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Request for Wiki Articles from August 2011
by Godwin ! 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

Hey folks, I've put together a short list of articles that have stemmed from discussions here over the past month: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Thinktank_Seed… article has a link to the thinktank discussion to help remind you of what we were talking about. I've also made some changes to the bike shop template, it shouldn't take much to update to the current format but it will allow us to better organize and find information about each other, feel free to ask me questions if it's confusing or send me feedback. Please take a quick look at your shop's page, if it isn't using the current template all you need to do is edit it and click "Load" to load the current "Community Bicycle Organization" template. The template is basically a form and the resulting page will look something like this: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Neighborhood_Bike_Works. If you're really keen, I've started making some articles that need more information: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Stubs. Anything you can add to these articles would be much appreciated. Thanks everyone!.godwin

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carbon repair
by karl swanson 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

I was lucky enough to be shown carbon fiber fabrication by Craig Calfee, and used the material for awhile to fabricate recumbent racing frames. Easy to use, relatively inert in the various formats available (in many ways what carbon picks up from the fabricator or tools, namely oils, is worse for it than direct contact is for the fabricator) and used in conjunction with epoxy resins (much less noxious than esthers), carbon can be a pleasure to work with. When sanded or cut, it is another thing. The particles are very small and invasive, cause terrible itching and possible rash, potential respiratory irritation and worse. I am encouraged by any attempt to re-use or recycle the material, but really think that the world doesn't need to be using the stuff, and that is why I no longer do. As for repairs, done correctly they work well. Never as elegant as the original, but nonetheless dependable and trustworthy. I, too, think that nothing works as well, for all effected, as steel. Truth seems to be that if we were a tad more creative/resourceful and a lot less acquisitive of shiny, new objects, then we could never make another new bike and be just fine....keep using, repairing, customizing and reconfiguring what exists. As for the potential danger from handling a damaged frame, I would say just don't inject the frame into your abdominal cavity and you will probably be fine :) Touching the stuff, especially any form other than dust, is not an issue. Karl Swanson Swanson Design Maxwell Cycleworks Santa Barbara

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plastic bikes
by Mark Rehder 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

At least that's what I call bikes of carbon-fiber construction... We just got our first one donated due to irreparable frame damage. Sure, we pull the parts from it, but the frame will have to go to landfill. I am wary of the future of bike repair / recycling as c-f becomes more common. Hopefully they'll find ways to recycle this stuff, because I don't know if there'll ever be a safe way of checking these frames for hidden damage. Mark Rehder - Coordinator re-Cycles Community Bike Shop http://re-cycles.ca

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Lice - No Nit Policy
by Andy Greif 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

From: Andy Greif [mailto:cbcofme@gwi.net] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 9:55 AM To: (thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org) Cc: 'cbcad(a)gwi.net'; 'Bronwyn Potthoff'; national(a)tripsforkids.org Subject: Lice - No Nit Policy Hi Folks, What is your policy when participants appear in your programs with head lice? Do you have a No Nit policy? Do you check participants for nits and adult lice? Do you have polices specific to helmet sharing? Take care, Andy Andy Greif, Executive Director Mailing: P.O. Box, Biddeford, ME Shop: 284 Hill Street, Biddeford Shop Phone: 207-282-9700 Cell Phone: 207-229-8199 Website: www.communitybike.net "Providing Opportunities for Youth to Grow"

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Progressive Dinner and SSYR recap
by The Hub of Detroit 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

