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using soft words to explain someone has a crappy bike?
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 18 Apr '10

18 Apr '10

Hey Everyone, In the past few days, I've had several bikes people have brought in which are department store bikes of the worst kind. Pressed dropouts, steel cranks, etc. I'm sure you all know the bike of which I write. When explaining mechanical issues to the owner, sometimes the answer to "why do I keep having problems with this bike?" really does come down to a quality of manufacture issue. Of course I don't think anyone here wants to disparage someone's bike, or make them feel not worthy to be in our shops, but buying a bike at Target or Walmart does sometimes come down to a class issue. How to explain this in a way that's not as harsh? Any experiences you've had where it went wrong, or where it went really well? We really do want to encourage people to ride bikes, and getting them on a craphole Roadmaster is pretty much going to just discourage it and frustrate them after about 100 miles. Thanks, y'all. Hope you're all doing well! josh.

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Job opening at Neighborhood Bike Works
by Neighborhood Bike Works 15 Apr '10

15 Apr '10

Neighborhood Bike Works is looking to hire a Lead Bicycle Mechanic for our North Philly shop, located at 1424-26 Susquehanna Avenue. The full job description is available at: http://www.neighborhoodbikeworks.org/NBWMechanicJobDescription.pdf. The start date for the position is March 22nd, 2010. Interested parties should contact Cat Bergeron, North Philly Shop Manager, at cat(a)neighborhoodbikeworks.org; please CC Andy Dyson, Executive Director, at andy(a)neighborhoodbikeworks.org. We encourage you to forward this notice to anyone who might be interested, but please do not repost it publicly. Thanks, Neighborhood Bike Works 3916 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 215.386.0316 www.neighborhoodbikeworks.org Donate Now! http://www.justgive.org/nonprofits/donate.jsp?ein=23-3012779

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Suggestions for paid work
by Ainsley Naylor 14 Apr '10

14 Apr '10

Hey folks We have been avoiding the very loaded *paid position* conversation for about 2 years here at Pirates. As we are getting even busier than every before, and making more than enough money to cover our operation costs, I think it is time to start hashing out various ideas for ways to pay for certain tasks to be done. I don't think we are in the market to have a paid coordinator or shop manager, as it would be too likely to lead to authoritarian issues and would take up too much of our extra cash. Do folks have suggestions or examples of small-scale employment or honorarium models that have worked for them? To give you a guideline let's talk about paying out less than $600 a month. thanks! ainsley.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] advanced classes
by Angel York 13 Apr '10

