solicitar una cita con bastante anticipación si quieren asistir o si necesitan tiempo para ahorrar y planificar. ¿Hay algún otro lugar donde deba buscar un anuncio oficial? ¿Alguien tiene alguna información? ¡Avísenme!

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Asheville Recyclery page
by weogo＠liveedge.net 04 Mar '25

04 Mar '25

Hi Folks, I'm a mechanic with the Asheville Recyclery. I tried to edit the page for the Asheville Recyclery and it would not work for me, kept getting messages that there were newer edits since I tried to update, but there isn't anything there. How do I make this work? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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Organizing a Bike!Bike! : organisational guidelines and up-to-date financial cues
by martin_labrosse.gabriel＠courrier.uqam.ca 01 Mar '25

01 Mar '25

Hello fellow CBS organizers and volunteers, I won't beat around the bush, there is a good chance a Montreal bid will be proposed at B!B!CDMX '25. Alain Deschamps and I wanted to propose in Tijuana but we stepped down seing the already great bids placed and the big conversation that ensued. We already had some sort of idea of how a B!B! is organized but I would like to see org charts, sheets and docs used for preping this wonderfull event- I've seen the docs from the B!B! in Colorado on here, but would love to see other ones. Would also like to know how much we can expect to pay to organize the B!B! in 2026. Is there any money left if the fund to help the orgarnizers or it's empty? Thanks and hopefully we see eachother in August! Gabriel ML, BQAM-E

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Bike!Bike! 2025 Announcement + Meeting Recap
by Josh Bisker 05 Jan '25

05 Jan '25

Hello pals, and happy new year! Español abajo. This message follows our Bike!Bike! Assembly on December 11, 2024, with a recap on what happened and what's coming up. Here's the headline though: *Resiste Pedál in Mexico City will host Bike!Bike! 2025!* *Resiste Pedál in Mexico City will host Bike!Bike! 2025!* *Resiste Pedál in Mexico City will host Bike!Bike! 2025!* The dates will be sometime in August. Future updates will come from the organizers. I think it was a pretty healing, invigorating, and community-building meeting. The CDMX organizers had an opportunity to reintroduce themselves to the greater gathering, demonstrate their collective's many strengths, and restate their vision for hosting the conference. Alongside them, an organizer from Bogotá presented a separate compelling pitch for hosting B!B! in Colombia, showcasing a different vision of how the conference could thrive there. The many people in the assembly had opportunities to ask detailed questions, share lingering grievances, and talk with both each other and the presenters about how to work through the challenges of restarting Bike!Bike! as an in-person conference. Ultimately, we voted to move ahead with Mexico City. Speaking personally, I'm really proud of and grateful to everyone who showed up to the assembly and the previous meetings. Many people invested a lot of time, skill, and vulnerability to this delicate and sometimes frustrating process. Thanks to your love, skill, and dedication, we're able to come back together in this movement for justice. I'd like to reflect too that I believe this has been a meaningful moment for our community—one where we used trust, skill, and communication to overcome a challenging transition in the way we work together internationally. I think that we've done really fine work for ourselves, and that we can look forward to more healing, collaboration, and adventure as we push for the revolution. Great job, everyone. Below are the meeting's tldr highlights. You can find the full notes here <https://pad.riseup.net/p/Notas_asamblea_BB2025>. * Oh! And a really sincere special thanks to everyone who interpreted, took notes, and kibbitzed with me on a back-channel with both facilitation support and moral support throughout the meeting. Thank you. * - 26 to 31 people joined the discussion - There were two comprehensive and compelling pitches: - Daniela, Dandy, and Valeria from Resiste Pedál in Mexico City, Mexico. - Armando from EMBYMAC in Bogotá, Colombia. - People asked questions about the proposals, the collectives involved, the cities and circumstances, and more. - People discussed each proposal's strengths and challenges, aired reservations, and also heard responses from the presenters in light of these discussions. - Eventually, we took a "temperature check" vote that showed 16 to 5 for CDMX over Bogotá. - Subsequently, we took a "more real" vote that showed only 2 for Bogotá, and the rest for CDMX. - Full notes here. <https://pad.riseup.net/p/Notas_asamblea_BB2025> ******** ¡Hola amigos y feliz año nuevo! Este mensaje sigue a nuestra Asamblea Bike!Bike! del 11 de diciembre de 2024, con un resumen de lo que sucedió y lo que viene. Sin embargo, este es el titular: *Resiste Pedál en la Ciudad de Mexico City será anfitrión de Bike!Bike! 2025!* *Resiste Pedál en la Ciudad de Mexico City será anfitrión de Bike!Bike! 2025!* *Resiste Pedál en la Ciudad de Mexico City será anfitrión de Bike!Bike! 2025!* Las fechas serán en algún momento de agosto. Las futuras actualizaciones vendrán de los organizadores. Creo que fue una reunión bastante sanadora, vigorizante y de construcción de comunidad. Los organizadores de CDMX tuvieron la oportunidad de volver a presentarse a la reunión más grande, demostrar las muchas fortalezas de su colectivo y reafirmar su visión para albergar la conferencia. Junto a ellos, un organizador de Bogotá presentó un discurso convincente por separado para albergar B!B! en Colombia, mostrando una visión diferente de cómo la conferencia podría prosperar allí. Las muchas personas en la asamblea tuvieron oportunidades de hacer preguntas detalladas, compartir quejas persistentes y hablar entre sí y con los presentadores sobre cómo superar los desafíos de reiniciar Bike!Bike! como una conferencia en persona. Finalmente, votamos para seguir adelante con la Ciudad de México. Hablando personalmente, estoy muy orgulloso y agradecido con todos los que se presentaron a la asamblea y las reuniones anteriores. Muchas personas invirtieron mucho tiempo, habilidad y vulnerabilidad en este proceso delicado y a veces frustrante. Gracias a su amor, habilidad y dedicación, podemos volver a unirnos en este movimiento por la justicia. También me gustaría reflexionar que creo que este ha sido un momento significativo para nuestra comunidad, uno en el que usamos la confianza, la habilidad y la comunicación para superar una transición desafiante en la forma en que trabajamos juntos a nivel internacional. Creo que hemos hecho un trabajo realmente bueno para nosotros mismos, y que podemos esperar más sanación, colaboración y aventura a medida que impulsamos la revolución. Buen trabajo, todos. A continuación, se muestran los puntos destacados de la reunión. Puede encontrar las notas completas aquí. <https://pad.riseup.net/p/Notas_asamblea_BB2025> * ¡Ah! Y un agradecimiento especial muy sincero a todos los que interpretaron, tomaron notas y charlaron conmigo en un canal secundario con apoyo de facilitación y apoyo moral durante toda la reunión. Gracias. * - De 26 a 31 personas se unieron a la discusión - Hubo dos presentaciones completas y convincentes: - Daniela, Dandy y Valeria de Resiste Pedál en la Ciudad de México, México. - Armando de EMBYMAC en Bogotá, Colombia. - La gente hizo preguntas sobre las propuestas, los colectivos involucrados, las ciudades y circunstancias, y más. - La gente discutió las fortalezas y desafíos de cada propuesta, expresó reservas y también escuchó las respuestas de los presentadores a la luz de estas discusiones. - Finalmente, tomamos una votación de "control de temperatura" que mostró 16 a 5 para CDMX sobre Bogotá. - Posteriormente, tomamos una votación "más real" que mostró solo 2 para Bogotá y el resto para CDMX. - Notas completas aquí. <https://pad.riseup.net/p/Notas_asamblea_BB2025> Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>

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Liability insurance for volunteers
by Andy Ballentine 18 Dec '24

18 Dec '24

Hello, all -- What is your experience with liability insurance coverage for volunteers? At the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (VA) we have posted "at your own risk" signs, but wonder if there's a better way to handle this. Thanks! Andy

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TONIGHT, ESTA NOCHE, B!B! ASSEMBLY
by Josh Bisker 11 Dec '24

11 Dec '24

Pals, *TONIGHT* is our Bike!Bike! Assembly! *español abajo* What: Deciding who will host *2025: THE RETURN OF BIKEBIKE!* Date: Wednesday, December 11 Time: 6PM Pacific, 7PM Mountain, 8PM Central, 8PM Mexico, 9PM Eastern Place: Jitsi (online) <https://i.meet.mayfirst.org/BB2025> Topic: Bike!Bike! 2025: proposals, discussion, and decision. Attending: You, we hope! Any bike collective organizers past or present. I've written up a guide for how this meeting's structure, in English <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1drJBOUcMMRc2AQ7injZ156Cuf9VRI2v1sIXOcy2…> and Spanish <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NXATJlB3KnbuwuOsg9e3DPtOgQD6-6Vc8GoZnay…>, based on the format of previous Bike!Bike! decision meetings. As of now, I'll be facilitating, and I'm REALLY EXCITED to see you all there! Send out the messages far and wide so we can fill the place with people who care about Bike!Bike!, this community, and this movement. besos JoshJoshJosh * * * Amigos, ESTA NOCHE es nuestra Asamblea de Bike!Bike! *Qué:* Decidir quién será el anfitrión de *2025: ¡EL REGRESO DE BIKEBIKE!* *Fecha:* miércoles 11 de diciembre *Hora: *6:00 p. m., hora del Pacífico, 7:00 p. m., hora de la montaña, 8:00 p. m., hora del centro, 8:00 p. m., hora de México, 9:00 p. m., hora del este *Lugar:* Jitsi (en línea) <https://i.meet.mayfirst.org/BB2025> *Tema: *Bike!Bike! 2025: propuestas, debate y decisión. *Asistentes:* ¡Ustedes, esperamos! Cualquier organizador colectivo de bicicletas, pasado o presente. He escrito una guía sobre cómo se desarrollará esta reunión, en inglés <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1drJBOUcMMRc2AQ7injZ156Cuf9VRI2v1sIXOcy2…> y español <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NXATJlB3KnbuwuOsg9e3DPtOgQD6-6Vc8GoZnay…>, basada en el formato de las reuniones de decisión de Bike!Bike! anteriores. A partir de ahora, seré yo el facilitador y estoy REALMENTE EMOCIONADO de verlos a todos allí. Envíen los mensajes a lo largo y ancho para que podamos llenar el lugar con personas a las que les importa Bike!Bike!, esta comunidad y este movimiento. besos JoshJoshJosh Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>

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Re: Next Bike!Bike! ?
by Rosy Tutton 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

Hi All, This is the last thread (RE: Next Bike!Bike! ?) I could find about hosting a Bike!Bike! In 2024. It seems like there won't be one this year from what I could find but we (being a small collective in Whitehorse, YT) are curious if there there is potential for one in 2025 (in Mtl or elsewhere) and if so, how we can support? We are trying to get the ball rolling on our collective here and would love to send someone to learn from the network! Thanks, Rosy

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Big BikeBike Planning Meeting Dec 11 + Notes from Nov 13
by Josh Bisker 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

Español abajo Hello pals! This message follows the November 13 meeting about Bike!Bike!. It includes some discussion summaries and next steps. The big news goes at the top though: We’re convening an assembly to decide where the next Bike!Bike! is happening! Date: Wednesday, December 11 Time: 6PM Pacific, 7PM Mountain, 8PM Central (y Mexico), 9PM Eastern Place: Jitsi (online) Topic: Bike!Bike! 2025: proposals, discussion, and decision. Attending: You, we hope! Any bike collective organizers past or present. Format: This meeting will be organized very much like the in-person meetings we remember from previous Bike!Bike! conferences. Groups who are interested in hosting Bike!Bike! 2025 will give a pitch or presentation; the rest of us will have a chance to ask questions, have a discussion, and then make a consensus decision. It’s usually pretty fun and feels like a real bonding activity. At the meeting, Mexico City is going to present a pitch for hosting B!B! 2025. Receiving their presentation, we’ll also have an opportunity to talk about how communications broke down with those organizers/organizations after 2019. It’ll be a chance to talk about how it all felt—and also how to now rebuild trusting relationships across our community, ensure accountability, and provide the kinds of mutual support that will help bring B!B! back to the world. And also, is your organization interested in hosting B!B! next year? This is the moment to throw your hat into the ring! Anyone with a yen to host B!B! next year can pitch. We’d all love to hear from anyone who’s interested in this project: San Marcos? Montreal? Madison? Chicago? Tuscon? Chiapas? Even if you’re interested in hosting in a future year, it might be really fun to hear something from you now. Presentations typically include topics like: - An introduction to your group - Why you want to host B!B! - Why you believe you’re prepared to undertake this big endeavor - Why you think having other people come to your city is important for the greater community or useful to the larger movement - Why you think having other people come to your city is important for your local community or useful to your local movement After your pitch, people ask clarifying questions about your proposal or your collective, then a chance for people to share reservations or critiques, then there’s a discussion. After all the proposals, we’ll have a consensus vote. (I’m planning to send out more details about this process later on, including looking for collaborators to facilitate with.) For now though, just a brief recap of some of the discussion from our last meeting. Full notes are here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-11-13-keep Our agenda was mostly about communication: - How do we communicate more effectively about BikeBike? - Related, how do we understand the relationship between Bike!Bike! and BikeBikeEverywhere? - How do we help B!B! restart from a solid base with the continuity we had before? Here are some takeaways: - We decided to commit to using the ThinkTank as our primary “home” communication channel to talk about Bike!Bike! through the 2025 conference. - If you’re posting to the ThinkTank, please also post to the Facebook group if that’s possible for you, or ask someone to do this for you. - If you're posting on Thinktank, please write your message in both Spanish and English; use Google Translate if you need (and maybe there are some automating time-savers you can use in your email client). And hey, consider French! - Right now our main communications channels are the ThinkTank and the BikeBike / BiciBici Facebook group, but we also use Discord, WhatsApp, bikebike.org, Instagram, word of mouth, other email lists, and the Bike!Bike! poster to find out about the conference. - If you participate in another channels as well as the ThinkTank, please try to repost messages there to increase their reach - We want to bring people in and invite participation in what’s happening - We also talked about the ThinkTank’s serious pros and cons - It’s a free tool with a long memory and wide reach - It’s clunky and ancient, and many newer orgs just don’t use it. - Its name says nothing about its user community! - At a future B!B! or in another setting, we might benefit by talking about migrating from the ThinkTank to another communications platform that would be easier for more people to use, but still retain its memory - Regarding Bike!Bike! and Bike!Bike!Everywhere, both serve good purposes. - Currently there is no planning happening for B!B!E in 2025 - Not everyone can travel for the in-person conference, so it would still be great to continue having an online component at B!B! if possible (maybe BBE organizers can support creating this for a future in-person conference) Those are the main takeaways, but the notes <https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-11-13-keep> are pretty interesting and easy to read through. OK! That’s a huge email! Love you all. Any and all replies appreciated. Besos a todos JoshJoshJosh * * * ¡Hola amigos! Este mensaje es la continuación de la reunión del 13 de noviembre sobre Bike!Bike!. Incluye algunos resúmenes de las discusiones y los próximos pasos. Sin embargo, la gran noticia va al principio: ¡Estamos convocando una asamblea para decidir dónde se llevará a cabo la próxima Bike!Bike!! Fecha: miércoles 11 de diciembre Hora: 6:00 p. m. Pacífico, 7:00 p. m. Montaña, 8:00 p. m. Centro (y México), 9:00 p. m. Este Lugar: Jitsi Tema: Bike!Bike! 2025: propuestas, discusión y decisión. Asistentes: ¡Ustedes, esperamos! Y cualquier otro organizador de colectivos de bicicletas, pasado o presente. Formato: Esta reunión se organizará de manera muy similar a las reuniones en persona que recordamos de las conferencias anteriores de Bike!Bike!. Los grupos que estén interesados en organizar Bike!Bike! 2025 darán una presentación; el resto de nosotros tendremos la oportunidad de hacer preguntas, tener una discusión y luego tomar una decisión de consenso. Por lo general, es muy divertido y se siente como una verdadera actividad de unión. En la reunión, la Ciudad de México presentará una propuesta para albergar B!B! 2025. Después de recibir su presentación, también tendremos la oportunidad de hablar sobre cómo se rompió la comunicación con esos organizadores/organizaciones después de 2019. Será una oportunidad para hablar sobre cómo se sintió todo y también sobre cómo reconstruir relaciones de confianza en toda nuestra comunidad, garantizar la responsabilidad y brindar los tipos de apoyo mutuo que ayudarán a que B!B! regrese al mundo. Y también, ¿su organización está interesada en albergar B!B! el próximo año? ¡Este es el momento de lanzarse al ruedo! Cualquiera que tenga ganas de albergar B!B! el próximo año puede presentar su propuesta. A todos nos encantaría saber de alguien que esté interesado en este proyecto: ¿San Marcos? ¿Montreal? ¿Madison? ¿Chicago? ¿Tuscon? ¿Chiapas? Incluso si está interesado en ser anfitrión en un año futuro, podría ser muy divertido escuchar algo de usted ahora. Las presentaciones suelen incluir temas como: - Una introducción a tu grupo - Por qué quieres ser anfitrión de B!B! - Por qué crees que estás preparado para emprender este gran proyecto - Por qué crees que es importante para la comunidad en general o útil para el movimiento en general que vengan otras personas a tu ciudad - Por qué crees que es importante para tu comunidad local o útil para tu movimiento local que vengan otras personas a tu ciudad Después de tu presentación, las personas hacen preguntas aclaratorias sobre tu propuesta o tu colectivo, luego hay una oportunidad para que las personas compartan reservas o críticas, luego hay una discusión. Después de todas las propuestas, tendremos una votación de consenso. (Estoy planeando enviar más detalles sobre este proceso más adelante, incluida la búsqueda de colaboradores para facilitar el proceso). Por ahora, sin embargo, solo un breve resumen de algunas de las discusiones de nuestra última reunión. Las notas completas están aquí: https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-11-13-keep Nuestra agenda fue principalmente sobre comunicación: ¿Cómo comunicamos de manera más efectiva sobre BikeBike? En relación con esto, ¿cómo entendemos la relación entre Bike!Bike! y BikeBikeEverywhere? ¿Cómo ayudamos a que B!B! se reinicie desde una base sólida con la continuidad que teníamos antes? A continuación, se incluyen algunas conclusiones: - Decidimos comprometernos a utilizar el ThinkTank como nuestro principal canal de comunicación para hablar sobre Bike!Bike! a través de la conferencia de 2025. - Si publica en el ThinkTank, publique también en el grupo de Facebook si es posible para usted, o pídale a alguien que lo haga por usted. - Si publica en Thinktank, escriba su mensaje tanto en español como en inglés; use Google Translate si lo necesita (y tal vez haya algunas herramientas automáticas para ahorrar tiempo que pueda usar en su cliente de correo electrónico). ¡Y, por favor, considere el francés! - En este momento, nuestros principales canales de comunicación son el ThinkTank y el grupo de Facebook BikeBike / BiciBici, pero también usamos Discord, WhatsApp, bikebike.org, Instagram, el boca a boca, otras listas de correo electrónico y el sitio web Bike!Bike! póster para obtener información sobre la conferencia. - Si participa en otros canales además del ThinkTank, intente volver a publicar mensajes allí para aumentar su alcance - Queremos atraer a las personas e invitarlas a participar en lo que está sucediendo - También hablamos sobre los pros y contras serios del ThinkTank - Es una herramienta gratuita con una gran memoria y un amplio alcance - Es torpe y antigua, y muchas organizaciones nuevas simplemente no la usan. - ¡Su nombre no dice nada sobre su comunidad de usuarios! - En un futuro B!B! o en otro entorno, podríamos beneficiarnos al hablar sobre la migración del ThinkTank a otra plataforma de comunicaciones que sería más fácil de usar para más personas, pero que aún conservaría su memoria - En cuanto a Bike!Bike! y Bike!Bike!Everywhere, ambos cumplen buenos propósitos. - Actualmente no hay planes para B!B!E en 2025 - No todos pueden viajar para la conferencia en persona, por lo que aún sería genial seguir teniendo un componente en línea en B!B! Si es posible (quizás los organizadores de BBE puedan ayudar a crear esto para una futura conferencia presencial) Esas son las conclusiones principales, pero las notas <https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-11-13-keep> son bastante interesantes y fáciles de leer. ¡Bien! ¡Es un correo electrónico enorme! Los quiero a todos. Se agradecen todas las respuestas. Besos a todos JoshJoshJosh Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>

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Gratitude & Support for the BikeBike Planning
by eric clough 06 Nov '24

06 Nov '24

From the South coast of Oregon, I would like to offer appreciation and solidarity for all those persons and organizations currently planning for a new Bike!Bike! event. I read the meeting notes recently sent and I respect all the effort that must go into planning these events. Keep up the good work!!! I have never attended a Bike!Bike! event but I look forward to it in Ciudad Mexico, Texas or anywhere else. Just want you all to know your efforts are appreciated. Eric Front Street Community Bike Works Coos Bay, Oregon US

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I'm going to learn how to use this so anyone have any tips/is anyone actually here?
by bikebikesmtx2025＠gmail.com 02 Nov '24

02 Nov '24

I guess reply to this and I'll learn how replies work

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Bike shop in Everett, WA hiring Exec. Director
by Kristin Kinnamon 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop seeks a qualified and entrepreneurial executive director to lead our established nonprofit in Everett, WA. You do not need to be a bike mechanic to excel at this job. You will be focused on the community part of our organization. The new executive director will help develop and solidify our funding, programs and partnerships with the goal of moving to more suitable space in the next 1-2 years. You will partner with an engaged board of directors, supervise a full-time shop manager, and ensure our programs and finances serve our mission and vision: Keeping People and Bikes Moving in a Snohomish County where anyone can ride, fix or recycle a bicycle. This is a half-time job with flexible schedule and a variety of benefits. Read the job post on our website. <https://sharingwheels.org/about_sharing_wheels/job-openings/> Kristin Kinnamon Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop, board member McClinchy Camano Classic Century, coordinator 2024 B.I.K.E.S. Club of Snohomish County, member 425-923-7868 (personal cell)

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BIKEBIKE! 2025
by BiciBici 24 Sep '24

24 Sep '24

Hola amigxs del pedal, colectividades e individualidades, Les escribimos de manera afectuosa para compartirles que andamos reviviendo y que nunca hemos dejado de pensar en organizar el Bike Bike en Ciudad de México, pero después de lo que significó la pandemia y el contexto actual en el mundo había sido complejo retomar la organización. Sabemos que han pasado 5 años del último encuentro, pero queremos decirles con mucha emoción que estamos poniendo todos nuestros esfuerzos para que BikeBike! Ciudad de México suceda en las últimas semanas de marzo 2025. En las próximas semanas tendrán más información al respecto, por lo pronto anótenlo en sus calendarios. ¡Abrazos! Pedalea y Resiste Cómite organizativo Bikebike! 2025, Ciudad de México.bikebike(a)riseup.net Hello everyone, bike collectives and community bike friends, We are writing to share an exciting announcement with you. We are starting up organizing a Bike!Bike! gathering in Mexico City for 2025. We have never stopped thinking about organizing the Bike!Bike! in Mexico City but both the pandemic´s impact and the current global context had put a damper on our earnest organizing efforts. We know that it has been 5 years since the last gathering, but we want to tell you with great excitement that we are putting all our efforts into making BikeBike! Mexico City possible in the last weeks of March 2025. In the coming weeks we'll share more details but for now, make sure to mark those last weeks of March in your calendars for Bike!Bike! in Mexico City. Big hugs, Pedalea y Resiste (Get Pedaling and Resist) Bike!Bike! 2025 Mexico City Organizing Committee bikebike(a)riseup.net

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Stuff I've Learned Recently
by cyclista＠inventati.org 20 Sep '24

20 Sep '24

This one I actually figured out awhile ago: - For accessing those 18mm ebike axlenuts on axles with power cables running out of them, and which often having a bash guard also on the axle: FLARE NUT WRENCH. Sockets won't work because electrical cable, box ends won't work because same, and the open end of a combo wrench is most often TOO FAT around its jaws to fit inside the bars of the bash guard or in the recess of the dropout. A flare nut wrench has the clearance of a box end, with the ability to allow passage for the cable that an open end would have. A trick that I'd like to try would be to *make* a flare nut wrench from the box end of a combination wrench by grinding an opening into it. I think it'd have to be one of the older box ends that's just a hex inside though, the newer kinds that are more fully castellated inside for multi-positioning on the nut would probably end up being too structurally weak if you cut a slot in them. And then this one, imparted to me by another mechanic just last week: - In an emergency, you can re-size a larger diameter innertube into a smaller one by tucking the tube inside itself until the desired diameter is reached. This has been dubbed "the foreskin technique" (gross, but appropriate). It's important to leave the tube airless until it has been fit into the tire and the beads are in place. Even though the resulting tube has imbalanced weight from being double-thick where it overlaps itself, once inflated it works well enough that you might not even know the difference riding it. ~cyclista Nicholas

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Youth Bike Summit--Early Bird registration through April 26!
by Kim Schaffer 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Hi all! The 2024 Youth Bike Summit is shaping up to be a fantastic event, and we'd love to have you join us in Allentown this summer. Here are details! Please let me know if you have questions- Kim Calling all youth cyclists! Grab your helmets and head to the Lehigh Valley, PA, for the 2024 Youth Bike Summit, June 14-16 YBS2024 will bring together up to 400 youth riders and their adult advocates from across the country for three days of workshops and rides, all designed to help youth lead through the power of the bicycle. The theme of YBS2024 is Youth Lead the Way, with a focus on youth who have historically been excluded from cycling. YBS2024 will kick off on Friday evening with a welcome reception at races at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome. Saturday will offer a full day of classroom- and ride-based workshops, and will include opportunities for attendees to Try the Track at the Velodrome or participate in a Bikes & Boating adventure. YBS2024 will culminate on Sunday with a Big Ride that will take attendees through Allentown, along the historic D&L trail, and to Bethlehem's iconic SteelStacks. The Youth Bike Summit is led by the National Youth Bike Council and the YBS steering committee, which includes youth bike advocates from across the country. Community Bike Works, a Lehigh Valley-based Earn a Bike organization, will host YBS2024. "YBS fosters connections among youth and adults who are passionate about youth cycling, while it also helps to build leadership skills of students who are the future of our cycling community," said Joshua Funches, President of NYBC. "The Youth Bike Summit is a magical, life-changing gathering for young people who love bikes," CBW Youth Projects Coordinator Avery Daniels said. "This is the 10th Youth Bike Summit and the most authentically youth-led YBS to date. We are so excited to welcome everyone to YBS2024. Come ride with us this June!" The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape, and THE LINK trail network have combined for lead sponsorship of the event. National sponsors include Outride, SRAM, The League of American Bicyclists, Sun Bicycles, and Lees-McRae College - Cycling Studies Minor. Local and Regional sponsors include PPL, The Dexter F. & Dorothy H. Baker Foundation, County of Northampton, the City of Allentown, the Nurture Nature Center, Capital Blue Cross, Discover Lehigh Valley(r), County of Lehigh, Fox & Roach/Trident Charities, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Piscitello Bicycle Law, PNC Bank, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission/Lehigh Valley Transportation Study, and Invest in Women Entrepreneurs. Details on YBS 2024 are available at https://communitybikeworks.org/youth-bike-summit-2024. Early bird registration for the three-day event-including four meals-runs through April 26 is just $80 for youth 24 and under, and $130 for adults over 24. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-youth-bike-summit-tickets-748892747367 ******************************* Kim Schaffer, Executive Director Community Bike Works www.communitybikeworks.org cell: 484.554.8971

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"Stuff I've Learned Recently"
by Jim Sheehan 13 Aug '24

13 Aug '24

- Aluminum foil (crushed lightly and dipped in water) is the best method for cleaning chrome: cheaper, faster, less abrasive than steel wool, and recyclable. Just wear gloves, wipe the brown drips off promptly with a thick, clean, cotton rag, and polish lightly with oil. - Stuck seatposts usually are due to a missing -- or old, ineffective grease barrier between the steel tube and aluminum post. If you *do not try to loosen it by flooding it with oil products first,* there is a much better chance that the ammonia soaking trick will work, since it will be able to seep into the spaces where oil would have already sealed the less viscous ammonia away from contact. Be sure to fill the post to overflowing, and give it at least a few days to sit. Looking forward to other contributions here! Peace, Jim Jim Sheehan Executive Director Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1779 Merwin St Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org

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new topic series: "Stuff I've Learned Recently"
by cyclista＠inventati.org 13 Aug '24

13 Aug '24

I've decided to start a new series here that I'll call "Stuff I've Learned Recently". The intention is to share exactly that. I often find solutions to problems, or simply learn something new about bicycles, bicycle mechanics, or running a community bike shop. In the case where this knowledge may be arcane or even unique, I often think it's a shame that these techniques and perspectives may be lost. I've considered doing a YouTube channel, but that's more effort than I have to spare. I'm fond of this list and what it represents, so perhaps it can be useful here. No promises on the frequency of posts in this series. They will happen as often as I experience revelations. Many of these bits of knowledge may be already understood by some, but unless most of you already know these things, please try to refrain from "I already knew that" replies. I'll be sure to only post things which I think most readers will benefit from. I'm sure these posts will impress some readers, while impressing upon others exactly how much I hadn't already known. This is okay. Mostly this is a way of speaking what probably otherwise would be unspoken. Other are encouraged to contribute their own entries to this series - but please title them all the same (Stuff I've Learned Recently) for easy searching. To kick off the series, here are the first entries: - High pressure tires (with tubes) require high pressure rim strips. If a common rubber rim strip is used with a deep-v rim, the tube may herniate into the spoke holes even if the rim strip is in good condition and properly centered. There may not even be a tear or rupture in the rim strip itself at the point where the blowout occurred; the tube can simply push the rim strip aside as it bulges into the hole and ruptures. So make sure those road tires get cloth or thick plastic rim strips! - Replacing a broken spoke doesn't always have to mean removing the tube and tire. If the spoke breaks at the flange, you can simply unthread it from the spoke nipple and thread the new one back in without ever removing the tube or tire. - Some e-bike hubmotors feature freewheels whose inner castellations (for interfacing with the socket) are very deep, requiring a very long socket. In some cases the depth may make the castellations difficult to see, making it seem that the freewheel wasn't intended to be removed, similar to some department store kids' BMX sprockets that ship with no castellations at all. However, the castellations are usually present, and a Park FR 1.3 socket will reach them most of the time. The socket may need to be reamed progressively with a large stepper bit at the hexagonal end in order for the connector of the motor control/power cable to pass through. There are also direct-from-china sockets that are especially long that can work, but they also may need to be reamed. - This one's an old revelation, but nobody but me seems to have discovered it, so I'll document it now: When applying torque with a pipe wrench to a seized seatpost to turn it, in cases of extreme seizure the force applied to the jaws will crush and tear the post itself away from the frame, rendering the post inaccessible. This crushing can be prevented by cutting off the seatpost two or three inches above the frame, and stuffing the hollow center with a solid iron rod of the appropriate diameter. As the seatpost is tempted to buckle under the torque of the wrench jaws, instead it braces against the iron core such that greater force can be applied. I have alternately used chisels, rebar, punches, and various bits of scrap metal to stuff seatposts with the appropriate diameter of rod in the past. - This one's also old: some innertube punctures only leak at high pressure, and my not leak at all when inflated and listened for, or placed under water. Outside of a tire, innertubes can only reach relatively low pressures when inflated before completely exploding. Thats about all I can think of for now. Cheers! I hope this was interesting or useful, or both! ~cyclista Nicholas

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Fabricate a walker from bike parts?
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 29 Jul '24

29 Jul '24

Our collective, Positive Spin, has received the request below. I know there are some members with good fabrication experience on this list. Has anyone worked on a similar project, have design plans that would fit these specifications, or advice on how to proceed? Greetings: I'm writing to you in hopes that you might be able to literally help me save my life. Between some bad genetics and acquired injuries I'm currently not able to walk in any meaningful way. Some little bit during physical therapy. I've lost significant muscle mass and things are getting worse. I'm a tall person 201cm (6'7") before the accident wherein my spine suffered a compression injury I'm now 196cm (6'5"). This injury also caused lymphedema in both legs so my weight can vary by hundreds of pounds from 165kg -320kg (360# -700#). Walking and bicycling helps control the lymphedema immensely. I've given much thought to what I need and what I want. A doctor friend asked me what I was wanting and I'm going to incorporate my response to him in this letter as I believe it provides a very good idea of what I'm wanting and a bicycle repair shop would be just the place to make this happen. Upfront I'm not currently working I'm on a fixed disability income so I need to keep costs as low as possible; on the other hand we are talking about regaining my life versus dying slowly so I'll find a way to meet the financial requirements to make this happen. What I want to build: I want to build a walker. Because of my injuries and loss of muscle mass a traditional walker can't be used and a wheelchair or powerscooter won't help me walk again or build muscle mass. Kind of a side by side bicycle with step through (girls) frame, 4 wheels (two in front and two rear) but relatively close together (like a wheelchair it needs to fit through doors). A bench seat is preferred but if I must use a bicycle seat I'm going to get a Hobson Pro. Either way the seat will need to be low enough as to be out of the way when walking but there should a my hip or back fail and I drop. Needs to be high enough that I can continue to "walk" even while seated. I also want front and rear brakes as this is WV and we have steep hills. I want some method of locking the wheels so the walker won't roll about while I'm mounting or dismounting. Some place to carry my crutches would be great as would a cargo area (basket, underseat???) and water bottle cage (couple 2 liter bottles). I'm thinking BMX sized fat tires (idk 16" - 20") so I can go in the grass as well as sidewalks and buildings. I believe at its widest it should be no more than 32" and likely no longer than 54", maybe less, as it will also need to fit into elevators and exam rooms. That step through frame will need to be narrow to accommodate a normal leg spread with normal gait and stride (may require a bit of tube [frame] bending or cutting and welding). It will also need to be quite strong to accommodate my weight and my falling weight should my hip or back fail and I take an uncontrolled seat. An alternative to the narrow central frame might be a frame that I stand between. My illustration shows both ideas. Speaking from an engineering stand point I've no idea which would be stronger. To be honest one luxury option I'd like to be able to put on it would be the ability to turn the seat sideways so I could cook at a stove or work in my garden or in my workshop. This walker would immediately release me from the forced captivity in which I'm trapped. Help me regain muscle mass. Help me recover my physical health. Do activities I love and miss and it could even get me back to work. I most sincerely hope that you are willing and able to help. Thank you,

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Phoenix Bikes Hiring an Executive Director
by Emily Gage 08 Jul '24

08 Jul '24

Hi Everyone, Phoenix Bikes is hiring for our next Executive Director. If you know of anyone who might be a good fit, please encourage them to apply! *Job Title: *Executive Director *Organization:* Phoenix Bikes *Location: *Arlington, VA *Salary: *$75,000 - $90,000 *Details*: See Indeed posting <https://www.indeed.com/job/executive-director-317821f41b17d690?_gl=1*1ali10….>. Applications will be accepted through July 19. It's been a fun (and challenging!) position the last 5+ years for me, and I'd love to hand the reins (handlebars?) off to an incredible leader to take the organization forward! Cheers, Emily _________________ [image: Phoenix Bikes] <https://www.phoenixbikes.org/> *Emily Gage* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes www.phoenixbikes.org | emily(a)phoenixbikes.org [image: icon] 909 S. Dinwiddie St. Arlington, VA 22204 <https://maps.google.com/?q=909%20S.%20Dinwiddie%20St.%20Arlington,%20VA%202…> [image: icon] (703) 346-0035

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recommendations for filing federal taxes (990/ez) online
by Matthew Pendergraft 02 Jul '24

02 Jul '24

Dear Think Tank - It seems we can no longer file our federal taxes by mail and must e-file / file online. Do you file your federal taxes online, like a 990 or 990-EZ? What website do you use/recommend to file online? For California orgs - the state filing seems easier, still allowing you/us to simply fill, print, and mail-in the forms. But if you have any suggestions there, I'd be happy to hear. Thank you in advance. -Matt Bikes del Pueblo, San Diego - Kumeyaay land

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Donation History?
by Andy Ballentine 26 Jun '24

26 Jun '24

Hello, everyone -- Our operation, the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (Virginia) is nearly three years old. We receive donated bicycles, refurbish them, and sell them or (mostly!) give them away. We've been amazed at the number of bikes we receive! We've tracked the months when donations have been heavier (like early spring) and when they've been less so (like the winter months), but the donation stream has been surprisingly strong ever since we opened. I have a question for others who receive bicycles by donation, and who have been in operation longer than we have. Does the time come when donations slow down? We're wanting to plan for that, if there's any way we can expect what might happen in the future. Thanks! Andy Ballentine

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krakow
by Chana 18 Jun '24

18 Jun '24

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Kids book about cyclofeminism - in French
by Gabrielle Anctil 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

Hey y'all, Just letting you know that this Montreal bike activist has just published a kids book about cyclo-feminism. It tells the story of Claire (inspired by Claire Morissette, an influencial montreal bike activist from the 70s) who, with the help of her new friend Katherine (Kitty Knox), learns to bike to school. It's about solidarity and the slippery slope of cycling which can turn you into an activist without you even noticing HEHEHE. My publisher also produced a printable poster which is available for free - it explains some basic rules of the road for kids who learn to bike. You can find both info about the book + the poster here: https://editionskata.com/produit/claire-a-velo-la-tete-dans-le-guidon/ (for the poster you need to scroll to the bottom of the page, section "Outils disponibles pour aller plus loin"). If any of you knows of a kids book publisher who might be interested in buying the rights and translating it into English or Spanish or any other language, feel free to forward them this email. Have a good day! -- Gabrielle Anctil gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/>

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Riding More with Less
by Sam Tracy 12 Jun '24

12 Jun '24

Hello ThinkTank, Greetings! Hope you're well. I wanted to let people know about my new book *Riding More with Less*, published 1/23/24 by PM Press. It focuses on resourceful approaches towards fixing the bikes people actually ride, giving space to topics including how to break rust, knowing when it's safe to reuse parts, and more broadly to the many older technologies still in common use. Best of all, the book also features technical insights and commentary from volunteers and mechanics at 34 community bike shops across 4 countries. Great to encounter so many insightful people, through this project -- I learnt a lot, and as I hope you'll agree their voices add quite a bit. Background: I began working as a mechanic in bike shops in 1994, and this is my fourth bike repair manual. It's the second one that I've done with PM Press. More info can be found at the publisher's website here: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1543 Question: I'll be visiting family in the Boston/Cambridge area the second and third weeks of July, and I'm hoping to set up some book events. Would anyone know people at community shops out there whom I might ask about this? Thanks, Sam Tracy

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Employing 14-15 year olds in VA bike shops
by Emily Gage 10 Jun '24

10 Jun '24

Hi All, Here at Phoenix Bikes in Arlington, VA, we run paid internship programs in our bike shop for high school students. One internship program focuses on “business” skills including the sale of used bikes and mechanics work on bikes; the other internship is focused on having interns teach mechanics skills to other students. We’ve only been employing 16+ students for both. But for the teaching internship, we have more 9th and 10th graders interested than older high schoolers, so we want to revisit whether we can employ younger students. Virginia's teen employment site is super specific about which jobs and employment locations are allowed for 14-15 year olds, whereas rules around job duties for 16+ year olds are much more relaxed. If you are a Virginia-based shop that has employed students younger than 16, what duties did you allow the younger students to do and what labor laws/guidance were you following? Just would love to know if others have gone down this path and made it work. Thanks, Emily Sent from my iPhone

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Encuesta sobre llamado a Asamblea virtual Bici!Bici! / Call for Bike!Bike! online Assembly
by Angie Libertad 08 Jun '24

08 Jun '24

Querida Comunidad de Bici!Bici!, En los últimos meses, nos han estado preguntando cuándo será la próxima Bici!Bici! Nos vimos por última vez en el 2018 en Tijuana y desde entonces no hemos podido reunirnos en persona y decidir colectivamente sobre la próxima Bici!Bici! Por esta razón, el comité organizador de Bici! Bici! En Todas Partes! quiere tu opinión sobre tener una asamblea virtual sobre el próximo encuentro de Bici! Bici! y también queremos conocer sus ideas de lo que les gustaría ver en la próxima reunión de Bici! Bici! En Todas Partes! Les pedimos que llenen esta encuesta antes del 13 de junio para que podamos conocer las necesidades de las comunidad ciclistas para nuestra planificación de B!B!E! BbLiga de la encuesta: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSd9eM1esnn5gz.../viewform Si quieres unirte al comité directivo, siempre necesitamos más ayuda allí, por favor envíanos un correo electrónico a bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com para unirte como voluntaria/o en el comité organizador. ---- Dear Bike!Bike! community, Over the past months, everyone has been asking when the next bike bike is happening. We last saw each other at Bike!Bike! 2018 in Tijuana before the pandemic and we have not had an in-person opportunity to come together and decide collectively on the next Bike! Bike!. For this reason, the Bike! Bike! Everywhere! steering committee wants your feedback on holding an online assembly about the next in person Bike! Bike! and to learn about your ideas of what you´d like to see at the next Bike! Bike! Everywhere! gathering. We ask that you kindly fill out this poll by the 13th of June so we can learn about your bike community's needs to plan the next BBE. Link to poll: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSe7XFmZepQvyY.../viewform If you'd like to join the steering committee we always need more help there, please send us an email at bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com to join as a volunteer on the organizing committee.

