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Hiring Bike Recycle Vermont Manager
by Christine Hill 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

I thought I sent this out already, but I couldn't find it when I went back to see if anyone had responded, so I'm sending it again. Sorry if it is a duplicate! Bike Recycle Vermont is looking for a program manager to oversee shop operations, maintain and develop programs, and make the world a better place through bicycles! Check out the job description here: http://www.localmotion.org/about/jobs/1612-job-opportunity-brv-program-mana… If you have any questions about us, don't hesitate to shoot me an email or give me a call, I'd be happy to talk to you. Christine. -- *Christine Hill, Americorps*State Bike Recycle Vermont/Local Motion w: 802.264.9687 c: 339.223.0722* www.localmotion.org/brv <http://www.localmotion.org/programs/bikerecycle> *"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." - H.G. Wells*

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Critical Mass book essays?
by Chris Carlsson 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

Hi all, It's late, but we're doing a book to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Critical Mass starting in San Francisco. We will also be hosting a big week-long celebration with daily rides, evening art shows, concerts, films, etc., from Monday Sept. 24-Sunday Sept. 30, with the big anniversary ride falling on Friday, Sept. 28... everyone is invited of course! So the book's original deadline was Jan. 15, and I regret that I never directly sent the solicitation to this list, but we've extended the deadline to Feb. 7 (and we could go a bit longer if someone here needs more time and is up for contributing)... We're looking for essays that explain how Critical Mass was an incubator space, helped shape a new kind of politics, new communities, new groups of friends, etc., and maybe changed how folks think and act regarding transit politics, direct action, and even the shape of your cities, urbanism in general... if you're interested, here's the link to our original call for articles: http://www.sfcriticalmass.org/2011/07/06/20th-anniversary-critical-mass-boo… but the deadline is extended... do let me know if you'd like to write something up for the book... a piece about BikeBike! and its relationship to the different politics of bicycling and transportation during the past 10-20 years would be fantastic! --Chris -- Shaping San Francisco's digital archive is at http://FoundSF.org... check it out! The Nowtopian (my blog): http://nowtopians.com http://www.chriscarlsson.com

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FYI: Bulk Lot of 125+ Bikes for Sale in LA (Online Police Auction, Ends Tues. Night)
by Ryan Feller 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

Quite a big project to take on, but might be worthwhile for an ambitious bike collective with extra space. I have a feeling the final price per bike is going to be very cheap, even by the standards of a nonprofit budget. :) Here's the link: http://www.propertyroom.com/l/125-used-bikes/8307918

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adult tricycle
by Charlie Madden 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

Hey All: I'm still looking for an adult tricycle or parts thereof as a donation to a local senior citizen bike-loaner program. I will pick up anywhere in the Northeastern area of the US Thanks, Charlie

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Job Opening: Program Manager at Bike Recycle Vermont
by Christine Hill 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Hi all! We're looking for a shop manager here in Burlington at our shop, Bike Recycle Vermont. Go to our website to learn more: http://www.localmotion.org/about/jobs/1612-job-opportunity-brv-program-mana… The responsibilities of Local Motion’s *Bike Recycle Vermont Program Manager * range from customer service, to building and fixing bikes, to teaching, to supervising, to fundraising - all the while maintaining a warm and welcoming shop atmosphere. The position requires the skills of an entrepreneur, yet has the support of Local Motion’s management team, website, access to funding, and other resources. The Manager must have very strong organizational and people skills, and be skilled at delegating and supervising. Thanks! Christine Hill -- *Christine Hill, Americorps*State Bike Recycle Vermont/Local Motion w: 802.264.9687 c: 339.223.0722* www.localmotion.org/brv <http://www.localmotion.org/programs/bikerecycle> *"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." - H.G. Wells*

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by John Boyer 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Vocational Schools
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Vocational Schools
by christopher＠holisticcycles.com 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

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Bike!Bike! 2012 Call for NEW SHOPS/addresses
by allison karow 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

Hi friends, I am editing the master list for bike!bike! invites this week. Please respond to this e-mail if: a) your shop has moved and you need to update your address b) you are a new shop (within the last 2 years) and you want to receive an invitation to this year's international conference for community bike shops c) you know of a new shop and think they might not have contact info floating around from previous bike!bike! conferences Please be expecting a phone call from me or someone else in Vancouver to confirm your physical address. allison (sunny) formerly of bike saviours bicycle collective in tempe, az

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Why is Bike! Bike! Scheduled for June????
by R Points 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

So I just checked the Bike! Bike! website and I see that this years event is scheduled for June 21-24. Why? This is literally the peak of the season and makes it impossible for us to attend. We've been to 3 Bike! Bike!'s in the past and they were some of the most magical, inspiring events for our group; invaluable. It's a shame that we will again not be able to attend this year. Frustrated! -- Rich Points Community Cycles Executive Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 (W) 303-589-0597 (C) CC is Boulder's only bike shop dedicated to bike commuting. Find us on FaceBook http://facebook.com/home.php#!/CommunityCycles Volunteer orientations are held 6p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month.

