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Creating a think tank
by Tigre Bici 23 Jul '18

23 Jul '18

Hello everyone! We are interested on see how the thinktank works and how to replicate it, does anyone knows? we are trying to setup something like the bike collectives think tank with the city feminist groups but using facebook or whatssap has proven very complicated so, if you know any way on forming a thinktank or other ways of mass communication with different groups that doesn't required to be all day in front of a screen and/or saturates your inbox will be awesome. Regards R.

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Organizing Small Parts Better
by Geoffrey Smart 22 Jul '18

22 Jul '18

For really small items such as bolts I like draws with the name of the bolt say M6 and a sample on the front and running the draws of each item down smallest to largest size so M$ down to M8 so volunteers get a fell after a while for the size they need. For larger parts such as brake blocks I like to see all the brake stuff or gear stuff together. We use the kind of removable boxes that clip on to a wall bracket with the name of the item on the box and on the wall where it goes. The advantage of these is that you can see in to the boxes when standing back and you can remove the box to sort item. I think if you have too many items to fit in a draw you need to cull the stuff in the worst condition or it just makes finding the good stuff harder. We get volunteers to do this with the more experienced helping the newer as a way of learning about the relative value of parts. Geoff Smart Back2Bikes Port Melbourne

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Bike Kitchen (Vancouver, Canada) looking to hire Senior Mechanic
by Bike Kitchen 20 Jul '18

20 Jul '18

Hello there, The Bike Kitchen in Vancouver, BC, Canada is looking to hire a Senior Mechanic for August Please pass along to your networks and if anyone is interested in applying they can send an email to admin(a)thebikekitchen.com Thanks! -alex The Bike Kitchen 1896 East Mall, Vancouver BC (604) 827-7333 www.thebikekitchen.com The Bike Kitchen is on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/UBCBikeKitchen/?fref=ts>!

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Welding discussion
by Ulick O'Beirne 20 Jul '18

20 Jul '18

Hi guys, I've been wondering about welding. I'm an ok welder. I can get the job done. I'm ok when things are set up for me in a class setting, but haven't worked outside that; and standing in big stores trying to figure out what gear to buy really confuses me. I do have access to sheds and experienced friends who would support me; and in my community setting if I was pretty confident with setting that up I'd probably get good support (especially if I was doing something that could benefit everyone). When I stared thinking about it, there's a million questions around welding set up I'd like to ask the ThinkTank. Do you think you could help me answer these? Questions I have: -Set up and materials needed, -Hardware- i.e. buildings, power input, flooring, etc -Preferences for different materials or machines -Experience- show and tell of really good bike shop welding; especially any frames anyone has built they're proud of All much appreciated guys! Ulick Ireland

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Organizing Small Parts Better
by Josh Bisker 20 Jul '18

20 Jul '18

Hey pals, what are your good ways of organizing the small parts in your shop? I don't mean "do you put them in little bitty parts drawers or bins," but more "if so, how do you organize those drawers or bins?" At the Mechanical Gardens, as the small parts get more *sorted *they also get less *organized*. It just becomes static: fifty teeny drawers of small parts or whatever means that people who don't know just what their part is called or looks like, or just where to look for it, are SOL. No bueno. Do you do something clever to head this off? Organize small parts by bike system, by commonly accessed parts versus parts-of-components (like jockey wheels, star nuts, or seatpost tops), or some other way? Someone who's worked on this, please help us. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox 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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Literature on womens+bikes
by Tigre Bici 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

Hello everyone! We have been doing some research on non-academic and academic literature on how there are different types on mobility inside cities and those differences are also, or should be, gendered (not into the idea of the binomial definition of gender but the majority of info we have found approaches that way) ans also on how perceptions/infrastructure mold the mobility patrons on women and men*. Not so surprising we have found the bast majority of urban plans, bike lanes and even bike "activism" all around the globe keeps repeating the no consideration/misogynist way to do-it, the no consideration on reproductive work (that not only women do, but in bast majority the do). Sooooo, I write this email for 2 reasons: 1-Ask, if you have any, for literature that approaches mobility with a "gender perspective" that can or cannot include this on the text but, you know that doesn't keep talking of men as the norm when creating new bus lanes or bike lanes etc. 2- If anyone wants to open a support/study/awesome group to discuss this things (will be awesome), let me know! Thanks And hopefully I will see a bunch of you in LA Abrazos R.

