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Number of bikes trashed and recycled in the US every year
by Jennifer Shriver 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

Any of you have info on this topic? Hard data would be best, but estimates of what is recycled -- and what goes to landfill -- in your town would be very helpful. This is for a state of colorado recycling grant. And suggestions about who might have this data would also be welcome! Jennifer M. Shriver, Development Coordinator Phone: 303-641-2749 e-mail: jennifer(a)communitycycles.org <sue(a)communitycycles.org> www.CommunityCycles.org <http://www.communitycycles.org/> 2805 Wilderness Place Boulder, CO 80301 <sue(a)communitycycles.org> Join the movement! Become a Community Cycles member <http://communitycycles.org/get-involved/membership-form.html> Subscribe to our monthly e-news! <http://communitycycles.us2.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=dfb03be0fd757585736…>

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Volunteer Recruitment
by Bayley Vanderpoel 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

Hello, Bayley here from VeloCity Bicycle Coop in Alexandria, Va. I'm looking for advice recruiting new volunteers. Any general ideas to increase exposure of our bicycle coop is appreciated. Has anyone else used meetup.com to recruit volunteers? I started a group and it seems to be helping. Bayley

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List of nonprofit bike shops with a workforce development program
by Katie Lupo 15 Feb '14

15 Feb '14

Hello, Does anyone know of a list of all of the nonprofit bike shops in the US & Canada that are run using a workforce development program (like Recycle a Bicycle, Dreambikes, Bikes not Bombs, ???) Thanks!! Katie Lupo Gearin' Up Bicycles 952.484.2567 (m) Follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GearinUpBicycles> Visit us at www.GearinUpBicycles.org <http://www.gearinupbicycles.org/>

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Please take our B!B! survey
by Wanda Pelegrina Caldas 14 Feb '14

14 Feb '14

Howdy bike peeps! The Bike!Bike! working group needs your input. We're exploring B!B!'s mission and values aka what about B!B! is important to all of y'all. Click here to take our short survey. There might be other things about B!B! that you wanna share with us and we hope you will. We hope to send out a few more quick surveys on other issues, themes, topics. Hey, and the working group is not an elite, selective or closed group. Info on how to join the working group is at the end of the survey. Bike love and warm, de-icing thoughts! Wanda, on behalf of the B!B! working group Wanda Pelegrina Caldas Community Cycles, Boulder's only nonprofit bike shop, serves all your bike commuting needs. Find us on Facebook, subscribe to our monthly e-news or use our secure online donation form to become a member, today. Thanks!!

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Bike!Bike! Northwest?
by Lauren Warbeck 09 Feb '14

09 Feb '14

What's the word on B!B! Northwest this year pals? Get at me? Thanks!

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Youth Bike Summit / February 14-16 in NYC
by Pasqualina Azzarello 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Hi Everyone, The Youth Bike Summit is just a week away! The Youth Bike Summit is a three-day conference geared toward youth, bikes, education, advocacy, and leadership. Meet people from different disciplines, backgrounds, and ages to learn, network, and explore how bicycling can be a catalyst for positive social change! Check out these photos<https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151444825112287.504822.62453932…> from last year's event. *February 14 - 16, 2014 @ The New School in NYC* Click HERE<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-bike-summit-2014-tickets-9161924563?aff=e…> to register Click HERE <http://youthbikesummit.org/youth-bike-summit-2014/program/> for this year's program Click HERE <http://youthbikesummit.org/> for more information Any help you can offer w/ spreading the word to youth groups, educators, cyclists, advocates, and community leaders is greatly appreciated! Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Youth-Bike-Summit/230384430374509> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/youthbikesummit> | #YBS14 Thanks so much and hope to see you next week! Best, Pasqualina Youth Bike | Director *Youth Bike Summit @ The New School Feb 14-16, 2014* www.youthbikesummit.org | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Youth-Bike-Summit/230384430374509> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/youthbikesummit> | #YBS14 *Youth Bike transforms our local communities and strengthens our national movement by empowering bicycle leaders.*

