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Rags & used parts management
by Claude Ferron 07 May '23

07 May '23

Hello all! We are just starting our bike community workshop and we have not established yet how we plan to deal with rags. I was thinking about 3 cases / box (new, used, trash). How do you deal with thoses on your side? Are old t-shirts enough for you? Same kinds of questions for the used parts management... How do you deal with those on your side? Any pictures? It is always inspiring to see others work :) Thanks a million :) Claude Ferron, Co-Coordonator La Cyclerie, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada Bike Culture + Self-Repair Community workshop www.lacyclerie.ca

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Reusable Repair Checklist Tag
by director 02 May '23

02 May '23

Hey All, We just spent some time and redid the tag we use to track repairs on a bike. I'm sure your shops are similar to ours in that many mechanics of varying skill levels will work on a single bike before it's distributed back to the world for use. This make it challenging to ensure a standard of quality on any given bike leaving the shop. As we fleshed out the tag we realized that it could function loosely as a curriculum. For most mechanics, especially students we suggest starting at the top and working down the list. I've come to realize that no two mechanics will do things in the exact same way, everyone has their own style. We've been suggesting that folks do the first two items in order and then address the rest of the repairs at their discretion. Of course we couldn't put everything on a half page so we had to make compromises. You'll notice as you get closer to the bottom of the tag the categories are a little more broad and don't get into the finer details. We're working on a final check list that will include finer details like checking bearing play, tire wear, fine tune derailleurs and brakes... The final checklist won't hang on the bike but it'll be around the shop and part of our training. Stay tuned for this. We print these double sided, cut them in half and laminate them. We hang them on the handlebars and fill them out with a Sharpie. When the bike is done and gone we clean the Sharpie off with 90% rubbing alcohol and a rag. This allows us to use one tag over and over and over. We've been using these tags for about 2 weeks now and it's been awesome. Communication between mechanics is much clearer and bikes are getting done faster. It's really helped orient Earn-A-Bike students to what needs to be done next on their bike. Anyway if you think it's a good idea feel free to adapt it to your shops needs. -- Ride On! Rich Points http://communitycycles.org Executive Director (c)303-589-0597 (w)720-565-6019 Community Cycles is Boulder's only bike shop dedicated to bike commuting. Find us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/CommunityCycles

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Service Tickets and Bike Tags
by Amanda Chilson 28 Apr '23

28 Apr '23

Good Afternoon, I am wondering if bike collectives and shops could share what they are using for service tickets or slips when a bike is being purchased, when preparing a bike to sell, when people drop off a bike to be fixed/tuned and/or a bike that was donated? Thank you so much for your help! Amanda Chilson Health and Wellness Coordinator Northern Berkshire Community Coalition 61 Main St. Suite 218 North Adams, MA 01247 413-663-7588 Ext. 16 www.nbccoalition.org

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Has anyone seen "Not Just bikes"?
by Jim Bledsoe 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Here is a link to this Canadian urban planner's Youtube channel?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHlpmxLTxpw&t=222s

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Bikes for a family shelter
by wade＠bikeconnector.org 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

We are looking for ideas related to providing bikes to adult and children residents of a homeless shelter? An emergency family shelter recently opened in our community in a suburb outside of Boston. The shelter has 105 rooms and is designed to provide temporary housing for 3 to 5 days while more permanent housing is located; and for 2 – 4 months when more permanent housing isn’t readily available; and providing temporary housing for pregnant women and infants. The shelter is located in a former motel at the edge of a state highway. It is situated equidistant (2 miles) between two village centers, each with shopping and public transportation (commuter rail). There are sidewalks and busy local streets that connect the shelter to the villages. It's walkable and rideable. Getting to one of the village center requires crossing the state highway (there is a pedestrian crosswalk). Our local collective reached out to the agency managing the shelter inquiring if there was an interest in bikes. Their response was, "There is a lot of logistics and some liability behind this that would take some thought." True. I would like your thoughts and experiences. Wade The Bike Connector https://www.bikeconnector.org/

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Car insurance, etc for bike nonprofit
by claraijones＠gmail.com 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Hi all, someone is considering donating a pickup truck for our community bike shop to use. Very exciting for us since we could use it to pick up donated bikes around town much easier, and also use it to haul away scraps for recycling. Curious about any feedback y'all have about how you've handled similar situations. We are a 501c3 if that makes a difference. -who to make the title out to -how to control keys/who is allowed to drive it -maintenance costs and responsibility -insurance -borrowing/lending: who can use it? -and any other thoughts you might have :) Thanks, Clara Community Bike Shop @ Barber Park, GSO NC

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Re: Car insurance, etc for bike nonprofit
by BikeConcord 19 Apr '23