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Rags storage (new and used)
by Luis Fernandez 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

Hi all, Our rag storage situation could use some improvement at the Somerville Bike Kitchen in MA. Just wondering how folks are currently storing clean rags and then taking care of used rags? Is there some good, cheap, nifty way to store them so that they are easily available and take up the least amount of room and don't end up going everywhere? Really just looking for pictures or descriptions of how you folks are managing your rags... Maybe i'm over-thinking this and just a big bin works... but our space is small and we have limited floor space.. Thanks, Luis ps - I wanted to send a shout-out to the austin yellow bike project. When I was there a year or so ago, I attended one of their meetings and thought that their approach to making rags was pretty smart. At the start of the meeting, they hand out scissors and tshirts to the folks seated at the meeting and cut up rags while the meeting is going on - seemed a great way to multi-task.

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child protection policy
by Ulick O'Beirne 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

Anyone got a child protection policy that your organisation uses that they can share? Ulick

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Bike Saviours is hiring a Shop Manager
by Patrick Gilbery 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

Bike Saviours in Tempe, Arizona is looking for a new full-time shop manager! To apply, send a resume and cover letter to jim(a)bikesaviours.org Details are attached.

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rental agreements?
by Geoff Heath 17 Jul '18

17 Jul '18

Anyone have a sample rental agreement and/or waiver they'd like to share with me so I can riff off of it? Thanks! Geoff

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Community bicycle in a Shipping Container
by BikeConcord 17 Jul '18

17 Jul '18

Hi Everyone, We just started our Community Bicycle shop this year at a local high school here in Concord California. It is a work in progress as you can see. Thought I would share pictures. Best regards and Happy pedaling!! “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) Community Bicycle Shop Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator (925)285-1814 BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org

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Best DIY Outdoor Repair Stations?
by Anne-Lise (co-présidente de la vélo-écol e du 20ème) 17 Jul '18

17 Jul '18

An Atelier Vélorution Bastille (Paris, France) creation. Also here : http://wiklou.org/wiki/Atelier_mobile Le 2018-07-16 22:04, thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org a écrit : > Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Best DIY Outdoor Repair Stations? (Aida Mas Baghaie) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:49:38 -0400 > From: Aida Mas Baghaie <aida.masb(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Best DIY Outdoor Repair Stations? > Message-ID: > <CAN+FvGb8L9HamfKim_5HJrcyuwGJU9Am4JcBWa4+-sJFY7Vqgw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hey y'all, > > I'm working on a collaboration between an NYC community garden and the > Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op to start a bike repair outpost in a shipping > container. Before we get started on building the shop, we'll be making some > pedal powered gardening tools, and an outdoor repair station. *Do you have > an outdoor repair station* for open-access community use at your shop?* If > so, please send me a photo and I'll compile them into a shared folder :) > > *Just to be clear, I'm not looking for an off-the-shelf solution, but > something creative you or someone else made. I've attached a photo of the > one at Neighborhood Bike Works in Philly as a reference. > > Thanks bike buds! > > aida >

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Best DIY Outdoor Repair Stations?
by Patrick Gilbery 16 Jul '18

16 Jul '18

Here's ours. Tempe is a high theft environment, so everything is welded on. We've never been able to keep a pump out there for more than two weeks (even the bike fixtation high security one). Patrick Gilbery Shop Manager Bike Saviours (602) 429-9369 On Jul 16, 2018 1:04 PM, <thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank- bikecollectives.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org You can reach the person managing the list at thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Best DIY Outdoor Repair Stations? (Aida Mas Baghaie) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aida Mas Baghaie <aida.masb(a)gmail.com> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Cc: Bcc: Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 12:49:38 -0400 Subject: [TheThinkTank] Best DIY Outdoor Repair Stations? Hey y'all, I'm working on a collaboration between an NYC community garden and the Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op to start a bike repair outpost in a shipping container. Before we get started on building the shop, we'll be making some pedal powered gardening tools, and an outdoor repair station. *Do you have an outdoor repair station* for open-access community use at your shop?* If so, please send me a photo and I'll compile them into a shared folder :) *Just to be clear, I'm not looking for an off-the-shelf solution, but something creative you or someone else made. I've attached a photo of the one at Neighborhood Bike Works in Philly as a reference. Thanks bike buds! aida _______________________________________________ Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank- bikecollectives.org

