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question for a report to funders, p.s.
by Dave Snyder 13 May '16

13 May '16

So to be more helpfully specific with my request… :-) If you have access to the following could you share it with me: - a budget for opening a shop - a budget for operating a shop (including hours of operation) - an annual report that shows how many bikes were donated, how many hours of job training were provided, how many youth (or adults) were reached, etc. That information would be super helpful. Thanks, Dave ------- Support CalBike now <https://calbike.org/support-calbike/>. ------- Dave Snyder Executive Director California Bicycle Coalition Enabling more people to bicycle for healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. Join or renew <https://calbike.org/donate/> as a CalBike member. 916-251-9433 | dave(a)calbike.org <mailto:dave@calbike.org>

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question for a report to funders
by Dave Snyder 13 May '16

13 May '16

Hi all, Thanks to the guy who answered the phone at the Community Bike Project in Omaha, I found this list which I hope will be helpful in preparing a report that will hopefully lead to funding a major investment in community bike shops in California. I need to include in my report a decent budget estimate for opening and operating a shop, and for the number of bikes that we can reasonably expect to recycle through the shop through earn-a-bike programs and direct sales of donated used bikes. I asked this question on the bike-equity network list and got a couple good responses that I’d like to add to before preparing my final report. Thanks, Dave ------- Support CalBike now <https://calbike.org/support-calbike/>. ------- Dave Snyder Executive Director California Bicycle Coalition Enabling more people to bicycle for healthier, safer, and more prosperous communities for all. Join or renew <https://calbike.org/donate/> as a CalBike member. 916-251-9433 | dave(a)calbike.org

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ED Job Posting - Community Bicycle Center - Maine
by Andy Greif 09 May '16

09 May '16

Hi Think Tankers, The Community Bicycle Center is searching for its next Executive Director. The job announcement and job description are below. Please ask people in your network to consider applying. Thanks for your help! Take care, Andy Andy Greif, Executive Director Mailing: P.O. Box 783, Biddeford, ME 04005 Shop: 45 Granite Street, Biddeford Shop Phone: 207-282-9700 Cell Phone: 207-229-8199 Website: www.communitybike.net <http://www.communitybike.net/> "Providing Opportunities for Youth to Grow" Job Description: Executive Director Community Bicycle Center | Biddeford, Maine Executive Director The Community Bicycle Center (CBC) is a nonprofit organization that provides youth enrichment opportunities for personal growth through bicycling-related activities to youth from Biddeford Maine and surrounding communities. The CBC has provided high-quality programs for eleven years and is highly effective at engaging kids, providing positive experiences and developing important life skills. We are seeking an experienced Executive Director with exceptional interpersonal and youth development skills, strong financial, operational and managerial expertise along with the experience and expertise to build strong community relationships. Our founding Executive Director grew the CBC from a single volunteer-run program to an organization with three full-time staff and one part-time youth staff, over 100 volunteers and a full range of programming. The new Executive Director will be the organization's primary spokesperson, ensuring that youth at the CBC learn and develop positive life skills such as caring, effort, flexibility, relationships, perseverance, problem-solving, organization and responsibility. Youth learn and develop life skills in order to be successful in relationships, educational pursuits, future employment, health and civic engagement by receiving direct time and attention from caring adults. We have a solid foundation of success with grantors, donor relationships and maintain a dedicated volunteer base. To learn more about our organization please visit our website at www.communitybike.net <http://www.communitybike.net> . Additional Job Information How to Apply: Please send cover letter, resume and three current references to Meg Nadeau, Governance Committee chair via email EDsearch.CBC(a)gmail.com. Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Start Date: September 1, 2016 (Flexible) Salary: Commensurate with experience Location: 45 Granite Street, Biddeford, Maine 04005 Job Description: Executive Director Community Bicycle Center | Biddeford, Maine The Executive Director's primary role is to provide leadership, sustainability and management of Community Bicycle Center's (CBC) youth development mission. The Executive Director will see the CBC to its next stage of growth. The Executive Director's responsibilities include oversight of direct service programs, resource development (fundraising), public relations, facilities management, volunteer management and general administrative and capacity building operations. Additional areas of responsibility include implementing the strategic plan, evaluating and enhancing the organization, administering organizational policies and procedures, supervising staff, developing human resource functions and managing the budget. The Executive Director position is full-time exempt, hired by and directly accountable to the Board of Directors through its elected Board President. Essential Responsibilities 1. Management and Administration a. Serves as the primary organization planner- setting goals and objectives consistent with the mission, vision and strategic plan of the CBC. b. Develops projections of needs and funding. c. Develops and administers operational policies and procedures. d. Oversees all programs, services and activities to ensure the CBC is meeting program objectives. e. Leads all business and organizational development and capacity-building efforts. f. Ensures compliance with funding sources and regulatory requirements. g. Provides information for evaluation of the organizational activities. 2. Financial Management a. Develops, recommends and monitors annual, project and capital budgets. b. Ensures effective audit trails through financial policies and procedures. c. Approves expenditures in relationship to Board approved budgets. d. Provides for sound fiscal record-keeping and reporting. e. Submits monthly financial statements to the Board Treasurer. f. Reviews and approves grant applications and funding proposals. g. Actively participates in developing and stewarding donor relationships. 3. Public Relations and Marketing a. Serves as chief liaison with the public and local community, various governmental entities and community organizations. b. Ensures appropriate representation of CBC by all employees and volunteers. 4. Personnel Administration a. Administers Board approved personnel policies and procedures. b. Ensures ethical and legal hiring, supervision and termination procedures. c. Oversees any and all disciplinary actions. d. Provides supervision and evaluation of staff. e. Assists staff in developing and executing professional development plans. f. Manages all human resource functions including annual reviews and staff capacity planning. 5. Board of Directors Relations a. Assists the Board President in planning the agenda and materials for board meetings. b. Initiates and assists in developing policy recommendations and in setting priorities. c. Identifies board skills matrix gaps and recruits board members accordingly to maximize board effectiveness in conjunction with Governance Committee. d. Works with the Development Director and Board to raise funds necessary to grow the CBC. e. Assists with recruiting members for standing and ad hoc committees. 6. Risk Management a. Oversees risk management analysis and procedures for direct service programs, financial health, volunteer and personnel management and community relations. 7. Facilities Management (in coordination with volunteer Facilities Committee) a. Ensures the CBC facility is maintained and repaired as necessary. b. Hires independent contractors to make necessary repairs or improvements. c. Prepares capital investment and repair budgets for Board approval. Physical Demands/Hazards The position requires sitting, standing, walking, bending, cycling (20 miles), pushing, and pulling. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 or more pounds. Additional Skills, Knowledge and Experience 1. Create and maintain a cultural environment of belonging, power, freedom and fun within all people and groups that intersect with the CBC mission. 2. Demonstrate experience leading adolescent youth development initiatives. 3. Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets and donor management software. 4. Skilled at organizational concepts including coaching, interpersonal relationships and conflict resolution. 5. Outstanding oral and written communication, including storytelling. 6. Ability to manage critical path timelines and multiple projects while maintaining attention to details. 7. Standard First Aid and CPR certification. Education and Experience A Bachelor's degree in nonprofit management, business management, social work, communications, education, marketing or equivalent experience is required. Master's degree is preferred. A minimum of five years of experience in nonprofit or business leadership and management roles with demonstrated success in securing gifts from individuals, foundations and corporations. Non-Discrimination. The Community Bicycle Center does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, national origin, ancestry, public assistance, ethnic background, religion, marital status, economic class, age, disability or handicap (mental or physical), sex, creed, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any other legally protected characteristics in admission or participation in its programs, services and activities or in employment. The CBC complies with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity and will take "affirmative action" measures to ensure the enforcement of its policies.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 116, Issue 2
by Jayme Zobrist 06 May '16

06 May '16

Allen, At Columbus Bike Co-op we have Shop Monitors as well as a full-time staff person (he is paid hourly, and is very underpaid for his experience. We are lucky to have him, and are working on our fundraising so we can pay him more). Shop Monitors help folks fix their bikes and open/close the shop as needed. We also have a Shop Monitor Training Program; this ensures that the Monitors know what they're doing and also draws in more people to volunteer who have an interest in fixing bikes but are not as skilled yet. Our shop is open 2-3 days a week for 3 hours at a time. We are hoping to add another day during the summer that will be staffed with newly trained volunteers. We have an operations committee that handles issues that arise. It meets quarterly. If you are interested, I can connect you with our shop manager. He would be glad to shed some light on more of our operations. Best, Jayme Zobrist Board President Columbus Bike Co-op www.bikeco-op.org On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 4:17 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. Management Structure (Edward Kirkwood) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Edward Kirkwood <kirkwoodea(a)yahoo.com> > To: "thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org" < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 16:45:15 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Management Structure > All: > We are tossing around ideas of how to grow our shop manager roster. For > the last 5 years, we have operated Broke Spoke with a Board of Directors, > most of whom do mission oriented work but are not involved in the day to > day activities of the shop, and a Steering Committee. Our current shop > managers are made up from our Steering Committee, all long time volunteers > who have agreed to work X number of hours / month and be in charge of > opening and closing the shop as a shop manager a minimum of once a month. > Currently, the Steering Committee has 4 members and this works well for > handling shop related issues / procedures during our monthly steering > committee meeting. We currently have 8 people who make up our Committed > Volunteers. These folks work a minimum of two shifts / month in exchange > for 24 hour access to the shop. > > We are looking at expanding the number of days we are open but need > additional shop managers. We would like to expand our shop manager numbers > from our Committed Volunteer roster but not add the extra burden of the > monthly meeting to those folks. Would you care to share your management > structure with us to see if we can use your experiences to help us grow. > > Allen Kirkwood > Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > >

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Management Structure
by Edward Kirkwood 05 May '16

05 May '16

All:We are tossing around ideas of how to grow our shop manager roster. For the last 5 years, we have operated Broke Spoke with a Board of Directors, most of whom do mission oriented work but are not involved in the day to day activities of the shop, and a Steering Committee. Our current shop managers are made up from our Steering Committee, all long time volunteers who have agreed to work X number of hours / month and be in charge of opening and closing the shop as a shop manager a minimum of once a month. Currently, the Steering Committee has 4 members and this works well for handling shop related issues / procedures during our monthly steering committee meeting. We currently have 8 people who make up our Committed Volunteers. These folks work a minimum of two shifts / month in exchange for 24 hour access to the shop. We are looking at expanding the number of days we are open but need additional shop managers. We would like to expand our shop manager numbers from our Committed Volunteer roster but not add the extra burden of the monthly meeting to those folks. Would you care to share your management structure with us to see if we can use your experiences to help us grow. Allen KirkwoodBroke Spoke Community Bike Shop

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Bike storage
by Tigre Bici 01 May '16

01 May '16

Hello Its Raquel from bike collective TigreBici in Monterrey Mexico. We are about to launch a bike system on campus but we have and issue in storage. The initial amount of bikes is 50 and we have around 15 meters to storage at least half of them. Any ideas on how to make it easy to the persons that are going to mount/dismount bicycles and use the space in the best way possible? Regards R.

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Job Opening in Colorado
by Liz Young 28 Apr '16

28 Apr '16

Turn Around Bikes, a bicycle refurbishing youth program of Northern Colorado Youth for Christ, is opening a community focused, educationally based bike shop in Greeley, Colorado to help our donation program become financially self-sustainable. We're hiring for Shop Manager who can provide excellent customer service, handle daily managerial roles, and teach Bible Study and evening workshops to youth volunteers (and eventually to adults). Complete Job Description is attached. Thank you, Liz Young [image: photo] *Liz Young* Program Director, Turn Around Bikes/NCYFC ( <(360)%20481-1651>970) 716-0680 | liz(a)ncyfc.org | TurnAroundBikes.com <http://turnaroundbikes.com/> <http://facebook.com/turnaroundbikes> <http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=344877386&trk=nav_responsive_tab_pr…> <http://twitter.com/turnaroundbikes> <http://instagram.com/turn_around_bikes>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 115, Issue 4
by waymond smith 25 Apr '16

25 Apr '16

Here's a link to an interview on Tuesday morning regarding my funraiser ride along the Pacific Coastline on WGN-TV in Chicago. May Peace Go With You Waymond Smith On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 3:16 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. Fundraising ride from Vancouver, BC to Tijuana, Mexico to > support youth based biking programs. (waymond smith) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: waymond smith <waymondhsmith(a)gmail.com> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Cc: > Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:10:33 -0500 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Fundraising ride from Vancouver, BC to Tijuana, > Mexico to support youth based biking programs. > > Hello everyone! > > Are you ready for Bike!Bike! in Detroit this Fall? Well, I'm ready also, > however I'm doing a fundraiser ride from Vancouver, BC Canada to Tijuana, > Mexico, I will be leaving during the 3rd week of August 2016 and will not > return until late October. > > The purpose of this fundraiser ride is to provide biking programs for > youth in disadvantaged areas within Chicago. The fundraiser will provide > funding for them to sustain and/or start their youth based biking > programs. > > The youth of need activities to hep prevent them from getting into trouble > or worse. Being involved in a biking program helps them learn discipline, > develop thinking skills, problem solving and in some cases business > skills. > > Youths involved in biking can experience different communities and open > the world to their dreams and desires. Bicycling develops discipline while > learning bicycle safety, the youth acquire their thinking skills when > they're learning how the components of a bicycle works, problem solving > skills evolve when the youth learn how to repair a faulty bicycle > component, and the business skills develop when they learn how to manage a > bicycle shop. > > Biking can help teach youth to make better life choices. > > This is a link to a news article about me: > > https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160413/south-shore/south-sider-who-biked-… > > > *Google Gmail*: > > ridefortheborders3nations(a)gmail.com > > *Facebook web address:* > > facebook.com/ridefortheborders > <https://www.facebook.com/ridefortheborders> > > *Go Fund Me Account:* > > https://www.gofundme.com/RidefortheBorder > > > May Peace Go With You > > Waymond Smith > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 115, Issue 6
by Michael Tillery 24 Apr '16

24 Apr '16

Hello Michael Tillery > On Apr 24, 2016, at 4:19 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. Fwd: Tree Bressen Resource & Food Share (Angel York) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:40:48 -0700 > From: Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Fwd: Tree Bressen Resource & Food Share > Message-ID: > <CACozNsq8nXdKWYYFPJiSBxjuLHh7eOnnSROP1S7G2LwxBadXag(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Someone sent this to me and I thought y'all consensus-run organizations > might find it helpful. > > For #7, I would add that rushing the process can also lead to situations > where legitimate concerns were not voiced and/or addressed. > > Angel >

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Fwd: Tree Bressen Resource & Food Share
by Angel York 23 Apr '16

23 Apr '16

Someone sent this to me and I thought y'all consensus-run organizations might find it helpful. For #7, I would add that rushing the process can also lead to situations where legitimate concerns were not voiced and/or addressed. Angel

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Fundraising ride from Vancouver, BC to Tijuana, Mexico to support youth based biking programs.
by waymond smith 18 Apr '16

18 Apr '16

Hello everyone! Are you ready for Bike!Bike! in Detroit this Fall? Well, I'm ready also, however I'm doing a fundraiser ride from Vancouver, BC Canada to Tijuana, Mexico, I will be leaving during the 3rd week of August 2016 and will not return until late October. The purpose of this fundraiser ride is to provide biking programs for youth in disadvantaged areas within Chicago. The fundraiser will provide funding for them to sustain and/or start their youth based biking programs. The youth of need activities to hep prevent them from getting into trouble or worse. Being involved in a biking program helps them learn discipline, develop thinking skills, problem solving and in some cases business skills. Youths involved in biking can experience different communities and open the world to their dreams and desires. Bicycling develops discipline while learning bicycle safety, the youth acquire their thinking skills when they're learning how the components of a bicycle works, problem solving skills evolve when the youth learn how to repair a faulty bicycle component, and the business skills develop when they learn how to manage a bicycle shop. Biking can help teach youth to make better life choices. This is a link to a news article about me: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160413/south-shore/south-sider-who-biked-… *Google Gmail*: ridefortheborders3nations(a)gmail.com *Facebook web address:* facebook.com/ridefortheborders <https://www.facebook.com/ridefortheborders> *Go Fund Me Account:* https://www.gofundme.com/RidefortheBorder May Peace Go With You Waymond Smith

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Discounts/donations for accessories
by AMS Bike Co-op 14 Apr '16

14 Apr '16

Hey everyone, We're involved in a couple programs that provide free/by donation bikes to folks that wouldn't otherwise have access and have recently identified a real need for accessories (particularly locks, but also helmets and lights). Has anyone had any success getting discounted or donated accessories from distributors, commercial shops (i.e. deadstock) or through fundraisers or bike drives? Any tips/suggestion would be helpful :) Thanks! aida -- *AMS Bike Co-op* University of British Columbia 6138 Student Union Blvd | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z1 604-822-2453 | bikecoop.ca | @ubcbike

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Bike Collective Shop Photos - Round 2
by momoko saunders 10 Apr '16

10 Apr '16

Dear think tank, I few years ago, I set up a flickr account to host bike collective photos. I have a dream of documenting the amazing thing we are doing. I'd love for everyone to contribute a photo of their bike shop. *Specifically, this photo library serves to help people see how shops organize themselves. * Please send 1-3 photos of your shop to: *merely32been(a)photos.flickr.com <merely32been(a)photos.flickr.com> (it's just some secret email address you get with the account so you can easily upload photos, the name has nothing to do with anything)* Please make the title of the email "bike collective name" - "city", "state or province" "zip code", (country if you want to) Ex: Bike Farm - Portland, OR 97211 You can see the photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/93412361@N07/ fun exercise, google image search "bike collective photos". <https://www.google.com/search?q=bike+collective+photos&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u…> makes you smile. cheers, -momoko p.s. if you want the password to the flickr account just let me know.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 114, Issue 8
by Henri V 25 Mar '16

25 Mar '16

Thank you for the help! Henri Venable Indiana University | MPA 2015 Contact: henri.venable(a)gmail.com On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 4:16 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. Bike Repair Checklists (Henri V) > 2. Re: Bike Repair Checklists (AMS Bike Co-op) > 3. Cost of Shop Set Up & First Year Budget (Ho?i Vi Nguy?n) > 4. Re: Cost of Shop Set Up & First Year Budget (Josh Bisker) > 5. Re: Bike Repair Checklists (Andy Greif) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:11:33 -0400 > From: Henri V <henri.venable(a)gmail.com> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Bike Repair Checklists > Message-ID: > < > CAE-iUH46Gupzb6iLo-tWVHwYrtfykM0j_Xga3UCvGquuJHB6yQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hey all, > > My name is Henri and I'm working with Bike Newport (RI) to create a bike > garage that is more accessible to diverse populations. I would like a bike > mechanics checklist for volunteers to use as they're working on our bikes. > Something that lists most of the required tasks and that they can just move > through on their way to getting it road worthy. > > If you have anything like this I'd appreciate it if you sent it our way! > > Best, > > Henri Venable > Indiana University | MPA 2015 > Contact: henri.venable(a)gmail.com >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Repair Checklists
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 24 Mar '16

24 Mar '16

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Liability Issues
by Sylvie Baele 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

Hi yall! I am working to revive Holy City Bike CoOp- a bike collective in Charleston, SC. Recently we had a someone voice a concern about liability with repaired bikes. For instance, what if someone is given or purchases a bike that the collective has repaired and it breaks or malfunctions while they are riding it? Is the collective responsible? Do we need liability insurance? Thanks for the help! Sylvie Baele Bicycle Advisor & Event Coordination Trek Bicycle Store of Mt. Pleasant B.A. International Studies, Environmental Studies College of Charleston, Spring 2015 *"It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. — Charles Darwin"*

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Volunteers near Frankfort, MI
by Damon Richards 22 Mar '16

22 Mar '16

A guy walked into our shop in Indianapolis looking for someone with bike skills to volunteer to help out his church camp. They have a riding program as a part of their summer adventure camp. Many people have donated bikes and they don't have the skill to sort and rank and repair them. They'd like some help with this. Frankfort is nearly a seven hour drive from Indy so I told him I'd post his request here in hopes that someone closer might be interested. If you are, please contact Kevin Greenwald: kevingreenwald(a)hotmail.com, or 317-500-6238

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Bike Repair Checklists
by Henri V 18 Mar '16

18 Mar '16

Hey all, My name is Henri and I'm working with Bike Newport (RI) to create a bike garage that is more accessible to diverse populations. I would like a bike mechanics checklist for volunteers to use as they're working on our bikes. Something that lists most of the required tasks and that they can just move through on their way to getting it road worthy. If you have anything like this I'd appreciate it if you sent it our way! Best, Henri Venable Indiana University | MPA 2015 Contact: henri.venable(a)gmail.com

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Cost of Shop Set Up & First Year Budget
by Hoài Vi Nguyễn 17 Mar '16

17 Mar '16

Hello, I'm writing from Bikes del Pueblo in San Diego. We've been a volunteer run pop-up / mobile bike kitchen for many years with no public storefront. California Bike Coalition has approached us with the possibility of support for finally getting that space. In preparing for our meeting with them, I wanted an idea of what it cost for similar projects to get started. Can folks who have the numbers shoot me a message with how much it cost to get their spaces set up (including insurance) as well as how much it took to operate the space in the first few years? What were the primary components of your budget? These examples would help me paint a picture of what we could create in San Diego. We have been operating on a very small scale, limited storage space, and volunteer staff so it is hard to estimate how "big" we could be if we had support to make this leap. Many thanks, Hoai Vi Nguyen bikesdelpueblosd.blogspot.com

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Re: [TheThinkTank] need examples of expected shop behavior policies
by Sam 11 Mar '16

11 Mar '16

Hello from Oxford, UK! We finalised our Safer Spaces Policy (attached) at the end of last year and display it on the wall in our workshop, asking every workshop user to agree to it upon signing in. The process for its creation involved as many of our workshop volunteers as could attend (I think there were 10-15 in total) along with a few of our workshop mechanics/tutors. The finished document is just one sheet of paper. We do have complaints procedures and the like but wanted our safer spaces policy to be quick & easy to take on board, hence the simple structure and brief wording. Hope it’s useful. Ride on! Sam. -- Sam Chappell Director & Cycle Training Co-ordinator Broken Spoke Bike Co-op www.bsbcoop.org <http://www.bsbcoop.org/> 07817971215 -- > On 4 Mar 2016, at 21:15, 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: need examples of expected shop behavior policies > (Jen Roberton) > > From: Jen Roberton <jenrobs82(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] need examples of expected shop behavior policies > Date: 4 March 2016 05:41:46 GMT > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Reply-To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > > > Hey Jim, > > At the Bike Co-op and Kitchen we have implemented a safer space policy that directly addresses how to negotiate serving the needs of various users of our space. We assign the obligation to intervene when a problematic situation occurs to our coordinators and managers. Our conflict resolution process involves a 'three strike' system with conversations with the person involved and the potential to ban them for a year. We also have zero tolerance offenses (e.g. physical and/or sexual violence) where we eject and ban the person enacting that behaviour immediately. > > Our policy is attached for further information. > > Would love to hear about how other places are doing this work. > > Best, > Jen > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 8:36 AM, Jim Sheehan <jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org <mailto:jim@ohiocitycycles.org>> wrote: > Friends, > We have always had a maximally inclusive approach for anyone who wants to volunteer, and have recently opened up public shop-use to walk-ins (after eliminating membership as too exclusive and cumbersome). > > We have worked hard to be directly engaged in each visitor's endeavors to meet their goals no matter their situation, and it has worked out well except for very occasional situations (less than 5 over 10 years) when someone was unruly, combative, or stole things. > > With growing demand still handled by a small staff of employees and key volunteers we need a clear and firm policy to make our expectations (and the consequences for disregarding them) more clear than just explaining our principles of "respect, resourcefulness, and reciprocity." And, as our staff grows, a consistent policy will be even more needed. > > So we're asking for any behavior policies that your organizations have written, and your thoughts on their effectiveness and/or any unforeseen costs or benefits, so that we all can benefit from your collective experience -- and perhaps expand https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Rules <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Rules> > > Thanks! > > Peace, > Jim > > Jim Sheehan > Director, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op > 1840 Columbus Rd > Cleveland, Ohio 44113 > 216 830 2667 <tel:216%20830%202667> > OhioCityCycles.org > jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org <mailto:jim@ohiocitycycles.org> > > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… <http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…>">Unsubscribe from this list</a> > > > > > > -- > Jen Roberton > Master's Student > M.A School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia > <AMSBikeCo-opBikeKitchenSaferSpacePolicyAbbreviatedGuide.pdf> > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.…

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Scholarships for 2016 Youth Bike Summit
by Jason Tanzman 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Hi all - I wanted to share this with everyone - Cycles for Change is excited to offer at least five $325 scholarships (plus free registration) for youth aged 14-22 from out-of-state to visit St. Paul, MN for the 2016 Youth Bike Summit, which will be held May 27-29! While we understand this might not cover the full amount of travel and lodging costs, it should provide significant support for people wishing to come to the YBS. Youth and/or organizations attending the YBS for the first time will get priority. http://youthbikesummit.org/2016-scholarships/ We also are able to offer ten scholarships, thanks to the MnDOT and MN Safe Routes to School program, for youth within Minnesota, but outside the Twin Cities metro area, to travel to the Youth Bike Summit. Thanks!