19 Apr '23

We were once offered a pickup truck, but turned it down. It was just too much of a hassle. We have a volunteer that hauls our scrap and we sometimes use our Surly trailer. When we really need a truck, we rent a truck. We are a small shop. Best regards and Happy pedaling! “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Shop Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord Bike Concord is working for safe, convenient and enjoyable Bicycling in our community of Contra Costa County. Bike East Bay is Bike Concord’s 501(c) 3 sponsor > On Apr 19, 2023, at 1:43 PM, clara via TheThinkTank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > Hi all, someone is considering donating a pickup truck for our community bike shop to use. Very exciting for us since we could use it to pick up donated bikes around town much easier, and also use it to haul away scraps for recycling. Curious about any feedback y'all have about how you've handled similar situations. We are a 501c3 if that makes a difference. > > -who to make the title out to > -how to control keys/who is allowed to drive it > -maintenance costs and responsibility > -insurance > -borrowing/lending: who can use it? > -and any other thoughts you might have :) > > Thanks, > Clara > Community Bike Shop @ Barber Park, GSO NC > _______________________________________________ > TheThinkTank mailing list -- thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > To unsubscribe send an email to thethinktank-leave(a)lists.bikecollectives.org

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Our Community Bikes is hiring a Senior Mechanic & Floor Lead
by Sophia Suderman 28 Mar '23

28 Mar '23

Hello! Our Community Bikes promotes the use of bicycles as a healthy, affordable and environmentally sound form of transportation. Our full service shop is open four days a week. The other three days and evenings are reserved for programs including Do-It-Yourself Stands, Women Trans Queer Night, and Bike club. We offer education in mechanical skills to empower people and to enable their access to community services and opportunities. This includes significant ‘on the job’ training for people who are underrepresented in the industry to build their mechanic skills. We are hiring a Senior Mechanic & Floor Lead as part of the senior leadership team. Here <https://ourcommunitybikes.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Senior-Mechanic-Po…> you can find the job posting with more information :D Sophia -- Sophia Suderman (she/her) Executive Director Our Community Bikes 2429 Main Street Unceded Coast Salish Territories www.ourcommunitybikes.org <http://www.pedalpower.org> | (604) 879-2453

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Working Bikes is Hiring
by Xail Hernandez 23 Mar '23

23 Mar '23

Hola a todes! La organización sin fines de lucros, Working Bikes, localizada en Chicago está contratando a una persona para manejar el departamento de servicio. Estamos buscando a alguien que tenga conocimiento en reparación de bicicletas y que sea bilingüe, español/inglés, ya que la bodega se encuentra en una área habitada por muchos hispanohablantes. Adjunto está la descripción de la posición de trabajo en Ingles (disculpen el inconveniente, si necesitan que traduzca por favor mandenme un correo electrónico a xail(a)workingbikes.org). Si les interesa, por favor manden su resume y referencias a jobs(a)workingbikes.org. Gracias. The non-profit organization, Working Bikes, located in Chicago is hiring a person to run the Service Department. We are looking for someone who is knowledgeable in bike mechanics and is bilingual, english/spanish, since the warehouse is located in a predominantly spanish speaking area. Attached is the job description. If interested, please send us your resume and references to jobs(a)workingbikes.org. Gracias. -- *Xail Hernandez *(Ella / She/Her) *Community Bike Repairs Manager* Working Bikes *|* 2434 S Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60608 *P* 773.847.5440 www.workingbikes.org

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Milestone: New MailMan delivering soon!
by Jonathan Rosenbaum via Thethinktank 21 Mar '23

21 Mar '23

Dear Thinkers & Researchers @ the Tank, In the next few days we will be migrating our discussion lists away from DreamHost to a modern MailMan software platform (mailman 3) hosted at our own server. This is an awesome milestone for us, and a long time in the making. As far back as 2015 (almost 8 years ago), I observed that the archives for TheThinkTank became unavailable when DreamHost updated their hardware. At that time, in a conversation with the subject line "Update on the Archives", I suggested that we should consider moving away from dependence on a third party hosting service. Ironically, that conversation does not exist in the current archives at DreamHost because all the data between January 17, 2015 to May 13, 2015 was lost by their system. However, I recovered those conversations from my personal email stash, and they are now included in the new archiving system called HyperKitty. Better Search Capability: Another issue we have frequently experienced over the years has been the unavailability of the search engine known as htdig (ht://Dig errors). We now have a new search engine called Xapian. Even when htdig was available, as I pointed out at our recent Tech meeting, the level of detail when performing searches with Xapian is like comparing the difference between the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Web Space Telescope. HyperKitty (Achiver): HyperKitty provides a modern frontend to MailMan. You can now create an account where you may associate your email addresses subscribed to bikecollectives.org discussion lists. When you are logged in to your account, one powerful feature, similar to google groups web interface or traditional online bulletin boards, is that you now have the ability to directly interact with email threads or create new ones without having to utilize your own email client. You can favorite and/or like discussions, and if you have a Gravatar ( https://wordpress.com/me ), it will be visible. Markdown capability is available, but it only works in HyperKitty, so if you want to experiment with this capability, keep in mind that people will see your markdown in normal emails. Directions can be found at https://docs.mailman3.org/projects/hyperkitty/en/latest/rendering.html under Rendering Rules. _Recommendation for digest subscribers:_ Because we now have this awesome capability, rather than replying directly to digest emails, please utilize the login capability of HyperKitty to easily jump into the parts of the threads you want to interact with. This avoids breaking up the thread, which makes the discussion easier for all to understand. Migration and New Home Considerations: After the migration, the web interface will be available at https://lists.bikecollectives.org/ and will no longer say "The list overview page has been disabled temporarily" as found at the current non-secure web interface at http://lists.bikecollectives.org/ . This should all happen, no later, than by Monday, March 20, 2023. The migration consists of changing the DNS addresses to our new email server and mailman 3 discussion list software. Usually in most parts of the world this is a fast process, but there are some DNS servers that are slow to update their cache. This means that some of you may experience the phenomenon where your emails will still end up at the DreamHost instance, and you continue to see the old website. If that is the case, you may want to consider using a different nameserver, like 1.1.1.1, and to ask your service provider to update their DNS servers. Because our email server is brand new, it doesn't have an established reputation for its IP address. However, fortunately our lists address, lists.bikecollectives.org, has a good reputation. Most likely, hopefully, we won't experience issues from larger services that scrutinize bulk email. However, we will be monitoring our logs carefully. Google (gmail), which represents a large percentage of TheThinkTank subscribers, rate limits the number of emails received by their service to 60 per/minute. Erring on the safe-side, we will rate limit emails we are sending out to 30 per/minute, which means emails sent to TheThinkTank should reach everyone in about 30 minutes. If you are experiencing issues after the change, please contact me: Jonathan Rosenbaum <bike(a)bikelover.org> . Other: It should be pointed out, that gmail users who are normal subscribers generally do not receive back a copy of the email they send out to MailMan, see https://wiki.list.org/x/4030680 for an explanation. However, gmail users who are normal subscribers should receive replies, as well as new threads. Other than that .. Yay!! -Jonathan ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…