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Artistic Bicycle Performers
by Civitron 07 Feb '14

07 Feb '14

Ahoy, ThinkTank-ers! I'm coordinating a community bicycle event in New Bedford, Massachusetts and would like to feature as many local bike organizations as possible. This will be a full day family-friendly celebration, filled with games, workshops, films and music. The entire event will kick-off with a bicycle parade led by SCUL (We're a local chopper bicycle gang based in Somerville, MA with a chapter in New Bedford, MA. - www.scul.org). Additionally, we would like to invite local artists and performers who use bicycles in their work. I'd love to have a bicycle dance team like the "Sprockettes" in Portland, OR or the "Bay Area Derailleurs" in San Francisco. Ideally, these acts would come from the Southeastern Massachusetts area but all groups are welcome. Unfortunately, there is very little funding so there will be no monetary compensation but I'm willing to buy everyone lunch. Does anyone have any information regarding bicycle performing artists? I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks! Civitron Fleet Admiral, 4th SCUL Fleet: "Starchasers" www.scul.org

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Youth Bike Summit - Program Announced
by Aryn Gaslowitz 06 Feb '14

06 Feb '14

I think I'm going to be able to get to New York for this, is there any chance there are some folks there who may be have a little floor space to lend Friday and/or Saturday night? Aryn > Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:54:49 -0800 > From: Lauren Warbeck <lauren.warbeck(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Youth Bike Summit - Program Announced > Message-ID: > <CAAr69eXpnXHyypABRn2ih8= > DLHDBKtTJROhuFCz01F0KMc05hw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I wissssssshhhhhhhhh. Looks amazing! > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 5:10 AM, Loretta Masiello < > lorettamasiello(a)gmail.com > > wrote: > > > Exciting line up! > > > > On Jan 17, 2014, at 7:29 AM, Pasqualina Azzarello < > > pasqualina(a)youthbikesummit.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > The Youth Bike Summit is just four weeks away and we're expecting our > > biggest gathering yet. Take a look at this year's line-up! > > > > http://youthbikesummit.org/youth-bike-summit-2014/program/ > > > > Best, > > Pasqualina > > > > > > > > Youth Bike | Director > > *Youth Bike Summit @ The New School Feb 14-16, 2014* > > www.youthbikesummit.org | Facebook< > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Youth-Bike-Summit/230384430374509> > > | Twitter <https://twitter.com/youthbikesummit> | #YBS14 > > > > *Youth Bike transforms our local communities and strengthens our national > > movement by empowering bicycle leaders.* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > <a href=" > > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > ">Unsubscribe > > from this list</a> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > The ThinkTank mailing List > > <a href=" > > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o… > ">Unsubscribe > > from this list</a> > > > > >

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Bike! Bike! Volunteer Exchange Network Spreadsheet
by Gladys Nobriga 04 Feb '14

04 Feb '14

Good evening, I started working on a database for the Volunteer Exchange Network<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArYR0yO0znVAdG84MllYY01lbEdBVD…>. I've set the options to "Anyone With the Link Can Edit." I gathered what you see on there from the emails that have been circulating since Bike!Bike! If your collective is interested in joining the network, please feel free to click the link and add your information to the spreadsheet. Many of us are now in the stages of figuring out what constitutes being in the network, what the requirements are for users and so forth. Thank you so much! Cheers, Gladys N. -- Gladys Nobriga 786-899-9934

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Washington DC area Earn A Bike Programs
by Katie Lupo 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

