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Bikes Together (Denver) is seeking an interim Executive Director
by andrew.westphal＠bikestogether.org 09 Jul '25

09 Jul '25

Bikes Together is searching for an Interim Executive Director! The Interim Executive Director will be tasked with providing strong leadership, organizational and operational stability in a time of transition, requiring a highly adaptable, organized, and strategic mindset. This person will be community-focused, operationally-oriented, and moved to make bicycle transportation, recreation and mechanics accessible to people who are usually excluded because of race, class, and/or gender. The Interim Executive Director will oversee budgeting, ongoing fundraising, lead staff, strategy, and improve operations of our unique nonprofit. This individual will be supported by an active board and staff in our collective efforts to grow capacity, build sustainability, prioritize equity, and deepen our impact To apply, please provide a resume and a cover letter expressing your interest in this position and how your leadership experience aligns with the candidate profile and our mission. Please email your cover letter and resume in pdf format to jobs(a)bikestogether.org with “Interim Executive Director” in the Subject Line. *Deadline to apply is Wednesday, July 16th at 5pm Mountain Time* The full Job Announcement can be found here: https://www.bikestogether.org/uploads/b/f7e49f70-a506-11ea-820d-132ac01d723… Thank you for your interest, Andrew Westphal Bikes Together Board Member

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Outdoor bike wash
by DEL HOLLAND 04 Jun '25

04 Jun '25

I’m Del Holland, a member of the board of the Bike Library in Iowa City, Iowa, https://icbikelibrary.org/ We are in a process of upgrading our outdoor space, currently concrete in a former warehouse. One amenity I would like to see added is an outdoor bike wash station. We now have a hose bib on the outside of the building. We would like something better. Have any of you got ideas or experience to guide our efforts? Topics we have thought about; Rain water collection as water source Pressure, either gravity or a power washer Bike hang/stand Parts wash Dirt/grit collection Drying area We’d love your insights on these and/or other things to help us design and build a functional and aesthetically pleasing (well maybe that is too much to wish for 😀) bike wash at the Bike Library. Sharing your ideas here would allow others to see them and utilize them or expand on them, but I’d also welcome private emails at DelHolland(a)aol.com <mailto:DelHolland@aol.com> Thanks

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How do you recruit volunteers?
by Andy Ballentine 22 May '25

22 May '25

Hello, all -- At the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (VA), we would love to expand our hours, but we're all volunteers giving as much time as we can. An obvious path forward is bringing more volunteers on board. So -- my question: How do you recruit volunteers? Many thanks! Andy Ballentine Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg

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Afiche oficial de Bici!Bici! CDMX 2025/ Official flyer for Bike!Bike! CDMX 2025
by angela libertad 07 May '25

07 May '25

I posted this earlier but on the bikecollectives website but it didn´t go out to the distrb list so here it goes again... Hola todes, Les comparto la publicación que se hizo en los canales meta de Bici Bici y en la página de bikebike.org. La conferencia será del 14 al 21 de septiembre en Xochimilco, Ciudad de México. Bien pronto se compartirá el registro de asistencia y convocatoria a talleristas. 🌸🚴🏽‍♀️🌻 Hi everyone, Just sharing this post on the Bike Bike meta channels and on bikebike.org. The conference will take place the week of september 14-21 in Xochimilco, Mexico City. Attendance and workshop registration info will be coming soon. ------------------------------ Les compartimos con mucho gusto🖤🖤🔥🔥 el afiche oficial del Bike Bike! Ciudad de México 2025. Estén pendientes porque pronto se abrirá la convocatoria y el registro de asistentes y participantes. Por acá les compartimos los canales oficiales donde se podrán seguir enterando de los detalles del encuentro: bikebike(a)riseup.net bikebike.org Por el momento, es todo. Un abrazo🙌🏾🙌🏿 del cómite organizador del BB!CDMX2025🚲🚲🚲 Afiche creado por: @mitch_veloz ------------------------------ We are super excited to share the official flyer for Bike Bike! México City 2025 Stay tuned, registration and call for proposals will open soon. You can keep in touch and find more information about the event: bikebike(a)riseup.net bikebike.org That’s it for now. Hugs from the BB! CDMX2025 organizing committee Flyer by: @mitch_velo

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Afiche oficial de Bici!Bici! CDMX 2025/ Official flyer for Bike!Bike! CDMX 2025
by Angie Libertad 02 May '25

02 May '25

Hola todes, Les comparto la publicación que se hizo en los canales meta de Bici Bici y en la página de bikebike.org. Tristemente no me deja compartir el cartel acá pero esta en la página. La conferencia sera del 14 al 21 de septiembre en Xochimilco, Ciudad de México. Bien pronto se compartirá el registro de asistencia y convocatoria a talleristas. 🌸🚴🏽‍♀️🌻 Hi everyone, Just sharing this post on the Bike Bike meta channels and on bikebike.org. Sadly can´t post the flyer here but its on the website. The conference will take place the week of september 14-21 in Xochimilco, Mexico City. Attendance and workshop registration info will be coming soon. --------------------- Les compartimos con mucho gusto🖤🖤🔥🔥 el afiche oficial del Bike Bike! Ciudad de México 2025. Estén pendientes porque pronto se abrirá la convocatoria y el registro de asistentes y participantes. Por acá les compartimos los canales oficiales donde se podrán seguir enterando de los detalles del encuentro: bikebike(a)riseup.net bikebike.org Por el momento, es todo. Un abrazo🙌🏾🙌🏿 del cómite organizador del BB!CDMX2025🚲🚲🚲 Afiche creado por: @mitch_veloz ******************************************************* We are super excited to share the official flyer for Bike Bike! México City 2025 Stay tuned, registration and call for proposals will open soon. You can keep in touch and find more information about the event: bikebike(a)riseup.net bikebike.org That’s it for now. Hugs from the BB! CDMX2025 organizing committee Flyer by: @mitch_velo

