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Health Hazard from Drum Brakes
by Jean-François Caron 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

Hi everyone, I recently came across a vendor selling a drum brake[1] where they claimed it had "No asbes" i.e. no asbestos. This led me to search about asbestos in bicycle brakes, and indeed it's a thing: http://santanatandem.com/Library/AraiDBrakeIns.pdf <http://santanatandem.com/Library/AraiDBrakeIns.pdf> (go to page 2, paragraph 4 in "Service") The quantity is small and it's not friable, it's solid chunks (like old chemistry lab benches) which pose no actual hazard. Unless you are frequently overhauling these drum brakes with abrasives & sucking in the dust, the risk should be negligible, but it's good to know about. If any shops out there have a bin for drum brakes, I'd suggest putting a warning label on it, or attaching a tag to the individual brakes if they are in a mixed bin. Jean-François [1] http://www.diacompe.com.tw/product/mlb-50/

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bikes on display
by Edward Stewart 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

We at the Elyria (Ohio) Bicycle Education Center are pretty new to much of how to run a coop and shop. We appreciate the collective intelligence being shared here. We are looking for a good and inexpensive way to display bikes in our front 'sales room' without relying on kickstands to hold up the bikes (some have'em, some don't). Willing to build wood racks or whatever but have not seen anything reasonable yet. Any suggestions? -- Ed Stewart emsco514(a)gmail.com 440-365-6784 *I have an escape mechanism for stress: my bike.* <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Ideas for places to Stay During an Exchange
by rob＠robertgrossmandesign.com 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

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Sorting parts/bike storage/safer spaces
by Anna Weier 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

Hey folks, I have three questions that I’m hoping to get input on: 1. Do any of you have good resources with pictures and text about what to look for when you are sorting through old parts and trying to determine what to keep and what to scrap? I am looking for something that I can use to help train volunteers as a guide for them to follow when they are going through old parts bins. 2. I am looking to build the cheapest possible medium-term bike storage that allows me to use some vertical space. I was thinking essentially just a platform that would go against a wall and bikes would be stored underneath and on top. This is for bikes we are building up now to sell in the spring so we want to pack them in and likely will take off pedals and re-orient handlebars. If anyone had a simple plan to follow it would make my life easier. 3. I’m wondering if any folks have good policies, processes or training for ensuring that your spaces are safer spaces for women, people of colour, LGBT2Q*, people with disabilities, newcomers, refugees etc. I am especially wondering how to make sure that it is easy to bring volunteers on while ensuring there is some sort of training or code of conduct to ensure that they know how to help create a safer space. Thanks folks! Anna Anna Weier UMCycle Manager University of Manitoba Students' Union Winter Kiosk Hours: Monday and Thursday, 11am – 12:30pm Volunteer and Community Stand Hours in the Warehouse: Monday 2pm – 4pm (volunteers), Thursday 1:30pm – 4pm (Supported Community Stand – everyone welcome) Please feel free to make an appointment if those times don’t work for you. tel: 204.474.8484 @MyUMSU<https://www.instagram.com/myumsu/>

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Visual of What An Exchange Program Could look Like
by rob＠robertgrossmandesign.com 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Ideas for places to Stay During an Exchange
by rob＠robertgrossmandesign.com 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

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Phoenix Bikes (Arlington, VA) Hiring Education Program Manager
by Phoenix Bikes 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Hi Everyone, Phoenix Bikes <http://www.phoenixbikes.org/>, located in Arlington, VA, is hiring for our Education Program Manager <https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit-job/7f78f0ede83145cd9d740614cd2078a1-…> position. Deadline to apply is Dec. 8th and the start date is February 1st. Thanks in advance for helping spread the word! Take care and Happy Thanksgiving, Meg *Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive <https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+DriveArlington,+VA+22206&e…> Arlington, VA 22206 <https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+DriveArlington,+VA+22206&e…> Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes <https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/>