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What do y'all do with old cycling computers?
by Triss Cimò 08 May '24

08 May '24

Hi, all, Our shop's been slowly amassing too many donated old cyclometers (like the old wired ones with spoke-mounted magnets, lots of Cateyes and some Shimanos and other brands). I'm seeing that when they're complete in a box and have all the parts they sometimes sell on eBay, but generally our clientele is not interested in this now obsolete tech. We don't currently have an electronics recycling partner, but I'm worried that looking for a way to recycle these is our only option. Does anyone in this group have wisdom to share on this topic before we go down that route? What have your other shops done with yours? Thanks in advance! -- Triss Cimò* (they/them)* *Crew at The <http://www.thebicycletree.org/>* * Bicycle Tree <http://www.thebicycletree.org/>, Santa Ana, California*

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Biking videos and info for kids
by Marc Ford 08 May '24

08 May '24

Hi folks, Some neighbors are getting together a bike-bus to bike to the local elementary school (up to age 10). The school is cool with it and has asked that there be some kind of unspecified "safety thing". This is all coming together without much notice so all the local organizations that could help are busy. So these neighbors are looking for something to share with the school or parents. I found a couple videos. They are OK but a little preachy. Anyone have anything you've made or like for this? The expectation is that parents are riding with kids, on one lane neighborhood streets. Thanks! Marc

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Phoenix Bikes Hiring for Executive Director
by Emily Gage 04 May '24

04 May '24

Hi Everyone, I've announced I'll be stepping down from my position as Phoenix Bikes' Executive Director at the end of August. I've absolutely loved this role over the past five and a half years and would love to see us find an exceptional person to lead Phoenix Bikes into the future! Phoenix Bikes is an Arlington, Virginia nonprofit that uniquely combines youth educational programs with a full-service bike shop. We pursue a dynamic mission: harnessing the power of bikes to help youth build passion, purpose, and a place in the community. Our incredible supporters—including individual donors, foundations and corporate sponsors, and bike shop customers—make it possible for us to offer our youth programs entirely free of cost and to offer repairs and sales at affordable prices, so that we can serve the underserved in our community. You can learn more about Phoenix Bikes and our work at www.phoenixbikes.org. The Executive Director has overall responsibility for ensuring that programs—both our youth training programs and our community bike shop—are running successfully, executing successful fundraising, managing the financial health and the sustainability of the organization, developing staff, and managing operations. This full-time position manages an annual operating budget of about $700,000 and an outstanding team of five full-time staff and 7-12 part-time staff, supported by over 100 volunteers. Please see our Indeed posting for further details: Phoenix Bikes Executive Director <https://www.indeed.com/job/executive-director-317821f41b17d690?_gl=1*1vkacq…>. *Applications close May 14.* Best, Emily _________________ [image: Phoenix Bikes] <https://www.phoenixbikes.org/> *Emily Gage* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes www.phoenixbikes.org | emily(a)phoenixbikes.org [image: icon] 909 S. Dinwiddie St. Arlington, VA 22204 <https://maps.google.com/?q=909%20S.%20Dinwiddie%20St.%20Arlington,%20VA%202…> [image: icon] (703) 346-0035

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Now Hiring: Lincoln (Nebraska) Bike Kitchen Executive Director
by Director Lincoln Bike Kitchen 02 May '24

02 May '24

Please spread the word about this job posting. We are looking for a full-time executive director with nonprofit skills who loves bikes! The full posting is available at:https://www.lincolnbikekitchen.org/careers I am also happy to answer any questions about the position as I have been at Lincoln Bike Kitchen for the last 4 months. It truly is a great group of volunteers to work with. Ingrid -- Ingrid Kirst Interim Executive Director Lincoln Bike Kitchen<http://lincolnbikekitchen.org/>

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We're Hiring a Mechanics Instructor!
by Emily Gage 22 Apr '24

22 Apr '24

Hi Friends, Our team at Phoenix Bikes <https://www.phoenixbikes.org/> in Arlington, Virginia is growing, and we're adding a part-time Mechanics Instructor/Youth Instructor position. We're seeking candidates who excel at relationship building with youth, are experienced bike mechanics, and thrive in fast-paced environments. This team member would mostly work weekday afternoons and Saturdays, teaching 6th-12th grade youth how to fix bikes! For more information or to apply, please visit the job posting on Indeed here: Phoenix Bikes Mechanics Instructor <https://www.indeed.com/job/mechanics-instructor-8f5fb4d9dccbcdb6>. *Who We Are* Phoenix Bikes is an Arlington, Virginia nonprofit that uniquely combines youth educational programs with a full-service bike shop. We pursue a dynamic mission: harnessing the power of bikes to help youth build passion, purpose, and a place in the community . Warmly, Emily _________________ [image: Phoenix Bikes] <https://www.phoenixbikes.org/> *Emily Gage* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes www.phoenixbikes.org | emily(a)phoenixbikes.org [image: icon] 909 S. Dinwiddie St. Arlington, VA 22204 <https://maps.google.com/?q=909%20S.%20Dinwiddie%20St.%20Arlington,%20VA%202…> [image: icon] (703) 346-0035

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ebikes
by Todd Spinner 22 Apr '24

22 Apr '24

Our coop, The BIke Project of Urbana-Champaign in Illinois, currently bans electronic or ebikes. There is some pressure to change this policy. What kinds of policies do other coops have in regards to ebikes? Regards, -- Todd Spinner The Bike Project

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Help Old Spokes Home find a new Executive Director
by Jon Copans 18 Apr '24

18 Apr '24

Hi there, Old Spokes Home is a community-supported non-profit bike shop in Burlington Vermont. I am writing to ask for help in spreading the word about the search for a new Executive Director. You can learn more about the organization here <http://www.oldspokeshome.com> And the link to the job posting is here - http://bit.ly/exec-dir-old-spokes-home. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and the deadline to apply is April 30. Thanks, Jon Copans -- (Outgoiing) Executive Director Old Spokes Home <https://www.oldspokeshome.com/> jon(a)oldspokeshome.com <http://www.oldspokeshome.com>

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Bike mechanics lesson plans?
by Nikki Meyer 08 Apr '24

08 Apr '24

Hello all, At Yellow Bike Project we are offering beginner and intermediate adult classes in bike mechanics. We'd like to have lesson plans for all our courses so prospective teachers can use them to organize their thoughts. Right now we have them for all our beginner classes, but need more for the intermediate courses and the guy who teaches them right now is a genius but doesn't want to write down his lesson plans because he says they'll end up being 50 pages long (and we believe it!). Do any of you have pdfs of lesson plans you could send us to work off for ours? Right now we need plans for: - headsets - hubs - cranks and bottom brackets - brakes systems - shifting systems - wheel building If you wouldn't mind sending any materials you have my way, I'd be eternally grateful! Thank you, Nikki Meyer

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Exciting Citizen science opportunity for bike mobility policy in your city /Oportunidad extraordinaria de hacer ciencia ciudadana para la bici mobilidad en tu ciudad
by Angela Cardenas 06 Apr '24

06 Apr '24

Hi everyone, There´s an exciting citizen science opportunity this month which will provide evidence to guide your city´s local bike and sustainable mobility policies. It’s a great opportunity to engage participation in promotion of your city´s sustainability mobility. The aim of this activity is to measure and compare travel times of bicycles, public transportation, and cars on the 30th of April. This has been a bike promoter led activity that has been supported by academics and local authorities in different cities of Chile, Argentina, Peru and Ecuador. And this year, they (@MedicionEficienciaTransportes) are inviting more cities to participate in countries that haven´t participated before like Mexico, the United States, Canada, Brazil, ect! All materials are provided by the initiative for your city to participate which includes the measurement form, sample letter invitations to academics and local authorities, and graphic materials for the event announcement. The Chilean originators of the initiative will also be available in the coming weeks to provide guidance to new cities joining in. It’s easier than it sounds just organizing your collective to decide on your one travel origin and destiny, a second or more if you´re ambitious. Selecting a measurement time during rush hour, inviting participants on different modes of transport to the starting time and point, and meeting them at the destination point. Traffic rules must be obeyed, no cheating allowed! MEMT Team Whatsapp Contact: +56 9 9216 8624 ------------------------------ Hola todes! Hay una oportunidad extraordinario de hacer cambio através de la ciencia ciudadana este mes que aportará evidencia para orientar las políticas locales de movilidad sostenible y en bici de tu ciudad. Además, es una gran oportunidad para fomentar la participación en la promoción de la movilidad sostenible de tu ciudad. El objetivo de esta actividad es medir y comparar los tiempos de viaje de las bicicletas, el transporte público y los automóviles el 30 de abril. Esta ha sido una actividad liderada por promotores de la bicicleta que ha sido apoyada por académicos y autoridades locales en diferentes ciudades de Chile, Argentina, Perú y Ecuador. ¡Y este año, están invitando ( @MedicionEficienciaTransportes) a participar a más ciudades en países que no han participado antes como México, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Brasil, ect! La iniciativa proporciona todos los materiales para que tu ciudad participe, que incluyen el formulario de medición, modelos de cartas de invitación a académicos y autoridades locales, y materiales gráficos para el anuncio del evento. Los creadores chilenos de la iniciativa también estarán disponibles en las próximas semanas para orientar a las nuevas ciudades que se sumen. Es más fácil de lo que parece: organiza a tu colectivo para decidir un punto de origen y destino de viaje, un segundo o más si eres ambiciosx. Elegir una hora de medición a la hora pico, invita a participar en distintos medios de transporte a la hora elegida en el punto de partida, y reunirte con elles en el punto de destino. ¡Hay que respetar las normas de tráfico, no trampas! Contacto de Whatsapp de Grupo MEMT: +56 9 9216 8624

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collecting bikes from municipal eco-stations/waste dropoff sites
by alex.hindle＠bikeedmonton.ca 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

Hello! We're talking with managers at our city eco stations (household waste dropoff sites) about their collecting bikes that we (Bike Edmonton) can then pickup to reuse. They already get a lot of bikes dropped off in their scrap metal bins, but these are all scrapped at the moment. I wondered if any other groups have arrangements with waste drop-off sites/reuse centres to do this? If so, can you share the arrangement you have and process you use. Do you select useful bikes from a big pile, do workers there filter out what they think are good bikes, or do you have to take them all? This seems to be one of the bigger challenges we need to figure out. Thanks very much!

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Community Cycles is hiring a production manager
by Ann Haebig 04 Apr '24

04 Apr '24

I'm just the messenger; please read the description send a resume & cover letter to manager@communitycycles if you're interested. Thanks! -Ann Position Title: Production Manager Purpose: The Production Manager will lead a team of mechanics that produce safe, reliable refurbished bikes and parts in an efficient time frame for resale out of the retail shop of Community Cycles. While fostering an effective and engaging team environment and working with the Shop Director and Sales Manager to set pricing that is fair for customers and the organization. Experience: The Production Manager must be an experienced bike mechanic and have extensive experience with bicycles and their resale value to determine their destination. A wide range of the intricacies of component compatibility is essential. Must be able to quickly recognize unsafe, cracked, and bent frames that should not be built up. Responsibilities: Refurbishing donated bikes that are for sale in our shop. Managing the most cost-effective route for refurbishment by using new or used parts. Overseeing the flow/systems of refurbished bikes and used parts, including: - Evaluating final destination for all Bikes/parts (recycled/refurbished/parted out/sold as is) - Safety check/quality control of bikes built by other mechanics & volunteers to ensure they meet the high standards for safety and performance. - Delegating specific projects to shop mechanics on a daily/weekly basis - Overseeing and maintaining the production area cleanliness & keeping tools in order, as well as, maintaining an inventory of backstock parts (including special orders). - Working on bicycle refurbishment as needed - This position will involve working on your feet for up to 7 hours per shift as well as working some weekends and/or evenings. - Fostering an engaging team environment through collaboration, sharing wins and successes, using an open-door approach, and inspiring everyone to perform at their best. - Frequently providing actionable positive and corrective feedback to direct reports, both informally and formally. - Timely and effectively dealing with low performers and being willing to make tough personnel decisions when needed. - Communicating with Staff (email, spreadsheets, documentation) - Investing significant time to help all direct reports grow and learn through challenging tasks and assignments. - Coordinating with the sales manager and shop director for needs regarding parts, tools, supplies, etc. - Involving in the Staffing of the production mechanic team, identifying and hiring strong talent for the team. Production Manager should set a strong example for the other mechanics in terms of quality of builds and professional demeanor. Other mechanics should be able to look to the Production Manager's work to learn the standards of work for bikes that we will sell at Community Cycles. The Production Manager may be occasionally asked to oversee special events such as the Kids’ Holiday Bike Giveaway or offered the chance to pick up extra shifts working teaching or wrenching for outside organizations. The Production Manager will be expected to attend mechanic-specific staff meetings where policies and implementation changes may be discussed. Reports to: Shop Manager regularly works with the Sales Manager. Compensation: Salary $40k to $48K to start Hours: 32 - 40 Benefits: Paid time off. Health stipend if PM works 20 hours + a week. Simple IRA contribution. Send resume and cover letter to: manager(a)communtiycycles.org Job Closes 5/31/24

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B!B!E! Fiscal Sponsorship Update
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 19 Mar '24

19 Mar '24

EnglishWhat’s up? The Open Collective Foundation (Bike!Bike! Everywhere!’s fiscal sponsor) is shutting down. <https://docs.opencollective.foundation/> What is the Open Collective Foundation?Short version They have been doing legal paperwork and banking so we can transparently handle money for B!B!E! and basic tech expenses (such as website hosting). Long version The Bike!Bike!Everywhere! conference and community have been organized by a small group spread across the Americas. We have worked with a fiscal sponsor, the Open Collective Foundation to handle B!B!E!’s finances. They allowed us to collect and distribute funds and receive nonprofit status without having to file as much paperwork as a nonprofit normally would. This grew <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere/updates/end-of-year-update-n…> to include some of the technology behind the Bike Collectives Wiki <http://bikecollectives.org/wiki>, The Think Tank mailing list <https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco…>, and the Bike!Bike! conference registration system <http://bikebike.org>. Ok, OCF is shutting down (in an orderly fashion). What does this mean for our community? There is no longer a way for B!B!E! to receive donations. Our savings will still be accessible until September, and we have enough money to keep the websites and everything else running while donations are closed. Interesting. What’s next? The planning team is currently applying to other fiscal sponsors and we are working to resolve this in the next few months. They are also working on general event planning, so watch for other email announcements on that topic as well! Español¿Qué pasa? La Open Collective Foundation (patrocinadora fiscal de Bike!Bike! Everywhere!) echa el cierre. <https://docs.opencollective.foundation/> ¿Qué es la Fundación Colectivo Abierto?Versión corta Han estado haciendo el papeleo legal y bancario para que podamos manejar de forma transparente el dinero para B!B!E! y los gastos básicos de tecnología (como el alojamiento del sitio web). Versión larga La conferencia y la comunidad ¡Bike!Bike!Everywhere! han sido organizadas por un pequeño grupo repartido por todo el continente americano. Hemos trabajado con un patrocinador fiscal, la Open Collective Foundation, para gestionar las finanzas de ¡B!B!E! Nos permitieron recaudar y distribuir fondos y recibir el estatus de organización sin ánimo de lucro sin tener que presentar tanto papeleo como lo haría normalmente una organización sin ánimo de lucro. Esto se amplió para incluir parte de la tecnología que hay detrás de la Wiki de Bike Collectives <http://bikecollectives.org/wiki>, la lista de correo The Think Tank <https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco…> y el sistema de inscripción a la conferencia Bike!Bike! <http://bikebike.org> Vale, OCF cierra (de forma ordenada). ¿Qué significa esto para nuestra comunidad? B!B!E! ya no podrá recibir donaciones. Nuestros ahorros seguirán siendo accesibles hasta septiembre, y tenemos suficiente dinero para mantener las páginas web y todo lo demás funcionando mientras se cierran las donaciones. Interesante. ¿Y ahora qué? El equipo de planificación está solicitando otros patrocinadores fiscales y estamos trabajando para resolverlo en los próximos meses. También están trabajando en la planificación general del evento, ¡así que esté atento a otros anuncios por correo electrónico sobre ese tema también! Traducción realizada con la versión gratuita del traductor DeepL.com

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Bicycle Retailer article about co-op bike shops
by rkeener＠outsideinc.com 05 Mar '24

05 Mar '24

Greetings all, and thanks for all who responded to our Survey Monkey last month. Check out the cover photo (thanks, Scott Long at BikeAthens!) and the actual story on page 14 here: https://read.dmtmag.com/i/1516201-march-2024/0? Comments welcome! Cheers, Ray Keener rkeener(a)outsideinc.com

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Re: person looking for bay area bike co-op/collective
by Matthew Pendergraft 03 Mar '24

03 Mar '24

Thanks Angel! -Matt On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 9:10 AM angel york <bike(a)angelyork.com> wrote: > Where in the bay area? Here's a wiki list to check to start with. If you > learn about something that isn't on the list or find something that is out > of date, please update the list! Thanks! > > https://bikecollectives.org/wiki/Community_Bicycle_Organizations#California > > > > > > >>> > Bay Area bike co-ops/collectives, > Brooklyn Ross ( bross(a)rei.com ; cc attempted ) is looking to get > involved. Reach out. > Thanks > -Matt > Bikes del Pueblo > Kumeyaay Land (San Diego) > _______________________________________________ > TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… > > >

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National Youth Bike Summit coming soon: June 14-16 in the Lehigh Valley, PA!
by Kim Schaffer 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Hi all-I'm writing to let you all know that the national Youth Bike Summit is back, and is coming to the Lehigh Valley, PA, this June 14-16! Details are below. We expect to open registration within the next several days. For updates, you can sign up for the YBS email list at https://linktr.ee/youthbikesummit. It's really shaping up to be a great event--Hope to see you all there! --Kim Schaffer, Community Bike Works, Allentown PA YOUTH BIKE SUMMIT 2024 Community Bike Works is thrilled to announce that we will host the 2024 national Youth Bike Summit, which is scheduled for June 14-16, 2024, at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. We expect the event to bring together 400 youth and their advocates from Earn a Bike and youth cycling programs across the country, with a focus on engaging youth from communities who have historically been excluded from cycling. YBS2024 will be the 10th Youth Bike Summit. Since 2011, YBS has served as a supportive and inclusive space designed to transform our local communities and strengthen our national movement by empowering bicycle leaders. YBS believes in the capacity of youth to lead and in the importance of a diverse, multi-cultural and equitable movement. The theme of YBS2024 is Youth Lead the Way. During YBS2024, youth and their adult advocates will participate in a range of plenary sessions, workshops, and rides designed to help youth grow as leaders through the power of the bicycle, all while showcasing the range of riding opportunities in the Lehigh Valley. Environmental sustainability will be a secondary theme, and a conference track will be devoted to the intersection of youth, bicycles, and sustainability. An exhibit area, including national and local sponsors from the bike industry and beyond, will be open throughout the conference. The draft schedule includes the following activities: FRIDAY: Guests arrive at Muhlenberg College and head out for nearby recreational rides. An evening welcome reception at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome will allow youth to connect while cheering on that night's riders. SATURDAY: An opening plenary session will focus on youth cycling leaders. Then, attendees will choose from riding workshops, including Try the Track at the Velodrome, or a range of classroom workshops. Workshops could include creating safer streets or developing girls' cycling. An evening reception will offer additional networking. SUNDAY: YBS2024 will culminate with a large group ride across the Lehigh Valley, from Muhlenberg College, through downtown Allentown, to the historic Steel Stacks in Bethlehem. A closing visioning session will allow students to reflect on the future of youth cycling. More Information is at: https://communitybikeworks.org/youth-bike-summit-2024 ******************************* Kim Schaffer, Executive Director Community Bike Works www.communitybikeworks.org cell: 484.554.8971 [cid:image001.png@01DA666C.87CB7510]

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person looking for bay area bike co-op/collective
by Matthew Pendergraft 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

Bay Area bike co-ops/collectives, Brooklyn Ross ( bross(a)rei.com ; cc attempted ) is looking to get involved. Reach out. Thanks -Matt Bikes del Pueblo Kumeyaay Land (San Diego)

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Seize the time - Bike Month 2024
by Collapsing Biosphere 20 Feb '24

20 Feb '24

Hello think-tankers, *Feed me your Bike Month 2024 ideas!* Here are a few that we're trying out this year. *Tour de Friends -* During open shop days in April we will help riders map a weekend ride to visit their friends around town*. *Riders will have the chance to paint ($19 markers) bicycles, or write pro-bicycle messages on contractors flags ($7 for 50) to place at all the stops. *Tune-in and Tune-up - *Partner with Parks and Recreation, a local DJ, and volunteer mechanics to host a "repair party" along the busiest trail. *Farms and Gardens Bike Around * - Guided or self-guided tours of local gardens and farms. The goal is to deepen everyone's understanding of local food and water issues... and connect these issues to bicycle and pedestrian issues. There are a few more, but I want to hear from you all. -- Plants Armstrong

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Group Ride protocols
by Mary-Catherine Graziano 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

Hi all, Does anyone have any group ride protocols that they use for their rides? Ex, methods for controlling intersections, etc? We're wanting to collaborate with another bike org on rides, and it's best if we have similar protocols on this, and I wanted to collect some examples to bring to the team Thank you!! Mary-Catherine Mary-Catherine Graziano Senior Education and Safety Manager Pronouns: she / her / hers Local Motion Inc. 1 Steele Street # 103, Burlington, VT 05401 www.localmotion.org Vermont Walk Bike Advocates Forum <https://groups.google.com/a/localmotion.org/g/walkbikevt> Office: (802) 861-2700 ext 106 <https://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt> <https://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont/> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/local-motion-vt> <https://www.youtube.com/c/LocalMotionVT>

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Bicycle Retail story on community shops
by rkeener＠outsideinc.com 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Hi I'm Ray Keener, Retail Editor of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News magazine, former President (2013-16) and current Industry Liaison with Community Cycles here in Boulder. I wrote a BRAIN story about community bike shops back in 2016. I'd be glad to share the story if there a way to attach a .pdf? It's time to do this story again. Last time, someone at bike!bike! provided us with with a list of community shops to which I sent the Survey Monkey. Seeings how this benefits you at bike!bike! and all community shops by providing information, and the industry overall by promoting understanding of what y'all do... Might you be willing to either provide the list, or send out a link to the survey to your list, please? I'm glad to hear back from anyone on here if you can point me in the right direction! Cheers and Happy New Year, Ray (303) 525-5489

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Tracking data
by Director Lincoln Bike Kitchen 17 Jan '24

17 Jan '24

The Lincoln Bike Kitchen, based in Lincoln, Nebraska, is growing and looking for a better way to track our programs. We have funders who want more accurate data and we want to make life easier for our volunteers. Currently, we have Cognito forms on our website for requests and a backend Microsoft Azure database that together meet some of our needs but are time-consuming and difficult to maintain. We would like to track bikes (coming in, repairs, who repaired, where the bike went, bike sales), as well as volunteers, donors, and bike requests all in one system that doesn't require specialized training to maintain. What technology are you using to track data? I couldn't find any recent posts on the list about this. I'll make sure to report back with a summary of the responses I receive. Thanks! Ingrid -- Ingrid Kirst Interim Executive Director Lincoln Bike Kitchen<http://lincolnbikekitchen.org/>

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Job Posting: Shop Lead in Manchester, New Hampshire
by Abby Easterly 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Queen City Bicycle Collective - Shop Lead Our Shop Lead ensures that the bikes which are repaired, sold, and delivered by QC Bike are safe, functional, and reliable. The bikes donated to QC Bike all need work. The Shop Lead will bring the enthusiasm needed to fix these bikes, directly, and by supporting volunteers in the development of their skills and confidence as mechanics. With ample support and training, your day-to-day would include: + Building bicycles. You'll build and make repairs to bicycles that will be sold or otherwise delivered by QC Bike. You'll make use of our large supply of used parts to get bicycles up and running. You'll work with the Executive Director to prioritize building bicycles that will be sold to the public, as well as those that support our ongoing voucher programs. Your efforts will dovetail seamlessly with the work of other paid staff and our volunteer mechanics. + Performing safety checks. You'll ensure bicycles finished by others are in good working order and safe. This includes checking that components are adjusted correctly and are in good condition, checking shifting and limit screws, ensuring all bolts are tightened, checking for play in bearings, making sure the wheels are true, etc. You'll either be fixing these problems yourself, or will be cataloging and delegating the necessary repairs to volunteers to complete. + Helping to manage orders and inventory. You'll communicate with the Executive Director to ensure that all necessary parts and tools are available at the Collective. You'll assist with managing orders from QBP and J+B. + Orienting new volunteers and shop users. From the outset, you'll be able to make volunteers and members of the public feel welcome in the workshop, showing our bicycle repair workflow, where tools and consumables are kept, etc. + Leading Closed Shop sessions that empower volunteers to become better mechanics. You'll be ready and willing to pass on your skills and passion to our volunteer mechanics, to help us grow our Collective's capacity. With the shop closed to the public, you'll help provide increased production while also providing nurturing, hands-on educational experiences that develop and strengthen our mechanical volunteers. + Diagnosing and repairing bikes during Open Shop Hours. With time and training you'll be able to independently diagnose problems, and help lead community members in making appropriate repairs to their bikes. You will also provide support and oversight to volunteer mechanics in the space. About You + You love all bikes, not only high-end and modern bikes. Most of our donated bikes are 10-70 years old, ranging from bike-boom and department store bikes to middle-of-the-road 90's rigid-fork mountain bikes, with the rare higher-end bike mixed in + You have reason to think of yourself as a bike mechanic, and are willing to share what you do, and work on learning what you don't already know. Maybe you have a couple of years of bike shop experience, or maybe something equivalent. Either way, you're able to diagnose and fix many of the most common issues in bike repair. You're comfortable researching, trying out, and asking for help with what you don't know. + You are a good leader and teacher. You're someone volunteers and staff will look to for support, particularly when fixing bikes gets tricky. You're able to facilitate positive, supportive learning experiences, and will apply that to your work at QC Bike. + You're able to creatively solve problems. Sometimes we don't have the perfect substitution; you're able to cobble together a work-around that is almost as good as or better than the original. + You're an effective multitasker. During shop hours you'll be repairing bikes, while maintaining awareness of the whole shop - is someone stuck on a bottom bracket, frustrated setting up cantilever brakes, or does someone have a load of bikes to donate? You'll be able to step in to offer assistance. You also wouldn't mind being pulled away from your task to answer a question or provide a demonstration. + You want to help fill the world with bike mechanics and nurture everyone's love for bicycling. From your one-on-one interactions, to your part in helping us craft a safe and welcoming space for all of our community, you make sure that folks in the shop feel welcomed and empowered to learn the art of turning a wrench on a bike! We are looking for candidates who are passionate (about bikes, our Do-It-Yourself/Do-It-Together ethos, community development, & education), and who have real enthusiasm for the hands-on skill building our work offers. We recognize that passion and enthusiasm are paramount to our success, and are, therefore, willing to provide the ideal candidate with ample training, in any and all areas necessary for them to succeed in this role. As such, potential applicants who have interest, passion, and enthusiasm, but who feel they may lack the technical know-how, are very much encouraged to apply. We are committed to building a welcoming work environment that treats everyone with fairness and respect. We do not discriminate in practices or employment opportunities on the basis of an individual's race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local regulations. Rate: $20 - $24 per hour Hours: 30 - 40 per week Modest but flexible benefit package included Please send an expression of interest to Tyler Glodt, Executive Director at tyler(a)qcbike.org. We plan to fill this position as soon as we find the right candidate. More about the Queen City Bicycle Collective Queen City Bicycle Collective (QC Bike), is a Manchester, New Hampshire-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to get - and keep - the Manchester community riding bicycles safely and affordably. Our vision is a Manchester full of bike riders who can depend on their bicycle for transportation, recreation, and exercise, because of the educational and affordable services we provide. We encourage you to visit our website www.qcbike.org [1] and our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21sRDyDMQ5zGFVdE4EHKKg/channels [2] and ask any questions you may have about QC Bike. Abby Easterly QC Bike Collective 35 Elm Street, Manchester, NH 03101 603.493.1720 - shop phone 603-315-2656 - Abby phone www.qcbike.org [1] Links: ------ [1] http://www.qcbike.org [2] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21sRDyDMQ5zGFVdE4EHKKg/channels

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Mozilla search plugin for the ThinkTank archives
by cyclista＠inventati.org 12 Jan '24

12 Jan '24

Hey all, I got tried of repeatedly needing to check the archive but then having to go and dig around in my browser or a search engine just to get there and do a search. I know BOOKMARKING ISN'T HARD, but even that doesn't make it as easy as, for instance, a search plugin. So I went over to the mycroft project and made one. Here is the link to the search plugin, tested working on Firefox. It may or may not work on other browsers: https://mycroftproject.com/install.html?id=120475&basename=bc_thinktank_arc… Hopefully this will simplify things for at least a good amount of folks! IMO, the ThinkTank archive ranks up there with Sheldon Brown as an amazing information resource for the bicycle community/cooperative/collective shop worlds. Get In The Street and Ride Safe, cyclistas! ~cyclista Nicholas

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Please help orient me
by DEL HOLLAND 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

It would be really helpful to me, and I would bet others, if we all took as a protocol to always list our shop affiliation and geographic location. Del Holland Board member, Iowa City Bike Library, Iowa City, Iowa

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Job Posting : Mechanic Educator
by apuri＠intercitytransit.com 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Hello, this is a job for an educator with our transit agency based educational bike shop. Experience in a community bike shop is especially applicable to this position. Bicycle Mechanic Educator-Walk N Roll Program Representative Intercity Transit’s Walk N Roll education program improves transportation access, increases independence, and inspires a healthy lifestyle through activities that encourage Thurston County residents to walk, bike, roll and ride public transit for transportation. We are currently recruiting a Bicycle Mechanic Educator to serve as a Walk N Roll Program Representative. They will oversee the operations of the Walk N Roll educational bike shop, provide bike mechanic education, and oversee the repair and maintenance of bicycles that support Walk N Roll’s bike education programs. Do you have: • Ability to lead and educate others. • Ability to create a welcoming community space for people of all races, ages, genders, abilities, and backgrounds. • Basic skills in bicycle mechanics. (will provide training) • Proven ability to manage competing priorities effectively and work independently. • High level of personal accountability for the quality, safety, and impact of your work. • Proven ability to work in a collaborative environment and complete projects within a team. Learn more and apply here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/intercitytransit/

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Link to the 2016 CBO story in BRAIN
by rkeener＠outsideinc.com 09 Jan '24

09 Jan '24

Not sure if this will work... fingers crossed... file:///Users/raykeener/PeopleForBikes%20Dropbox/Ray%20Keener/for%20Ray/CBOs%20story%20for%20Ray.pdf

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Participants needed for research project!
by Aaron Shaw 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

Hello Bike Collectives Network! Some friends and I are entering a project design competition and we need as much feedback as we can get in the next week or so. The idea involves improving the financial sustainability of community bike projects. Would you be willing to take a few minutes to fill out this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfB5Qc1YTiqsFZ-4aZ3YkFlwvGEQay9Mmi…> to help us with the project? Thank you! We also are looking to set up a few 20-30 min interviews to ask questions and understand the needs of your organization. Sign-up to give us an interview using the form. Thanks ya'll! Aaron

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Next Bike!Bike! ?
by Bayley Vanderpoel 04 Jan '24

04 Jan '24

Does anyone know when the next Bike!Bike! is? Bayley Velocity Bicycle Coop in Alexandria & Arlington , VA. Bayley Vanderpoel Volunteer, Spokesperson, & Board Member Vélocity Bicycle Cooperative http://velocitycoop.org/ | http://www.meetup.com/VeloCity-Bicycle-Cooperative/ | https://www.facebook.com/V%C3%A9loCity-Bicycle-Cooperative-361337181517/tim… | https://twitter.com/velocitycoop | http://www.instagram.com/velocitycoop Phone: tel:7035491108 Del Ray Shop Address: https://goo.gl/maps/h7zenNZ2Ksu9XrVu8?coh=178573&entry=tt Hours: Tues, Thurs, Fri 10-4pm | Wed 10-8pm | Sat 10-4pm Clarendon Shop Address: https://goo.gl/maps/urc4V3Ytn9dc54sPA?coh=178573&entry=tt Hours: Tues, Wed Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-4pm

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Volunteer Call to Action 2024 BBE!
by cardenas.angela＠gmail.com 08 Dec '23