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Policies and Procedures
by Jayme Zobrist 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

Hello, Would any of you or your bike collectives be willing to share your policies and procedures? I'm about to put some together, but don't want to recreate the wheel! Thanks, Jayme Zobrist Board President Columbus Bike Co-op <http://www.bikeco-op.org/>

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Inventory/Members/Sales Tracking System - Anyone???
by Cristian Sandoval 06 Mar '16

06 Mar '16

Any suggestions on a fairly decent system to track, inventory, members and sales? Barcode enabled that integrates to QuickBooks would be ideal. Cristian Sandoval Founder C. (210) 441-9980 <%28573%29%20823-9728> cristian(a)earnabikecoop.org <edithlopezestrada(a)matt.org> http://www.earnabikecoop.org/ https://www.facebook.com/eabcoop https://www.facebook.com/wwnsa

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Good short bike film recommendations
by LaBikery 05 Mar '16

05 Mar '16

Hello Think Tank, We would like to screen a short bike film or 2 at our upcoming agm. Any suggestions? Ideally films we can get permission to screen, we can afford a bit to cover fees. Cheers, Amanda On behalf of La Bikery *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre* *120 boul. Assomption blvd,* * Moncton NB* Rental hours/DIY shop hours//Location de vélos/atelier libre: Wed – Sun 10am – 6pm/Mercredi – Dimanche 10 h à 18 h <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *CHECK US OUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ABOVE*

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need examples of expected shop behavior policies
by Jim Sheehan 03 Mar '16

03 Mar '16

Friends, We have always had a maximally inclusive approach for anyone who wants to volunteer, and have recently opened up public shop-use to walk-ins (after eliminating membership as too exclusive and cumbersome). We have worked hard to be directly engaged in each visitor's endeavors to meet their goals no matter their situation, and it has worked out well except for very occasional situations (less than 5 over 10 years) when someone was unruly, combative, or stole things. With growing demand still handled by a small staff of employees and key volunteers we need a clear and firm policy to make our expectations (and the consequences for disregarding them) more clear than just explaining our principles of "respect, resourcefulness, and reciprocity." And, as our staff grows, a consistent policy will be even more needed. So we're asking for any behavior policies that your organizations have written, and your thoughts on their effectiveness and/or any unforeseen costs or benefits, so that we all can benefit from your collective experience -- and perhaps expand https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Rules Thanks! Peace, Jim Jim Sheehan Director, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org

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Speaking & Teaching Tour: Advancing Pedal Powered Technology
by Charlotte Fagan 02 Mar '16

02 Mar '16

Bikes Not Bombs <https://bikesnotbombs.org/> and Bici-Tec <http://bicitec.org/language/en/> are excited to announce the* Advancing Pedal Power **Technology** Speaking and Teaching Tour!* In Fall 2016, we will invite Carlos Marroquin, a world renowned pedal-power innovator, to North America where he will be traveling to speak and teach about his work. Carlos Marroquin is the owner of Bici-Tec, a social enterprise in Guatemala which operates the School of Appropriate Bici-Technology. The school teaches students from all over the world how to design and build bicimáquinas, or pedal powered machines, within the context of rural, indigenous Guatemala. Carlos will be speaking about his 15+ years of experience designing bicimáquinas, as well as teaching workshops about this appropriate technology. If you are interested in having Carlos come speak or lead a workshop at your organization, please email info(a)bicitec.org for more information! -- Charlotte Fagan International Programs Director 617-522-0222 ext 108 she/her/hers (what's this?) <http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/09/correct-gender-pronouns-to-be-trans-all…> <https://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-a-thon-2014> Register to ride the Bike-A-Thon on June 5th <http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/bike-a-thon> Read our 2015 Annual Report <http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/annual-report/2015> Sign up for our monthly email newsletter <https://bikesnotbombs.org/civicrm/mailing/subscribe?reset=1>.

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★LOVE our WIKI CONTEST WINNERS★
by Angel York 01 Mar '16

01 Mar '16

✨THE WINNERS✨ <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=February_2016_Wiki_Con…> *Top Editor*: *Eugene <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Eugene>* raced into the lead halfway through the month and then stayed there. A new editor with a background in wikis, they hopped right in to the thick of things, cleaning up edits, making new pages <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Women_and_Trans_Progra…> (with a focus on gender inclusivity), welcoming new users, and more! *Top Editor *of the* Community Bicycle Organizations <http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organ…> page*: *Recumbent Rider <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Recumbent_Rider>* took advantage of their time difference to make edits early, January 31st PST but February 1 Australia time, and made the Australia section more comprehensive and up-to-date. BIKERS UP This is a pun on "runners up". It means you didn't win a chocolate bar, but your wiki edits were noteworthy. Thank you for your awesome contributions. - Bikefarm <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Bikefarm&action=e…> for sharing a new sign-in app <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sign_In_App> - DarinWick <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:DarinWick> for updates to the Bike Farm Handbook <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bike_Farm_Handbook> - FCCB <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:FCCB> for creating a lovely page for Falls City Community BikeWorks <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Falls_City_Community_B…> - Hajenso <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Hajenso> for creating a lovely page for Bike Concord <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bike_Concord> - PositiveSpin <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:PositiveSpin> for welcoming new users and reassuring us that that weird error message was really no big deal - *you*, dear reader AND A BIG OLE THANK YOU to everyone who edited the wiki and/or added to the Community Bike Shops <http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organ…> page this month!

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Student interviewing women, trans*, non-binary mechanics
by Lauren Warbeck 29 Feb '16

29 Feb '16

Hey folks! This is a friend of mine from my days in Victoria. If you're interested in talking to a researcher about experiences as a woman, trans* or queer mechanic, this is a cool opportunity. ----- Hi, My name is Courtenay Nielsen and I am a fourth-year undergraduate student in the Department of Gender Studies at the University of Victoria. I am also a woman and a bike mechanic; I work and volunteer in two community bikes shops in Victoria. I am conducting research for my graduating project which seeks to explore the experiences of women/trans/non-binary bike mechanics working/volunteering in community bike shops in various locations across Canada. I would like to invite anybody who identifies as a woman/trans/non-binary bike mechanic who is at least 19 years of age to participate in my study. In a nutshell, I would like to ask said mechanics about their experiences navigating bike shops, about the reception they have received from customers and co-workers, whether their bike shop hosts women and trans exclusive hours, and what they notice about the demographics of the shop (who are the customers? Who works there?). Drawing on multiple, varied perspectives, I hope to identify barriers to full participation in this field and to illuminate the creative strategies already being employed by those currently participating in it. Participation in this study will include an audio-recorded interview via skype or telephone with me at a date/time that is most convenient for the participant. I anticipate that the interview will last between 30 and 60 minutes. With the interviews I collect, I will be producing a radio documentary which is to be broadcasted via Uvic’s on-campus radio station, CFUV. If the participant so chooses, I will protect their anonymity through the use of a pseudonym and the removal of all identifying information. Or, if they do not want their voice on the radio, I am happy to read aloud the parts of their interview to be included in the documentary. Alternatively, if they do want their voice on the radio, this is their chance! F.Y.I: Dr. Annalee Lepp in the Department of Gender Studies is supervising my project and you may contact her regarding any questions you may have about the research at 250.721.6157 or at alepp(a)uvic.ca. Any potential participants may contact me directly with their response at cnielsen(a)uvic.ca. Please do consider this invitation :) I would love to hear from you! Sincerely, Courtenay Nielsen

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March TERRIFIC Bike Collection
by The Rockville Bike Hub 28 Feb '16

28 Feb '16

Bike Donation Collection, March 6th, 2016, Rockville Civic Center Park View this email in your browser (http://us11.campaign-archive2.com/?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e682688c30c&id=e37b4e371…) Donate a used children’s bike & Make a Child Smile The Rockville Bike Hub is running a bike donation collection on Sunday March 6^th from 10am until 1pm at the Rockville Civic Park (603 Edmonston Drive). This collection drive is supporting the City of Rockville’s 2016 TERRIFIC Rockville Citizen – Bike Award Program, a program to benefit elementary school students in the City of Rockville. Help us reward a child for good deeds and service. Bikes ranging in sizes from small 14 inch wheel kids bikes, all the way up to bikes with 26 inch wheels and ~13 inch frames are needed. The children, grades 1 through 5, typically range in height from just under 4 foot tall up to just over 5 foot tall. If you cannot make it to the Civic Center on March 6^th, feel free to contact Steve Andruski or Connie Bertka at rockvillebikehub(a)gmail.com (mailto:rockvillebikehub@gmail.com) to donate a bike. The Rockville Bike Hub is a social-profit community bike shop in Rockville Maryland. For more information about us, find us on the Web at www.rockvillebikehub.org. We are also on Facebook and Twitter. Rockville Bike Hub has IRS 501(c)(3) status, so your donation is also tax-deductible. ============================================================ ** (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e…) ** (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e6…) ** (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e6…) Copyright © 2016 The Rockville Bike Hub, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive periodic udates from the Rockville Bike Hub. Our mailing address is: The Rockville Bike Hub PO Box 10696 Rockville, MD 20849 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can ** update your preferences (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage.com/profile?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e68268…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (http://rockvillebikehub.us11.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=cf46cf6b3fc701e6…) Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm…

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Instruction for Marginalized Communities: Women on Wheels and Multilingual Nights
by Lauren Warbeck 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Oh HEYYYY again... It's a double email kinda day. 1) Multilingual Nights We're hosting our first ever multilingual nights YAYYYYY! We now have a posse of rad mechanics who are fluent in English, Spanish, French, Cantonese, and Mandarin and we are planning to hold a series of multilingual instruction nights. We're about to have our first sub-committee meeting about how we're going to go about the planning of these nights (ie: Do we have a strictly Spanish night, or a Spanish & French night? What is the role of Anglo mechanics in these nights? What are the underlying needs of these communities beyond language instruction?), but first I wanted to find out if any of you have feedback or resource materials about your own experiences hosting multilingual nights. What did you set out to do? Did it work? What did you learn? 2) Women on Wheels We're in the process of reconsidering the reach and name of our women's night, Women on Wheels. This name has been revisited several times by our collective, and again we're feeling the need for change. Those of you who commit energy to thinking about providing services across the gender/sexuality spectrum...I'm looking for your input. The key challenges for us, (and maybe all of us?) I think, are two-fold: First, it's about holding space for those who adhere to identity politics (tangible and named - Woman, Lesbian, Dyke, sometimes Transwoman etc) while also holding space for folks who exist all along the gender and sexuality spectrum (intangible and variably named - Queer, Tomboi, sometimes Transwoman, Genderqueer, etc ). As in, how do we hold safer space for butch grandmas and trans women and gender queer folks all at once? Is it feasible or possible to hold safer space strictly around gender variance? Or is it presumptuous as fuck to try to lump these diverse communities together? Or reductionist to assume gender experience is the key connecting factor between these individuals (and not race, or class, or ....)? Second, it's about negotiating the instances of inclusion and exclusion that emerge as a result of differing levels of awareness and knowledge around these varied philosophies and ways of identifying. This is the crux of why we've called it Women's Night for so long. While in practice our "women's night" is attended by trans-women, cis-women, femmes, masculine-identified genderqueers, tombois, etc etc, we have continued to call it women's night to make sure that people who aren't familiar with the world of post-modern gender identity know they are welcome, and cis-men know easily and clearly that it is not for them. I guess, to make it legible to mainstream communities, while still welcoming to non-mainstream communities. Meanwhile, we've also had interest from femme-identified cis-men and trans men in having services for masculine-presenting folks or folks who are presumed masculine (which again, is on a really broad spectrum). We're in convo with folks about their needs and wants, but it would also be great to have input from other shops. Where I'm really seeking is input about how your shops are drawing the lines around participation in nights for marginalized communities (including communities bonded around race, ethnicity, ability, etc) and/or how to meld diverse communities in appropriate and supportive ways. I know that Plan B has Ladies, Trans, and Sissies Night, and BICAS has Women, Trans, and Femme night. Where are folks at with their organizing process around this? What are other shops doing? You are all so great. Lauren

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Portland Gear Hub is Hiring
by Brooke Burkett 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Hello! Portland Gear Hub in Portland, Maine is hiring! <goog_799154575> http://www.jobsinme.com/seek/resultdetail.aspx?jobnum=1204080 Thanks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brooke Burkett Getting Families Outdoors! Camp Ketcha 336 Black Point Road Scarborough, ME 04074 Phone: (207) 883-8977 ext 104 Fax: 207-885-0944 www.campketcha.org <http://www.campketcha.org> Support Camp Ketcha <http://www.campketcha.org>! Shop at the Portland Gear Hub and get outside! Portland Gear Hub 264 St Johns Street Portland, ME 04102 Phone: (207) 761-7632 www.portlandgearhub.org

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Cycles for Change Hiring Youth Programs Manager
by Jason Tanzman 25 Feb '16

25 Feb '16

Hey all - Cycles for Change in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN is hiring a Youth Programs Manager! http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/job-details?id=112017 Jason

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Love the Wiki Contest Update (there's still time!)
by Angel York 19 Feb '16

19 Feb '16

For the Community Bike Organizations page, we have *Recumbent Rider* in the lead with 8 updates to the Australian section, adding organizations where none were previously listed for their states, and doubling the number listed in Victoria. For general contributions, *Eugene* showed up halfway through the month and raced their way into the lead! With over a hundred edits and comments in less than a week, their contributions so far include Patriarchy and Bicycle Repair <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Patriarchy_and_Bicycle…>, Women and Trans Programs <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Women_and_Trans_Progra…>, and Project Welcome <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Project_Welcome>, in which they've created a template and welcomed loads of new wiki users! Got a hankering for your very own organic, fair trade chocolate bar with a picture of a bike on the wrapper? These are the people to beat! More info (including updated suggestions for where to start) at: https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=February_2016_Wiki_Con…

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Bike Works Seattle is hiring!
by Steve Maluk 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Bike Works, the Seattle bike education and community-focused non-profit, is hiring a Bike Shop Lead Mechanic. The Lead Mechanic assumes primary responsibility for providing mechanical services in the Shop, which includes maintaining quality and timely services, performing repairs and overhauling bikes for resale, providing outstanding customer service and sales, supporting the overall operations of the shop, and serving as a resource to the community. Learn more: http://bikeworks.org/us/job-opportunities/ Steve Maluk Shop & Operations Director Bike Works <http://www.bikeworks.org> Bike Shop: 206-725-8867 Office: 206-725-9408 Bike Works builds sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling.

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Volunteer and Membership Tracking iPhone App
by momoko saunders 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Hey all, I finally finished my Sign In app! It's been a dream of mine ever since learning software to build something custom for bike collectives. With this app, you can track the hours of shop use for a volunteer, member, staff, or "custom" users. You can also assign people memberships, and see when they expire. You can send yourself all your data as a CSV. This differs from a google form isn that you can sign people out, easily edit contacts, and see at a glance how people have been using the shop. Some what unfortunately, the language I learned is specific to iPhones or iPads. So this app can not be used by all. My next adventure is to learn android, so hopefully, we'll have an android version some day! (If you know how to build android apps, and you want to work together on this, let me know!) That being said, please use the app I built if you can. It's the first version so there are likely to be bugs (in fact I've already found one minor one :0)* Back up your data weekly.* I made a wiki page to explain how to use it. <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sign_In_App> And you can download the app here <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/signin/id1079267479?mt=8> You can also check out the source control here <https://github.com/mrmomoko/SignInBikeCollectives>. Fork it if you want, you're welcome to work on this app and make it your own! Please write me any comments or questions. Setting up your org might not be obvious, so just email me if you have issues. Your feed back is welcomed!! <3 -Momoko Bike Farm Portland, OR

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Structuring beginner mechanics classes
by Genevieve Parker 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Sarah, At Reno Bike Project we offer a 9-week, 2 hour-long class on Thursdays to teach members the basics of bike repair. We use donated MTBs with rigid forks and braze ons for racks - good, sturdy commuters; and we try to select bikes either with caliper or V brakes only. When the class/bikes are finished. they are set aside for our create-a-commuter program. We hit one component or component group a week in this order: Week 1 – Bike Inspection, Strip Cables & Housing Week 2 – Wheels: Inspection, Hub Overhaul Week 3 – Wheels: Truing & Dishing Week 4 – Bottom Bracket & Headset Overhaul Week 5 – Makeup & Review Week 6 – Cables & Housing Week 7 – Brake Setup Week 8 – Shifter Setup & Chain Week 9 – Makeup & Review/End-of-Session Party After several curriculum edits, we think this order makes the most sense. We start each class with a brief discussion and demo of what we're working on (including going over variations on the component to give students a more broad introduction than just what style of BB/brake setup/etc. their class bike has), then get into the hands-on work, overseen by two instructors for a class of ~10. Having a small student-to-teacher ratio ensures that everyone gets the one on one attention they need to absorb the lesson and get their work for the night done. More info here, or email me: http://renobikeproject.org/programming-and-events/education/ Genevieve Parker RBP Program Director http://www.renobikeproject.com/

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London's strategies?
by Ariel C 10 Feb '16

10 Feb '16

Hi Everyone, I recently saw this article- London is set to have more bicycles than cars coming into the city at rush hour in the next few years. They cut their car entry by half in 15 years! What strategies did they use? Anyone from there who could comment more or send more articles? http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-35475318 -Ariel

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Please vote for Happy, Joyous and Freewheeling's photo contest entry
by Randi Park 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

Hi all! I love being part of this list, although I rarely post. Thanks to everyone and to the admins of the list especially. We entered a photo contest sponsored by our insurance company (which we found on this list). Our entry was taken at our internship training program at Dunbar High School in DC. There is a cash first prize of $250. With that money, we can purchase wholesale helmets and locks for all our students at Dunbar, which we will give them on the last day of class, when they take home the donated bikes they have fixed themselves. In addition to earning their own bikes, after training with our volunteers, the students can become eligible for paid internships at area bike shops. *Please vote for our picture using this link* https://review.wizehive.com/voting/view/aniniac-member-photo-contest-2016/0… Voting is open all week, and you can vote every 24 hours today through Friday at 8:00 pm this week. Also, if you have a moment, check out programs at www.hjfw.org and like our FaceBook page <https://www.facebook.com/happyjoyousandfreewheeling?fref=ts> Thanks!

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unique funding opportunity for a bike project in california's central valley
by kyle mckinley 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

hi, Think Tank, One of the jobs I do these days is helping run an initiative at Stanford University that is focused on helping folks achieve a better sense of belonging and personal well being. I've been putting a bug in my boss's ear for a while to do a project researching how cycling and being part of a community of cyclists helps individuals achieve positive mental health outcomes. We have a unique and highly time sensitive opportunity to request a very substantial amount of funding (ie over $100k) to track such outcomes in conjunction with a partner organization in California's Central Valley (specifically, El Dorado, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Tuolomne, Merced, or Deb counties). The overwhelming majority of the funding would directly benefit the partner organization, and could potentially be directed to infrastructure building, distributing bikes or bike safety needs to youth, or staffing budget. Stanford would obviously keep a cut for admin costs, and there would be some cost to track the outcomes. "Tracking outcomes" in these sorts of models is fairly low-intensity -- like annual questionaries for participants. If your org might fit with this, or if you know of one that might, please contact me asap (off list) for more information and brainstorming. in cahoots, kyle -- http://www.kylemckinley.com/ http://buildingcollective.org/

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Youth Bike Summit 2016!
by Jason Tanzman 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

Hey all - The Youth Bike Summit is coming to St. Paul, MN May 27-29! Hosted by Cycles for Change and taking place at Macalester College, the Youth Bike Summit is an annual three-day national conference bringing together educators, advocates, activists, students, teenagers, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and community leaders to engage around youth, bicycles, education, and advocacy. We bring people together from different disciplines and backgrounds to network, learn, and explore how the bicycle is a catalyst for positive social change. *2016 Call for Workshop Proposals!*Have an awesome idea for a workshop about bicycling and social justice? The Youth Bike Summit is now accepting workshop proposal applications. Application available here <http://youthbikesummit.org/youth-bike-summit-2016/call-for-participation/>. We are particularly excited about youth-led and interactive workshops. We are looking forward to hearing all your great ideas for this year’s summit! Deadline to submit proposals: Feb. 12, 2016 (fyi this deadline is flexible - we will accept proposals through the end of February) *Registration is live* You can register for the Youth Bike summit by clicking here <http://youthbikesummit.org/youth-bike-summit-2016/registration/>!

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Structuring beginner mechanics classes
by jeffrey＠jeffreytong.com 05 Feb '16

05 Feb '16

Don't go by the book! What if author screwed up? Learn to think - Go by what makes sense!

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Sarah's tech course question.
by Allan Reardon 05 Feb '16

05 Feb '16

I start at the most often needed (tire repair, brake adj.) and end with things like fork straightening and customization. This way, if you have early dropouts, they will at least have learned some basics.

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Structuring beginner mechanics classes
by Sarah Schaan 05 Feb '16

05 Feb '16

Greetings folks! I am currently teaching a 10-person beginners mechanic class. I am torn with how the sequence of information should progress. We have 4, 90-minute sessions total, spaced over the course of 1 month. I tried teaching it before using my mechanics books as guides- but the progression didn't make sense to the students and I seemed to lose them. We did frames-brakes system-wheel etc... I could use some collective wisdom- Thanks for the input! -Sarah Schaan Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop

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CBO structure/programs survey results
by Jim Sheehan 04 Feb '16

04 Feb '16

Thanks to all who answered this request last year! We completed our Strategic Plan, here, http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=219%… and here are the promised results of the "external scan" of other CBO's, FYI: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwBiCxXaALxVZ3pabWlHMTNxamc/view?usp=shari… This is also a good time to make sure you saw a similar survey request from Ray Keener to answer a similar (but MUCH shorter!) survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DT93WVW Peace, Jim Jim Sheehan Director, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org

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Youth Programs Curriculum & Adults-working-with-youth training
by Carlyn Arteaga 04 Feb '16

04 Feb '16

Hi everyone, This is Carlyn from BICAS in Tucson, AZ. I have been trying to dig through old Think Tank threads to see about youth riding club curriculum, on-bike games, fun skills practice, etc, for younger youth--grades 2-4. Would y'all be willing to share and/or direct me to past threads where this has been discussed? We have a really dynamic partnership right now with a youth center and would like to keep building on our program there. Would be happy to swap ideas & lessons. =) Also, do any of you do any kind of training for adults working with youth? If so, I would LOVE to see it! Any kind of trainings about youth engagement, respecting/elevating youth voices, recognizing & combating ageism, mentoring skills/expectations, making space for youth choices/leadership, etc. Thanks in advance! Sincerely, ~Carlyn Arteaga BICAS Collective Member/Youth Programs www.bicas.org

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Safe Routes to School experience with 2nd grade groups?
by Jim Sheehan 04 Feb '16

04 Feb '16

Folks, We have done some presentations and rodeos for 4th graders, but after the news that D.C. schools are teaching bike riding to all 2nd graders, our district is interested in reaching this younger cohort. While we have had a bit of experience with this age, any lessons learned from working with schools (especially in Phys Ed) would be appreciated. Thanks, Jim Sheehan Director, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org

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Big news NYC
by Martyn Laxton 03 Feb '16

03 Feb '16

Hello from Ride On - Cycling for All, here in sunny Exeter, Devon, England. Go for it guys. NY needs slow cycling in its heart People will really get it....the ones who will want to be part of your co-op will re tell your story, don't waste money on paid advertising! AND remember, the universe WILL provide if your hearts are open to it! Martyn and the U.K. team M 07808 096390. www.rideoncycling.org L. 01626 773261. Registered Charity No. 1149065 > On 2 Feb 2016, at 02:47, 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. Big News From NYC!!! (Josh Bisker) > 2. Re: Big News From NYC!!! (Angela Azzolino) > 3. Re: Big News From NYC!!! (Ainsley Naylor) > 4. Re: Big News From NYC!!! (liz(a)riseup.net) > 5. Re: Big News From NYC!!! (C?cile Korn) > 6. Re: Big News From NYC!!! (Angel York) > <mime-attachment> > <mime-attachment> > <mime-attachment> > <mime-attachment> > <mime-attachment> > <mime-attachment> > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.…

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New shop
by Allan Reardon 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

I have been a volunteer mechanic at the Bellows Falls (Vt)Community Bike Project for over a year. Now it is time to go "all in". I will be forming a bike exchange in Springfield Vt. As I am in the research phase, I am soliciting suggestions and advice. ??? Any and all would be appreciated. A.R.