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Best DIY Outdoor Repair Stations?
by Aida Mas Baghaie 16 Jul '18

16 Jul '18

Hey y'all, I'm working on a collaboration between an NYC community garden and the Mechanical Gardens Bike Co-op to start a bike repair outpost in a shipping container. Before we get started on building the shop, we'll be making some pedal powered gardening tools, and an outdoor repair station. *Do you have an outdoor repair station* for open-access community use at your shop?* If so, please send me a photo and I'll compile them into a shared folder :) *Just to be clear, I'm not looking for an off-the-shelf solution, but something creative you or someone else made. I've attached a photo of the one at Neighborhood Bike Works in Philly as a reference. Thanks bike buds! aida

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Cycling workshop curriculums
by Parag Kapoor 11 Jul '18

11 Jul '18

Hello everyone, We’re looking for examples of bike repair workshop curriculums from the community. We’re working on designing our programming for the fall/winter at Cycle York - York University. Thanks for the help!!! Parag Kapoor

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Volunteer agreements/waivers
by David Coppley 09 Jul '18

09 Jul '18

Greetings bike folks, We are revising our volunteer agreement/waiver, and I would love to see what others are using. If you have a copy of a waiver you are willing to share, please respond to this post. Anything that relates to volunteers working in shop spaces, or going on group rides with kids would be helpful. I attached a copy of our form, for anyone who might be interested. Thanks in advance, David David Coppley Walk n' Roll Program Assistant Intercity Transit 360-705-5817 (office) 360-701-8379 (cell) PO Box 659 Olympia, WA 98501 dcoppley(a)intercitytransit.com<mailto:dcoppley@intercitytransit.com> Find us on Facebook!<https://www.facebook.com/BicycleCommuterContest> [WalkNRoll_HZ_RGB]

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Re: [TheThinkTank] New Bicycle Co-op at York University
by Parag Kapoor 08 Jul '18

08 Jul '18

This is incredible, thank you everyone, I’m linking the photos from a google drive folder here! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1--zdXwISAxbn0NFMdTRNIf_6IxIFNcQu Parag Kapoor ________________________________ From: 30422403300n behalf of Sent: Friday, July 6, 2018 4:05 PM To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: Thethinktank Digest, Vol 142, Issue 5 Send Thethinktank mailing list submissions to thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecollectives.org You can reach the person managing the list at thethinktank-owner(a)lists.bikecollectives.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Thethinktank digest..."

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Posters and resources on gender equity in the shop
by LaBikery 07 Jul '18

07 Jul '18

Hello! I work at a community bike coop in Moncton, New Brunswick. We are looking at visually impactful ways of addressing subtle gender bias in our shop. I am sure we are not the only shop that has to work on conveying women's equal competence to the general public in a bike shop setting! Does anyone have any posters, simply-written policies, or ideas? Thank you! Jennifer *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre* *120 boul. Assomption blvd,* * Moncton NB* Rental hours/DIY shop hours//Location de vélos/atelier libre: Wed – Sun 10am – 6pm/Mercredi – Dimanche 10 h à 18 h <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *CHECK US OUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ABOVE*

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Greetings from Iowa City!
by Anne Duggan 07 Jul '18

07 Jul '18

Hello, friends, I just thought I’d share this article about the Bike Library that was published in our local media. None of us can make it to Bike!Bike! this year—we’ll be thinking about you! Try not to have too much fun without us! https://littlevillagemag.com/one-more-crazy-iowa-city-idea-inside-the-bike-… Happy trails! Anne Duggan Board Member and Program Volunteer Sent from my iPad

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Re: [TheThinkTank] New bicycle co-operative at York University
by Parag Kapoor 06 Jul '18