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market research
by weogo＠liveedge.net 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

Hi Folks, One of our new bike co-op Board members asked if any market research has been done. The only research has been asking people what they do about fixing their bikes, or would having a bike shop get them riding(more), and having positive responses. Before opening, did any of you do any market research? How? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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management and decision making, living wage
by weogo＠liveedge.net 18 Apr '25

18 Apr '25

Hi Folks, For our new bike collective, I would like to see a more bottom-up approach than a top-down Board managing everything. Anybody here doing management as a Worker Self-Directed Nonprofit? https://www.theselc.org/worker_selfdirected_nonprofits Rather than majority or consensus decision making, how about Dynamic Governance / Sociocracy: https://communitydevelopment.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/What-i… While we are starting as an all-volunteer effort, I see much room for growth, and paid employees receiving a living wage. Does your shop make enough money to pay any employees? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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MEMT 2025 Ejercicio de ciencia ciudadana con potencial de impacto social / Citizen science exercise with social impact potential
by Angie Libertad 25 Mar '25

25 Mar '25

El año pasado se amplió a Norte América la Medición de Eficacia en Modos de Transporte, un ejercicio de ciencia ciudadana con mucho potencial de impacto en cambiar la priorización de vialidades locales, con participación de ciudades en Canada, Estados Unidos y México. Este año se esta repitiendo y lxs impulsorxs desde Chile están convocando hoy mismo a una sesión informativa. ¡Súmate para conocer más sobre la Medición de Eficiencia en Modos de Transporte (MEMT 2025)! La cita en línea es: Hoy martes 25 de marzo 19 hrs Chile/Argentina 16 hrs México : https://meet.google.com/kpa-tmex-fvi --------------------------------------------------------------------- Last year the MEMT, a citizen science exercise with great potential for impact on changing local road mobility priorities, expanded to North America with the participation of cities in Canada, US, and Mexico. This year it is being repeated and the promoters from Chile are calling for an informationalsession today. Join us to learn about the measurement of efficient modes of transporation (MEMT 2025)! The online meet is: Today Tuesday March 25th 19 hrs Chile/Argentina 16 hrs México : https://meet.google.com/kpa-tmex-fvi

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Webhosting/domains
by Bike City 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Well, I recently threw together some hand-written HTML and slapped it onto a free (and ad-less) webhost. This seemed great at first, regardless of the weird URL. But after lots of other publicity and potential traffic, I've seen it get hacked twice (by a radical Islamic group after the whole host, nothing personal), and lately it's either painfully slow to load or completely down. So, I haven't done this for about a decade and I'm out of the loop. I'm really not willing to suffer any ads, but since our budgeted is obcenely limited for such fluff, does anyone have recommendations? Are there any more reliable ad-free free hosts? (Probably not, for obvious reasons.) Otherwise, how do you guys handle web hosting? How much does it cost? What's a good balance between reliable and affordable? How much is domain registration nowadays? We don't have our 501(c)(3) status yet so we won't get a deal until later this year, by the way. Anyway, please help. It's rough to find time to FTP an update and find the site's down. Thanks, andrea Bike City Recyclery of Fayetteville, Arkansas http://bikecity.uuuq.com/ (hahaha)