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Lights below wholesale
by Patrick VDT 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Anyone have any luck with finding bulk sets of lights below wholesale? Any companies you have contacted?Ive had some luck bargaining with QBP etc but not like the PB deal was. PB seems to have cut us off with almost 400 kids in this years programs. Figured id ask here before blind emailing companies. Thanks Patrick in STL www.bworks.Org

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by Yvonne R. Hawthorne 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

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wheel storage hooks
by Bob Giordano 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

Our free, plentiful favorite for storing wheels is the long arm of a side pull brake. It has a hole for a big headed nail or screw. You can use a washer to keep nail/screw from pulling through. This hook is strong and can hold one wheel, or two thinner rimmed wheels. With the arm twist, you have to pay attention to the direction orientation, and sometimes we modify the twist, using a vice. With the slight lip at the top of the arm, it is best to afix this type of hook on the edge of a wood beam, although the arms/hooks work just fine on a blank, flat wall too. A few pix down on linked page you can see some in action. They are on one of our wheel tripods, which we have modified since the picture. http://strans.org/communityshop.html We also have a few hundred wheels on a tall wall in our ped tech warehouse- in that case we used 20d nails I think, and nailed at an angle into the studs. For that application, we used only axleless wheels that would lay flatter against the wall. -- Bob Giordano Free Cycles Missoula Shop: 732 S. 1st St. West, 541.7284 2PM-6PM Mon-Thurs & 11AM-3PM Sat Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation www.strans.org, mist(a)strans.org, 406-880-6834 Jacob Newborn wrote: > I am building a wheel cave for our storage of spare wheels and rims. wondering what folks use as a cheap alternative to the red or black bike hanging hooks. > Thanks for any help! > -- > -- > Jake Newborn > Education Program Manager > Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin > www.bfw.org > 414-581-1513

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wheel storage hooks
by Jacob Newborn 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

I am building a wheel cave for our storage of spare wheels and rims. wondering what folks use as a cheap alternative to the red or black bike hanging hooks. Thanks for any help! -- -- Jake Newborn Education Program Manager Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin www.bfw.org 414-581-1513

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Times Square Bike Ride
by Geoffrey Bercarich (Google+) 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

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adult tricycle
by Charlie Madden 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

To One and All: I am searching for an adult tricycle to use as a 'loaner bike' for the elder citizens of Sterling, MA. I would love to trip over a *donated*complete, ready to pedal cycle but will graciously settle for a serviceable frame I can build on. I will do a 'pick-up' within a radus of few hundred miles Thanks, Charlie

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Earn-a-bike programs
by Doug 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Chuck, A couple years ago, the Fort Collins Bike Co-op<http://fcbikecoop.org/programs/earnabike.php>started requiring EAB (earn-a-bike) volunteer time to be completed at an external non-profit organization instead of in our shop. This has turned out to be a great decision as it requires less supervision from our volunteers and provides hundreds of volunteer hours to the community each year. We haven't pursued any educational component, but have considered requiring recipients to watch a 30 minute bike safety video. This would cover problem topics in our community like riding on the right side of the street, using lights and other basics. This model does eliminate the ability for recipients to learn about basic bike mechanics before they receive their bike. To address this, we recommend recipients utilize our open-shop to learn how to fix and maintain their bike. -Doug Cutter On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Chuck Fox <hmltntheater(a)usadatanet.net>wrote: > ** > > > Does anyone have experience with an earn-a-bike program where the bike > recipients earn a bike not by learning bike mainteence skills, but by > completing some other task or assignment? For example, by participating in > an after school program, or volunteering for a community project, or > agreeing to take part in an educational program on drug awareness/nutrition > and fitness/sex education. i.e. Have you found creative ways to use a bike > as a bridge to address other important issues, for young people or adults? > Thanks! Chuck > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org > To manage your subscription, plase visit: > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > >

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fundraising bike trips
by Rick McFerrin 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