08 Dec '23

Hi everybody, My name is Angie Libertad, an organizer for Bike!Bike! Everywhere! earlier this week I shared this call for volunteers on social media. The call for volunteers hopefully answers some questions about BBE! which I joined last year as a facilitator and this year as an organizer. Planning for this event will only happen with your help as volunteers (like myself) and we´d like to start planning early in 2024 by signing up folks on committees. If you´d like to join the steering committee or a task committee, please send an email to bikebikeverywhere(a)gmail.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORMAL CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Hello fellow Biketivists, bike culture promoters, and community bike project organizers! We are planning another Bike!Bike!Everywhere! gathering and to make it happen in 2024 we´re seeking volunteers to help in the steering committee in task/role specific committees (eg. communications and outreach, translating and interpretation, and tech support). Please send us an email to bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com if you´d like to join the steering committee volunteer team or if you´d like to join a specific task committee. To join the steering committee, you should know some Spanish, be able to join a weekly/bimonthly group call and devote at least 3 hours work per week two months leading up to the event. Specific roles and responsibilities in the task committees where we need your help are listed at the end. But first…. What is the Bike!Bike! Everywhere! gathering? Bike!Bike! Everywhere! is an online, international, annual gathering organized by and for community bike projects. The conference is an online space for participants from bike collectives and related advocacy groups to meet over a weekend period to foster and strengthen bike communities, share experiences and resources via workshops. As an extension of the in person Bike!Bike! that's been held since 2004, the first Bike!Bike! Everywhere! was held in 2021 during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. An online gathering ensured a covid risk free event that would also be economically accessible for more participants from wider geographical distances to join, and as an additional benefit eliminated long distance travel related carbon emissions. Just as B!B!E! isn't a replacement for B!B!, B!B! is not a replacement for B!B!E!. B!B! is not meant to replace B!B!E! because there will always be people who don't want to meet because of the ongoing pandemic, people who can't afford to travel, people who don't have the time to travel, and people who don't want to meet in person because of the ongoing climate crisis. B!B!E! fills an ongoing need that was unmet with the beloved in-person B!B! How B!BE! happens and what it is like in the future is up to y'all and the wants and needs of the community, but it was made clear to us in the past B!B!E! that B!BE! fills a previously unaddressed need by people who were left out of in person B!B! events. In between gatherings, Bike!Bike! Everywhere! has taken on the role of friends of the Bike! Bike! community at large which has included website maintenance, financial admin, engaging with bike community networks through social media and listservs, and holding language exchanges alongside language justice efforts. What do we hope to accomplish with a 2024 Bike!Bike! Everywhere! gathering? More diversity in bike project workshops, more space for socializing. Attendees voiced an interest in a wider variety of bike projects to hold workshops/talks. Given that there are far fewer community bike workshops in Latin America than the US and Canada, we would like to invite collectives and individuals leading unique or innovative bike initiatives and projects to join and share their work at the gathering. In the past two B!B!E!s, some attendees said there wasn't enough time set aside for socializing. This will be more of a focus in the next gathering. 2024 B!B!E! will also be a good opportunity to have a conversation about the future of an in-person Bike!Bike! Online discussion about a future B!B! started during the drafting of this call for volunteers. It's available here: https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… More information about Bike!Bike! and Bike!Bike!Everywhere! can be found here: https://www.bikecollectives.org/es-index.html https://www.bikecollectives.org/acerca-de-colectivos-bici.html Recordings from past gatherings: https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere Write to us at bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com if you´d like to join the steering committee team or if you´d like to join a specific committee. Steering Committee (just a few tasks listed ) • Inviting speakers and planning event schedule • Coordinating workshops • Calling for and preparing facilitators • Works alongside task committees Task Committees and Stand Alone Roles Fundraising and Outreach • Send out direct outreach requests to orgs/collectives • Organize in person or online campaigns Communications and Outreach • Email (incl. listserv) management • Social media outreach and management • Graphic design for bikebike.org and social media • Discord channel moderating during event Language justice • Interpreting (stipend available) • Translating docs Tech • Updating bikebike.org and bikecollectives.org • Tech support during workshops • Maintain digital archiving during the gathering Ombuds/Mediator

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Liability
by Bike Cave 01 Nov '23

01 Nov '23

Hi All, Chelsea here from the Bike Cave in Duluth, MN. We're a pretty informal community bike shop that is open two days a week from April-October and we are 100% volunteer and donation operated. We use the basement and backyard of a Catholic Worker house. We recently received an email from someone who is interested in donating bikes that have been returned to their business but they are concerned about liability. This has sparked some conversation around the need for a release of liability that folks sign before they adopt a bike here. Because we are not formally incorporated we don't have any sort of coverage outside of homeowners insurance. I don't really even know who would be liable if there ever was an incident involving one of the bikes that we fixed up. Anyone have any experience or recommendations around this? Thanks in advance! Peace, Chelsea for all of us at the Bike Cave https://www.loavesandfishesduluth.com/bike-cave https://www.facebook.com/BikeCaveDuluth

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POS systems
by Molly Miksa 18 Oct '23

18 Oct '23

Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice on point-of sale-systems. Anyone have something you really like? We're a DIY bike repair shop, with 1-2 employees plus sometimes volunteers on cash. We sell used bikes, new and used parts, merch, stand time, memberships, and sometimes event tickets. We've been using Square, and find it clunky and insufficient. Some specific issues we'd love to rectify: - No option for layaways - Cost-price inputting is not versatile - No multiple login options (so we can recall who rang through a particular sale) - No easy way to remove tax for Indigenous customers (we're Canadian) - Gift cards are a pain Any advice much appreciated! Molly Molly Miksa Executive Director [image: londoncyclelink.ca] <https://www.londoncyclelink.ca/>

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Fwd: There's a Fediverse group now, hay un grupo de Fediverse ahora!
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 17 Oct '23

17 Oct '23

Forwarding this because it looks like there was a delivery issue and it didn't actually come through to the Think Tank: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: angel york <bike(a)angelyork.com> Date: Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 8:39 PM Subject: There's a Fediverse group now, hay un grupo de Fediverse ahora! To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Cc: Bike!Bike! Everywhere! <bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com> Hi all, 1. You can now follow *https://climatejustice.global/@bbe* <https://climatejustice.global/@bbe> from anywhere on the Fediverse (Mastodon, PixelFed, etc.) for news about B!B!E!. We will cross-post any big announcements to the Fediverse using this account. 2. Anyone can post to and/or follow the Guppe group *BikeCollectives_TalleresCommunitarios(a)a.gup.pe <BikeCollectives_TalleresCommunitarios(a)a.gup.pe>* from anywhere on the Fediverse (Mastodon, PixelFed, etc.) for general bike collectives stuff. (Moderation is done by reporting things to your local instance.) 3. We will need a volunteer or volunteers to post announcements for the planning and tech teams and relay questions from the fediverse to the people not keeping up with the fediverse who can answer those questions. Bilingual en/es preferred. Thanks, Angel Traducido por deepl y yo: Hola a todos, 1. Ahora puedes seguir *https://climatejustice.global/@bbe* <https://climatejustice.global/@bbe> desde cualquier lugar de Fediverse (Mastodon, PixelFed, etc.) para obtener noticias sobre B!B!E!. Publicaremos cualquier anuncio importante en esta cuenta. 2. Cualquiera puede publicar y/o seguir al grupo Guppe *BikeCollectives_TalleresCommunitarios(a)a.gup.pe* <BikeCollectives_TalleresCommunitarios(a)a.gup.pe> desde cualquier lugar del Fediverso (Mastodon, PixelFed, etc.) para asuntos generales de colectivos de ciclistas. (La moderación se hace reportando cosas a tu instancia local). 3. Necesitaremos uno o varios voluntarixs que publiquen anuncios para los equipos de planificación y tecnología y que transmitan las preguntas del fediverso a las personas que no están en el fediverso y que pueden responder a esas preguntas. Preferiblemente bilingües es/en. Gracias, Angel

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What to do about signs of drugs, alcohol, and mental illness?
by wade＠bikeconnector.org 12 Oct '23

12 Oct '23

The Bike Connector is a non-profit, volunteer-run, community-based program that collaborates with community partners to distribute and maintain free bikes. We've been serving the community for five years and have traditionally worked with schools and social service agencies. Most of our customers are referred to us through partner organizations. Recently, we've been seeing an uptick in unaffiliated adults walking into our shop looking for bikes. Many of these folks have heard of us through word of mouth. News of "free" bikes spreads fast. We do not know the stories of the people we serve, nor do we care. We treat everyone that walks in the door with dignity. Occasionally we get people that walk in the door that appear drunk or high. There is a prevalent opioid use problem in our community. People often smell like they've consumed alcohol and/or weed. I recently noticed an adult visitor discreetly drinking a nip. He did not behave drunk and I did not intervene. I'd like to have an understanding of how best to deal with these individuals in a respectful manner. When someone comes into the shop smoking a cigarette, I don't hesitate to let them know that smoking is prohibited and to take the cigarette outside. When they smell of alcohol or weed, what do we do? When they exhibit signs of drug abuse or mental illness (stumbling, slurred speech, anger, confusion), what do we do? We have policies in place for minors. With regards to adults, things get a bit more complicated. Suggestions and resources are welcome.

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Critical mass & music
by Claude Ferron 09 Oct '23

09 Oct '23

I'd like to ear from the community about your technical solutions when it comes to play music in a critical mass. We in Trois-Rivières are starting to built the habit of having a critical mass each month. Music is kind of great during those events. Having a DJ on a trailer is our ultimate goal, but in the meantime we can simply play music with our bluetooth speaker. Having only one person playing music cannot make it heard from the mass. Any software of ideas to have the entire mass play the music in sync? Are you using a special app? It be great if we could have one "master" and many "slaves" to make the music travel throught the mass. Any cues? Thanks Claude Long life to critical mass Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada

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Question re community bike shops
by Emory Shaw 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

HI all, I'm just doing a bit of research and I figured this would be a good place to ask a question: does anyone know of a case where community bike shops have united together to form some kind of federation or coalition ? Many cities are dotted with such shops that tend to share a similar social mission: are there any examples of cities or regions where they have come together to better address shared challenges (re volunteers, suppliers, financing etc.)? It would be great to get some insight on this, as there are talks of doing this kind of thing in the city I'm in (Montreal). I'm curious to know if and how other places might have succeeded or not at achieving this. Any thoughts or leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Emory

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Re: Question re community bike shops
by Claude Ferron 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Emory, We are based in Trois-Rivières, QC and would like to start such a mouvement. Can you get in touch with me at claude<at>lacyclerie.ca Hope you get this message. As for progress in our endeavour, I will post an update here when something new happens. Thanks Claude -- <http://www.lacyclerie.ca> Claude Ferron Co-coordonnateur La Cyclerie [image: FB_LaCyclerie] <https://www.facebook.com/LaCyclerie3R/> [image: Insta_LaCyclerie] <https://www.instagram.com/lacyclerie3r/>

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We're Hiring our Next Program Manager!
by Emily Gage 13 Sep '23

13 Sep '23

Hi Everyone, Phoenix Bikes is an Arlington nonprofit that uniquely combines youth educational programs with a full-service bike shop. Every year, 300-400 local middle and high school students benefit from the 100% free youth programming at Phoenix Bikes—learning hands-on mechanics skills, enjoying riding and racing, and building meaningful relationships with peers and mentors. We’re currently searching for our next Education Program Manager, and I'm hoping you may have some leads you can pass our way and/or share the job posting with. This is a leadership position that runs our youth education work. The person in this position will teach bicycle mechanics to 6th-12th graders, manage our mechanics instructors, plan and coordinate youth programming, and coordinate our external partnerships with schools, afterschool programs and others. We're looking for someone who is passionate about working with youth, an excellent mechanic, and someone with program management and people management experience. This is a full-time position with an annual salary of $53-60K and benefits. The full job posting is here <https://www.indeed.com/job/education-program-manager-a7fdf339f2148071?_gl=1…> . Please consider applying or sharing with someone you think might be a good fit. Thanks, Emily _________________ [image: Phoenix Bikes] <https://www.phoenixbikes.org/> *Emily Gage* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes www.phoenixbikes.org | emily(a)phoenixbikes.org [image: icon] 909 S. Dinwiddie St. Arlington, VA 22204 <https://maps.google.com/?q=909%20S.%20Dinwiddie%20St.%20Arlington,%20VA%202…> [image: icon] (703) 346-0035

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Insurance
by Elmira Bikes 28 Aug '23

28 Aug '23

Hi y’all, Please send contacts for who insures your community shops. We had coverage from a local business that isn’t working out. Thanks a lot! Elmira Community Cycle

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Community Cycles in Boulder, CO is hiring a Production Manager
by Ann Haebig 08 Aug '23

08 Aug '23

Community Cycles in Boulder, CO is hiring a Production Manager! To apply send a resume and cover letter to sales(a)communitycycles.org. Job description and requirements below. I'm just the messenger here; to get a response please email sales(a)communitycycles.org. Thanks! -Ann Haebig ann(a)communitycycles.org The Production Manager is responsible for: - Fostering an engaging and effective team environment - Working with the Shop Director, setting pricing that is fair for both customers and the organization - Maintaining appropriate inventory levels of incoming donations, bikes to work on, bikes for sale, and tools for programs. - Leading the team of mechanics that produce safe, reliable refurbished bikes and parts in an efficient time frame for resale out of the retail shop of Community Cycles, Experience: The Production Manager must have extensive experience with bicycles and their resale value to determine their destination. A wide knowledge range of the intricacies of components and their compatibility is essential. Must be able to quickly recognize unsafe, cracked, and bent frames that should not be built up. Responsibilities: Refurbishing donated bikes that are for sale in our shop. Managing the most cost-effective route for refurbishment by using new or used parts. Overseeing the flow/systems of refurbished bikes and used parts, including: - Storage of all bikes; onsite and offsite (including sharing this space with the sales department when bulk purchases are necessary). - Maintaining clear and orderly separation of adult bikes and children’s bikes, both finished and not finished - Maintaining appropriate inventory levels of bikes for mechanics to work on. - Maintaining production tool inventory with appropriate levels to accomplish jobs for production - Oversee the incoming donations and develop plans for overflow - Evaluating the final destination for all bikes/parts (including recycling, refurbishing, parting out, or selling as-is) - Safety check/quality control of bikes built by other mechanics & volunteers to ensure they meet CC’s high standards for safety and performance. - Delegating specific projects to shop mechanics on a daily/weekly basis. - Overseeing and maintaining the areas used for production or general area during times it is used as production space - cleanliness & keeping tools in order, as well as maintaining an inventory of backstock parts - Frequently providing actionable positive and corrective feedback to direct reports, both informally and formally. - Timely and effectively dealing with low performers and being willing to make tough personnel decisions when needed. - Competent with emails, spreadsheets, and documentation, etc. - Coordinating with the other managers and Shop Director for needs regarding parts, tools, supplies, etc. - Responsible for the staffing of the production mechanic team by identifying and hiring strong talent for the team. The Production Manager should set a strong example for the other mechanics in terms of the quality of their builds and their professional demeanor. Other mechanics should be able to look to the Production Manager's work to learn the mechanical and aesthetic standards for the bikes that we sell at Community Cycles. In addition, fostering an engaging team environment through collaboration, sharing wins and successes, using an open-door approach, being eminently interruptible, and inspiring everyone to perform at their best by leading by example and with actions that best reflect the organization's best interests The Production Manager may be occasionally asked to oversee special events such as the Kids’ Holiday Bike Giveaway. The Production Manager will also be asked to occasionally attend meetings where policies and changes may be discussed. The Production Manager will be expected to maintain a valid driver's license with a clean record. Pay: $42k-48k based on hours/experience/performance ($21-25 hourly) Reports to: Shop Director on a regular basis. Works extensively with other managers.

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Bike collection day, what do you check
by Claude Ferron 07 Aug '23

07 Aug '23

Hello all, We are going to collect used bikes from the community and while receiving them we will inventory the one we will keep. While making the inventory (using a Google Form) we will check several things on the bike to assign it a "score". This will help us prioritize the repairs. Things we will look for would be loose crankset, rusty chains, brakes (pads and cables). My questions, what are those things you check when receiving bikes on your side? I want to make sure we don't forget anything. Thanks, Claude -- <http://www.lacyclerie.ca> Claude Ferron Co-coordonnateur La Cyclerie claude(a)lacyclerie.ca [image: FB_LaCyclerie] <https://www.facebook.com/LaCyclerie3R/> [image: Insta_LaCyclerie] <https://www.instagram.com/lacyclerie3r/>

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What would be your wish list?
by Andy Ballentine 02 Aug '23

02 Aug '23

Hello, all -- The Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (Virginia) is moving into expanded space in a couple of months, and we have the opportunity to apply for a substantial grant. We need a parts washer, and that's one idea of what to apply for. In your experience of running your co-ops, what else have you found to be helpful? Thanks! Andy Ballentine

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Sustainable wishlist
by DEL HOLLAND 02 Aug '23

02 Aug '23

My suggestion would be looking at energy usage; change to all LED lights, update or replace windows and doors, add insulation where every you can, plan to replace water heaters, HVAC systems with all electric and, of course, photovoltaic panels. Del Holland board member Iowa City Bike Library Sent from Del’s iPad

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Re: Parts Washers (Bike Saviours)
by Nicole Muratore 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Our shop was gifted an ultrasonic cleaner that we swear by. It holds 30L of liquid and we use a 1:10 ratio of Simple Green to water. We've removed the heat sink because it already heats up on its own with lots of use. Looks like it runs $360 on Amazon https://a.co/d/8FHJ9Uv No sealed bearing units go in this device - no freewheels, cartridge bottom brackets and headsets, or jockey wheels and idlers. Cheers, *Nicole* On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 12:58 PM < thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > Send TheThinkTank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe 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. Parts Washers (Yellow Bike Project) > 2. Re: Parts Washers (Gregory Ferguson) > 3. Re: Fwd: There's a Fediverse group now, hay un grupo de Fediverse > ahora! > (Jonathan Rosenbaum) > 4. Re: Parts Washers (cyclista(a)inventati.org) > 5. Re: Question re community bike shops (Alejandro Manga Tinoco) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Yellow Bike Project <austinyellowbike(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:08:01 -0500 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Parts Washers > Yellow Bike Project in Austin is investigating the purchase of a parts > washer. Maybe a 15-20 gal capacity with a pump, and possibly a heater. We > currently use donated rags and T-shirts with simple green to hand clean > parts and frames. We do not launder the rags,but just send them to the > landfill. We are wondering what is the best solution, ecologically and > economically. Advice and recommendations are appreciated. Robert, YB Board > Memebr > > Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org > 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 > Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> > "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi > "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there is." > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gregory Ferguson <gregferg2(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: Yellow Bike Project <austinyellowbike(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:35:03 -0400 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Re: Parts Washers > Hi > > Parts washer: > We use a Zep parts washer (Dyna clean model, about $3k) and a harbor > freight one (about $150). The Zep one is clearly better, and it gets the > most use, but I can't say if it's worth the price difference. > > The main difference we noticed was when we switched from mineral spirits > to a biodegradable, non toxic degreaser. It's nice to not to have to worry > as much about proper venting, long gloves, eye protection, etc. But, I'm > sad to say that the healthier stuff does not degrease or clean nearly as > well. > > Regs: > We have an arrangement with a car detailer. For fear of scratching > customer cars, they start with new rags and only use them once. So, they > give the used ones to us by the garbage bagfuls. Since the rags are already > recycled, we don't feel so bad about tossing out the ones we get the > grungiest. > > Hope this helps, > Greg > Long Island Bike Co-op > > > > On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 11:08 AM Yellow Bike Project via TheThinkTank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> Yellow Bike Project in Austin is investigating the purchase of a parts >> washer. Maybe a 15-20 gal capacity with a pump, and possibly a heater. We >> currently use donated rags and T-shirts with simple green to hand clean >> parts and frames. We do not launder the rags,but just send them to the >> landfill. We are wondering what is the best solution, ecologically and >> economically. Advice and recommendations are appreciated. Robert, YB Board >> Memebr >> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there is." >> _______________________________________________ >> TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jonathan Rosenbaum <bike(a)bikelover.org> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:39:17 -0000 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Re: Fwd: There's a Fediverse group now, hay un > grupo de Fediverse ahora! > There wasn't a delivery issue. bike(a)angelyork.com is not a subscribed > user. > > -Jonathan > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: cyclista(a)inventati.org > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:46:19 +0000 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Re: Parts Washers > Regarding rags and landfills, we had a volunteer for awhile who was into > chemistry, and they were keen on developing a simple process for > cleaning rags whereby they would be agitated in a sealed container > filled with a readily available, affordable, and reusable solvent, > probably gasoline. The solvent was supposed to cause the grease and oils > to settle out, and in combination with the agitation would cause the > particulates to also settle out. The system would have been maintained > by periodically scooping out the sediment. > > I think dry cleaning for garments has a similar system, cleaning with a > specialized chemical (as opposed to water and soap) which get reused. > > We didn't create a prototype because we hadn't yet imagined a way to dry > the rags without filling some area with fumes, or just in general > offgassing heavily into the ecosystem (which a vent hood would > facilitate). But perhaps a reader out there has an idea to solve for > that and wants to take this idea somewhere. > > The general idea was to separate rag "dirt" into a powder/silt that, > being very small in volume, was less of a burden on landfills. I > certainly like the idea in principle. > > ~cyclista Nicholas > > > On 2023-07-12 18:35, Gregory Ferguson via TheThinkTank wrote: > > Hi > > > > Parts washer: > > We use a Zep parts washer (Dyna clean model, about $3k) and a harbor > > freight one (about $150). The Zep one is clearly better, and it gets > > the > > most use, but I can't say if it's worth the price difference. > > > > The main difference we noticed was when we switched from mineral > > spirits to > > a biodegradable, non toxic degreaser. It's nice to not to have to worry > > as > > much about proper venting, long gloves, eye protection, etc. But, I'm > > sad > > to say that the healthier stuff does not degrease or clean nearly as > > well. > > > > Regs: > > We have an arrangement with a car detailer. For fear of scratching > > customer > > cars, they start with new rags and only use them once. So, they give > > the > > used ones to us by the garbage bagfuls. Since the rags are already > > recycled, we don't feel so bad about tossing out the ones we get the > > grungiest. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Greg > > Long Island Bike Co-op > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 12, 2023 at 11:08 AM Yellow Bike Project via TheThinkTank < > > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > > >> Yellow Bike Project in Austin is investigating the purchase of a parts > >> washer. Maybe a 15-20 gal capacity with a pump, and possibly a heater. > >> We > >> currently use donated rags and T-shirts with simple green to hand > >> clean > >> parts and frames. We do not launder the rags,but just send them to > >> the > >> landfill. We are wondering what is the best solution, ecologically and > >> economically. Advice and recommendations are appreciated. Robert, YB > >> Board > >> Memebr > >> > >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org > >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 > >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> > >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi > >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there is." > >> _______________________________________________ > >> TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > >> To unsubscribe send an email to > >> thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > >> To view this discussion on the web visit > >> > https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alejandro Manga Tinoco <alejandromanga(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: "Bike!Bike! Everywhere!" <bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 14:56:13 -0500 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Re: Question re community bike shops > > Hi all, > > First of all, apologies for some of the links that follow and are in > french. As Angel stated, the French have a network, L’Heureux Cyclage, > which is very similar to Bike Collectives, but a little more formal: It is > a “association de loi 1901” the French equivalent of a not-for-profit > 501(c)(3) organization. Like Bike Collectives / Bike! Bike! It has a > charter of values, and all belonging organizations need to adhere to those > values to become members: > > https://www.heureux-cyclage.org/charte.html?lang=fr > > The organization grew around the same time as Bike Collectives/Bike!Bike! > but under a French context. It is strongly influenced by French anarchism > and French libertarianism ( equal parts equality and liberty), and some of > the original members are very close to the French freeware movement, the > Framasoft people because of the shared values: > > https://framablog.org/2013/12/02/utopie-du-logiciel-libre-sebastien-broca/ > > > https://framablog.org/2009/11/23/logiciel-libre-theories-intelligence-colle… > > In fact, the first paid position of the network was for the guy in charge > of running the software for the bike kitchens to allow them to emancipate > themselves from big tech. > > I think the big differences between LHC and Bike!Bike! is due to different > cultural, social, political, and economic contexts: > > 1) Most funding in France for not-for-profits is public, so there is > a cultural expectation to get money from the different layers of the > government while keeping politically independent. > > 2) French anarchism/libertarianism is slightly different from the > American version. > > 3) There is a bigger emphasis on degrowth ( no one drives to a > kitchen in France, most people don’t own cars, and most radical kitchens > are opposed even to electric bikes, and people shame you(me) for flying > even though both my research and organizing require for me to do so. > > Clavettes ( Cotters): Because of questions of values and political > outlook, the network aims at decentralizing and encouraging local > cooperation. The clavettes are the local networks of kitchens, the > strongest ones are in Lyon, Greater, Paris, and Grenoble ( which is kind of > the mecca of French kitchens). Clavettes are very useful because they > shared issues, they are better at spreading ( the French use the word > *essaimer,* which would translate to swarming, as the bees do), sharing > resources, and mobilizing together. > > There also working groups for specific issues: gender stuff, race stuff, > coop employees, and low-density territories. For some of these issues, the > network has produced guides ( often financed by the French government and > the territorial agencies). > > https://www.heureux-cyclage.org/guides.html?lang=fr > > @Geoffrey: > > Like the Bike Collective, LHC is decentralized, and volunteer-run. The way > I see it is that it runs on the heart, which means that it works better > with a small group of committed and motivated people, the downside is that > some stuff doesn’t happen because nobody takes the wheel for annoying tasks > that need to happen. Also, like in the US, burnout is prevalent ( I have > talked with many people about this, on both sides of the ocean, both for my > research and because they are my friends and allies). There are many > academic publications on the subject (See Adonia Lugo Bicycle/Race) and > currently there are some efforts to document the issue of cycling and > trauma. > > Geoffroy Pleyers in the early 2000s studied the alter-globalization > movement and split them into what he called the way of the reason, those > that were into policy-making and invading spaces of power, and those of the > way of subjectivity ( those who were in the ground, close to the people > mobilizing) for me the bike movement has both, and both LHC and bike > collectives are of the latter kind. The issue is that each form of > mobilization has its limits ( and a fair share of unsolvable problems, like > how to get more volunteers, how to reach people and resources without > selling out, how to keep true to our values while reaching out most > people…). > > > https://www.academia.edu/44702177/Alter_globalization_Becoming_actors_in_th… > . > > @Luke: > > The French network also has a list like this one, except that only members > can access it, and it is not as easy to handle as this one ( kudos to all > the people involved in making this so easy, thanks!) > > https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons > > The other thing is that French radical people are very private, and most > of them dislike high-tech and even cell phones… The pandemic changed that a > little bit as it forced people to have online meetings, but still, there is > resistance towards online stuff. The other thing is language, for creative > language is also very important for the network ( for instance the name of > the network is a pun, which translates into happy cycling, but it also > reads like “le recyclage” /recycling). > > The last thing I want to say is that collectives that run with the heart, > need face-to-face spaces to keep alive. To strengthen the bonds of people, > and to have those liminal spaces where new ideas flourish, I hope > Bike!Bike! gets to meet in person soon, and I hope those people who live > close to each other get to meet each other to share together. > > PS: > > I have written about bike kitchens both in French and in English, here are > a couple of links: > > > https://theconversation.com/bike-kitchens-the-community-run-repair-workshop… > > > https://medium.com/anthropocene2050/les-ateliers-dautor%C3%A9paration-du-v%… > > Alejandro > > On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 21:59, Bike!Bike! Everywhere! via TheThinkTank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> forwarding another message that bounced... >> >> ============ Forwarded message ============ >> From: angel york <bike(a)angelyork.com> >> To: "The Think Tank"<thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >> Cc: "Luke Box"<lukebox(a)gmail.com> >> Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2023 02:57:27 -0700 >> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Re: Question re community bike shops >> ============ Forwarded message ============ >> >> Hi all, >> >> I have a migraine right now, so maybe I missed something. Anyone who >> wants to is welcome to start anything they want. Anyone who wants to be >> involved in existing or new projects is encouraged to do so. Email >> bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. >> >> I'll do a brief overview of existing and potential ways to communicate >> with this community. This has also turned into an impromtu update, it is >> not a complete update. I didn't run it past the tech and planning teams. >> >> *Active volunteer groups*: There's the planning team (english/spanish) >> for Bike!Bike! Everywhere! (the online conference) and the tech team >> (currently english/technobabble). There was also intercambio/language >> exchange for a few months after B!B!E!2022, that was a lot of fun. Right >> now, the planning team communicates over email and now also WhatsApp and >> the tech team communicates by email. Both groups have recurring video >> meetings. >> >> *Social media:* >> There is no form of social media that's going to work for everyone. >> Anti-capitalism is important but so is intersectionality. If we care about >> DEIB <https://www.inclusionhub.com/articles/what-is-dei>, and we do, >> sometimes we have to reach people where they are. >> >> - People made an account for instagram for a past B!B!, Tijuana I >> think, so B!B!E! planners use it to post event announcements, to reach >> people where they are. >> - There's a really old facebook group with a lot of people in it, so >> the B!B!E! planners have a stub of a facebook account to be able to >> interact with the people there. >> - There's a discord room, it's not active but it's there. >> - At 9:07 a.m. this morning I submitted a request to create a >> Mastodon account because I suspect some of our community is on Mastodon. >> My plan was to create a guppy group after checking with the planning and/or >> tech teams, just a stub so people could use it if they want. Sounds like >> there's interest. >> >> *Websites and various accounts*: bikebike.org and bikecollectives.org >> are both community resources. Anyone who wants to post an event to >> bikebike.org can do so, you just have to email >> bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com and we will connect you with a login to >> create an event. We are aware that the front page of bikecollectives.org >> needs an overhaul, it is actively on the to do list to update it with an >> organized overview of resources that are available to all, switch out the >> picture, that sort of thing. >> >> *Fact check: *Technically the bike collectives network isn't a >> non-profit. We're run by anarchy. B!B!E! has a non-profit fiscal host. >> That's OCF. They handle the money. Their values align well with the >> values of our community and they have been just fantastic to work with and >> we're lucky to have them and the open collective software. >> >> Speaking of money, we're still all volunteer-run. Translators and >> interpreters get a stipend which is paid by B!B!E! attendees, and we have >> several generous recurring donors covering tech infrastructure expenses. >> >> *Tech: *At the last tech meeting, we finished putting together a major >> update of what we've been working on. Nothing particularly visible, mostly >> a lot of deferred maintenance type stuff - getting the existing tech like >> this mailing list and the wiki and bikebike.org updated and onto a >> hosting provider that meets our needs better. Once that is done, we'd like >> to see what new stuff we can implement to meet some of the needs you are >> describing. It's slow going, because we have approximately 1.6 techie >> volunteers (between the three active people on the tech team) working on >> all of it. We're waiting on the translation to Spanish before posting that >> update. Should be up some time this month. >> >> *B!B!E! Planning: *Due to various illnesses, this year's planning team >> is just getting warmed up this past month or so. They'll be putting out an >> announcement with an update and a request for B!B!E! and tech volunteers >> probably some time in the next month or so. >> >> *Communications: *B!B! in person regional and international events, >> B!B!E! virtual events, the websites, this email list, the wiki, the social >> media accounts, *all of these resources are about finding and connecting >> with each other. * We are run by whoever puts love into it. That's all >> of us! >> >> Anyone who wants to is welcome to start anything they want. Anyone who >> wants to be involved in existing or new projects is encouraged to do so. >> Email bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. >> >> *Back to the original question,* "a case where community bike shops have >> united together to form some kind of federation or coalition ?" I think the >> French ones did that, not sure if it's the scale you're looking for though: >> https://www.heureux-cyclage.org/La-carte-de-L-Heureux-Cyclage-le.html?lang=… >> >> <3 Angel >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 11:02 PM Luke Box via TheThinkTank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> This community (The Bicycle Collective) is the largest global network of >>> non-profit/do good bicycle shops. There is a maintained wiki with a whole >>> bunch of really great resources and most of the email discussions here are >>> archived and searchable online. They've also been very involved in >>> organizing BikeBike in real life, and virtually. >>> >>> It sounds like what you're seeking (similar to myself) is >>> somewhere/something with more/easier engagement and conversation. In your >>> case, maybe regionally. In my case, I just want folks to interact with from >>> anywhere, that are doing similar work than me. Call it a federation or >>> coalition or whatever. Personally, I just want somewhere where there is >>> active discussion about "how do y'all do this at your shop", "get a load of >>> this shit" etc. I think we all have similar enough goals that there doesn't >>> need to be 'an organization'. >>> >>> ThinkCollective organizers/managers/founders have been hesitant to >>> develop or encourage discussions in this regard, outside of this >>> space/network. Point being, using alternative services provided by >>> for-profit companies and corporations create >>> accessibility/ownership barriers, defies the 'collective fundamentals' that >>> the network was founded on and directly interfere with some anti-capitalist >>> notions that they've busted their ass to not be a part of. They're a >>> non-profit that maintain all their own servers and rely on open-source >>> software and services to operate and organize volunteer translators to >>> translate a lot of their resources. If you're reading this, you owe them a >>> huge thank you. Thanks y'all. This bike co-op stuff has changed my life, >>> for real. >>> >>> I've deleted a bit of this email where I had written about alternative >>> ways to communicate outside the Bike Collective Network, out of respect. >>> >>> I love and fully support the fundamentals and efforts made by Bike >>> Collective to create a self sustaining and accessible trove of information >>> and discussion. I (as well as others) would really love(need?) a 'living >>> online space' where co-op organizers/volunteers/managers/board members/ >>> etc. can help each other and communicate. This email listserv and the >>> archives are not it. >>> >>> People want an app on their phone that is easy to use and looks good >>> where they can send short form text messages, and create threads and >>> channels/rooms and direct replies and send pictures and videos and stupid >>> gifs. Younger generations of adults who are now managing/developing >>> non-profit bicycles cooperative are not going to search an online archive >>> or use a wiki. This discussion exists there, and it keeps happening due to >>> this fact. People organize and communicate online much differently now, >>> than they did when this network was founded. I hate the means by which this >>> comes, but it's not going to change how people behave. >>> >>> Anyone is welcome to reply to me if you're interested in an alternative >>> space to organize/chat outside of this network. It sucks to >>> fork/branch/divide efforts made here, but it's going to happen if not >>> managed internally. I've had a chat with BikeCollective organizers, and >>> they have done a whole bunch of work to organize this email listserv >>> archive but it seems they are not interested/don't have the >>> time/space/money to maintain any more than what exists here. >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 9, 2023 at 11:16 AM Geoffrey B via TheThinkTank < >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>> >>>> It has happened several times in Toronto. I'd say the opposite is >>>> beneficial. When a group gets too big, they lose something. >>>> >>>> It happens every few decades. Groups lose faith and merge, but it never >>>> ends well. >>>> >>>> My group lost a lot of its integrity when they focused on the massive >>>> rent due every month. We all worked for the landlord and not the community. >>>> >>>> Mandates get lost, and members leave from burnout. >>>> >>>> The smaller the operation, the better. Especially in a city like >>>> Montreal. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jul 9, 2023, 2:13 a.m. Emory Shaw via TheThinkTank < >>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I'm just doing a bit of research and I figured this would be a good >>>>> place to ask a question: does anyone know of a case where community bike >>>>> shops have united together to form some kind of federation or coalition ? >>>>> Many cities are dotted with such shops that tend to share a similar social >>>>> mission: are there any examples of cities or regions where they have come >>>>> together to better address shared challenges (re volunteers, suppliers, >>>>> financing etc.)? It would be great to get some insight on this, as there >>>>> are talks of doing this kind of thing in the city I'm in (Montreal). I'm >>>>> curious to know if and how other places might have succeeded or not at >>>>> achieving this. Any thoughts or leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> Emory >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>>> thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>>> thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://lists.bikecollectives.org/hyperkitty/list/thethinktank@lists.bikeco… > > _______________________________________________ > TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org >

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Job Posting for bike shop manager
by Eric Brozell 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Hello Fellow Travelers, The following is a posting for a part time position at a community bike shop in Erie, Pa. This is a shop that I have been involved with for 10 years. There are a great core of volunteers that are committed, experienced and have been involved for a number of years. This community bike bike shop is poised to expand and has been well received by the community. We need someone with good community experience, have good organizational skills and be a good teacher able to lead bike safety workshops, rides and work with adults as well as children. Thank you, Eric Brozell Bike Erie and Erie Bicycle Recycllery Sent from my iPhone

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Job Posting - Our Community Bikes Executive Director (Vancouver, BC)
by Johanna Bleecker 20 Jul '23

20 Jul '23

Hello, Our Community Bikes is a social enterprise charitable nonprofit in Vancouver, BC. We operate a full-service bike shop as well as education and cycling access programs, all through an anti-oppressive lens. More information and job posting can be found here: https://ourcommunitybikes.org/work-with-us/ Feel free to send any questions my way. Thank you, Johanna Bleecker Co-Chair Our Community Bikes

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Parts Washers (Yellow Bike Project), actually specifically rags
by DEL HOLLAND 13 Jul '23

13 Jul '23

We choose to buy a used washing machine and used it only for rag washing; we got several more uses out of them that way. Unfortunately, in my view, we have gone back to a commercial supplier of rags. They bring cleaned ones and pick up and treat (wash) our used ones; not cheap. We have access to hospital surgical new, unused in the surgery rags, but the vendor will not accept them into their stream 🙁 Del Holland Board Member Iowa City Bike Library

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Parts Washers
by Yellow Bike Project 12 Jul '23

12 Jul '23

Yellow Bike Project in Austin is investigating the purchase of a parts washer. Maybe a 15-20 gal capacity with a pump, and possibly a heater. We currently use donated rags and T-shirts with simple green to hand clean parts and frames. We do not launder the rags,but just send them to the landfill. We are wondering what is the best solution, ecologically and economically. Advice and recommendations are appreciated. Robert, YB Board Memebr Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there is."