06 Jul '18

Hello all, We're close to launching a new bicycle co-operative at York University, Toronto, ON, Canada! I had some requests to ask the community: 1. I would like to connect with the managers of other University/college campus based bicycle co-ops to discuss practices and business models, go over past decisions made to get to where they are now. 2. Are there any tool bench designs that are favorites? I really like the tool benches @ Charlie's in Toronto, but would like to see other examples of well thought out tool benches. 3. Could we look at examples of shop layouts? Has any co-operative made a floor-map with the furnishings placement on it? We have plans as well to share! 3. Do creature comforts matter? I wanted to be double sure. Normally I would not hesitate myself to say A/C is definitely not needed at first, but for context we are moving from a hidden closet in terms of operations into a 1500+ sq ft. new storefront. We have big glass windows that face east, which means that by 10 am the place is a broiler. Installing an A/C system feels like the right thing to do.... As well I have a whole bunch of photos of our space and shop logo to share to anyone interested! Best, Parag

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Bike Collective VS. Simply giving away bikes
by Sylvie Baele 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

Alright friends, I am reaching out for some resources.. I have a meeting soon with a guy who has an organization which gives away bikes. "Second Chance Bikes" Now, I don't disagree with giving people bikes... but I think the bike collective model (like earn-a-bike) is more empowering and sustainable long-term. And of course encourages safer riding, all while building community... Got any resources (or data) that can help support my/our position? I am a bit nervous as my meeting is with an older white male and I'm a younger female. He's already mansplained me once before. Bikes! Sylvie Baele *"I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves." - Alexander von Humbolt*

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Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles has an open position: Educator Mechanic
by Cyclista Nicholas 05 Jul '18

05 Jul '18

I am super excited to post to this list that Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles, based in Ithaca, New York, is hiring for a new part time position! I expect it won't be enough hours to persuade people to move from say, Beijing or Barcelona, but maybe Montreal or Syracuse ;) And who knows - maybe we'll find out someone nearer to our town has been lurking on this list all along. About RIBs: Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles is a thirty year-old program of the Southside Community center focused on a facilitated free and open shop model. We do require a donation for parts, which is pay-what-you-want. Our focus is on empowerment, via skill building, confidence building and access to transportation. We serve an extremely wide array of people in our local population, from people in the reentry process from incarceration, college students pursuing PHDs, local homeless, families of all social classes, and immigrants. About The Southside Community Center: Established in 1938, the SsCC is one of the nation's oldest African American community organizations, tracing its roots back to the efforts of a small women's club 1927. Since it's founding, it has nurtured a variety of programs designed to "affirm, empower, and foster the development of self pride among the African-American citizens of greater Ithaca..." About Ithaca: Home to four higher education institutions including Cornell University, Ithaca has a resilient cycling community and a long tradition of political and social awareness. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position Title: Educator Mechanic, Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles Reporting To: Nydia Blas, Executive Director, Southside Community Center, Nicholas Desystemizer, Director, Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles Compensation: $15.11/hour, 15 hours/week Benefits: paid vacation and sick leave Recycle Ithaca’s Bicycles is a program of the Southside Community Center and a skillsharing community bicycle workshop where anyone can come in and work on their bikes, whether to repair, build, or simply maintain, free of cost (except parts). For almost thirty years, RIBs has been a fun and empowering space where people learn and help one another while connecting with liberating and sustainable technology. This position is seasonal, ending October 31, with the possibility for scaled back hours over Winter. In season, it will be 15hrs/week(a)$15.11/hr, Saturday and Sunday from 