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Renaming the Think Tank
by Josh Bisker 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Hi buds, let's talk about renaming the Think Tank in order to increase its value as a communal resource. *español abajo* As we talked about during our Bike!Bike! meetings last autumn, the Think Tank is an incredible resource but a clunky and imperfect tool. A main challenge is participation: many collectives do not participate in the Think Tank, and it's hard to bring new collectives on board, so its reach, impact, and value are limited (and maybe even decreasing). The name is one barrier we identified to participation: "The Think Tank" is a confusingly generic name for a listserv about bike collectives, and organizers with limited time and capacity are unlikely to engage with a resource that doesn't seem clearly relevant to their needs and objcetives. So: - Can we rename the Think Tank without losing the backlog of listserv messages? - Who is in a position to actually institute such a change? - What are the practical steps involved in doing so, and the consequences? - What would be a better name? "BikeCollectives" seems like perhaps the easiest, and although it's in English I imagine it's a fairly accessible phrase. "Bike Collectives Think Tank," while fun, is pretty long, and probably less linguistically accessible for non-English-speakers. - While we're at it, is anyone knowledgable about (or interested in looking into) migrating the Think Tank's archive and users from its ancient listserv platform to a more up-to-date, user-friendly replacement, like groups.io or something? I imagine there could be great tools around, like maybe even automatic translation for messages. Ok, what's your thoughts? Josh / he/him / Brooklyn *** Hola amigos, hablemos de cambiar el nombre del Think Tank para aumentar su valor como un recurso comunitario. Como comentamos durante nuestras reuniones de Bike!Bike! el otoño pasado, el Think Tank es un recurso increíble, pero una herramienta torpe e imperfecta. Uno de los principales retos es la participación: muchos colectivos no participan en el Think Tank, y es difícil conseguir que se unan nuevos, por lo que su alcance, impacto y valor son limitados (e incluso podrían estar disminuyendo). El nombre es una barrera que identificamos para la participación: "The Think Tank" es un nombre genérico y confuso para una lista de correo sobre colectivos de bicicletas, y es poco probable que los organizadores con tiempo y capacidad limitados interactúen con un recurso que no parece claramente relevante para sus necesidades y objetivos. Entonces: - ¿Podemos cambiar el nombre del Think Tank sin perder la acumulación de mensajes en la lista de correo? - ¿Quién está en condiciones de implementar realmente dicho cambio? - ¿Cuáles son los pasos prácticos para hacerlo y las consecuencias? - ¿Cuál sería un nombre mejor? "BikeCollectives" parece quizás la frase más fácil, y aunque está en inglés, imagino que es bastante accesible. "Bike Collectives Think Tank", aunque divertido, es bastante largo y probablemente menos accesible lingüísticamente para quienes no hablan inglés. - Y ya que estamos, ¿alguien sabe (o está interesado en) migrar el archivo y los usuarios del Think Tank de su antigua plataforma de listas de correo a una alternativa más moderna y fácil de usar, como groups.io o algo similar? Imagino que podría haber herramientas geniales, como incluso la traducción automática de mensajes. Bueno, ¿qué opinan? Josh / él / Brooklyn Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>

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power tools at the Co-op
by weogo＠liveedge.net 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

Hi Folks, We currently have a 5" side grinder, 6" wheel grinder and corded and cordless drills at the Co-op. When we get back in to a larger space, we'll get the drill press out of storage. We have access to lots of construction tools when we need to build something. What power tools do you use at your Co-op? Anybody using other big tools, like a bearing press, or arbor press? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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When is Bike!?Bike!?
by bikebikesmtx2025＠gmail.com 05 Mar '25

05 Mar '25

I've had a few folks in the community reach out to me over the past few weeks asking about when Bike!Bike! Is this year and I've got nothing to tell them and that doesn't sit right with me. I checked the Facebook page the Bike!Bike! Website and here on this thinktank but there's only been one post (a post I'm incredibly excited by) in the month and a half plus since the meeting. I know a some people myself included need to request off well in advance if they want to make it or time to budget save and plan. Is there somewhere else I should be looking for an official announcement? Does anybody have any information? Let me know! En las últimas semanas, algunas personas de la comunidad se han comunicado conmigo para preguntarme cuándo se celebrará Bike!Bike! este año, pero no tengo nada que decirles y eso no me parece bien. Revisé la página de Facebook, el sitio web de Bike!Bike! y aquí, en este grupo de expertos, pero solo ha habido una publicación (una publicación que me entusiasma muchísimo) en el mes y medio que ha pasado desde la reunión. Sé que algunas personas, incluido yo mismo, deben solicitar una cita con bastante anticipación si quieren asistir o si necesitan tiempo para ahorrar y planificar. ¿Hay algún otro lugar donde deba buscar un anuncio oficial? ¿Alguien tiene alguna información? ¡Avísenme!

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Asheville Recyclery page
by weogo＠liveedge.net 04 Mar '25

04 Mar '25

Hi Folks, I'm a mechanic with the Asheville Recyclery. I tried to edit the page for the Asheville Recyclery and it would not work for me, kept getting messages that there were newer edits since I tried to update, but there isn't anything there. How do I make this work? Thanks and good health, Weogo

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Organizing a Bike!Bike! : organisational guidelines and up-to-date financial cues
by martin_labrosse.gabriel＠courrier.uqam.ca 01 Mar '25

01 Mar '25

Hello fellow CBS organizers and volunteers, I won't beat around the bush, there is a good chance a Montreal bid will be proposed at B!B!CDMX '25. Alain Deschamps and I wanted to propose in Tijuana but we stepped down seing the already great bids placed and the big conversation that ensued. We already had some sort of idea of how a B!B! is organized but I would like to see org charts, sheets and docs used for preping this wonderfull event- I've seen the docs from the B!B! in Colorado on here, but would love to see other ones. Would also like to know how much we can expect to pay to organize the B!B! in 2026. Is there any money left if the fund to help the orgarnizers or it's empty? Thanks and hopefully we see eachother in August! Gabriel ML, BQAM-E

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Bike!Bike! 2025 Announcement + Meeting Recap
by Josh Bisker 05 Jan '25