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Seeking examples of liability waivers
by Joshua H. 11 Jul '23

11 Jul '23

Hello all, We need a better liability waiver for our CBS. We need something that is easy to read/understand. I've tried searching through the archives of the thinktank but it isn't returning any results (getting a ht://Dig error). Anything you can send will be very helpful! Bicycle rider solidarity, Joshua Community Bike Shop at Barber Park

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Organization of 'Community' Bike Shops?
by eric clough 10 Jul '23

10 Jul '23

Hello Emory and ThinkTankers - I really appreciate the posting by Emory and I would like to offer a few thoughts. Before I do that, I want to acknowledge, as Luke Box did, the valuable content and work represented here in the ThinkTank. Since the time I founded a small community bike shop in Coos Bay, Or. (2018), I have paid close attention to the content of exchanges here. I have participated in the virtual BikeBike and I look forward to an in-person BikeBike sometime soon. Thank you ThinkTank for all the resource you provide - I find it very valuable. Cheers to all those who have put effort into it over the years. The major urban centers of Oregon (Portland, Salem, Hillsboro, Corvallis, Eugene) all have large and well established 'community' bike shops. Oregon has smaller communities that also have community bike shops. Like Coos Bay and Waldport (others?). I am interested in Emory's posting because in Coos Bay we are finding it difficult to sustain volunteer effort to operate the various programs needed in our community. We don't generate enough revenue (sales & service) to support paid staff and, while we have had some success with grant applications, our experience is that implementing grant programs with all volunteer effort is challenging. We also struggle with basic business admin functions. I definitely appreciate the comment from Geofry Smart about merging of groups can result in loss of values and perhaps other important facets of community-based operation (autonomy for example). However, burnout is hitting our small operation pretty hard these days. We are on an unsustainable volunteer path. In the pacific northwest, there is currently a developing 'umbrella' non-profit organization that is intended to support a consortium of regional community bike shops. I don't know a lot about it at this time but I am interested to learn more. Laura Brooke - thank you for the reference to the Vermont group. I will be reaching out to the "Old Spokes Home" (love the name!) Eric Clough Front Street Community Bike Works Park Your Car - Ride Your Bike!

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4. Question re community bike shops (Emory Shaw)
by Geoffrey Smart 09 Jul '23

09 Jul '23

The community bike shops in Melbourne ,Australia communicate via a WhatsApp group and have met in person a couple of times. The in person meets disappeared over the long covid lockdowns. *Geoff Smart* Chair Back2Bikes M : 0419 345 440 525 Williamstown Rd Port Melbourne 3207 back2bikes.org.au

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Bikes Together in Denver is hiring! Mac is stepping back :)
by Mac Liman 05 Jul '23

05 Jul '23

Hi Bike Collectives, Bikes Together <https://www.bikestogether.org/> in Denver, CO USA is hiring a newly re-worked *Program Manager* position <https://www.bikestogether.org/job-opportunities> to lead our volunteer, recycling and education programming. Please spread the word about this great job! Application deadline July 10th! Also - I will be stepping back from my role as Program Director after many (6? 20?) years! If anyone wants to stay connected with me related to bike!bike!, operations, feminist and anti-racist practice in bike co-ops, or the End Build To Fail Bicycles campaign <https://forms.gle/2prgHq3wFVHWu4Tc6>, I can be reached at my personal email mac(a)chickenwrench.com Seriously would love to see this petition <https://forms.gle/2prgHq3wFVHWu4Tc6> and momentum <https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdgq9/mechanics-ask-walmart-major-bike-man…> continue! In community, Mac -- * <http://www.bikestogether.org/>* *Mac Liman* Volunteer Director, Bikes Together mac(a)bikestogether.org w. 720-403-8757 c. 720-365-6563 Pronouns: she/her <https://pronouns.org/what-and-why> *I am in the shop Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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Phoenix Bikes (Arlington, VA) is hiring!
by Phoenix Bikes 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

Hi Everyone, Phoenix Bikes is a nonprofit in Arlington, VA that uniquely combines youth education programs with a full-service bike shop. We are looking for a dynamic, mechanically inclined, passionate-about-teens leader to serve as our next Education Program Manager. This full-time leadership position manages our youth programs for 6th-12th graders, including Earn-a-Bike, other mechanics classes, rides and races. We are looking for someone who has a proven track record (2 years+) of successfully teaching or training middle and/or high school youth, preferably in a hands-on role, and is passionate about seeing them learn, succeed and have fun. The position focuses primarily on teaching mechanics, so we're looking for someone with bike mechanics skills. The salary range is $53-55K and benefits include a retirement account with 3% match, group health insurance, access to wholesale pricing on bikes and accessories, and more. More details are in the job posting here: https://www.indeed.com/job/education-program-manager-d75fe4003bd9f9da. If interested, please submit a resume and cover letter through Indeed. Thanks! Emily _________________ *Emily Gage* *Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes* 909 S. Dinwiddie St., Arlington, VA 22204 www.phoenixbikes.org Cell: 703-346-0035

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Re: Rags & used parts management
by Gordon Hamachi 08 May '23

08 May '23

It is good that you are aware of the hazard of greasy rags catching fire. Shop quality greasy rag containers have a spring-loaded top that stays closed. It is worth having one of these, to protect your shop and its contents from a fire hazard. New ones all seem to cost $80-$120, so you or your insurance company need to decide if the real deal is worth it. I believe that there is a best practice of not storing anything flammable near such a container. The linked article suggests that for shops that produce only a small volume of rags, an airtight metal container such as a paint can can serve. To be extra safe, you could fill the container with a mixture of water and detergent. At home I have been storing greasy rags in a large metal cookie tin, but I see the value of a sturdy paint can with an airtight lid. Occasionally I hand wash my accumulated shop rags and air dry them for reuse. https://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/content-hub/news-details/oily-r… .

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Used Carbon forks - how to assess?
by Laura Brooke 08 May '23

08 May '23

We had someone come by our shop this weekend. They had just bought a Specialized Allez from the early 2000s with a used carbon fork. They wanted to know if it the carbon fork was safe. None of us at the shop at the time have a ton of knowledge for what to look for... we suggested: 1. Email the fork manufacturer to ask if there were any recalls 2. Look for signs to see if the bike may have been in a crash and any clear signs that the fork may be damaged 3. Take the fork out to inspect the steerer tube and look at the races Any other advice, yall? Thanks for your assistance! -Laura (volunteer at Freeride Montpelier)

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Rags & used parts management
by Claude Ferron 07 May '23

07 May '23

Hello all! We are just starting our bike community workshop and we have not established yet how we plan to deal with rags. I was thinking about 3 cases / box (new, used, trash). How do you deal with thoses on your side? Are old t-shirts enough for you? Same kinds of questions for the used parts management... How do you deal with those on your side? Any pictures? It is always inspiring to see others work :) Thanks a million :) Claude Ferron, Co-Coordonator La Cyclerie, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada Bike Culture + Self-Repair Community workshop www.lacyclerie.ca

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Reusable Repair Checklist Tag
by director 02 May '23

02 May '23

Hey All, We just spent some time and redid the tag we use to track repairs on a bike. I'm sure your shops are similar to ours in that many mechanics of varying skill levels will work on a single bike before it's distributed back to the world for use. This make it challenging to ensure a standard of quality on any given bike leaving the shop. As we fleshed out the tag we realized that it could function loosely as a curriculum. For most mechanics, especially students we suggest starting at the top and working down the list. I've come to realize that no two mechanics will do things in the exact same way, everyone has their own style. We've been suggesting that folks do the first two items in order and then address the rest of the repairs at their discretion. Of course we couldn't put everything on a half page so we had to make compromises. You'll notice as you get closer to the bottom of the tag the categories are a little more broad and don't get into the finer details. We're working on a final check list that will include finer details like checking bearing play, tire wear, fine tune derailleurs and brakes... The final checklist won't hang on the bike but it'll be around the shop and part of our training. Stay tuned for this. We print these double sided, cut them in half and laminate them. We hang them on the handlebars and fill them out with a Sharpie. When the bike is done and gone we clean the Sharpie off with 90% rubbing alcohol and a rag. This allows us to use one tag over and over and over. We've been using these tags for about 2 weeks now and it's been awesome. Communication between mechanics is much clearer and bikes are getting done faster. It's really helped orient Earn-A-Bike students to what needs to be done next on their bike. Anyway if you think it's a good idea feel free to adapt it to your shops needs. -- Ride On! Rich Points http://communitycycles.org Executive Director (c)303-589-0597 (w)720-565-6019 Community Cycles is Boulder's only bike shop dedicated to bike commuting. Find us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/CommunityCycles

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Service Tickets and Bike Tags
by Amanda Chilson 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

Good Afternoon, I am wondering if bike collectives and shops could share what they are using for service tickets or slips when a bike is being purchased, when preparing a bike to sell, when people drop off a bike to be fixed/tuned and/or a bike that was donated? Thank you so much for your help! Amanda Chilson Health and Wellness Coordinator Northern Berkshire Community Coalition 61 Main St. Suite 218 North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-7588 Ext. 16 www.nbccoalition.org

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Has anyone seen "Not Just bikes"?
by Jim Bledsoe 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Here is a link to this Canadian urban planner's Youtube channel?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHlpmxLTxpw&t=222s

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Bikes for a family shelter
by wade＠bikeconnector.org 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

We are looking for ideas related to providing bikes to adult and children residents of a homeless shelter? An emergency family shelter recently opened in our community in a suburb outside of Boston. The shelter has 105 rooms and is designed to provide temporary housing for 3 to 5 days while more permanent housing is located; and for 2 – 4 months when more permanent housing isn’t readily available; and providing temporary housing for pregnant women and infants. The shelter is located in a former motel at the edge of a state highway. It is situated equidistant (2 miles) between two village centers, each with shopping and public transportation (commuter rail). There are sidewalks and busy local streets that connect the shelter to the villages. It's walkable and rideable. Getting to one of the village center requires crossing the state highway (there is a pedestrian crosswalk). Our local collective reached out to the agency managing the shelter inquiring if there was an interest in bikes. Their response was, "There is a lot of logistics and some liability behind this that would take some thought." True. I would like your thoughts and experiences. Wade The Bike Connector https://www.bikeconnector.org/

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Car insurance, etc for bike nonprofit
by claraijones＠gmail.com 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Hi all, someone is considering donating a pickup truck for our community bike shop to use. Very exciting for us since we could use it to pick up donated bikes around town much easier, and also use it to haul away scraps for recycling. Curious about any feedback y'all have about how you've handled similar situations. We are a 501c3 if that makes a difference. -who to make the title out to -how to control keys/who is allowed to drive it -maintenance costs and responsibility -insurance -borrowing/lending: who can use it? -and any other thoughts you might have :) Thanks, Clara Community Bike Shop @ Barber Park, GSO NC

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Re: Car insurance, etc for bike nonprofit
by BikeConcord 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

We were once offered a pickup truck, but turned it down. It was just too much of a hassle. We have a volunteer that hauls our scrap and we sometimes use our Surly trailer. When we really need a truck, we rent a truck. We are a small shop. Best regards and Happy pedaling! “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Shop Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord Bike Concord is working for safe, convenient and enjoyable Bicycling in our community of Contra Costa County. Bike East Bay is Bike Concord’s 501(c) 3 sponsor > On Apr 19, 2023, at 1:43 PM, clara via TheThinkTank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > Hi all, someone is considering donating a pickup truck for our community bike shop to use. Very exciting for us since we could use it to pick up donated bikes around town much easier, and also use it to haul away scraps for recycling. Curious about any feedback y'all have about how you've handled similar situations. We are a 501c3 if that makes a difference. > > -who to make the title out to > -how to control keys/who is allowed to drive it > -maintenance costs and responsibility > -insurance > -borrowing/lending: who can use it? > -and any other thoughts you might have :) > > Thanks, > Clara > Community Bike Shop @ Barber Park, GSO NC > _______________________________________________ > TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > To unsubscribe send an email to thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org

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Our Community Bikes is hiring a Senior Mechanic & Floor Lead
by Sophia Suderman 28 Mar '23

28 Mar '23

Hello! Our Community Bikes promotes the use of bicycles as a healthy, affordable and environmentally sound form of transportation. Our full service shop is open four days a week. The other three days and evenings are reserved for programs including Do-It-Yourself Stands, Women Trans Queer Night, and Bike club. We offer education in mechanical skills to empower people and to enable their access to community services and opportunities. This includes significant ‘on the job’ training for people who are underrepresented in the industry to build their mechanic skills. We are hiring a Senior Mechanic & Floor Lead as part of the senior leadership team. Here <https://ourcommunitybikes.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Senior-Mechanic-Po…> you can find the job posting with more information :D Sophia -- Sophia Suderman (she/her) Executive Director Our Community Bikes 2429 Main Street Unceded Coast Salish Territories www.ourcommunitybikes.org <http://www.pedalpower.org> | (604) 879-2453

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Working Bikes is Hiring
by Xail Hernandez 23 Mar '23

23 Mar '23

Hola a todes! La organización sin fines de lucros, Working Bikes, localizada en Chicago está contratando a una persona para manejar el departamento de servicio. Estamos buscando a alguien que tenga conocimiento en reparación de bicicletas y que sea bilingüe, español/inglés, ya que la bodega se encuentra en una área habitada por muchos hispanohablantes. Adjunto está la descripción de la posición de trabajo en Ingles (disculpen el inconveniente, si necesitan que traduzca por favor mandenme un correo electrónico a xail(a)workingbikes.org). Si les interesa, por favor manden su resume y referencias a jobs(a)workingbikes.org. Gracias. The non-profit organization, Working Bikes, located in Chicago is hiring a person to run the Service Department. We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable in bike mechanics and is bilingual, english/spanish, since the warehouse is located in a predominantly spanish speaking area. Attached is the job description. If interested, please send us your resume and references to jobs(a)workingbikes.org. Gracias. -- *Xail Hernandez *(Ella / She/Her) *Community Bike Repairs Manager* Working Bikes *|* 2434 S Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60608 *P* 773.847.5440 www.workingbikes.org

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Milestone: New MailMan delivering soon!
by Jonathan Rosenbaum via Thethinktank 20 Mar '23

20 Mar '23

Dear Thinkers & Researchers @ the Tank, In the next few days we will be migrating our discussion lists away from DreamHost to a modern MailMan software platform (mailman 3) hosted at our own server. This is an awesome milestone for us, and a long time in the making. As far back as 2015 (almost 8 years ago), I observed that the archives for TheThinkTank became unavailable when DreamHost updated their hardware. At that time, in a conversation with the subject line "Update on the Archives", I suggested that we should consider moving away from dependence on a third party hosting service. Ironically, that conversation does not exist in the current archives at DreamHost because all the data between January 17, 2015 to May 13, 2015 was lost by their system. However, I recovered those conversations from my personal email stash, and they are now included in the new archiving system called HyperKitty. Better Search Capability: Another issue we have frequently experienced over the years has been the unavailability of the search engine known as htdig (ht://Dig errors). We now have a new search engine called Xapian. Even when htdig was available, as I pointed out at our recent Tech meeting, the level of detail when performing searches with Xapian is like comparing the difference between the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Web Space Telescope. HyperKitty (Achiver): HyperKitty provides a modern frontend to MailMan. You can now create an account where you may associate your email addresses subscribed to bikecollectives.org discussion lists. When you are logged in to your account, one powerful feature, similar to google groups web interface or traditional online bulletin boards, is that you now have the ability to directly interact with email threads or create new ones without having to utilize your own email client. You can favorite and/or like discussions, and if you have a Gravatar ( https://wordpress.com/me ), it will be visible. Markdown capability is available, but it only works in HyperKitty, so if you want to experiment with this capability, keep in mind that people will see your markdown in normal emails. Directions can be found at https://docs.mailman3.org/projects/hyperkitty/en/latest/rendering.html under Rendering Rules. _Recommendation for digest subscribers:_ Because we now have this awesome capability, rather than replying directly to digest emails, please utilize the login capability of HyperKitty to easily jump into the parts of the threads you want to interact with. This avoids breaking up the thread, which makes the discussion easier for all to understand. Migration and New Home Considerations: After the migration, the web interface will be available at https://lists.bikecollectives.org/ and will no longer say "The list overview page has been disabled temporarily" as found at the current non-secure web interface at http://lists.bikecollectives.org/ . This should all happen, no later, than by Monday, March 20, 2023. The migration consists of changing the DNS addresses to our new email server and mailman 3 discussion list software. Usually in most parts of the world this is a fast process, but there are some DNS servers that are slow to update their cache. This means that some of you may experience the phenomenon where your emails will still end up at the DreamHost instance, and you continue to see the old website. If that is the case, you may want to consider using a different nameserver, like 1.1.1.1, and to ask your service provider to update their DNS servers. Because our email server is brand new, it doesn't have an established reputation for its IP address. However, fortunately our lists address, lists.bikecollectives.org, has a good reputation. Most likely, hopefully, we won't experience issues from larger services that scrutinize bulk email. However, we will be monitoring our logs carefully. Google (gmail), which represents a large percentage of TheThinkTank subscribers, rate limits the number of emails received by their service to 60 per/minute. Erring on the safe-side, we will rate limit emails we are sending out to 30 per/minute, which means emails sent to TheThinkTank should reach everyone in about 30 minutes. If you are experiencing issues after the change, please contact me: Jonathan Rosenbaum <bike(a)bikelover.org> . Other: It should be pointed out, that gmail users who are normal subscribers generally do not receive back a copy of the email they send out to MailMan, see https://wiki.list.org/x/4030680 for an explanation. However, gmail users who are normal subscribers should receive replies, as well as new threads. Other than that .. Yay!! -Jonathan ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…

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Bike measurements
by Claude Ferron via Thethinktank 11 Mar '23

11 Mar '23

Hello community, bonjour à tous.tes! I'm planning to put our bike inventory online and I was wondering what are the typical data that are relevant to inform potential buyers? What are the key dimensions you would suggest? What is considered a "Large bike" for exemple. Or let's say someone is 6ft tall... What information would it best for them to find. Would you recommend the buyer to measure it's inseam? Kinda looking for best practice here. Thanks all, merci! Claude Ferron La Cyclerie, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada Bike culture + Community workshop www.lacyclerie.ca ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…

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Volunteer Only Night Concern
by Gabriel Trainer via Thethinktank 09 Mar '23

09 Mar '23

Long time listener, first time caller coming from Bike Farm (all volunteer run collective) here in Portland, OR. We currently have a weekly volunteer only night to build bikes at the shop to sell to the public and recently it has come to my attention that this night can be seen as inequitable and exclusive. This night excludes those who cannot afford to volunteer their time as every other shift we have is open to the public to utilize our space and help for $5/hr, work/trade, or for free if the individual truly needs it. Does anyone else have a volunteer/staff only night? I am having a tough time justifying for myself the existence of this volunteer only night. Looking for thoughts from you all. Kind regards, Gabriel ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…

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Language Exchange in 1 hour / Intercambio de Idiomas en 1 hora
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 01 Mar '23

01 Mar '23

Hello everyone! [español abajo] We are continuing to meet for a Spanish-English Language Exchange on Wednesdays - today it starts in an hour! <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675444594?pwd=VzhGdWt6NnQwREk3Q3QvTytSbnpmZz09> Practice English or Spanish and help other learners in a friendly atmosphere. Participants speak half the time in English and half in Spanish. Beginners welcome. *Today @ [4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern / 9pm Chile]* https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675444594?pwd=VzhGdWt6NnQwREk3Q3QvTytSbnpmZz09 ======== Español ======== ¡Hola todxs! Continuamos con un intercambio de idiomas (ingles y español) cada miércoles - ¡hoy empieza en una hora! Practique inglés o español y ayude a lxs demás que están aprendiendo en un ambiente amable. Lxs participantes hablan la mitad del tiempo en inglés y la otra en español. Están bienvenidxs lxs principiantes. *Hoy @ [4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern / 9pm Chile]* https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675444594?pwd=VzhGdWt6NnQwREk3Q3QvTytSbnpmZz09

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Re: [TheThinkTank] wheels
by Kevin Dwyer 16 Feb '23

16 Feb '23

Louis- It sounds as though you have a serious problem with rust and wheel failures. If you are presently a service organization, moving to industrial production (especially as a collective) creates a variety of hurdles related to capital and organizational structure. The Mondrian collectives in Spain have been successful as collectives engaged in industrial production, but they have strong government and societal support. You may look to them for structural inspiration. With regard to the underlying problem: (mostly) cheap wheels that are not serviceable, perhaps there are other alternatives? Here are a few I came up with: 1. Partner with a bicycle co-op/collective in the (south) western US where rust is not an issue. In the past, there have been postings to this list of collectives with excess bikes and parts. I’d imagine that you might be able to get a container or rental truck full of just wheels, if you put the word out and were patient. 2. Buy unthreaded blank spokes in bulk. DT and China/Taiwan manufacturers have these available and with a $130 Hozan spoke threader you can make serviceable spokes. (Don’t forget that even nicer spoke threaders will take some time for the cutting and threading) 3. Buy lots of different sizes of cheap straight gauge spokes. For less than $1000, you could go on Ali Baba and buy a stock of nipples and every 14g spoke length available. Restock as needed. 4. Visit the DT facility in Grand Junction, Colorado where they make spokes. You will see the spatial and equipment requirements for spoke making and be better equipped an nd informed as to the requirements for such a project. Best of luck in your project! Eager to hear about your solutions! Kevin Dwyer Salt Lake City, UT > On Feb 16, 2023, at 4:06 AM, MARK via Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > > Louis, > > Personally, I think trying to become a spoke manufacturer is a bit over ambitious > unless you had a metal working factory. If you could by full-length spokes to thread > to length, a Phil Wood machine was over $3K last I knew. > > It seems to me your biggest hurdle is getting a wholesale account. Most distributors want > to see a picture of a brick and mortar storefront and some credential and or web-presence. > > We use J&B importers for our "bread and butter" supplies, but also have accounts with QPB and > recently Shimano. > > Yeah, wheels are the Achilles' heal of used bikes, especially rears. I usually start any wheel work > with hitting each nipple with Tri-flow. It also helps to have an adjustable spoke wrench, often > an antique tool in my experience, although we have a Hozan, so they might be still available. > We also has some spoke wrenches that grip three sides of the nipple, sort of, that work well > on stubborn spokes. Hope this helps. > > Mark Hoffman > BikeNB.org > New Britain, CT > USA > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >

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wheels
by MARK 16 Feb '23

16 Feb '23

Louis, Personally, I think trying to become a spoke manufacturer is a bit over ambitiousunless you had a metal working factory. If you could by full-length spokes to threadto length, a Phil Wood machine was over $3K last I knew. It seems to me your biggest hurdle is getting a wholesale account. Most distributors wantto see a picture of a brick and mortar storefront and some credential and or web-presence. We use J&B importers for our "bread and butter" supplies, but also have accounts with QPB andrecently Shimano. Yeah, wheels are the Achilles' heal of used bikes, especially rears. I usually start any wheel workwith hitting each nipple with Tri-flow. It also helps to have an adjustable spoke wrench, oftenan antique tool in my experience, although we have a Hozan, so they might be still available. We also has some spoke wrenches that grip three sides of the nipple, sort of, that work wellon stubborn spokes. Hope this helps. Mark HoffmanBikeNB.orgNew Britain, CTUSA

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Marketing Tools
by Edward Kirkwood 15 Feb '23

15 Feb '23

For community bike shops that rely on used bike sales to help fund the operation, what media related tools do you use to showcase your inventory? Do you rely on your own website or do you utilize social media platforms like Facebook? Allen KirkwoodBroke Spoke Community Bike ShopLexington, KY

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Wheel (components) making : tooling and methods
by ronde d'effort 15 Feb '23

15 Feb '23

Hello dear and esteemed Fellow, I hope this finds you well, I'm writing hoping you afforded and wished to share with the community on wheel-making tooling, methods, and on distributors akin to selling such to collectives. Particularly, we aspire to be more autonomous in making or substituting this most demanded component of bikes within our capacity. For this purpose, we would benefit from advices on lacing methods and bench-size machines to make wheel (parts) that respond soundly to physics, and tighter budgets. We think of machines like Morizumi or Phil Wood, which would perform the operations to make spokes from a stock of stainless steel wire. Or even nipples and maybe rims. For cutting and rolling threads but also, head swaging, elbow bending and reducing wire diameter of spokes by rolling or drawing with acceptable results. Should we also think of methods for using wire with minimal fixtures and metalwork astutely. We don't mean to dream splendidly for the B-Choppe, our basement in Montréal Qc, where we share and uphold anti-oppression ethics and relationships first. Varied wheels size arrive with seized spokes (from de-icing salt) as we contemplate shortages and difficulty to order. Above all in current times, we felt relying on ourselves instead of (very unsteady) supply from far manufacturers to be wise and exciting. While most parts wholesalers refuse selling to us, arguing «unfair» or «too stringent competition». As we seek sustenance and relationships, not profit, but would not mind funding the shop by providing with value. I think this could be technically feasible, some operations could involve re-purposing body-actuated tools used in other trade (especially for diametric reduction of wire). Ideally be combined in dedicated gems like those WheelFanatyk offer with discernment and expertise, I find. Expanding beyond our capacity, If you happened to know organizations whom had summarized knowledge in metallurgy and modeled practical setups, I feel some of us would be excited to know. For instance, which alloy (or actual wire) to use, which forming process to perform (drawing or rolling, at which temperature), which annealing to enable and senseful equipment to build economically for that matter. As a member of a free shop, I'm open to reconsider spokes-and-nipples for other building and truing methods (materials). What I'd be happy to share if we ever came to sound and thrift results. Thanks so much for reading my best Second Language from french. I hope this is senseful and above all, that you are well and holding your values. Thank you so much, with our kind and highest esteem, Louis Atelier B-Choppe Montréal Canada (I hope this is right, as the purpose of the ThinkTank seems to be a «discussion on our Discussion» while I read technical matters on it. And did not see our current preoccupation making a subject on the Wiki. However, I feel a discussion stemming from this post shall benefit more on a Community repertoire where Subjects can be searched in fields like «wheel» ; which the ThinkTank does no longer allow. Suggestions welcomed, thanks). Envoyé avec la messagerie sécurisée [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/).

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RU There
by MARK 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

Bike New Britain (CT, USA) operates with a very tiny all-volunteer crewof three volunteers. We're all ex-shop mechanics with an average age of about 73 years. but it's been a struggle and we're only open for a couple of 3-hour days. COVID definitely threw the monkey wrench into things, but since we all had COVID this past year, we are learning to live with it and all the other diseases floating around out there. We're trying to move away from the public's conception that we are just a bike repair/used bike shop.(Hard to get listed as something other that "Used Bike Shop" with Google Biz!)We plan on doing a membership basis to try and cultivate new volunteers, with initially a free membershipthat would allow access to a DIY night to be determined. We envision fee-based membership in the future,as overhead keeps climbing. We just paid a bit over $1600 to Am. Specialty's LAB insurance program! We have had little in the realm of organized rides and hope to develop that as well as Smart Cycling classes. We do an annual Rodeo with the police dept., and have partnered with BikeWalk CT on several Septembertour events. We also supply local agencies with bikes for their clients that need transportation help. I am personally optimistic for the coming year, but only time will tell. I often wonder whether long-term viability is possible without a paid staff person, but getting into paid personnel is a bridge we don't feel we could cross at this juncture. We do offer stipends to LCIs to help with planned SC classes. Mark HoffmanBikeNB.org

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Intercambio de Idiomas / Language Exchange
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 08 Feb '23

08 Feb '23

*Wednesdays / Miercoles @ 4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern / 9pm Chile* Sign up / Inscríbete: https://forms.gle/CmPeahjASHGmVdvF7 Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675444594 (English below) Estamos iniciando un Intercambio de Idiomas semanal para la communidad ciclista con ganas de aprender unxs de otrxs y mejorar nuestra competencia bilingüe. ¡Te invitamos! Practique inglés o español y ayude a lxs demás que están aprendiendo en un ambiente amable. Lxs participantes hablan la mitad del tiempo en inglés y la otra en español. Están bienvenidxs lxs principiantes. -------------------- We are starting a weekly Language Exchange for the bike community to learn from each other and build bilingual skills. You are invited! Practice English or Spanish and help other learners in a friendly atmosphere. Participants speak half the time in English and half in Spanish. Beginners welcome.

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R U There?
by Stuart Nottingham 07 Feb '23

07 Feb '23

Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no activity in the group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 season? Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going to be looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 196, Issue 4
by eric clough 06 Feb '23

06 Feb '23

Hello Think Tankers! Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, Oregon (USA) remains up and pedalling and always lurking in the background of this list serv that we appreciate so much. We are very small (<30,000 person community) and relatively young (4 years). We live in one of these rural communities with very little cycling infrastructure. Still, we have gotten amazing support from community members. Thank you for the reference to the other list servs, Alejandro. The first item of interest I found was the cargo bike report from London. We are in the midst of a push to get cargo bikes working in our community. Right now there is a brewery (Seven Devils) that uses a hand-crafted sidecar cargo bike for local keg delivery. We hope to complete fabrication of another front-load cargo bike soon and find other businesses that will use our service. We would love to hear of any other experience with start-up cargo bike delivery business from this list. Park Your Truck - Ride Your Cargo Bike! Eric FSCBW Coos Bay, OR On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 1:07 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. Re: R U There? (Molly Miksa) > 2. Re: R U There? (John Young) > 3. Re: R U There? (rgrossman7(a)gmail.com) > 4. Re: R U There? (Alejandro Manga Tinoco) > 5. Re: R U There? (Jim Sheehan) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Molly Miksa <director(a)londoncyclelink.ca> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: MoBo Bicycle Co-op <mobobicyclecoop(a)gmail.com>, Gabrielle Anctil < > gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 16:22:42 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > Hi there, > > Chiming in from London Cycle Link/Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op in London, > Ontario! We are well too! We moved from a dingy basement space to a brand > new store-front shop in the fall. Looking forward to our first season being > visible and having natural light. > > Our education program started almost two years ago (working with grade 5-6 > and high school students for now). I just joined the YA Hub Facebook group > that someone recommended - thanks! > > Best to all, > Molly > > Molly Miksa > Executive Director > [image: londoncyclelink.ca] <https://www.londoncyclelink.ca/> > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:32 PM MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, >> healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for >> adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're >> interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you >> all! >> >> Crank on, >> >> Claire >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >>> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >>> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >>> kitchens that have been approved) >>> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >>> >>> *Cycling and Society* >>> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >>> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >>> >>> *Bike Equity Network* >>> >>> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >>> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >>> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >>> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >>> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >>> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >>> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil < >>> gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>>> can I find them? Thanks! >>>> >>>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via >>>> Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>>> >>>>> Alejandro >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>>> answer to >>>>>> thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>>> using these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> > all >>>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>>> Springs >>>>>>> > | >>>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> > a >>>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week >>>>>>> 11am-6pm >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>>> is." >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>>> generation >>>>>>> >>> of >>>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>>> activity in >>>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *BICAS* >>>>>> >>>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>>> >>>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gabrielle Anctil >>>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* >> A Project of The Village Green Foundation >> >> *Our Mission ...* >> >> The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through >> sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. VGF encompasses >> Gardens at the Village Green and MOBO Bicycle Co-Op. >> >> >> Our Purpose ... >> >> *VGF* brings together diverse members of the Northside community around >> a common commitment to community building, urban agriculture, and access to >> healthy food and affordable, local transportation. >> >> -------- >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with >> it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or >> entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, copying, altering, or >> distribution of this email and any attachments by others is strictly >> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this >> email by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and permanently >> delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments >> thereto. >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Young <jmyoung73(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: Molly Miksa <director(a)londoncyclelink.ca>, MoBo Bicycle Co-op < > mobobicyclecoop(a)gmail.com>, Gabrielle Anctil <gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 09:10:16 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > Raleigh Community Kickstand still here. With no physical location, we > exist in pop ups and through our Adoptabike program, where members repair > donated bikes at their own home at their own pace. Our repair business has > picked back up post covid and a recent grant from the solid waste helped > enable us to place almost 300 bikes with people in need in Raleigh last > year. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 3, 2023, at 4:22 PM, Molly Miksa via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > Hi there, > > Chiming in from London Cycle Link/Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op in London, > Ontario! We are well too! We moved from a dingy basement space to a brand > new store-front shop in the fall. Looking forward to our first season being > visible and having natural light. > > Our education program started almost two years ago (working with grade 5-6 > and high school students for now). I just joined the YA Hub Facebook group > that someone recommended - thanks! > > Best to all, > Molly > > Molly Miksa > Executive Director > [image: londoncyclelink.ca] <https://www.londoncyclelink.ca/> > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:32 PM MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, >> healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for >> adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're >> interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you >> all! >> >> Crank on, >> >> Claire >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >>> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >>> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >>> kitchens that have been approved) >>> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >>> >>> *Cycling and Society* >>> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >>> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >>> >>> *Bike Equity Network* >>> >>> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >>> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >>> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >>> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >>> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >>> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >>> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil < >>> gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>>> can I find them? Thanks! >>>> >>>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via >>>> Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>>> >>>>> Alejandro >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>>> answer to >>>>>> thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>>> using these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> > all >>>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>>> Springs >>>>>>> > | >>>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> > a >>>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week >>>>>>> 11am-6pm >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>>> is." >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>>> generation >>>>>>> >>> of >>>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>>> activity in >>>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *BICAS* >>>>>> >>>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>>> >>>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gabrielle Anctil >>>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* >> A Project of The Village Green Foundation >> >> *Our Mission ...* >> >> The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through >> sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. VGF encompasses >> Gardens at the Village Green and MOBO Bicycle Co-Op. >> >> >> Our Purpose ... >> >> *VGF* brings together diverse members of the Northside community around >> a common commitment to community building, urban agriculture, and access to >> healthy food and affordable, local transportation. >> >> -------- >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with >> it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or >> entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, copying, altering, or >> distribution of this email and any attachments by others is strictly >> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this >> email by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and permanently >> delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments >> thereto. >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: rgrossman7(a)gmail.com > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 11:50:37 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > Kelby used to do a Slower Than Slow Ride through Spring Grove Cemetery to > get people used to riding on roads and in groups. Have you reached out to > him? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 3, 2023, at 12:33 PM, MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > > MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, > healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for > adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're > interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you > all! > > Crank on, > > Claire > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >> kitchens that have been approved) >> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >> >> *Cycling and Society* >> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >> >> *Bike Equity Network* >> >> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >> >> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil <gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>> can I find them? Thanks! >>> >>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank >>> <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>> >>>> HI all, >>>> >>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>> >>>> Alejandro >>>> >>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>> answer to >>>>> thanks! >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>> >>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>> >>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>> >>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>> >>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>> using these? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>> the >>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>> The >>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>> may >>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>> >>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>> not >>>>>> > all >>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>> > >>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>> Springs >>>>>> > | >>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>> have >>>>>> > a >>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week 11am-6pm >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>> is." >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>> generation >>>>>> >>> of >>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>> activity in >>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>> to >>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> *BICAS* >>>>> >>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>> >>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> ____________________________________ >>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Gabrielle Anctil >>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > -- > *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* > A Project of The Village Green Foundation > > *Our Mission ...* > > The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through > sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. VGF encompasses > Gardens at the Village Green and MOBO Bicycle Co-Op. > > > Our Purpose ... > > *VGF* brings together diverse members of the Northside community around a > common commitment to community building, urban agriculture, and access to > healthy food and affordable, local transportation. > > -------- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with it > are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or > entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, copying, altering, or > distribution of this email and any attachments by others is strictly > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this > email by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and permanently > delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments > thereto. > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alejandro Manga Tinoco <alejandromanga(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: rgrossman7(a)gmail.com > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 13:22:56 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > By the way, I can say that Earn-a-Bike Worcester, MA is still running and > kicking, both with the earn a bike program for young people, and other > people who could use a free bike, and accompanying a pilot project of > e-bikes for low income people run by MassBike :) > > http://worcesterearnabike.org/ > https://www.massbike.org/ebikeworcester > > On Sat, 4 Feb 2023 at 12:51, rgrossman7--- via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> Kelby used to do a Slower Than Slow Ride through Spring Grove Cemetery to >> get people used to riding on roads and in groups. Have you reached out to >> him? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 3, 2023, at 12:33 PM, MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >> >> MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, >> healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for >> adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're >> interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you >> all! >> >> Crank on, >> >> Claire >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >>> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >>> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >>> kitchens that have been approved) >>> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >>> >>> *Cycling and Society* >>> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >>> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >>> >>> *Bike Equity Network* >>> >>> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >>> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >>> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >>> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >>> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >>> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >>> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil < >>> gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>>> can I find them? Thanks! >>>> >>>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via >>>> Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>>> >>>>> Alejandro >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>>> answer to >>>>>> thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>>> using these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> > all >>>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>>> Springs >>>>>>> > | >>>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> > a >>>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week >>>>>>> 11am-6pm >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>>> is." >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>>> generation >>>>>>> >>> of >>>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>>> activity in >>>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *BICAS* >>>>>> >>>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>>> >>>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gabrielle Anctil >>>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* >> A Project of The Village Green Foundation >> >> *Our Mission ...* >> >> The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through >> sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. VGF encompasses >> Gardens at the Village Green and MOBO Bicycle Co-Op. >> >> >> Our Purpose ... >> >> *VGF* brings together diverse members of the Northside community around >> a common commitment to community building, urban agriculture, and access to >> healthy food and affordable, local transportation. >> >> -------- >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with >> it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or >> entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, copying, altering, or >> distribution of this email and any attachments by others is strictly >> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this >> email by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and permanently >> delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments >> thereto. >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jim Sheehan <jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: MoBo Bicycle Co-op <mobobicyclecoop(a)gmail.com>, Gabrielle Anctil < > gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 15:35:16 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > OCBC is still growing, and I'm fine with the old list serve, but if there > are good reasons to switch that's fine. > > Also; hey, MOBO, we've been doing learn to ride classes for a while now -- here > you go > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lMxi0_O1MOp9it8gGP9hJ4B0xdy03HJo/view?usp=…> > ! > Jim > > Jim Sheehan > Executive Director > Ohio City Bicycle Co-op > 1840 Columbus Rd > Cleveland, Ohio 44113 > 216 830 2667 > OhioCityCycles.org > jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:33 PM MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, >> healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for >> adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're >> interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you >> all! >> >> Crank on, >> >> Claire >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >>> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >>> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >>> kitchens that have been approved) >>> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >>> >>> *Cycling and Society* >>> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >>> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >>> >>> *Bike Equity Network* >>> >>> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >>> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >>> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >>> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >>> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >>> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >>> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil < >>> gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>>> can I find them? Thanks! >>>> >>>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via >>>> Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>>> >>>>> Alejandro >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>>> answer to >>>>>> thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>>> using these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> > all >>>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>>> Springs >>>>>>> > | >>>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> > a >>>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week >>>>>>> 11am-6pm >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>>> is." >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>>> generation >>>>>>> >>> of >>>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>>> activity in >>>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *BICAS* >>>>>> >>>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>>> >>>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gabrielle Anctil >>>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* >> A Project of The Village Green Foundation >> >> *Our Mission ...* >> >> The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through >> sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. 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Community bicycle Workshop discord
by Judith Feist 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