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CBO Survey
by Wanda Pelegrina Caldas 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

Hi All: Thanks to everyone who responded to my friend, Ray's inquiries abt community bike shops.He's collecting information for an article and put together a short survey. Lemme bug you one more time to ask you take his survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DT93WVW It really DOES take five minutes or less! Thanks in advance! Bikelove!!! Wanda Wanda Pelegrina Caldas Community Cycles, Boulder's only nonprofit bike shop, serves all your bike commuting needs. Find us on Facebook, subscribe to our monthly e-news or use our secure online donation form to become a member, today. Thanks!!

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Big News From NYC!!!
by Josh Bisker 01 Feb '16

01 Feb '16

Dear Think Tank! Big news from New York City: it's my pleasure to introduce you to the New York Mechanical Gardens / El Jardín Mecánico, the city's first true bike co-op. We've been quietly organizing over the last few months, and as of Saturday we've reached an agreement with a grassroots community center in a church in Brooklyn. We plan to open doors on April 1. Things are about to get real in NYC! We need your help in a couple of easy ways: follow us on all the social medias, and we'll do the same back, and this will help us (a) build a local community by sharing good content, (b) demonstrate our viability in some weird way to potential funders. We're @bikecoopnyc at FB <https://www.facebook.com/bikecoopnyc>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/bikecoopnyc>, and Insta <https://www.instagram.com/bikecoopnyc/>, on the web at www.bikecoop.nyc, and emailable at bikecoopnyc(a)gmail.com. (Spanish translation is on the way for the site, and we aim for all our outgoing materials to be bilingual.) We also are eager to see your examples of good bylaws or decision-making rubrics -- we don't want to get too far down the road without having a structure for making decisions, figuring out membership, etc. Finally, if you have an amazing suggestion for a seedling co-op like ours about fundraising or soliciting donations or supplies, please share! This message is more than an announcement: it's also a love letter to everyone on this forum. The Mechanical Gardens would never have started planting a single seed here if it weren't for your inspiration, optimism, and friendship. I'd been convinced for years that NYC has too much going against us for it work out here -- chiefly that real estate works differently than anywhere else on the planet, and people's time is a different kind of commodity too. But I got back from B!B! this year really reinvigorated to start a co-op, and more aware of how much it takes a community of people to make a project happen. Soon after I returned, I made up my mind to start this story fresh, and then found that Sera and Aaron from Rag & Bones had just moved here for grad school, and that Courtney and Arnold from Krank It Up were working at a shop in town, and that a few other folks I talked to also had co-op backgrounds -- or got stars in their eyes when we started talking about making one happen here. So suddenly the dream became a team, and then we were figuring things out together -- and now we've got a space to start working in. Hot damn. We can't wait for the first season at the Mechanical Gardens, and are filled with gratitude to you for all the lovely fruit our boughs will come to bear. Big love, Josh The New York Mechanical Gardens El Jardín Mecánico

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Fwd: Call for Submissions to NITC Student Video Contest
by Angel York 29 Jan '16

29 Jan '16

I figure some of you might be qualified (student) and interested in this video contest. The prize is a little more than a chocolate bar ;) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Susan Peithman <peithman(a)pdx.edu> Date: Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 12:02 PM Subject: Call for Submissions to NITC Student Video Contest To: Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> Click here if you're having problems viewing this email <http://transportation.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=48ad8b7ea20d5f582ce67718ca693940…> <http://transportation.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=48ad8b7ea20d5f582ce67718ca693940…> NITC is hosting a student video competition to highlight the role of transportation in building livable communities. <http://transportation.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=48ad8b7ea20d5f582ce67718ca693940…> Submissions Due June 15, 2016 Grand Prize $4,000 + travel to Portland, Oregon for the Transportation and Communities Summit in September 2016 Create a video answering one of these questions: - Can you explain the connection between livability and transportation in a way that can reach, for example, traffic engineers, elected officials, local business owners, and a classroom of elementary school students and their parents? - What role can you and your peers play in creating transportation systems that support livable communities? - How would you convince youth why transportation and livable communities would be a great career? - If you were the Secretary of Transportation, how would you make the nation’s transportation system support livable communities? Click here for complete competition details and submission instructions <http://transportation.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=48ad8b7ea20d5f582ce67718ca693940…> Open to ALL full-time university students, individuals or teams If you have questions, contact Susan Peithman at peithman(a)pdx.edu. If you do not wish to receive notifications like this in the future, update your email preferences <http://transportation.acemlna.com/lt.php?s=48ad8b7ea20d5f582ce67718ca693940…> . TREC P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207 United States Unsubscribe from our newsletter <http://transportation.acemlna.com/proc.php?nl=5&c=203&m=235&s=48ad8b7ea20d5…>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] 2016 February Wiki Contest (FREE CHOCOLATE OMG)
by Angel York 29 Jan '16

29 Jan '16

Get your typing fingers ready! http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=February_2016_Wiki_Cont… Editing the wiki page for your own community bike shop is totally ok. And for *anyone* who makes their first 3 edits during the month of February 2016, send me an email with your mailing address and I will mail you an old-fangled handwritten note in a thank you card with at least one doodle on it. On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 6:44 PM, Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I will send one fair trade chocolate bar each to two top editors of the > bike collectives wiki in the month of February. Anywhere in the world. > > I will be considering both the (subjective) quality and (objective) > quantity of edits made during the month of February. There is a chocolate > bar each for: > > - top editor of anywhere on the wiki found at > http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/ > - top editor of the > http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organ… > page > > Angel York >

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Anyone else get funding from Governor's Highway Safety Program?
by Mary-Catherine Graziano 29 Jan '16

29 Jan '16

I'm asking because NHTSA just issued a memo saying that funding for bike lights and helmets, etc would no longer be allowed (unless it is for personnel) under the grant funds that we receive for the Governor's Highway Safety Program. Allowed purchases for supplies must fall under the following categories (summarized): 1) awards for giving away at ceremonies 2) advertisements 3) safety gear for personnel only, or for loaning out and taking back (say, at a bike rodeo), or 4) written educational material (on CD, paper, thumb drive, etc). If you receive funding from NHTSA, and have encountered this memo--how do you support your bike light and helmet initiatives? Any information would be incredibly helpful! Thank you! Best, Mary Catherine Graziano Outreach and Education Manager Local Motion 1 Steele St., Burlington, VT 05401 phone: 802-861-2700 ext. 106 fax: 802-861-3096 www.localmotion.org We offer: Kids' Bike Skills Programs for schools, recreation programs and summer camps: www.kohlskidsbikesmart.org AND Bike Skills Programs for adults: http://www.localmotion.org/education/everydaybicyclingproject <http://www.facebook.com/localmotionvt> <http://www.twitter.com/localmotionvt> <http://www.instagram.com/localmotionvermont>

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Biking In Vegas
by Jen Roberton 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

Hello everyone, I'm currently trying to see what's going on in the Las Vegas Bike Collective Scene. All I seem to be able to find are facebook events for the Fremont Bike Clinic from 2014. Anyone have any insider info? Thanks, Jen -- Jen Roberton Master's Student M.A School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia

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Bike Collective Photos
by Godwin ! 24 Jan '16

24 Jan '16

Hey folks, I'm looking for some high quality photos of bike collectives to use on a redesign of bikecollectives.org. What I'm really looking for are some photos that accurately but positively represent what a bike collective is like, people working together with bikes. Some diversity, bikes, tools, and smiles would be nice. I'd like to put these images on the front page of the site so I need to know that the photographer, your organization, and the people in the photos consent to the images being displayed prominently. Knowing some info on the photographer and collective would be great so that I can give credit. Feel free to reply off-list to help reduce the amount coming into everyone's inboxes. Thanks!godwin PS: If you're curious about what's going on, I'm migrating our site from PHP to RoR and moving it to the same server as bikebike.org so that we can more easily translate bikecollectives.org and the two sites can share data (we can get the map working again!). Most of my time needs to be spent on bikebike for the next few months but afterwards I'd like to spend time getting the site translated and possibly adding new content and features. If you're interested in helping out with development, feel free to reach out to me and I'll do my best to help onboard you (keep in mind that I'm very bad at organizing a remote team).

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TEDx video summarizing big picture of what bike collectives are all about
by David Davis 17 Dec '15

17 Dec '15

Hi All! We were invited to give a TEDx talk to a broad audience here in SLC. We used it as an opportunity to illuminate the concept of bicycle collectives/co-ops in a way that focuses on what collectives do for people, not just bikes. Check it out here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8MR8VdKbEg>, and feel free to use it whenever you need a flashy intro to the concept. I tired to keep it as universal as possible and mention early on that there are organizations like this around the world. The goal was to make it useful for your organizations, as well. Cheers! Feedback appreciated! -- -- David Eyer Davis Executive Director Bicycle Collective c: 801-230-6308 www.bicyclecollective.org The mission of the Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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

17 Dec '15

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

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Bikes Not Bombs Contact
by Reno Bikes 15 Dec '15

15 Dec '15

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

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

14 Dec '15

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

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It's that time of year!
by Angel York 08 Dec '15

08 Dec '15

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

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

08 Dec '15

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

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Care Package Ideas
by Edward Kirkwood 05 Dec '15

05 Dec '15

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

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Membership fees?
by LaBikery 03 Dec '15

03 Dec '15

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

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

01 Dec '15

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

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

01 Dec '15

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

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Giving Tuesday
by Yvonne Rucker 01 Dec '15

01 Dec '15

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

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Giving Tuesday
by Yvonne Rucker 22 Nov '15

22 Nov '15

Good morning, Giving Tuesday, December 1st, is fast approaching. Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to giving to charitable organizations. Please remember BikeVON. Contribute your weekly coffee budget and make that donation to our GoFundMe <https://www.gofundme.com/bikevon> account. BikeVON is raising money to buy transportation. We need your help. Forward this email to your friends and family. Please view our story at Detroit Youth Cycling at the International Velodrome at Bloomer Park <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3UsJAs-O50&feature=youtu.be>. Track cycling <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_cycling> is the Olympic cycling sport. A special build track, a velodrome <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velodrome> is used for the sport. The bends at International Velodrome are at a 45 degree angle and the straights are at a 15 degree angle. The riders feet are secured to the pedals. The bike does not have brakes and only one gear. If the rider stops pedaling he will fall. Only 2 African Americans have receive recognition in the sport. Major Talyor <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3UsJAs-O50&feature=youtu.be> in 1899 won the one mile track cycling championship. From a total of 168 races, he won first place in 117 and second place in 32. In 1984,Nelson Vails <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Vails> won the Olympic sliver medal and in 2009 was inducted in the cycling hall of fame. Your donation can help our youth to be the next champions. BikeVON is a 501c(3) non-profit. All donations are tax deductible. Use the links below to check out our Facebook and web page. -- *Yvonne Rucker* *Executive Director/Founder * *248.225.0601 <248.225.0601>* *bikevon14(a)gmail.com* <bikevon14(a)gmail.com> *Educate, Advocate, and Motivate Through Cycling * Website: www.bikevon.org "LIKE" <https://www.facebook.com/bikevon> us on Facebook Donate: paypal bikevon14(a)gmail.com *Oakland Press Article* LINK: Detroit organization training young cyclist at Velodrome in Rochester Hills <http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20150819/detroit-organization-t…> Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxdYlQN3wwwB4WgIAkgW_A> *Mission: To increase cycling awareness, accessibility, affordability for the youth of color in Metro Detroit ages 11 – 18. To expose the youth to the elite sport of cycling while teaching them the core values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle, and community service.* This electronic message and all attachments contain information from the BikeVON of Metropolitan Detroit and its related programs. The message and attachments may contain privileged, confidential information or otherwise be protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended addressee(s), any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited unless authorized by the BikeVON or the intended addressee.

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BikeBike 2016
by Kevin Dwyer 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Something to get you excited about Detroit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTlebiO3GuM -- Kevin Dwyer The Bicycle Collective SLC, UT IMPORTANT: This communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is confidential and/or protected by the attorney-client or other applicable privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, or if you are not responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that the disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by telephone at (801) 647-0797, and return the original message to me at the above address via email. Thank you.

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Daily Shop Report
by Tom Bilcze 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

All, Summit Cycling Center in Akron, Ohio is looking to capture information about our daily shop activities and visitors. One idea that is being discussed is a daily shop report. This would capture things like the number of members and visitors using the facility, what took place in terms of services, sales, volunteers working the shop, and comments. Has anyone created a simple one page document like this? If so, could you share? If not, what items would you like to see on a list like this? What would help the cooperative do a better job and understand the community and member needs? We will share our finished document when we are done. Thanks, Tom Bilcze, Secretary, Summit Cycling Center

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Park tool grants
by Tom Martin 12 Nov '15

12 Nov '15

You may be interested in this. http://www.parktool.com/blog/news/park-tool-launches-community-tool-grant-p… Happy vets day. Tom Martin ASPCC bike program coordinator Cascade Sent on the go. Please excuse brevity and typos.

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The next BIKeBike
by S. Ardrey 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

Where and When will the next BikeBike be held? "Smitty"Bicycle Ambassador & Instigatorwww.bikeconcord.org

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BikeVON fund raiser
by Yvonne Rucker 11 Nov '15

11 Nov '15

We had a GREAT summer! The League of Michigan Bicyclist has featured BikeVON on their homepage <http://www.lmb.org/>, created a youtube video and featured us in the fall issue of the Michigan Bicyclist Magazine. You can access all those links from the homepage. Oakland Press featured BileVON in a story. That link is at the bottom. The Clinton River Bicyclist Club made a generous donation so we can buy trainers for our 1st winter training. YEA! The attachment below Illustrates what a trainer is and how it fits on a bike. I received 5 new Specialized bikes. Three bikes with an average price of $848. From Pricewaterhouse Coopers <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PricewaterhouseCoopers> we received 91 bikes. The Matrix Community Center <http://www.matrixhumanservices.org/> has donated a room for the class and Madonna Rose, a certified spin instructor, has donated her services. YOU can HELP. We still need transportation. Please donate you your weekly coffee allowance to our GoFundMe <https://www.gofundme.com/bikevon> fund raiser or setup a recurring donation at paypal for bikevon14(a)gmail.com. It is that easy. -- *Yvonne Rucker* *Executive Director/Founder * *248.225.0601 <248.225.0601>* *bikevon14(a)gmail.com <bikevon14(a)gmail.com>* *Educate, Advocate, and Motivate Through Cycling * Website: www.bikevon.org "LIKE" <https://www.facebook.com/bikevon> us on Facebook Donate: paypal bikevon14(a)gmail.com *Oakland Press Article* LINK: Detroit organization training young cyclist at Velodrome in Rochester Hills <http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20150819/detroit-organization-t…> Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoxdYlQN3wwwB4WgIAkgW_A> *Mission: To increase cycling awareness, accessibility, affordability for the youth of color in Metro Detroit ages 11 – 18. To expose the youth to the elite sport of cycling while teaching them the core values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle, and community service.* This electronic message and all attachments contain information from the BikeVON of Metropolitan Detroit and its related programs. The message and attachments may contain privileged, confidential information or otherwise be protected from disclosure. The information is intended to be for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended addressee(s), any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited unless authorized by the BikeVON or the intended addressee.

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Quick survey for skool bike programs
by Thomas Martin 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Hello all: Would you mind helping me get a baseline for what other bike programs are doing? I created a survey for bike programmers to fill out. https://docs.google.com/a/pcc.edu/forms/d/1uVx8TFJwSuygUOE9NbzvXUIB_37vxmYE… Thanks! Tom Martin Bike Program Coordinator Portland Community College- Cascade Cascade Alley Portland, OR 97217

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Slack channel
by Andrew Shooner 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

I was getting email from several different shops to discuss software. I want to be able to bring other folks into that conversation when they want to, so I created a general slack team for bike collectives: bikecollectives.slack.com If you want to discuss specific stuff without spamming the email list, let me know and I'll add you. This isn't intended to replace the good discussion on the email list; it's more just for immediate collaboration, etc. -Andy Broke Spoke

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Bike Collectives Wiki Appadmin
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Who is the current application administrator for the Wiki? Please contact me. -Jonathan

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Bike-related calls for submissions
by Angel York 01 Nov '15

01 Nov '15

Thought this might interest some of y'all: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eleanor Blue <eleanor.blue(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 12:45 PM Subject: [mcp-community] Calls for Submissions and other Microcosm news To: "mcp-community(a)googlegroups.com" <mcp-community(a)googlegroups.com> Hi Microcosm creators, We've got a couple of calls for submissions open for upcoming anthologies that I want to let you all know about, and also a few ongoing opportunities I want to remind you about. Feel free to share any of this freely! 1. If you want to try your hand at writing science fiction (only two criteria are that it involve bicycles and not be sexist), the deadline for the 4th Bikes in Space collection <http://microcosmpublishing.com/blogifesto/2015/07/call-for-submissions-bike…> was today...but I'm granting extensions through December 1st as needed. Let me know if you're thinking about writing something or want to toss ideas around. 2. If you've got something to say about bicycles and money and class (or even something only very thinly about that topic), I'm looking for reporting, how-tos, personal essays, art, and even fiction for the 2nd annual Journal of Bicycle Feminism <http://microcosmpublishing.com/blogifesto/2015/10/call-for-submissions-jour…>. (The first is out now as Cycletherapy <http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/6156/>) 3. We are always looking for Music Scene History Series <http://microcosmpublishing.com/blogifesto/2012/12/introducing-the-scene-emp…> proposals (like the 33 1/3 book series, but focused on time + place rather than on a specific album). 4. Our current public call list <http://microcosmpublishing.com/faq#submit-manuscripts> for book submissions is for sewing, cats, dogs, bees, and parenting. 5. We are distributing zines <http://microcosmpublishing.com/faq#will-you-carry-my-zine> again. All of this aside, though, if we've already worked with you we'd love to find a way to keep it going and do future projects together. Get in touch any time to talk over ideas for future work. Oh yeah, and not a call for submissions, but we are Kickstarting all of the books that come out under my Elly Blue Publishing imprint...and the latest one is live! It's our first go at YA fiction—Emily June Street's exciting steampunky sports novel, The Velocipede Races <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellyblue/the-velocipede-races>. Check it out and please spread the word to anyone you know who likes this sort of reading. Thanks for doing what you do, Elly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Microcosm Authors and Artists" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mcp-community+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mcp-community(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mcp-community/CAP%3De01YWgAcY-rWD_vwpAv5p… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mcp-community/CAP%3De01YWgAcY-rWD_vwpAv5p…> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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CAUTION: parts storage, safety edition.
by Angel York 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

>From the minutes at my old bike collective, where they had been using double-wide filing cabinets as parts storage: - Large parts filing cabinet fell suddenly and catastrophically, *no injuries, *single most dangerous thing to happen in shop history, we are very fortunate. - *We CANNOT use double-wide cabinets ever again, *they are too potentially dangerous the way we use them. Beware of storing parts in any kind of drawers that could be top-heavy. After years of working just fine, they could spontaneously come crashing to the floor.

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Community Bike Center at Sports Stadium?
by Jason Tanzman 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Anyone have any experience with a community bike shop or bike center being developed as a part of, or connected to, a sports stadium? St. Paul recently approved - and provided property tax relief (but no direct subsudies) - the development of an 18,000 seat stadium in a mixed residential/commercial area of St. Paul. People are already talking about issues with parking and how to do bike/walk/transit promotion. I can't help but think that this would be a great opportunity to put in a bike center with retail, repair, and classes and programs. But I just haven't seen anything along these lines ever having been tried. Anyone know anything about it? Jason

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Please vote for cargo bicycles
by james bledsoe 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

A new project of the Bicycle Kitchen, Re: Ciclos is competing for a grant and the first round is an online voting deal. | | | | | | | | | | | Re:Ciclos a movement by bicycle. A new project of the Bi...Vote Yes, keep me updated on opportunities and news from Goldhirsh Foundation Tweet Copy + About Your Application Organization(s) name(s): Re:Ciclos and Bicycle Kit... | | | | View on myla2050live2015.mak... | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | please follow these links and vote for us thanks jim

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Posting to the Think Tank in English & Spanish // Publicar a Think Tank en Inglés y Español
by Lauren Warbeck 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

Hi Yall! An important thing that came up at Bike!Bike! Guadalajara is that it would be useful to post in more languages than English if you have the capacity to do so. Spanish for sure, but also....French? Portugese? ...? Not everyone who uses or wishes to use the Think Tank speaks English, but many Think Tank users speak English and Spanish and/or other languages. More languages = more inclusive! So please, translate your own posts if you can. And nothing is lost by trying your best, either. ----- [ Lo siento...Y pronto usted sabrá por qué ...] Hola a todos! El Bike!Bike! Guadalajara pasó una importante discusión. No todo el que quiere utilizar el Think Tank habla Inglés. Pero personas que utilizan el Think Tank hablan más idiomas aparte del Inglés. Si le es posible, traducir sus mensajes a otros idiomas. Todos podemos simplemente hacer todo lo posible. Más idiomas = más inclusivo! <3 <3 <3 Lauren

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Travel Equity for BikeBike
by erk magosh 17 Oct '15

17 Oct '15

Hey y'all, I have been throwing around ideas about travel equity after our trip to Mexico. For me a citizen of the US it was easy to get down there and was very affordable. I started thinking about why that was, and how it doesn't apply to everybody. Below is some suggestions that I have come up with. Most of these suggestions would really be up to the BikeBike hosts (Detroit in 2016), but the travel fund could be something we could start easily with donations. It is a rough draft and I'm looking for feedback (there has only been 5 minutes of feedback so far). Most of these ideas would take a bit of work, but I think it would be worth it to allow as many people to participate in BikeBike as possible. let me/us know what you think, erk BikeBike Travel Equity: Suggestions to Offset Inequitable Travel Cost and Barriers Summary: In an aim to make BikeBike more inclusive we should help address travel inequities. Travel can be much harder/more expensive depending on what side of some imaginary lines a person was born on or what system they have to live in. We should encourage those with privilege to help those with less. 1. Registration: registration fees should be very malleable. Folx that can pay more should be encouraged to support folx that cannot. a. For some participants the registration fee is very cheap for all the services provided, others it may be a large expense. 2. Travel funds should be created ahead of time to help folx with Visas/other travel expenses. a. Donations or excess registration fees could create these funds. b. Example of need: A Mexican Citizen needs to pay $300 USD just to apply for a visa to the USA. If they do not get approved they do not get the money back. For a US citizen with steady work this might not seem like a huge loss, but that works out to $5,100 MEX, which could be 3 or 4 times a person’s monthly housing cost. 3. 3 meals (and snacks) a day at BikeBike. a. Eatting out is by default expensive, but if you come from a country with an unfavorable currency exchange it is even more so. Even without that exchange, some people don’t have money to blow on a luxury like eating out. b. This creates a bit more work, visiting BikeBikers should be encouraged to help cook and take any other loads off the hosts. c. An alternative may be providing access to the kitchen when meals cannot be provided.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] What do you do with your dirty rags?
by Vernon Huffman 14 Oct '15

14 Oct '15

We take them to a laundromat, but what we want to do is build a rag washer. It starts with a hose from tap to roof, to the bottom of a solar batch water heater, made from an old water heater tank painted black and built into a triangular box with two sides and both ends insulated and reflective and the third side glass. From the top of the water heater an insulated hose runs to an old front loading clothes washer with the motor removed. It is driven by a stationary bike with a belt around the tireless wheel. The washer sits on a pallet over an old bathtub, into which it drains. The tub has been filled with sand topped with wood chips innoculated with oyster mushrooms, which will clean pollutants out of the water. A drip line runs from the drain hole to the nearby fruit and nut trees. That's the dream...