12:30pm until 5:30pm, and Thursday 6pm-close. The position will be completely responsible for Thursdays, but will share the day with the Director from 2pm-5:30pm on Saturday and Sunday. The position may require attending weekly hour-long staff meetings, paid at the normal rate. The applicant does not have to be mechanically proficient at the time of interview, but they do need to have a passion for learning mechanical skills such that they will eventually develop professional skills. This position offers training which will precede assumption of regular hours, and will consist of shadowing by the Director and Consulting Director on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Other days necessary for training may be possible. All training will be paid at the working rate. The primary skill the applicant must demonstrate at the time of interview is the ability to work with people in an encouraging, patient, positive, tolerant, and educational capacity while maintaining awareness of all projects and people in the space. Ability to confront and resolve conflict in a graceful and healthy manner (as far as possible) is also necessary. Acceptance of and interest in human diversity is essential. People with experience maintaining cohesion, balance, positivity, and strength in highly populated communities are encouraged to apply. Duty is to facilitate open shop hours as follows: -Maintain an organized space -Facilitate workflows and ongoing projects -Maintain awareness of multiple participants, their situations, and their projects -Teach repair skills to participants -Ensure the proper use of tools and space to minimize breakage, wear, and damage -Cultivate quality for all new and used bikes and hardware leaving the shop -Monitor and enforce safety standards for bikes leaving the shop -Greet and orient new participants -Coordinate volunteers -Process bike donations -Collect and secure monetary donations -Perform necessary record keeping and reporting for all participants and (if closing) monetary streams -Maintain RIBs as as a safer and anti-oppressive space -Observe and apply in practice the mission statements of RIBs and SsCC -Assist the Director and Consulting Director as needed This position must be filled as soon as possible, and therefore candidates will be interviewed in the order they apply until the position has been filled. Please respond with a cover letter and brief resume. No specific format is required for the resume, content has priority. Send application to: cyclista.ribs(a)sspride.org or drop off in person at 305 S. Plain Street, weekdays 10am-7pm. Thank you very much for your interest in this position. We look forward to meeting you! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Bike!Bike! Los Angeles - Travel Equity
by Fabian W. 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Hello Everyone, Im Fabian W. and Im a member of the Bike!Bike! 2018 Los Angeles organizing committee. One of my specific tasks is to promote and facilitate participation in our event by Mexican, Central American and South American bike groups. There are two main components to this effort: Promote the event among groups in those regions. Im already reaching out to many across the region but if you know of any specific ones I would really appreciate the contact information. Fundraise for our travel equity program. Participation by south-of-the-US Border groups is very difficult because of the cost of visas and airfare. Jim Mayerstein from Mexico has shared with me some important background information about travel equity funding in previous Bike!Bike! gatherings starting with Detroit. Jim mentioned that a couple of the collectives from Canada were able to do significant funding towards this (Bike Sauce from Toronto and Our Community Bikes from Vancouver). The Los Angeles Bike!Bike! organizing committee is going to do as much funding for this as possible but any contributions or ideas from the rest of the BikeCollectives community would be very appreciated. We have started a crowd funding site at: https://bikebike2018.raisely.com/ . Any contributions there would help give momentum to that effort. So, please if you have any ideas or have specific resources in relationship to both the promotion of the event south-of-the-US Border or, more importantly, in regards to funding our southern friends please contact me at fabian(a)ucla.edu <mailto:fabian@ucla.edu> Looking forward to meeting many of you in LA in September, _fabian Bike!Bike! 2018, Los Angeles, Organizing Committee Professor, Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, UCLA Director, PedaLúdico, Buenos Aires, Argentina ( <http://pedaludico.org> http://pedaludico.org) Director, cheLA, Buenos Aires, Argentina (http://chela.org.ar)