Greetings, Longtime viewer, first time poster :) In response to some questions about an Earn A Bike Program / Nonprofit Bike Shop in Washington D.C., I wanted to let you know that Gearin' Up Bicycles is getting ready to open in Northeast D.C. at the beginning of April. Gearin' Up is a nonprofit (501c3) community used bike shop, and we will be offering EAB programs as well as running a workforce development program that re-purposes donated used bicycles. If anyone out there is reading this in the D.C. area and is interested in getting involved, please contact me at KatieLupo(a)GearinUpBicycles.org. For more info about the shop, check out the website at www.GearinUpBicycles.org <http://www.gearinupbicycles.org/> and be sure to 'like' us on Facebook! The others in the area are like everyone said: Phoenix Bikes <http://www.phoenixbikes.org/> (nonprofit bike shop in Arlington) Velocity <http://velocitycoop.org/> (Coop in Alexandria) The Bike House <http://www.thebikehouse.coop/> (Coop in D.C.) Mount Rainier Bike Coop <http://mrbikecoop.blogspot.com/> (Coop just outside DC in Maryland) The Old Bike Shop <http://theoldbikeshoparlington.com/>(a pretty sweet used bike shop in Arlington) and WABA <http://waba.org/>is always up to come pretty awesome stuff. Katie Lupo Gearin' Up Bicycles 952.484.2567 (m) Follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GearinUpBicycles> Visit us at www.GearinUpBicycles.org <http://www.gearinupbicycles.org/>

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Mechanic Exchange?
by Lauren Warbeck 02 Feb '14

02 Feb '14

Hey yall - A few of us have been talking for years about developing a mechanic exchange between shops in and between Canada and the US, so that #1 broke ass bike mechanics can travel to sweet rad places for working vacays, and #2 so that we can learn about the intricacies of how other shops run and how we can make our own shops better. Is this on anyone's radar? Was this talked about in NOLA? Did I miss a really obvious thread about it? Cause if no one's working on this, maybe it'll be my baby this yearrrr... Get at me if you want to collaborate/don't want to have to do any more work but are full of great ideas/think it would be rad so I know I'm not the only one still fantasizing about this. <3 Lauren @ OCB Vancouver

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Washington DC area Earn A Bike Programs
by Jon Sher 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

My friend is moving to DC and is looking to either earn a bike or get one cheap. She is working with Americorps.

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bikecollectives.org
by Godwin ! 27 Jan '14

27 Jan '14

Hey folks, the bikecollectives.org website is finally up again. We did a complete redesign but of course kept the wiki and thinktank links. We also cleaned up the wiki of all the spam that was on there. I removed all offending users and documents (there were thousands of them) but it is possible that I missed some or even removed some real content. I still have a backup of all the data, so if you spot a case of the latter, please let me know and I'll restore it. If you have ideas on things you'd like to see changed, feel free to let me know. A number of us spent quite a lot of time trying to negotiate the right things to say, but there's always room for improvement. .godwin

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Full Cycle in Mpls is hiring an experienced mechanic
by Crystal Brinkman 25 Jan '14

25 Jan '14

Full Cycle is a non-profit bike shop in Minneapolis, MN and we are looking for a FT, seasonal, experienced mechanic for our upcoming busy season. Read more about our bike shop here: http://fullcyclebikeshop.org/ And more information about the position and the link to apply here: http://fullcyclebikeshop.org/now-hiring-an-experienced-bike-mechanic/ Feel free to email me with any questions! Crystal Brinkman Shop Manager Full Cycle

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 89, Issue 26
by Justin Pogge 24 Jan '14