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Old Spokes Home in Burlington, VT is hiring! General Manager (full-time)
by Christine Hill 14 Oct '15

14 Oct '15

Come join us at The Old Spokes Home in Burlington, VT! We are seeking a General Manager for our mid-sized, full-service bike shop. In our 15 years of operation, we’ve become a unique and thriving retail sales and service business with a dedicated staff and community supporting it. Please read more about Old Spokes Home <http://www.oldspokeshome.com> to understand why this is an amazing opportunity for an entrepreneurial retail manager with a passion for bikes! Our ideal candidate possesses a Big Dummy load of bicycle industry know-how. They have experience in sales and service, in managing mechanic and sales staff, and in creating a retail customer experience nonpareil! This is a hands-on position with responsibility for sales, daily financial operations, scheduling, ordering and other requirements typical of a bike shop. We are also looking for someone who will ensure a healthy, cooperative, safe and equitable workplace for staff; maintain our solid reputation in the community; strategically operate the shop to facilitate long-term growth by improving services and growing the customer base while serving our existing clientele. Old Spokes Home is a socially-driven enterprise and gives back to the local community through its educational and social programs at sister shop Bike Recycle Vermont <http://bikerecyclevermont.org/>. While the Old Spokes Home General Manager needs to have a head for numbers and sales, it is equally important that they have a heart for everything that the bicycle represents. The General Manager will actively support the broader social mission and collaborate on these social programs. Be sure to check these programs out at bikerecyclevermont.or <http://www.bikerecyclevermont.org>g. *Requirements* · Knowledge of the bike industry including current advancements and trends · 3+ years in a managerial capacity at a retail and service business · Demonstrated leadership skills · Advanced mechanical abilities and knowledge *Desirable qualities and experience* - Experience with daily operations and the financial requirements of a sales and service retailer - Experience working in a socially responsible business or organization - Reverence for *all *bicycles, especially the recherché (used, vintage, antique, bike packing, fat bikes, etc.) *Hours / Schedule* This is a full time, year round position. However, as with most bike shops in our climate, OSH is very busy in spring/summer, slower in fall/winter. Busy times will most likely require weekend work and being at the store 6 days per week. Promotional events and attendance at trade shows will (very) occasionally require an out-of-town overnighter. *Learn more:* o “New Folks Buy Old Spokes,” Seven Days, Jan. 2015 <http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/new-folks-buy-old-spokes/Content?oid=250…> o “Shop Owner Believes Bikes Change Lives,” Burlington Free Press, Sept. 2014 <http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/money/2014/09/04/shop-owner-bikes-…> o “Glenn Eames’ Old Spokes Home,” Bici AK, June 2014 <http://biciak.blogspot.com/2014/06/glenn-eames-old-spokes-home-in.html> *Old Spokes Home is an equal opportunity employer.* *To apply: **send your resume, cover letter, and at least 3 references to * *christine(a)bikerecyclevt.org* <christine(a)bikerecyclevt.org>*. Applications start being reviewed 10/16 and will be accepted until the position is filled.*

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What do you do with your dirty rags?
by dontito＠videotron.ca 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

We’re looking into the disposal problem for oily and greasy rags generated in bike shops. 1. I’d like to get an idea of the amount of this waste generated in different shops as a function of shop activity. 2. Where do your dirty rags go? 3. Some shops use commercial services that supply clean rags and collect and clean them after they’ve been used. If you’re familiar with this kind of service do you know the cost? Do you know what sort of cleaning treatment they use and what happens to that effluent? 4. Anybody found creative ways to detoxify this shop waste? Thanks! Donnie SantroVélo, Montréal

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 109, Issue 6
by Tegan Moss 12 Oct '15

12 Oct '15

B!KE never pays for rags. If you make it known to your members/users that you accept donations of old clothing/bedding/towels/tooth brushes, thoughtful grateful folks bring them by frequently! Some even pre-rip the rags down to a usable size. Ripping rags is an easy task for even the most-unskilled volunteer (its also pretty satisfying). We throw them all away in weekly garbage pickups, so they end up in a landfill. This seems much more practical than washing them. We create about 1 75L garbage bag full of garbage per week, this includes rags, tubes, broken saddles, broken plastic mounts, etc. I have looked into rag services and they all seem exorbitant and unnecessary. Especially because I do believe that the landfill is a more ecological place for the rags and grease to end up than in our water. Best, Tegan On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 4:16 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: Slack channel > (Falls City Community BikeWorks Community BikeWorks) > 2. Re: What do you do with your dirty rags? (Michael Kirk) > 3. Re: What do you do with your dirty rags? (Jonathan Morrison) > 4. Re: What do you do with your dirty rags? (Angel York) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Falls City Community BikeWorks Community BikeWorks < > fccbikeworks(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 16:47:54 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Slack channel > > thank you. please add us! > On Oct 9, 2015 10:55 AM, "Andrew Shooner" <ashooner(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I was getting email from several different shops to discuss software. I >> want to be able to bring other folks into that conversation when they want >> to, so I created a general slack team for bike collectives: >> >> bikecollectives.slack.com >> >> If you want to discuss specific stuff without spamming the email list, >> let me know and I'll add you. This isn't intended to replace the good >> discussion on the email list; it's more just for immediate collaboration, >> etc. >> >> -Andy >> Broke Spoke >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Michael Kirk <michael.john.kirk(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 14:14:44 -0700 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] What do you do with your dirty rags? > Bicicocina in Los Angeles has been using Ameripride for our rag service > for years. It’s pretty convenient, but at about $35/wk (about $2000/year) > I’d say it’s more cash than it’s worth. The problem is the minimum orders. > We could easily do with once a month service, but they require us to have > once a week service. And frustratingly we were previously told they had a > $50/wk minimum and thus got some rugs, hand towels, and hand soap > delivered. Though more than half the time they “forget” the hand soap. > Somehow in our threatening to fire them, the lowered our minimum to > something like $35/wk and we no longer get the rugs. > > We approached one of our neighboring auto-shops to see if we could > piggy-back on their rag order but they thought it was a dumb idea and that > we should just buy our own. > > In response to this thread, I just looked into Cintas and they also have a > $35/wk minimum, and require at least weekly service. I’m not sure how many > rags that would be. > > My current preference would be to keep a small number of rags, use them > till their super dirty, then toss them. One idea for a rag source was to go > to a goodwill outlet and buy old t-shirt and towels by the pound. Of course > letting your clients know that you are a place that will accept their old > cloth donations could get you part of the way there. This would probably be > the most economical solution, but it does require some institutional energy > to stay on top of rag inventory, and make sure people are being mindful > about using new clean rags and throwing out old ones. > > M > > On Oct 9, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Tom Martin <thomas.martin6(a)pcc.edu> wrote: > > Our volume of repairs and fleet bikes does not make it necessary for a rag > service (which is very important- see previous threads on fires). > We use blue shop towels and put them in our non recyclable landfill bound > waste. > I am not aware of a method to reclaim or separate the grime, metal and > oils from disposable shop towels ( the cotton reinforced paper ones). > Towel or rag services do this I am assuming. What do they do with the > waste water? Do they treat the water? Glean the metal shavings that may be > suspended in the grime? Separate the oil from the dirt? Interesting things > to ponder but I wonder if it is something that is scalable down to a small > shop or household level. > > Tom Martin > ASPCC bike program coordinator > Cascade > Sent on the go. Please excuse brevity and typos. > > On Oct 9, 2015, at 12:10 PM, dontito(a)videotron.ca wrote: > > We’re looking into the disposal problem for oily and greasy rags generated > in bike shops. > 1. I’d like to get an idea of the amount of this waste generated in > different shops as a function of shop activity. > 2. Where do your dirty rags go? > 3. Some shops use commercial services that supply clean rags and > collect and clean them after they’ve been used. If you’re familiar with > this kind of service do you know the cost? Do you know what sort of > cleaning treatment they use and what happens to that effluent? > 4. Anybody found creative ways to detoxify this shop waste? > Thanks! > > Donnie > SantroVélo, Montréal > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jonathan Morrison <jonathan(a)bicyclecollective.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 16:25:33 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] What do you do with your dirty rags? > > It really depends on your area's environmental issues. You have to pick > your poison. > > If water pollution is the biggest concern, do not clean them or use a > service that cleans them. If air pollution is the biggest concern, do not > burn them or use a service that burns them. If soil pollution is the > biggest concern, do not throw them away. > > For salt lake city, Utah (a desert climate with inversion issues) I would > rank our importance in this order: > > 1) Air > 2) Water > 3) Soil/Earth > > So we throw them away and they sit at the local dump. If we wanted to go > the extra mile we would bring them to the hazardous waste facility at the > dump for special processing. But without really knowing what that entails > it could be worse. The time required to drive to the dump takes away time > from the activities defined by our mission statement. You also don't want > the fire hazard of a pile of oily rags sitting around. > On Oct 9, 2015 1:10 PM, <dontito(a)videotron.ca> wrote: > >> We’re looking into the disposal problem for oily and greasy rags >> generated in bike shops. >> >> 1. I’d like to get an idea of the amount of this waste generated in >> different shops as a function of shop activity. >> >> 2. Where do your dirty rags go? >> >> 3. Some shops use commercial services that supply clean rags and >> collect and clean them after they’ve been used. If you’re familiar >> with this kind of service do you know the cost? Do you know what sort of >> cleaning treatment they use and what happens to that effluent? >> >> 4. Anybody found creative ways to detoxify this shop waste? >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> Donnie >> >> SantroVélo, Montréal >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2015 17:04:23 -0700 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] What do you do with your dirty rags? > I like that framework for thinking about how to deal with rags, Jonathan! > > If I understand what you're saying correctly, your collective may be > breaking a law: > > Exempt generators cannot dispose of their hazardous waste in storm drains, > landfills and dumpsters. Federal, state and local laws prohibit these > actions since it may cause environmental and public health problems. The > landfills in Salt Lake County are prohibited from accepting hazardous or > liquid waste. Violators of these laws can face both civil and criminal > penalties. > Fortunately, it looks like there's a program for you! > http://slcohealth.org/programs/waterQualHazWaste/solidHazWaste/householdHaz… > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 3:25 PM, Jonathan Morrison < > jonathan(a)bicyclecollective.org> wrote: > >> It really depends on your area's environmental issues. You have to pick >> your poison. >> >> If water pollution is the biggest concern, do not clean them or use a >> service that cleans them. If air pollution is the biggest concern, do not >> burn them or use a service that burns them. If soil pollution is the >> biggest concern, do not throw them away. >> >> For salt lake city, Utah (a desert climate with inversion issues) I would >> rank our importance in this order: >> >> 1) Air >> 2) Water >> 3) Soil/Earth >> >> So we throw them away and they sit at the local dump. If we wanted to go >> the extra mile we would bring them to the hazardous waste facility at the >> dump for special processing. But without really knowing what that entails >> it could be worse. The time required to drive to the dump takes away time >> from the activities defined by our mission statement. You also don't want >> the fire hazard of a pile of oily rags sitting around. >> On Oct 9, 2015 1:10 PM, <dontito(a)videotron.ca> wrote: >> >>> We’re looking into the disposal problem for oily and greasy rags >>> generated in bike shops. >>> >>> 1. I’d like to get an idea of the amount of this waste generated in >>> different shops as a function of shop activity. >>> >>> 2. Where do your dirty rags go? >>> >>> 3. Some shops use commercial services that supply clean rags and >>> collect and clean them after they’ve been used. If you’re familiar >>> with this kind of service do you know the cost? Do you know what sort of >>> cleaning treatment they use and what happens to that effluent? >>> >>> 4. Anybody found creative ways to detoxify this shop waste? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> Donnie >>> >>> SantroVélo, Montréal >>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> <a href=" >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >>> from this list</a> >>> >>> >>> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > -- -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 336 Rubidge St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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Review of databases for a community bike center
by sheldon mains 11 Oct '15

11 Oct '15

A couple months ago I asked this email list for suggestions on databases to consider fo Cycles for Change in St. Paul and MInneapolis. I promised to provide a summary of the results. We ended up looking at almost 20 databases. In some cases this was just a review of the information available on-line. In some cases it included a call to the developer or talking with a current user (or both). We narrowed the large list down to four who we sent a Request for Information to. This was pretty detailed -- about 5 pages long. We then had formal demonstrations and discussions with two finalists. Keep in mind that the information in the list below is only our opinion. This opinion may be totally wrong. If anything looks interesting to you, PLEASE contact the company or organization directly. Also keep in mind that there are a variety of other databases out there designed for small community organizations. This is NOT a comprehensive list. Finally, keep in mind that the needs of one community bike center will likely be very different from every other community bike center. Cycles for Change has about 15 staff and includes Open Shop, Volunteer Night, Women Transgender, Femm Open Shop, Earn-a-Bike, Community Rides, Youth Apprentice Program, Youth Earn-a-Bike, Community Partners Bike Library, a Equity Council and a variety of one-evening to four-week classes. Also, Cycles for Change has no staff or volunteer technology manager/director/coordinator/help. ........................... *Databases considered for Cycles for Change* *Requirements summary:* An integrated database to: Track and report on volunteers, participants and donors; Manage single-day and multi-day classes; Manage the Community Partners Bike Library; Manage individual fundraising. Cycles for Change has no computer/network/database technical staff. *Considered:* · *CitySoft:* Seems to concentrate on donor management and fundraising activities. Appears more difficult to set-up · *Civic CRM:* Requires an internal techie who is comfortable coding (see also PowerBase below) · *ClientTrack* (via MACC CommonWealth): High-end Human Service organization client management system. Not communications management. Not Donor Management. Limited Volunteer Management. · *Community Bike Shop DB:* Volunteers and members only; community built/open source. Good at what it is designed to do. May need a person (on staff or volunteer or consultant) with basic database design skills to manage. · *EveryAction:* Similar to PowerBuilder (below) but with less functionality and more expensive. · *FreeHub: *Volunteers and members only; community built/open source. Good at what it is designed to do. May need a person (on staff or volunteer or consultant) with basic database design skills to manage. · *Frontstream* (was Giftworks): Online version is more expensive than other options. Mainly donor management. · *Little Green Light.* Reporting function seems quite limited. Aimed at very small organizations. Very basic system. No extras. · *MemberClicks: *Member and event only. Price equal to systems that do more. · *Raisers' Edge:* Way too expensive. Mainly fundraising. More complex FR than we need. · *NationBuilder *(used by Minneapolis Bicycle Coalition): Low cost. Designed originally as a political campaign database, expanded to the advocacy market. Very good donor and member management. Activity and event functions very limited. Social media integration is good. Volunteer management not included. · *Results Plus:* A comprehensive donor management database. Does not seem to have other functionality that C4C needs. Considered more research on this one. · *Trailblaizer:* Nonprofit product built on their political campaign base system. Seems to concentrate on political campaigns. Does not seem to include anything other than membership and donations. · *Wild Apricot:* Member and event only-- plus website. Price equal to others that do more. *Four “semi-finalists":* · *PowerBase *(Progressive Technology Project): Implantation of CivicCRM for community organizing. Ability to track and manage events and volunteers. Comprehensive CRM system. Hosting and tech support provided (for a fee) by Progressive Technology Project. Good and reasonable cost tech support. Allows tracking relationships of individuals to other organizations (needed for CPBL). This was one of the two finalists considered. · *SalesForce:* Very expensive set-up (realistically, set-up consulting starts at $8,000 to $10,000), needs internal tech staff or continuing consulting relationship. However, found a consultant who has implemented SalesForce for a community bike center. Consultant was sent a Request for Information. · *Salsa:* Integrated system with strong Donor Management and Client Relationship Management capabilities. Was sent a Request for Information. · *theDataBank:* Integrated system with strong Donor Management and Client Relationship Management capabilities. Appears to do almost everything C4C needs (volunteer management, event management, connecting individuals to organizational partners). This was one of two finalists. sheldon .............. Sheldon Mains Consultant for random stuff for Cycles for Change www.SpokesConnect.org www.fb.com/SpokesConnect Minneapolis, MN 612/618-7149 Three ways to donate to SPOKES: 1. Volunteer. 2. Donate repairable used bikes. 3. Financial donations always welcome. Check www.SpokesConnect.org for details.

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I'm on the edge of my seat
by Angel York 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

How was bike! bike!?

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ADA for outdoor shop
by Mark Friis 03 Oct '15

03 Oct '15

We are about to open our 4th Co op and having a difficulty with the City of Riverside, Ca. We are dropping a container for storage of our tools and materials along with a place to store donations. It is being placed next to a community garden along a multi use path, the Santa Ana River Trail. We will conduct all business outside and share the container with the garden, storage of garden tools. Now the city wants the container to be ADA compliant which we don't have a real issue with but for some reason this is throwing in delay after delay. They want an architect to design plans for the whole area to be compliant along with garden. Has anyone run into such a problem or do I take this as a passive way of saying we don't want a Co op even though WE asked you for one. Mark Friis Inland Empire Biking Alliance PO Box 9266 Redlands, CA 92375 909-800-4322 iebafriis(a)gmail.com www.iebike.org

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bikebikeZINEZINE @ BikeBikeGDL!
by Josh Bisker 27 Sep '15

27 Sep '15

Hola compadres! We left Bike!Bike!Columbus feeling excited about a lot of new projects and collaborations, including bikebikeZINEZINE: a web-based, de-centralized, co-operative communications tool that would fill some important gaps in how we currently communicate between our shops and cities, not to mention how we communicate as a community to the world beyond our borders. bikebikeZINEZINE would function, to put it most simply, as a news feed that aggregated, edited, and rebroadcasted news from our de-centralized projects and geographies. Here are the main things that this was proposed to accomplish: - Sharing and amplifying news, ideas, and wisdom! - Lowering the barrier for finding out what's happening in other collectives! - Strengthening our community over distance & between conferences! - "Mainstreaming” our content for people outside our network! - Reinforcing how we're part of a greater movement! - Keeping ourselves motivated and exciting other people! At Bike!Bike! in GDL we have the chance to start things off for real and get this project rolling as a collective effort. I’m adding a workshop for us to master what we need to know to make the wheels of bikebikeZINEZINE begin to turn. Get psyched! Turn out! Roll deep! More to come soon. Deepest love, Josh

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Fire Safety Reminder
by Angel York 26 Sep '15

26 Sep '15

I have volunteered mostly at two bike collectives. They have both had fires. One was a spontaneous rag fire that put the entire shop out of commission for an entire summer (good thing they had just done an inventory; insurance needed that information), and the other was apparently a fire in the metal recycling. Keep a serious eye on potential flammables! Angel York

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Bike!Bike! workshops printed program deadline.
by Ollin 26 Sep '15

26 Sep '15

Hello! We're frantic and super excited in Guadalajara preparing for your arrival. Just to ask everyone who's planning to come and host a workshop to please register it before or on sunday september the 27th at 6pm central time so that it makes it to the printed program. You know the drill: www.bikebike.org If you have any questions on how to do it please contact Godwin at admin(a)bikebike.org Here's a public google calendar that we'll keep updated on events and venues anyways (Starting sunday night): https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cTI4anNvcDBpaGlwOGswaXJuY3NxZ2FrO… Can't wait for october 1! Ollin and the Rila Libre team. [image: Inline image 1]

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Has anyone used ourimpact.net for fundraising?
by Jonathan Morrison 25 Sep '15

25 Sep '15

I was at a Drupal meetup and someone mentioned this fundraising tool? https://www.ourimpact.net Demo: https://www.ourimpact.net/deck/uwnu/6 I guess the thing I like about it was the transparent commitment that donors get, as opposed to just sending money their into a black hole, albeit a good intentioned one. -- Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison

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members and sign up database software
by Jesse Cooper 23 Sep '15

23 Sep '15

Hey Folks! So at Our Community Bikes in Vancouver, we're thinking it's time to set up a proper sign in / sign out system, combined with a membership and volunteer database. Ideally we would like to know what software is out there that can track people coming in and using our space, a simple laptop or desktop kiosk where folks can type in info, and it would enter our database. Also to serve as a database that members can register into, and again wherein volunteers can sign up, and log their hours, and tasks accomplished. sooo.. any ideas? Jesse Cooper

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Re: [TheThinkTank] members and sign up database software
by Jonathan Morrison 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Andrew, do you have a github.com link to the code? > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Andrew Shooner <ashooner(a)gmail.com> > Date: Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:20 AM > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] members and sign up database software > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > > > Hey Jesse, > > Since I responded originally, we've launched our node-based app (more > specifically Meteor.js), and have been using it this season with few > problems. Now that Meteor 1.2 is out, I'm going to be rewriting it to use > React.js, and add a few additional features. > > Providing ongoing support always needs to be considered, so I'm thinking > of following Freehub's model with the next version and providing a hosted > version of the app. It would be *much *better if there were more than 1 > dev on the project, so if anyone has an interest in Meteor, please get in > touch! Depending on 1 random internet guy to keep your shop system running > seems like a bad idea... > > I can probably set up a demo if folks are interested in playing with the > current version. > > *Current Features* > > *Records* > -Visitor records including name, waiver acceptance, and equity credit. > - Timelogs (sign-in / sign-out) which can be volunteering (generates an > equity credit transaction), stand time (generates a cash or equity debit > transaction), or other activities that don't generate transactions > - Transactions (either equity or cash). Cash transactions just create a > notification so the cashier knows how much to charge in our Square > (technically, there is a way to hand it off straight to Square, but we want > to keep Square's reporting for now). Equity transactions add or subtract > from the visitor's balance. > > *Login / Logout Kiosk* > A screen that visitors use to sign in and out, and say what they're doing > in the shop. Also replaces our paper registration/waiver. > > *Shop Dashboard* > For the front desk worker. Shows who is volunteering, who is on stand > time, etc. Also shows today's recent sign-outs. Provides access to create > equity transactions (e.g. purchasing parts on equity), notices about cash > transactions to run, as well as access to browse all people, timelogs, or > transactions. > > > *New Features (for the next version)* > > *Bikes* > For bikes in our workflow. This will help us track which bikes aren't > selling or getting fixed, and let customers browse bikes without needing to > make it to our limited open shop hours. It will also give us some nice > metrics on how well we're processing bikes. > > *Shifts* > Schedule shifts, and link all timelogs to the shift in which they occur. > This will let us set which activities are permitted depending on the kind > of shift (e.g. self-signin volunteering only on volunteer night; free > stand-time on women's night, etc). This will automatically generate a shift > report that we put together manually right now (volunteers, attendance, > etc). > > *Inventory* > Put our parts prices into the system to make adding up a equity purchase > easier, as well as give us a full picture of what parts are in highest > demand (right now we only know which parts are purchased with $ through > Square). > > *Nice-to-haves* > - Better reporting, for things like volunteer retention and recruitment. I > want to get a notice when someone volunteers for the first time, or hits a > certain milestone of volunteering. > - Purchase requests: stuff we need to buy, either for a specific bike, or > just general consumables. > - Print-outs for bikes (holds, purchase waivers, evaluations, etc). > > > > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:09 PM, Jesse Cooper <jessecooper0(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hey Folks! >> >> It's been a couple of years since I first asked about a database / >> software for sign ins and stuff. >> >> Has there been any progress on this front for any shops out there yet? >> We are interested in Freehub but we need for people to be able to sign >> out to accurately track hours, something which Freehub doesn't do. >> >> Can anyone give us (our community bikes) leads on applications that can >> allow sign ins / outs, and take info like name, email, whether or not they >> want to be emailed, dates, exporting data sheets, distinguish between staff >> / volunteer / member or other categories we deem we need, etc? >> >> Or is anyone able to make a "Freehub" that has in addition to everything >> a sign out option? >> >> help? >> >> Jesse >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Jesse Cooper <jessecooper0(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hey Folks! >>> >>> So at Our Community Bikes in Vancouver, we're thinking it's time to set >>> up a proper sign in / sign out system, combined with a membership and >>> volunteer database. >>> >>> Ideally we would like to know what software is out there that can track >>> people coming in and using our space, a simple laptop or desktop kiosk >>> where folks can type in info, and it would enter our database. >>> >>> Also to serve as a database that members can register into, and again >>> wherein volunteers can sign up, and log their hours, and tasks accomplished. >>> >>> sooo.. any ideas? >>> >>> Jesse Cooper >>> >> >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > -- Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Board of Directors 801-688-0183 cell

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Rides to Bike Bike
by Steve Querengesser 18 Sep '15

18 Sep '15

Hi! I'm looking for a shared ride to Guadalajara for BikeBike, is anyone else from the west coast heading down? I am from Haida Gwaii Bike RePsych in Northern BC, Canada. I could meet up in Oregon or California. I'm also wondering if the ride to the coast after the conference is still happening! ...getting stoked :) Steve

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Away on Vacation
by director＠communitybike.net 14 Sep '15

14 Sep '15

Hi,   I will be away from the CBC starting August 14th and returning on  September 14th.   Contact Andrew Burnell for programming and volunteering questions (programs(a)communitybike.net) or Carol Meader for resource development and communications questions (development(a)communitybike.net).    The CBC phone number is 282-9700 and our website is www.communitybike.net.   Take care, Andy    

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Des Moines Bicycle Collective hiring shop manager
by Jeremy Lewis 04 Sep '15