Hub Newletter 2.0 Is this email not displaying correctly? [1]View it in your browser. [2]Friend on Facebook [3]Follow on Twitter [4]Forward to a Friend Links: 1. http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=e02d204fba… 2. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… 3. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 4. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=e02… Safe Streets Youth Ride Last Saturday, August 20th, about 40 of us got together. This was Youth Earn-a-Bike participants, their parents, volunteers, Detroit Cyclists and two of the racers from Motor City Racing (I bet you didn't even know we sponsor a racing team did you?)! Anyway, we got goodies donated from [5]Avalon and set off to the East Side with help from our friend Wayne of the East Side Riders. We ended up meeting up with the first graduating class from the [6]Mount Elliot Makerspace Youth Earn-a-Bike and rode through Indian Village (where the photo above was taken). Then we came back to the shop and had a picnic out back in the alley. Thanks to everyone that came out. Hopefully we'll see ya'll next year! Links: 5. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 6. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… Sneak Peek _Other upcoming events to watch for:_ In October as things slow down at the shop, we are going to clean out the warehouse and have a _benefit concert surrounded by all our bikes_. People seem to like hanging out in our warehouse, hopefully they like rock and roll as well. Look out for that. 1st Ever Progressive Dinner Event Save the Date: Sun. Sept. 18th As you will read below our last event, the Safe Streets Youth Ride, was a complete success. Why stop there though? We are going to keep it moving with our first ever Progressive Dinner. We already have an [7]online registration set up for the event. $25 dollars will get you five courses of food along with supporting our Back Alley Bikes youth programming. You need to register before Sept. 11th so we know how many people to prepare for. The food is being prepared locally by awesome folks such as [8]Neighborhood Noodle, [9]Suddenly Sauer, Organaman and more. There will be vegan and vegetarian options at this event. The event will include a ride (between 10 and 15 miles) with 5 stops along the way where you get to eat amazing food with some good people. If you don't want to pay online you can come into the shop during retail hours and pay with cash. Let us know if you have questions! Links: 7. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… 8. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 9. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… Groupon Fundraiser As you can tell, we are getting a little more serious about fund raising around here. We were approached by the [10]Groupon G-Team and basically from _August 30th-Sept 1st_ you will be able to donate on their website to help us fund another month for one of our Mechanics in Training. So if you donate on the Groupon site, we'll use that money to employ one of our teenage mechanics for another month and provide them with skills to work on bikes and survive in the work world as they move on to greater things. Keep your eyes open for that. Links: 10. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… [11]follow on Twitter | [12]friend on Facebook | [13]forward to a friend _Our mailing address is:_ The Hub of Detroit 3611 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 [14]unsubscribe from this list | [15]update subscription preferences Links: 11. Twitter Account not yet Authorized 12. # 13. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=e02… 14. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 15. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49b… Sent to thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org — [16]why did I get this? [17]unsubscribe from this list | [18]update subscription preferences The Hub of Detroit · 3611 Cass Avenue · Detroit, Michigan 48201 Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?aid=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&afl=1 Links: 16. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/about?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd5… 17. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 18. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49b…

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Map of Bike Collectives
by Christine Bourgeois 22 Aug '11

22 Aug '11

Hi all, Thank you for mapping bike collectives on Google Maps. It's very impressive to see so many of them all over the US. The French "ateliers" chose to locate theirs on Openstreetmap http://www.heureux-cyclage.<http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/spip.php?article25> org/spip.php?article25 <http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/spip.php?article25> Is there an easy way to transfer their location on Google Maps? I cced Julien Allaire who is a "leader" for L'Heureux Cyclage in France. Happy riding! -- Christine Bourgeois 805 699 6301 Education Coordinator Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition (SBBC) www.bicicentro.org www.cycleMAYnia.com <http://www.cyclemaynia.com/> From: Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> > Date: Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 5:52 PM > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > > > This is a map of bike collectives. It may be of some use to you - it was > originally created as a way of mapping bike collectives with locations, > hours, and contact info for bike touring. If you find other bike > collectives during your travels, please feel free to add those to the map. > > > http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215640192972316876618.0004a00c0210cf27f… > > Angel York > Davis Bike Collective > > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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shipping
by Chuck Fox 20 Aug '11

20 Aug '11

We're aiming to ship 50 bikes from our upstate New York location to the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Looking for help with information or suggestions regarding shipping companies, freight forwarding companies, sources that can help with info on tariffs, duties, necessary filings, etc. Thanks! Chuck

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Car-Free Cities Conference / Examples of city support for bike co-op?
by Bobby Gadda 20 Aug '11

20 Aug '11

Hello Think-Tankers! I am going to the Towards Car-Free Cities conference<http://carfree.mx/mx/?tag=english>this next month, and I will be doing a presentation/workshop on bike co-ops! First of all, is anyone else from a co-op or bike project planning to go? I think it will be a very educational and inspiring conference, let me know if you are going. Second, I am focusing my presentation on how bike co-ops are a fantastic addition to a transportation system, and how city governments should support them. Does anyone have any good examples of a city or other government agency providing a free space, or funding, or other support for a bike co-op? I already have the Austin Yellow Bike story of how the city helped them get their land... Thank you! Bobby Gadda The Bicycle Kitchen in Los Angeles

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Communiy Cycles in Portlandia hiring gen manager
by Casey Wollschlaeger 19 Aug '11

19 Aug '11

Hola Compas, Here's a link from idealist.org for a General Manager position opening. It's berry season in the NW btw... http://www.idealist.org/view/job/HgbGmnkPjpFP/ Love from the desert, Casey -- Casey Wollschlaeger Art Coordinator BICAS 44 West 6th Street Tucson, AZ 85705 520.628.7950 art(a)bicas.org www.bicas.org

