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RBP PSA
by reno bikes 16 May '11

16 May '11

If you guys want to learn a bit about RBP check out the podcast at the bottom of the post. http://www.psatodaynevada.com/ N -- www.renobikeproject.com Wed-Fri 10-5 (summer hours) Sat 10-4 541 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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new emails for bike saviours
by Allison Karow 12 May '11

12 May '11

hi all, sorry if we are not regularly in touch, feel free to ignore this e-mail! if you need to get in touch with bike saviours in general from now on, please use: info(a)bikesaviours.org and for me specifically, please use: sunny(a)bikesaviours.org thanks! sunny (allison) founder, administrator, collective member

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Re: [TheThinkTank] non-petroleum lube
by Beth & Josh Goran 12 May '11

12 May '11

Phil Bio-Lube and Pedro's ChainJ come to mind, if you've not tried them already. Both are chain lubes. I wouldn't say that either of them are the best chain lube I've ever used, but they do okay and are both biodegradable, if memory serves. Certainly different plant-based oils have very different properties. Flax (linseed) oil for example is known to be a highly polymerizing oil, which is why it's used in paints and the like. Good to season a cast-iron skillet, too, but such properties may be either helpful or harmful for different uses. I'd be curious to see how butter. ghee (clarified butter, doesn't need refrigeration [especially as a lube!] so wouldn't get so funky as butter), or coconut oil might hold up as chain lube...the solid oils don't oxidize and gum up in the same ways that something like olive oil does, and therefore might work better. Refining oils can also change things dramatically. For the worse in food, but might be for the better in this case. Josh -- *Crooked River Recyclery* *Kent, O.* "All Bikes! All People!"

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PRESS RELEASE: TROY BIKE RESCUE MOVES HQ TO NORTH TROY
by andrew 12 May '11

12 May '11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TROY BIKE RESCUE GEARS UP FOR A MOVE TO NORTH CENTRAL TROY -- Upcoming Events MAY 21: 2pm 51 3rd St. - Moving Caravan from downtown to new North Troy address 3280 6th avenue MAY 28: 2-9pm 3361 6th ave. - TBR Fundraising party at The Sanctuary for Independent Media Contacts Andrew Lynn: 518-573-7947 <tel:518-573-7947> Ryan Jenkins: 774-261-0273 <tel:774-261-0273> http://www.troybikerescue.org -- Over the next two weeks, Troy Bike Rescue will be closing down their normal operations of twice-weekly bike maintenance clinics in preparation for a move to a new home. On May 21, they will be loading up a caravans of cargo bikes, trailers, and other vehicles to transport the bulk of their downtown shop to a new home in North Troy. The move to a larger and dedicated space will allow them to grow their mission, expand open shop hours, and create youth-specific programming in the North Troy neighborhood. Their presence will also breath life into a building that has been vacant since 2007. The building, dubbed the Wheelhouse, at 3280 6th avenue, was purchased from the city through the recent foreclosure auction from the city of Troy by two TBR collective members and Troy residents who are coordinating the renovation efforts, Andrew Lynn and Ryan Jenkins. The building has been a home to a movie theatre, an electricians workshop, and a vending machine repair shop. Troy Bike Rescue is a collective of bicycle enthusiasts committed to removing bikes from the waste stream, and putting them back into use. They are celebrating 10 years of recycling bikes in the capital region of New York State with a BIKE PARTY fundraising event at the Sanctuary for Independent Media on May 28. More info at: http://www.troybikerescue.org/fundraiser http://www.mediasanctuary.org Hi-resolution floorplan sketch of the future Wheelhouse http://www.flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet/5473027258/sizes/o/in/set-7215… The workshop space TBR is leaving behind https://picasaweb.google.com/tbr.collective/513rdWorkshop#55789517969285811… Recent TBR Video Testimonials: http://tbr.mirocommunity.org/

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Fwd: Shop Closed
by Jonathan Morrison 12 May '11

12 May '11

Something to smile and cry about... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jonathan Morrison <jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org> Date: Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:45 PM Subject: Re: Shop Closed To: SLC Bicycle Collective <community(a)slcbikecollective.org> We were waiting to secure the building before we announced why... http://www.slcbikecollective.org/en/component/content/article/1/337-collect… We aren't sure why the car attacked the Collective. Perhaps they just came from filling up at a gas station or found out they failed a basic annual physical exam? Maybe they were in the midst of a pollution fueled coughing fit when they mistook our community bike shop for a drive-through. Even picking up the rubble of the building, we have to chuckle at the irony of the situation. Yet, regardless of the reason, we are just glad that no people or bikes were hurt in the crash -- only one less car. Again, thank you for your patience and understanding. Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org The mission of the Salt Lake City 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 Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households. On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Jonathan Morrison < jonathan(a)slcbikecollective.org> wrote: > Due to unforeseen circumstances the shop is closed for building upgrades. > We hope to open up as soon as possible, thank you for your patience and > understanding. All classes and DIY nights are canceled until further > notice. > > Sincerely, > > Jonathan Morrison > Executive Director > Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective > 2312 S. West Temple > Salt Lake City, UT 84115 > w: 801-328-2453 > c: 801-688-0183 > f: 801-466-3856 > www.slcbikecollective.org