04 Sep '15

*Position Summary* The Des Moines Bicycle Collective seeks a qualified and enthusiastic community bike shop manager. This person will assume a key role in guiding the Des Moines Bicycle Collective in the fulfillment of its mission and vision. This includes managing daily shop operations and finances, ensuring outstanding customer service, managing and developing staff and volunteers, and promoting our community bike shop’s development and growth. *Primary Responsibilities* *1. Manage daily community bike shop operations (50%)* - Oversee the scheduling of work (repair, maintenance, walk-in, and bike building) - Supervise paid and volunteer mechanics - Oversee the ordering of supplies, parts and equipment - Oversee the procurement and processing of bicycle donations - Oversee the pricing of bikes, parts and accessories - Ensure a clean and organized work environment in the shop - Safeguarding the assets of the organization - Maintaining proper levels of inventory for the earn-a-bike and bike giveaway programs - Ensuring the point of sale system is accurate and proper inventory of supplies, tools and restored bikes are available - Maintain the shop as a safe place by setting a high standard of behavior for employees and volunteers *2. Recondition/overhaul used bicycles of all types and conditions for resale and giveaway (30%)* - Assess bike for damage and/or wear; determine a course of action according to parts availability and cost - Repair bike to yield a safe, fully functional and clean product *3. Help oversee the fiscal operations and monitor the financial health of the community bike shop (10%)* - Developing annual shop budget, sales goals, and resource allocations - Monitor revenue and expenses according to budget - Train and supervise shop staff in maintaining detailed and accurate records - Ensure that cash drawer deposits reconcile with point of sale reports - Help guide shop business strategy, growth & development *4. Help oversee shop staff management and development (10%)* - Recruit, hire and schedule shop staff - Participate in staff, leadership team, shop and board meetings - Train, motivate, supervise and evaluate shop staff *Des Moines Bicycle Collective* The Des Moines Bicycle Collective champions stronger communities, vibrant neighborhoods and healthy individuals by encouraging active transportation choices. In addition to offering the region’s only nonprofit “do-it-together” community bike shop, the Des Moines Bicycle Collective exists to provide countless opportunities for education, empowerment and social change through bicycle restoration, charitable bicycle donations, event planning, education programs, bike valet and bike sharing. *To apply* Please submit your resume to jen(a)dsmbikecollective.org referencing the job title in the subject line. http://dsmbikecollective.org/were-hiring/ Jeremy Jeremy Lewis Executive Director 515.710.6697 *Des Moines Bicycle Collective <http://www.dsmbikecollective.org/>* *Changing Greater Des Moines two wheels at a time*

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Comprehensive Database for community bike center-- any expereinces
by sheldon mains 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

We're (Cycles for Change in St. Paul, MN ---www.CyclesForChange.org) is starting a search for a comprehensive database for all of our programs and activities. We want something that: Tracks participants, donors and volunteers over all programs (Earn-a-Bike, Community Partners Bike Libary, Learn-to-Ride, Open Shop, Youth Apprenticeship, Volunteer Night, Community Rides, Equity Council, Infrastructure Advocacy) Automates event sign-up for classes and events Manages multiple email newsletters Tracks participation levels (e.g. how often someone comes to open shop or if they attended all 4 classes in a four week course) Tracks all communications with all participants, volunteers and donors Comprehensive demographic information Customizable reports Anyone with any suggestions? We're looking at something that is on the web (we have three locations). We are looking for something that does not require a techie to manage. Specifically, we've heard there is a community bike center that has created a bike center implementation of SalesForce thanks much sheldon .............. Sheldon Mains Cycles for Change www.SpokesConnect.org www.CyclesForChange.org Minneapolis, MN 612/618-7149 Three ways to donate to SPOKES: 1. Volunteer. 2. Donate repairable used bikes. 3. Financial donations always welcome. Check www.SpokesConnect.org for details.

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bicyclist accident report cards
by Angel York 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

Just learned about this, thought it might interest some of y'all. context: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679076/what-to-do-when-youre-doored-fill-out-a-… 5000 copies for $140 plus shipping (plus you get your bike collective's name on the card!) http://bikesafeboston.com/post/14691991745/to-all-the-people-who-have-conta… -Angel

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open position for Active Transportation Coordinator
by Roedl, James M 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Hello, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is looking for an Active Transportation Coordinator. This is the evolution of our previous Bike Coordinator position. The job pertains to encouraging active transportation; mostly biking, but other modes as well. The Active Transportation Coordinator would work for the University focusing on the campus, but also within the community and bike community as a whole. Particularly with the Campus Bike Center the second location of The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign. There is a link to a detail description of the position below. http://www.fs.illinois.edu/about-us/job-opportunities/2015/08/27/default-ca… Sustainability is human powered, James Roedl Manager Campus Bike Center Volunteer The Bike Project Urbana-Champaign Volunteer LIFECykle

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Bike Apprenticeship?
by johan c 19 Aug '15

19 Aug '15

Hello all- I am a recent High School graduate undertaking a Gap Year this coming year. This summer I interned at a local non-profit community bike shop. If possible I would love to attend classes at UBI or Barnett's in order to form a solid understanding of bike mechanics. After taking the class, however I would want to apply my new skills in a bike shop so I wouldn't immediately forget them. My question is this: Would any of you know a place I could work at and learn about bikes in exchange for room and board? I wouldn't need pay, just a place to stay- maybe a housing exchange or something of that sort. Ideally my "apprenticeship" would last for about a month. Please contact me with any ideas! - Johan Cavert caver015(a)umn.edu

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Giveaway?
by jeffrey＠jeffreytong.com 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

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Away on Vacation
by director＠communitybike.net 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

Hi,   I will be away from the CBC starting August 14th and returning on  September 14th.   Contact Andrew Burnell for programming and volunteering questions (programs(a)communitybike.net) or Carol Meader for resource development and communications questions (development(a)communitybike.net).    The CBC phone numbe is 282-9700 and our website is www.communitybike.net.   Take care, Andy    

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Bike Giveaway?
by Andrew Shooner 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

We typically reach our storage capacity of donated bikes around this time of year. Our process is to assess and price bikes before selling them (cash or volunteer equity), but we can get gridlocked if we have too many incoming donations. We're considering an annual bike giveaway, and I'm looking for some wisdom/experience. My pros and cons list for a giveaway event for un-assessed donations: *Pros* Expose more public to the shop Clear out bikes that are a physical and mental burden on the volunteers Redistribute more bikes! (part of our mission) *Cons* Breaks our principle of earned equity vs hand-out. Would likely lead to redistributing bikes that we'll need to work on anyway. Along the same lines, could hurt our rep if we give away broken or dangerous bikes. Could still leave us with the bottom-of-the-barrel bikes. Does anyone have a consistent method for managing bike capacity? My gut tells me we should just commit to a bike-count, and stick with it. Then we can hone our process for pulling the wheat from the chaff on an ongoing basis. -Andy Brok Spoke, Lexington

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 107, Issue 2
by Tegan Moss 13 Aug '15

13 Aug '15

We occasionally do a "$20 bike sale" to move some old unwanted frames. It tends to draw a big crowd and make some quick cash. On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 4:15 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. Bike Giveaway? (Andrew Shooner) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Andrew Shooner <ashooner(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:33:29 -0400 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Bike Giveaway? > We typically reach our storage capacity of donated bikes around this time > of year. Our process is to assess and price bikes before selling them (cash > or volunteer equity), but we can get gridlocked if we have too many > incoming donations. We're considering an annual bike giveaway, and I'm > looking for some wisdom/experience. My pros and cons list for a giveaway > event for un-assessed donations: > > *Pros* > Expose more public to the shop > Clear out bikes that are a physical and mental burden on the volunteers > Redistribute more bikes! (part of our mission) > > *Cons* > Breaks our principle of earned equity vs hand-out. > Would likely lead to redistributing bikes that we'll need to work on > anyway. > Along the same lines, could hurt our rep if we give away broken or > dangerous bikes. > Could still leave us with the bottom-of-the-barrel bikes. > > Does anyone have a consistent method for managing bike capacity? My gut > tells me we should just commit to a bike-count, and stick with it. Then we > can hone our process for pulling the wheat from the chaff on an ongoing > basis. > > -Andy > Brok Spoke, Lexington > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > -- -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 336 Rubidge St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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northeast surplus bikes for crates or other
by breathingplanet . 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

Hello wonderful thinktank, here at Troy Bike Rescue in Troy, NY (albany area) we are embarking on a session of culling and cleaning out our stock. we will generate some scrap for sure, but we will also be culling a load of overstock complete bikes in 'project' phase that we would rather not scrap if possible. this is just an email of inquiry to see if anyone out there within a couple hour motor vehicle range of us is currently filling a crate for export, or if any up and coming shops need a boost in their project bikes. In the past we have worked with Bikes for Humanity, but they have ceased their operations, at least for the moment. Please email me and cc: Ken (cc:d above) if you have ideas or contacts. We could rent or borrow a truck or trailer and potentially bring you quite a load within the month!! (it would be awesome to figure out some way that the receiving org could fund gas, but details can be discussed.) we need to purge. help us!! -- ------__o ----_`\<,_ ---(_)/ (_) andrew lynn 518-573-7947

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How much time spent on overhauls?
by DCoppley＠intercitytransit.com 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

Greetings fellow bicycle enthusiasts and all-around do-gooders, We run an earn-a-bike program, though in our program, which is relatively short in duration, the students receive a used bike which has already been reconditioned. Consequently, I am currently overhauling/refurbishing bikes for use in our fall classes. My question is... how long (# of hrs) do you typically spend on a complete bicycle overhaul? What does it include? Do you always put in new cables/housing, and do BB/headset/hub rebuilds, or just on the extra crunchy bikes? Thanks in advance, David David Coppley Walk n' Roll Program Assistant Intercity Transit 360-705-5817 PO Box 659 Olympia, WA 98501 dcoppley(a)intercitytransit.com<mailto:dcoppley@intercitytransit.com> Find us on Facebook!<https://www.facebook.com/BicycleCommuterContest> [WalkNRoll_HZ_RGB]

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Tips for basement (stairs!) youth bicycle program
by bykecollective 31 Jul '15

31 Jul '15

Hello from Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy (BYKE)! We are moving to a new and awesome location, but we’ll be in a basement. We might only be there for 1 year, so major renovations aren’t going to happen. I have two main concerns: 1. Stairs(full flight, medium width)+ young people+bikes without brakes -a safe ramp? -has anyone tried building a kinetically powered platform elevator? -has anyone tried to build a track to secure a bicycle into and then let it fall with style? having some kind of slowing mechanism? 2. Ventilation codes -is that for the landlord to figure out? -regardless: were there any cheap and easy ways to increase ventilation? Any other unpredictable lessons learned from those who have held DIY bike workshops in basements? Thanks! Chavi Chavi Rhodes, MPH Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy Collective bykecollective(a)gmail.com (410) 989-3806 https://www.facebook.com/BYKECollective https://twitter.com/BYKECollective

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Shops in San Antonio, TX
by Joshua Hoffman 31 Jul '15

31 Jul '15

Does anyone know of community bike shop in San Antonio? I'm only aware of the EarnABikeCoop.org.

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Hi to The Bike Collective Think Tank
by Renee Marchol 30 Jul '15

30 Jul '15

Hi Think Tank People on Bikes, Here are 3 fun facts about me: - I am a waffle expert. Belgian waffles with crunchy pearl sugar inside are my fave - Technology Entertainment Journalist while I bike to work. I try to stay on bike even on business trave - My first bike was a Cabbage Patch two-wheeler I have a question for the group. I'm doing part 2 research for a documentary short called Emerging Ebikes of the Pacific Northwest <https://vimeo.com/133631780> What do you think of being a bike passenger on SF trains and busses? It is a snug fit? Frowned upon? Not practical? Does it make a difference if your bike, electric or nonelectric is foldable? Please reply and let me know the terrain of the city commute you are describing. Thanks! Ride on, Filmmaker Renee Marchol of Seattle WA Twitter: @rmarchol -- "Goonies never say die"

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How do I register for the conference in Guadalajara?
by Ashanti 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

I've been on the website for months now looking for a registration button and still don't see one. How do I register for the Bike!Bike! 2015 conference in Guadalajara? How does one sign up to do a session, see what sessions are being proposed? How do I find out whether I need to rent a room or not? Where is all the info? I'm lost. -Ashanti

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Tips for basement (stairs!) youth bicycle program
by bykecollective 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Hello from Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy (BYKE)! We are moving to a new and awesome location, but we’ll be in a basement. We might only be there for 1 year, so major renovations aren’t going to happen. I have two main concerns: 1. Stairs(full flight, medium width)+ young people+bikes without brakes -a safe ramp? -has anyone tried building a kinetically powered platform elevator? -has anyone tried to build a track to secure a bicycle into and then let it fall with style? having some kind of slowing mechanism? 2. Ventilation codes -is that for the landlord to figure out? -regardless: were there any cheap and easy ways to increase ventilation? Any other unpredictable lessons learned from those who have held DIY bike workshops in basements? Thanks! Chavi https://www.facebook.com/BYKECollective <https://www.facebook.com/BYKECollective> https://twitter.com/BYKECollective <https://twitter.com/BYKECollective>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Tips for basement (stairs!) youth bicycle program
by jeffrey＠jeffreytong.com 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 106, Issue 7
by Tegan Moss 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

Our satilite location has always struggled to gain momentum. Its a tricky location on a university campus and the reasons we are there are multi-faceted. Problems we run into include: - not having all the same specialty tools (impact wrench, headset cup press, BB chaser/facer) so members get bounced back and forth - inventory management of used parts, its very complicated to maintain a useful selection in both locations Benefits: - attracts different user base - some volunteers drawn in specifically for on campus work - shops can be open at different times/days On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 4:13 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. Advice for hiring an Exec Director (Doug) > 2. Sister/satellite organizations (Ryan Sharpe) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Doug <cuttercrew(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 17:06:44 -0700 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Advice for hiring an Exec Director > Our organization, the Fort Collins Bike Co-op, based in Fort Collins, CO > is looking to hire an ED and we would like to leverage what other > collectives have already learnt. Please send me any job descriptions for > Exec Dir or words of wisdom you have as we step in this direction. I'd > also be interested in how you initially structured a compensation package. > > Thank you, > Doug Cutter > President > Fort Collins Bike Co-op > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ryan Sharpe <sharpe(a)sacbikekitchen.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:47:33 -0700 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Sister/satellite organizations > > Greetings from Sacramento! > > There's an effort underway in an underserved neighborhood to start a Bike > Kitchen, which would be our town's second collective/cooperative/community > shop. > > I'm curious to hear from those that have experience with second shops, > both those affiliated with an existing shop and those that were set up > and/or stand independently. > > Are there any pitfalls or benefits (for either shop) we can expect in > donation impacts, volunteer activation, community engagement, or > fundraising? > > --Ryan > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > -- -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 336 Rubidge St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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Wiki User Account Creation
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

We (Positive Spin) requested a user account <https://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RequestAccount> at the Bike Collectives Wiki on April 29, 2015, and then confirmed our email on the link sent to us. To date, we have not received an email indicating an account has been created, nor has such an email ended up in our spam box. Who is currently administering the Wiki? -Jonathan

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On Collectives
by Angel York 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

I was doing research for our cookbook, and found this statement on the Moosewood Collective. I found it inspiring and thought y'all might appreciate it as well: The Moosewood Collective <http://www.moosewoodcooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Moose.gif> The Moosewood Collective is a crew of fourteen women and five men. Some of us moonlight from Moosewood, and among us we have a broad range of interests and avocations. Our group comprises musicians, singers, dancers, actors, performers, mediators, meditators, activists, teachers, trainers, consultants, writers, gardeners, editors, poets, artists, quilters, calligraphers, martial arts instructors and enthusiasts, health advocates, parents, grandparents, good cooks, and really good eaters. Working Collectively – flat, fluid & functional The Moosewood Collective is a group of nineteen people who own and operate Moosewood Restaurant and write cookbooks. “Collective” is our group’s philosophical identity, not a legal term. Most of us have worked together for more than twenty years and some of us have worked together since Moosewood opened in 1973. Our membership has changed over the years, but basically we are a stable group. When all is said and done, Moosewood is a hard place to leave. We’ve tried not only to feed people well, but also to treat people well. Over the last thirty years our company has come to represent something bigger than we ever anticipated, and something better than the usual business. We struggle to hold on to the best of what we’ve been, and to mature into what we can become, periodically checking in with each other. We fret and sometimes doubt ourselves, hoping always to find safe harbor. We’ve tried to live up to the expectations people have invested in our image. Sometimes we fall short and sometimes we resist being the least bit famous. Most of us experience the Collective as a kind of second family. We’ve shared a significant portion of our lives with one another and find Moosewood a loving and supportive place that can drive us crazy too. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s hard.having so much good food around sure doesn’t hurt. The corporate world is just now being transformed by the realization that cross-training and shared responsibility produce better results. Working collectively at Moosewood has meant a flat, fluid, functional way of sharing work. The experience is like having no boss, or like having nineteen bosses, depending on how you choose to look at it. Both the restaurant and the cookbooks are primarily collective endeavors. <http://www.moosewoodcooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pear.gif>Much of the romance about groups that resist a hierarchical structure rests on the mythology that a group without a boss is a group without leaders. The “leaderless group” is a popular notion, especially among academics exploring ways to organize committees and teams. We can testify that leadership has little to do with title or chain of command. It is a quality that exists within every successful group. Several leaders among us with courage, creativity, self-discipline, principles, and willingness to learn, teach, support and share, have kept us going. Leadership emerges in the unplanned heroism and grace under fire that every one of us has shown at times. Leadership is irrepressible. It gets passed around depending on the task. Collective work doesn’t automatically generate equal voices. When some of our voices dominate, it’s important that others speak up to add balance. The accommodating ones among us have to resist always going with the flow because it’s easier. Sometimes we need to be active and raise conflict. We’ve had to work at developing diplomatic ways to express ourselves so that interpersonal disagreements don’t turn into a test of skill and endurance. Our meetings, and we do have quite a few, have gotten a lot better over the years. We delegate more responsibility to our boards, teams, and committees. But we still rely on the whole collective to reach major decisions and support big changes. Our tradition has been to strive for consensus. Simple majority is fast and useful, but it’s only reliable for less significant issues. Going for high majority or for consensus keeps us together. Consensus is a widely misunderstood process, and we’re still learning how to best use it. It’s not just another word for unanimity. The discussions that happen on the way to consensus raise lots of alternatives and disagreement. People have to keep paying attention. Someone has to summarize once in a while to keep ideas alive and available. When someone objects to a proposal, it’s not always easy or popular to say so or explain why. We’re constantly learning the importance of dissent, listening to each other, and being patient. When we reach agreement, we may not have found the ideal solution, but we believe it’s the best we can do for the time being. And when the decision doesn’t reflect our personal opinion, the hard part is having the self-discipline to support the group decision and to consciously avoid undermining it. This is a more challenging lesson. We recognize that we’re not all equally good at everything, nor do we have to be. We find ways to accommodate our differences and play to our individual strengths, while keeping opportunities open and accessible. Since the climb up our corporate career ladder isn’t very steep, we find ways to stretch out and around. The shy and cautious push through being uncomfortable. The control freaks work at being patient, accepting the influence of others. The self-directed independents strive to be open to shared responsibility. It’s been quite a dance. We think a lot about how to support personal development without sacrificing quality. Exchanging roles and functions was easier years ago when the only choice was between working as a busser, “waitron,” cook, or “omni” (someone willing to prepare the fish). Anyone might competently play all of those roles in one week. Writing books, editing, managing, consulting, developing products, doing publicity tours, starting new ventures-these roles are a different story. The nice part is that we can learn from each other. We’re a real do-it-yourself kind of group. We’ve had to learn to establish standards and then hold ourselves accountable to them. We’ve had to pioneer in brand-new jobs without the benefit of support or supervision. We’ve learned that when someone turns out to be good at something, it makes sense to let them keep at it. Or, when they’re ready to move on, that we learn from them first. We are individually neither interchangeable nor dispensable. And as we diversify our business, we wrestle with how to value all of the different kinds of work we do. <http://www.moosewoodcooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hot-peppers.gif>There are many benefits of working collectively. There’s the broad base of support-getting over a hump because people put wind under your wings by pitching in and lifting. We have steady people who come in early, or stay late. Some are calm and level-headed in a storm. Others help us remember our values. There are sensitive ones who speak up for people who aren’t present. Those who remember to appreciate and acknowledge others. The explorers, who take risks and step out in front. Those who take on the unpopular and difficult jobs. We feel tremendous gratitude for our collective perseverance and staying power, the incredible commitment to just keep contributing. Reprinted from Moosewood Restaurant New Classics © 2001, Moosewood, Inc., Clarkson Potter/Publishers, New York, NY. via http://www.moosewoodcooks.com/collective/

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Undergoing Sustainable Transition
by Leslie Peteya 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

Hey y'all! We here at the Durham Bike Co-op in Durham, NC are undergoing some major growing pains as an 8-year-old 501c3 non-profit in the midst of launching a crowd funding campaign to upfit a new space. Along with that community presence, we are transitioning to a more expanded board structure and are looking to add some new board member roles. We run on consensus, and currently have 2 Shop Coordinators, the Treasurer, and Social Media/Outreach as board roles. Questions: 1) What new board member roles did you want to add as you expanded as an organization? 2) How did you advertise these positions? 3) What were your requirements for active board members? So far we are entertaining the addition of a Business, Fundraising and Legal Consultant to help with capital campaigns, big money donors, and revision of by-laws. Thanks!. Leslie Social Media/Outreach Durham Bike Co-op

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Sister/satellite organizations
by Ryan Sharpe 11 Jul '15

11 Jul '15

Greetings from Sacramento! There's an effort underway in an underserved neighborhood to start a Bike Kitchen, which would be our town's second collective/cooperative/community shop. I'm curious to hear from those that have experience with second shops, both those affiliated with an existing shop and those that were set up and/or stand independently. Are there any pitfalls or benefits (for either shop) we can expect in donation impacts, volunteer activation, community engagement, or fundraising? --Ryan

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Advice for hiring an Exec Director
by Doug 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

Our organization, the Fort Collins Bike Co-op, based in Fort Collins, CO is looking to hire an ED and we would like to leverage what other collectives have already learnt. Please send me any job descriptions for Exec Dir or words of wisdom you have as we step in this direction. I'd also be interested in how you initially structured a compensation package. Thank you, Doug Cutter President Fort Collins Bike Co-op

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Interbike, Festival of Fancy
by Joergen Trepp 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Hi All! Interbike's around the corner, *September 14th-18th* with the Outdoor Demo the two days before. As you probably know, the industry's dog-and-pony show is a great environment for Collectives to meet retailers and shop owners and let them know about all the great ways to get involved with what we do on a local and national level. Last year we didn't get a ticket confirmation until the LAST MINUTE, which was annoying, so I wanted to reach out to the network early this year with two things. 1. Would you like to go and get a (free) ticket through us? 2. What resources should we bring to bear and share with the cycling industry? *1. If you'd like to go, sign up on this sheet and fill out the relevant tabs. < https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mcqVNpCdwITiXhBM5RORTaklCbTnj2BZgSr… > *If you're needing a hotel room, put yourself down in one of the slots, we aim to put 4-6 people in each room to keep 'em cheap. If you're looking to carpool, put down your arrival/departure details and room in your vehicle, if applicable. Going to Interbike with us comes with responsibility: Firstly, everyone attending has to sign up for two shifts at the Bicycle Collective Network booth (*third tab below*), where we'll be representing the Bicycle Collective and the Alliance for Walking and Biking. Secondly, we will not tolerate conduct that doesn't represent us favorably to the rest of the bicycling industry. Being inconsiderate of an exhibitor's time, heckling for swag or deals from people you haven't developed a relationship with or who haven't clearly offered that sort of thing, or generally behaving like a child will earn you a boot from the show. We're not willing to jeopardize the reputation of the Bicycle Collective Network. Barring major conflicts, we'd also like to do a night out for Collective folks on Tuesday night, the night before the show, where we would briefly go over our responsibilities formally and then just kick back, catch up across the city, state, and national lines between our different shops. *Sign up:* https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mcqVNpCdwITiXhBM5RORTaklCbTnj2BZgSr… *2. How should we represent the Bike Collective Network? * In years past, the question we're most asked at the booth is "Who's the local collective in our neck of the woods?" To answer this question, we have a print-out of the organizations listed on the Bicycle Collectives Wiki: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organ… Is this the most current and representative list? Or is there a more current resource out there, like the organizations tab on bikecollectives.org? http://www.bikecollectives.org/#organizations Beyond that, let me know if there's anything else we should try and tout! I'll send a followup out later when tickets are secured. Joergen Trepp Director of Operations Bicycle Collective Work // 801.328.2453 Mobile // 231.392.3403 www.bicyclecollective.org The mission of the Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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Closing a shop
by Beth Barnes 06 Jul '15