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Bike measurements
by Claude Ferron via Thethinktank 12 Mar '23

12 Mar '23

Hello community, bonjour à tous.tes! I'm planning to put our bike inventory online and I was wondering what are the typical data that are relevant to inform potential buyers? What are the key dimensions you would suggest? What is considered a "Large bike" for exemple. Or let's say someone is 6ft tall... What information would it best for them to find. Would you recommend the buyer to measure it's inseam? Kinda looking for best practice here. Thanks all, merci! Claude Ferron La Cyclerie, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada Bike culture + Community workshop www.lacyclerie.ca ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…

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Volunteer Only Night Concern
by Gabriel Trainer via Thethinktank 09 Mar '23

09 Mar '23

Long time listener, first time caller coming from Bike Farm (all volunteer run collective) here in Portland, OR. We currently have a weekly volunteer only night to build bikes at the shop to sell to the public and recently it has come to my attention that this night can be seen as inequitable and exclusive. This night excludes those who cannot afford to volunteer their time as every other shift we have is open to the public to utilize our space and help for $5/hr, work/trade, or for free if the individual truly needs it. Does anyone else have a volunteer/staff only night? I am having a tough time justifying for myself the existence of this volunteer only night. Looking for thoughts from you all. Kind regards, Gabriel ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…

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Language Exchange in 1 hour / Intercambio de Idiomas en 1 hora
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 01 Mar '23

01 Mar '23

Hello everyone! [español abajo] We are continuing to meet for a Spanish-English Language Exchange on Wednesdays - today it starts in an hour! <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675444594?pwd=VzhGdWt6NnQwREk3Q3QvTytSbnpmZz09> Practice English or Spanish and help other learners in a friendly atmosphere. Participants speak half the time in English and half in Spanish. Beginners welcome. *Today @ [4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern / 9pm Chile]* https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675444594?pwd=VzhGdWt6NnQwREk3Q3QvTytSbnpmZz09 ======== Español ======== ¡Hola todxs! Continuamos con un intercambio de idiomas (ingles y español) cada miércoles - ¡hoy empieza en una hora! Practique inglés o español y ayude a lxs demás que están aprendiendo en un ambiente amable. Lxs participantes hablan la mitad del tiempo en inglés y la otra en español. Están bienvenidxs lxs principiantes. *Hoy @ [4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern / 9pm Chile]* https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675444594?pwd=VzhGdWt6NnQwREk3Q3QvTytSbnpmZz09

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Re: [TheThinkTank] wheels
by Kevin Dwyer 16 Feb '23