05 Jan '25

Hello pals, and happy new year! Español abajo. This message follows our Bike!Bike! Assembly on December 11, 2024, with a recap on what happened and what's coming up. Here's the headline though: *Resiste Pedál in Mexico City will host Bike!Bike! 2025!* *Resiste Pedál in Mexico City will host Bike!Bike! 2025!* *Resiste Pedál in Mexico City will host Bike!Bike! 2025!* The dates will be sometime in August. Future updates will come from the organizers. I think it was a pretty healing, invigorating, and community-building meeting. The CDMX organizers had an opportunity to reintroduce themselves to the greater gathering, demonstrate their collective's many strengths, and restate their vision for hosting the conference. Alongside them, an organizer from Bogotá presented a separate compelling pitch for hosting B!B! in Colombia, showcasing a different vision of how the conference could thrive there. The many people in the assembly had opportunities to ask detailed questions, share lingering grievances, and talk with both each other and the presenters about how to work through the challenges of restarting Bike!Bike! as an in-person conference. Ultimately, we voted to move ahead with Mexico City. Speaking personally, I'm really proud of and grateful to everyone who showed up to the assembly and the previous meetings. Many people invested a lot of time, skill, and vulnerability to this delicate and sometimes frustrating process. Thanks to your love, skill, and dedication, we're able to come back together in this movement for justice. I'd like to reflect too that I believe this has been a meaningful moment for our community—one where we used trust, skill, and communication to overcome a challenging transition in the way we work together internationally. I think that we've done really fine work for ourselves, and that we can look forward to more healing, collaboration, and adventure as we push for the revolution. Great job, everyone. Below are the meeting's tldr highlights. You can find the full notes here <https://pad.riseup.net/p/Notas_asamblea_BB2025>. * Oh! And a really sincere special thanks to everyone who interpreted, took notes, and kibbitzed with me on a back-channel with both facilitation support and moral support throughout the meeting. Thank you. * - 26 to 31 people joined the discussion - There were two comprehensive and compelling pitches: - Daniela, Dandy, and Valeria from Resiste Pedál in Mexico City, Mexico. - Armando from EMBYMAC in Bogotá, Colombia. - People asked questions about the proposals, the collectives involved, the cities and circumstances, and more. - People discussed each proposal's strengths and challenges, aired reservations, and also heard responses from the presenters in light of these discussions. - Eventually, we took a "temperature check" vote that showed 16 to 5 for CDMX over Bogotá. - Subsequently, we took a "more real" vote that showed only 2 for Bogotá, and the rest for CDMX. - Full notes here. <https://pad.riseup.net/p/Notas_asamblea_BB2025> ******** ¡Hola amigos y feliz año nuevo! Este mensaje sigue a nuestra Asamblea Bike!Bike! del 11 de diciembre de 2024, con un resumen de lo que sucedió y lo que viene. Sin embargo, este es el titular: *Resiste Pedál en la Ciudad de Mexico City será anfitrión de Bike!Bike! 2025!* *Resiste Pedál en la Ciudad de Mexico City será anfitrión de Bike!Bike! 2025!* *Resiste Pedál en la Ciudad de Mexico City será anfitrión de Bike!Bike! 2025!* Las fechas serán en algún momento de agosto. Las futuras actualizaciones vendrán de los organizadores. Creo que fue una reunión bastante sanadora, vigorizante y de construcción de comunidad. Los organizadores de CDMX tuvieron la oportunidad de volver a presentarse a la reunión más grande, demostrar las muchas fortalezas de su colectivo y reafirmar su visión para albergar la conferencia. Junto a ellos, un organizador de Bogotá presentó un discurso convincente por separado para albergar B!B! en Colombia, mostrando una visión diferente de cómo la conferencia podría prosperar allí. Las muchas personas en la asamblea tuvieron oportunidades de hacer preguntas detalladas, compartir quejas persistentes y hablar entre sí y con los presentadores sobre cómo superar los desafíos de reiniciar Bike!Bike! como una conferencia en persona. Finalmente, votamos para seguir adelante con la Ciudad de México. Hablando personalmente, estoy muy orgulloso y agradecido con todos los que se presentaron a la asamblea y las reuniones anteriores. Muchas personas invirtieron mucho tiempo, habilidad y vulnerabilidad en este proceso delicado y a veces frustrante. Gracias a su amor, habilidad y dedicación, podemos volver a unirnos en este movimiento por la justicia. También me gustaría reflexionar que creo que este ha sido un momento significativo para nuestra comunidad, uno en el que usamos la confianza, la habilidad y la comunicación para superar una transición desafiante en la forma en que trabajamos juntos a nivel internacional. Creo que hemos hecho un trabajo realmente bueno para nosotros mismos, y que podemos esperar más sanación, colaboración y aventura a medida que impulsamos la revolución. Buen trabajo, todos. A continuación, se muestran los puntos destacados de la reunión. Puede encontrar las notas completas aquí. <https://pad.riseup.net/p/Notas_asamblea_BB2025> * ¡Ah! Y un agradecimiento especial muy sincero a todos los que interpretaron, tomaron notas y charlaron conmigo en un canal secundario con apoyo de facilitación y apoyo moral durante toda la reunión. Gracias. * - De 26 a 31 personas se unieron a la discusión - Hubo dos presentaciones completas y convincentes: - Daniela, Dandy y Valeria de Resiste Pedál en la Ciudad de México, México. - Armando de EMBYMAC en Bogotá, Colombia. - La gente hizo preguntas sobre las propuestas, los colectivos involucrados, las ciudades y circunstancias, y más. - La gente discutió las fortalezas y desafíos de cada propuesta, expresó reservas y también escuchó las respuestas de los presentadores a la luz de estas discusiones. - Finalmente, tomamos una votación de "control de temperatura" que mostró 16 a 5 para CDMX sobre Bogotá. - Posteriormente, tomamos una votación "más real" que mostró solo 2 para Bogotá y el resto para CDMX. - Notas completas aquí. <https://pad.riseup.net/p/Notas_asamblea_BB2025> Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>