My name is Rick McFerrin. I am the founder of a charity called TWO WHEEL VIEW. We use the bike as a tool to educate youth on the environment and culture of north America and abroad through bicycle education and expedition programs (www.twowheelview.org). For the past 7 years we have been raising money for TWO WHEEL VIEW youth programs by taking adults on a bike trip in Argentina. Kind of like a Ride for the Cure but this is a 2-week trip with the focus on raising money to support students - from where we live - so that they can participate on TWV student bicycle expeditions. Everyone pays their own way and pledges to raise some money for the charity. Each year we usually get 8 to 11 adults to participate on the ride. This year there are only 5 signed up so far and the trip is in March. We may be exhausting our local reach and need to get the word out to a broader audience. Does anyone have any suggestions for reaching out to a broader community of supporters for events like this. Last year we raised more than $20,000 with 11 adults participating. When it works, it's great for funding students who would not otherwise have the opportunity for summer trips. Thanks for ideas. Rick Rick McFerrin, founder / director TWO WHEEL VIEW (Canada and USA) rick.mcferrin(a)twowhelview.org (403) 870-7433 twowheelview.org

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by charle roberts 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

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Bici Bici 2012
by Vincenzo loco 15 Jan '12

15 Jan '12

My name is Enzo, I'm the board secretary from The Bikerowave in Los Angeles (www.bikerowave.org). We have decided to host bici bici 2012 here in Los Angeles. The current plan is to have this take place on April 13-15th. The 15th will also be CicLAvia here in Los Angeles. We are still in the early stages of planning this but we anticipate a lot of help from the many other bike Co-ops in LA. I hope to see many of you folks from around the west coast down here so we can share our experiences and discuss ways to make it so we do what we do better than before. Please keep your calendars clear for this weekend and look forward to hearing more from us as the planning progresses. Also this is my first time organizing something like this so I'd appreciate any help or suggestions.

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Youth bike summit 2012 meet and greet
by Geoffrey B 10 Jan '12

10 Jan '12

Hello lovley people in new york. My name is geoffrey b from bike pirates toronto and am looking for help. I have arrived early to the concrete jungle and was hoping to meet and talk about bike spaces and how they operate. Please add contact info for other people that are in my situation but please contact me directly. Can anyone give me a shout if u like to share info about ur community bike shops. I can come to u but I'm in brooklyn.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 65, Issue 9
by Corey Grazul 10 Jan '12

10 Jan '12

Here in Jackson, MI, we've developed a good relationship with a local auto shop. They throw our old tires with their old tires for no charge. I estimate recycling a couple hundred per year. The relationship was they key. Corey Grazul Armory Bike Union Jackson, MI On Jan 7, 2012, at 4:40 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. tire recycling (Mark Rehder) > 2. Re: tire recycling (Andrew Hibma) > 3. Re: tire recycling (mars psymons) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 13:37:31 -0500 > From: Mark Rehder <mark(a)re-cycles.ca> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Subject: [TheThinkTank] tire recycling > Message-ID: <596674C4-FF44-43C0-9275-2033B427F140(a)re-cycles.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > Here in Ontario there is a tire recycling program: > > https://www.ontariots.ca/sp/index.html > > But they won't take bike tires. > > For the past five years we've been paying $1 per tire to have our dead > ones properly recycled. All of the regular retail shops aside from MEC > just throw theirs out (to the best of my knowledge). I'd really like > the OTS to include bike tires, and our shop is willing to be a drop- > off point. I've written to my MPP but no action from him as of yet > (only an acknowledgment by his staff that my email was received). > > Then I was informed that the BC program is now taking bike tires. > > http://www.tirestewardshipbc.ca/bike.php > > Is there anyone on this list with info as to how they got this > happening? I guess some sort of critical mass had to be achieved by > contacting as many bike stores as possible? > > Thanks, > > Mark Rehder - Coordinator > re-Cycles Community Bike Shop > http://re-cycles.ca > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 14:25:11 -0500 > From: Andrew Hibma <andrewhibma(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] tire recycling > Message-ID: > <CAFpcgBfaDACjQWqpXhhWoWvJUcLn2Jj_rfa-h3ORx5W_jyvZXw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > We Take ours to the transfer station (Hamilton), and have been able to > recycle them there. Depending on the staff member present they can be > lenient on the "4 tires per load, per day" rule, especially when we argued > that a bike tire does not equal one bike tire. We are trying to make a > connection at the city level to make this process less luck based and > consistent. > > This certainly can be a difficult challenge. At the transfer station we > were told that we couldn't throw them out as garbage either, so if they > wouldn't take them to recycle we were stuck with a couple hundred tires and > no where to put them. > > Andrew Hibma > New Hope Bike Co-op > > www.newhopebikecoop.ca > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Mark Rehder <mark(a)re-cycles.ca> wrote: > >> Here in Ontario there is a tire recycling program: >> >> https://www.ontariots.ca/sp/**index.html<https://www.ontariots.ca/sp/index.html> >> >> But they won't take bike tires. >> >> For the past five years we've been paying $1 per tire to have our dead >> ones properly recycled. All of the regular retail shops aside from MEC just >> throw theirs out (to the best of my knowledge). I'd really like the OTS to >> include bike tires, and our shop is willing to be a drop-off point. I've >> written to my MPP but no action from him as of yet (only an acknowledgment >> by his staff that my email was received). >> >> Then I was informed that the BC program is now taking bike tires. >> >> http://www.tirestewardshipbc.**ca/bike.php<http://www.tirestewardshipbc.ca/bike.php> >> >> Is there anyone on this list with info as to how they got this happening? >> I guess some sort of critical mass had to be achieved by contacting as >> many bike stores as possible? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark Rehder - Coordinator >> re-Cycles Community Bike Shop >> http://re-cycles.ca >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Thethinktank mailing list >> Thethinktank(a)lists.**bikecollectives.org<Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> >> To unsubscribe, send a blank email to TheThinkTank-leave@** >> bikecollectives.org <TheThinkTank-leave(a)bikecollectives.org> >> To manage your subscription, plase visit: >> http://lists.bikecollectives.**org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-** >> bikecollectives.org<http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.…> >> > > > > -- > Andrew Hibma > andrewhibma(a)gmail.com > > 289-880-6658 (cell) >