06 Jul '15

Does anyone have suggestions on how to close/drastically downsize a full blown shop with slim sales but over active repairs? 25 years in business with great following but in a remote, depressed area in far north VT. Any ideas on how to downsize/diversify/still make a living? Very active ebay presence. Lots of vintage bikes and parts. Been collecting for many years. No rush, just starting to weigh options. Thanks

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Shop pricing and expectations/rules list
by Sarah Schaan 03 Jul '15

03 Jul '15

Hey folks, Our shop (Fargo Moorhead community bicycle workshop) is having some issues with pricing nicer used parts pricing/ used bike (fundraiser) pricing. We have used eBay and Google etc... and it's tough to find a consistent amount to agree on. We are also trying to come up with a posted "expectations" board so that we can be a little less opaque with

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 106, Issue 1
by Josh Goran 03 Jul '15

03 Jul '15

We keep things pretty simple and have a rack that is in our (admittedly large) loading dock/entrance area and volunteers/visitors just lock their bikes up. It keeps them separate from donations and secure. Similarly, we have lockers that volunteers are encouraged to use to keep their possessions safe from unscrupulous folks or from thinking something is a donation. We also have a "project room" for bikes that are being worked on, and each bike that doesn't belong to the co-op gets a tag with the owners name, number, project start date, and project 'log' to make sure people are actively working on bikes, along with a basic release stating that OCBC isn't responsible in the case of damage etc that the shop user signs. We also technically require that projects be removed within 2 months and be worked on at least every 2 weeks, though have been lax about enforcing this. *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org <http://ohiocitycycles.org/> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] In-shop bike check/claim ticket? > We're in the midst of a nasty situation where a new visitor parked her > bike in our Donated/To Be Assessed pile, then left it there for a week. It > was a good bike, and it sold quickly. Fortunately we know the buyer, and > we're probably going to get it all sorted out. > > Does anyone use a bike check-in or claim ticket process to avoid this sort > of thing? We've also had some issues with visitors either claiming a shop > bike was theirs, or ownership of a visitor's bike coming into question (one > visitor claiming another stole it). It seems like some way to check a bike > in could help, but we don't want to add much drag to our shop process. > > Any ideas? > > Andy > > Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop > Lexington KY > >

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In-shop bike check/claim ticket?
by Andrew Shooner 03 Jul '15

03 Jul '15

We're in the midst of a nasty situation where a new visitor parked her bike in our Donated/To Be Assessed pile, then left it there for a week. It was a good bike, and it sold quickly. Fortunately we know the buyer, and we're probably going to get it all sorted out. Does anyone use a bike check-in or claim ticket process to avoid this sort of thing? We've also had some issues with visitors either claiming a shop bike was theirs, or ownership of a visitor's bike coming into question (one visitor claiming another stole it). It seems like some way to check a bike in could help, but we don't want to add much drag to our shop process. Any ideas? Andy Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop Lexington KY

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Hiring!: Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective location director
by David Eyer Davis 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Hi all! Please see the below posting for our Salt Lake director, to expand our capacity both in Salt Lake and on an organizational level. This is a crucial hire, obviously second-most critical behind our executive director role. If properly selected, trained, and enabled this person will allow us to evolve our education programs, prepare us for expansion of our volunteer and open shop hours as more space becomes available, and improve our mechanic recruitment and training methods to meet the overwhelming supply and demand we face. Further, they will free me up to raise more funds, pursue purchasing the Salt Lake building, and enable our current and prospective satellite locations around Utah. I encourage everyone with suitable experience in the wider bike collective world to consider applying. This person will bring their skills and experiences to the table and will work together with our staff and volunteers to get a huge job done. You may not be perfect for the job, but neither was I, and through amazing support and a great crew of staff and volunteers we've been able to do a ton over the past two years despite my shortcomings. So definitely apply if you're interested. Please spread the word and work on recruiting suitable candidates from your networks. If possible I need you to do more than a facebook post. Personally approach individual people who'd be a great fit and would grow with the Collective. If you find our next Salt Lake director, it'd be a huge contribution to our organization specifically. It will also allow us to provide a dynamic and strengthening job to one more person in the wider bike collective world so we can all get better at empowering people through bikes. http://www.bicyclecollective.org/locations-a-hours/salt-lake-city/item/428-… <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicyclecollective.org%2Flocati…> For more about our collective, please peruse our website, or look over this overview of 2014: *-We had 2837 bikes donated to the SLC shop alone, up from 1800 in 2013.* *-We gave away 1443 bikes through our Goodwill programs.* *-414 kids graduated from Earn-A-Bike, each with their own bike, lights, locks, helmet, and patch kit. * *- Trips for Kids took a record 316 kids on their first mountain bike rides. For the first time we were able to take each Earn-A-Bike student on an enabling graduation ride, over doubling our Trips for Kids participants to 730.* *-Due to the most successful (Utah) Bike Prom ever, we were able to expand operations at the SLC shop this summer to being open longer hours and 7 days a week, with 5 open shop days. This expansion was sustainable and we plan to do the same next year.* Thanks again! Davey -- David Eyer Davis Executive Director Bicycle Collective c: 801-230-6308 www.bicyclecollective.org The mission of the Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households. -- David Eyer Davis Executive Director Bicycle Collective c: 801-230-6308 www.bicyclecollective.org The mission of the Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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You're invited to BikeVON Fundraiser - Bike Sale (Jun 29, 2015 - Jul 11, 2015)
by Bikevon14＠gmail.com 29 Jun '15

29 Jun '15

Raleigh Talus Hybrid Adult Bike Large height for 5.9—6.0 Ex Large 6.0—6.4 Few scratches from shipping Limited quantities Reg. $299—Sale Price $150 price is final Contact Yvonne Rucker bikevon14(a)gmail.com Share this event on Facebook and Twitter We hope you can make it!Cheers,Bikevon14(a)gmail.com ------------------------------ Event Summary: ------------------------------ Event: BikeVON Fundraiser - Bike Sale Date: Monday, June 29, 2015 at 7:00 PM <span class="pipe">-</span> Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 10:00 AM (EDT) Location: ------------------------------ Event Details: ------------------------------ Raleigh Talus Hybrid Adult Bike Large height for 5.9—6.0 Ex Large 6.0—6.4 Few scratches from shipping Limited quantities Reg. $299—Sale Price $150 price is final Contact Yvonne Rucker bikevon14(a)gmail.com ------------------------------ Hosted By: ------------------------------ Bikevon14(a)gmail.com Mission Statement: To increase cycling awareness, accessibility and affordability for the youth of color in Metro Detroit ages 11 – 18 with bike share and bike safety programs. To expose the youth to the elite sport of velodrome cycling while teaching them the core values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle, and community service. Educate, Advocate, and Motivate ThroughCycling Vision: BikeVON envisions a competitive cycling team comprised of underrepresented youths of color and bike share facilities at Detroit community centers. ------------------------------ Register Online: ------------------------------ More information and online registration are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bikevon-fundraiser-bike-sale-tickets-175644878… ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Collect event fees online with Eventbrite http://www.eventbrite.com

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French journalist looking for interviews
by Ariel C 25 Jun '15

25 Jun '15

Hi everyone, Maybe you've been contacted already and responded but there's a French journalist writing about bike bike and she wants to interview some people who have gone to bike bike before. Here's her message. Contact her if you'd like to say a few words. She only gave a Facebook contact. Hello, I’m a French journalist, and for the time being I’m working in Mexico for the magazine “GDL en bici”. I’m writing an article about BIKE BIKE because the next event will be in Guadalajara (October). Im looking for people who participated in one (or several) BIKE BIKE event; and would find 5 minutes to answer me. Thanks a lot! (Facebook: Charline Vgn) -Ariel Bici Libre

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Contracts for paid employees? (Mike CZ)
by Josh Goran 23 Jun '15

23 Jun '15

Mike, We have 4 full-time staff, none of whom have contracts but 2 of us were hired with real job descriptions. We're revamping our HR policies this year and I would recommend doing that work with your board BEFORE hiring anyone, if at all possible. Having clear expectations and 'rewards,' so to speak, from the beginning seems to be the way to go and alleviates a lot of strain later on. *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org <http://ohiocitycycles.org/> On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 4:14 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. Contracts for paid employees? (Mike CZ) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 22:06:20 -0400 > From: Mike CZ <czmikebike(a)gmail.com> > To: "thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org" > <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Contracts for paid employees? > Message-ID: <EA3150F2-5248-45AB-AE71-3A44DC1104BC(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > We're stepping up and hiring a full time executive director for our > organization. Question- do those with i.e. FT EDs have contracts for those > positions? Do you structure their employment to include for ex. guaranteed > time off etc.? Don't want to make a big deal of things but also wanting to > avoid future issues by being as clear as possible about the relationship > between ED and Board right from the start and a 'contract' of some sort > seems the best way to start IMHO. Appreciate any insight, > > Thanks, > > Mike > > From one of my devices... > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Thethinktank Digest, Vol 105, Issue 11 > ********************************************* >

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Contracts for paid employees?
by Mike CZ 22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

We're stepping up and hiring a full time executive director for our organization. Question- do those with i.e. FT EDs have contracts for those positions? Do you structure their employment to include for ex. guaranteed time off etc.? Don't want to make a big deal of things but also wanting to avoid future issues by being as clear as possible about the relationship between ED and Board right from the start and a 'contract' of some sort seems the best way to start IMHO. Appreciate any insight, Thanks, Mike From one of my devices...

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike value
by Sam Haraldson 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

> We'd like to know how everyone assigns value to donated bikes? The Bozeman Bike Kitchen gives all bikes a minimum value of $50. These are available for free to anyone with one of the vouchers we provide to our social partners. Bikes with higher re-sale value are priced according to the market and sold to the general public to cover our overhead. Any of our bikes can also be traded in exchange for hours volunteered in our earn-a-bike program. - Sam -- http://bozemanbikekitchen.org ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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group rides to guadalajara
by Anibal Davila 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

Hey everyone, I would love to hear about any group rides going to bikebike, I would especially like to tag along with some folks from shops in mexico, or if nothing else talk about routes. so whos riding? - Anibal, from bikeAauce

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Old bike tubes
by Beth Barnes 18 Jun '15

18 Jun '15

Could the think tank tell me what you/they do with old tire tubes? I'm in northeast VT, far from anywhere. Thanks for ideas, Beth

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Mental health and Volunteering
by Graham Stewart 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

We have a regular volunteer with a number of diagnosed mental health issues. When helping people he is knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and friendly but gets carried away quite often and sometimes has strange ideas or ways of doing things. A while back I overheard him tell someone not to adjust their axle nuts during the month of August because the metal is too malleable then. I'm sure the person who was told this knew not to take it as reliable advice. The real problem is that he generally takes 1-2 hours to help someone patch a flat because he is so detailed and has so many rituals (cleaning the tire and rim bead with a soapy tooth brush). Other repairs are similar and often spiral out of control (while removing a tire he notices a slightly bent derailleur, and soon the derailleur and chain are removed to be straightened and rigorously cleaned even though the patron had no problems with shifting) Often this ends with frustration or on occasion results in a meltdown. I've had multiple direct discussions with him about 'how not to help people' (Don't take over their project, don't impose your ideas, there may be more than one right way to patch a flat) but this had had a limited effect. Does anyone have constructive advice to offer or experience from similar situations.

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New Shop Set-up
by Drew Kalbach 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

Hi all, We are a new bicycle outreach and just acquired a new space! The space we've been given is one oversized garage bay with shelves on two sides, plywood wall on the third side and obviously the garage door on the last side. There are also 2x4 exposed rafters. I would love to hear and even see some of your creative design ideas so that we can fully maximize this space! Many thanks in advance. [image: Inline image 1] Learn more about LifeCycle at www.lifecyclecarlisle.org. Blessings, *Drew Kalbach* *New Life Community Church | LIFECYCLE* 42 W. High St., Carlisle, PA 17013 717-240-0060 www.newlifecommunity.us

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Accounting for sales of donated bikes
by Martin, Eric Vance 08 Jun '15

08 Jun '15

People give us bikes, and we sell them. This is our main income. Should we be treating this/reporting this as related business income or as a donation (realized FMV of an in-kind donation)? What do you guys do? We have a fiscal agent. Let's say the answer does not affect their public support test.

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WRENCH hiring ED
by Geoff Heath 07 Jun '15

07 Jun '15

Hi Folks The WRENCH is hiring for a new Exec Director. Demanding position of course, but we're an established charitable org. growing by leaps and and bounds every year. Living here in Winnipeg is cheap and we've even got benefits! See attached posting or our website for details. Feel free to me an email with any questions you might have. G Geoff Heath, Mechanical Director The Winnipeg Repair Education N' Cycling Hub 1057 Logan Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3E 3N8 http://www.thewrench.ca

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Away on Vacation
by director＠communitybike.net 06 Jun '15

06 Jun '15

Hi, I am away on vacation and returning on Monday, June 15, 2015. Contact Andrew Burnell for any program or volunteer information at programs(a)communitybike.net or 282-9700. Contact Carol Meader for any development or communication information at development(a)communitybike.net or 282-9700. Take care, Andy    

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Away on Vacation
by director＠communitybike.net 06 Jun '15

06 Jun '15

Hi, I am away on vacation and returning on Monday, June 15, 2015. Contact Andrew Burnell for any program or volunteer information at programs(a)communitybike.net or 282-9700. Contact Carol Meader for any development or communication information at development(a)communitybike.net or 282-9700. Take care, Andy    

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PCC-Cascade made the news last week
by Thomas Martin 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

http://bikeportland.org/2015/05/28/portland-community-college-cascade-campu… Wait for the 'grand re-opening' June 22nd! Tom Martin Bike Program Coordinator Portland Community College- Cascade [condemned] Room SC-03 705 N Killingsworth St Portland, OR 97217

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WNBR dc?
by DancesWithCars 02 Jun '15

02 Jun '15

Years past, now about 6 years, dc had wnbr (world naked bike ride), and as a capital of the supposedly free world, art lovers, bike lovers and just some different is not deficient bikers and media plus gawkers seemed to show up. Iirc from some backup paperwork handed me, a permit might be required for use of a park for setup (read dress down and media time) then almost CritMass like wandering the streets along the probably legally prescribed parade like route, while police and others hassle you to stay single file, just because, etc... Around art galleries were the kewlest, the white house and capital mixed results, but stops for photo ops. That said legal and other advocates may consider the startup opportunities and legal and social promises of that type of advocacy. Being now very warm outside, even without threats of global warming, and Chicago and other places having their acts together, I'd be remiss not to mention it. Someone could even go as a lame duck, cough. Nsfw? Idk, ianal (I am not a lawyer) http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Washington,_DC But you were not left out of the loop...

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first contact
by BIKERS 28 May '15

28 May '15

Hi Guys, I am a new subscriber to this list from France. I participate in a student bike co-op in Lyon ( we call them "atelier velo associatif et solidaire") and just discovered that the american network was allready well-structured. In France we have a similar network: association => https://www.heureux-cyclage.org/ (about 120 co-ops) wiki => https://www.heureux-cyclage.org/ and map: https://www.heureux-cyclage.org/ When I found the Bike collectives website I noticed that none of the american workshops was on our map and vice-versa, maybe it is time that we all work together :) I am really interested about BikeBike but Guadalajara is a bit expensive to reach from the old continent ! Roman @ Les Bikers https://www.heureux-cyclage.org/ ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Donation Boxes!
by La Bikery 28 May '15

28 May '15

Hello again folks, I'm wondering if anyone has tips or suggestions on how to improve donation box revenue. We just have a simple box with some boring laminated signage, and I'm wondering if anyone has eyecatching, creative, or clever ways of getting members to actually stop, think, and donate a little more often? We have a $5 lifetime membership, and parts are largely by donation, but the box itself goes largely unused, and our volunteers and members end up putting it in the cash box more often than the actual donation box Let me know, send photos, whatever you wish! Thanks, La Bikery *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre* *120 boul. Assomption blvd,* * Moncton NB* *Jeudis: 17 h à 20 h * * Thursdays: 5 pm - 8 pm* *Samedis: 11 h à 14 h* * Saturdays: 11 pm - 2 pm* <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *CHECK US OUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ABOVE*

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Re: [TheThinkTank] locks for kids
by Josh Goran 27 May '15

27 May '15

We use cheap Kryptonite locks from QBP for our kids programs - our "Rodeo" large group programs get combo locks that cost us ~$3.50-4.00, and our Earn-A-Bike program kids get nicer resettable combo locks that cost us about ~$8.00. Not as secure as chain/padlock, but less intimidating to hand to an 8 year old.

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THE LIST
by Joshua Hoffman 26 May '15

26 May '15

Hello, I've put together a Facebook list of all the community bike shops who's pages I could find. 133 in total from around the world. This list is constantly turning up amazing stories and new insights (lots of job opportunities as well). https://www.facebook.com/lists/792013340883812 Please let me know if I need to add other shops.

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locks for kids
by breathingplanet . 26 May '15

26 May '15

what do people use as inexpensive but useful locks to give to kids? we have done lengths of chain and a medium padlock for about $5 cost. not sure if we can do better than that, but wondering. thanks! Andrew Troy Bike Rescue -- ------__o ----_`\<,_ ---(_)/ (_) andrew lynn 518-573-7947

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Bike Touring Workshop
by AMS Bike Co-op 26 May '15

26 May '15

Hey everyone, We're putting on a workshop on Bike Touring and was wondering if anyone out there had put on similar workshops and would be willing to share resources/advice? Cheers! Kristina -- *AMS Bike Co-op* University of British Columbia 6138 Student Union Blvd | Vancouver, BC | V6T 1Z1 604-822-2453 | bikecoop.ca | @ubcbike

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Interbike 2015
by Joergen Trepp 26 May '15

26 May '15

Hi All! Interbike's way, way around the corner, September 14th-18th with the Outdoor Demo the two days before. As you probably know, the industry's dog-and-pony show is a great environment for Collectives to meet retailers and shop owners and let them know about all the great ways to get involved with what we do on a local and national level. Last year we didn't get a ticket confirmation until the LAST MINUTE, which was annoying, so I wanted to reach out to the network early this year with two things. 1. Would you like to go and get a (free) ticket through us? 2. What resources should we bring to bear and share with the cycling industry? *1. If you'd like to go, sign up on this sheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mcqVNpCdwITiXhBM5RORTaklCbTnj2BZgSr…> and fill out the relevant tabs. *So if you're needing a hotel room, put yourself down in one of the slots, we aim to put 4-6 people in each room to keep 'em cheap. If you're looking to carpool, put down your arrival/departure details and room in your vehicle, if applicable. Going to Interbike with us comes with responsibility: Firstly, everyone attending has to sign up for two shifts at the Bicycle Collective Network booth (*third tab below*), where we'll be representing the Bicycle Collective and the Alliance for Walking and Biking. Secondly, we will not tolerate conduct that doesn't represent us favorably to the rest of the bicycling industry. Being inconsiderate of an exhibitor's time, heckling for swag or deals from people you haven't developed a relationship with or who haven't clearly offered that sort of thing, or generally behaving like a child will earn you a boot from the show. We're not willing to jeopardize the reputation of the Bicycle Collective Network. Barring major conflicts, we'd also like to do a night out for Collective folks on Tuesday night, the night before the show, where we would briefly go over our responsibilities formally and then just kick back, catch up across the city, state, and national lines between our different shops. *Sign up:* https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mcqVNpCdwITiXhBM5RORTaklCbTnj2BZgSr… *2. How should we represent the Bike Collective Network? * In years past, the question we're most asked at the booth is "Who's the local collective in our neck of the woods?" To answer this question, we have a print-out of the organizations listed on the Bicycle Collectives Wiki: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Community_Bicycle_Organ… Is this the most current and representative list? Or is there a more current resource out there, like the organizations tab on bikecollectives.org? http://www.bikecollectives.org/#organizations What else would allow us to better connect the industry to our needs and interests this year? For example, for the Salt Lake/Ogden/Provo Shop I'm always looking for (utility) tube sealant donors and companies that make solid tubes. When I find out a company has a distributor in a given area, I try to get their blemished/overstock/recall items donated to local collectives. Beyond that, let me know if there's anything else we should try and tout! And I'll send a followup out later when tickets are secured. Joergen Trepp Director of Operations Bicycle Collective Work // 801.328.2453 Mobile // 231.392.3403 www.bicyclecollective.org The mission of the Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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Insurance for bike collective
by Abby Easterly 25 May '15

25 May '15

Does anyone have advice on whether we need and how to acquire insurance for a fledgling bike collective in Manchester, NH? We are lucky to have free space and a fiscal agent, but we are not yet formally organized and are wondering about insurance. Please advise! Thank you, Abby

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Strategic Planning
by Marissa Pherson 21 May '15

21 May '15

Hi Think Tankers, Has anyone done a Strategic Plan, and do you have advice on the process or the result? Our organization is working to get started on that process and looking for examples and advice. Thanks! Marissa Pherson Columbus Bike Co-op Columbus, IN

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Bike Works Seattle is hiring
by Steve Maluk 21 May '15