13 Apr '10

I think these have been sent out to this listserv before, but maybe some new people are on the list now, and these are still pretty handy and artistically awesome: http://davisbikecollective.org/resources/documents/67-course-materials . Angel On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Julie Harrell <photonicgirl(a)hotmail.com>wrote: > >> Thank you so much. Here's a link to some of my other writing for the >> Mountain Gazette and Honest Weight. >> >> >> http://www.mountaingazette.com/community/go_higher/ride_for_free_fact_or_fi… >> >> http://www.hwfc.com/CoopScoop/Mar10/sales1article.html >> >> http://www.hwfc.com/CoopScoop/Apr10/suppliers.html >> >> >> >> >> for peace, om shanti >> >> jules >> >> www.photonicgirl.blogspot.com/ >> www.cherryplainfarm.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 20:04:41 -0600 >> >> From: veganboyjosh(a)gmail.com >> To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org >> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] advanced classes >> >> Sounds awesome, Julie. Can't wait to see it. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:02 PM, Julie Harrell <photonicgirl(a)hotmail.com>wrote: >> >> Thank you for your interest. I will have discounted copies on my website, >> at Bike!Bike! and the ADK Sports and Fitness Expo. I'm donating quite a few >> to Trips for Kids (on an ongoing basis) so Marilyn their director will have >> copies for sale through their website (www.tripsforkids.org). >> >> Right now, you can also get them at The Downtube, CK Bikes (used to be >> Klarsfeld), Mad Dog Cycles (Delmar) and the Book House in Albany; The >> Bennington Bookstore, Highlander Bikes and Road and Trails in Bennington; >> The Spoke, Berkshire Outfitters, The Mountain Goat, Ordinary Cycles and >> Plaines in MA; plus of course through my website, ebay and amazon (don't buy >> it through ebay and amazon, I'm only on for the advertising). I'm probably >> forgetting a few shops...just started putting the book out there last week. >> >> My history: I used to edit repair manuals for Bicycle Books back when I >> lived in Marin, CA, then I published my first book through them. I also did >> a lot of volunteer stuff with Trips for Kids (bike mechanic/trip >> leader/teacher) and Marilyn wrote the forward to this book. A Woman's Bike >> Book is a much more interesting Dirt Rag style read than A Woman's Guide to >> Bikes and Biking. The new book also includes 31 pages of color photos, a >> chapter on community action, ... a bike repair chapter that includes a >> what-not-to-do commentary on some of the many mistakes I made as a new bike >> mechanic :) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> for peace, om shanti >> >> jules >> >> www.photonicgirl.blogspot.com/ >> www.cherryplainfarm.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:52:16 -0600 >> From: veganboyjosh(a)gmail.com >> To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org >> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] advanced classes >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Julie Harrell <photonicgirl(a)hotmail.com>wrote: >> >> I have a book out on this subject, A Woman's Bike Book. Just got >> published. I'm happy to share online with the group if you are interested. >> >> I'm fairly certain when I say that most everyone reading this would be >> interested. >> >> Also, where to buy the book? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> for peace, om shanti >> >> jules >> >> www.photonicgirl.blogspot.com/ >> www.cherryplainfarm.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> From: ryanguzy(a)gmail.com >> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:23:56 -0700 >> To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org >> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] advanced classes >> >> >> These are the handouts that we developed and have been using at Bike >> Saviours. It is now a 6 week class with the first three handouts used for >> the first class. I have been slowly revising and simplifying them and I'd >> love to have other groups collaborate on them. If you would like to >> collaborate let me know and I will add you to the editors list. I have also >> thought about putting these on the wiki and/or adding some creative commons >> markings but I haven't looked into it yet. >> >> Intro: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcgc3dtg_49fh332jcd >> Choosing a Bike: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcgc3dtg_38gz2rgpf4 >> Headsets: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dctsxwqx_38fqv3hcc8 >> Bottom Brackets: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcgc3dtg_37gc4qbfj8 >> Hub Bearings and Gears: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dctsxwqx_3fkt94dhq >> <http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcgc3dtg_38gz2rgpf4>Brakes: >> http://docs.google.com/View?id=dctsxwqx_16g8wqnkcm >> <http://docs.google.com/View?id=dctsxwqx_16g8wqnkcm>Derailleurs and >> Shifters: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcgc3dtg_50qrpxzhhk >> <http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcgc3dtg_50qrpxzhhk>Wheel Truing: >> http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcgc3dtg_41fjzxhxhm >> >> *Ryan Guzy* >> Bike Saviours >> Tempe, AZ >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Julie Harrell <photonicgirl(a)hotmail.com>wrote: >> >> On the advanced wheel truing, what I am teaching is the basic stuff >> everyone I hope knows, and including lubing the nipples, listening to the >> spokes by pinging them with your fingernail before attempting to true, >> looking for more thread one some than others, then teaching how to stress >> relieve the wheels while they are on the stand and before they are placed on >> the bike. I don't have an indepth curriculum but I'm teaching from start to >> finish, taking trashed wheels and trying to bring them back to life. >> >> for peace, om shanti >> >> jules >> >> www.photonicgirl.blogspot.com/ >> www.cherryplainfarm.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:52:26 -0400 >> From: ssssscott(a)gmail.com >> To: thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org >> Subject: [TheThinkTank] advanced classes >> >> >> Hey is there anyone out there who can offer up anything from basic >> breakdown to in-depth curriculum about your Advanced Mechanics Classes. We >> are looking to develop our own at Free Ride! this year. Anything you have >> would be really helpful. >> >> Thanks, >> Scott >> >> ------------------------------ >> The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with >> Hotmail. Get busy.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID2…> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thethinktank mailing list >> Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to >> TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org >> To manage your subscription, plase visit: >> >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your >> inbox. Learn more.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:…> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thethinktank mailing list >> Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to >> TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org >> To manage your subscription, plase visit: >> >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks for supporting Community Cycles, Boulder's first and only >> non-profit bike shop! >> Ask me how you can sponsor a Youth Earn-A-Bike student for just $100. >> www.communitycycles.org >> >> ------------------------------ >> The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with >> Hotmail. Get busy.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID2…> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Thethinktank mailing list >> Thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to >> TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org >> To manage your subscription, plase visit: >> >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks for supporting Community Cycles, Boulder's first and only >> non-profit bike shop! >> Ask me how you can sponsor a Youth Earn-A-Bike student for just $100. >> www.communitycycles.org >> >> ------------------------------ >> The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with >> Hotmail. 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fix a flat teaching materials
by Sarah Follett (B!KE) 09 Apr '10