24 Jan '14

Bike!Bike! Southeast will be held in Tallahassee, Florida March 13th-17th. the previous message has a link to the registration page with all of the information. thanks Justin On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 11:34 AM, < 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. bike!bike! southeast (Justin Pogge) > 2. Re: bike!bike! southeast (Ainsley Naylor) > 3. Re: Mechanic Exchange? (liz lichtman) > 4. Re: bike!bike! southeast (Godwin !) > 5. Re: Mechanic Exchange? (wormsign(a)gmail.com) > 6. Re: bike!bike! southeast (Akram F Abed) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 09:11:40 -0500 > From: Justin Pogge <oldfieldcycles(a)gmail.com> > To: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > Subject: [TheThinkTank] bike!bike! southeast > Message-ID: > <CADC+y2g4eJTqG22Z1i= > bn9RyXSUPJORLxAaouTCUkLkDyu0PNA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > we have opened registration for BIKE!BIKE! Southeast! the conference is > geared toward southeastern community shops, but we would love anyone to > come, especially those willing to bottomline a workshop. there are many > fledgling organizations opening up in the southeast who could learn a lot > from people from established organizations. we have 3 locations for > workshops, Krank It Up, Bread and Roses Food Coop and the 1200 Stearns > street housing coop. all are within blocks of one another. we will be > providing food and housing along with a few bike rides(swimming!) a > probably a dance party one night. > right now we are spreading the word, so if you are interested in coming or > know of any shops or interested people in the southeast or otherwise who > would benefit from the conference, please refer them to the Bike!Bike! > Southeast <https://www.bikebike.org/conferences/Tallahassee2014/view> site > and register for the conference. > thanks a lot and we hope to see you soon! > Justin > -- > www.oldfieldcycles.blogspot.com >

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bike!bike! southeast
by Justin Pogge 24 Jan '14

24 Jan '14

we have opened registration for BIKE!BIKE! Southeast! the conference is geared toward southeastern community shops, but we would love anyone to come, especially those willing to bottomline a workshop. there are many fledgling organizations opening up in the southeast who could learn a lot from people from established organizations. we have 3 locations for workshops, Krank It Up, Bread and Roses Food Coop and the 1200 Stearns street housing coop. all are within blocks of one another. we will be providing food and housing along with a few bike rides(swimming!) a probably a dance party one night. right now we are spreading the word, so if you are interested in coming or know of any shops or interested people in the southeast or otherwise who would benefit from the conference, please refer them to the Bike!Bike! Southeast <https://www.bikebike.org/conferences/Tallahassee2014/view> site and register for the conference. thanks a lot and we hope to see you soon! Justin -- www.oldfieldcycles.blogspot.com

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Next Bike!Bike! Working Group Meeting Sun. Feb 2
by Darren Knox 23 Jan '14

23 Jan '14

Hey Bikey Peoples, The B!B! working group continues to articulate B!B!s identity however sprawling and ever evolving it is! Just a refresher: we do not consider ourselves a decision making body. We're just a group of folks that are invested in the conference and in the community bike shop world and want to do work to support and develop B!B!s amazingness. The Working Group is open to anyone who wants to give some input or do some work to help our network grow and flourish. *(Join the listserv here <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bikebike-working-group>) *Everyone is invited to participate in the listserv and regular meetings which will happen the 1st Sunday of every month. *Next Meeting: Feb 2nd @ 5pm CST* Google Event Here!<https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cu7rkps7a2vv8l5ndi4nghbfqq8?authkey=CJCJ…> At the last meeting we continued discussing the pros/cons of getting non-profit status, why Google apps will make sharing information from year to year much easier. Wanda is working on creating a survey for all B!B! folks that will allow us to get more opinions about what should be in our mission/values statements and help us write something which is all inclusive and describes why this conference is so important year after year. *Here are the notes from the last meeting:* https://docs.google.com/document/d/15axviZO1IYIrZzuQI_jCNU-b3HPjX0P_FHFVqBe… Thanks everyone! Please let us know if you have questions/concerns/comments/etc/etc/etc! Darren and the rest of the B!B! WG

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Wellington Wünderbike
by Jesse Doud 22 Jan '14

22 Jan '14

Howdy folks, Some of us at mechanical tempest have been building a fleet of loaner bikes for a spin off we're calling Wünderbike. We just launched a crown funding campaign for it. Im confident the welly community will fund this project, but just wanted to bump it to you lovely folks to check out what we're up to and the video: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/1688 I'll know I'll dredge the heaps of knowledge that has come through this forum on bike lend projects once we get to the nitty gritty. Bike love from Aotearoa New Zealand, Jesse