21 May '15

Hello! Bike Works Seattle has three positions posted... Bike Works is hiring a Development Coordinator! *Role Overview: * The Bike Works Development Coordinator aids the Development Director in sustainable fundraising efforts through donor communications, strategy development, gift entry and acknowledgment, donor research and relationship building, data analysis and information management, and creating supporting materials to achieve the agency’s annual and long-range development and fundraising goals. This position reports directly to the Development Director. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organizational, time management, fundraising and writing skills, excellent attention to detail, computer skills (fundraising database experience preferred), and enthusiasm for working as part of a team. *Essential Job Functions:* - Work with Development Director to seek and cultivate contributions from individuals and companies, including prospect research, cultivation, building reports and budgets, and developing sponsorship and grant materials and proposals. - Process incoming donations, including preparing acknowledgement letters, donor listings, and other donor recognition activities. - Drafting high-quality written materials for funders, including grant proposals, letters, reports, mailings, and acknowledgements required to support ongoing fundraising activities - Participate in event planning and implementation, including RSVPs, securing venues and event services, coordinating invitations and attendance, securing donations for events and sponsorship for events, tracking costs and revenue, providing post event evaluation, and developing procedures for future event planning - Manage donor and email databases and files to ensure accurate donor records - Support accounting activities such as receiving and copying checks, making weekly deposits, and matching up accounting and donor records Manage donor and email databases to ensure accurate donor records. - Coordinate Bike Works email newsletter, mailing appeals, and other donor communication and cultivation - Manage Bike Works’ website and web presence, including web site, Twitter, Facebook and the Bike Works Blog. - Manage administrative volunteers. - Coordinate all aspects of the administrative systems and facilities operations within the office, including maintaining an organized work environment, purchasing office equipment and supplies, and responding to general requests for information. - Maintain phone and voicemail systems, including answering phones when available. - Oversee information systems, including website, computer networks, and other major office communications systems. - Work in partnership with Development Director, Executive Director, Board of Directors, other staff, and Key Stakeholders to contribute to the organization’s vision, participate in organization-wide programs, and help create a sustainable organizational culture. *Qualifications & Experience: * Required: - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience - 2 years professional work experience; nonprofit experience desirable. - Familiarity with fundraising strategies - Excellent verbal communication skills and strong writing and editing capabilities - Excellent attention to detail - Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while staying organized - Advanced skills with Microsoft Office and Windows environment; proficiency in relational databases or willingness and ability to learn new programs easily - Ability to work well independently with minimal supervision and also as part of a team - Willingness to work outside of office hours on occasion to support events - Discretion in handling confidential material. - Strong commitment to promoting bicycling, supporting youth and to advancing social change - Sense of humor Preferred: - Prior development or nonprofit experience and familiarity with fundraising strategies - Familiarity with donor databases, Vertical Response, Excel and Adobe Creative Suite - Experience with event logistics, planning, and management. - Some experience with volunteer management and public relations a plus. *Compensation: * Salary range $31,000-$33,000 DOE plus benefits including medical, dental, vacation, sick leave, and flexible work schedule/environment. *How to Apply: * Email your resume, cover letter, and three professional references to *jobs(a)bikeworks.org <jobs(a)bikeworks.org> *with subject line Development Coordinator*. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. *Position open until filled; *applications received by May 27 will receive priority consideration*. *People of color are strongly encouraged to apply. Bike Works is an Equal Opportunity and queer-friendly employer.* Bike Works is hiring 2 positions in the Recycle &Reuse Department: Bike Mechanic and Recycling Coordinator Bike Mechanic and Recycling Assistant Bike Works, the Seattle bike education and community-focused non-profit, is hiring for 2 positions in the Recycle & Reuse Department: a full-time (40 hrs/wk) Bike Mechanic and Recycling Coordinator, and a part-time (24 hrs/wk) Bike Mechanic and Recycling Assistant . *Position Summary:* Both of these positions provide primary support to the Recycle & Reuse Department in the, procuring, processing, and tracking of all donated bikes, parts, and accessories for Bike Works as well as refurbishing used bicycles of all styles and conditions for resale in our Community Bike Shop. These positions also provide customer service in the Bike Works Warehouse. Employee Classification: Full-time, non-exempt and Part-Time, non-exempt Reports to: Recycle & Reuse Director Primary Responsibilities: Primary Recycle & Reuse Dept. Duties 1. Recondition / overhaul used bicycles of all types and conditions for resale • Assess bicycles for damage and wear; determine a course of action for repairs based on parts availability/cost • Deliver fully-functional, safe, clean and affordable refurbished bicycles that set our customers up for success 2. Assist in donation receiving and check-in process and daily warehouse operations • Assess and sort donated bikes and parts • Fill out inventory tags for incoming bikes and log bikes into Bike Inventory database • Assist in unloading, sorting and documenting bicycles from large donation sources • Deliver professional, accessible, and helpful customer service to a diverse customer base 3. Assist in solicitation and procurement of in-kind donations of bikes and bike parts • Based on organizational needs, work with Recycle & Reuse Director to solicit in-kind donations • Based on needs and donation pick-up criteria, perform donation pick-ups • Assist in generating ideas for improvement in procurement of in-kind donations 4. Supervise Volunteers • Train and orient volunteers to warehouse space • Help find tasks for volunteers that fit skill-level and encourage growth as a mechanic • Check all volunteer labor 5. Support daily Bike Shop operations • Assist in transporting bicycle donations from the Shop to the Warehouse • Assist in maintaining a clean and organized work environment in the warehouse, shop, and other shared spaces • Represent Bike Works to the neighborhood & act as a resource for the community • Articulate the organization’s mission and operations (both shop and programs) to our community • Maintain a welcoming, accessible, and respectful environment for all customers and youth in the warehouse and shop • When needed, support bike shop with professional customer service and quality bike repair 6. Participate in agency-wide events, meetings and staff development processes • Attend staff-wide and departmental meetings and trainings as scheduled • Attend our Annual Fundraising Auction and participate in other fundraising initiatives *Required Qualifications and Desired Skills* • Knowledge of bike mechanics is required; mechanical experience in bike shop is preferred • Strong foundation of knowledge of bicycles, bike parts, accessories, and apparel is required; • Ability to work professionally and efficiently in a fast-paced environment, required • Retail experience with strong customer service and communication skills • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, required • Proficiency with technology including point of sale software, online ordering platforms, Microsoft Office applications, social media, and databases preferred • Hard-working, optimistic and enthusiastic demeanor • Ability to work well independently, as well as a collaboratively. • Valid WA State Driver’s license (and clean driving record) preferred • Experience with, and understanding of, the diverse communities that Bike Works serves • Commitment to environmental stewardship, social justice, and youth development. • Passion for the mission and goals of Bike Works *Job Location & Schedule* • Typical hours for this position are 10am to 6pm, or 9am-5pm, and will include weekends. This job is based in our warehouse and classroom building at 3715 S Hudson St., Seattle, WA 98118. Occasional evening events will be required. *Compensation* • $14.00 — $15.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications, paid hourly *How To Apply* To apply for either position, please submit a resume and cover letter, including names, email addresses and phone numbers of three professional references to danny(a)bikeworks.org. Applications received by June 2nd, 2015 will receive priority consideration. *Conditions of Employment* Bike Works is an equal opportunity employer committed to assembling a diverse and talented staff. In compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, Bike Works does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or marital status. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. Steve Maluk Shop & Operations Director Bike Works <http://www.bikeworks.org> 3709 S Ferdinand St. Seattle, WA 98118 206-725-8867

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 104, Issue 6
by Josh Goran 20 May '15

20 May '15

> > I'd love to hear the rationale for phasing out membership. Do share! > Marissa Pherson Marissa, At least for us, Membership has offered access to shop tools and workstands (after completing our Shop Class series), loaner bikes and parts, 15% off new parts, and free access to our Traffic Skills riding class. More details here! <http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&I…> As part of our currently underway, grant-funded strategic planning process, we've decided to suspend and likely phase out the loaner bike/parts system, and prior to that, we made the decision to make access to our shop and tools public, since we were ALWAYS making exceptions to the 'members only' rule to allow people to work on their own bike with our tools. With regard to shop use, our working policy that will be revamped over the next couple months is that we allow people to check out tools and a stand for $5/hour and we assess fees if they need specific assistance, such as $5 to show a shop user how to install a derailleur. The snafu comes when someone thinks they don't need help but then they do, since we have a finite capacity to assist people with everything else going on. We're currently encouraging appointments during lower traffic times for 'assisted shop use' and otherwise operating on a first-come, first-served basis. We may end up restricting shop use hours in one way or another as we're currently understaffed and don't derive much income from shop use. Regarding the income derived from membership, ours was always fairly low - maybe 2% of our operating budget based on my memory. We're instead planning to shift towards a 'donor level' system. I personally like Bike Depot's system here <http://www.thebikedepot.org/index.php/support/memberships>, though they refer to theirs as membership levels and have 'members only' benefits that we plan to forego, instead encouraging people to give what they can at some predetermined levels, or at their own level, but illustrating at least a theoretical connection between the amount someone contributes and what that amount can support in the context of our programming. Our current board tends to feel strongly that there is an element of exclusivity in our current arrangement that we want to get away from, including potentially changing our name, but that's another story... :) Hope this helps! *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org <http://ohiocitycycles.org/> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 4:15 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: Rental Reservation Systems (Ron Kellis) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ron Kellis <ron.kellis(a)velocitycoop.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 12:04:00 -0400 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Rental Reservation Systems > Our parts go one of two places: > High end go in a displace case. Priced by the more knowledgeable. Not me, > I'm not a bike builder and have no idea. > Everything else goes in simply wood bins made from upside down pre-cut > stair treads. $5 for what ever. And that's sometimes negotiable. > Used tubes go in marked boxes. As tubes are $5, most used (though often as > good as new) never get taken. I use them in fix-a-flat classes. matched to > a patron's bike if possible and it's theirs if they want it. > > R > > On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Marissa Pherson <marissapherson(a)gmail.com > > wrote: > >> I'd love to hear the rationale for phasing out membership. Do share! >> >> Marissa Pherson >> >> On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Josh Goran <josh(a)ohiocitycycles.org> >> wrote: >> >>> We currently have paper release forms which include time out and time >>> returned, but we schedule using a Google calendar and a Google form for >>> sizing information for our "Performance Rentals." We're scaling back our >>> rental program, though, and I would not be surprised if we phase it out or >>> dramatically simplify it. >>> >>> We've historically loaned out bikes for free to members, but we're >>> phasing out membership and I'll be happy to see the end of people borrowing >>> bikes and returning them late/beat up/etc and not doing their share to >>> re-tune them. Also, it will probably mean that we'll sell/let volunteers >>> earn at least some of our coveted rental bikes, and they'll then get used >>> all the time rather than a few times a year. >>> >>> Relatedly, we are phasing out our parts library, as well, which often >>> had similar results: underutilized except for well-meaning but problematic >>> users who kept things out too long or needed to be reminded to return >>> something. >>> >>> I mainly share these details because I think it is important in the >>> early stages of your organization to keep things simple - we're currently >>> in the process of intensely scaling back and simplifying policies and >>> programs that have been in existence for a decade and it takes a lot of >>> work to eliminate work - being more deliberate and analytical early on >>> would have things much simpler and more efficient now :) >>> >>> *More details if you want:* >>> Library >>> <http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113-…> >>> Rentals >>> <http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&I…> >>> Performance Rental form <http://goo.gl/forms/cKTKgNJmr1> >>> >>> >>> >>> *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* >>> 1840 Columbus Rd >>> Cleveland, Ohio 44113 >>> 216 830 2667 >>> OhioCityCycles.org <http://ohiocitycycles.org/> >>> >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> <a href=" >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >>> from this list</a> >>> >>> >>> >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Rental Reservation Systems
by Josh Goran 18 May '15

18 May '15

We currently have paper release forms which include time out and time returned, but we schedule using a Google calendar and a Google form for sizing information for our "Performance Rentals." We're scaling back our rental program, though, and I would not be surprised if we phase it out or dramatically simplify it. We've historically loaned out bikes for free to members, but we're phasing out membership and I'll be happy to see the end of people borrowing bikes and returning them late/beat up/etc and not doing their share to re-tune them. Also, it will probably mean that we'll sell/let volunteers earn at least some of our coveted rental bikes, and they'll then get used all the time rather than a few times a year. Relatedly, we are phasing out our parts library, as well, which often had similar results: underutilized except for well-meaning but problematic users who kept things out too long or needed to be reminded to return something. I mainly share these details because I think it is important in the early stages of your organization to keep things simple - we're currently in the process of intensely scaling back and simplifying policies and programs that have been in existence for a decade and it takes a lot of work to eliminate work - being more deliberate and analytical early on would have things much simpler and more efficient now :) *More details if you want:* Library <http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113-…> Rentals <http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&I…> Performance Rental form <http://goo.gl/forms/cKTKgNJmr1> *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org <http://ohiocitycycles.org/>

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Rental Reservation Systems
by La Bikery 13 May '15

13 May '15

Hello! We're a bike co-op in Moncton, Canada, and are just getting our very first rental bikes into place, and are wondering if anyone has an online booking or reservation system that they absolutely adore? We're a little stuck on where to start, and we only have 10 bikes and a couple of employees, so we don't want to end up paying more than we make. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks, Mallory

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Cartoon time
by Waltham Bikes 09 May '15

09 May '15

about 5:50 in you will see a plug for keeping your bike maintained! http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/im-no-fool-with-a-bicycle-1955/ ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Backlogs
by Laura Biren 09 May '15

09 May '15

Hello all, Was wondering if any of you had any advice on backlogs and successfully quoting customers when their bike will be done?? We have a combination of repairs/tune-ups, as well as overhauls of bikes people are requesting to purchase from us. So far we have one giant list of bikes that need to get done in order of when people came into the shop and approximately when they desire the bike to be done. Thanks a bunch! -- Laura Biren Outreach Intern at BF Community Bike Project bfbike.org 617 939 4330 ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Unsubscribe
by boztime . 08 May '15

08 May '15

Hi, Sorry for sending this to the whole group. But I've been unable to unsubscribe successfully with the unsubscribe prompts in the list serve. I've tried a couple times to no avail. Love y'all I'm just not currently involved in any bike cooperative activities. Could somebody help me with this or just remove me. Thanks. ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Bike Co-ops in Charleston SC
by Mike Nicholson 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

Hi Gang, Not sure if this is the right forum for this, but trying to locate the closest bicycle co-op to Summerville SC (just north of Charleston) Many Thanks Mike -- Sent from Timex Wrist Watch ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Advanced Repair Classes for Adults?
by Taylor Kuyk-White 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

Hey Folks, Here at Neighborhood Bike Works <http://neighborhoodbikeworks.org/> we have had a surge of interest in our Adult Repair Classes <http://neighborhoodbikeworks.org/programs/adult-bike-repair-classes/> and are considering expanding our offerings in this realm in response. Our current system consists of 4 consecutive 2.5 hour Monday night classes. We cover Flat Fixing, Brake Adjustment and repair, Bearing Adjustment and Repair, and Drive Train Adjustment and Repair for $80. It is taught by either our Board President or our Lead Mechanic, with an alternating Youth Assistant. *Does anyone have 2 tiers of classes, or an advanced class they offer adult participants?* If so, what do you cover? Who teaches (Staff, Volunteer, Board, Youth)? Do you have established curriculum you could share? Thanks in advance for information you can share! -- Taylor Kuyk-White Youth Bike Education & Empowerment Program Coordinator taylor(a)neighborhoodbikeworks.org (215)386-0316 ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] tip jars at bike collectives
by Ainsley Naylor 26 Apr '15

26 Apr '15

The only time we have ever had a "tip jar" at Bike Pirates is as the bar at events. The money goes with all the other money from that night - usually a fundraiser for some organization. And we are clear about that if people ask. Occasionally a patron who has a super experience will try to tip the volunteer who helped them and (as far as I know) that money is always just put into out money box with their donation. We have as part of our policy and shop handbook a guideline that no one shall profit from use of our space (mostly out of concern related to patrons using us as a "personal workshop", flipping bikes, etc.) But this also applies to volunteers. If course we will always accept if someone wants to buy us coffee ;) Ainsley -Bike Pirates Toronto. ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Insurance for a free mobile fix-it service
by Waltham Bikes 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

Hi all - [Not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I have been unable to access the Think Tank Archives even after logging on, so please forgive the possible duplication of an old topic.] A small group of us is wanting to do some simple repairs and safety checks (fix flats, adjust brakes, recommend needed repairs type of thing) at our local farmers' market. We are not a formal organization of any sort, just a bunch of friends thinking about getting into something larger and more formalized after we see how this goes. What is recommended for any sort of insurance coverage? It would be on public property at a farmers' market. The market has liability insurance, but we would not be a program of the market (if doing so would allow us to be covered, then maybe we should look into that). Sample concerns: - If we touch someone's bike and they roll out into traffic, get hit and claim that it was our bad repair job... - If we "break" their bike while trying to fix it... Thanks very much. Martha ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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tip jars at bike collectives
by momoko saunders 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

Hey all, How do you guys feel about tip jars? A volunteer at bike farm recently put one out during a shift. I think it's something we as a collective should vote on. Is this a common practice? Have people had conversations about this before? please note this is different than a donation jar which goes to the collective, this is tips for the volunteers. Thanks for your thoughts, -momoko ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Portable Bike Co-op
by recyclebicycle＠verizon.net 21 Apr '15

21 Apr '15

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looking for a home for 100 or more bikes
by Ron/Joe King/Maneiro 17 Apr '15

17 Apr '15

I posted this a month or so ago. I figured i would post it one last time before we find another place for them to go. run a community bike shop in little rock arkansas and i am trying to make space in our shop. We have about 200 or more steel bikes(26,27and 700) we are not utilizing that we are looking to give to another program that could use them. They are mainly old road, cruiser, commuter type bikes. All one would need to due is come pick them up. If anyone is interested please contact us. We want to save these from going to the scrap yard. If there is no interested thats where we will be sending them for program money. -- Joe Maneiro Program Director Recycle Bikes For Kids 1212 East 6th street Little Rock Ar 72202 (501) 207-1696 ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Spam declared when I replied on a topic
by DancesWithCars 15 Apr '15

15 Apr '15

Somehow my message was declared spam, and I've seen problems before with yahoo accounts (not mine), the message I was replying to, so heads up. While extremely snarky, I don't believe it was spam, nor do I think I mistouched the damn tablet and declared it so, as the message says. Caveat empor. ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Spanish Resource Materials
by Justin Smith 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

I'm not sure if someone else has pointed it out before, but just about all of the links don't work on the Spanish Resource Materials page: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spanish_Resource_Materi… [1] -- Justin Smith Bike Erie www.bikeerie.org [2] (814) 580-9108 Follow us on Facebook [3] & Twitter [4]! Links: ------ [1] http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spanish_Resource_Materi… [2] http://www.bikeerie.org/ [3] http://box809.bluehost.com/facebook.com/BikeErie [4] http://box809.bluehost.com/twitter.com/BikeErie ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Pedagogy
by DancesWithCars 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Taking tools out of people's hands: bad. Let the $Man show you is ego based as is Helpless $Woman can't do anything with these thingies, I need a strong $Man to do it for me, and by the way, I brought cookies for my new hero worshipping/borderline infatuation/torturee... $Variable: gender, identity, orientation, etc irrelevant, and stereotypes Not sure there is a pedagogie for mechanics teaching style and skill would be an art, but diy is not the academie. Zen and the Art of, and phaedrus wants the front door. Yep, difficult days... On Apr 12, 2015 1:01 PM, "Jim" <jamesbleds0e(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > From the "I have done this many times before and will show you how" to > the deer in the headlights there are many types and temperaments of > client. One of the fabulous aspects of bicycles is that in most cases > there is two of every thing. One can demonstrate a proceeder and hand the > wrench to the client and then they give it a try. > There are some things that mistakes are not in the best interest of a > happy out come. Like using the chain breaker for the first time. Shorting > a chain and having the client practice on the scrap, or truing their wheels > for them while explaining the process and then handing them a spare wheel > that they can with no loss turn into a pretzel are powerful learning tools. > > > Each client is a different situation. > > good diggin > > jim > > On Apr 12, 2015, at 9:24 AM, Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Has your bike collective spent any time actively thinking/talking about > pedagogy? What is your philosophy on hands-on learning and why? How does > your philosophy fit with your mission? > > Do you ever fix the bike for a person who comes in and just make them > watch? Or do you fix it and then undo what you have done so that they can > do it themselves? What do you do when they get frustrated? > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > > ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Rental Waiver Samples
by La Bikery 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

We're starting our rental program, and are wondering if anybody could provide a sample waiver for us to base ours off of?! Thanks a heap in advance! La Bikery *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre* *120 boul. Assomption blvd,* * Moncton NB* *Jeudis: 17 h à 20 h * * Thursdays: 5 pm - 8 pm* *Samedis: 11 h à 14 h* * Saturdays: 11 pm - 2 pm* <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *CHECK US OUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ABOVE* ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Used Part Pricing
by La Bikery 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Hi there! We're trying to figure out a way to streamline our pricing a little bit better and ease the process of getting incoming items up on the shelf. Do you have any suggestions or tips for this?? We've been in operation for 3 years and there are still untagged items all the time. Thanks for any feedback! Mallory at La Bikery *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre* *120 boul. Assomption blvd,* * Moncton NB* *Jeudis: 17 h à 20 h * * Thursdays: 5 pm - 8 pm* *Samedis: 11 h à 14 h* * Saturdays: 11 pm - 2 pm* <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *CHECK US OUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ABOVE* ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Pedagogy
by Angel York 12 Apr '15

12 Apr '15

Has your bike collective spent any time actively thinking/talking about pedagogy? What is your philosophy on hands-on learning and why? How does your philosophy fit with your mission? Do you ever fix the bike for a person who comes in and just make them watch? Or do you fix it and then undo what you have done so that they can do it themselves? What do you do when they get frustrated? ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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FREE bikes to use in rural town
by Beth Barnes 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Could you weigh in, please. We have a small, remote rural town with no real bike/Ped infrastructure...yet. A group wants to introduce about 100 used bikes for people to use for free in an already ailing, small downtown. Free bikes? What will that do to local, struggling bike businesses? Bikes but no supporting infrastructure? Thank you for your thoughts. Makes little sense to me. Beth ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Looking for LCI training in the Midwest
by waymond smith 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Hello everyone, I'm seeking to get my LCI (League of American Bicyclists) certification before September 2015, is any LCI trainer conducting classes in the Midwest anytime soon? I missed the registration deadline for the training in the Chicago area. Thanks, May Peace Go With You Waymond Smith ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] FREE bikes to use in rural town
by Mark Rehder 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

A decade or so ago many places tried what were called "yellow bike" programs (or whatever colour). Basically, paint a bunch of basic low-end bikes in a single colour and put them out for folks to use. I think pretty well every program eventually failed due to theft and misuse. And wikipedia says this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_sharing_system) "In this type of programme the bicycles are simply released into a city or given area for use by anyone. In some cases, such as a university campus, the bicycles are only designated for use within certain boundaries. Users are expected to leave the bike unlocked in a public area once they reach their destination. Because the bike is not required to be returned to a centralised station, ready availability of such bicycles is rare, and since unlocked bikes may be taken by another user at any time, the original rider is forced to find alternative transport for the return trip. Bicycle sharing programs without locks, user identification, and security deposits have also historically suffered large loss rates from theft and vandalism." So I would suggest that while, as Matt wrote, it has the potential to get more folks interested in bikes, they may also end up despising them if your town starts filling up with the inevitable abandoned and broken bike carcasses. Mark Rehder - Coordinator re-Cycles Community Bike Shop http://re-cycles.ca On 2015-04-09, at 11:50 AM, Matt Brittenham-Jones wrote: > I don’t think it will hurt the bike business at all, it may even help it as more bike availability may get more people interested in having a bike of their own. > > That said there is a very real likelihood that the “free bikes” will fall into disrepair, and become litter more than transportation if there is not a very well organized system in place to maintain them. It’s a worthwhile goal, but it takes a lot of work to get it right, and it’s very easy to get it wrong. 2 attempts in my small town failed. THe first because the bikes did in deed fall into disrepair remarkably quickly, and no one took responsibility for their upkeep. THe second project (the one I was involved in) simply lacked the volunteer involvement (or money) that would have been needed to get it off the ground. > > Matt > > >> On Apr 9, 2015, at 11:38 AM, Beth Barnes <islow4bikes(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Could you weigh in, please. We have a small, remote rural town with no real bike/Ped infrastructure...yet. A group wants to introduce about 100 used bikes for people to use for free in an already ailing, small downtown. Free bikes? What will that do to local, struggling bike businesses? Bikes but no supporting infrastructure? Thank you for your thoughts. Makes little sense to me. >> Beth >> ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Update on the Archives
by Godwin ! 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

Just an update on what's going on with the archives. The archives are still down and there's no ETA on when they will be back up again. This is on our hosting provider and is effecting all of their mailman clients: https://discussion.dreamhost.com/thread-145679-post-182784.html. If I find anything else out I'll let everyone know,godwin ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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youth and parents/guardians
by Laura Biren 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

Hello awesome Think-Tankers, Quick question here from the BF Community Bike Project. A large percentage of the people we work with are at-risk youth in our community. A lot of these youth tend to be under the age of 18, and a good chunk of them are under the age of 14 (down to the age of 8). We're wondering about how strict we should be about allowing youth in here without parents/guardians? We don't want to turn youth away, and we require youth to get waivers signed by their parents... but we also don't want to be liable for anything that could go wrong with having a few young youth running around our premises, youth that aren't part of any specific program we offer. Any thoughts/words of wisdom? Thank you all so much, -- Laura Biren Outreach Intern at BF Community Bike Project bfbike.org 617 939 4330 ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Spanish & Tagalog resources please!
by Lauren Warbeck 06 Apr '15

06 Apr '15

Hey folks, I know this request comes across the listserv from time to time, so sorry for not keeping better track of this topic. I'm working on a project with migrant agricultural workers in British Columbia this summer and I'm looking for reproducible Spanish and Tagalog how-to zines, handouts etc. We've got a good multilingual bicycle anatomy diagram that works well for us. I'm interested in anything you wanna send my way, but I'd be particularly interested in guides to patching flats, riding safely, and anything you've found useful for working with migrant workers/migrant agricultural workers more generally. Thanx buddiez! Lauren @ OCB and the Bike Kitchen in Vancouver BC ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Mandatory bicycle registration systems-- how to transfer ownership of donated bikes?
by Colin Leath 04 Apr '15

04 Apr '15

Do any of you have to deal with government paperwork for transferring bicycle ownership when repairing or reselling donated bikes? Does anyone else but Hawaii have such a system? If I don't hear from anyone I'll assume it is a system unique to Hawaii. The system is: Mandatory $15 onetime registration fee/tax, if your bike doesn't have a yellow registration sticker on it, police can impound it and give you a $50 ticket. You can get your bike back by paying the $15 tax later. It is really only enforced on homeless people. There are many unregistered bikes around--newcomers and tourists and even long time residents are not complying with the system. To transfer ownership it is $5 and more paperwork. Basically they've been treating bikes like mopeds for many years now. I'm hoping we can do away with that system, and shift to a free registration system like bikeindex.org. We'll see. However, a significant local bike organization, HBL.org, gets funds from the tax for education programs. Thanks for listening! Colin Colin Leath +1 805 699 6411 purl.org/colinleath ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Safe space/ safe ride statements?
by Anne Dunckel 04 Apr '15

04 Apr '15

In prep for bike month a group of us are thinking about having a safe ride statement for our group/social rides something akin to a safe space policy. Does anyone have one that I could take a look at? Thanks a ton! -Anne D. ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Greeting from the Durham Bicycle Co-operative (Durham, NC, USA)
by DBC Communications Durham Bike Co-op 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