I'm going to start experimenting with this. I'll share it on the B!B! discord. OK. Be well. 🚲💨 https://discord.gg/TERQGW2qTe -- judith caroline feist (they/them) "Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root'"- Angela Davis "i don't think my art is political. i think it's about the stuff that doesn't let me sleep at night." -felix gonzalez-torres “Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.” -mark twain

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 195, Issue 2
by Cricket H. 30 Jan '23

30 Jan '23

Love the energy Stuart! What is inspiring you these winter days? On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 4:07 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. Re: R U There? (Yellow Bike Project) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Yellow Bike Project <austinyellowbike(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: Geoffrey Bercarich <geoff.bercarich(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:57:14 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > We are still active but do not do much on this forum. > > YBP > > Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org > 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 > Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> > "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi > "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there is." > > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is pretty >> ghostly. >> >> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next generation of >> cycling >> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no activity in the >>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 season? >>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going to be >>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >

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Cargo bike sharing
by Claude Ferron 30 Jan '23

30 Jan '23

Is there anyone on this list aware of a good system to manage cargo bike sharing. We have one unit that we would like to make available to the public, but we don't have human resources to manage a lock. Automated locks with a rental app would be awesome. anyone? Thanks Claude -- <http://www.lacyclerie.ca> Claude Ferron La Cyclerie claude(a)lacyclerie.ca [image: FB_LaCyclerie] <https://www.facebook.com/LaCyclerie3R/> [image: Insta_LaCyclerie] <https://www.instagram.com/lacyclerie3r/>

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Support Center user activation
by Fortunejack Support Team 30 Jan '23

30 Jan '23

Hi Claude Ferron via Thethinktank, A new Support Center account has been created for you. Click the url below to activate your account and select a password! https://fortunejack.freshdesk.com/register/Tfh7ZWVuamSjOt616B3 If the above URL does not work try copying and pasting it into your browser. If you continue to have problems, please feel free to contact us. Regards, Support Center

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Finding a New Home (Nicole)
by Nicole Muratore 23 Nov '22

23 Nov '22

Our lease ends in three months and we're on the hunt for a new building! Have any shops out there moved in the last couple years? How did you find your new space? Were there any key people involved or unique circumstances that helped make your move successful? Cheers, *Nicole Muratore, Shop Manager* (she/her) Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective (602) 429-9369 | bikesaviours.org | @bikesaviours

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What is "Bicycle Rider Solidarity"
by Joshua H. 23 Nov '22

23 Nov '22

Hello all, Is anyone doing anything to build bicycle rider solidarity this winter? I'm compiling ideas for future use. This year in Greensboro we're doing a winter clothes/gear drive. Putting bins in the local bike shops and asking cyclists to redistribute their extras to the "GREATER GOOD" of all local cyclists. We'll then redistribute the goods at the soup kitchens, homeless camps, and job staffing locations where some of the utilitarian cyclists converge. Solidarity and Courage, Joshua H. Volunteer with The Community Bike Shop at Barber Park

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it starts today 🚲🚲 comienza hoy
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Register <https://en.bikebike.org/> 🚲 Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2022 info page <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022> 🚲 Workshop schedule <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022_Workshop_S…> 🚲 Donate <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere> 🚲🚲 Inscribese <https://es.bikebike.org/> 🚲 Bike!Bike! ¡En todas partes! 2022 página de info <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022> 🚲 Horario de talleres <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022_Workshop_S…> 🚲 Donar <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere>

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B!B!E! 2022 Is here/Está aquí
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 09 Nov '22

09 Nov '22

*English/Español (abajo)* Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2022 <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022> is here. - Check out the Workshop Schedule <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022_Workshop_S…> - Visit the Discord Chat <https://discord.gg/yHhSdsnDuJ> and try to log in NOW - some people have difficulty signing in to Discord, so please try it and let us know if you have problems. Please forward this final invitation to other community bike organizations. What: Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021 is the online version of the annual Bike!Bike! - a conference for community bike organizations. It is an international get-together where people share experiences and ideas about community bike projects. When: Friday, Nov. 11 ~ Sunday, Nov. 13 Where: Online. Zoom for audio/video meetings <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022_Workshop_S…> and Discord for text chat <https://discord.gg/yHhSdsnDuJ>. (Please try Discord ASAP and let us know if you have problems) Who: Everyone who is involved with or interested in community/non-profit bike projects is invited. We have live interpretation in English and Spanish for audio/video sessions. Why: You love bike-related things. You love community. You love communities of bike people. You don't want to travel (pandemic, environmentalism, expense). You want to be a part of a community of community bike people. Donate to support simultaneous interpretation <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere/donate?amount=30> See you soon! ------------------------------------------------------ Bike!Bike! ¡En todas partes! 2022 <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022> esta aqui. - Mira el Programa de Talleres <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022_Workshop_S…> - Visita la sala de chat Discord <https://discord.gg/yHhSdsnDuJ> Por favor, reenvía esta invitación a otras organizaciones ciclistas y talleres comunitarios que conozcas. ¿Qué es? ¡Bike!Bike! ¡Dondequiera! ¡2022 es la versión en línea de la conferencia anual ¡Bike!Bike! - una conferencia para organizaciones ciclistas y talleres comunitarios. Se trata de un encuentro internacional en el que se comparten experiencias e ideas sobre proyectos comunitarios en bicicleta. ¿Cuándo? Del viernes 11 al domingo 13 de noviembre. ¿Dónde? En línea. Zoom para las reuniones de audio/vídeo <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022_Workshop_S…> y Discord para el chat de texto <https://discord.gg/yHhSdsnDuJ>. ¿Quién puede inscribirse? Cualquier persona que este interesada en proyectos comunitarios/sin ánimo de lucro en bicicleta. Tenemos previsto contar con interpretación simulatanea en inglés y español para las sesiones de audio y vídeo. ¿Por qué? Te gustan las cosas relacionadas con la bicicleta. Te gusta la comunidad ciclista. No quieres viajar (pandemia, ecologismo, gastos). Quieres formar parte de una comunidad de gente ciclista. Dona para apoyar intérpretes simultánexs <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere/donate?amount=30> ¡Nos vemos pronto!

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Job Opportunity - Pittsburgh
by Katie Blackburn 01 Nov '22

01 Nov '22

Hello bike folx! Here in Pittsburgh our local bikeshare organization is hiring a bicycle technician. Passing along the message if any of yinz might be interested and/or know someone who might be. Looks like starting pay is $18hr + relocation support if someone is coming in from out of town. Healthcare, 401k, 3 weeks PTO. www.pogoh.com/join-our-team/ and PDF attached. Thanks!

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Bike!Bike! En todas partes! pronto ocurrirá / Bike!Bike! Everywhere! is coming soon
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 01 Nov '22

01 Nov '22

****English Below***** :) Bike!Bike! En todas partes! 2021 <https://es.bikebike.org/> es una conferencia virtual para proyectos de bicicletas comunitarios, ocurriendo viernes el 11 de noviembre ~ domingo el 13 de noviembre. <https://es.bikebike.org/> Todavía puedes inscribirte! <https://es.bikebike.org/> 🎉 El calendario de talleres está PUBLICADO: - Horario para varias zonas horarias <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022_Workshop_S…> Aquí hay una copia del acuerdo para espacios más seguros de Bike!Bike! <https://es.bikebike.org/policy/> INTERPRETACIÓN: Los talleres tendrán interpretación simultánea en español e inglés. Por favor presta atención a las señales de lxs intérpretes para apoyar a la comunicación. Si puedes, dona en apoyo de Justicia del Lenguaje <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere/donate?amount=30>. Te Necesitamos como Voluntarix SE BUSCAN FACILITADORXS: Si no tenemos alguien para facilitar estos grupos van a ocurrir de cualquier forma. Sin embargo, escoger una persona para hacerlo tomará solo unos minutos. Lo mejor es ofrecerse como voluntarix con anticipación ¡así por lo menos ya lo esperas! - grupo para personas negras, racializadas y de pueblos originarios - cotorreo de europexs, australianxs, asixns, y noctámbulxs - de guardia (Si recibimos muchas más personas de las que anticipamos, estaría bien tenerte disponible para unirte y ayudar.) SE BUSCAN MEDIADORXS DE GUARDIA: Necesitamos más personas con capacitación en mediación disponibles, por si acaso. VOLUNTARIXS TÉCNICXS: Necesitamos 5 personas más para que haga el equivalente digital a “revolverse con el micrófono” y “poner la presentación en el proyector” para cada. uno. de. los. talleres. Te entrenaremos. El trabajo compartido es más llevadero. Por favor ayuda. INSCRIBIRSE PARA B!B!E! <http://es.bikebike.org> - DONAR <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere/donate?amount=30> ******************* :) ******************* Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021 <https://es.bikebike.org/> is a virtual conference for community bike projects, happening Friday, November 11 ~ Sunday, November 13. <https://es.bikebike.org/> You can still sign up! <https://es.bikebike.org/> 🎉 Workshop schedule is POSTED - Find the workshop schedule in your time zone <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2022_Workshop_S…> Here is a copy of the Bike!Bike! safer space agreement <https://en.bikebike.org/policy/> INTERPRETATION: Workshops will have bi-directional simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and English. Please be attentive to the interpreters for cues on how to support communication. Donate to support Language Justice <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere/donate?amount=30>! We Need YOU to Volunteer FACILITATORS WANTED: Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021. If we don't get facilitators, these will happen anyway. However, picking a facilitator will take a few minutes away from the group. Best to volunteer ahead of time so you at least know to expect it! - BIPOC group - Europeans, Australians, Asians, and night owls hang out - On Call (If a workshop gets a lot more people than anticipated, it would be nice to have you available to join in and help out.) ON-CALL MEDIATORS NEEDED: We need more people with mediation training to be available on call, we hear it’s best practice. TECH VOLUNTEERS: We need 5 more people to do the online equivalent of "fumbling with the microphone" and "connecting the powerpoint presentation to the overhead projector" for every. single. workshop. We'll train you. Many hands make light work. Please help. REGISTER FOR B!B!E! <http://bikebike.org> - DONATE <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere/donate?amount=30>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Application Precedents / Models / Templates / Help
by Gordon Hamachi 20 Oct '22

20 Oct '22

Josh: Good luck! It sounds like an exciting opportunity for the Mechanical Gardens. I like your instinct to collaborate on your application. I can help, but I hope you can also get local collaborators who are familiar with DCAS, understand local issues, or who bring a variety of relevant perspectives to the process. If you can’t get any local help with something as important as this, how are you going to get local help actually providing any useful services? Sometimes, funding agencies are surprisingly willing to work with applicants. If appropriate, I suggest you make some phone calls to make sure people at DCAS are familiar with you and your organization and all the ways that you are an ideal match for what they need. Feel them out about whether they will meet with you and your team over lunch to get acquainted, or allow you to come in to give a presentation about your organization. Be sure to talk about all of your measurable community benefits to date, such as the number of bicycles repaired per year over the last few years, or the number of people you have engaged in various ways. At the same time, you should gather as much information as possible about what they want. After reading their Request, what important, insightful questions do you have, that will also demonstrate that you are the right organization to partner with them? See if you can get a better idea of what they are looking for. Ask them what parts of your presentation are of particular interest to them. Are prior successful applications available? What is their evaluation process? Are details of their scoring system available? Who are the key decision makers? Think about what concerns DCAS might have with your organization, the Mechanical Gardens. Do you have the organization, the expertise, enough motivated employees or volunteers, to do what they need you to do? If you can anticipate and respond effectively to their concerns, you will be on the bike lane to success! Finally, keep exploring all opportunities until you reach an agreement with someone. Listen carefully to what DCAS says. Sometimes the agency already knows who they are going to partner with, and their Request is just a sham to satisfy a requirement. —Gordon ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Josh Bisker <jbisker(a)gmail.com> > One of NYC's larger city agencies, DCAS, has opened up a request for > expressions of interest > <https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/business/rfp-rfb-rfei/rfei-0…> for > facilities-based bike programming, due Dec 9, which includes categories for > things that line up exactly with what the Mechanical Gardens has done and > aspires to do. The things they're looking for – including bike supply > recovery and remanufacturing, small-scale and mobile repair, bike rental > and more – feel like EXACTLY the right fit for what we've been seeking from > the city for years. It's a really exciting opportunity. > > The application, however, is a large lift. I am wondering a couple of > things: > > 1. Is anyone here interested in working with me on it? My hometown > team is pretty low on capacity at the moment, and the skills for creating a > professional-ass government-facing application are not abundant in my > group. Maybe you have some capacity to share, or some experience doing this > kind of thing. Or perhaps you're a person who is less involved in your coop > than you used to be, and you're looking to pitch in somewhere else. I could > really use a team on this, and maybe you want to come on board. > > 2. Has anyone here filled out a big proposal for something similar > before, and would you be willing to share your application materials? In > part I'm looking for language, images, and specifics that we can model some > of our answers on. In part, I'm just eager to be able to present examples > from other places that are running successful programs. > >

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Application Precedents / Models / Templates / Help
by Josh Bisker 19 Oct '22

19 Oct '22

Hey ThinkTank, One of NYC's larger city agencies, DCAS, has opened up a request for expressions of interest <https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/business/rfp-rfb-rfei/rfei-0…> for facilities-based bike programming, due Dec 9, which includes categories for things that line up exactly with what the Mechanical Gardens has done and aspires to do. The things they're looking for – including bike supply recovery and remanufacturing, small-scale and mobile repair, bike rental and more – feel like EXACTLY the right fit for what we've been seeking from the city for years. It's a really exciting opportunity. The application, however, is a large lift. I am wondering a couple of things: 1. Is anyone here interested in working with me on it? My hometown team is pretty low on capacity at the moment, and the skills for creating a professional-ass government-facing application are not abundant in my group. Maybe you have some capacity to share, or some experience doing this kind of thing. Or perhaps you're a person who is less involved in your coop than you used to be, and you're looking to pitch in somewhere else. I could really use a team on this, and maybe you want to come on board. 2. Has anyone here filled out a big proposal for something similar before, and would you be willing to share your application materials? In part I'm looking for language, images, and specifics that we can model some of our answers on. In part, I'm just eager to be able to present examples from other places that are running successful programs. Please consider checking out the language in the RFEI <https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dcas/downloads/pdf/business/rfp-rfb-rfei/rfei-0…>(it's not very obtuse and doesn't have a lot of fluff) and let me know what you think. Josh Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>| Executive Director, Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> 2022 Donation Drive is ON! Support Bike Equity in NYC Today! <http://bikecoop.nyc/donate> Funkrust Brass Band <http://funkrust.com/> | Kessel Run Radio Show on Maker Park Radio <https://makerparkradio.nyc/shows/the-kessel-run-w-joshjoshjosh/>

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Bike!Bike!Everywhere! 2022 is coming! * Bici!Bici!En todas partes! 2022 se acerca!
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 17 Oct '22

17 Oct '22

English/(Español abajo)Only four weeks left to register and be a part of this opportunity to connect with others in our global community! Thank you to all of you who have signed up to lead a workshop! you can register HERE <https://en.bikebike.org/> *Coming Workshops!! (You can view descriptions at bikebike.org <https://en.bikebike.org/conferences/South2022/workshops/>) * - Making Connections: How to use our Work and Values to Increase Community Support - Multiple resistances through the bicycle in Chile - Social Bike Rides - Bici Fanzine & Beach Roll - Making the Big Guys Work for You - Software vs. Paper II - Impact of Community Bicycle Shops from the Perspective of Patrons - How we can end Built-to-Fail Budget Bicycles! - The Digital Collective: The Opportunities and Challenges of New Media - Raising children on a bicycle in the South of Chile (Patagonia). Due to popular demand, we will also have some hang-out/socializing times set aside so we can chat and make connections. To make everything as accessible as possible, we will have translators and interpreters available for the workshops as well. We are so looking forward to learning from everyone and creating the opportunity for everyone to share. Remember, the dates for Bike!Bike!Everywhere! 2022 are November 11-13th and you can register HERE <https://en.bikebike.org/>. If you’d like to donate to facilitate our operations and interpretation efforts, please donate when you register or at Open Collective <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere>. Thank you for being part of the Bike!Bike! community. See you in a few weeks! Bike!Bike!Everywhere! Organizing Committee P.S.: *We still need some more volunteers to make this possible!* Take a look at the volunteer roles on the website <https://en.bikebike.org/conferences/South2022/> or email and and ask how you can help. EspañolSolo quedan 4 semanas para registrarte y tener la oportunidad de conectarse con otrxs en esta comunidad global! Agradecemos a quienes se han sumado a Bici!Bici!En todas partes! Con un taller para mostrar sus iniciativas as a esta comunidad. puedes registrate aquí. <https://en.bikebike.org/> *Talleres que tendremos!! (puedes ver las descripciones en bikebike.org <https://en.bikebike.org/conferences/South2022/workshops/>) :* - Creando conexiones: Cómo utilizar nuestro Trabajo y Valores para aumentar el apoyo de la comunidad. - Múltiples resistencias a través de la bicicleta en Chile. - Rodadas Sociales - Bizi fanzine & rol por playas - Hacer que las Grandes Trabajen para ti - Software vs. Papel II - Impacto de los talleres comunitarios desde el punto de vista de lxs usuarixs - ¡Cómo podemos terminar con las bicicletas hechas para fallar.! - El colectivo digita. Las oportunidades y desafíos de los nuevos medios - Criando niñez en bicicleta en el sur de Chile (Patagonia). Dado que lo pidieron reiteradamente, también tendremos espacios en el programa para socializar además de los talleres para que podamos conversar y conectarnos. Para hacer todo lo más accesible posible, tendremos intérpretes y traductorxs disponibles en cada taller. No podemos esperar para aprender de todxs y crear oportunidades para compartir. Recuerda, las fechas para BIci!Bici!Entodas partes! 2022 son el 11, 12 y 13 de noviembre y puedes registrate aquí. <https://en.bikebike.org/> SI quieres donar para facilitar los esfuerzos de las gestiones e interpretaciones, colabora durante el proceso de registro o en Open Collective <https://opencollective.com/bikebike-everywhere>. Gracias por ser parte de esta comunidad. Nos vemos en algunas semanas. Comité organizador Bici!¡Bici!En todas partes! 2022. P.D.: *¡Todavía necesitamos voluntarixs!* Lee los roles voluntarios en el website <https://es.bikebike.org/conferences/South2022/> o mandanos un email y pregunta como puedes ayudar.

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New Media Use in Bike Collectives
by Aaron Shaw 12 Oct '22

12 Oct '22

Hey Bike Collective Friends! At B!B! this year I'll be hosting a workshop on the use of new media in bike collectives. I'm hoping to get some form responses to assess the current state of new media use. Hopefully I'll uncover some trends or unique practices that can be used for further discussion in the workshop. If you currently volunteer at a community bike shop, could you take a moment to fill out this form? Also feel free to reach out with comments or suggestions! Link HERE <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQAcJ3US_5wRZHUPF6vLttwuiDA4bPpL9…> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQAcJ3US_5wRZHUPF6vLttwuiDA4bPpL9… *SPANISH TRANSLATION:* ¡Hola Amigos del Colectivo de Bicicletas! En B!B! este año estaré organizando un taller sobre el uso de nuevos medios en colectivos ciclistas. Espero obtener algunas respuestas de formulario para evaluar el estado actual del uso de nuevos medios. Con suerte, descubriré algunas tendencias o prácticas únicas que se pueden usar para una mayor discusión en el taller. Si actualmente es voluntario en una tienda comunitaria de bicicletas, ¿podría tomarse un momento para completar este formulario? ¡También siéntase libre de comunicarse con comentarios o sugerencias! Enlace aquí <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQAcJ3US_5wRZHUPF6vLttwuiDA4bPpL9…> Aaron Davis Bike Collective

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Bici Taller de Comunidad en Bogota, CO?
by eric clough 11 Oct '22

11 Oct '22

Any knowledge amongst the Think Tank about community-style bike shop in Bogota, Columbia? I am preparing for a visit to the Bogota area and would like to 'engage' (voluntourism?) with Bogota bicycle culture. Ciclovia is definitely on my list! Eric Front Street Community Bike Works Coos Bay, OR (US)

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Tech Volunteers Needed / Necesitamos Voluntarixs Técnicxs
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 10 Oct '22

10 Oct '22

[Español abajo] Hi community! Thank you to those who have signed up to lead a workshop with Bike!Bike!Everywhere! 2022. We are so excited for this opportunity to share and connect with others who are passionate about bikes, sustainability, and community! B!B!E! 2022 will be entirely run online so we need help with techie stuff. In particular we need volunteers to help with: - Zoom - start sessions, make sure people have necessary roles and access, keep an eye out for raised hands, muted audio, etc., stay until the end of the session. - Discord - create channels as needed, help people who are having difficulty getting access, etc. - Assist workshop facilitators and attendees. - Record workshops and upload them to archive.org afterward. - Troubleshoot when things go wrong or call someone else in to assist. The best part is that you don’t need to be a tech expert! If you already know how to work with Zoom and/or Discord, you’re ahead of the game. If not, we will introduce you to all you need to know to make sure you’re set up for success. Since B!B!E! 2022 will take place on November 11 - 13, we will require those who volunteer to have some availability on those days. This is an opportunity to get involved in the behind the scenes of B!B!E! 2022 and help ensure that the event runs smoothly. And, as a token of our appreciation for your time, we will be happy to provide letters of reference upon request. If you or someone you know might be interested in contributing, please contact us at bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you! B!B!E! 2022 Organizing Committee P.S. We are always looking for long-term tech volunteers to help us maintain the BikeCollectives Wiki, managing email lists, supporting other B!B! events, etc. All the things that will help grow and strengthen our global community. Let us know if you or someone you know would like to get involved! Español Hola comunidad! Gracias a quienes se registraron para facilitar un taller con Bike!Bike! En todas partes! 2022. Estamos tan emocionades por esta oportunidad para compartir y conectar con otres que sean tan apasionades de las bicis, la sustentabilidad y la comunidad! B!B!E! 2022 ocurrirá completamente en línea, así que necesitamos ayuda con algunas cosas técnicas. Específicamente necesitas voluntaries que ayuden con: - Zoom - iniciar sesiones, asegurar que las personas tengan los roles y accesos necesarios, estar al pendiente de manos levantadas, micrófonos silenciados, etc., quedarse hasta el final de la sesión. - Discord - crear canales conforme sea necesario, ayudar a quienes tengan dificultades para acceder, etc. - Apoyar a les facilitadores y asistentes de los talleres. - Grabar los talleres y subirlos a archive.org después. - Resolver problemas cuando surjan o llamar a alguien más para que apoye. La mejor parte es que no necesitas ser experte en tecnología! Si ya sabes trabajar con Zoom o Discord, ya estás liste. Sino, nosotres te presentaremos todo lo que necesites saber para asegurar que estés liste. Como B!B!E! 2022 ocurrirá del 11 al 13 de noviembre, necesitamos que les voluntaries tengan algo de disponibilidad esos días. Esta es una oportunidad para involucrarse detrás de cámaras de B!B!E! 2022 y ayudar a que el evento fluya chido. Y como muestra de nuestra apreciación por tu tiempo, estaremos contentes de proveer cartas de recomendación si nos las piden. Su tú o alguien que conozcas puede estar interesade en contribuir, por favor contáctenos en bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. Esperamos escuchar de ti! Comité organizador de B!B!E! 2022 P.D. Siempre estamos buscando voluntaries a largo plazo para mantener la Wiki de BikeCollectives, manejar listas de distribución, dar apoyo técnico a otros eventos de B!B!, etc. Todas las cosas que nos ayudarán a fortalecer y aumentar nuestra comunidad global. Haznos saber si tú o alguien que conozcas quiere participar!

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Losing Our Space, Looking for Strategic Guidance & Advice
by Gordon Hamachi 09 Oct '22

09 Oct '22

Josh: Sorry to hear that you're losing your space. Every organization that doesn't own its own space needs to have a plan for what to do if this happens. Therefore, thank you for sharing news of your current crisis with the rest of us. A few years ago, my local nonprofit bike shop lost its space and had to scramble to find a new location. Having experienced that fire drill, here are some actions you could take, in no particular order: - Plead for more time at the current site - Raise funds to purchase the current site - Find and rent a new space - Shrink your space footprint if you can't afford market rents - Become a distributed organization with no specific location - Appeal to local government or business - Partner with a compatible and sympathetic non-profit that does have space *History* Philosopher George Santayana is credited with saying that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it. In this case, let's remember the past because we *do* wish to repeat it. How did you get your current space? What are the chances that you can do the same thing again? My own organization had been in a space behind an auto repair shop for over 20 years, because the property owner liked what we were doing. He was willing to rent us space at well below market rates. A few years ago the property owner died and one of the heirs insisted on selling the property. The property was certainly worth millions, so buying it would have required raising big bucks. We had months to deal with this. Instead of trying to raise that much money, we chose to look for a new place. *Time Horizon* I agree that it is critical to know how soon you need to vacate. In the worst case you have less than one month before you need to be out. Do you need to move NOW, or do you have months in which you can apply for grants, and make the rounds of various elected officials, agencies, and friendly non-profits who *do* have space? *Space Needs* Think about your minimal and ideal needs. How much space do you currently occupy? What percent is bike storage, tools parts and supplies, retail space, work space? How much could you shrink your space? Are you willing to temporarily go dormant and store everything while you work on finding a new space? Where I live in California, we can generally wrench on bikes outdoors all year long. At minimum, we need warehouse space to store bikes, tools, and supplies. Our shop was only open on weekends, when we could expand out into the adjacent parking lot. When it is sunny or rainy we work under pop-up canopies. One idea that I floated that didn't gain traction was to become a virtual organization with no specific operating location. We could distribute bikes, tools, parts and supplies to our members. Each member could host small popup neighborhood bike repair activities at or near their homes. Repaired bikes (that were ready to be donated) and broken bikes (that needed repairs), could be picked up and dropped off on demand. This model might need warehouse space somewhere, and occasional use of a truck or van. It is also helpful to think big. Ideally, how much space would you want? Where is the ideal location? Would it include retail space? Shop space? Bicycle storage? *Elevator Pitch* In the world of tech startup companies, founders hone their elevator pitches before seeking funding. This is a brief 30-second presentation that summarizes what you do, what you need, and what benefits will ensue if they give you what you want. Write and practice delivering a compelling pitch. There is plenty of advice on how to do this. For example: https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/elevator-pitch-examples The goal of an elevator pitch is to receive an invitation to make an extended presentation. You'll want to refine your extended presentation before you start beating the bushes for money. Find the best person in your organization to make the presentation. Do dry runs. Get feedback from business people who have experience with PowerPoint. Refine your slide deck. *Finding Money* If you're going to be asking for money, start by knowing how much to ask for, and where it will go. Do you simply need funds to move? Do you need money to purchase real estate or build out a space you intend to rent? If you're considering a purchase, talk to a local commercial real estate agent to get an idea of how much money you'll need. The good news is that in places with high real estate prices, there are bound to be lots of rich people. Some of them are looking for opportunities to do something to benefit the community. You need to find these people and cultivate relationships with them long before you have a need. With luck, you already know some of them. For example, one wealthy friend of mine was interested in creating a "Maker space" where bike repair activities would coexist with artists needing machine tools, welders, plasma cutters and space to fabricate large scale projects. She might have been willing to put up 1/4 to 1/2 of a property's price, if Maker activities could happen there. That proposal didn't go anywhere, I think because our executive director didn't want to share a space. Various charitable foundations may be good sources of money. They usually have a grant application process. Sometimes their current emphasis might be in one particular area. It's best to phone them to try to assess how well your organization fits with the foundation's current priorities (in other words, what your chances are of being funded). Foundations don't want you to waste your time or theirs, if it seems unlikely that they would fund your grant request. They should be willing to tell you the size of grant that they typically make, so you'll know if your request is going to be in their ballpark range. Foundations seem to want to grant large sums for things like new programs or even a new building, rather than for normal operating expenses. If you're going to ask for donations of any kind, it's best if you are already an established non-profit in the eyes of your State and Federal Government. I could be mistaken, but my impression was that the Mechanical Gardens had not jumped through the necessary hoops to do that. It seems to take a long time to obtain nonprofit status, so you should get started on that if you haven't already done so. If you're applying for grants, you're going to need to document the public benefit that your organization has provided to the community. Many nonprofit shops publish an annual public impact summary to boast about the number of low income people served, the number of bikes repaired and donated back into the community, or the like. If you don't already have this information, start assembling the data (if available) to show your historic growth trend in measurable output. I'm personally not that high on crowdsourcing for major capital campaigns. In my opinion, the amount that you'll need to purchase a property is just too large to gain traction. *Appeal to Elected Officials and Local Businesses* Your local government probably controls a lot of space. The ideal time to get the attention of elected officials is during their election campaigns. Candidates seem more open to hearing about your needs, especially if you can explain the larger problem that nonprofits--that benefit the community--need operating space in an area where rents are sky high. They may be aware of city-owned spaces that you could use. One of the best values of good politicians is that they know a lot of people. Perhaps they can hook you up with a company that is looking for a way to give back to the community while boosting its public image. Perhaps they know a business owner who is a bike enthusiast and make space for you to operate. *Appeal to Other Nonprofits* It might be possible to get space from another nonprofit. Our shop donates repaired bicycles to the needy; a local church that has space might be willing to give us space if we could supply more bikes to the people they serve. *Appeal to Everyone You Meet* It probably doesn't hurt to explain your situation and needs to everyone you encounter. The next person may have the ability to help, or know someone who does. *Here's What We Did* A large tech company near us has been buying up entire blocks of properties to build more office space. They had a warehouse that they were willing to lease to us for well below market rate, but it was a month to month lease because they might decide to start building at any time. We can be asked to vacate with 30 days notice. Fortunately, a neighboring business on the block does not want to sell, so it could be years before the large tech company can acquire the entire block and commence construction. The pandemic-inspired popularity of working from home might also mean less pressure to build offices and more surplus property available for non-profits.