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Input on Tasks for Drop-In Volunteers
by Josh Bisker 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Hello Pals!!!!!!!! Systems are shaping up at the Mechanical Gardens in NYC, and we're looking to develop more structure for drop-in volunteers. This includes irregular volunteers and regulars too. *What are some of the ways **you'd recommend **to do this well?* And what resources can you share? - PDFs of handouts from your shops or snapshots of things like task boards would be super helpful, as would other advice! - We want a balance of "low barrier for entry" tasks and "guidance or skill required" tasks. - We would love to hear your insights on how to frame these things to be learning and empowerment experiences instead of just "hey do this thing bye" or "hey do this thing while I hover over you." ALSO ALSO PLEASE LOOKIE: We're posing this as a question to everyone, *but* would primarily love to hear from some women/trans/femme/gender non-conforming organizers, if anyone who identifies that way is inclined to jump into the thread. Partly this is because the ThinkTank is often very male-dominated, and partly it's because in our shop, at least, cismen are way more likely to jump into / blunder through participating without structures to invite them in or help them contribute in the best way possible. For this reason, insights from non-cismen organizers would be great here. xox to all of course though :) Josh Josh Bisker 914-500-9890 New York Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op <http://bikecoop.nyc/> 596 Acres <http://596acres.org/> Bindlestiff Family Cirkus <http://bindlestiff.org/>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Ideas for places to Stay During an Exchange
by rob＠robertgrossmandesign.com 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Ideas for places to Stay During an Exchange
by Robert Grossman 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

Noah, what do you mean by mailbox? Cyclists, all great input! - community organizations - campus housing - airbnb special deal Just getting together some ideas of placesd for shops to consider approaching to arrange a place to stay for a visiting exchange. This won't go on bikecollectives.org anytime soon. Godwin has his hands full. Keep the ideas coming! How about: -YMCAS -retired community member's homes On Nov 14, 2017 6:25 PM, "Noah Chubb-Silverman" <noah(a)renobikeproject.org> wrote: > Is mailbox a correct answer? > > On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 4:24 PM, <cyclista(a)inventati.org> wrote: > >> I mean I guess why not use bikecollectives.org as the channel? Like a >> space/checkbox/description field/whatever set aside on every org's page? >> >> -Cyclista >> >> >> >> On 2017-11-15 00:22, cyclista(a)inventati.org wrote: >> >>> So I guess the main step here would be a channel, hopefully a >>> consistent and sustainable one, where regional CBS's could signify >>> they have ready and arranged accommodations. The second thing would be >>> a way to use that or a similar channel to announce when they are >>> soliciting an exchange. In reverse that channel could be used by >>> Directors or mechs or specialists of whatever type to announce they >>> had availability in their schedule to travel, or even advertise types >>> of info they had prepared for exchange. >>> >>> Even then we still get stuck at travel expenses. But we can tackle >>> that separately. >>> >>> -Cyclista >>> >>> >>> On 2017-11-15 00:14, cyclista(a)inventati.org wrote: >>> >>>> Speaking for myself, if I was being hosted I'd like choices. Camping >>>> in someone's backyard might be an excellent and preferable option some >>>> times of the year, while being hosted in someone's actual house might >>>> be nicer at other times or in other circumstances. >>>> >>>> I remember at the regional BikeBike! in Troy they had a huge >>>> repurposed church (which I believe was The Center For Independent >>>> media?) and they had a huge sleepover for at least fifty of us in the >>>> huge congregation chamber (it was a lot of fun). They had a huge >>>> kitchen and everything. Places like that exist in a lot of towns and >>>> are often ready to step up as hosts as well. >>>> >>>> I know Cornell here in Ithaca has small apartments withing the campus >>>> often not attached to any dormitory explicitly set aside for visiting >>>> professors and speakers. Accommodations like that are probably a good >>>> thing for all of us to start setting up ot just for this project, but >>>> for all kinds of other exchanges as well. >>>> >>>> Even a place that usually does AirBNB but which had an standing >>>> agreement with organizations to reserve the space for visiting >>>> exchangers would be effective. I think the options are fairly diverse >>>> here. >>>> >>>> -Cyclista >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2017-11-14 23:05, Robert Grossman wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Think Tank >>>>> >>>>> How might we house visiting our shops to help for extended periods? >>>>> >>>>> Please reply to the thread with ideas. >>>>> >>>>> Here is a start : >>>>> - volunteers with spare room >>>>> -hostels >>>>> -Catholic Ministries >>>>> -CAIN in Cincinnati >>>>> -airbnb >>>>> -camp in a backyard >>>>> >>>>> What else could go on this list? >>>>> >>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bi >>>>> kecollectives.org >>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bi >>>> kecollectives.org >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bi >>> kecollectives.org >>> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.o >> rg/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >> >> >

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