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The Mechanic Exchange
by jalaparoy＠gmail.com 20 Jan '14

20 Jan '14

Darren Knox and other interested mechanics: As I wrote in a previous mail, we have the Rotary International program called “Rueda con Rotary ”Friendship Exchange” based on the use of bicycles as transportation and safe cycling as the theme. We want to start a month long exchange first in Xalapa perhaps this coming March and part of April with mechanics from the Boulder/Ft. Collins, Colorado area and a group from Xalapa to Boulder in late July and early August. Each group would have a Rotarian leader. Please contact me at my Skype “jalaparoy3” or jalaparoy(a)gmail.com ¡Que viva la bici! Roy “"El Gringo Jalapeño”

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 89, Issue 19
by jalaparoy＠gmail.com 20 Jan '14

20 Jan '14

¡Hola, Tigre Bici! We are working on manuals in Spanish for “Ciclismo Seguro” which have parts on bike maintence as well as safe cycling. Feel free to contact me at jalaparoy(a)gmail.com or call me at my home 228-8120555. Looking forward to talking with you. ¡Que viva la bici! Roy “El Gringo Jalapeño! P.D. ¡Que padre estuvo Oaxaca y espero tener el gusto de verte aquí en Xalapa para unas buenas rodadas! De: thethinktank-request(a)lists.bikecopllectives.org Enviado el: ‎domingo‎, ‎19‎ de ‎enero‎ de ‎2014 ‎07‎:‎19‎ ‎a. m. Para: thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org 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: Mechanic Exchange? (christopher(a)holisticcycles.com) 2. Re: Mechanic Exchange? (Tigre Bici) 3. Re: Mechanic Exchange? (christopher(a)holisticcycles.com) 4. Re: Mechanic Exchange? (Matthew VanSlyke) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:14:25 -0700 From: <christopher(a)holisticcycles.com> To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Mechanic Exchange? Message-ID: <20140118151425.f1111ec096c9d6bd7eddf37b01080912.19df62e7e0.wbe(a)email03.secureserver.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.bikecollectives.org/pipermail/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org…> ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:18:20 -0600 From: Tigre Bici <bici.uanl(a)gmail.com> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Mechanic Exchange? Message-ID: <CADRKCOcsSgN_rTkQ8gyotQqKdbXN1P4P2ZUf4jo96HatyuF8Wg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hola Roy! We met in Oaxaca in the National Congress. I don't know if you are interested in creating manuals and/or books in spanish since almost every book/manual that we have access in Monterrey is written in english and takes some effort to understand them. We have the idea but not enough time to do it. On Saturday, January 18, 2014, <christopher(a)holisticcycles.com> wrote: > I have educational materials you have never even dreamt of > > Christopher Wallace > Bicycle Guild/ Holistic Cycles > 140 Harrison St > Oak Park, IL. 60304 > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Mechanic Exchange? > From: Ainsley Naylor <needleandthread(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'needleandthread(a)gmail.com');>> > Date: Sat, January 18, 2014 7:25 am > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org');> > > > > We did talk about this when we had the workshop on International > Cooperation (not sure what we called it), and were unsure as to the best > forum or format to organize this. Long ago information regarding interest > and ability to exchange or wwoof at each shop was being added to the > Shockingly Large Spreadsheet that Josh had begun, but that format ended up > being cumbersome and not totally accessible. > > I agree that this needs to HAPPEN! and that we need a space where you can > easily access info on who is willing to participate :) > ainsley. > > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 4:25 AM, Jesse Doud <jessedoud(a)gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'jessedoud(a)gmail.com');> > > wrote: > >> Rad rad rad idea. I don't think that'll work for us island folk :/ >> >> Jesse @ Mechanical Tempest, Wellington >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Lauren Warbeck <lauren.warbeck(a)gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'lauren.warbeck(a)gmail.com');> >> > wrote: >> >>> Hey yall - >>> >>> A few of us have been talking for years about developing a mechanic >>> exchange between shops in and between Canada and the US, so that #1 broke >>> ass bike mechanics can travel to sweet rad places for working vacays, and >>> #2 so that we can learn about the intricacies of how other shops run and >>> how we can make our own shops better. >>> >>> Is this on anyone's radar? Was this talked about in NOLA? Did I miss a >>> really obvious thread about it? >>> >>> Cause if no one's working on this, maybe it'll be my baby this yearrrr... >>> >>> Get at me if you want to collaborate/don't want to have to do any more >>> work but are full of great ideas/think it would be rad so I know I'm not >>> the only one still fantasizing about this. >>> >>> <3 Lauren @ OCB Vancouver >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> <a href=" >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >>> from this list</a> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > Unsubscribe from this list<http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.bikecollectives.org/pipermail/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org…> ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 22:01:21 -0700 From: <christopher(a)holisticcycles.com> To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Mechanic Exchange? Message-ID: <20140118220121.f1111ec096c9d6bd7eddf37b01080912.7024407a9f.wbe(a)email03.secureserver.