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Liability insurance for volunteers
by Andy Ballentine 18 Dec '24

18 Dec '24

Hello, all -- What is your experience with liability insurance coverage for volunteers? At the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (VA) we have posted "at your own risk" signs, but wonder if there's a better way to handle this. Thanks! Andy

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TONIGHT, ESTA NOCHE, B!B! ASSEMBLY
by Josh Bisker 11 Dec '24

11 Dec '24

Pals, *TONIGHT* is our Bike!Bike! Assembly! *español abajo* What: Deciding who will host *2025: THE RETURN OF BIKEBIKE!* Date: Wednesday, December 11 Time: 6PM Pacific, 7PM Mountain, 8PM Central, 8PM Mexico, 9PM Eastern Place: Jitsi (online) <https://i.meet.mayfirst.org/BB2025> Topic: Bike!Bike! 2025: proposals, discussion, and decision. Attending: You, we hope! Any bike collective organizers past or present. I've written up a guide for how this meeting's structure, in English <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1drJBOUcMMRc2AQ7injZ156Cuf9VRI2v1sIXOcy2…> and Spanish <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NXATJlB3KnbuwuOsg9e3DPtOgQD6-6Vc8GoZnay…>, based on the format of previous Bike!Bike! decision meetings. As of now, I'll be facilitating, and I'm REALLY EXCITED to see you all there! Send out the messages far and wide so we can fill the place with people who care about Bike!Bike!, this community, and this movement. besos JoshJoshJosh * * * Amigos, ESTA NOCHE es nuestra Asamblea de Bike!Bike! *Qué:* Decidir quién será el anfitrión de *2025: ¡EL REGRESO DE BIKEBIKE!* *Fecha:* miércoles 11 de diciembre *Hora: *6:00 p. m., hora del Pacífico, 7:00 p. m., hora de la montaña, 8:00 p. m., hora del centro, 8:00 p. m., hora de México, 9:00 p. m., hora del este *Lugar:* Jitsi (en línea) <https://i.meet.mayfirst.org/BB2025> *Tema: *Bike!Bike! 2025: propuestas, debate y decisión. *Asistentes:* ¡Ustedes, esperamos! Cualquier organizador colectivo de bicicletas, pasado o presente. He escrito una guía sobre cómo se desarrollará esta reunión, en inglés <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1drJBOUcMMRc2AQ7injZ156Cuf9VRI2v1sIXOcy2…> y español <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NXATJlB3KnbuwuOsg9e3DPtOgQD6-6Vc8GoZnay…>, basada en el formato de las reuniones de decisión de Bike!Bike! anteriores. A partir de ahora, seré yo el facilitador y estoy REALMENTE EMOCIONADO de verlos a todos allí. Envíen los mensajes a lo largo y ancho para que podamos llenar el lugar con personas a las que les importa Bike!Bike!, esta comunidad y este movimiento. besos JoshJoshJosh Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>

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Re: Next Bike!Bike! ?
by Rosy Tutton 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

Hi All, This is the last thread (RE: Next Bike!Bike! ?) I could find about hosting a Bike!Bike! In 2024. It seems like there won't be one this year from what I could find but we (being a small collective in Whitehorse, YT) are curious if there there is potential for one in 2025 (in Mtl or elsewhere) and if so, how we can support? We are trying to get the ball rolling on our collective here and would love to send someone to learn from the network! Thanks, Rosy

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Big BikeBike Planning Meeting Dec 11 + Notes from Nov 13
by Josh Bisker 05 Dec '24

