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Re: [TheThinkTank] bikebike! travel.. nyc-->pgh
by freeride＠bike-pgh.org 09 Jul '07

09 Jul '07

It seems yinz worked it out, but there is a china town bus from nyc to pgh as well. although it is always a risky, not very dependale situation, it is only $35 and you can take a bike. if you use it, let us know how it went. http://ebusticket.com -e Original Message: ----------------- From: danny wood rocknroll lazer abortone(a)graffiti.net Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:57:20 +0800 To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] bikebike! travel.. nyc-->pgh hey rachael! this is danny from tallahassee! i'll also be in NYC right before bike bike, as might some of the rest of the Krank It Up crew... we should travel to pittsburgh together! ----- Original Message ----- From: "rachael spiewak" To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] bikebike! travel.. nyc-->pgh Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 12:36:50 -0400 hi, friends. my bike and i will be in nyc right before bikebike!. can i hitch a ride with anyone or does anyone know a good bus or train i could take? thanks!! rachael sopo bikes atl, ga _______________________________________________ thethinktank mailing list thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives .org -- Powered By Outblaze -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting

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One month left!
by freeride＠bike-pgh.org 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

Hello Bike Bikers! We're only a month away, can you believe it? We just got through a huge 10-day bike festival here in Pittsburgh, so now it's crunch time for the Bike Bike Conference of Community Bike Projects. A lot has happened since our last communique, and we think we are going to put on one fine conference. There's already a local buzz around your arrival and everyone is real excited to meet yinz!! Aside from the workshops and discussions during the day (more info below), the local cycling community is helping plan some events to show you how to have fun, Rustbelt Style! The party people are planning dance party, the alleycat people, an alleycat, as well as some chiller themed rides to show you around. Check out this recent article for a little intro into Pittsburgh bike culture, a bit of hype for Bike Bike, and some photos of fellow Free Riders, Rich, Morgan, Jessica, and Erok. www.popcitymedia.com/features/0627summerbike.aspx First, the nitty gritty. Make sure to check out the website, www.bikebike.org. It's been updated with lots of goodies like a list of workshops, both confirmed and proposed, as well as some info on coming into town. Be sure to check out (and use) the forums that were set up to help us all communicate cross-continent, answer questions, etc. You need to log in to use this now, to combat the spam, but post, post away! Second, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send us your registration forms. It will help us out immensely in finding you a place to stay. The folks who send in the forms will receive priority in housing locations, so we can't stress the importance of this. The Registration Form is downloadable from the website, and we are requesting one per person. You can either mail, fax, or email the form back to us. All info is on the site. Also, if your shop didn't receive our invitation packet, please email us at freeride(a)bike-pgh.org, and we'll be sure to get one in the mail. We tried really hard to get as many shops as we knew about, but so many have sprouted up in the past few years, that it was really difficult to find everyone, reaffirming the importance of this conference!! Bring a bike if you can. We know it won't be easy for everyone, especially for those flying in, to bring a bike, but it will be really helpful. We're going to try to get a bunch reasonably ready for folks. If you have any interest in coming early to help out (hint hint), we're definitely going to need folks to build up some bikes. If you do want to come early, contact us! That's all for now. Stay tuned as we'll be sending out more and more info in the coming month. ...AND SEND IN THOSE REGISTRATION FORMS!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange

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Re: [TheThinkTank] bikebike! travel.. nyc-->pgh
by danny wood rocknroll lazer 07 Jul '07

07 Jul '07

hey rachael! this is danny from tallahassee! i'll also be in NYC right before bike bike, as might some of the rest of the Krank It Up crew... we should travel to pittsburgh together! ----- Original Message ----- From: "rachael spiewak" To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] bikebike! travel.. nyc-->pgh Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 12:36:50 -0400 hi, friends. my bike and i will be in nyc right before bikebike!. can i hitch a ride with anyone or does anyone know a good bus or train i could take? thanks!! rachael sopo bikes atl, ga _______________________________________________ thethinktank mailing list thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… -- Powered By Outblaze

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bikebike! travel.. nyc-->pgh
by rachael spiewak 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

hi, friends. my bike and i will be in nyc right before bikebike!. can i hitch a ride with anyone or does anyone know a good bus or train i could take? thanks!! rachael sopo bikes atl, ga

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Volunteer tracking programs
by Jonathan Morrison 05 Jul '07

05 Jul '07

Who wrote this? http://www.ybdb.austinyellowbike.org/ -- Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Project Coordinator 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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You're Invited!
by Jim Sheehan 03 Jul '07