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Hiring Shop Director for Community Cycling Center - Portland, OR
by momoko saunders 04 Oct '22

04 Oct '22

Hi all, I want to post about two big positions at the Community Cycling Center here in Portland OR. We're hiring a Bike Shop Director <https://communitycyclingcenter.org/about/jobs/21957-2/> and Service Manager. <https://communitycyclingcenter.org/about/jobs/service-manager/> We are hoping to get in all applications by the first week of October. Community Cycling Center is a Bike non-profit which has been in operation since 1994. We have a full service Bike shop where we offer used bike sales, low income community discounts, volunteer opportunities, and earn a bike programming. We also have a number of programs which help make bicycles more accessible to our community. If you are interested in a position here, please feel free to Direct Message me and we can chat about the opportunities. Thanks all for reading! Pass it along to your friends! -Momoko

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Insurance
by Alexander Lazar 28 Sep '22

28 Sep '22

Hi all! I volunteer with Bikerowave in Mar Vista (Los Angeles). Unfortunately, our current insurance carrier decided not to renew our insurance policy citing the following reasons: “The insured’s operations are no longer eligible within our program due to changes in our appetite. Our program requires the primary operations to involve the insured manufacturing bicycle components, assembly, or a bicycle store selling bicycles, renting them, etc. As this risk is offering space, tools, and assistance for customers to repair their own bicycles, it no longer fits”. We have had no claims in recent years - maybe ever? - and they've been our carrier for quite a while. We're working with an insurance broker to find new insurance, but does anyone have suggestions? Thanks, Alex

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Insurance
by Emily Gage 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

Sorry to hear that. I’d recommend asking your broker to get a quote from West Bend. We had trouble finding someone to cover us as a nonprofit bike shop, and West Bend has been a great fit. We’re a slightly different model than yours, but worth a try! Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 27, 2022, at 8:32 PM, Alexander Lazar via Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >

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Losing Our Space, Looking for Strategic Guidance & Advice
by Josh Bisker 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

Hey pals, the Mechanical Gardens in NYC is losing our home base and needs to find a new home. I'm wondering if people have advice on any of these topics: - Leveraging a crisis like this into successful fundraising campaigns - Propositioning other organizations to partner with you and donate space that can house you at a site they control — for example, government agencies, real estate developers, community development corporations, nonprofits, or for-profits. - Some other strategy i'm not seeing here...? I'm eager to hear what's worked for you, as well as any lessons about what hasn't. I'm keen to hear specific pieces of advice about how to construct this pitch or frame the ask, who to engage with, and things like that, and I'd be grateful if you could share specific resources — a pitch deck, a proposal document, anything along those lines. NYC is an extraordinarily hard place for, you know, essentially everything, and real estate is the hardest thing of all, so things that may have worked in other places simply might not work here ... but I'm taking all the advice I can get. xox Josh Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890> <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>| Executive Director, Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> 2022 Donation Drive is ON! Support Bike Equity in NYC Today! <http://bikecoop.nyc/donate> Funkrust Brass Band <http://funkrust.com/> | Kessel Run Radio Show on Maker Park Radio <https://makerparkradio.nyc/shows/the-kessel-run-w-joshjoshjosh/>

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Thinktank Search Function Errors
by Nicole Muratore 12 Sep '22

12 Sep '22

Anyone else getting this error when searching the thinktank messages? ht://Dig error htsearch detected an error. Please report this to the webmaster of this site by sending an e-mail to: mailman(a)listserver-ogle.dreamhost.com The error message is: Unable to read word database file '/usr/local/dh/mailman/ogle/archives/htdig-db/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org/db.words.db' Did you run htdig? Cheers, *Nicole Muratore, Shop Manager* (she/her) Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective (602) 429-9369 | bikesaviours.org | @bikesaviours

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Freehub Certificate Date Error
by Queen City Bicycle 11 Aug '22

11 Aug '22

Thank you Alon!! We appreciate Freehub very much and are very thankful for it. If there's any support we could offer, please let us know. On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 12:28 AM Alon Salant <alon(a)salant.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Thanks for the heads up and sorry I was not aware of this before you > brought it to my attention. > > Cert is reissued so you should no longer get browser warnings. Let me know > if you do. > > It looks like the scheduled job that should automatically renew SSL > certificates and notify me if it fails was removed in a recent upgrade of > the server. I'm restoring it now. > > Thanks for using Freehub! > > Alon > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 7:59 PM Alon Salant <alon(a)salant.org> wrote: > >> Thanks all. >> >> Certs should be automatically renewing. I’ll look at it in the morning. >> >> On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 9:50 AM Jonathan Rosenbaum <bike(a)bikelover.org> >> wrote: >> >>> I observe what is going on. Freehub utilizes a Let's Encrypt >>> certificate, and it just needs to be renewed. It expired on August 6. I >>> am copying freehub(a)bikekitchen.org so they know about the issue, and >>> can resolve it. >>> >>> -Jonathan >>> >>> On 2022-08-10 04:18, Queen City Bicycle wrote: >>> >>> Yes, thank you Jonathan, I should have proofread my email - apologies, >>> all. >>> >>> The issue we've been having is that the security certificate for >>> freehub.bikekitchen.org seems to be no longer valid (it expired August >>> 6, 2022), which causes the web browser (Chrome, in our case) to act >>> suspicious, and require frequent overrides. >>> >>> We were wondering if anyone else was having similar trouble and were >>> hoping to bring the issue to the attention of the folks with the capacity >>> to address it (if they're not already working on it). >>> >>> Sorry for not clarifying this in the first place. >>> >>> For further clarification, our browsers were defaulting to >>> https://freehub.bikekitchen.org which, because of the expired security >>> certificate, will throw up a "Your connection is not private" warning page. >>> Encouragingly, It does seem like using http://freehub.bikekitchen.org >>> is an effective workaround - Chrome still reports the connection to be "Not >>> Secure", but it doesn't interfere with its dramatic "Return to Safety" >>> warning. >>> >>> We rely on freehub, and are very grateful for it, and all of your >>> support. >>> >>> Thanks y'all >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 1:32 AM Jonathan Rosenbaum <bike(a)bikelover.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Freehub is working fine. The correct link is >>> http://freehub.bikekitchen.org/ . >>> >>> Freehub has a wiki at https://github.com/asalant/freehub/wiki . >>> >>> -Jonathan >>> >>> On 2022-08-09 20:16, Queen City Bicycle wrote: >>> >>> Hey friends, >>> >>> Just curious if any of y'all are having trouble using >>> freehub.bikekitchen.com. >>> If anyone knows any of the folks involved with the backend, we would >>> appreciate any info and love to offer any support. >>> >>> All the best, >>> Tyler >>> >>> -- >>> Tyler Glodt >>> Shop Manager >>> Queen City Bicycle Collective >>> 35 Elm Street >>> Manchester, NH >>> (978) 540-0405 >>> qcbike.org >>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to freehub+unsubscribe(a)bikekitchen.org. >>> >> -- Tyler Glodt Shop Manager Queen City Bicycle Collective 35 Elm Street Manchester, NH (978) 540-0405 qcbike.org

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 190, Issue 1
by Lawrence Mohammed 10 Aug '22

10 Aug '22

Hey Tyler, looks like they don't exist (starting up? winding up trading?) and/or they are, but are working on the website and have chosen to publish it before it's ready. Is it website creation/services you're offering? In service, *Lawrence Mohammed* CEO and Founder Pro Bike Service C.I.C. *+44 (0)77 222 58587* *probikeservice.co.uk <https://probikeservice.co.uk>* /::Olympic Park Site:: Pro Bike Service C.I.C. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Canalside, Hackney Bridge London E15 2SJ *map location <https://what3words.com/cuts.porch.logic>* / On 10/08/2022 21:05, 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. Freehub Certificate Date Error (Queen City Bicycle) > 2. Re: Freehub Certificate Date Error (Jonathan Rosenbaum) > 3. Re: Freehub Certificate Date Error (Queen City Bicycle) > 4. Re: Freehub Certificate Date Error (Jonathan Rosenbaum) > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.…

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Freehub Certificate Date Error
by Queen City Bicycle 10 Aug '22

10 Aug '22

Hey friends, Just curious if any of y'all are having trouble using freehub.bikekitchen.com. If anyone knows any of the folks involved with the backend, we would appreciate any info and love to offer any support. All the best, Tyler -- Tyler Glodt Shop Manager Queen City Bicycle Collective 35 Elm Street Manchester, NH (978) 540-0405 qcbike.org

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Launch/Lanzamiento Bike!BIke!Everywhere! Bici!Bici!En todas partes
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 29 Jul '22

29 Jul '22

Español (English below) *Bike!Bike *es una reunión internacional anual organizada por y para personas involucradas en proyectos comunitarios alrededor de la bicicleta. Normalmente se realiza en persona en una ciudad diferente cada año, pero la pandemia de la COVID-19 atoró los planes de la comunidad. En 2021*,Bike!* *Bike!En todas partes! *se realizó completamente en línea. Fue un espacio virtual donde entusiastas de la bicicleta pudieron compartir sus experiencias acerca de varios temas como manejo de la pandemia, enseñanza, mecánica, impacto social, mejor acceso a las bicicletas, diversidad, equidad, inclusión y más. Después del éxito de *B!B!E! 2021*, estamos aprovechando la oportunidad para seguir creciendo como comunidad internacional de bicicletas de manera virtual. Si te interesa presentar un proyecto/iniciativa que tú o tu organización están realizando, o impartir un taller para compartir nuevas habilidades, o dirigir una conversación relativa a las bicicletas y la comunidad, o algo similar, entonces por favor regístrate aquí!!. https://es.bikebike.org/conferences/South2022/ Poster oficial <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N5GuUEO5MruP4fZ7-doSb1MyfIWJFe-q/view?usp=…> *Síguenos en instagram <https://www.instagram.com/bikebikeorg/>* Estamos aceptando propuestas de conferencias desde el 20 de julio hasta el 30 de agosto. Estamos pidiendo registros antes este año, porque como es un encuentro internacional, llevará algo de tiempo organizar el evento considerando los diferentes husos horarios y la disponibilidad de lxs presentadorxs. Comparte esta información con tu comunidad. Esperamos conocerles, aprender de ustedes y construir redes juntxs. *El Comité Organizador de B!B!E! * *RECORDATORIO* Bike!Bike! En todas partes! Es un encuentro VIRTUAL en línea. Debido a la pandemia, y para hacerlo accesible a todxs sin importar dónde se encuentren. Lo único que necesitas es una computadora con cámara web y una conexión a Internet. Bike!Bike!CDMX 2022 Ciudad de México fue programada como la sede de la versión presencial de Bike!Bike! en 2022. *Bike!Bike! *En todas partes no busca de ninguna manera reemplazar la versión presencial que CDMX pudiera realizar este año y con mucho gusto apoyaremos y nos coordinaremos para asegurar que el evento sea un éxito. Hemos tratado de hacer contacto de distintas maneras pero no hemos recibido respuesta sobre cuando o si B!B!CDMX sucederá. Si alguien del equipo de B!B!CDMX desea contactarnos para coordinarnos mejor, por favor mándenos un correo a bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com *____________________________* *English* Bike!Bike! is an international yearly gathering organized by and for people who engage in bicycle advocacy and bicycle community projects. Usually, it is hosted in person in a different city every year but the COVID-19 pandemic threw a wrench in our community’s annual plans. In 2021, Bike!Bike!Everywhere! was hosted entirely online and was a virtual space where bicycle enthusiasts could share their experiences relating to a variety of topics, such as pandemic management, teaching, mechanics, social impact, better access to bicycles, diversity, equity, inclusion, and more. After the success of B!B!E! 2021, we’re seizing the opportunity to continue growing our international bicycle community in a virtual way. If you’re interested in presenting a project/initiative that you or your organization is doing, or leading a workshop to share some new skills you learned, or want to lead a discussion on a topic relating to bicycles and community, or anything similar to this, then please register here. https://en.bikebike.org/conferences/South2022/ Official flyer <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N5GuUEO5MruP4fZ7-doSb1MyfIWJFe-q/view?usp=…> *Follow us on instagram <https://www.instagram.com/bikebikeorg/>* We are accepting proposals for workshops/presentations/discussions from July 20th to August 30th. We’re calling for registrations earlier this year because, since this is an international conference, it will take a bit of time to organize the event based on different time zones and presenters’ availability. Share this information with your local communities. We’re looking forward to meeting up with, learning from, and building networks with you. B!B!E! Organizing Committee REMINDER Bike!Bike!Everywhere! is an online VIRTUAL conference. Due to the pandemic and also to make it accessible to anyone regardless of where they’re from. The only thing you need is a computer with a webcam and internet connection. Bike!Bike!CDMX 2022 Ciudad de Mexico was scheduled to host the in-person version of Bike!Bike! In 2022. Bike!Bike!Everywhere! is in no way trying to replace the in-person version that CDMX may host this year and we’re happy to support and coordinate to make sure that this event is a success. We’ve tried to reach out in various ways but have not received a response as to if/when B!B!CDMX was happening. If someone from the B!B!CDMX team would like to reach out and coordinate further, please email us at bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com

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Traffic-calming mural art
by Jody Davison 22 Jul '22

22 Jul '22

Hi bikey friends! I'm on the board for our neighborhood organization and over the years have gotten the general conversation to budge beyond people who complain about car parking... bit by bit! So now they are tearing out our single family bungalows en masse and building apartment complexes to the scale of 350+ units each. Four in less than two years, all within 8 blocks of us. We bought in this community because of the transit accessibility, but we still have those TERRIBLE 20-inch ankle-breaking rollover sidewalks and pisspoor intersections, etc. We're simply not at all accommodated to take the blow of adding thousands more car trips each day, and we've also created lots more cement. It's clearly time for some traffic-calming efforts that our officials would otherwise tend to in about year 2050. I've been bringing to the board the thought of doing some murals (we also face a large freeway retaining wall, so there's PLENTY of canvass!) that raise bike/ped/transit awareness. The general response has always been YES - great idea! But no one actually does anything. I see all the mini-grants from Safe Routes and other usual suspects, but I can't submit for them, even with the weight of the RNO behind me, without at least a handful of things to show them. I've put out an open call for artists and an open call for image sample ideas and gotten squat. I'm guessing that I'm asking the wrong people. Why would the group that goes to monthly meetings to complain that there is no longer street parking directly in front of their home going to deliver traffic-calming sample images to my inbox?? *It occurs to me - YOU are the right people!! * *Please send/share your favorite, most impactful traffic-calming images* that share bike/ped/transit love, inspire people to drive less and be more cautious when they do, that these are healthy choices, that there are two major transit hubs that people need to be able to get to/from... etc!! Also if you know Denver-based artists that you like, I'm welcoming those connections, too! THANK YOU !!! Pedal proudly, Jody

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Fwd: Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op is hiring!
by Kai Addae 22 Jul '22

22 Jul '22

The AMAZING bike co-op I'm a part of in New Haven, CT is hiring! Applications are due next week-- folks nearby should definitely check it out! Warmly, Kai ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: John Martin <john(a)bsbc.co> Date: Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 2:59 PM Subject: Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op is hiring! To: <kai(a)bsbc.co> Fill out the *interest form* inside by June 30! View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/0298ab4c417f/bradley-street-bicycle-co-op-hiring?e=6ecca…> *Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op is hiring!* Our founder, John Martin, is stepping away from day-to-day duties and we are looking to hire one or more staff by the end of the Summer to fill the following roles. *We’re open to hiring one full-time person, a few part time folks, or some combination of the two, to collectively cover the responsibilities of all of these roles.* Our main priority is finding the right folks to help BSBC cover the roles below so we can continue to be a community bike shop working towards an equitable New Haven by getting people on bikes. *Shop Manager* - The Shop Manager keeps the heart of BSBC – our physical shop space – humming. From keeping an eye on volunteer work hours and managing inventory to keeping the shop clean and being a welcoming, warm presence, the Shop Manager manages the behind-the-scenes logistics to front-of-house vibes for all who participate in the space. - See more about this role here. <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&i…> *Lead Mechanic* - The Lead Mechanic ensures the bikes that are repaired, sold, and donated by the BSBC are safe, functional, and reliable. The bikes donated to the BSBC all need work. The lead mechanic will bring the skills and knowledge needed to fix these bikes, while supporting volunteers to develop their skills and confidence. - See more about this role here. <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&i…> *Programs Manager* - The Programs Manager brings BSBC’s mission to life via partnerships, community events, grantwriting, and building awesome relationships. From putting on skillshare workshops to finding the perfect partner to donate bikes to, you bring people into BSBC’s work who might not already be connected, and work alongside them to co-create magic neither of us could do alone. - See more about this role here. <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&i…> *Operations Manager* - The Operations Manager maintains the behind-the-scenes magic of BSBC to keep our facility open, supported, and up to speed. You’ll manage “the books” (the money!), manage systems for donations and payment processing, and make sure we’re up to date with the crucial stuff, like taxes, insurance, and bills. - See more about this role here. <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&i…> *Community Manager* - The Community Manager is the doorway for our volunteers and members to plug in and thrive within and around BSBC. You’ll host new member mixers and volunteer meetings, develop pathways for people to get involved, and be a friend to all involved in the co-op space. - See more about this role here. <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&i…> Are you looking for a full-time job and think you can cover most of these roles? Let us know! Are you an excellent bike mechanic looking for a part time gig? We’d love to hear from you too! Are you a great organizer and community-builder but can’t fix a bike to save your life? That’s ok, reach out! *Please see the job descriptions <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&i…> for more information about each of the roles*, including expected hours and pay. Ideally, the first day of work would be sometime in September 2022 to allow for training overlap and full handoff of responsibilities from John. *If you are interested in one or more of these roles, please apply by July 28th AKA on July 27th at 11:59 PM.* APPLICATIONS HERE <https://bsbc.co/jobs> *EEO: We are committed to building a creative and dynamic work environment that celebrates individual differences and diversity and treats everyone with fairness and respect. We do not discriminate in practices or employment opportunities on the basis of an individual’s race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local regulations. We strongly encourage candidates of color to apply.* *The Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op is a community bike shop working towards an equitable New Haven by getting more people on bikes.* Questions? Comments? Shoot me an email, or better yet, let's get coffee and talk about it! john(a)bsbc.co *Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op* 138 Bradley St New Haven, CT 06511 http://bsbc.co/ <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&i…> Come say hi! This email was sent to kai(a)bsbc.co *why did I get this?* <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/about?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&id=af4a…> unsubscribe from this list <https://bsbc.us13.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb44119d4&i…> update subscription preferences <https://bsbc.mailchimpsites.com/manage/preferences?u=b0b649a09044d7f5eb4411…> Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op · 138 Bradley St · New Haven, Ct 06511 · USA [image: Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp] <http://www.mailchimp.com/email-referral/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…>

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Mechanic classes
by LaBikery 21 Jul '22

21 Jul '22

Hi everyone! I'm new to this community so hopefully I'm doing this right. For a couple of months now I have been working as the operation manager of a non-profit community bike shop in Eastern Canada, and I was hoping to get some inspiration and ideas for putting up mechanic classes. I would be looking for any insights or examples of classes that you gave at your shops. I'm mostly wondering about the curriculum itself, like the "level" of the curriculum. Should I make a complete mechanic class that could almost get you a job (I have the training for it), or should I just keep it to the essentials? And what should I charge, if anything? Last thing, I'm curious what's your experience teaching kids under, say 15 or 16? Is it worth it or are they usually not interested enough? Thank you! *Vincent Savary (he/il)Operation manager/Gestionnaire des opérations* *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre**https://labikery.ca/ <https://labikery.ca/>* *Opening hours: Thursday 4-7PM, Sat. 11-2PMHeures d'ouverture : Jeudi 16h-19h, samedi 11h-14h* 120 boul. Assomption blvd, Moncton NB (506) 830-2453 <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *Check us out on social media by clicking on the icons above*

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BBE work party/fiesta to look for other CBS and bike organizations
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 02 Jul '22

02 Jul '22

BBE work party to look for other CBS and bike organizations *English/Español* Hello! Do you love cycling and building an international cycling community?! We’re a group of volunteers organizing Bike!Bike!Everywhere! 2022 edition (keep an eye out for this) but we’re looking to include as many cycling advocates and enthusiasts as possible and we need your help. We’re having a work party on July 6 at 9 pm EST/6 pm PST where we’re going to research and see if we can find any additional organizations that are not already on this <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Community_Bicycle_Organizations> list. The main goal is to find contact information for more bike organizations, especially Spanish-language ones, so we can invite them to B!B!E! If you are interested and available to participate in this, please email us at bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com *Thanks! * *Bike!Bike!Everywhere! organizing committee * __________________________________________________ *Hola* Te encantan las bicicletas y la idea de crear una comunidad internacional en torno al ciclismo? Somos un grupo de voluntarios organizando Bike!Bike!Entodaspartes! edición 2022 (pronto lo anunciarermos, atentos!) y estamos en procesos de incorporar a la mayor cantidad de activistas y entusiastas como nos sea posible y para esto te pedimos tu ayuda. Estamos organizando una fiesta/reunión para el próximo día *6 de julio a las 9pm hora del este (6pm hora del pacífico) *donde nos enfocaremos en dar con organizaciones que no estén en esta <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Community_Bicycle_Organizations> lista. El objetivo es encontrar información de mapas organizaciones, en especial Hispano hablantes, para invitarles al próximo B!B!E!. SI estás interesad@ y disponible para participar en esta fiesta/reunión, por favor escríbenos al email bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com . *Gracias!!* *Comité organizador Bici!Bici!Entodaspartes!*

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Onboarding and Volunteer Training
by Todd Spinner 15 Jun '22

15 Jun '22

Greetings Thinktank folks. Does anyone have any resources that you use to onboard and or train new volunteers? We would be appreciative of any materials that you may want to share with us. Thanks, Todd Spinner The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign Illinois

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Boards, Thethinktank Digest, Vol 188, Issue 1
by Robert Rands 02 Jun '22

02 Jun '22

Boards need to exist to felicitate the organization, not to be vehicles for a bullet point on someone's resume. The legal fiction is so that coöperatives can run unmanaged by others, particularly the government, outside of providing a framework of rights and legitimate responsibilities. As such, boards should be both organically formed from within and by the organization, while seeking out to strengthen the organization in its structure and goals by adding any necessary elements. Maintaining both a sense of empowerment and agency, for each individual within the organization as well as for the organization is a key factor. Being self-strong, while reaching out to increase strength within the community and of the community is integral. The organization should be self-formed, with guidance by the board and the participating community, within a framework of rights and responsibilities, with structural mechanisms and principles, such as Roberts Rules of Order and coöperative principles. ~Robert Allan Rands Board member, SoPo Bikes (SoPo Bicycle Coöperative), Reynoldstown Atlanta, Georgia On Thursday, June 2, 2022, 09:03:40 PM GMT+1, <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. Re: Governance Transitions? (cyclista(a)inventati.org) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:39:17 +0000 From: cyclista(a)inventati.org To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Governance Transitions? Message-ID: <c181ccaf5487d5b8b13ef049265569d3(a)inventati.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed We had to consider this extensively; never got to exactly where you are but one important thing stood out in the consideration over time: nobody should be on a board unless they have strong standing in running the day-to-day of the shop, or, at the least, the board should have a required majority of members having that qualification. Don't go down the path of a board with an agenda that doesn't fit with what the organization needs in order to thrive on a daily basis - and more broadly, accomplish its mission. It's one thing to have stakeholders on the board *in addition* to former staff or experts; it's completely another to seat people who simply want to have some measure of leverage or influence for their own reasons. The purpose of a board, from the federal government's perspective, is so that the government may retain a reliable point of contact through any potiential changes or adversity. It's s huge deal to the feds to remove the requirement to pay taxes, and they don't want to grant that status without assurance that the entity will remain responsive and responsible from a federal standpoint. What this means is that there is no requirement for the board to do any particular thing other than exist and be prepared to liase with the feds should they require it. The board can be a board of directors, who exert vision and authority, or it can simply be a board of advisors, assisting those who already run the organization. Really it can be a board of [anything]. It just has to fulfill the few barebones duties demanded by nonprofit specifications. So be careful how you choose them and appoint them. Do set out very carefully right away who gets to choose them; one of the worst configurations, because nepotism and incest, is the current board voting on the new board members. Any good idea might be protected in this way long-term (which is why a lot of organizations cling to this method), but it can also mean bad ideas have the ability infect a board for generations, even outliving the tenure of the members who originally set them in motion. Probably better to identify stakeholder groups (whom are served or targeted by the organization) and operational groups (staff, volunteers, other support personnel), and extend the right (or requirement) to vote to them. As for accountability, elections play a part in that - not only the initial elections themselves, but the frequency of them. More frequent elections, for instance, might mean more opportunities to cut off bad work or behavior. ~cyclista Nicholas On 2022-05-27 08:23, Thomas Butler wrote: > Austin's Yellow Bike Project is going through a governance transition. > We > used to be a fairly horizontally organized consensus-run collective of > volunteers who did the day-to-day of what happens at the shop, and our > size > wasn't limited. We are becoming an exclusive board of probably 6-9 > people. > Some of us are still running shops, but about half are not. > > We're currently trying to work out (among many other things) how board > members are (s)elected and to whom the board is accountable. Or more > concretely, how the board is held accountable. We don't have "members," > so > the questions of "who gets to vote" is among the ones we're trying to > answer. > > If you have thoughts or if your org went through something like this > I'm > interested to hear about it. In particular what best practices and > pitfalls > you encountered. > > The board also has appetite for working through this with a > professional. > Some of us are less psyched about people who don't have experience with > groups that have our consensus- / volunteer-run d.i.y. culture, > horizontal > organizing history, etc. Many of them have experience only with the > more > traditional non-profit board model and struggle to wrap their heads > around > how we used to operate and why. Suggestions are welcome. > > Feel free to email me privately if you like at > thomas.unavailable(a)gmail.com > Or you can reply here. > > Thanks > Thomas Butler > he | him | his > Austin's Yellow Bike Project > austinyellowbike.org > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… ------------------------------ End of Thethinktank Digest, Vol 188, Issue 1 ********************************************

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Governance Transitions?
by Thomas Butler 01 Jun '22

01 Jun '22

Austin's Yellow Bike Project is going through a governance transition. We used to be a fairly horizontally organized consensus-run collective of volunteers who did the day-to-day of what happens at the shop, and our size wasn't limited. We are becoming an exclusive board of probably 6-9 people. Some of us are still running shops, but about half are not. We're currently trying to work out (among many other things) how board members are (s)elected and to whom the board is accountable. Or more concretely, how the board is held accountable. We don't have "members," so the questions of "who gets to vote" is among the ones we're trying to answer. If you have thoughts or if your org went through something like this I'm interested to hear about it. In particular what best practices and pitfalls you encountered. The board also has appetite for working through this with a professional. Some of us are less psyched about people who don't have experience with groups that have our consensus- / volunteer-run d.i.y. culture, horizontal organizing history, etc. Many of them have experience only with the more traditional non-profit board model and struggle to wrap their heads around how we used to operate and why. Suggestions are welcome. Feel free to email me privately if you like at thomas.unavailable(a)gmail.com Or you can reply here. Thanks Thomas Butler he | him | his Austin's Yellow Bike Project austinyellowbike.org

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Bike!Bike! CDMX?
by Darin Wick 25 May '22

25 May '22

¡Hola! Creo que un grupo en CDMX planeaba organizar Bike!Bike! este año. Yo y otras personas hablabamos con ellxs despues de Bike!Bike! Dondequiera! para asegurar que ellxs podian editar bikebike.org y ofrecer apoyo, pero no hemos oido nada desde hace algunos meses. Si conocen a alguien de este grupo, ¿puede pasarles este mensaje? Estamos empezando a planear Bike!Bike! Dondequiera! otra vez, pero no queremos pisarnos los talones. Hello! I believe a group in CDMX were planning to host Bike!Bike! this year. I and other people spoke with them after Bike!Bike! Everywhere!, to ensure that they could edit bikebike.org and to offer supprt, but we have not heard anything from them for a few months. If you know anyone from that group, can you pass this message to them? We are beginning to plan Bike!Bike! Everywhere! again, but don't want to step on their toes. ¡Gracias/Thanks! Darin Wick

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Bike!Bike!Everywhere! meeting
by Carla Teixeira 22 May '22

22 May '22

Hello community bike and bike enthusiastic folks! A group of us is looking to get Bike!Bike!Everywhere! (it's like Bike!Bike! but virtual) going again since it was a success last year and a good opportunity for us to connect again. This email is to see if people are interested in getting involved organizing the conference. We have started by going over what was required for last year's B!B!E! and if you'd like to find out what we've been talking about, click here <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikec…> to take a look at our minutes. If you're wondering what facilitating this will involve, click here <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikec…> to take a look at volunteer roles. We're really looking forward to having this year's B!B!E! be a success and want you to have a chance to be part of it. If you think you've got the time and flexibility required to help us in organizing please reach out with your interest at bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com <mailto:bikebikeeverywhere@gmail.com>. We're having a meeting next week and would love to meet and chat with you. Thanks! B!B!E! Organizing Commitee --------------------- Hola comunidad, Junto a un grupo del colectivo estamos organizándonos para realizar nuevamente Bike!Bike!Everywhere! (Es la versión virtual de Bike!Bike!) debido al éxito de su primera versión el año pasado y por ser además una excelente ocasión para volver a conectarnos. Con este email buscamos convocar gente que esté interesada en involucrarse en la organización de la conferencia. Ya nos reunimos para revisar que fue necesario para poner en marcha el anterior B!B!E! y que necesitamos para esta versión 2022. Si quieres saber más de estas reuniones, pincha este enlace <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikec…> para revisar las minutas. Si quieres saber de qué forma puedes involucrarte, revisa esta descripción de roles <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bikec…>. Queremos que este B!B!E! sea un éxito para la comunidad y que tú seas parte de esto. Si tienes el tiempo y la flexibilidad para ayudarnos, haznoslo saber escribiéndonos a bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com <mailto:bikebikeeverywhere@gmail.com>.. Tendremos una nueva reunión la próxima semana y nos encantaría que te unieras para conocerte y contarte más. Gracias! Comité organizador B!B!E!

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 187, Issue 2
by MARK 08 May '22

08 May '22

Profits for what? Many have Paid staff, so I guess that's where the Profits could go. Our's, Bike New Britain does not. We use the money we make topay our rent, utilities, and buy new parts for repairs, recycling bikes for sale or donations, and sell parts and accessories to the general public, which are usually people of limited means.That said, I continually ask myself whether a totally volunteer org. can survive in the long run.MarkBikeNB.org On Thursday, May 5, 2022, 04:03:33 PM EDT, <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. Shops operating as for profit Co-ops? (Carlyn Arteaga) 2. Re: Shops operating as for profit Co-ops? (Jean-Fran?ois Caron) 3. Re: Shops operating as for profit Co-ops? (Jim Sheehan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 4 May 2022 20:03:21 -0700 From: Carlyn Arteaga <carlyn.arteaga(a)bicas.org> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Subject: [TheThinkTank] Shops operating as for profit Co-ops? Message-ID: <CAD7oRbMnqrv+gzJe_phm+SnWEBXVcYUa3J0xm1mn2DQPdG2OYg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" *Spanish below // espa?ol abajo* Hi all, I am involved with a local mobility justice group here in Tucson called FUGA <https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/bicycle/documents/TTT_Safe_Streets_FUGA_FD.p…> (Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad), which is interested in supporting a bicycle co-op on Tucson's southside, which is our historically under-resourced area. BICAS, where I work, is a nonprofit, so I haven't had a lot of experience on the for profit side. Would any shops out there in ThinkTanklandia which operate as for profit co-ops be open to chatting with the FUGistas about your experiences, operations, challenges, etc? Perhaps even be willing to be part of a group call during which we could do some q & a with you and other co-op folks? If so, please let me know. Thanks for considering. Ride on, ~Carlyn // Buenos d?as a todxs, Estoy involucrado con un grupo local que se trata de las movilidades justas aqu? en Tucson llamado FUGA (Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad), que est? interesado en apoyar una cooperativa de bicicletas en el Southside Tucson, que es nuestra ?rea hist?ricamente con recursos insuficientes. BICAS, donde trabajo ahora, es una organizaci?n sin fines de lucro, por lo que no he tenido mucha experiencia en el lado con fines lucrativos. ?Alguna tienda en ThinkTanklandia que opere como cooperativa con fines de lucro estar?a dispuesta a conversar con las FUGistas sobre sus experiencias, operaciones, desaf?os, etc.? ?Quiz?s incluso estar dispuesto a ser parte de una llamada grupal durante la cual podr?amos hacer algunas preguntas y respuestas con usted y otras cooperativas? Si es as?, por favor h?gamelo saber. Gracias por considerar. Que sigan rodando, ~Carlyn -- *Carlyn Arteaga* *pronouns: they/them/theirs* Youth Program Coordinator *BICAS* 2001 N. 7th Ave. | Tucson, AZ 85701 | Shop: 520-628-7950 carlyn.arteaga(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling with our greater Tucson community.* <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Shops operating as for profit Co-ops?
by Carlyn Arteaga 05 May '22

05 May '22

*Spanish below // español abajo* Hi all, I am involved with a local mobility justice group here in Tucson called FUGA <https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/bicycle/documents/TTT_Safe_Streets_FUGA_FD.p…> (Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad), which is interested in supporting a bicycle co-op on Tucson's southside, which is our historically under-resourced area. BICAS, where I work, is a nonprofit, so I haven't had a lot of experience on the for profit side. Would any shops out there in ThinkTanklandia which operate as for profit co-ops be open to chatting with the FUGistas about your experiences, operations, challenges, etc? Perhaps even be willing to be part of a group call during which we could do some q & a with you and other co-op folks? If so, please let me know. Thanks for considering. Ride on, ~Carlyn // Buenos días a todxs, Estoy involucrado con un grupo local que se trata de las movilidades justas aquí en Tucson llamado FUGA (Familias Unidas Ganando Accesibilidad), que está interesado en apoyar una cooperativa de bicicletas en el Southside Tucson, que es nuestra área históricamente con recursos insuficientes. BICAS, donde trabajo ahora, es una organización sin fines de lucro, por lo que no he tenido mucha experiencia en el lado con fines lucrativos. ¿Alguna tienda en ThinkTanklandia que opere como cooperativa con fines de lucro estaría dispuesta a conversar con las FUGistas sobre sus experiencias, operaciones, desafíos, etc.? ¿Quizás incluso estar dispuesto a ser parte de una llamada grupal durante la cual podríamos hacer algunas preguntas y respuestas con usted y otras cooperativas? Si es así, por favor hágamelo saber. Gracias por considerar. Que sigan rodando, ~Carlyn -- *Carlyn Arteaga* *pronouns: they/them/theirs* Youth Program Coordinator *BICAS* 2001 N. 7th Ave. | Tucson, AZ 85701 | Shop: 520-628-7950 carlyn.arteaga(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling with our greater Tucson community.* <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Broke Spoke is Looking to Hire a Full-time Shop Director
by Edward Kirkwood 02 May '22

02 May '22

Broke Spoke is a community bike shop in Lexington, KY. We are looking to make our first full-time hire. Attached is the job description. All applicants should email their cover letter and resume to board(a)thebrokespoke.org. Allen Kirkwood

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Bikeshare Director - Ithaca, NY
by Claire Dehm 19 Apr '22

19 Apr '22

Hi everyone, Passing along this opportunity. The Center for Community Transportation in Ithaca, NY is hiring a full time Bikeshare director. Information below: *Full-Time Staff Opening: Bikeshare Director * Are you interested in leading the launch of a community-run bikeshare in Ithaca? This is an opportunity to join the Center for Community Transportation and provide a key service for local bicycling accessibility. This is an opportunity for a confident person with a professional outlook to join a local mission-focused organization in a leadership role. The CCT envisions a community where travel by shared and active transportation is healthy, safe, affordable, and convenient for all, through our mission of enhancing transportation access in our community while reducing its negative environmental and economic impacts. Starting salary range is $45,000-$52,000 plus benefits. Applicants with experience working in diverse communities are strongly encouraged to apply. Full details at www.the-cct.org. (Direct link for the job posting here <https://www.ithacacarshare.org/wp-content/uploads/CCT_Bikeshare-Director.pdf> )

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 186, Issue 5
by Lawrence Mohammed 14 Apr '22

14 Apr '22

I'll be winding up our social enterprise in London, UK soon and will finally get time to scan/upload all the gift economy resources ;) We never work solo with kids but I started the business myself and always used to work alone (and many late nights still did/do) What I had in place though was solid Risk Assessments and Method Statements for everything we did (as well as the premises and all the protocols for accident reporting, fire, general H&S etc). Happy to share anything that could be useful. What do you specifically need? In service, *Lawrence Mohammed* CEO and Founder Pro Bike Service C.I.C. *+44 (0)77 222 58587* *probikeservice.co.uk <https://probikeservice.co.uk>* /::Olympic Park Site:: Pro Bike Service C.I.C. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Canalside, Hackney Bridge London E15 2SJ *map location <https://what3words.com/cuts.porch.logic>* / On 14/04/2022 21:03, 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. Re: Anyone have a Lone Working Policy? Looking for a template > to build ours from! (cyclista(a)inventati.org) > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.…

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Anyone have a Lone Working Policy? Looking for a template to build ours from!
by Gordon Hamachi 13 Apr '22

13 Apr '22

Doireann: Thank you for bringing up this topic. I had never heard of a Lone Working Policy. Evidently, employers are obligated to see to the safety of lone workers in the event of mishap such as a slip and fall, or an attack by hostile customers. After conducting a few web searches, I gather that these policies are more widely used in the UK and Canada than in the US, where our Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has no Lone Working policy requirement. If it helps at all, a web search turned up this template for Lone Working Policy from the UK. This one doesn't seem very helpful, but still better than nothing. I expect that a determined searcher will find that many other examples are available online. https://positivelyuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Sample-Lone-Worker-Poli… In addition, I found some commercial web sites that furnish sample Lone Working Policy templates by email, in exchange for your contact information. Undoubtedly a sales person will be contacting me shortly. :-) Although my non-profit shop does not have an official Lone Working Policy, this may be due to only having two paid employees working with many volunteers. Unofficially, the shop policy seems to be, "Don't work alone." In the past, when my shop has needed advice for issues like this, we have been able to turn to another local non-profit organization that provides free legal support and sample language. I hope that you too have such a resource that can provide assistance tailored to your particular country's requirements. When you complete your own Lone Working Policy, please post a copy so the rest of us can see it. On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 1:03 PM < thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > From: Doireann Lalor <doireann(a)bsbcoop.org> > Hi lovely Bikey people, > Do any of you have a Lone Working Policy for your workshop/organisation > that you’d be happy to share with me? We need to make one for Broken Spoke > (Oxford, UK), and I find it’s always easier to make policies using a good > template from a similar organisation. Would be super useful! >

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Free Standing Bike Rack for 19 Bikes
by Gordon Hamachi 11 Apr '22

11 Apr '22

I recently designed and built an inexpensive free standing bike rack suitable for shop use. It holds 19 bikes vertically from hooks, with alternating bikes pointing up and down, and with handlebars facing out. My goals were to: - store lots of bikes using minimal floor space, in a place where floor/wall hooks are not allowed - easily be able to get to any bike - easy to build - low cost Now I would like to share this design. Here is a link to a six page PDF file showing how to build this rack, how much the parts cost if purchased new, and how to reduce the cost. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17pIX8jQIHNdu5mfg_hjZi7DEZWJspMv0/view?usp=… --Gordon Hamachi

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Bikes Together (Denver, CO USA) Executive Director job post!
by Mac Liman 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

Hello friends of bicycles and equity, *Bikes Together in Denver, Colorado is excited to re-announce this position after adjusting the job responsibilities and compensation package. It was a dreamy job before, but now it's SUPER DUPER and we need your help spreading the word! *Full Description and Application Instructions Here <https://www.bikestogether.org/job-opportunities>* Bikes Together Executive Director Apply by April 19th *Full Description and Application Instructions Here <https://www.bikestogether.org/job-opportunities>* Bikes Together is excited to meet our next Executive Director! This person will be community-focused, operationally-oriented, and moved to make bicycle transportation, recreation and mechanics accessible to people who are usually excluded because of race, class, and/or gender. The Executive Director will oversee fundraising, staff, budgeting, strategy, and overall smooth operations of our unique nonprofit organization. This individual will be supported by an active board and long-standing staff in our collective efforts to grow capacity, build a leader-full organization, prioritize equity and transparency, and deepen our impact. This is a flexible full time position (40 hours/week) and reports to the board of directors. Compensation package includes: - Salary $70,000-$75,000 - Paid sick, vacation and floating holiday time - Health insurance coverage - Discounts and wholesale purchasing + generous annual used parts credit - Well-established, positive relationships with customers, neighbors, volunteers, and community-based groups also working towards health-, transportation-, and education-equity - Bicycle friends; chocolate Executive Director Responsibilities Development and Fundraising (40%) - Ensure Bikes Together meets annual fundraising goals utilizing a combination of individual fundraising, foundation and government grants, and sponsorships Staff Support and Human Resources (20%) - Build a culture of trust and camaraderie. Supervise 3 of 5 current staff members Finance & Budgeting (20%) - Collaboratively create and oversee our annual budget of $500K Board Management and Strategic Planning (10%) - Guide overall strategic direction of Bikes Together in alignment with mission and values, and in collaboration with creative staff team and compassionate board of directors External Communications and Relationships (10%) - Ensure that Bikes Together has a public image that is visible, accessible, responsive, and mission-aligned -- Mac Liman Bikes Together Program Lead Pronouns: she/her/hers w. 720-403-8757 c. 720.365.6563 mac(a)bikestogether.org