05 Dec '24

Español abajo Hello pals! This message follows the November 13 meeting about Bike!Bike!. It includes some discussion summaries and next steps. The big news goes at the top though: We’re convening an assembly to decide where the next Bike!Bike! is happening! Date: Wednesday, December 11 Time: 6PM Pacific, 7PM Mountain, 8PM Central (y Mexico), 9PM Eastern Place: Jitsi (online) Topic: Bike!Bike! 2025: proposals, discussion, and decision. Attending: You, we hope! Any bike collective organizers past or present. Format: This meeting will be organized very much like the in-person meetings we remember from previous Bike!Bike! conferences. Groups who are interested in hosting Bike!Bike! 2025 will give a pitch or presentation; the rest of us will have a chance to ask questions, have a discussion, and then make a consensus decision. It’s usually pretty fun and feels like a real bonding activity. At the meeting, Mexico City is going to present a pitch for hosting B!B! 2025. Receiving their presentation, we’ll also have an opportunity to talk about how communications broke down with those organizers/organizations after 2019. It’ll be a chance to talk about how it all felt—and also how to now rebuild trusting relationships across our community, ensure accountability, and provide the kinds of mutual support that will help bring B!B! back to the world. And also, is your organization interested in hosting B!B! next year? This is the moment to throw your hat into the ring! Anyone with a yen to host B!B! next year can pitch. We’d all love to hear from anyone who’s interested in this project: San Marcos? Montreal? Madison? Chicago? Tuscon? Chiapas? Even if you’re interested in hosting in a future year, it might be really fun to hear something from you now. Presentations typically include topics like: - An introduction to your group - Why you want to host B!B! - Why you believe you’re prepared to undertake this big endeavor - Why you think having other people come to your city is important for the greater community or useful to the larger movement - Why you think having other people come to your city is important for your local community or useful to your local movement After your pitch, people ask clarifying questions about your proposal or your collective, then a chance for people to share reservations or critiques, then there’s a discussion. After all the proposals, we’ll have a consensus vote. (I’m planning to send out more details about this process later on, including looking for collaborators to facilitate with.) For now though, just a brief recap of some of the discussion from our last meeting. Full notes are here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-11-13-keep Our agenda was mostly about communication: - How do we communicate more effectively about BikeBike? - Related, how do we understand the relationship between Bike!Bike! and BikeBikeEverywhere? - How do we help B!B! restart from a solid base with the continuity we had before? Here are some takeaways: - We decided to commit to using the ThinkTank as our primary “home” communication channel to talk about Bike!Bike! through the 2025 conference. - If you’re posting to the ThinkTank, please also post to the Facebook group if that’s possible for you, or ask someone to do this for you. - If you're posting on Thinktank, please write your message in both Spanish and English; use Google Translate if you need (and maybe there are some automating time-savers you can use in your email client). And hey, consider French! - Right now our main communications channels are the ThinkTank and the BikeBike / BiciBici Facebook group, but we also use Discord, WhatsApp, bikebike.org, Instagram, word of mouth, other email lists, and the Bike!Bike! poster to find out about the conference. - If you participate in another channels as well as the ThinkTank, please try to repost messages there to increase their reach - We want to bring people in and invite participation in what’s happening - We also talked about the ThinkTank’s serious pros and cons - It’s a free tool with a long memory and wide reach - It’s clunky and ancient, and many newer orgs just don’t use it. - Its name says nothing about its user community! - At a future B!B! or in another setting, we might benefit by talking about migrating from the ThinkTank to another communications platform that would be easier for more people to use, but still retain its memory - Regarding Bike!Bike! and Bike!Bike!Everywhere, both serve good purposes. - Currently there is no planning happening for B!B!E in 2025 - Not everyone can travel for the in-person conference, so it would still be great to continue having an online component at B!B! if possible (maybe BBE organizers can support creating this for a future in-person conference) Those are the main takeaways, but the notes <https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-11-13-keep> are pretty interesting and easy to read through. OK! That’s a huge email! Love you all. Any and all replies appreciated. Besos a todos JoshJoshJosh * * * ¡Hola amigos! Este mensaje es la continuación de la reunión del 13 de noviembre sobre Bike!Bike!. Incluye algunos resúmenes de las discusiones y los próximos pasos. Sin embargo, la gran noticia va al principio: ¡Estamos convocando una asamblea para decidir dónde se llevará a cabo la próxima Bike!Bike!! Fecha: miércoles 11 de diciembre Hora: 6:00 p. m. Pacífico, 7:00 p. m. Montaña, 8:00 p. m. Centro (y México), 9:00 p. m. Este Lugar: Jitsi Tema: Bike!Bike! 2025: propuestas, discusión y decisión. Asistentes: ¡Ustedes, esperamos! Y cualquier otro organizador de colectivos de bicicletas, pasado o presente. Formato: Esta reunión se organizará de manera muy similar a las reuniones en persona que recordamos de las conferencias anteriores de Bike!Bike!. Los grupos que estén interesados en organizar Bike!Bike! 2025 darán una presentación; el resto de nosotros tendremos la oportunidad de hacer preguntas, tener una discusión y luego tomar una decisión de consenso. Por lo general, es muy divertido y se siente como una verdadera actividad de unión. En la reunión, la Ciudad de México presentará una propuesta para albergar B!B! 2025. Después de recibir su presentación, también tendremos la oportunidad de hablar sobre cómo se rompió la comunicación con esos organizadores/organizaciones después de 2019. Será una oportunidad para hablar sobre cómo se sintió todo y también sobre cómo reconstruir relaciones de confianza en toda nuestra comunidad, garantizar la responsabilidad y brindar los tipos de apoyo mutuo que ayudarán a que B!B! regrese al mundo. Y también, ¿su organización está interesada en albergar B!B! el próximo año? ¡Este es el momento de lanzarse al ruedo! Cualquiera que tenga ganas de albergar B!B! el próximo año puede presentar su propuesta. A todos nos encantaría saber de alguien que esté interesado en este proyecto: ¿San Marcos? ¿Montreal? ¿Madison? ¿Chicago? ¿Tuscon? ¿Chiapas? Incluso si está interesado en ser anfitrión en un año futuro, podría ser muy divertido escuchar algo de usted ahora. Las presentaciones suelen incluir temas como: - Una introducción a tu grupo - Por qué quieres ser anfitrión de B!B! - Por qué crees que estás preparado para emprender este gran proyecto - Por qué crees que es importante para la comunidad en general o útil para el movimiento en general que vengan otras personas a tu ciudad - Por qué crees que es importante para tu comunidad local o útil para tu movimiento local que vengan otras personas a tu ciudad Después de tu presentación, las personas hacen preguntas aclaratorias sobre tu propuesta o tu colectivo, luego hay una oportunidad para que las personas compartan reservas o críticas, luego hay una discusión. Después de todas las propuestas, tendremos una votación de consenso. (Estoy planeando enviar más detalles sobre este proceso más adelante, incluida la búsqueda de colaboradores para facilitar el proceso). Por ahora, sin embargo, solo un breve resumen de algunas de las discusiones de nuestra última reunión. Las notas completas están aquí: https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-11-13-keep Nuestra agenda fue principalmente sobre comunicación: ¿Cómo comunicamos de manera más efectiva sobre BikeBike? En relación con esto, ¿cómo entendemos la relación entre Bike!Bike! y BikeBikeEverywhere? ¿Cómo ayudamos a que B!B! se reinicie desde una base sólida con la continuidad que teníamos antes? A continuación, se incluyen algunas conclusiones: - Decidimos comprometernos a utilizar el ThinkTank como nuestro principal canal de comunicación para hablar sobre Bike!Bike! a través de la conferencia de 2025. - Si publica en el ThinkTank, publique también en el grupo de Facebook si es posible para usted, o pídale a alguien que lo haga por usted. - Si publica en Thinktank, escriba su mensaje tanto en español como en inglés; use Google Translate si lo necesita (y tal vez haya algunas herramientas automáticas para ahorrar tiempo que pueda usar en su cliente de correo electrónico). ¡Y, por favor, considere el francés! - En este momento, nuestros principales canales de comunicación son el ThinkTank y el grupo de Facebook BikeBike / BiciBici, pero también usamos Discord, WhatsApp, bikebike.org, Instagram, el boca a boca, otras listas de correo electrónico y el sitio web Bike!Bike! póster para obtener información sobre la conferencia. - Si participa en otros canales además del ThinkTank, intente volver a publicar mensajes allí para aumentar su alcance - Queremos atraer a las personas e invitarlas a participar en lo que está sucediendo - También hablamos sobre los pros y contras serios del ThinkTank - Es una herramienta gratuita con una gran memoria y un amplio alcance - Es torpe y antigua, y muchas organizaciones nuevas simplemente no la usan. - ¡Su nombre no dice nada sobre su comunidad de usuarios! - En un futuro B!B! o en otro entorno, podríamos beneficiarnos al hablar sobre la migración del ThinkTank a otra plataforma de comunicaciones que sería más fácil de usar para más personas, pero que aún conservaría su memoria - En cuanto a Bike!Bike! y Bike!Bike!Everywhere, ambos cumplen buenos propósitos. - Actualmente no hay planes para B!B!E en 2025 - No todos pueden viajar para la conferencia en persona, por lo que aún sería genial seguir teniendo un componente en línea en B!B! Si es posible (quizás los organizadores de BBE puedan ayudar a crear esto para una futura conferencia presencial) Esas son las conclusiones principales, pero las notas <https://pad.riseup.net/p/BIKEBIK32025-11-13-keep> son bastante interesantes y fáciles de leer. ¡Bien! ¡Es un correo electrónico enorme! Los quiero a todos. Se agradecen todas las respuestas. Besos a todos JoshJoshJosh Josh Bisker | 914-500-9890 <http://voice.google.com/calls?a=nc,%2B19145009890>