03 Jul '07

Jim Sheehan has sent you an invitation to 'Audubon Party for the Planet' -- click here to view the invitation and submit your response: http://www.joinliveearth.org/page/event/detail/wxy --- Hi, Jim from the Ohio City Bike Co-op here; I'm doing an unprecedented thing for me, and sending this to everyone I email (Sorry if you consider this "spam") because I think it's important that folks get together on this -- especially after reading Al Gore's Op-Ed in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/opinion/01gore.html Some of you are not in Cleveland, but look at this invitation anyway, please, and if you're not, I think you can find an event near you by clicking on the "find an event" at the top, by "event central"... I feel strongly that we can all learn something from this kind of event, so here's the boilerplate from Live Earth, and if I don't see you (with your bicycle, I hope !) at Great Lakes Brewery on Saturday, I hope you will attend an event near you if you can: You've been invited to attend Audubon Party for the Planet. Go to http://www.joinliveearth.org/page/event/detail/wxy#rsvp to RSVP. I hope you'll do something fun and meaningful for the planet this Saturday -- if not by attending a Live Earth party, then by riding your bike somewhere! Jim Sheehan

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Re: [TheThinkTank] BICAS HIRING !
by troy neiman 30 Jun '07

30 Jun '07

looks great! thanks ellie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ellie Kaszniak" To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] BICAS HIRING ! Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:20:14 -0700 BICAS, a collectively run non-profit BICYCLE recycling and education center, hiring part time. Community Mechanic/Educator to assist customers, help with classes, build bikes, coordinate volunteers, etc. Some mechanical knowledge encouraged, teaching experience and bilingual a plus. Diversity of age, gender, ethnicity encouraged. Contact bicasunderground(a)yahoo.com or 44 W. 6th St (drop in or mail) for resumes, #628-7950 for questions. www.bicas.org. I tried to post this on the bike collectives web page and was not able to submit the form. perhaps someone can help get this on there? thanks so much, ellie k / bicas _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm _______________________________________________ thethinktank mailing list thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… -- We've Got Your Name at http://www.mail.com! Get a FREE E-mail Account Today - Choose From 100+ Domains

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BICAS HIRING !
by Ellie Kaszniak 30 Jun '07

30 Jun '07

BICAS, a collectively run non-profit BICYCLE recycling and education center, hiring part time. Community Mechanic/Educator to assist customers, help with classes, build bikes, coordinate volunteers, etc. Some mechanical knowledge encouraged, teaching experience and bilingual a plus. Diversity of age, gender, ethnicity encouraged. Contact bicasunderground(a)yahoo.com or 44 W. 6th St (drop in or mail) for resumes, #628-7950 for questions. www.bicas.org. I tried to post this on the bike collectives web page and was not able to submit the form. perhaps someone can help get this on there? thanks so much, ellie k / bicas _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Disposing of used simple green
by troy neiman 22 Jun '07

22 Jun '07

well, we here at bicas use a sink which drains into a bucket. the used simple green usually ends up in there and then we pour the bucket, when full onto our mesquite tree in front. i never would have thought but we have been doing it long before i was involved here. the tree loves it and has grown from just a 4 foot shrub into a full grown 25 foot tree in 5 or 6 years. maybe simple green, grease and hand cleaner act as a growth hormones or something. also we try to encourage that people first dilute the easy green, use minimal amounts of the stuff if soaking parts is absolutely necessary and also reuse it if possible as many times as we can. troybicas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Dyson" To: "The Think Tank" Subject: [TheThinkTank] Disposing of used simple green Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:39:21 -0400 Ah, friendly simple green. Such a nice name. Is there anything you can do to this stuff to feel better about disposing of it. What do you guys do? . -- Andrew C. Dyson Executive Director Neighborhood Bike Works Increasing opportunities for youth through bicycling Check our Web Site: http://www.neighborhoodbikeworks.org Neighborhood Bike Works 3916 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104 Office: (215) 386-0316 Cell: (215) 873-6695 FAX: (215) 386-7288 _______________________________________________ thethinktank mailing list thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… -- Get a Free E-mail Account at Mail.com! Choose From 100+ Personalized Domains Visit http://www.mail.com today

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Better Lubrication
by BovineOaks＠aol.com 22 Jun '07

22 Jun '07

I did a few years of research on chain lubrication. Purple extreme one of the best out of a few good ones. They also make a soy/citrus solvent that is stunning. The worst was ProGold which is a chlorinated paraffin. Chlorine is not a good thing to bind with any product. Chlorine makes it last as a toxin for far too long. Christopher Wallace Chicago ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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