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Community Cycles Earn-A-Bike Defined
by R Points 16 Aug '11

16 Aug '11

Hey All, Over the past five and a half years our Earn-A-Bike program has morphed, changed and matured. We've recently put a lot of work into defining and explaining our Earn-A-Bike program. Our hopes are that anyone could read this and have a full understanding of how the program works. http://communitycycles.org/programs/earn-a-bike.html Any comments questions or feedback you might have is appreciated. Ride On! -- 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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scratching our heads over 501c3!
by Mary Bergeron 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

Hi friends, I'm a volunteer at Recycle-A-Bike here in Providence, RI. We are in the middle of applying for 501c3 status and have hit a few road blocks. I was wondering if any folks have applied for 501c3 or are also in the middle of it, and can offer some advice. Basically, my questions are: - Do any 501c3 shops also have a volunteer point system? At RAB, we award volunteers "points" for putting in time, and they can later cash these points in for used parts or time in the shop. We don't want to get rid of this system, but the IRS finds this problematic for 501c3. - Do any shops sell bikes as a 501c3? Have shops set up both models- such as a for-profit bike shop to sell bikes and an affiliated non-profit to run community programs? So far bike sales keep us sustainable, so we really want to keep this up as a nonprofit. Thanks for any insight! Sorry if a similar email was already sent out by another RAB person...we're all trying to collect as much info as we can. cheers, Mary -- Mary Bergeron Funds/Outreach Coordinator c: 508.265.2904 p: 508.273.7101 www.recycleabike.org

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comparing the carbon footprints of bikes vs cars.
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

There's obviously a lot of variables to have to equalize to get to apples to apples, but this is a decent article comparing the impacts of bikes vs cars, and the number of miles it would take to offset one or the other. http://www.slate.com/id/2300676/

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Re: [TheThinkTank] No cash register; how can we accept cash payments without coming off as shady?
by Ryan Feller 14 Aug '11

14 Aug '11

Wow! I never thought I'd receive so many thoughtful answers. We have a metal folding table that we'll bolt a locked donation jar to it, and empty it out and take it to the bank after each workshop. We'll also use a receipt book, which is useful for accounting anyway, and we'll try to incorporate donation requests into our receipts. In response to DancesWithCars, we have business cards and t-shirts on the way (we traded a bike to a screenprinter friend for the shirts!), both hopefully this week once we meet up with our designer friends to work on our logo. We also have a website that helps to vouch for our credibility, with more pictures and a redesign soon, and once we start distributing bikes to established nonprofits, our relationship with them should help as well. We'll also have our 501c3 applied for soon. If anyone else has other ideas on how we can look good and prove our legitimacy, I'm all ears :) Thank you! Ryan Feller, Co-Director Bike Broward (954) 232-3790 www.bikebroward.org

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Weight records- 3 tons?
by Bob Giordano 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

Our tops so far is about 250 bikes on our big bike trailer- maybe 5000 to 6000 pounds. On that trip i believe we had 2 pedalers on the 3wheel puller, 2 on the back pusher bikes attached to trailer and 2 on each side. We are looking to add 2 more pusher bikes and are always considering a 'team of horses' style front hitch system. We converted an old haywagon. It is also good for parade entries, with bands, bike repair, sculpture, etc. all rolling down the road. We also loan it out so people can move their home in one go. Patrick Van Der Tuin wrote: > Hey everyone, > StlBicycleWorks is moving this Sunday to its new home via bicycle. As part > of this move we are weighing everything that gets hauled by bicycle to the > new facility. > Does anyone out here have any idea about any weight records for moving > items > by bicycle? -- 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

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assigning value to our work
by ryan jenkins 11 Aug '11

11 Aug '11

Dear ThinkTank, I am writing to inquire about how any of your organization have dealt with the issuing of assigning value to the services that a non profit community bike space provides (ideally in creative ways outside of our money transaction economy), particularly with pre-teenage youth in urban areas. Troy Bike Rescue functions strictly on donations and a sliding scale pay system where patrons are asked to pay for specific items based on what it is worth to them and what they can afford. This sliding scale pay system applies to the 5 or 6 floor bikes we may have at any one time as well as a small selection of tires, bells, locks, and other very basic bike necessities. What we are struggling with is how to become not just a "place to get your bike fixed for free". How do we handle the swarm of kids, convey a message about WHAT we are doing, and also provide the services needed to keep bikes on the road? thanks ryan troybikerescue