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Gratitude & Support for the BikeBike Planning
by eric clough 06 Nov '24

06 Nov '24

From the South coast of Oregon, I would like to offer appreciation and solidarity for all those persons and organizations currently planning for a new Bike!Bike! event. I read the meeting notes recently sent and I respect all the effort that must go into planning these events. Keep up the good work!!! I have never attended a Bike!Bike! event but I look forward to it in Ciudad Mexico, Texas or anywhere else. Just want you all to know your efforts are appreciated. Eric Front Street Community Bike Works Coos Bay, Oregon US

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I'm going to learn how to use this so anyone have any tips/is anyone actually here?
by bikebikesmtx2025＠gmail.com 02 Nov '24

02 Nov '24

I guess reply to this and I'll learn how replies work

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Bike shop in Everett, WA hiring Exec. Director
by Kristin Kinnamon 23 Oct '24

23 Oct '24

Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop seeks a qualified and entrepreneurial executive director to lead our established nonprofit in Everett, WA. You do not need to be a bike mechanic to excel at this job. You will be focused on the community part of our organization. The new executive director will help develop and solidify our funding, programs and partnerships with the goal of moving to more suitable space in the next 1-2 years. You will partner with an engaged board of directors, supervise a full-time shop manager, and ensure our programs and finances serve our mission and vision: Keeping People and Bikes Moving in a Snohomish County where anyone can ride, fix or recycle a bicycle. This is a half-time job with flexible schedule and a variety of benefits. Read the job post on our website. <https://sharingwheels.org/about_sharing_wheels/job-openings/> Kristin Kinnamon Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop, board member McClinchy Camano Classic Century, coordinator 2024 B.I.K.E.S. Club of Snohomish County, member 425-923-7868 (personal cell)

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BIKEBIKE! 2025
by BiciBici 24 Sep '24