16 Feb '23

Louis- It sounds as though you have a serious problem with rust and wheel failures. If you are presently a service organization, moving to industrial production (especially as a collective) creates a variety of hurdles related to capital and organizational structure. The Mondrian collectives in Spain have been successful as collectives engaged in industrial production, but they have strong government and societal support. You may look to them for structural inspiration. With regard to the underlying problem: (mostly) cheap wheels that are not serviceable, perhaps there are other alternatives? Here are a few I came up with: 1. Partner with a bicycle co-op/collective in the (south) western US where rust is not an issue. In the past, there have been postings to this list of collectives with excess bikes and parts. I’d imagine that you might be able to get a container or rental truck full of just wheels, if you put the word out and were patient. 2. Buy unthreaded blank spokes in bulk. DT and China/Taiwan manufacturers have these available and with a $130 Hozan spoke threader you can make serviceable spokes. (Don’t forget that even nicer spoke threaders will take some time for the cutting and threading) 3. Buy lots of different sizes of cheap straight gauge spokes. For less than $1000, you could go on Ali Baba and buy a stock of nipples and every 14g spoke length available. Restock as needed. 4. Visit the DT facility in Grand Junction, Colorado where they make spokes. You will see the spatial and equipment requirements for spoke making and be better equipped an nd informed as to the requirements for such a project. Best of luck in your project! Eager to hear about your solutions! Kevin Dwyer Salt Lake City, UT > On Feb 16, 2023, at 4:06 AM, MARK via Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > > Louis, > > Personally, I think trying to become a spoke manufacturer is a bit over ambitious > unless you had a metal working factory. If you could by full-length spokes to thread > to length, a Phil Wood machine was over $3K last I knew. > > It seems to me your biggest hurdle is getting a wholesale account. Most distributors want > to see a picture of a brick and mortar storefront and some credential and or web-presence. > > We use J&B importers for our "bread and butter" supplies, but also have accounts with QPB and > recently Shimano. > > Yeah, wheels are the Achilles' heal of used bikes, especially rears. I usually start any wheel work > with hitting each nipple with Tri-flow. It also helps to have an adjustable spoke wrench, often > an antique tool in my experience, although we have a Hozan, so they might be still available. > We also has some spoke wrenches that grip three sides of the nipple, sort of, that work well > on stubborn spokes. Hope this helps. > > Mark Hoffman > BikeNB.org > New Britain, CT > USA > > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >

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wheels
by MARK 16 Feb '23

16 Feb '23

Louis, Personally, I think trying to become a spoke manufacturer is a bit over ambitiousunless you had a metal working factory. If you could by full-length spokes to threadto length, a Phil Wood machine was over $3K last I knew. It seems to me your biggest hurdle is getting a wholesale account. Most distributors wantto see a picture of a brick and mortar storefront and some credential and or web-presence. We use J&B importers for our "bread and butter" supplies, but also have accounts with QPB andrecently Shimano. Yeah, wheels are the Achilles' heal of used bikes, especially rears. I usually start any wheel workwith hitting each nipple with Tri-flow. It also helps to have an adjustable spoke wrench, oftenan antique tool in my experience, although we have a Hozan, so they might be still available. We also has some spoke wrenches that grip three sides of the nipple, sort of, that work wellon stubborn spokes. Hope this helps. Mark HoffmanBikeNB.orgNew Britain, CTUSA

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E-bikes
by Andy Ballentine 16 Feb '23

16 Feb '23

Hi -- How are bike co-ops dealing with e-bikes? We are all-volunteer at the Bicycle Co-Op of Williamsburg (Virginia). We have several very fine mechanics, but none of us is expert in the motors and batteries of e-bikes, and we don't know whether we should accept them as donations or sell them. I'd be interested in others' experience and policies. Thanks -- Andy Ballentine

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Marketing Tools
by Edward Kirkwood 15 Feb '23

15 Feb '23

For community bike shops that rely on used bike sales to help fund the operation, what media related tools do you use to showcase your inventory? Do you rely on your own website or do you utilize social media platforms like Facebook? Allen KirkwoodBroke Spoke Community Bike ShopLexington, KY

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Wheel (components) making : tooling and methods
by ronde d'effort 15 Feb '23

15 Feb '23

Hello dear and esteemed Fellow, I hope this finds you well, I'm writing hoping you afforded and wished to share with the community on wheel-making tooling, methods, and on distributors akin to selling such to collectives. Particularly, we aspire to be more autonomous in making or substituting this most demanded component of bikes within our capacity. For this purpose, we would benefit from advices on lacing methods and bench-size machines to make wheel (parts) that respond soundly to physics, and tighter budgets. We think of machines like Morizumi or Phil Wood, which would perform the operations to make spokes from a stock of stainless steel wire. Or even nipples and maybe rims. For cutting and rolling threads but also, head swaging, elbow bending and reducing wire diameter of spokes by rolling or drawing with acceptable results. Should we also think of methods for using wire with minimal fixtures and metalwork astutely. We don't mean to dream splendidly for the B-Choppe, our basement in Montréal Qc, where we share and uphold anti-oppression ethics and relationships first. Varied wheels size arrive with seized spokes (from de-icing salt) as we contemplate shortages and difficulty to order. Above all in current times, we felt relying on ourselves instead of (very unsteady) supply from far manufacturers to be wise and exciting. While most parts wholesalers refuse selling to us, arguing «unfair» or «too stringent competition». As we seek sustenance and relationships, not profit, but would not mind funding the shop by providing with value. I think this could be technically feasible, some operations could involve re-purposing body-actuated tools used in other trade (especially for diametric reduction of wire). Ideally be combined in dedicated gems like those WheelFanatyk offer with discernment and expertise, I find. Expanding beyond our capacity, If you happened to know organizations whom had summarized knowledge in metallurgy and modeled practical setups, I feel some of us would be excited to know. For instance, which alloy (or actual wire) to use, which forming process to perform (drawing or rolling, at which temperature), which annealing to enable and senseful equipment to build economically for that matter. As a member of a free shop, I'm open to reconsider spokes-and-nipples for other building and truing methods (materials). What I'd be happy to share if we ever came to sound and thrift results. Thanks so much for reading my best Second Language from french. I hope this is senseful and above all, that you are well and holding your values. Thank you so much, with our kind and highest esteem, Louis Atelier B-Choppe Montréal Canada (I hope this is right, as the purpose of the ThinkTank seems to be a «discussion on our Discussion» while I read technical matters on it. And did not see our current preoccupation making a subject on the Wiki. However, I feel a discussion stemming from this post shall benefit more on a Community repertoire where Subjects can be searched in fields like «wheel» ; which the ThinkTank does no longer allow. Suggestions welcomed, thanks). Envoyé avec la messagerie sécurisée [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/).