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Sales hours / shop hours
by Clifford McCarten 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Hey Folks, Quick couple of questions to those who break up their workshop hours and have sales-only hours/days. How does that work for you? How do your users / volunteers feel about it? What are you selling? Any "wow, we're surprised at how well Widget X sells!" items you'd recommend? Do you get a lot of people coming in hoping to fix "just this one thing?" during the sales-only time? This is a main concern of mine. Thanks, Clifford -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 336 Rubidge St, Peterborough ON communitybikeshop.org (705) 775-7227

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No cash register; how can we accept cash payments without coming off as shady?
by Ryan Feller 10 Aug '11

10 Aug '11

Hi all! We're a new bike collective operating out of a 10x10 storage unit. To raise funds, we're selling a few of our nicer bikes on Craigslist at market value, but when someone pays us, I think it looks unprofessional (and perhaps even shady) to just stick the money in one of our pockets. We don't have the space, money or need for a "proper" electronic cash register. In all honesty, after the customer leaves we'll just put it in an envelope and stick it in our pocket until we get to the bank, so this is just a matter of what the customer sees. Here are a few options: * I have a little metal cash box. We could mount it to our tool pegboard and put the money in there, but then again, putting a customer's $100-$300 in a tiny metal cash box in an open space with lots of teenaged volunteers around could look just as bad. * Maybe we'd be best off pulling out an envelope, writing "Bike Broward customer name $100" on it, putting the money inside the envelope and into our pocket, then writing them a receipt on carbon paper? * We could also request payment by check for bikes over, say, $100, but we don't have our 501(c)(3) yet, so it'd have to be in my own name, which isn't a much better option. Am I just overreacting? We're all 18 or younger and won't have our 501(c)(3) for a couple of months, so I've been putting a lot of work into having a reasonably professional appearance. Thanks so much! Ryan Feller, Co-Director Bike Broward (954) 232-3790 www.bikebroward.org

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Weight records?
by Patrick Van Der Tuin 07 Aug '11

07 Aug '11

Hey everyone, StlBicycleWorks is moving this Sunday to its new home via bicycle. As part of this move we are weighing everything that gets hauled by bicycle to the new facility. Does anyone out here have any idea about any weight records for moving items by bicycle? Thanks. -- Patrick Van Der Tuin Director of Operations 314-514-5083 Did you know you can become a "Sponsor of Byte<http://www.stlbyteworks.org/>or Bike <http://www.stlbicycleworks.org/> Works" for as little as $25 and have your donation matched?

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Traffic model, interesting art piece, short video
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 07 Aug '11

07 Aug '11

Came across this this evening, and while he doesn't address any specific traffic issues or solutions, he did build a semi-automated giant model of a city with small cars and trains and it's very kinetic and sort of pretty. And he speaks a little about how car ownership and drivership has allowed a certain "freedom" but that's going away soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llacDdn5yIE#t=4m30 Figured some of you might be interested in this.

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 60, Issue 14
by Kurmaskie 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

Best. Joe Metal Cowboy Kurmaskie metalcowboy.com On Aug 6, 2011, at 10:55 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. Re: patching with pieces of tube (Ryan Sharpe) > 2. Re: patching with pieces of tube (bovineoaks(a)aol.com) > 3. Sales hours / shop hours (Clifford McCarten) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 20:51:41 -0700 > From: Ryan Sharpe <sharpe(a)sacbikekitchen.org> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] patching with pieces of tube > Message-ID: > <CAKyVeL8mUFWRheRtj9iTeYJ47dzPgMB1k6tPcM=yrfXwDYbwPA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I'm impressed. Usually by the time I get to ten or so, the valve stem's > only held on by two little threads of rubber... > > --Sharpe > >

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patching with pieces of tube
by andrew 06 Aug '11

06 Aug '11

does anyone do this regularly and successfully? andrew TBR --

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Sibley Bike Depot in St. Paul MN is hiring
by Claire Stoscheck 05 Aug '11

05 Aug '11

The Community Partners Bike Library is a project of Sibley Bike Depot in which 220 fully accessorized bikes are lent out to low-income members of the community. We are currently hiring a Program and Admin Associate for the project. For more information please visit: www.sibleybikedepot.org. For the full job description, please visit: http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/job-details?id=46080 *Women and people of color strongly encouraged to apply. Sibley is an AA/EOE Employer.* How To Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to Claire(a)sibleybikedepot.org<http://mailto:claire@sibleybikedepot.org/> Deadline is: August 20, 2011

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Does anyone know a Mike Cipolla, who left his Univega Alpina mountain bike in Amsterdam, the Netherlands?
by Wendy Monroe 04 Aug '11