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Goodness from the list
by Chris Kelly 08 Jan '12

08 Jan '12

In early November, Paul Slater of BicycleXchange in Jupiter FL posted to this list that he'd been contacted by someone about donated bikes to be picked up in Sanibel, a mostly retirement enclave 2 hours south of Tampa Bay. After a couple of rounds of emails between me, Paul and the family of the deceased "Bike Man" of Sanibel, some friends and I rented a U-Haul this past weekend and went down to extract the bikes from a mobile home attic. In the (no more than 18")space between the ceiling and aluminum roof of a singlewide mobile, the Bike Man had stored nearly 50 disassembled bikes. Vintage Raleigh, Puch, Peugot and Panasonic, Schwinn Ross frames, hundreds of wheels and even some Mongoose Motomags. Boxes and boxes of chainrings, tubes, even a box full of shiny bright vintage chrome bells. A folding Raleigh, a 1960s tandem, road, mountain and cruiser bikes, so much for a new bike nonprofit to get started with that we're agog at the new possibilities. So Thanks - to Paul Slater, but also to all the folks reading and posting, Thank you. Chris Kelly St Pete, FL Photos and more here: https://www.facebook.com/StPeteBikeCoOp

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tire recycling
by Mark Rehder 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

Here in Ontario there is a tire recycling program: https://www.ontariots.ca/sp/index.html But they won't take bike tires. For the past five years we've been paying $1 per tire to have our dead ones properly recycled. All of the regular retail shops aside from MEC just throw theirs out (to the best of my knowledge). I'd really like the OTS to include bike tires, and our shop is willing to be a drop- off point. I've written to my MPP but no action from him as of yet (only an acknowledgment by his staff that my email was received). Then I was informed that the BC program is now taking bike tires. http://www.tirestewardshipbc.ca/bike.php Is there anyone on this list with info as to how they got this happening? I guess some sort of critical mass had to be achieved by contacting as many bike stores as possible? Thanks, Mark Rehder - Coordinator re-Cycles Community Bike Shop http://re-cycles.ca

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REALLY Cleaning Chains
by Christine Hill 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

Hi everybody, We've been getting really into upcycling bike parts here at Bike Recycle Vermont -- we sell jewelry and fun products at local artists' markets to raise money for the shop. We love making jewelry with the ever-iconic bike chain, but getting it clean is so time and labor intensive. *Has anyone found an effective way to clean multiple chains at once, and I mean reallyclean them out, get them grease-free and bone dry to the point that you'd wear the thing around your neck? * We tried a parts cleaner, we tried bringing them to a car wash... each time we still ended up going at each chain with a tooth brush and some degreaser and spending 15 minutes scrubbing it. Tricks? Christine. -- *Christine Hill, Americorps*State Bike Recycle Vermont/Local Motion w: 802.264.9687 c: 339.223.0722* www.localmotion.org/brv <http://www.localmotion.org/programs/bikerecycle> *"When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race." - H.G. Wells*

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