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RU There
by MARK 11 Feb '23

11 Feb '23

Bike New Britain (CT, USA) operates with a very tiny all-volunteer crewof three volunteers. We're all ex-shop mechanics with an average age of about 73 years. but it's been a struggle and we're only open for a couple of 3-hour days. COVID definitely threw the monkey wrench into things, but since we all had COVID this past year, we are learning to live with it and all the other diseases floating around out there. We're trying to move away from the public's conception that we are just a bike repair/used bike shop.(Hard to get listed as something other that "Used Bike Shop" with Google Biz!)We plan on doing a membership basis to try and cultivate new volunteers, with initially a free membershipthat would allow access to a DIY night to be determined. We envision fee-based membership in the future,as overhead keeps climbing. We just paid a bit over $1600 to Am. Specialty's LAB insurance program! We have had little in the realm of organized rides and hope to develop that as well as Smart Cycling classes. We do an annual Rodeo with the police dept., and have partnered with BikeWalk CT on several Septembertour events. We also supply local agencies with bikes for their clients that need transportation help. I am personally optimistic for the coming year, but only time will tell. I often wonder whether long-term viability is possible without a paid staff person, but getting into paid personnel is a bridge we don't feel we could cross at this juncture. We do offer stipends to LCIs to help with planned SC classes. Mark HoffmanBikeNB.org

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Intercambio de Idiomas / Language Exchange
by Bike!Bike! Everywhere! 08 Feb '23

08 Feb '23

*Wednesdays / Miercoles @ 4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern / 9pm Chile* Sign up / Inscríbete: https://forms.gle/CmPeahjASHGmVdvF7 Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85675444594 (English below) Estamos iniciando un Intercambio de Idiomas semanal para la communidad ciclista con ganas de aprender unxs de otrxs y mejorar nuestra competencia bilingüe. ¡Te invitamos! Practique inglés o español y ayude a lxs demás que están aprendiendo en un ambiente amable. Lxs participantes hablan la mitad del tiempo en inglés y la otra en español. Están bienvenidxs lxs principiantes. -------------------- We are starting a weekly Language Exchange for the bike community to learn from each other and build bilingual skills. You are invited! Practice English or Spanish and help other learners in a friendly atmosphere. Participants speak half the time in English and half in Spanish. Beginners welcome.

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R U There?
by Stuart Nottingham 07 Feb '23

07 Feb '23

Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no activity in the group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 season? Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going to be looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 196, Issue 4
by eric clough 06 Feb '23