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.bikecollectives.org/pipermail/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org…> ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:15:10 -0500 From: Matthew VanSlyke <vanslyke.matthew(a)gmail.com> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Mechanic Exchange? Message-ID: <CAEU716Q7j+5y-benqYeXQJPyvUz4etPnnHjZsB76Djj75rQdKQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sam, This is so true. It would be great to bring/send newly recruited mechanics to other shops so they could learn what the deal is. Like Andrew said, we in upstate NY have a good chance to do that and I would imagine other new shops would agree that this would help recruit and maintain mechanics. Matt Utica Bike Rescue On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Samuel <samuelchristianjensen(a)gmail.com>wrote: > It would be really cool if there was a way for coops that are just > starting up to participate, too. That way they could get experienced > mechanics from other shops to help give advice about shop set up, tools, > etc. > > Sam, Iowa City Bike Library > > Den 18-01-2014 10:13, Recycle skrev: > > Exciting idea. We are a young shop in Little Rock, Arkansas but we would > be open to hosting a mechanic for a week or so. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 18, 2014, at 9:24 AM, Andrew L <breathingplanet(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Up here in upstate NY, (Troy), this has been oft discussed in the past > too. > > we are at an exciting moment, where there has been a shop founded in > Utica, NY and a founding group meeting in Schenectady NY, which we are > supporting. > Along with Albany Bike Rescue, Troy Bike Rescue, and Bikeatoga in Saratoga > Springs, we have a cluster of FIVE independent community bike spaces > totally bikeable to and from one another. > > we are: > > a weeks ride from Toronto > > 4 days ride to Boston > > 3 days ride to Montreal or Burlington > > 2 days ride to NYC > > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Josh Bisker <jbisker(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sending along general sparkles to this: rad idea! NYC is severely >> coop-challenged at the moment but I can see a future where many of us would >> love to help make this happen >> >> On Jan 18, 2014, at 9:25 AM, Ainsley Naylor <needleandthread(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> We did talk about this when we had the workshop on International >> Cooperation (not sure what we called it), and were unsure as to the best >> forum or format to organize this. Long ago information regarding interest >> and ability to exchange or wwoof at each shop was being added to the >> Shockingly Large Spreadsheet that Josh had begun, but that format ended up >> being cumbersome and not totally accessible. >> >> I agree that this needs to HAPPEN! and that we need a space where you >> can easily access info on who is willing to participate :) >> ainsley. >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 4:25 AM, Jesse Doud <jessedoud(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Rad rad rad idea. I don't think that'll work for us island folk :/ >>> >>> Jesse @ Mechanical Tempest, Wellington >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Lauren Warbeck < >>> lauren.warbeck(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey yall - >>>> >>>> A few of us have been talking for years about developing a mechanic >>>> exchange between shops in and between Canada and the US, so that #1 broke >>>> ass bike mechanics can travel to sweet rad places for working vacays, and >>>> #2 so that we can learn about the intricacies of how other shops run and >>>> how we can make our own shops better. >>>> >>>> Is this on anyone's radar? Was this talked about in NOLA? Did I miss >>>> a really obvious thread about it? >>>> >>>> Cause if no one's working on this, maybe it'll be my baby this >>>> yearrrr... >>>> >>>> Get at me if you want to collaborate/don't want to have to do any more >>>> work but are full of great ideas/think it would be rad so I know I'm not >>>> the only one still fantasizing about this. >>>> >>>> <3 Lauren @ OCB Vancouver >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>>> <a href=" >>>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >>>> from this list</a> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> The ThinkTank mailing List >>> <a href=" >>> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >>> from this list</a> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> The ThinkTank mailing List >> <a href=" >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe >> from this list</a> >> >> > > > -- > ------__o > ----_`\<,_ > ---(_)/ (_) > andrew lynn 518-573-7947 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…" <http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…>>Unsubscribe from this list</a> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The ThinkTank mailing List > <a href=" > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe > from this list</a> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Re: [TheThinkTank] Mechanic Exchange?
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 19 Jan '14