04 Aug '11

Hello Bike Think Tankers, My excuses for being off-topic, but a Dutch friend of mine has been trying to reach a Californian named Mike Cipolla, who left a very nicely kept 1995-vintage mountain bike on his balcony, five years ago. Mike was supposed to come back for it, someday. About 18 months ago, he and Arie fell out of email contact. Arie tells me that he is pretty sure Mike is/was a professional bike mechanic, and worked in a bike collective of some sort. He is in his late 20s or early 30s. The bike is in excellent condition, the wheels are within a millimeter of being perfectly true. There is also a folding Rhode Gear trailer that goes with it. Arie would like the use of his balcony back, as well as to get back in touch with Mike. Clearly the Univega was well-loved, and we want to make one last effort to find Mike before getting rid of it. If anyone knows or IS that Mike Cipolla, please email me at wendy(a)fietsfee.nl, or Arie Taal.. (I guess you already have his email address, Mike.) Thanks, everyone, for reading this.. Sincerely, Wendy Monroe

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The Hub of Detroit Newsletters are back!
by The Hub of Detroit 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

First Hub Newsletter of 2011! Is this email not displaying correctly? [1]View it in your browser. [2]Friend on Facebook [3]Follow on Twitter [4]Forward to a Friend Links: 1. http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=54ec0b9493… 2. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 3. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… 4. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=54e… FINALLY A NEWSLETTER! Hey Everyone: You may be like me where you once got an email newsletter from the Hub and then one day it disappeared. I was disappointed but eventually I started working here. However, many of you don't work here and I want you to know what is going on, so the newsletter is back! Look forward to seeing this newsletter in your inbox at least monthly from here on out. We hope to use this newsletter template to give you programming, events, shop and other news that you need to know. If you have an event or something that needs to go in the newsletter, please email Joey (at) thehubofdetroit.org and he can add your info to the next newsletter. You can also email him ideas for what you would like to see from the newsletter. The more info you have, the better you can get connected to what we do. see ya'll soon, Jason x Sneak Peek _Other upcoming events to watch for:_ Come this September we are going to have our first ever _progressive dinner bike ride_ with food made by OrganaMan, Neighborhood Noodle and Suddenly Sauer. Registration will begin soon so keep an eye out for that. In October as things slow down at the shop, we are going to clean out the warehouse and have a _benefit concert surrounded by all our bikes_. People seem to like hanging out in our warehouse, hopefully they like rock and roll as well. Look out for that. 3rd Annual Safe Streets Youth Ride Save the Date: Sat. August 20th Hey everyone! It is time to get energized for our big annual ride. There are many more people riding in Detroit now than have in recent memory. There are also many more groups doing rides together. On August 20th we will be gathering in our back alley at noon for our big annual ride. What makes our ride different? Well, the primary focus is our youth. We are inviting all our Youth that have completed the Earn-a-Bike program in the past year to bring those bikes out and ride with us. We hope they bring their families with them so they can all ride together. This will be a slow ride so people of all ages can keep up. Afterwards we will have a parent appreciation BBQ. So what if you didn't participate in Earn-a-Bike? Well, that is the other part that makes our ride unique - it is a fund-raiser to continue the programming that we provide here in the Cass Corridor. If you would like to ride with our youth, please register [5]at our Wepay.com site. Registration is $25, _but if you register before August 13th - registration is only $10._ Again, Youth Earn-a-Bike participants and their families ride free. Links: 5. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b77… Any questions? Let us know. We hope to see ya'll out there on the 20th! Program Update _News from Earn-a-Bike: _I added this news to [6]our website but I wanted to put it in here too. As of the beginning of August, _our youth programming has gotten over 160 bikes out to kids in Detroit._ Of course, this would never be possible without the over 160 people who donated bikes to us and all the volunteers that have helped out. We still got some time to go and we got a bunch of donations in this week. We'll see how high we can get that number by the end of the year. [7]follow on Twitter | [8]friend on Facebook | [9]forward to a friend _Our mailing address is:_ The Hub of Detroit 3611 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 [10]unsubscribe from this list | [11]update subscription preferences Links: 6. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 7. Twitter Account not yet Authorized 8. # 9. http://us1.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&id=54e… 10. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 11. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49b… Sent to thethinktank(a)bikecollectives.org — [12]why did I get this? [13]unsubscribe from this list | [14]update subscription preferences The Hub of Detroit · 3611 Cass Avenue · Detroit, Michigan 48201 Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?aid=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd50&afl=1 Links: 12. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/about?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49bd5… 13. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=821e37e08c4938b774… 14. http://thehubofdetroit.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=821e37e08c4938b774e49b…

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