09 Apr '10

Hello all, Rather than reinvent the wheel, I thought I'd turn to the great collective resource that is the Think Tank. I was wondering if anyone had a fun handout with steps for how to fix a flat. I'm doing some high school visits with tutorials, and I think having a reference on paper is the only way I'm going to be able to manage to teach a class of 20 youth all at once! Thanks in advance! Sarah Follett Director, B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 400 Wolfe St Peterborough, Ontario (705) 748-6681 http://www.communitybikeshop.org

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advanced classes
by Scott Gibson 09 Apr '10

09 Apr '10

Hey is there anyone out there who can offer up anything from basic breakdown to in-depth curriculum about your Advanced Mechanics Classes. We are looking to develop our own at Free Ride! this year. Anything you have would be really helpful. Thanks, Scott

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Wrench Nepal Human-Powered Washing Machine
by Mario Bruzzone 09 Apr '10

09 Apr '10

Hi folks-- I've been meaning to do this for weeks, but I wanted to let everyone on this list know that Aaron Wieler and I wrote up a project report for the hand- and pedal-powered washing machine we helped facilitate in Nepal in 2008. The project was a partnership with the local Nepali NGO Prisoners Assistance Nepal. You can read it here <http://www.wrenchnepal.org/donate2> ( http://www.wrenchnepal.org/donate2) or here <http://bikecart.pedalpeople.com/projects.html>( http://bikecart.pedalpeople.com/projects.html)--it's the same pdf in both places. Wrench Nepal is sadly on hiatus, probably forever, for circumstances outside my control, but both my email and Aaron's are in the pdf. Thanks, Mario Bruzzone San Francisco

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LAB insurance question
by andrew lynn 06 Apr '10

06 Apr '10

hi all, i have been perusing the archive because we are trying to obtain insurance - both to cover our butts, and because we want/need to get our own J&B account and not mooch off our sister project (which has a parent non-profit) any longer. question: is the LAB club insurance (which i think i understand from other emails) enough to put on a J&B application and get approved? does anyone out there do this (have a J&B accoutn and LAB club insurance?) Andrew Lynn Troy Bike Rescue

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Re: [TheThinkTank] [Bicipandilla] Bike Kitchen's can now be found on other planets.
by james blesdoe 02 Apr '10

02 Apr '10

________________________________ I saw a Bike Kitchen in Caprica City, Caprica when I was watching the 'Gravedancing' episode of the SciFi series Caprica. The employees had blue aprons that said "Bike Kitchen". Ride on, _______________________________________________ Bicipandilla mailing list Bicipandilla(a)bicyclekitchen.com http://nine.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/bicipandilla

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Bike!Bike! Northeast Approacheth!
by andrew lynn 02 Apr '10

02 Apr '10

Hi everyone, Were three weeks out from Bike!Bike! Northeast here in Troy, NY and getting excited. If you plan to come, please register, so we have an idea of how much food and housing will be needed. Registration will take 2 minutes or less and can be done here: http://troybikerescue.org/bbneregistration. \\\ What is Bike!Bike! Northeast? /// BBNE is a regional version of the international conference Bike!Bike! It will be a gathering of community bicycle organizers to meet up, share skills, and build something bigger than our individual projects. So far, we have folks registered from Providence, Worcester, Ithaca, North Hampton, NYC and beyond, in addition to many local people. Right now, we are expecting anywhere from 40-60 participants. There will be a sliding scale registration fee of $10-25 and that will cover housing and food for the weekend. This is low/no-waste event; please bring a dish and utensil if possible (we will have extras on hand) http://troybikerescue.org/bikebikene Specific questions about housing? contact Sam at samharrington(a)gmail.com \\\ What kind of workshops are planned? /// The skillshare schedule is shaping up! Things will begin at 10am on Saturday 4/24. From Community Bike Shop 101, to Family Bike Advocacy, Bicycle Organizing with Media, to Welding for Dummies Like Us, and an Outdoor Kids' Rodeo. There is something for everyone, including you! Check it out: http://troybikerescue.org/bbneworkshops \\\ Skillshares and talking are great, but will there be a party?! /// YES! There will be a screening of the movie Veer about the thriving bicycle culture in Portland, Oregon at 7pm, and a rockin dance party with live bands, Blister Pack (Worcester, MA), and Beware! The Other Head of Science (Albany, NY) beginning at 9pm. http://www.myspace.com/bewaretheotherheadofscience http://www.myspace.com/blisterpack Andrew L. & Team BBNE

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