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Hiring Programs Manager Bike Kitchen Vancouver/UBC
by Étienne Hossack 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

Hi friends near and far! We're hiring a Programs Manager at the Bike Kitchen in UBC Vancouver, here's a short blurb, and you can find a full posting on our website too: https://www.thebikekitchen.ca/job-board#programs-manager Of course feel free to reach out with inquiries! ----------- Located at the University of British Columbia, The Bike Kitchen provides UBC students and the wider Vancouver community with an accessible environment where they can learn about bicycle maintenance and cycling as a safe and sustainable means of transportation. We engage in education, outreach, and advocacy through our programs and our community bike shop. For more details on our programs and services, please visit _thebikekitchen.ca_ <http://www.thebikekitchen.ca/>. The Bike Kitchen is hiring a new Programs Manager for a full-time position (32-40 hours per week) on a 2 year renewable contract, beginning May 2nd, 2022 (flexible start date).* * The Programs Manager (PM) directs programs and outreach to engage the community. The Bike Kitchen (BK) is governed by a student and community Board of Directors, who oversee and guide the vision and mission of the organization. The PM oversees operations and works closely with the BK’s Shop Manager to coordinate operations. Both managers hold equivalent roles as department managers. At this time, we cannot accept applicants who are not currently eligible to work for the duration of the contract in Canada. -- Étienne/ET he/him/his Board member of UBC Bike Kitchen + Co-op

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Hiring Shop Manager
by Molly Miksa 03 Apr '22

03 Apr '22

Hello ThinkTank, Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op in London, Ontario, Canada, is hiring a new shop manager. This is an amazing opportunity for someone to lead Squeaky Wheel into its next phase—including a brand new space this summer! It's a tight timeline, because our current manager will be leaving at the end of the month and we're hoping there will be time for some training! Questions welcome. Info at https://www.londoncyclelink.ca/news/2022/4/2/were-hiring-a-shop-manager Thanks, Molly Molly Miksa Executive Director [image: londoncyclelink.ca] <https://www.londoncyclelink.ca/>

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looking for current info on orgs that move/donate surplus bikes
by cyclista＠inventati.org 24 Mar '22

24 Mar '22

Hi all, Back in the day at RIBs we used to periodically ship excess bikes we had to Ghana. I don't remember anymore what the entity that did the shipping and organization for that was, only that last time I checked five or so years ago, they had long since ceased operation. I even contacted one of the organizers directly and they had no connections to share or interest in resurrecting their past project. It was a total dead end, and I never had the extra bandwidth to create a new effort on my own or deepen/broaden my search. So what I'm hoping to hear from people is whether they know of, and have contact info for, any current entities doing this kind of work. Loading up shipping containers or tractor trailers with bikes and shipping them off to places in the world with both a shortage *and* a capacity to fix them. One thing I heard from people when I was doing the rounds last time was that some of the entities that took the bikes either sold them for scrap, or dumped them off without knowing what was done with them after delivery, which ultimately turned out to be to sell them for scrap. The obvious worst case scenario for such an effort. So I'm also hoping to hear about any vetting that has been done, or firsthand experience with the downstream of such a project. Thanks for any leads or info, cyclistas! Hope y'all are doing well, ~cyclista Nicholas

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Wholesale account
by BikeConcord 24 Mar '22

24 Mar '22

Hello everyone, We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions. One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. Thanks for any help y’all can provide. Best regards and Happy pedaling! “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 4
by Donna Price 23 Mar '22

23 Mar '22

cyclista Nicholas Pedals for Progress looks like it is still filling shipping containers and sending bikes abroad. They are located in New Jersey and their website is: *https://www.p4p.org/ <https://www.p4p.org/>* I haven't had any personal experience with them but am local to them and can find out more if that is helpful. Let me know if you need more info. Best regards, Donna Donna Price On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 4:03 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. Re: Wholesale account (BikeConcord) > 2. Re: Wholesale account (BikeConcord) > 3. looking for current info on orgs that move/donate surplus > bikes (cyclista(a)inventati.org) > 4. Re: Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 3 (MARK) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: BikeConcord <Smitty(a)bikeconcord.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:48:28 -0700 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account > Steve, We are applying with JBI, They are asking for occupational > license for sale or repair of bicycles, I don’t know what that license is? > Business licenses, check. Resale license, check. Insurance, Check…. > Thanx for the feedback. > > On Mar 22, 2022, at 11:47 AM, Stephen Andruski <swandruski(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > Until recently, the Rockville Bike Hub in Rockville Md has been operating > as a pop up shop with some storage from the City of Rockville. We were able > to get an account with JBI. > The big concern most distributors have is with community shops buying > stuff at wholesale and then selling stuff well below what > commercial shops are selling stuff at. That undercuts their other > customers. We only buy tools and consumable parts and almost all parts are > for > fixing bikes, not direct sale to our customers. We will sell things on > occasion, but we make sure we are charging what commercial shops are > charging. > We also want to maintain good relations with the commercial shops in our > area because the donate bikes to us. > > Hope this helps. > > Steve Andruski > RBH President > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM BikeConcord <Smitty(a)bikeconcord.org> > wrote: > >> >> Hello everyone, >> We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We >> would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a >> showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any >> suggestions. >> >> One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or >> repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. >> Thanks for any help y’all can provide. >> >> Best regards and Happy pedaling! >> “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) >> Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator >> a.k.a. The Instigator [image: image1.png] >> BikeConcord.org <https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/> Facebook: >> BikeConcord <https://www.facebook.com/groups/bikeconcord/> >> Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay >> BikeEastBay.org <https://bikeeastbay.org/> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > -- > > *“Once you stop learning, you start dying.”* ~ Albert Einstein > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: BikeConcord <Smitty(a)bikeconcord.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:50:42 -0700 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account > Thanks Greg, if JBI doesn’t work out, we will give midway and cyclone a > shot. > Smitty > Bike Concord > > On Mar 22, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Gregory Ferguson <gregferg2(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi Smitty > > We have had a good relationship with Midway Bicycle supply in St. Paul, MN > for some time > https://midwaybike.com/ > > Also cyclone > http://www.cyclonebicycle.com/ > > The wholesalers want you to have a storefront to make sure you aren’t just > buying stuff to sell on eBay. > > Hope this helps. > > Best, > Greg > Brookhaven Bike Co-op > > > > On Mar 22, 2022, at 2:38 PM, BikeConcord <Smitty(a)bikeconcord.org> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We > would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a > showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any > suggestions. > > One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or > repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. > Thanks for any help y’all can provide. > > Best regards and Happy pedaling! > “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) > Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator > a.k.a. The Instigator <image1.png> > BikeConcord.org <https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/> Facebook: > BikeConcord <https://www.facebook.com/groups/bikeconcord/> > Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay > BikeEastBay.org <https://bikeeastbay.org/> > > > > > <IMG_2829.jpg> > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: cyclista(a)inventati.org > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:55:12 +0000 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] looking for current info on orgs that move/donate > surplus bikes > Hi all, > > Back in the day at RIBs we used to periodically ship excess bikes we had > to Ghana. I don't remember anymore what the entity that did the shipping > and organization for that was, only that last time I checked five or so > years ago, they had long since ceased operation. I even contacted one of > the organizers directly and they had no connections to share or interest > in resurrecting their past project. It was a total dead end, and I never > had the extra bandwidth to create a new effort on my own or > deepen/broaden my search. > > So what I'm hoping to hear from people is whether they know of, and have > contact info for, any current entities doing this kind of work. Loading > up shipping containers or tractor trailers with bikes and shipping them > off to places in the world with both a shortage *and* a capacity to fix > them. > > One thing I heard from people when I was doing the rounds last time was > that some of the entities that took the bikes either sold them for > scrap, or dumped them off without knowing what was done with them after > delivery, which ultimately turned out to be to sell them for scrap. The > obvious worst case scenario for such an effort. So I'm also hoping to > hear about any vetting that has been done, or firsthand experience with > the downstream of such a project. > > Thanks for any leads or info, cyclistas! > > Hope y'all are doing well, > > ~cyclista Nicholas > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: MARK <mhoffman0(a)snet.net> > To: "thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org" < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:29:29 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 3 > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 04:04:22 PM EDT, > thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org < > 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. Wholesale account (BikeConcord) > 2. Re: Wholesale account (Stephen Andruski) > 3. Re: Wholesale account (Gregory Ferguson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:38:02 -0700 > From: BikeConcord <Smitty(a)bikeconcord.org> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account > Message-ID: <41896CE1-B9DB-485B-BEB9-A3B957DEB658(a)bikeconcord.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > ? > Hello everyone, > We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We > would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a > showroom and don?t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any > suggestions. > > One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or > repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. > Thanks for any help y?all can provide. > ? > Best regards and Happy pedaling! > ?Smitty? (S. M. Ardrey) > Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator > a.k.a. The Instigator > BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord > Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay > BikeEastBay.org > ?? > > > > >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 3
by MARK 23 Mar '22

23 Mar '22

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 04:04:22 PM EDT, thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org <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. Wholesale account (BikeConcord) 2. Re: Wholesale account (Stephen Andruski) 3. Re: Wholesale account (Gregory Ferguson) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:38:02 -0700 From: BikeConcord <Smitty(a)bikeconcord.org> To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account Message-ID: <41896CE1-B9DB-485B-BEB9-A3B957DEB658(a)bikeconcord.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" ? Hello everyone, We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don?t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions. One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. Thanks for any help y?all can provide. ? Best regards and Happy pedaling! ?Smitty? (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org ??

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Fwd: NY Cycling Census Update & Continuing Outreach
by Matt VanSlyke 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

Hello fellow awesome people! We here in NY are still going strong getting feedback from bike riders of all kinds, looks like until 4/22. The people running this effort are very interested in hearing from us. If you have a stake in bicycling in New York State and want to weigh in, you can go to https://nyserda.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaOKnyxZSgkskmi and have your voice be heard, Thanks in advance! Matt, Utica Bike Rescue ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Paul Winkeller <paul(a)urbancyclingsolutions.com> Date: Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 1:33 PM Subject: NY Cycling Census Update & Continuing Outreach To: breathingplanet <breathingplanet(a)gmail.com> Cc: Matt VanSlyke <matt(a)uticabikerescue.org> Hey, Andrew (and Matt). In just over a month, and thanks to your help, the New York Cycling Census has garnered more than 10,000 responses across every county in the state! The huge response to the survey <https://nyserda.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaOKnyxZSgkskmi> has far exceeded our expectations and is a clear indication of the profound interest in bicycle mobility in communities of all scales across New York. - Two thirds of respondents rode a bike for mental health and wellness! - Nearly a third of respondents reported they use a bicycle for tourism purposes. In addition, most respondents indicated they would be Very Likely to use bikes for tourism purposes. - Lack of bike lanes or safe routes is the biggest barrier to biking for New Yorkers, followed closely by insufficient secure bike parking. - In terms of education, respondents indicate that basic bike maintenance is the most sought after training for New Yorkers. All of the data collected through the NY Cycling Census will be made freely available to any agency, organization or other entity that can use it to help drive public policy around bicycle education, infrastructure, enforcement, tourism, integration with public transit and general encouragement. See attached boilerplate language, and NY Bike Census JPG, for your use in outreach. Thank you for your continued help and support - and please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions or comments! PSW Paul Winkeller, Senior Associate Urban Cycling Solutions 518.330-6301 - cell and text www.urbancyclingsolutions.com <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=118a3b5e-4d0b093d-1188c26b-000babd906…> -- *Matt VanSlyke* Executive Director 315.525.9554 | matt(a)uticabikerescue.org www.UticaBikeRescue.org

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Save B!B!E!2022! / Salven a B!B!E!2022
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 26 Feb '22

26 Feb '22

*Español abajo* *Bike!Bike! Everywhere! Needs YOUR help for 2022* Yup! You! YOU (and/or your shop) could be the person helping to run the event in 2022. Last year's esteemed organizing masterminds will be living their best bike lives touring the continent during time leading up to the November time slot in which BBE would happen. This is where you come in! Now that it’s a second rendition of the event, all the “How do I do this?” and “What should we use for that?” questions have been answered, and you can slide smoothly into a *coordination role *and help it all happen! (I mean, if you want to change things up, be empowered! We’re just trying to make it sound as *easy* as it is) So what now? *Reply to bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com <bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com>* and say, “I’ll do it! I’ll make it happen!” or maybe just “I’ll help organize with y’all!” Or! Do it as a bike shop or a group!! Fun for the whole family! No tech experience necessary! This is what's needed: - Care about diversity, language justice, and welcoming spaces - Write and send announcements and reminders - Write lists in a shared doc - Schedule and attend meetings - Keep track of what needs to happen and connect tasks with people - Maybe even update a wiki! *But act fast! If we don’t have a steering person or persons by March 3, we’re going to have to postpone or cancel the event!* Thanks, Bike!Bike! Everywhere! Organizing team [image: image.png] *Bike!Bike! En todas partes! Necesita de TU ayuda para el 2022* ¡Sí!¡Tú! TÚ (y/o tu taller) pueden ser quienes ayuden a llevar el evento en 2022. Nuestras estimadas mentes maestras en la organización estarán viviendo sus mejores vidas en bici, viajando a lo largo del continente durante los meses previos a noviembre, mes en el que ocurriría el BBE. ¡Aquí es donde entras tú! Ahora que va a ser la segunda edición del evento, todas las preguntas de “¿cómo hago esto?” y “¿qué usamos para aquello?” han sido resueltas ¡Puedes fácilmente deslizarte a un *puesto de coordinación *y ayudar a que todo suceda! (O sea, si quieres cambiar las cosas ¡adelante! Solo queremos decir que está bien *fácil*) ¿Y ahora qué? *Manda un correo a bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com <bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com>* y di “¡Yo me la rifo! ¡Haré que suceda!” o tal vez solo “¡Yo les ayudo con la organización!” O háganlo en equipo, o como taller de bicis ¡Diversión para toda la familia! ¡No se necesita experiencia tecnológica! Lo que sí se necesita es: - Cuidado con respecto a la diversidad, la justicia del lenguaje y los espacios incluyentes - Escribir y enviar anuncios y recordatorios - Escribir listas en un documento compartido - Agendar y asistir a reuniones - Llevar registro de qué tiene que hacerse y enlazar tareas con personas - ¡Tal vez hasta actualizar una wiki! *¡Pero actúa rápido! ¡Si no tenemos suficientes personas al volante para el 3 de marzo, tendremos que posponer o cancelar el evento!* Gracias, El equipo de urbanización de Bike!Bike! ¡En todas partes!

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New York State bike survey - let’s get some convo on equity going!
by Matt VanSlyke 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Hi Folks, Please see below for important info on an effort going on here in NY. Apologies for the forward, but this is the best way to get the right information out there. The guy leading this effort is a long-time supporter of community bike shops and a lifelong bike advocate. So let’s see if we can help get some diverse voices to answer their survey. Best, Matt V Utica Bike Rescue I am writing to ask that you please share the FIRST EVER comprehensive "New York State Bicycling Census" - funded by NYSERDA - with your agency's extensive network of contacts across upstate*.* (*The survey, linked here <https://nyserda.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaOKnyxZSgkskmi>, will be open for several months.*) The purpose of this survey is to help determine who is biking across New York, why they are riding a bike (e.g., health and wellness, daily transportation, reduce an individual's carbon footprint), in what context (urban, ex-urban, rural, on and off road - from small towns to large cities!) and whether or not connecting to mass transit is part of an individual's bike equation. *All participants will be entered to win one of three $150 Planet bike gift cards being offered - and no email addresses or other personal information will be shared or saved. * With a robust dataset, and we have already received 1500 responses in a week since soft launching this effort, we can help decision makers, elected officials and an engaged public to implement policies and programs to accelerate more and safer cycling policies and funding. *HOWEVER*, *there is a strong equity component to this survey effort that I believe your organization can help us address*. We know there are huge numbers of low income folks and people of color who ride bikes, particularly for transportation, and the dataset we collect simply must reflect the reality that we live in a very diverse state. Frankly, if this is a survey of old white guys who wear spandex this effort will not be a success. So, again, please share this survey link <https://nyserda.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaOKnyxZSgkskmi> with your network, across all platforms and as soon as possible. Happy to get on a call or a Zoom to discuss. Best wishes and thank you again! Paul Winkeller, Senior Associate Urban Cycling Solutions 518.330-6301 - cell and text www.urbancyclingsolutions.com <https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=118a3b5e-4d0b093d-1188c26b-000babd906…> -- -- Matt VanSlyke 315.525.9554 (voice or txt)

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The Bike Works in Silver City, New Mexico is looking for help!
by dave baker 15 Feb '22

15 Feb '22

Hello Group, The Bike Works in Silver City, NM is reaching out to the network of amazing folks out there to broadcast that we are looking for additional staff in our shop. We operate a unique shop that is part 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit and part full-service retail shop. We have recently moved to a new shop space right in the heart of Historic Downtown Silver City right across from the local Food Co-op. Silver City, New Mexico is a community of 10,000 situated on the Continental Divide in SW New Mexico. Our town sits at 6000’ and is tucked at the southern edge of the 3.3 million acre Gila National Forest and 500k acre Gila Wilderness with hot springs, sub-alpine forests and vast desert within close reach. We are at the crossroads of Adventure Cycling’s Great Divide Mountain Bike Route and the Southern Tier. We also host the 5 day Tour of the Gila stage road race. If any mechanics out there are interested in relocating to a smaller community with a dynamic cycling scene and to find out more about the Bike Works’ programs, reach out to Dave at bikebaker(a)yahoo.com. Happy Pedaling, Dave Baker The Bike Works bikebaker(a)yahoo.com

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 184, Issue 2
by Dylan Horne 07 Feb '22

07 Feb '22

Here are the reference sheets we provide for Earn A BIke folks. -Dylan On Wed, Feb 2, 2022 at 4:03 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. Earn A Bike Programs (Dylan Horne) > 2. Re: Earn A Bike Programs (cyclista(a)inventati.org) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dylan Horne <dylanrosshorne(a)gmail.com> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 06:13:47 -0500 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Earn A Bike Programs > Hi Y'all, > > At The Pedal Factory in Salisbury, NC, we developed a worksheet for > Earn-A-Bike folks to work through (attached). The worksheet guides them > through our shop mission, basic bike maintenance skills, how to select a > bike, learning the parts of the bike and common tools, as well as safe > riding techniques. They also complete 3 volunteer tasks around the shop, as > their sweat equity contribution. Depending on the need for that day, it > could be cleaning up, sorting parts, unloading the trailer, moving bikes, > or whatever special task might need to be done. They also breakdown one > bike, usually a junker, to get salvageable parts for our used parts > inventory, and to introduce them to turning wrenches. It's much easier to > have people take bikes apart than to try and teach each of them the ins and > outs of fixing up whole bikes. > > We have volunteers prepare bikes that are potential earn-a-bikes, usually > department store bikes that we value around $100. More expensive bikes can > be earned, but the participant must volunteer additional hours/tasks to > make up the difference, or pay the difference. The volunteers get the bikes > to 90-95% ready to go, so that we can check over the bike with the > Earn-A-Bike participant and fix a thing or two and get them on their way. > Once the worksheet is completed, the participant earns their chosen bike, a > helmet, lights and a lock. We take each person on a safety ride to insure > safe riding techniques and to answer additional questions. > > Folks must sign up for Earn-A-Bikes and we have two slots each open shop > day for Earn-A-Bikes. About 60% of people actually come back for their > allotted time. Having folks sign up helps us to manage our time, as well as > reducing the amount of folks that just want to walk in and get a free bike. > We tell folks that it takes 6-8 hours to complete (2 shop days), but some > folks are really proficient and can finish it in 4 hours or so. > > Before this, we had a set amount of volunteer hours that must be > completed to earn a bike. We decided to switch to the worksheet to keep > folks focused on what they needed to accomplish, increasing most folks' > ability to work independently. We also created some reference materials > that contain the answers to the worksheets, so folks have a nice laminated > guide to go by. When we had an hour based system, a lot of staff and > volunteer time was spent trying to get people focused on productive things > instead of just waiting to get the hours. > > We have a similar program for youth, with a similar worksheet that they > work through. We don't require youth to complete volunteer tasks or > breakdown bikes, but some participate in these ways voluntarily. > > In 2021, 88 people completed earn-a-bikes. The worksheet system was really > helpful in delivering uniform requirements and expectations for all > participants. It also provides a great way for us to track the demographics > and how many people utilize this service. > > Thanks, > Dylan > > -- > Dylan Horne, Ph.D. > They / Them > freewheelingdylan.wordpress.com > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: cyclista(a)inventati.org > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:26:58 +0000 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Earn A Bike Programs > Dylan, I love the idea of a worksheet to keep participants focused and a > workbook to reference for basic things; having basic reference > materials, for instance hanging at each workstand, could also de-center > the instructor in potentially useful ways. > > Are the reference materials handy to upload as well? That would be > interesting to see. > > ~cyclista Nicholas > > On 2022-02-02 11:13, Dylan Horne wrote: > > Hi Y'all, > > > > At The Pedal Factory in Salisbury, NC, we developed a worksheet for > > Earn-A-Bike folks to work through (attached). The worksheet guides them > > through our shop mission, basic bike maintenance skills, how to select > > a > > bike, learning the parts of the bike and common tools, as well as safe > > riding techniques. They also complete 3 volunteer tasks around the > > shop, as > > their sweat equity contribution. Depending on the need for that day, it > > could be cleaning up, sorting parts, unloading the trailer, moving > > bikes, > > or whatever special task might need to be done. They also breakdown one > > bike, usually a junker, to get salvageable parts for our used parts > > inventory, and to introduce them to turning wrenches. It's much easier > > to > > have people take bikes apart than to try and teach each of them the ins > > and > > outs of fixing up whole bikes. > > > > We have volunteers prepare bikes that are potential earn-a-bikes, > > usually > > department store bikes that we value around $100. More expensive bikes > > can > > be earned, but the participant must volunteer additional hours/tasks to > > make up the difference, or pay the difference. The volunteers get the > > bikes > > to 90-95% ready to go, so that we can check over the bike with the > > Earn-A-Bike participant and fix a thing or two and get them on their > > way. > > Once the worksheet is completed, the participant earns their chosen > > bike, a > > helmet, lights and a lock. We take each person on a safety ride to > > insure > > safe riding techniques and to answer additional questions. > > > > Folks must sign up for Earn-A-Bikes and we have two slots each open > > shop > > day for Earn-A-Bikes. About 60% of people actually come back for their > > allotted time. Having folks sign up helps us to manage our time, as > > well as > > reducing the amount of folks that just want to walk in and get a free > > bike. > > We tell folks that it takes 6-8 hours to complete (2 shop days), but > > some > > folks are really proficient and can finish it in 4 hours or so. > > > > Before this, we had a set amount of volunteer hours that must be > > completed to earn a bike. We decided to switch to the worksheet to keep > > folks focused on what they needed to accomplish, increasing most folks' > > ability to work independently. We also created some reference materials > > that contain the answers to the worksheets, so folks have a nice > > laminated > > guide to go by. When we had an hour based system, a lot of staff and > > volunteer time was spent trying to get people focused on productive > > things > > instead of just waiting to get the hours. > > > > We have a similar program for youth, with a similar worksheet that they > > work through. We don't require youth to complete volunteer tasks or > > breakdown bikes, but some participate in these ways voluntarily. > > > > In 2021, 88 people completed earn-a-bikes. The worksheet system was > > really > > helpful in delivering uniform requirements and expectations for all > > participants. It also provides a great way for us to track the > > demographics > > and how many people utilize this service. > > > > Thanks, > > Dylan > > > > ____________________________________ > > > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > -- Dylan Horne, Ph.D. They / Them freewheelingdylan.wordpress.com

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National Safety Policy
by eric＠bikeerie.org 03 Feb '22

03 Feb '22

Hello Fellow Tankers, On the League of American Bicyclists <https://bikeleague.org/content/top-12-actions-national-roadway-safety-strat…> website there is a posting on a future policy on the National Safety Policy. When the new president started talking about Build Back Better my thoughts went to bike lanes, education, safety infrastructure, etc. Not too sure if or when any of that will occur. The important event that I wanted to get out to everyone is the League is providing a webinar on the details on implementation. I couldn’t find anything for a link to it except on Instagram as shown below: Thank you to all the keep this forum going. Eric Brozell BikeErie.org BOD

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Earn A Bike Programs
by Dylan Horne 02 Feb '22

02 Feb '22

Hi Y'all, At The Pedal Factory in Salisbury, NC, we developed a worksheet for Earn-A-Bike folks to work through (attached). The worksheet guides them through our shop mission, basic bike maintenance skills, how to select a bike, learning the parts of the bike and common tools, as well as safe riding techniques. They also complete 3 volunteer tasks around the shop, as their sweat equity contribution. Depending on the need for that day, it could be cleaning up, sorting parts, unloading the trailer, moving bikes, or whatever special task might need to be done. They also breakdown one bike, usually a junker, to get salvageable parts for our used parts inventory, and to introduce them to turning wrenches. It's much easier to have people take bikes apart than to try and teach each of them the ins and outs of fixing up whole bikes. We have volunteers prepare bikes that are potential earn-a-bikes, usually department store bikes that we value around $100. More expensive bikes can be earned, but the participant must volunteer additional hours/tasks to make up the difference, or pay the difference. The volunteers get the bikes to 90-95% ready to go, so that we can check over the bike with the Earn-A-Bike participant and fix a thing or two and get them on their way. Once the worksheet is completed, the participant earns their chosen bike, a helmet, lights and a lock. We take each person on a safety ride to insure safe riding techniques and to answer additional questions. Folks must sign up for Earn-A-Bikes and we have two slots each open shop day for Earn-A-Bikes. About 60% of people actually come back for their allotted time. Having folks sign up helps us to manage our time, as well as reducing the amount of folks that just want to walk in and get a free bike. We tell folks that it takes 6-8 hours to complete (2 shop days), but some folks are really proficient and can finish it in 4 hours or so. Before this, we had a set amount of volunteer hours that must be completed to earn a bike. We decided to switch to the worksheet to keep folks focused on what they needed to accomplish, increasing most folks' ability to work independently. We also created some reference materials that contain the answers to the worksheets, so folks have a nice laminated guide to go by. When we had an hour based system, a lot of staff and volunteer time was spent trying to get people focused on productive things instead of just waiting to get the hours. We have a similar program for youth, with a similar worksheet that they work through. We don't require youth to complete volunteer tasks or breakdown bikes, but some participate in these ways voluntarily. In 2021, 88 people completed earn-a-bikes. The worksheet system was really helpful in delivering uniform requirements and expectations for all participants. It also provides a great way for us to track the demographics and how many people utilize this service. Thanks, Dylan -- Dylan Horne, Ph.D. They / Them freewheelingdylan.wordpress.com

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Volunteer Management Technology
by Bayley VanderCrowd 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Hi Thinktank! I’d like to share how we track our volunteers and see how others track them. We’re looking for something more integrated. Are there any commercial off the shelf software you use? Maybe we’re missing something easier and better. With that said, Vélocity Bicycle Coop in Alexandria Virginia does the following: -We use a Google form for volunteer shifts. -We use a Slack channel to communicate to the others when we’ll be volunteering -We use Meetup.com for volunteer nights. (If anyone is interested in setting up a meetup group for free, we have a free group to giveaway. Just LMK!) -We use a Google form to track what hours volunteers have performed. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. Thank you everyone! Bayley Vanderpoel Board Member Velocity Bicycle Coop Alexandria, VA -- Bayley Vanderpoel VéloCity Bicycle Cooperative Bayley.Vanderpoel(a)velocitycoop.org 703-863-4464

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Hiring: Bike Church in Santa Cruz, CA
by Bike Church Santa Cruz 26 Jan '22

26 Jan '22

Hi all, We are hiring! Our shop is run collectively, everyone is paid the same, which is $15 an hour, and this is only a part time opportunity, about 6-20 hours per week. Just thought I'd throw it out there and see if anyone is in town and looking for a part-time labor of love. :) See full description here: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/npo/d/santa-cruz-community-bicycle-shop-hi… If interested please apply by February 1. Thanks! Nik

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Job Opening: Community Programs Manager at Working Bikes in Chicago
by Anna Henschel 25 Jan '22

25 Jan '22

Hi Everyone, After 3 wonderful years at Working Bikes I'll be leaving my post as Community Programs Manager at Working Bikes at the end of February and looking for something great to take over the position. The position involves working with and instructing a big group of incredibly dedicated and hardworking volunteers, managing the local donation program (last year we fixed up and donated 1348 bikes for Chicagoans!), helping to coordinate the shipment of bikes to international partners (over 6500 in 2021!), planning community events, and more. The CPM works with other staff to help support all aspects of the organization and is a very well supported position. There's always something new going on, so there's never a dull day. The position is full time, Tuesday-Saturday, and comes with great benefits. Health insurance, paid holidays, vacation, and sick time! I wouldn't be leaving the job if I could find a way to take it with me on my cross country move, but alas, that's not an option. Take a look at job description linked below and feel free to reach out if you have any questions Community Programs Manager <https://workingbikes.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Community-Programs-Mana…> Anna -- *Anna Henschel, Community Programs Manager, Working Bikes* 2434 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 773-657-8419 Pronouns: She/Her/Hers anna(a)workingbikes.org

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Job Opportunity: Bike Mechanic and Program Director
by lori newton 25 Jan '22

25 Jan '22

Hey everyone, The Windsor Bike Kitchen is seeking a shop manager and program director to help us deliver on our vision of more people cycling for everyday transportation in Windsor-Essex. The successful candidate will have a passion for cycling, possess solid wrenching skills, and have a desire to connect community through outreach and the delivery of our cycling programs. The position is full time, currently Tuesday to Saturday — paying $20/hr with generous health benefits and access to transportation. We’re located in Canada’s southernmost region on the south side of the Detroit River. We’ll keep the application open until the position is filled. You can check us out here: https://bikewindsoressex.com/the-bike-kitchen-is-hiring-2/ <https://bikewindsoressex.com/the-bike-kitchen-is-hiring-2/> Thanks everybody, wishing you all the best in 2022! Lori Newton (she/her) Executive Director Bike Windsor Essex + The Bike Kitchen www.bikewindsoressex.com 628 Monmouth Road Windsor, ON N8Y 3L1 226.216.5200

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Bicycle disaster response teams
by Collapsing Biosphere 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

Hello hello! I live in North Carolina where hurricanes are increasing in force and reach. I'm looking for any stories or practical advice related to organizing bicycle based disaster response teams. -- I've read all available information on the Disaster Relief Trials in the Pacific Northwest. -- I've found a few stories from post-hurricane Sandy, Harvey, and Ida. -- I've NOT been able to find practical information/theory on the actual use of bicycles in post-hurricane, fire, or flood situation. If anyone would like to open this conversation with me I'd be very grateful. Disaster Relief Trials - https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/18475 International bicycle rider solidarity, Joshua

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 183, Issue 5
by Lawrence Mohammed 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

If it's helpful....here's how our gift economy model has evolved * Idea #1 [there was no external support or funding at this stage - just me running an experiment on my weekends] o This was literally a large mason jar where people could donate after having received a bike service or a lesson in bike maintenance (originally, there were four courses; intro, basic, intermediate, advanced) o I didn't differentiate between parts (many new) or labour o Results + Takings after 8months (weekends only) came to around £2000, once parts were factored in, this more than halved + Only those well versed with cycling (and some mechanical knowledge) knew the value of servicing. The perceived value of maintenance training varied even more widely + Some people HATED the donation jar and idea of 'pay what you feel', some loved it. Most people who hated it appeared time poor and cash rich [I felt they wanted a simple transaction] * Idea #2 [now with some funding] o parts had to be paid for, even used parts [these have been fully cleaned, inspected, lubed/etc and where necessary - fitted, test ridden and removed - i.e not just a box of random parts that have been stripped and left] o there was now a bank account [people were given details and left to pay as and when they felt like it and how much they felt] o Results + A glass jar gave pressure for people for give then and there, also some people don't use cash (others only use cash) - for those who use cash, this has and will always be acceptable too + I refused to ask people to tick boxes on what disability they had or what ethnic group or sexual orientation or age they were...for same reasons previously given + Gifting roughly doubled * Idea #3 [how it's been running for the last couple years] o We have a 'value list' for servicing and training clearly laid out on the door of the workshop and (less clearly!) on the website o People pay what and when they feel called to. There are no demands for payment. If people ask why we operate this way, I explain about 'gift economics' and sharing economies (the workshop is adjacent to some of the most expensive bits of real estate in London - yet also within 15minutes walk of some of the poorest with 2nd highest rate of homelessness and child deprivation in the whole country) o If people haven't gifted anything and said they would, I will sometimes send them an email or call a few weeks later. Sometimes they've forgotten, sometimes they just won't want to gift anything...in almost five years of trading, a only a few people have done this. We're known as the highest quality bike servicing enterprise in the area (we've serviced bikes for Olympic Medal winners) and our training is also second to none o We also have Paypal (linked to our account) and Coupay. We are considering adding a crypto account for Etherium and Bitcoin when the business scales up o Results + From servicing, _we take roughly 85-90% of what a 'normal' workshop would make_. We gift bikes to victims of crime whenever we can (building up bikes from scratch is good practice for volunteers) and our community knows and likes what we do with many high earners 'overpaying' for the value of services and many people gifting parts and offering to gift skills and services (which often, we can gift on by bridging community connections) + We're the ONLY workshop that has not yet been broken into in the area. + Funding largely comes from revenue, not grants/donations, but this is good as it doesn't require intensive form filling....we are looking at digitising impact measurement and added value though In service, *Lawrence Mohammed* CEO and Founder Pro Bike Service C.I.C. *+44 (0)77 222 58587* *probikeservice.co.uk <https://probikeservice.co.uk>* /::Olympic Park Site:: Pro Bike Service C.I.C. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Canalside, Hackney Bridge London E15 2SJ *map location <https://what3words.com/cuts.porch.logic>* / On 14/01/2022 21:03, 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. Re: Earn-a-Bike Programs (Nicole Muratore) > (cyclista(a)inventati.org) > 2. Re: Budget Bikes (cyclista(a)inventati.org) > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.…

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Budget Bikes
by Josh Bisker 13 Jan '22

13 Jan '22

Look, me and Mac Liman are in Vice! Mostly Mac :) https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdgq9/mechanics-ask-walmart-major-bike-man… If you missed it, here’s an article I wrote about this subject in 2021. I’m working on another one to try to publish soon! https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2021/03/24/opinion-how-the-budget-bike-trap-cre… -- Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 | Executive Director, Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> 2022 Donation Drive is ON! Support Bike Equity in NYC Today! <http://bikecoop.nyc/donate> Funkrust Brass Band <http://funkrust.com/> | Kessel Run Radio Show on Maker Park Radio <https://makerparkradio.nyc/shows/the-kessel-run-w-joshjoshjosh/>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Earn-a-Bike Programs (Nicole Muratore)
by Nicole Muratore 13 Jan '22