Dear fellow subscribers, My name is Marcilla Smith, and I am the Communications Coordinator for the Durham Bicycle Co-operative. We are a 501(c)3 community bike project in Durham, NC, USA founded in 2007. I am writing today to make a first posting introduction, and to ask a question. Earlier this month, the City of Durham agreed to lease our co-op some unused property from the city's parks department. Until this happened, I have been unaware of any bike co-ops that operate on government land. All others with which I am familiar either own the land or lease from a private owner. I am curious if anyone has any additional information about any other community bike projects with facilities on government property. For more information about the Durham Bike Co-op, please visit our website at www.durhambikecoop.org VR, Marcilla Smith Donate to the DBC's Capital Campaign: http://www.razoo.com/story/Dbc-Communications-Durham-Bike-Co-Op-Fundraising… Choose the DBC to receive contributions from Amazon Smile: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-3522625 ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Summer Girls Bike Job
by Samantha Herr 29 Mar '15

29 Mar '15

Hi All! I am volunteering with the West End House Girls Camp located in Parsonsfield, Maine to start a bicycling program! The West End House Girls Camp is a 501c3 summer camp for girls aged 7-17 whose mission is to give any girl the opportunity to go to camp regardless of financial means. Their campers are amazing! The bike program will focus on riding and basic bike maintenance skills this year. For the program, we have received donated bikes and tools. Now we just need a staff member with the right experience and a passion for teaching girls how to bike! The West End House Girls Camp has a camp counselor position available (June-August) for a woman who has experience working with youth (diverse youth a plus), biking, and bike maintenance. If this is you, you can find the application on their website here: http://www.wehgirlscamp.org/job.php. Please forward to anyone you know who may be interested! Thanks, Sam and the West End House Girls Camp ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Hello...Racine, WI?
by Matt VanSlyke 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

Anyone out there in or near Racine, WI? Got a couple old ten-speeds in need of a good, Midwestern home. Email me off the list. Matt Utica (NY) Bike Rescue Matt(at)uticabikerescue.org ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Copywriting for Bike!Bike!?
by Godwin ! 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Hey, is anyone interested in doing a bit of copywriting for the Bike!Bike! website? The folks in Guadalajara will be taking care of a lot of it but I'm looking at adding a more extensive and generalized about page plus a few minor sections on other pages. If anyone is interested in doing some writing or reviewing afterwards I'd be grateful. On a similar note, we'll be translating the site into Spanish this year and I already have volunteers to help with that, but if you're interested in translating into other languages please talk to me. French and then German are probably our next biggest targets, but I would need some commitment as content will need to be updated if anything changes in the future. Thanks!godwin ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Programs Manager Position Open
by Chauncey Tudhope-Locklear 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Hello, The Jefferson County ReCyclery, a non-profit community cycling center in Port Townsend, WA is seeking a qualified and enthusiastic Programs Manager by June of this year. This is an amazing opportunity to work in a dynamic and fun organization to lead our programs. Take a look at the detailed job description below and visit our website or our retail store to see what we're about (ptrecyclery.org). Please be someone with at least one year of bike shop experience or equivalent, be willing to go through a background check, and have a whole lot of passion for working with kids and bicycles. All applicants, please submit cover letter and resume to this posting with "Program Manger Application" in the subject line. Those who have prior program leadership experience, especially with kids, are highly encouraged to apply. We are excited to receive your application and we thank you for taking the time to communicate with us. Pedal on! Programs Manager Jefferson County ReCyclery Position Summary: The Programs Manager (PM) assumes primary leadership for developing and running youth and adult cycling programs to support the ReCyclery’s mission to “promote bicycle use for a healthier and more lsustainable community”. The PM collaborates with the Shop Manager, Volunteer Outreach Membership Manager (VOMM), and Board to fulfill the goals outlined in our strategic thoughts and interacts extensively with kids, parents, and other community members. The PM works part-time in the shop to refurbish, repair and/or sell bicycles under the direction of the Shop Manager. Qualifications: - Enthusiastic personality that inspires people, especially youth, to participate in cycling programs - Bicycle mechanic skills and experience, preferably as a certified Bike Mechanic - Ability to design and implement creative programs/curricula, write grant applications, and create reports - Must be able to work most Saturdays Salary: $1,440 per month starting 5/1/15, and then $1,800 per month, with a minimum expectation of working 30 hrs per week. Benefits: - 10 days paid vacation/yr, accrued at 1 day per month starting 8/1/15 - 7 days sick leave/yr, accrued at 1 day per month starting 8/1/15 - 5 days paid Holidays/yr - 1 week paid leave for training/continuing education, with Board approval - $1000 for education/training - leave without pay with Board approval - wholesale pricing + sales tax for bike parts - One whole free bike per year using used parts with staff consent. Reports to: Shop Manager for shop work. Reports to Chief Biking Officer for program work from 5/1/15 through 9/30/15 and then to the Board. Primary Responsibilities: 1. Oversees program development and evaluation (20%) - Plans annual programming and program schedule - Schedules and facilitates parents and coaches meetings for Middle School Mt. Bike Team (MMBT) - Directs creation of appropriate and innovative curriculum - Creates and maintains policies and procedures for all current and future programs - Works with VOMM on monthly ReCyclery e-newsletters - Markets programs to schools and community - Trains and manages program volunteers and staff - Works with VOMM to recruit volunteers necessary for ReCyclery programs - Provides monthly reports for review at board meetings - Helps write grants to support programs 2. Manages programs (30%) - Including Earn-a-Bike, Volunteer Repair Parties (VRPs), Community Shop Day, Summer Camps, Mountain Bike Teams, Adult Repair Classes and Partnerships, and future programs - Monitors student recruitment, registration, scholarships and fee collection - Manages Killer Goldfish and Killer Guppy bike teams (ages 10-14) - Leads bike rides with Bike School program, bike team, and other program rides - Manages grant program requirements, including reports as needed - Collaborates with shop manager and staff for all shop based programs - Supervises volunteer mechanics working at the shop on Saturdays 3.Performs bicycle repair, maintenance, and other services (30%) - Works in bike shop one weekday and most Community Shop Saturdays - Communicates diagnosis and estimates clearly and thoroughly with customers - Delivers professional level repairs within budget restraints - Reports estimates and work completed to customers and/or staff by reviewing repair tags - Reconditions/overhauls used bicycles of all types and conditions for resale - Repairs bikes to yield a safe, fully functional, and clean product. 4. Ensures risk management process is comprehensive & adequate for ReCyclery Programs(10%) - Oversees, guides and supports risk management policies and procedures - initiates and educates about safety protocol for volunteer coaches and riders - Creates and updates risk management policies and guidelines as needed - Ensures program compliance with insurance policy requirements - Ensures compliance amongst staff and volunteers with following Incident report protocol - Creates risk management scenarios and ways to test the system as needed - Works with VOMM to Design and maintain volunteer management policies & background checks for volunteers 5. Assists Board of Directors, other staff, and Key Stakeholders in strategic planning process to create annual operational plans, fundraising goals and a finance plan (10%) - Participates in staff, leadership team, program, risk management and board meetings - Participates in annual strategic and operational planning and budgeting - Helps create and manage all program budgets - Writes program updates and anecdotes for grants, reports and promos - Attends annual ReCyclery events - Supports fundraising efforts -- Sincerely, Chauncey Tudhope-Locklear (Chief Biking Officer) The ReCyclery 1925 Blaine St. STE #500 Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-643-0734 (personal cell) 360-643-1755 (shop) www.ptrecyclery.org "Pedal On!" ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Community Bike Shop Demonstrations
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

As part of Positive Spin's project to determine which software would best fit our needs, demonstrations were created from all known existing F/OSS community bike shop web-based software. You are cordially invited to explore and play with these demonstrations: http://bikebike.wvcompletestreets.org Please remember, if you make changes to any Community Bike Shop code, merge your changes back into the main project so that all collectives may benefit from the awesomeness of Free Software. Even if you are not a software developer, projects can always use help with internationalization, bug reports, and feature requests. “Reuse Bikes and Reuse Code.” -Jonathan ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Liablity Release Forms
by sheldon mains 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

I'm looking for a liability release form that we can modify for a variety of activities (Earn-a-Bike, Open Shop, Adult Learn-to-Ride classes, community rides......) that is written in plain English--as simple as possible. sheldon .............. Sheldon Mains SPOKES Bike Walk Connect program of Cycles for Change www.SpokesConnect.org www.fb.com/SpokesConnect Minneapolis, MN 612/618-7149 Three ways to donate to SPOKES: 1. Volunteer. 2. Donate repairable used bikes. 3. Financial donations always welcome. Check www.SpokesConnect.org for details. ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Fwd: Bici-Tec School of Appropriate Bici-Technology Summer Session!
by Charlotte Fagan 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Want to learn how to produce a pedal powered machine that can help pump well- water? Want to learn how appropriate technology can be applied to help rural families better profit from their harvest? Motivated to take classroom knowledge and apply it to the real world? *We are excited to announce the School of Appropriate Bici- Technology <http://bicitec.org/pilot-program-2014-overview/>* an eight-week course in the context, application, and manufacturing of bicimáquinas (pedal-powered machines) in San Andres Itzapa, Guatemala. International and local Guatemalan students will study side-by-side while Carlos Marroquin, a world leader in pedal-powered technology, leads this hands-on course in designing and manufacturing pedal-powered machines. *Scholarships are now available for students from lower and middle income countries to study at the School of Appropriate Bici-Technology.* *We are now accepting applications through April 20th for this exciting program*. The course runs from June 8th to July 31st. Students will learn about the context of appropriate technology in the Global South, the basics of bike machine mechanics and design. Interested in finding out more? More information and the application <http://bicitec.org/application/> are on our website <http://bicitec.org/language/en/>, and you can email info(a)bicitec.org with more questions. You can also follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/bicitecGT>, and check out our promo video <https://vimeo.com/87467524>. Best, The Bici-Tec Team -- Charlotte Fagan International Programs Coordinator 617-522-0222 ext 108 Register for our 28th Annual Bike-A-Thon <https://bikesnotbombs.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=360>! Read our 2014 Annual Report <https://bikesnotbombs.org/annual-report/2014>. <https://bikesnotbombs.org/bike-a-thon-2014> Make a tax-deductible gift to BNB <https://bikesnotbombs.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=13>. Sign up for our monthly email newsletter <https://bikesnotbombs.org/civicrm/mailing/subscribe?reset=1>. ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Bike!Bike! Photos
by Godwin ! 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Hey folks, I'm looking for photos taken at Bike!Bike! from any year that I might be able to use on bikebike.org. There used to be a common drop box but it looks like it's empty now. If you have any you would be willing to let me use, feel free to contact me on or off list. I'll contact you before making any of your content live to make sure you're happy with the way it's used and stuff. Thanks!godwin ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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conscious style guide
by Angel York 22 Mar '15

22 Mar '15

Thought y'all would appreciate this: *Conscious Style Guide is a simple and accessible community resource for anyone curious or serious about conscious language. In one place, you can access style guides covering terminology for various communities and find links to key articles debating usage. We study words so that they can become tools instead of unwitting weapons.* http://consciousstyleguide.com/ ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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conscious style guide
by Angel York 22 Mar '15

22 Mar '15

* Conscious Style Guide is a simple and accessible community resource for anyone curious or serious about conscious language. In one place, you can access style guides covering terminology for various communities and find links to key articles debating usage. We study words so that they can become tools instead of unwitting weapons.* Thought y'all might enjoy this: http://consciousstyleguide.com/ ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Collectives that sell used goods : Tax Requirements for 501c3
by Angel York 14 Mar '15

14 Mar '15

I believe this question may have been asked before. I would recommend checking this listserv's archives. Good luck! Angel York On Mar 5, 2015 10:50 AM, "Chad Ahmad" <ahmadahere.bicycles(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Our organization operates as a 501c3 with a space that sells used goods. > What are our responsibilities to the IRS in this scenario? > > If there are any CPA's that specialize in this area and would be willing > to help us, that would be super awesome too!! > > - Chad : Bike Peoria NFP > > > On Mar 4, 2015, at 3:20 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. Join us for Bike! Bike! Southeast! (Kat Volzer) > > 2. What are you up to? (Strategic planning info-share) (Jim Sheehan) > > 3. Re: Bike value (Jim Sheehan) > > 4. Re: Bike value (Aaron Surma) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 09:32:59 -0500 > > From: Kat Volzer <katfriedmann22(a)gmail.com> > > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Join us for Bike! Bike! Southeast! > > Message-ID: > > <CAEtDFrtYzyEO6hVPhfW= > oBDVuxgQrNQYBC74Jk3WqhbXX4pgvQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > *[image: BIKEBIKE_SE2015_web_fb_burgundy_phoenix.jpg]Dear Bike Co-op > > Friends,Sopo Bicycle Cooperative (located in Atlanta, GA Grant Park area) > > is happy to invite you to the 2015 Bike! Bike! Southeast Conference. The > > conference will be held March 26-29. We are working hard to get our > > registration site up, but wanted to let you know so you can go ahead and > > save the date! Registration is a suggested donation of $25 and includes > > almost everything you need for the weekend including meals and snacks. > > Registrants will be paired with home-share hosts according to preferences > > (vegan friendly, LGBT friendly, cycling ability comfort level, and other > > common interests). If you?re coming from out of town and need a loaner > > bike, we will have plenty of those too. All proceeds of the registration > > donation go to Sopo Bicycle Co-op and BBSE expenses. What?s on tap for > this > > year? We?re still planning the details, but so far we have plenty of > > sessions and plenty of fun scheduled, including an all-Atlanta Critical > > Mass Friday night, a chili cook-off complete with beer and bands > Saturday, > > and an optional ?mini-tour? on Sunday, just in case you didn?t get enough > > riding in! Want to present a session? We would love for you to share > your > > thoughts, ideas, and successes of your shops. Please mark your calendars > > for March 26-29 and plan on visiting us in Hotlanta for what is going to > be > > an awesome good time. We hope to have the registration page up soon, > along > > with any other information you might need. In the meantime, if you have > > any questions, please feel free to respond to this thread!Sincerely,Kat > > VolzerSopo Bicycle Cooperative586 Woodward Ave SEAtlanta, GA > > 30312www.sopobikes.org <http://www.sopobikes.org> * > > ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Question? 200 steel bikes
by Ron/Joe King/Maneiro 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

I run a community bike shop in little rock arkansas and i am trying to make space in our shop. We have about 200ish steel bikes(26,27and 700) we are not utilizing that we are looking to give to another program that could use them. All one would need to due is come pick them up. If anyone is interested please contact us. We want to save these from going to the scrap yard. If there is no interested thats where we will be sending them for program money. -- Joe Maneiro Program Director Recycle Bikes For Kids 1212 East 6th street Little Rock Ar 72202 (501) 207-1696 ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Las Vegas NV/Fremont Bike Clinic?
by Martin, Eric Vance 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

I'm from Bike Project in Bloomington, Indiana. Friday I'm going to LV. I would love to visit some bike people there. I can't find contact info for Fremont Bike Clinic and the web site is down. Anyone know the story there or have contact info for them? Other coop/community bike things there I should check out? Thanks! Eric ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Bike Works Seattle is hiring a Seasonal Bike Mechanic
by Steve Maluk 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

*Seasonal Bike Shop Mechanic* *Bike Works*, the Seattle bike education and community-focused non-profit, is hiring a *Seasonal* *Mechanic* in our community bike shop. This position is part-time (30 hours / week), temporary, and is paid hourly. The position starts May 1, 2015 and runs through September 30, 2015. *Position Summary**:* The Seasonal Mechanic is responsible for performing bicycle diagnosis and repair, providing customer service, and offering general retail support in our bike shop. Duties include bike repair, sales, opening and closing the shop, and communicating about Bike Works program offerings to bike shop customers. *Start Date:* May 1, 2015 *Classification:* Part-time, temporary, non-exempt, 30 hours / week *Reports to:* Shop Director *Primary Responsibilities**:* Perform professional-level bike repair services (50%) · Diagnose and process bikes dropped off for service at shop · Adhere to service writing process, seeking to provide value to customer through repair instructions written for mechanic · Perform bike repairs with close attention to detail, safety, and performance · Maintain organized work benches, tool areas, and work spcaces Deliver professional, accessible, and helpful customer service to a diverse customer base (30%) · Assist customers in purchasing a bike, helping them find the size and style they need, within their price range · Help customers choose bike parts and accessories to purchase · Operate point of sale software and cash register to cash out customers · Act as public face of Bike Works, providing general information about our organization and program offerings · Diagnose repair and maintenance work needed on customer bikes Support daily bike shop operations (20%) · Open and close bike shop · Answer phone calls and respond to voice messages · Maintain a clean and organized work environment · Assist with processing donated bikes, parts, and accessories as needed · Assist with the recycling of bicycle bi-products and shop materials as needed · Assist with inventory upkeep and yearly inventory reporting · Work to create and maintain an environment in our bike shop where youth and adults feel safe, supported, and respected *Required Qualifications and Desired Skills* · Minimum one year experience as mechanic in bike shop or related setting · Retail experience with strong customer service and communication skills · Strong foundational knowledge of bicycles, bike parts, accessories, and apparel · Ability to work professionally and efficiently in a fast-paced environment · Ability to lift up to 50 pounds · Proficiency with technology including point of sale software · Hard-working, optimistic and enthusiastic demeanor that takes initiative and possesses a high tolerance for ambiguity. · Ability to work well independently and execute projects with minimal supervision, as well as a collaboratively. · Experience with, and understanding of, diverse South Seattle communities · Commitment to environmental stewardship, social justice, and youth development. · Passion for the mission, vision, and values of Bike Works *Job Location & Schedule* Typical hours for this part-time position are between 10am and 6:30pm, or 10:30am and 7pm, and will include weekends. This job is primarily based in our earned-income bike shop, at 3709 S Ferdinand St., Seattle, WA 98118. *Compensation* $12-14 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications, paid hourly *To Apply* Please submit a resume and cover letter, including names, email addresses and phone numbers of three professional references to steve(a)bikeworks.org. Applications received by March 27, 2015 will receive priority consideration. *Conditions of Employment* Bike Works is an equal opportunity employer committed to assembling a diverse and talented staff. In compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, Bike Works does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or marital status. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply. ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Denver's Bike Depot seeks shop General Manager
by Ryan Schutz 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Bike Depot is Denver’s Community Bike Center, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that uses a bikes+community+education approach to promoting bicycling. We are a diverse community, unified by the power of the bicycle. Bike Depot is seeking candidates for the exempt, salaried full-time position of Park Hill General Manager (GM). The GM oversees day-to-day operations at Bike Depot’s Park Hill neighborhood location, including retail sales & inventory, service, classes, and in-shop program delivery. The Park Hill GM also assists with outreach efforts, collaborates with the management team to deliver programs off-site, and helps to develop strategic direction for the organization. The Park Hill General Manager reports directly to the Executive Director and manages a year-round staff of four, with up to six seasonal staff and interns. Together, the Park Hill team managed over 10,000 volunteer hours in 2014, assisted with 4200 open workshop repairs, served 2000 clients through the service department, and processed over 3000 donated bikes. Combined, Bike Depot’s programs helped nearly 6000 individuals access bikes or bicycle services and gain the knowledge to keep their bikes rolling. Bike Depot is an expanding organization with opportunities for growth and creative leadership. We are a business that reinvests revenues in social good. Revenue grew 38% in 2014 and two new facilities are slated to open in the next 12 months. Our humble goal is to make the world a better place through the power of the bicycle. Are you in? More details, including compensation and full job description, can be found here: http://www.thebikedepot.org/index.php/component/ablog/post/post/20/200 -- Ryan Schutz Executive Director, The Bike Depot 720-278-8183 ryan(a)thebikedepot.org ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] $$$
by Joshua Goran 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

We charge for our Shop Classes, which are open to the public/individuals, more info here: http://tinyurl.com/lhr2zej ...and we also charge for groups who hire us - those programs are usually customized for the partner organization and typically are for kids programming. Our base rate for private groups is *$100/hour* for most all of our programming, be it school presentations or what we call "Fixathons". There's some more info here under "For Organizations": http://tinyurl.com/n5sfuqn Most commonly these are programs that are organized with another organization such as what we call CDCs (Community Development Org) around here, schools, neighborhood groups, and sometimes corporate entities for things like teambuilding exercises. We don't explicitly promote our pricing as sliding scale, but we are sometimes flexible for organizations that we value as partners who may not be able to pay the full standard rate, sometimes by having the org's staff or volunteers spend some time volunteering for us. These sorts of programs comprised brought in about $15k for us last year, factoring in that we comp'd about $3500 worth of fees for orgs who couldn't pay our full rate. This is about 10% of our gross income, though these programs take a lot of time to organize and I'd like to see us streamline and standardize our programs more to make them easier to promote, easier to organize, easier to train volunteers for, more profitable, and to give us the capacity to do more of them! Hope this helps! ---------- *Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op* 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org <http://ohiocitycycles.org/> ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Join us for Bike! Bike! Southeast!
by Kat Volzer 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

*[image: BIKEBIKE_SE2015_web_fb_burgundy_phoenix.jpg]Dear Bike Co-op Friends,Sopo Bicycle Cooperative (located in Atlanta, GA Grant Park area) is happy to invite you to the 2015 Bike! Bike! Southeast Conference. The conference will be held March 26-29. We are working hard to get our registration site up, but wanted to let you know so you can go ahead and save the date! Registration is a suggested donation of $25 and includes almost everything you need for the weekend including meals and snacks. Registrants will be paired with home-share hosts according to preferences (vegan friendly, LGBT friendly, cycling ability comfort level, and other common interests). If you’re coming from out of town and need a loaner bike, we will have plenty of those too. All proceeds of the registration donation go to Sopo Bicycle Co-op and BBSE expenses. What’s on tap for this year? We’re still planning the details, but so far we have plenty of sessions and plenty of fun scheduled, including an all-Atlanta Critical Mass Friday night, a chili cook-off complete with beer and bands Saturday, and an optional “mini-tour” on Sunday, just in case you didn’t get enough riding in! Want to present a session? We would love for you to share your thoughts, ideas, and successes of your shops. Please mark your calendars for March 26-29 and plan on visiting us in Hotlanta for what is going to be an awesome good time. We hope to have the registration page up soon, along with any other information you might need. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please feel free to respond to this thread!Sincerely,Kat VolzerSopo Bicycle Cooperative586 Woodward Ave SEAtlanta, GA 30312www.sopobikes.org <http://www.sopobikes.org> * ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] We Need Your Recommendations on Children's Bikes
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 07 Mar '15

07 Mar '15

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We Need Your Recommendations on Children's Bikes
by Justin Smith 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Our local school district wants to purchase about 20 bikes that can be used for children in 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades. We're looking for recommendations of particular bikes to purchase. We're thinking strong, workhorse bikes that are comfortable and easy to ride and will require little to no maintenance. Almost like a children's bike share bike but without all the weight. Likewise, we're also considering purchasing some Strider bikes [1], to help teach children who don't know how to ride, but we also think that we can probably just take the pedals off of the bikes that we do buy. Any suggestions, recommendations and feedback are greatly appreciated. Thank you, -- Justin Smith Bike Erie www.bikeerie.org [2] (814) 580-9108 Follow us on Facebook [3] & Twitter [4]! Links: ------ [1] http://www.striderbikes.com/ [2] http://www.bikeerie.org/ [3] http://box809.bluehost.com/facebook.com/BikeErie [4] http://box809.bluehost.com/twitter.com/BikeErie ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Fort Collins Bike Co-op needs your help
by Doug 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

We just launched a Community Funded campaign to help pay for replacing the roof structure on our permanent location which we purchased last summer. If you can't personally donate, please share on social networks with anyone who can help make this campaign a success. Every little bit helps........ http://communityfunded.com/projects/fcbikes/make-our-new-warehouse-a-home/ Thanks for your help, Doug Cutter President Fort Collins Bike Co-op ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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What are you up to? (Strategic planning info-share)
by Jim Sheehan 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

Folks, Our organization is undertaking a strategic plan to evaluate our many different programs, and we'd appreciate your help by taking this brief questionnaire <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fyh9dkIAxEP2Nym3viT9wAaUsZKQRAm5hpcfGkOxIj…>. If your director, a board member or other knowledgeable member of your group who can answer some basic questions about your organization's structure and experiences has about 5 minutes, it would greatly help us -- and all members of this list, hopefully, as the results are available here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16kD8mzfHHx_ku2VM1sDoIkNEE7nnerDZy55…>, and we will provide a digested version when we complete our planning process in April. Thanks for all of your time, and for all you do for cycling and community! Sincerely, Jim Sheehan Director, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1840 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] What level of repairs at Farmers Market
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

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