06 Feb '23

Hello Think Tankers! Front Street Community Bike Works in Coos Bay, Oregon (USA) remains up and pedalling and always lurking in the background of this list serv that we appreciate so much. We are very small (<30,000 person community) and relatively young (4 years). We live in one of these rural communities with very little cycling infrastructure. Still, we have gotten amazing support from community members. Thank you for the reference to the other list servs, Alejandro. The first item of interest I found was the cargo bike report from London. We are in the midst of a push to get cargo bikes working in our community. Right now there is a brewery (Seven Devils) that uses a hand-crafted sidecar cargo bike for local keg delivery. We hope to complete fabrication of another front-load cargo bike soon and find other businesses that will use our service. We would love to hear of any other experience with start-up cargo bike delivery business from this list. Park Your Truck - Ride Your Cargo Bike! Eric FSCBW Coos Bay, OR On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 1:07 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.… > > 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. Re: R U There? (Molly Miksa) > 2. Re: R U There? (John Young) > 3. Re: R U There? (rgrossman7(a)gmail.com) > 4. Re: R U There? (Alejandro Manga Tinoco) > 5. Re: R U There? (Jim Sheehan) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Molly Miksa <director(a)londoncyclelink.ca> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: MoBo Bicycle Co-op <mobobicyclecoop(a)gmail.com>, Gabrielle Anctil < > gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 16:22:42 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > Hi there, > > Chiming in from London Cycle Link/Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op in London, > Ontario! We are well too! We moved from a dingy basement space to a brand > new store-front shop in the fall. Looking forward to our first season being > visible and having natural light. > > Our education program started almost two years ago (working with grade 5-6 > and high school students for now). I just joined the YA Hub Facebook group > that someone recommended - thanks! > > Best to all, > Molly > > Molly Miksa > Executive Director > [image: londoncyclelink.ca] <https://www.londoncyclelink.ca/> > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:32 PM MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, >> healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for >> adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're >> interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you >> all! >> >> Crank on, >> >> Claire >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >>> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >>> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >>> kitchens that have been approved) >>> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >>> >>> *Cycling and Society* >>> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >>> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >>> >>> *Bike Equity Network* >>> >>> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >>> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >>> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >>> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >>> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >>> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >>> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil < >>> gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>>> can I find them? Thanks! >>>> >>>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via >>>> Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>>> >>>>> Alejandro >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>>> answer to >>>>>> thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>>> using these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> > all >>>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>>> Springs >>>>>>> > | >>>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> > a >>>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week >>>>>>> 11am-6pm >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>>> is." >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>>> generation >>>>>>> >>> of >>>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>>> activity in >>>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *BICAS* >>>>>> >>>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>>> >>>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gabrielle Anctil >>>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* >> A Project of The Village Green Foundation >> >> *Our Mission ...* >> >> The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through >> sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. 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With no physical location, we > exist in pop ups and through our Adoptabike program, where members repair > donated bikes at their own home at their own pace. Our repair business has > picked back up post covid and a recent grant from the solid waste helped > enable us to place almost 300 bikes with people in need in Raleigh last > year. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 3, 2023, at 4:22 PM, Molly Miksa via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > Hi there, > > Chiming in from London Cycle Link/Squeaky Wheel Bike Co-op in London, > Ontario! We are well too! We moved from a dingy basement space to a brand > new store-front shop in the fall. Looking forward to our first season being > visible and having natural light. > > Our education program started almost two years ago (working with grade 5-6 > and high school students for now). I just joined the YA Hub Facebook group > that someone recommended - thanks! > > Best to all, > Molly > > Molly Miksa > Executive Director > [image: londoncyclelink.ca] <https://www.londoncyclelink.ca/> > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:32 PM MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, >> healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for >> adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're >> interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you >> all! >> >> Crank on, >> >> Claire >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >>> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >>> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >>> kitchens that have been approved) >>> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >>> >>> *Cycling and Society* >>> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >>> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >>> >>> *Bike Equity Network* >>> >>> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >>> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >>> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >>> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >>> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >>> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >>> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil < >>> gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>>> can I find them? Thanks! >>>> >>>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via >>>> Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>>> >>>>> Alejandro >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>>> answer to >>>>>> thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>>> using these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> > all >>>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>>> Springs >>>>>>> > | >>>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> > a >>>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week >>>>>>> 11am-6pm >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>>> is." >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>>> generation >>>>>>> >>> of >>>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>>> activity in >>>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *BICAS* >>>>>> >>>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>>> >>>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gabrielle Anctil >>>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* >> A Project of The Village Green Foundation >> >> *Our Mission ...* >> >> The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through >> sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. VGF encompasses >> Gardens at the Village Green and MOBO Bicycle Co-Op. >> >> >> Our Purpose ... >> >> *VGF* brings together diverse members of the Northside community around >> a common commitment to community building, urban agriculture, and access to >> healthy food and affordable, local transportation. >> >> -------- >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with >> it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or >> entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, copying, altering, or >> distribution of this email and any attachments by others is strictly >> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this >> email by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and permanently >> delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments >> thereto. >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: rgrossman7(a)gmail.com > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 11:50:37 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > Kelby used to do a Slower Than Slow Ride through Spring Grove Cemetery to > get people used to riding on roads and in groups. Have you reached out to > him? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 3, 2023, at 12:33 PM, MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > > > MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, > healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for > adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're > interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you > all! > > Crank on, > > Claire > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >> kitchens that have been approved) >> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >> >> *Cycling and Society* >> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >> >> *Bike Equity Network* >> >> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >> >> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil <gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>> can I find them? Thanks! >>> >>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank >>> <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>> >>>> HI all, >>>> >>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>> >>>> Alejandro >>>> >>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>> answer to >>>>> thanks! >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>> >>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>> >>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>> >>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>> >>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>> using these? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>> the >>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>> The >>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>> may >>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>> >>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>> not >>>>>> > all >>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>> > >>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>> Springs >>>>>> > | >>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>> have >>>>>> > a >>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week 11am-6pm >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>> is." >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>> generation >>>>>> >>> of >>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>> activity in >>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>> to >>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> *BICAS* >>>>> >>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>> >>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> ____________________________________ >>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Gabrielle Anctil >>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > -- > *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* > A Project of The Village Green Foundation > > *Our Mission ...* > > The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through > sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. VGF encompasses > Gardens at the Village Green and MOBO Bicycle Co-Op. > > > Our Purpose ... > > *VGF* brings together diverse members of the Northside community around a > common commitment to community building, urban agriculture, and access to > healthy food and affordable, local transportation. > > -------- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with it > are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or > entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, copying, altering, or > distribution of this email and any attachments by others is strictly > prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this > email by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and permanently > delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments > thereto. > ____________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > Unsubscribe from this list here: > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alejandro Manga Tinoco <alejandromanga(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: rgrossman7(a)gmail.com > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 13:22:56 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > By the way, I can say that Earn-a-Bike Worcester, MA is still running and > kicking, both with the earn a bike program for young people, and other > people who could use a free bike, and accompanying a pilot project of > e-bikes for low income people run by MassBike :) > > http://worcesterearnabike.org/ > https://www.massbike.org/ebikeworcester > > On Sat, 4 Feb 2023 at 12:51, rgrossman7--- via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> Kelby used to do a Slower Than Slow Ride through Spring Grove Cemetery to >> get people used to riding on roads and in groups. Have you reached out to >> him? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 3, 2023, at 12:33 PM, MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >> >> MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, >> healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for >> adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're >> interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you >> all! >> >> Crank on, >> >> Claire >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >>> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >>> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >>> kitchens that have been approved) >>> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >>> >>> *Cycling and Society* >>> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >>> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >>> >>> *Bike Equity Network* >>> >>> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >>> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >>> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >>> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >>> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >>> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >>> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil < >>> gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>>> can I find them? Thanks! >>>> >>>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via >>>> Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>>> >>>>> Alejandro >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>>> answer to >>>>>> thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>>> using these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> > all >>>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>>> Springs >>>>>>> > | >>>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> > a >>>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week >>>>>>> 11am-6pm >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>>> is." >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>>> generation >>>>>>> >>> of >>>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>>> activity in >>>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *BICAS* >>>>>> >>>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>>> >>>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gabrielle Anctil >>>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* >> A Project of The Village Green Foundation >> >> *Our Mission ...* >> >> The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through >> sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. VGF encompasses >> Gardens at the Village Green and MOBO Bicycle Co-Op. >> >> >> Our Purpose ... >> >> *VGF* brings together diverse members of the Northside community around >> a common commitment to community building, urban agriculture, and access to >> healthy food and affordable, local transportation. >> >> -------- >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with >> it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or >> entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, copying, altering, or >> distribution of this email and any attachments by others is strictly >> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this >> email by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and permanently >> delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments >> thereto. >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jim Sheehan <jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: MoBo Bicycle Co-op <mobobicyclecoop(a)gmail.com>, Gabrielle Anctil < > gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 15:35:16 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > OCBC is still growing, and I'm fine with the old list serve, but if there > are good reasons to switch that's fine. > > Also; hey, MOBO, we've been doing learn to ride classes for a while now -- here > you go > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lMxi0_O1MOp9it8gGP9hJ4B0xdy03HJo/view?usp=…> > ! > Jim > > Jim Sheehan > Executive Director > Ohio City Bicycle Co-op > 1840 Columbus Rd > Cleveland, Ohio 44113 > 216 830 2667 > OhioCityCycles.org > jim(a)ohiocitycycles.org > > > On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 1:33 PM MoBo Bicycle Co-op via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> MoBo Bicycle Co-op in Cincinnati OH chiming in to say that we're active, >> healthy, and happy! We're planning a series of Learn to Ride clinics for >> adults this riding season if anyone has any tips or tricks they're >> interested in passing along. Makes me excited and hopeful to hear from you >> all! >> >> Crank on, >> >> Claire >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 5:05 PM Alejandro Manga Tinoco via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> *l'Heureux Cyclage ( Rayons)* >>> this one requires being a member of the network, and speaking french of >>> course ( though I know people from other countries participating in bike >>> kitchens that have been approved) >>> https://sympa.heureux-cyclage.org/info/rayons >>> >>> *Cycling and Society* >>> This one is purely academic, and the leading researchers on the topic >>> from a social sciences perspective in Europe and Latin America are involved >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=cycling-and-society >>> >>> *Bike Equity Network* >>> >>> This one was created by Adonia Lugo ( which I guess many of you know), >>> she was part of the organizers who brought ciclovia to LA, the first chief >>> diversity officer at the League of American Bicyclists. I know it was >>> instrumental in the development of the Untokening and the concept of >>> mobility justice, though it mostly sends emails about work related with >>> bikes nowadays. Not sure who manages it today. >>> https://groups.google.com/g/bike-equity-network >>> >>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 16:52, Gabrielle Anctil < >>> gabrielle.anctil(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Alejandro - I'm curious about these other lists you mention, where >>>> can I find them? Thanks! >>>> >>>> Le mer. 1 févr. 2023, à 11 h 51, Alejandro Manga Tinoco via >>>> Thethinktank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> a écrit : >>>> >>>>> HI all, >>>>> >>>>> I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a >>>>> bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to >>>>> find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin >>>>> america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another >>>>> one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough >>>>> information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility >>>>> justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike >>>>> researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research >>>>> comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french >>>>> list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of >>>>> bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the >>>>> emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv >>>>> also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in >>>>> northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the >>>>> troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des >>>>> Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American >>>>> Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to >>>>> explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a >>>>> big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions >>>>> in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. >>>>> >>>>> Alejandro >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank < >>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> hiya- bicas here >>>>>> i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people >>>>>> post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an >>>>>> answer to >>>>>> thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank < >>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike >>>>>>> groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. >>>>>>> We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If >>>>>>> you’re interested, please feel free to join in! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Schaffer >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *On Behalf Of *Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM >>>>>>> *To:* The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >>>>>>> *Cc:* Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents >>>>>>> quick replies and short form discussion. It's a cultural limitation that >>>>>>> has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jean-François >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heyo from central KY USA! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after >>>>>>> being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a >>>>>>> big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a >>>>>>> few recordings. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has >>>>>>> seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't >>>>>>> have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, >>>>>>> versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication >>>>>>> outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not >>>>>>> shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of >>>>>>> decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. >>>>>>> Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to >>>>>>> the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the >>>>>>> angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I >>>>>>> think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit >>>>>>> from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op >>>>>>> directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and >>>>>>> short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a >>>>>>> slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from >>>>>>> using these? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank < >>>>>>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually >>>>>>> wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> archives and saw that, nope, just no activity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> be going through and whether we're ok. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cyclista Nicholas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote: >>>>>>> > Hello all, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> > all >>>>>>> > that active on this forum. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Keep up the great work everyone, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Daniel Byrd* >>>>>>> > - Executive Director - >>>>>>> > Kids on Bikes >>>>>>> > 719-355-3573 >>>>>>> > daniel(a)kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado >>>>>>> Springs >>>>>>> > | >>>>>>> > MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal >>>>>>> > Station (Pedal >>>>>>> > Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) >>>>>>> have >>>>>>> > a >>>>>>> > new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week >>>>>>> 11am-6pm >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> We are still active but do not do much on this forum. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> YBP >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org >>>>>>> >> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 >>>>>>> >> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> >>>>>>> >> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi >>>>>>> >> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there >>>>>>> is." >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is >>>>>>> >>> pretty >>>>>>> >>> ghostly. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next >>>>>>> generation >>>>>>> >>> of >>>>>>> >>> cycling >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via >>>>>>> Thethinktank < >>>>>>> >>> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no >>>>>>> activity in >>>>>>> >>>> the >>>>>>> >>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 >>>>>>> >>>> season? >>>>>>> >>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> >>>> be >>>>>>> >>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *BICAS* >>>>>> >>>>>> 2001 N 7th Ave | Tucson, AZ 85705 | Shop: 520-628-7950 >>>>>> >>>>>> bicas(a)bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook >>>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/bicascollective/> | Instagram >>>>>> <http://www.instagram.com/bicastucson/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate >>>>>> in affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling >>>>>> with our greater Tucson community.* >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gabrielle Anctil >>>> gabrielleanctil.com <https://www.gabrielleanctil.com/> >>>> >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> >> >> -- >> *MoBo Bicycle Cooperative* >> A Project of The Village Green Foundation >> >> *Our Mission ...* >> >> The Village Green Foundation (VGF) cultivates healthy living through >> sustainable nutrition and carbon free transportation. VGF encompasses >> Gardens at the Village Green and MOBO Bicycle Co-Op. >> >> >> Our Purpose ... >> >> *VGF* brings together diverse members of the Northside community around >> a common commitment to community building, urban agriculture, and access to >> healthy food and affordable, local transportation. >> >> -------- >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with >> it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or >> entity to whom they are addressed. Any review, copying, altering, or >> distribution of this email and any attachments by others is strictly >> prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this >> email by mistake, please contact the sender immediately and permanently >> delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments >> thereto. >> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >

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Community bicycle Workshop discord
by Judith Feist 01 Feb '23

01 Feb '23

I'm going to start experimenting with this. I'll share it on the B!B! discord. OK. Be well. 🚲💨 https://discord.gg/TERQGW2qTe -- judith caroline feist (they/them) "Radical simply means 'grasping things at the root'"- Angela Davis "i don't think my art is political. i think it's about the stuff that doesn't let me sleep at night." -felix gonzalez-torres “Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live.” -mark twain

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 195, Issue 2
by Cricket H. 30 Jan '23

30 Jan '23

Love the energy Stuart! What is inspiring you these winter days? On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 4:07 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.… > > 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. Re: R U There? (Yellow Bike Project) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Yellow Bike Project <austinyellowbike(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: Geoffrey Bercarich <geoff.bercarich(a)gmail.com> > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:57:14 -0600 > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There? > We are still active but do not do much on this forum. > > YBP > > Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org > 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299 > Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/> > "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi > "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there is." > > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via Thethinktank < > thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: > >> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is pretty >> ghostly. >> >> I hope people can share their stories. Inspire the next generation of >> cycling >> >> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via Thethinktank < >> thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote: >> >>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no activity in the >>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023 season? >>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going to be >>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha. >>> ____________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> >>> Unsubscribe from this list here: >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >>> >>> ____________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> >> Unsubscribe from this list here: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… >> >> _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… >

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Cargo bike sharing
by Claude Ferron 30 Jan '23

30 Jan '23

Is there anyone on this list aware of a good system to manage cargo bike sharing. We have one unit that we would like to make available to the public, but we don't have human resources to manage a lock. Automated locks with a rental app would be awesome. anyone? Thanks Claude -- <http://www.lacyclerie.ca> Claude Ferron La Cyclerie claude(a)lacyclerie.ca [image: FB_LaCyclerie] <https://www.facebook.com/LaCyclerie3R/> [image: Insta_LaCyclerie] <https://www.instagram.com/lacyclerie3r/>

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