19 Jan '14

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Mechanic Exchange?
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 19 Jan '14

19 Jan '14

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Mechanic Exchange?
by jalaparoy＠gmail.com 19 Jan '14

19 Jan '14

Dear fellow Thinktankers: My name is Roy Dudley and I have lived in Xalapa, Veracruz México for the past 41 years, an active member of Rotary International for 30 years and an avid cyclists for 57 years. We have started a Rotary program called “Rueda con Rotary”(Ride with Rotary) where we promote the use of bicycles as transportation, especially with the community bike workshops and events like “Bicitón” where people donate their used bikes and parts. We would like to extend an invitation for volunteers who would like to come down for a month or more to help start and work with existing community bike workshops. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know this incredible part of Mexico, the state of Veracruz. If you are interested, please contact me at… bicitoursxalapa3(a)gmail.com ¡Mil gracias! ¡Que viva la bici! Roy B. Dudley “El Gringo Jalapeño” Enviado desde Correo de Windows

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Youth Bike Summit - Program Announced
by Pasqualina Azzarello 18 Jan '14

18 Jan '14

Hi Everyone, The Youth Bike Summit is just four weeks away and we're expecting our biggest gathering yet. Take a look at this year's line-up! http://youthbikesummit.org/youth-bike-summit-2014/program/ Best, Pasqualina Youth Bike | Director *Youth Bike Summit @ The New School Feb 14-16, 2014* www.youthbikesummit.org | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Youth-Bike-Summit/230384430374509> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/youthbikesummit> | #YBS14 *Youth Bike transforms our local communities and strengthens our national movement by empowering bicycle leaders.*

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Cycles for Change (St. Paul, MN) is hiring
by Jason Tanzman 16 Jan '14

16 Jan '14

Hi everybody, Cycles for Change, in St. Paul, MN is hiring for two positions! The first position is a Retail and Service Manager position that will be in charge of managing C4C's retail operation, including our expansion to include a full slate of fee-for-service repairs. The second position is the Earn-a-Bike Coordinator, which will be in charge of directly implementing C4C's open shop and ear-a-bike programs. Both positions are full-time, year-round, with paid vacation and a wage of $12-15/hr. Position descriptions are viewable here<http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/jobs?mode=search&categories=&areas=&job_…> . Feel free to email me with any questions! Jason -- Development and Communications Director 612-232-2737 (cell) 651-222-2080 (shop) www.cyclesforchange.org The mission of Cycles for Change is to be an open, accessible space to educate and empower people to use bicycles as transportation, helping to build a sustainable environment and community. Volunteer with us to help build a bicycling movement in the Twin Cities!

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