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Collective VS. Simply giving away bikes
by Bonnie Anderson 03 Jul '18

03 Jul '18

Well said, Matt! We function much the same as you described, and the community has responded in the positive. Bonnie Bonnie Anderson Founding Director BF Community Bike Project 30 Henry St., Bellows Falls, VT 05101 (802) 310-8867 bfbike.org / visit us on facebook <https://www.facebook.com/BF-Community-Bike-Project-514155548620492/> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 9:25 PM, Matt VanSlyke <matt(a)uticabikerescue.org> wrote: > Hi Sylvie, > We are also in a situation where there is a local giveaway that we are > frequently confused with. They have been around for about 10 years and we > have been operating for 5. They have a bigger marketing budget and use it > to promote their 1-day, 1,000-bike hand out. We operate year round and > spend as much time as needed to help people get bikes. That means we > redistribute fewer bikes but we feel we deliver a better service. > > Although it's a tired cliche (which I acknowledge in conversation) people > who ask "do you give away bikes?" always understand when I say that we > follow more or less a "teach a person to fish" approach. They also > understand when I explain why we sell bikes in addition to offering > earn-a-bike. I tell them that we believe everyone should have some skin in > the game and therefore it would be incongruous to our mission if we asked > for handouts form organizations. We do enjoy and appreciate the financial > support we've received on a few occasions from grantmaking organizations > but we rely on revenue that we generate through hardwork, just like we ask > our customers to do. > > I've had this conversation enough times now that I have it polished pretty > well. I can't recall a single instance where someone has left the > conversation feeling as if we're doing it wrong, in fact it's usually an > eye-opening experience for them. My theory on why this is the case is > because I think many people out there are still unfamiliar with the social > enterprise concept and seem to still think that non-profit means "no > money". > > I applaud the passion and caring of the many bike giveaway programs out > there. I know several of them that do excellent refurbishing and provide > free bikes to people who truly need and appreciate them. My experience > locally has been different and that's why we stick to our guns. > > I hope this helps. I'm willing to chat more on the phone if you'd like. > Feel free to call me if you want. > > -Matt > > *Matt VanSlyke* > Executive Director > 315.525.9554 | matt(a)uticabikerescue.orgwww.UticaBikeRescue.org > <http://facebook.com/uticabikerescue> > <http://instagram.com/uticabikerescue> > > > > On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 2:04 PM, Paul Fitzgerald <paul(a)workingbikes.org> > wrote: > >> Sylvie and all, >> >> I don't believe I understand the nature of your meeting. Are you >> attempting to steer the "Second Change" mission or figuring out some type >> of strategic partnership with a different org? >> >> I would like to solicit more opinions or discussion on the 'earn-a-bike' >> model, though. I've worked for and with organizations which heavily used >> it, particularly in working with young people. I've been at Working Bikes >> for about 8 years now, and while we invite all community members to >> volunteer and earn timeshare 'credits' towards parts for their bike, we >> also give away more than 1,000 bikes a year locally through our Cycle of >> Power and Cycle of Peace programs. We've used these donations to make >> powerful partnerships with many different types of organizations, many of >> which do not use bicycles as a primary focus of their mission. Adult >> recipients are invited to volunteer or pay a 'co-pay' or $20 towards the >> bike, helmet and lock we provide, but most decline. >> >> At a certain point, it may be a question of volume, it feels >> paternalistic to me to tell someone they have to "earn" a resource an >> organization has the ability to redistribute. I take the question of >> service vs. charity seriously, but I also believe in the radical >> redistribution of resources. I don't think it is sustainable for everyone >> who would benefit from a service to have to learn how that service operates >> to receive it. There definitely are strong arguments for earn-a-bike, as >> well as super "CHARITY" <http://fb4k.org/> bike orgs starting up. >> >> I've been pondering this discussion as a possible B!B! workshop or >> roundtable of sorts. I hope you don't feel I've hijacked your thread with >> hypotheticals, Sylvie, and wish you luck with your meeting. >> >> peace n bike grease, >> Paul >> >> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Therese Kilpatrick < >> therese(a)projectbiketech.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi Sylvie, >>> I don't know your specific circumstances but perhaps your group can >>> coexist with this gentleman's targeting different recipients. If the >>> earn-a-bike model is what you want to invest in with your time and >>> resources and someone else is "giving away" bikes - how do they pay for the >>> parts/consumables necessary to restore bikes? Are they also working in a >>> non-profit or are they paying for everything themselves? Could they be >>> brought into your model if it were explained how there is more than a bike >>> that is being "given". I hope that he will be able to listen to why the >>> earn-a-bike model has much more social impact through teaching and the >>> recipients "owning" the bike through work and how it is a shared >>> experience. There is also the parable of giving fish versus teaching >>> someone how to fish... >>> Good luck and let me know how it went, >>> Therese Kilpatrick >>> Project Bike Tech Teacher - Aptos High School >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Sylvie Baele <sylvgrb(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Alright friends, I am reaching out for some resources.. I have a >>>> meeting soon with a guy who has an organization which gives away bikes. >>>> "Second Chance Bikes" >>>> >>>> Now, I don't disagree with giving people bikes... but I think the bike >>>> collective model (like earn-a-bike) is more empowering and sustainable >>>> long-term. And of course encourages safer riding, all while building >>>> community... >>>> >>>> Got any resources (or data) that can help support my/our position? I >>>> am a bit nervous as my meeting is with an older white male and I'm a >>>> younger female. He's already mansplained me once before. >>>> >>>> Bikes! >>>> >>>> >>>> Sylvie Baele >>>> >>>> *"I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness >>>> depends more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of >>>> those events themselves." - Alexander von Humbolt* >>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.o >>>> rg/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.o >>> rg/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Paul Fitzgerald >> General Manager, Working Bikes >> Pronouns <https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender-pronouns/>: him, his, he >> 2434 S. 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by Angelo Coletta 21 Jun '18

21 Jun '18

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