24 Sep '24

Hola amigxs del pedal, colectividades e individualidades, Les escribimos de manera afectuosa para compartirles que andamos reviviendo y que nunca hemos dejado de pensar en organizar el Bike Bike en Ciudad de México, pero después de lo que significó la pandemia y el contexto actual en el mundo había sido complejo retomar la organización. Sabemos que han pasado 5 años del último encuentro, pero queremos decirles con mucha emoción que estamos poniendo todos nuestros esfuerzos para que BikeBike! Ciudad de México suceda en las últimas semanas de marzo 2025. En las próximas semanas tendrán más información al respecto, por lo pronto anótenlo en sus calendarios. ¡Abrazos! Pedalea y Resiste Cómite organizativo Bikebike! 2025, Ciudad de México.bikebike(a)riseup.net Hello everyone, bike collectives and community bike friends, We are writing to share an exciting announcement with you. We are starting up organizing a Bike!Bike! gathering in Mexico City for 2025. We have never stopped thinking about organizing the Bike!Bike! in Mexico City but both the pandemic´s impact and the current global context had put a damper on our earnest organizing efforts. We know that it has been 5 years since the last gathering, but we want to tell you with great excitement that we are putting all our efforts into making BikeBike! Mexico City possible in the last weeks of March 2025. In the coming weeks we'll share more details but for now, make sure to mark those last weeks of March in your calendars for Bike!Bike! in Mexico City. Big hugs, Pedalea y Resiste (Get Pedaling and Resist) Bike!Bike! 2025 Mexico City Organizing Committee bikebike(a)riseup.net

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Stuff I've Learned Recently
by cyclista＠inventati.org 20 Sep '24

20 Sep '24

This one I actually figured out awhile ago: - For accessing those 18mm ebike axlenuts on axles with power cables running out of them, and which often having a bash guard also on the axle: FLARE NUT WRENCH. Sockets won't work because electrical cable, box ends won't work because same, and the open end of a combo wrench is most often TOO FAT around its jaws to fit inside the bars of the bash guard or in the recess of the dropout. A flare nut wrench has the clearance of a box end, with the ability to allow passage for the cable that an open end would have. A trick that I'd like to try would be to *make* a flare nut wrench from the box end of a combination wrench by grinding an opening into it. I think it'd have to be one of the older box ends that's just a hex inside though, the newer kinds that are more fully castellated inside for multi-positioning on the nut would probably end up being too structurally weak if you cut a slot in them. And then this one, imparted to me by another mechanic just last week: - In an emergency, you can re-size a larger diameter innertube into a smaller one by tucking the tube inside itself until the desired diameter is reached. This has been dubbed "the foreskin technique" (gross, but appropriate). It's important to leave the tube airless until it has been fit into the tire and the beads are in place. Even though the resulting tube has imbalanced weight from being double-thick where it overlaps itself, once inflated it works well enough that you might not even know the difference riding it. ~cyclista Nicholas

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Youth Bike Summit--Early Bird registration through April 26!
by Kim Schaffer 19 Aug '24

19 Aug '24

Hi all! The 2024 Youth Bike Summit is shaping up to be a fantastic event, and we'd love to have you join us in Allentown this summer. Here are details! Please let me know if you have questions- Kim Calling all youth cyclists! Grab your helmets and head to the Lehigh Valley, PA, for the 2024 Youth Bike Summit, June 14-16 YBS2024 will bring together up to 400 youth riders and their adult advocates from across the country for three days of workshops and rides, all designed to help youth lead through the power of the bicycle. The theme of YBS2024 is Youth Lead the Way, with a focus on youth who have historically been excluded from cycling. YBS2024 will kick off on Friday evening with a welcome reception at races at the Lehigh Valley Velodrome. Saturday will offer a full day of classroom- and ride-based workshops, and will include opportunities for attendees to Try the Track at the Velodrome or participate in a Bikes & Boating adventure. YBS2024 will culminate on Sunday with a Big Ride that will take attendees through Allentown, along the historic D&L trail, and to Bethlehem's iconic SteelStacks. The Youth Bike Summit is led by the National Youth Bike Council and the YBS steering committee, which includes youth bike advocates from across the country. Community Bike Works, a Lehigh Valley-based Earn a Bike organization, will host YBS2024. "YBS fosters connections among youth and adults who are passionate about youth cycling, while it also helps to build leadership skills of students who are the future of our cycling community," said Joshua Funches, President of NYBC. "The Youth Bike Summit is a magical, life-changing gathering for young people who love bikes," CBW Youth Projects Coordinator Avery Daniels said. "This is the 10th Youth Bike Summit and the most authentically youth-led YBS to date. We are so excited to welcome everyone to YBS2024. Come ride with us this June!" The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape, and THE LINK trail network have combined for lead sponsorship of the event. National sponsors include Outride, SRAM, The League of American Bicyclists, Sun Bicycles, and Lees-McRae College - Cycling Studies Minor. Local and Regional sponsors include PPL, The Dexter F. & Dorothy H. Baker Foundation, County of Northampton, the City of Allentown, the Nurture Nature Center, Capital Blue Cross, Discover Lehigh Valley(r), County of Lehigh, Fox & Roach/Trident Charities, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Piscitello Bicycle Law, PNC Bank, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission/Lehigh Valley Transportation Study, and Invest in Women Entrepreneurs. Details on YBS 2024 are available at https://communitybikeworks.org/youth-bike-summit-2024. Early bird registration for the three-day event-including four meals-runs through April 26 is just $80 for youth 24 and under, and $130 for adults over 24. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-youth-bike-summit-tickets-748892747367 ******************************* Kim Schaffer, Executive Director Community Bike Works www.communitybikeworks.org cell: 484.554.8971

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