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Oline Phramacy. DISCOUNT!!! -61%
by Buy_Vigara_Now 10 May '11

10 May '11

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Design contest for bicycle valet parking rack: $250 prize
by Jim Sheehan 10 May '11

10 May '11

Hello, colleagues; The Ohio City Bicycle Co-op <http://ohiocitycycles.org/> has been valet-parking bikes<http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24%3…>at community events for about 10 years. We have tried many different solutions for portable parking racks for this service including shipping pallets and baby-crib rails, and are now using bike rims<http://ocbc.smugmug.com/Other/Earthfest-2007-2007-04-23/0614091211/83848784…>screwed to three furring strips<http://ocbc.smugmug.com/Other/Earthfest-2007-2007-04-23/0614091210/83848781…>, (the best photos we have are in these links). We're looking for a better solution, as we have several regular yearly events where we need to park up to 300 bikes. As the above-linked photos attest, portability is a primary consideration. Thanks to a grant from Cleveland Colectivo <http://www.clevelandcolectivo.org/>, we are offering $250 to anyone with a better idea. This contest closes May 11th. As explained in the contest parameters<http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111:…>, any un-patented existing designs are eligible, and the winning design will be made available to all. Feel free to forward this email to any of your members, or other groups, who might benefit. Good luck! Jim Jim Sheehan Director, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op 1823 Columbus Rd Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216 830 2667 OhioCityCycles.org

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Definition - Evidence Based Programs
by Andy Greif 10 May '11

10 May '11

Hi, Several of you have asked for a definition of "evidenced based programs." Please refer to the link listed below. Also below is part of a response I received from Charles Hammond. Take care. Andy "To answer your first question, I tend toward "research-based" youth programs, which imply the same scientific rigor as "evidence-based" programs, but encompass a wider range of definitions of evidence and scientific methods. Evidence-based usually connotes the attempt to reproduce intervention outcomes to the same truth standards as the physical sciences. I find much quantitative evidence in the social sciences to be questionable because the researcher has neglected to scrutinize his or her own bias sufficiently in creating the experimental design. I would consider some of the work done in bicycle programs in Seattle, Eugene, Indianapolis, and Boston, for example, to be research-based. But if you know of educational bicycle/mentoring programs that consider themselves evidence-based, I would very much like to know about them. The "production school"-type institution I'd like to help create would be strongly research-based, and I'm working on a proposal to a research foundation to create such a venture." Charles Hammond Andy Greif, Executive Director Community Bicycle Center Shop: 284 Hill Street, Biddeford Mail: P.O. Box 783, Biddeford, ME 04005 207-282-9700 (shop) 207-229-8199 (cell) www.communitybike.net http://communitybicyclecenter.blogspot.com http://www.facebook.com/CommunityBicycleCenter?ref=ts "Providing Opportunities for Youth to Grow" http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/families/whatworks_06.pdf

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Bike Collective Wiki is under attack and we need your help.
by Jonathan Morrison 09 May '11

09 May '11

Rich Points at Community Cycles (Boulder, CO, USA) has complete control of the bikecollectives.org and bikebike.org domain names and hosting. However, the wiki has been under serious attacks from spammers ( http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&l…), so he needs your help to come up with solutions. Specifically? We need a MediaWiki security solution that still keeps the wiki easy to contribute, but keeps most of the spammers at bay and doesn't burn out the moderators. So far we have implemented ReCaptcha and email validation requirements on user creation, but it appears even those are being thwarted. Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison c: 801-688-0183

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Evidenced Based Earn-a-Bike Programs?
by Andy Greif 08 May '11

08 May '11

Hi Folks, Are any of you aware of "evidence-based" bicycle/mentoring programs? Thanks, Andy Andy Greif, Executive Director Community Bicycle Center Shop: 284 Hill Street, Biddeford Mail: P.O. Box 783, Biddeford, ME 04005 207-282-9700 (shop) 207-229-8199 (cell) www.communitybike.net http://communitybicyclecenter.blogspot.com http://www.facebook.com/CommunityBicycleCenter?ref=ts "Providing Opportunities for Youth to Grow"

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