13 Jan '22

Wow! Very insightful replies so far and cause for me to pause and think about how our "everyone that puts something into the collective, gets something out of it" vibe is preventing us from helping people. Scott, you're absolutely right. Third party vetting certainly takes a lot of skilled work off our shoulders. A hybrid of volunteering, third-party vetting, and even accepting community work done elsewhere will likely be where we land. Nicholas, I'm curious about the pay-what-you-want model and wonder how it would go over in our shop. We're a bike flipper's mecca and these items are often used as currency among our unhoused patrons - especially right now with COVID and folks being unhoused as a result of some major rent hikes. Is it abused much that you know? Are there limits to the level of componentry? Is it this way for bikes, too? Thanks again for the thorough and thoughtful response. Carlyn, do you usually have enough work trade for someone to earn a bike in a reasonable amount of time? Do folks come back and complete their hours most of the time? I love that your program has high utilization! I hope ours will, too. Nicole On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 2:03 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. Earn-a-Bike Programs (Nicole Muratore) > 2. Re: Earn-a-Bike Programs (Scott Long) > 3. Re: Earn-a-Bike Programs (cyclista(a)inventati.org) > 4. Re: Earn-a-Bike Programs (Carlyn Arteaga) > 5. Bike!Bike! ?Dondequiera! / Everywhere! 2021 in review / en > revisi?n (Angel York) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nicole Muratore <nicole(a)bikesaviours.org> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:54:39 -0700 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Earn-a-Bike Programs > The last iteration of ours required an individual to volunteer 12 hours of > time in exchange for a bike we'd teach them to fix up, a set of lights, and > a lock. These folks are already facing transportation issues and have > difficulty returning to the shop to complete the hours they started. > > Separate from earn-a-bike we offer work trade at a rate of $10/hour for > shop credit that can be used for stand time or regular-priced parts needed > to fix one's bike. > > If your shop has an earn-a-bike program or similar, how does it work? And > is utilization of the program high? Any input, documentation, etc. is > appreciated! > > Cheers, > *Nicole Muratore, Shop Manager* (she/her) > Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective > (602) 429-9369 | bikesaviours.org | @bikesaviours > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Scott Long <scott.m.long(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:34:33 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Earn-a-Bike Programs > Hi Nicole, > > I'm the Executive Director of BikeAthens here in Athens GA. I've been the > administrator for our Earn A Bike Program for over five years. We use > social service partners in our area to refer clients to us that need > transportation. > > How do you avoid means testing? You do that by letting it be someone > else's job. In theory, you and the other collective members are a) excited > about bikes and b) have other jobs and responsibilities that don't revolve > around being full-time social workers. I don't decide who gets a bike. I > just decide which one they get. The referring organization does the heavy > lifting by having interviewed and worked with the potential client. Often > they are licensed social workers to some extent or another. They are in a > much better position to make that judgment call. It also gives me an easy > way out of the conversation when a random person shows up telling me that > they heard if they come down here they can get a free bike. I even have a > pamphlet I give them that explains our referral process. > > We have a very low threshold for what types of organizations we partner > with. Any reasonably legit third party that is willing to email or call on > behalf of someone they know that needs a bike is in. That is to say, pretty > much any 501c3 non-profit, school or church organization can send a request > on behalf of a client. Our expectations are just that they believe that > having a bike would help their client better find a job, get to school, and > access social services or healthcare. We don't require an MOU unless they > want one. Some partner organizations have their own criteria for whether or > not they will send us a request. For example, the Salvation Army in Athens > will only send a referral if the client already has a job. A local > addiction recovery organization requires the client to sign a contract that > they will take care of the bike, keep it locked, and return it if they are > no longer using it. If the partner organization would like to protect a > client's identity, that's fine. They can make up a client number or send me > initials. As long as they tell me how tall they are, we're good. > > You may not have the same community partners over time, there is decent > turnover in a lot of other social service organizations and sometimes new > people aren't aware they can even help their clients find help with bikes. > > Let me know if that is helpful or if you have any other questions. > > Thanks > > Scott > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 4:54 PM Nicole Muratore <nicole(a)bikesaviours.org> > wrote: > >> The last iteration of ours required an individual to volunteer 12 hours >> of time in exchange for a bike we'd teach them to fix up, a set of lights, >> and a lock. These folks are already facing transportation issues and have >> difficulty returning to the shop to complete the hours they started. >> >> Separate from earn-a-bike we offer work trade at a rate of $10/hour for >> shop credit that can be used for stand time or regular-priced parts needed >> to fix one's bike. >> >> If your shop has an earn-a-bike program or similar, how does it work? And >> is utilization of the program high? Any input, documentation, etc. is >> appreciated! >> >> Cheers, >> *Nicole Muratore, Shop Manager* (she/her) >> Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective >> (602) 429-9369 | bikesaviours.org | @bikesaviours >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: cyclista(a)inventati.org > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:22:48 +0000 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Earn-a-Bike Programs > Hi Nicole, > > At RIBs, for many years, we had similar requirements to those you > describe for your shop. At one point we also had a different, simpler > system, wherein the applicant was required to fix up one bike for > someone else in order to be allowed to fix up one bike for themselves. > > What we found was exactly what you have found, which was that the > highest need groups found both of these bars too high to reach. In many > cases, the policy was also seen as unfriendly: some people needing the > resource were in an especially high state of life stress, as well as > being subject to social ostracism generally, and being told they must > not only navigate this difficult learning curve, but do work that didn't > further their own immediate (read: urgent) needs was, frankly, > inconsiderate. Even though we at the shop were good people only trying > to help, we just didn't understand. > > So the lesson was that higher order concepts like community development > and mutual aid aren't really great to evangelize to people undergoing > crisis. In kind, that we in the shop had bad calibration wrt what > represented crisis. We might have thought of it as extreme things such > as "are you being evicted" or "have you lost housing because your > partner threatened your life and your only other housing options are > with substance abusing people you had been trying to separate yourself > from because you are trying to stay clean to regain legal custody of > your children", but in reality significant states of crisis can be much > more insidious and mundane. Someone can be in a state of significant, > ongoing crisis simply because they are disrespected at their job and > their childcare involves significant emotional burden, and they feel > unloved in their partner relationship. Crisis can be difficult to > recognize for someone not familiar with it, especially where it stems > from conditions such as generational poverty and trauma. And crisis > isn't necessarily a transitory state. It can last for most or all of a > person's life, especiallly where generational effects are involved. > > So what we did was entirely remove our requirements for volunteering in > return for use of the space, and replaced them with only a > pay-what-you-want requirement for parts and a polite reminder that we > accept donations. > > What we saw was a dramatic reduction in ghosting. Nearly all > participants of every demographic returned to complete their projects. A > rough guess would be that around 2% abandoned projects they started, > most of those being students with busy academic/social schedules or > hobbyists who lost interest in a frivolous idea. Over the four years we > had these relaxed policies, nearly all in-need participants completed > their bikes (or repairs) and left with safe and satisfying wheels under > them. > > This higher rate of effectiveness did come at a cost, however. When we > had volunteer requirements, it did force a lot more people to stay and > be part of the environment for longer periods of time, contributing to > shop culture and character. Requirements also forced kids to learn: most > of the street-level kids in our community don't stay and learn unless > they are made to. In these cases the reward-incentive-for-work concept > seems to be something that must be imposed, rather than guided or > facilitated, in order to take root. So though we retained significant > child attendance in the case of those visiting with various guardians, > we also lost a lot (actually most) of our solo child participation by > removing requirements. > > In general, I'd say our volunteer community was reduced by about half by > these measures, with only people who volunteered out of passion and joy > remaining. Our shop was small and had never really run on exclusively > volunteer labor except at the beginning (thirty years ago) when it was > even smaller and being run out of random garages, so this wasn't a > lethal change for us. It did create much greater demands/stress on paid > staff and primary volunteers. > > I think it's possible to not go entirely one way or another, for > instance to have volunteer requirements for children but not adults > (though it might be painful to justify to kids who noticed the > disparity), or create tiers of service/use some of which would required > volunteering. We just basically treated the shop as a library and the > staff and primary volunteers as librarians, and let the community use > the space so long as they did so without harming it. > > An idea for a tier of access that could require volunteer hours might be > keyed off-hours access. This is really only sustainable now with the > advent of [more] affordable electronic locks - in the past people with > keys made copies, kept them essentially forever, and any abuse would > require changing the locks. I'd encourage shop budget to be spent on > this kind of lock, or even the more expensive mechanical versions, even > though it involves significant expense. In retrospect, it was the lack > of this investment that prevented us from exploring options such as the > one suggested above, and eventually we were making enough money that we > could have afforded it. It's so difficult to see every option in every > moment when you're busy af with so many things. > > ~cyclista Nicholas > > > > On 2022-01-11 21:54, Nicole Muratore wrote: > > The last iteration of ours required an individual to volunteer 12 hours > > of > > time in exchange for a bike we'd teach them to fix up, a set of lights, > > and > > a lock. These folks are already facing transportation issues and have > > difficulty returning to the shop to complete the hours they started. > > > > Separate from earn-a-bike we offer work trade at a rate of $10/hour for > > shop credit that can be used for stand time or regular-priced parts > > needed > > to fix one's bike. > > > > If your shop has an earn-a-bike program or similar, how does it work? > > And > > is utilization of the program high? Any input, documentation, etc. is > > appreciated! > > > > Cheers, > > *Nicole Muratore, Shop Manager* (she/her) > > Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective > > (602) 429-9369 | bikesaviours.org | @bikesaviours > > > > ____________________________________ > > > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Carlyn Arteaga <carlyn.arteaga(a)bicas.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:49:11 -0700 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Earn-a-Bike Programs > Hi Nicole, > Carlyn from BICAS in Tucson, AZ here. Our Earn-a-Bike program is > encapsulated into our Work Trade Program -- Folks earn $12/hr to help us > out around the shop and they can use that credit towards 1 bike per year, > used parts, and Community Tools (stand time) to fix it up. All the bikes in > our shop are priced, so folks just calculate how much work they need to do > to earn whichever bike they like. It is a very heavily-used program and we > get referrals from social services orgs all over the county. We currently > have a cap of $200 per person per year, although we are currently > evaluating that cap as well as the Work Trade rate. Feel free to reach out > if you have any other questions. > Sincerely, > ~Carlyn > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 3:34 PM Scott Long <scott.m.long(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Nicole, >> >> I'm the Executive Director of BikeAthens here in Athens GA. I've been the >> administrator for our Earn A Bike Program for over five years. We use >> social service partners in our area to refer clients to us that need >> transportation. >> >> How do you avoid means testing? You do that by letting it be someone >> else's job. In theory, you and the other collective members are a) excited >> about bikes and b) have other jobs and responsibilities that don't revolve >> around being full-time social workers. I don't decide who gets a bike. I >> just decide which one they get. The referring organization does the heavy >> lifting by having interviewed and worked with the potential client. Often >> they are licensed social workers to some extent or another. They are in a >> much better position to make that judgment call. It also gives me an easy >> way out of the conversation when a random person shows up telling me that >> they heard if they come down here they can get a free bike. I even have a >> pamphlet I give them that explains our referral process. >> >> We have a very low threshold for what types of organizations we partner >> with. Any reasonably legit third party that is willing to email or call on >> behalf of someone they know that needs a bike is in. That is to say, pretty >> much any 501c3 non-profit, school or church organization can send a request >> on behalf of a client. Our expectations are just that they believe that >> having a bike would help their client better find a job, get to school, and >> access social services or healthcare. We don't require an MOU unless they >> want one. Some partner organizations have their own criteria for whether or >> not they will send us a request. For example, the Salvation Army in Athens >> will only send a referral if the client already has a job. A local >> addiction recovery organization requires the client to sign a contract that >> they will take care of the bike, keep it locked, and return it if they are >> no longer using it. If the partner organization would like to protect a >> client's identity, that's fine. They can make up a client number or send me >> initials. As long as they tell me how tall they are, we're good. >> >> You may not have the same community partners over time, there is decent >> turnover in a lot of other social service organizations and sometimes new >> people aren't aware they can even help their clients find help with bikes. >> >> Let me know if that is helpful or if you have any other questions. >> >> Thanks >> >> Scott >> >> On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 4:54 PM Nicole Muratore <nicole(a)bikesaviours.org> >> wrote: >> >>> The last iteration of ours required an individual to volunteer 12 hours >>> of time in exchange for a bike we'd teach them to fix up, a set of lights, >>> and a lock. These folks are already facing transportation issues and have >>> difficulty returning to the shop to complete the hours they started. >>> >>> Separate from earn-a-bike we offer work trade at a rate of $10/hour for >>> shop credit that can be used for stand time or regular-priced parts needed >>> to fix one's bike. >>> >>> If your shop has an earn-a-bike program or similar, how does it work? >>> And is utilization of the program high? Any input, documentation, etc. is >>> appreciated! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> *Nicole Muratore, Shop Manager* (she/her) >>> Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective >>> (602) 429-9369 | bikesaviours.org | @bikesaviours >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > -- > > *Carlyn Arteaga* > > *pronouns: they/them/theirs* > > Youth Program Coordinator > > *BICAS* > > 2001 N. 7th Ave. | Tucson, AZ 85701 | Shop: 520-628-7950 > > carlyn.arteaga(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram > <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> > > > > *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate in > affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling with > our greater Tucson community.* > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> > <#m_866031958163314982_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 20:03:14 -0800 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Bike!Bike! ¡Dondequiera! / Everywhere! 2021 in > review / en revisión > > *Español abajo* > > Hi everyone, > > Thanks for helping make Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021 such a hoppin' weekend! > > *OVERVIEW* > > - > > There were a couple dozen events over 3-4 days (depending on how you > count time zones). > - > > About 175 people registered. Or maybe 198! Anyway, lots of people came. > - > > About 1400 US dollars were donated and are being distributed as a > stipend to the interpreters (minus fees). > - > > Piles of people volunteered in one way or another. > - > > New connections have formed. > - > > Friends were made. > - > > 100% of all germs stayed local. > > *ARCHIVED VIDEOS* > Workshops are nearly all posted in English and are still going up in > Spanish. Here's the link to the *archived videos:* > *https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere* > <https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere> . If you want to help > organize the archive data, please send an email to > bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. > > *SURVEY RESULTS* > Results from the survey were overwhelmingly positive. Suggestions were > mostly things we know we need to work on, and we're working on them. > They'll happen faster with more committed volunteers, so come join us! We > can find a place for you for a wide range of roles/interests and at every > skill level. > > *GET INVOLVED WITH BIKE!BIKE! EVERYWHERE!* > > *If you've tried to reach out and get involved before* and didn't get to > put your awesome skills to their best use, *please try again. We'd love > to have you.* We have a better sense of what needs doing. There's more > work than volunteers, we're all having a lot of fun, and we'd love your > company. > > *If there is enough core volunteer availability, there will probably be > another B!B!E! in early November 2022. We need you to help make it happen! > Here's how:* > > - > > Join the new *planning email list* at > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/bikebike-everywhere-bikecolle… > and start *attending meetings* ( > https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Meetings_and_minutes). > - > > Find something to do the *volunteer roles* list at > https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_Volunteer_Roles > and email bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. > > *BIKE!BIKE! MEXICO CITY 2022* > Mujerxs al Pedal (mujerxsalpedal(a)gmail.com) is hosting an in-person > Bike!Bike! in Mexico City (CDMX) June or July 2022. They are planning to do > a partial hybrid with online streaming. B!B!E! and B!B!CDMX are in contact > and working together to share resources. *Stay tuned at* *bikebike.org* > <http://bikebike.org> *for B!B!CDMX sign-ups (coming soon).* > ------------------------------ > > Hola a todxs, > > Gracias por ayudarnos a que Bike!Bike! En todas partes! 2021 fuera un fin > de semana tan animado. > > *INFORMACIÓN GENERAL* > > - > > Hubo dos docenas de eventos a lo largo de 3 o 4 días (dependiendo de > cómo cuentes los husos horarios). > - > > Se registraron alrededor de 175 personas ¡o tal vez 198! Como sea, > mucha gente vino. > - > > Fueron donados alrededor de 1400 dólares y están siendo distribuidos > (menos algunas cuotas) como remuneración entre lxs intérpretes. > - > > Montones de personas voluntariaron de una manera u otra. > - > > Nuevas conexiones han sido formadas. > - > > Amistades han sido hechas. > - > > 100% de los gérmenes se quedaron en su lugar. > > *VIDEOS ARCHIVADOS* > > Casi todos los talleres fueron subidos en inglés y están siendo subidos en > español. Aquí hay un link a los *videos archivados:* > *https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere* > <https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere>. Si te interesa ayudar > a organizar la información del archivo, por favor manda un correo a > bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. > > *RESULTADOS DE LA ENCUESTA* > Los resultados de la encuesta fueron abrumadoramente positivos. Las > sugerencias fueron mayormente cosas que sabemos que tenemos que trabajar, y > estamos trabajando en ellas. Se lograrán más rápidamente con más > voluntarixs dedicadxs, ¡así que únete a nosotrxs! Podemos encontrar un > lugar para ti dentro de un amplio rango de roles/intereses y en cualquier > nivel. > > *INVOLÚCRATE CON BIKE!BIKE! EN TODAS PARTES!* > > *Si trataste de acercarte e involucrarte antes* y no pudiste aprovechar > tus geniales habilidades, *por favor inténtalo de nuevo. Nos encantaría > tenerte.* Ya tenemos una mejor idea de lo que necesita hacerse. Hay más > trabajo que voluntarixs, todxs nos estamos divirtiendo mucho y nos > encantaría contar con tu compañía. > > *Si hay suficiente disponibilidad de voluntarixs, probablemente habrá otro > B!B!E! a principios de noviembre de 2022. Necesitamos de tu ayuda para > hacer que eso suceda! Aquí está cómo apoyar:* > > - > > Únete a la nueva *lista de correo de planeación* en > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/bikebike-everywhere-bikecolle… > y empieza a *asistir a las reuniones* ( > https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Meetings_and_minutes). > - > > Encuentra algo que hacer en la *lista de roles para voluntarixs,* en > https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_Volunteer_Roles… > y manda un correo a bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. > > *BIKE!BIKE! CIUDAD DE MÉXICO 2022* > > Mujerxs al Pedal (mujerxsalpedal(a)gmail.com) serán anfirionxs de un > Bike!Bike! en persona en la Ciudad de México (CDMX) en junio o julio de > 2011. Están planeando hacer un evento parcialmente híbrido con > transmisiones en línea. B!B!E! y B!B!CDMX están en contacto y trabajando > juntxs para compartir recursos. *Mantente al pendiente de* *bikebike.org* > <http://bikebike.org/> *para los registros para B!B!CDMX (próximamente).* > ------------------------------ > > This was issue #5 of Bike!Bike! Everywhere!. > You can subscribe <https://buttondown.email/bikebikeeverywhere> or view > this email online > <https://buttondown.email/bikebikeeverywhere/subscribers/3651fb41-ae2f-4dbc-…> > . > <http:///api/emails/canary/3651fb41-ae2f-4dbc-ab0a-dba56dbe9880/553bdfb9-9f60-450b-8783-3d9869d48d98/> > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >

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Bike!Bike! ¡Dondequiera! / Everywhere! 2021 in review / en revisión
by Angel York 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

*Español abajo* Hi everyone, Thanks for helping make Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021 such a hoppin' weekend! *OVERVIEW* - There were a couple dozen events over 3-4 days (depending on how you count time zones). - About 175 people registered. Or maybe 198! Anyway, lots of people came. - About 1400 US dollars were donated and are being distributed as a stipend to the interpreters (minus fees). - Piles of people volunteered in one way or another. - New connections have formed. - Friends were made. - 100% of all germs stayed local. *ARCHIVED VIDEOS* Workshops are nearly all posted in English and are still going up in Spanish. Here's the link to the *archived videos:* *https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere* <https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere> . If you want to help organize the archive data, please send an email to bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. *SURVEY RESULTS* Results from the survey were overwhelmingly positive. Suggestions were mostly things we know we need to work on, and we're working on them. They'll happen faster with more committed volunteers, so come join us! We can find a place for you for a wide range of roles/interests and at every skill level. *GET INVOLVED WITH BIKE!BIKE! EVERYWHERE!* *If you've tried to reach out and get involved before* and didn't get to put your awesome skills to their best use, *please try again. We'd love to have you.* We have a better sense of what needs doing. There's more work than volunteers, we're all having a lot of fun, and we'd love your company. *If there is enough core volunteer availability, there will probably be another B!B!E! in early November 2022. We need you to help make it happen! Here's how:* - Join the new *planning email list* at http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/bikebike-everywhere-bikecolle… and start *attending meetings* ( https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Meetings_and_minutes). - Find something to do the *volunteer roles* list at https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_Volunteer_Roles and email bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. *BIKE!BIKE! MEXICO CITY 2022* Mujerxs al Pedal (mujerxsalpedal(a)gmail.com) is hosting an in-person Bike!Bike! in Mexico City (CDMX) June or July 2022. They are planning to do a partial hybrid with online streaming. B!B!E! and B!B!CDMX are in contact and working together to share resources. *Stay tuned at* *bikebike.org* <http://bikebike.org> *for B!B!CDMX sign-ups (coming soon).* ------------------------------ Hola a todxs, Gracias por ayudarnos a que Bike!Bike! En todas partes! 2021 fuera un fin de semana tan animado. *INFORMACIÓN GENERAL* - Hubo dos docenas de eventos a lo largo de 3 o 4 días (dependiendo de cómo cuentes los husos horarios). - Se registraron alrededor de 175 personas ¡o tal vez 198! Como sea, mucha gente vino. - Fueron donados alrededor de 1400 dólares y están siendo distribuidos (menos algunas cuotas) como remuneración entre lxs intérpretes. - Montones de personas voluntariaron de una manera u otra. - Nuevas conexiones han sido formadas. - Amistades han sido hechas. - 100% de los gérmenes se quedaron en su lugar. *VIDEOS ARCHIVADOS* Casi todos los talleres fueron subidos en inglés y están siendo subidos en español. Aquí hay un link a los *videos archivados:* *https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere* <https://archive.org/details/@bikebikeeverywhere>. Si te interesa ayudar a organizar la información del archivo, por favor manda un correo a bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. *RESULTADOS DE LA ENCUESTA* Los resultados de la encuesta fueron abrumadoramente positivos. Las sugerencias fueron mayormente cosas que sabemos que tenemos que trabajar, y estamos trabajando en ellas. Se lograrán más rápidamente con más voluntarixs dedicadxs, ¡así que únete a nosotrxs! Podemos encontrar un lugar para ti dentro de un amplio rango de roles/intereses y en cualquier nivel. *INVOLÚCRATE CON BIKE!BIKE! EN TODAS PARTES!* *Si trataste de acercarte e involucrarte antes* y no pudiste aprovechar tus geniales habilidades, *por favor inténtalo de nuevo. Nos encantaría tenerte.* Ya tenemos una mejor idea de lo que necesita hacerse. Hay más trabajo que voluntarixs, todxs nos estamos divirtiendo mucho y nos encantaría contar con tu compañía. *Si hay suficiente disponibilidad de voluntarixs, probablemente habrá otro B!B!E! a principios de noviembre de 2022. Necesitamos de tu ayuda para hacer que eso suceda! Aquí está cómo apoyar:* - Únete a la nueva *lista de correo de planeación* en http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/bikebike-everywhere-bikecolle… y empieza a *asistir a las reuniones* ( https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Meetings_and_minutes). - Encuentra algo que hacer en la *lista de roles para voluntarixs,* en https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_Volunteer_Roles… y manda un correo a bikebikeeverywhere(a)gmail.com. *BIKE!BIKE! CIUDAD DE MÉXICO 2022* Mujerxs al Pedal (mujerxsalpedal(a)gmail.com) serán anfirionxs de un Bike!Bike! en persona en la Ciudad de México (CDMX) en junio o julio de 2011. Están planeando hacer un evento parcialmente híbrido con transmisiones en línea. B!B!E! y B!B!CDMX están en contacto y trabajando juntxs para compartir recursos. *Mantente al pendiente de* *bikebike.org* <http://bikebike.org/> *para los registros para B!B!CDMX (próximamente).* ------------------------------ This was issue #5 of Bike!Bike! Everywhere!. You can subscribe <https://buttondown.email/bikebikeeverywhere> or view this email online <https://buttondown.email/bikebikeeverywhere/subscribers/3651fb41-ae2f-4dbc-…> . <http:///api/emails/canary/3651fb41-ae2f-4dbc-ab0a-dba56dbe9880/553bdfb9-9f60-450b-8783-3d9869d48d98/>

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Earn-a-Bike Programs
by Nicole Muratore 11 Jan '22

11 Jan '22

The last iteration of ours required an individual to volunteer 12 hours of time in exchange for a bike we'd teach them to fix up, a set of lights, and a lock. These folks are already facing transportation issues and have difficulty returning to the shop to complete the hours they started. Separate from earn-a-bike we offer work trade at a rate of $10/hour for shop credit that can be used for stand time or regular-priced parts needed to fix one's bike. If your shop has an earn-a-bike program or similar, how does it work? And is utilization of the program high? Any input, documentation, etc. is appreciated! Cheers, *Nicole Muratore, Shop Manager* (she/her) Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective (602) 429-9369 | bikesaviours.org | @bikesaviours

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Queen City Bicycle Collective is looking for an Executive Director
by Tyler Glodt 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Hey y'all, Queen City Bicycle Collective in beautiful Manchester, New Hampshire is looking for an Executive Director. If you're interested, or know some folks who might be, we'd love to hear from you. We've attached the job description for your consideration. Peace and health to y'all, QC Bike -- Tyler Glodt he/him Shop Manager Queen City Bicycle Collective 35 Elm Street Manchester, NH (603) 493-1720 qcbike.org <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Cabrillo Bike Co-op is Hiring in Aptos
by Aaron Shaw 07 Jan '22

07 Jan '22

Hey bike people around the world! My former bike collective is looking for a part time "co-operator" to help bring some life into the shop. The Cabrillo Bike Co-op is an on-campus, student run bike collective project at Cabrillo College in Aptos (Near Santa Cruz and very close to paradise <https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/cabrillo/Board.nsf/files/WELCOME_IMAGE/$file/Ca…>!). In order to be hired as a paid employee, you will need to be enrolled at Cabrillo in at least 6 units. It would be a great fit for someone looking to study and get paid to be part of an awesome DIY focused shop/community space. I know it's a long shot but I'm just trying to spread the word. Cabrillo is a beautiful place and has some great faculty and classes. The years I spent there were some of the best ever. Let me know if you have any questions. The dream combo is to take classes at Cabrillo, work at the bike co-op, and ride for Pedex Santa Cruz <http://pedxsc.com/>. Trust me!! Aaron

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Sharing Wheels hiring bike mechanic in Everett, WA
by Kristin Kinnamon 06 Jan '22

06 Jan '22

Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop in Everett, WA is looking for an experienced bicycle mechanic to make a difference in our community. It's an exciting time to join our 20-year-old nonprofit north of Seattle. We seek a bike mechanic to refurbish used bikes, empower customers to fix their own bikes, and educate volunteers to help with bike repair. Learn more on our website: https://sharingwheels.org/about/job-openings/ Kristin Kinnamon Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop, board president B.I.K.E.S. Club of Snohomish County, past president 425-923-7868 (personal cell)

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Bike Works Seattle is hiring!
by Jess Green 06 Jan '22

06 Jan '22

Bike Works is hiring a full-time Operations Coordinator! Compensation is $23.50 - $26.75/hr + excellent benefits. More info and application instructions on our website: https://bikeworks.org/about/job-opportunities/ <http://www.bikeworks.org/> Jess Green *Development Director* she/her pronouns what's this? <https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender-pronouns/> 206.687.7229 <https://www.facebook.com/BikeWorksSeattle> <https://twitter.com/bikeworks206> <https://www.instagram.com/bikeworks206/> bikeworks.org *Bike Works promotes the bicycleas a vehicle for change to empoweryouth and build resilient communities.* *Bike Shop: *3709 S Ferdinand St, Seattle, WA 98118 <https://www.google.com/maps/place/3709+S+Ferdinand+St,+Seattle,+WA+98118/@4…> *Office, Warehouse & Classrooms: *3715 S Hudson St #111, Seattle, WA 98118 <https://www.google.com/maps/place/3715+S+Hudson+St,+Seattle,+WA+98118/data=…>

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Bike!Bike! Everywhere Recordings?
by Jean-François Caron 27 Nov '21

27 Nov '21

Were any of the sessions recorded, or are the static materials available (e.g. slides)? Ironically I couldn't attend the "Biking with Babies" session because I was taking care of our new baby. =\ Jean-François

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unsubscribe
by Ulick at Bike Wizards 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Hi there, Can you please UNSUBSCRIBE me from this list? Thank you, U -- *Ulick O'Beirne* *Bike Wizards* Cycling Coaching, Bike Repair & Servicing, Bike Maintenance Workshops Ph. 087 2394 287

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Bike!Bike!Everywhere/Dondequiera starts TODAY comienza HOY
by Angel York 12 Nov '21

12 Nov '21

<https://buttondown.email/bikebikeeverywhere>*Español abajo* Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021 <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2021> starts TODAY. - Check out the Workshop Schedule <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2021_Workshop_S…> - Visit the Discord Chat <https://discord.gg/yHhSdsnDuJ> *Please forward this final invitation to other community bike people*. *What:* *Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021 is the online version of the annual Bike!Bike! - a conference for community bike organizations.* It is an international get-together where people share experiences and ideas about community bike projects. *When: Friday, Nov. 12 ~ Sunday, Nov. 14* *Where: Online.* Zoom for audio/video meetings <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2021_Workshop_S…> and Discord for text chat <https://discord.gg/yHhSdsnDuJ>. *Who:* Everyone who is involved with or interested in community/non-profit bike projects is invited. We have live interpretation in English and Spanish for audio/video sessions. *Why:* You love bike-related things. You love community. You love communities of bike people. You don't want to travel (pandemic, environmentalism, expense). You want to be a part of a community of community bike people. *How*: You can still register at bikebike.org *Donate to support simultaneous interpretation <https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=Nmy6pcP5IrWCG4LPPoBG4H8_5wyKZ74hdKc2Og5…>* See you soon! ------------------------------------------------------ Bike!Bike! ¡Dondequiera! 2021 <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2021> comienza HOY. - Mira el Programa de Talleres <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2021_Workshop_S…> - Visita la sala de chat Discord <https://discord.gg/yHhSdsnDuJ> Por favor envíe esta invitación final a otras personas de la comunidad en bicicleta. *¿Qué es? ¡Bike!Bike! ¡Dondequiera! ¡2021 es la versión en línea de la conferencia anual ¡Bike!Bike! - una conferencia para organizaciones ciclistas y talleres comunitarios.* Se trata de un encuentro internacional en el que se comparten experiencias e ideas sobre proyectos comunitarios en bicicleta. *¿Cuándo? Del viernes 12 al domingo 14 de noviembre.* *¿Dónde? En línea.* Zoom para las reuniones de audio/vídeo <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2021_Workshop_S…> y Discord para el chat de texto <https://discord.gg/yHhSdsnDuJ>. *¿Quién puede inscribirse?* Cualquier persona que este interesada en proyectos comunitarios/sin ánimo de lucro en bicicleta. Tenemos previsto contar con interpretación simulatanea en inglés y español para las sesiones de audio y vídeo. *¿Por qué?* Te gustan las cosas relacionadas con la bicicleta. Te gusta la comunidad ciclista. No quieres viajar (pandemia, ecologismo, gastos). Quieres formar parte de una comunidad de gente ciclista. *Cómo*: todavía puedes registrarte en bikebike.org <https://es.bikebike.org/> Dona para apoyar intérpretes simultánexs <https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=Nmy6pcP5IrWCG4LPPoBG4H8_5wyKZ74hdKc2Og5…> ¡Nos vemos pronto!

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Bike!Bike! Everywhere News / Noticias de Bike!Bike! Everywhere
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 02 Nov '21

02 Nov '21

*****ESPAÑOL ABAJO***** :)* Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021 <https://es.bikebike.org/> is a virtual conference for comunity bike projects, happening Friday, November 12 ~ Sunday, November 14. You can still sign up! <https://es.bikebike.org/> *Workshop schedule is POSTED:* - On the wiki: Find the schedule in your time zone <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2021_Workshop_S…> - Add to Google Calendar <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/6?cid=YmlrZWJpa2VldmVyeXdoZXJlQGdtYW…> - Download an iCal (for non-Google calendar software) <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bikebikeeverywhere%40gmail.com/pu…> *HERE IS A COPY OF THE BIKE!BIKE! SAFER SPACE AGREEMENT.* <https://en.bikebike.org/policy/>Interpretation Workshops will have bi-directional simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and English. Please be attentive to the interpreters for cues on how to support communication. We Need YOU to Volunteer *PANELISTS WANTED:* Starting a community bike shop: "Hi I'm new to the ThinkTank and I'd like to know how to start a community bike shop" is one of the most common questions we get. Be a panelist. Share your hard-earned knowledge at noon (Eastern US Time) on Saturday. *FACILITATORS WANTED:* Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 2021. If we don't get facilitators, these will happen anyway. However, picking a facilitator will take a few minutes away from the group. Best to volunteer ahead of time so you at least know to expect it! - BIPOC group - Europeans, Australians, Asians, and night owls hang out - Meet & Greet (Friday) - Meet & Greet (Saturday) - Small talk (Saturday) - Small talk (Sunday) - WTF (women/trans/femme group) - On Call (If a workshop gets a lot more people than anticipated, it would be nice to have you on available to join in and help out.) *ON-CALL MEDIATORS NEEDED:* We need more people with mediation training to be available on call, just in case. *TECH VOLUNTEERS:* We need someone to do the online equivalent of "fumbling with the microphone" and "connecting the powerpoint presentation to the overhead projector" for every. single. workshop. It's easy. We'll train you. Please help. There is a DRESS REHEARSAL for Panelists, Facilitators, Interpreters, and Tech Volunteers. It will be on Saturday, November 6 from 10am to 3pm Pacific / 1pm to 6pm Eastern time. ******************** :)* Bike!Bike! Dondequiera! 2021 <https://es.bikebike.org/> es una conferencia virtual para proyectos de bicicletas comunitarios, occuriendo viernes el 12 de noviembre ~ domingo, el 14 de noviembre. Todavía puedes inscribirte! <https://es.bikebike.org/> *El calendario de talleres está PUBLICADO:* - Horario para varias zonas horarias <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/Bike!Bike!_Everywhere!_2021_Workshop_S…> - Calendario Google <http://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/6?cid=YmlrZWJpa2VldmVyeXdoZXJlQGdtYWl…> - iCal (para otro software de calendario) <http://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/bikebikeeverywhere%40gmail.com/pub…> *AQUÍ HAY UNA COPIA DEL ACUERDO PARA ESPACIOS MÁS SEGUROS DE BIKE!BIKE!* <https://es.bikebike.org/policy/>Interpretación Los talleres tendrán interpretación simultánea en español e inglés. Por favor presta atención a las señales de lxs intérpretes para apoyar a la comunicación. Te Necesitamos como Voluntario *SE BUSCAN PANELISTAS:* Comenzando un taller de bicis comunitario: “Hola acabo de integrarme al ThinkTank y me gustaría saber cómo empezar un taller de bicis comunitario” es una de las preguntas más comunes que recibimos. Sé panelista, comparte el conocimiento que has ganado con esfuerzo a las 9:00 (tiempo del pacifico) Sábado. *SE BUSCAN FACILITADORXS:* Si no tenemos alguien para facilitar estos grupos van a ocurrir de cualquier forma. Sin embargo, escoger una persona para hacerlo tomará solo unos minutos. Lo mejor es ofrecerse como voluntarix con anticipación ¡así por lo menos ya lo esperas! - grupo para personas negras, racializadas y de pueblos originarios - cotorreo de europexs, australianxs, asixns, y noctámbulxs - meet & greet (viernes) - meet & greet (sábado) - charla (sábado) - charla (domingo) - wtf (grupo de mujeres/trans/femme) - de guardia (Si recibimos muchas más personas de las que anticipamos, estaría bien tenerte disponible para unirte y ayudar.) *SE BUSCAN MEDIADORXS DE GUARDIA:* Necesitamos más personas con capacitación en mediación disponibles, por si acaso. *VOLUNTARIXS TÉCNICXS:* Necesitamos a alguien para que haga el equivalente digital a “revolverse con el micrófono” y “poner la presentación en el proyector” para cada. uno. de. los. talleres. Es fácil, Te entrenaremos. Por favor ayuda. Habrá un ensayo para Panelistxs, Facilitadorxs, Interpretes, y Voluntarixs Técnicxs. Será el 6 de noviembre de 10am a 3pm (tiempo del pacífico) / 1pm a 6pm (tiempo del este)

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Bike Works is hiring in Seattle
by Jess Green 28 Oct '21

28 Oct '21

Hey bike friends, Bike Works is hiring a Program Director and Program Coordinator for our youth programs in South Seattle. Compensation, job descriptions, and application instructions are up on our website - check them out here: https://bikeworks.org/about/job-opportunities/ <http://www.bikeworks.org/> Jess Green *Development Director* she/her pronouns what's this? <https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender-pronouns/> 206.687.7229 <https://www.facebook.com/BikeWorksSeattle> <https://twitter.com/bikeworks206> <https://www.instagram.com/bikeworks206/> bikeworks.org *Bike Works promotes the bicycleas a vehicle for change to empoweryouth and build resilient communities.* *Bike Shop: *3709 S Ferdinand St, Seattle, WA 98118 <https://www.google.com/maps/place/3709+S+Ferdinand+St,+Seattle,+WA+98118/@4…> *Office, Warehouse & Classrooms: *3715 S Hudson St #111, Seattle, WA 98118 <https://www.google.com/maps/place/3715+S+Hudson+St,+Seattle,+WA+98118/data=…>

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Starting a School Bike Bus/Train
by Stuart Nottingham 22 Oct '21

22 Oct '21

Good day, everyone. I'm trying to get a jump on starting a Bike Bus/Train to celebrate next year's Bike Month here in Salisbury NC. I was wondering if any of your organizations had already undertaken such a project and had information or suggestions they'd be willing to share. I find tat it's always better to follow guidance from those who have gone before and build on it. Thanks! Stuart Nottingham

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