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bicyclist accident report cards
by Angel York 31 Aug '15

31 Aug '15

Just learned about this, thought it might interest some of y'all. context: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679076/what-to-do-when-youre-doored-fill-out-a-… 5000 copies for $140 plus shipping (plus you get your bike collective's name on the card!) http://bikesafeboston.com/post/14691991745/to-all-the-people-who-have-conta… -Angel

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open position for Active Transportation Coordinator
by Roedl, James M 27 Aug '15

27 Aug '15

Hello, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is looking for an Active Transportation Coordinator. This is the evolution of our previous Bike Coordinator position. The job pertains to encouraging active transportation; mostly biking, but other modes as well. The Active Transportation Coordinator would work for the University focusing on the campus, but also within the community and bike community as a whole. Particularly with the Campus Bike Center the second location of The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign. There is a link to a detail description of the position below. http://www.fs.illinois.edu/about-us/job-opportunities/2015/08/27/default-ca… Sustainability is human powered, James Roedl Manager Campus Bike Center Volunteer The Bike Project Urbana-Champaign Volunteer LIFECykle

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Bike Apprenticeship?
by johan c 19 Aug '15

19 Aug '15

Hello all- I am a recent High School graduate undertaking a Gap Year this coming year. This summer I interned at a local non-profit community bike shop. If possible I would love to attend classes at UBI or Barnett's in order to form a solid understanding of bike mechanics. After taking the class, however I would want to apply my new skills in a bike shop so I wouldn't immediately forget them. My question is this: Would any of you know a place I could work at and learn about bikes in exchange for room and board? I wouldn't need pay, just a place to stay- maybe a housing exchange or something of that sort. Ideally my "apprenticeship" would last for about a month. Please contact me with any ideas! - Johan Cavert caver015(a)umn.edu

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Giveaway?
by jeffrey＠jeffreytong.com 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

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Away on Vacation
by director＠communitybike.net 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

Hi,   I will be away from the CBC starting August 14th and returning on  September 14th.   Contact Andrew Burnell for programming and volunteering questions (programs(a)communitybike.net) or Carol Meader for resource development and communications questions (development(a)communitybike.net).    The CBC phone numbe is 282-9700 and our website is www.communitybike.net.   Take care, Andy    

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Bike Giveaway?
by Andrew Shooner 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

We typically reach our storage capacity of donated bikes around this time of year. Our process is to assess and price bikes before selling them (cash or volunteer equity), but we can get gridlocked if we have too many incoming donations. We're considering an annual bike giveaway, and I'm looking for some wisdom/experience. My pros and cons list for a giveaway event for un-assessed donations: *Pros* Expose more public to the shop Clear out bikes that are a physical and mental burden on the volunteers Redistribute more bikes! (part of our mission) *Cons* Breaks our principle of earned equity vs hand-out. Would likely lead to redistributing bikes that we'll need to work on anyway. Along the same lines, could hurt our rep if we give away broken or dangerous bikes. Could still leave us with the bottom-of-the-barrel bikes. Does anyone have a consistent method for managing bike capacity? My gut tells me we should just commit to a bike-count, and stick with it. Then we can hone our process for pulling the wheat from the chaff on an ongoing basis. -Andy Brok Spoke, Lexington

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 107, Issue 2
by Tegan Moss 13 Aug '15

13 Aug '15

We occasionally do a "$20 bike sale" to move some old unwanted frames. It tends to draw a big crowd and make some quick cash. On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 4:15 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. Bike Giveaway? (Andrew Shooner) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Andrew Shooner <ashooner(a)gmail.com> > To: The Think Tank <thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org> > Cc: > Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:33:29 -0400 > Subject: [TheThinkTank] Bike Giveaway? > We typically reach our storage capacity of donated bikes around this time > of year. Our process is to assess and price bikes before selling them (cash > or volunteer equity), but we can get gridlocked if we have too many > incoming donations. We're considering an annual bike giveaway, and I'm > looking for some wisdom/experience. My pros and cons list for a giveaway > event for un-assessed donations: > > *Pros* > Expose more public to the shop > Clear out bikes that are a physical and mental burden on the volunteers > Redistribute more bikes! (part of our mission) > > *Cons* > Breaks our principle of earned equity vs hand-out. > Would likely lead to redistributing bikes that we'll need to work on > anyway. > Along the same lines, could hurt our rep if we give away broken or > dangerous bikes. > Could still leave us with the bottom-of-the-barrel bikes. > > Does anyone have a consistent method for managing bike capacity? My gut > tells me we should just commit to a bike-count, and stick with it. Then we > can hone our process for pulling the wheat from the chaff on an ongoing > basis. > > -Andy > Brok Spoke, Lexington > > > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)lists.bikecollectives.org > > http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.… > > -- -- B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 336 Rubidge St, Peterborough ON (705) 775-7227 communitybikeshop.org

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northeast surplus bikes for crates or other
by breathingplanet . 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

Hello wonderful thinktank, here at Troy Bike Rescue in Troy, NY (albany area) we are embarking on a session of culling and cleaning out our stock. we will generate some scrap for sure, but we will also be culling a load of overstock complete bikes in 'project' phase that we would rather not scrap if possible. this is just an email of inquiry to see if anyone out there within a couple hour motor vehicle range of us is currently filling a crate for export, or if any up and coming shops need a boost in their project bikes. In the past we have worked with Bikes for Humanity, but they have ceased their operations, at least for the moment. Please email me and cc: Ken (cc:d above) if you have ideas or contacts. We could rent or borrow a truck or trailer and potentially bring you quite a load within the month!! (it would be awesome to figure out some way that the receiving org could fund gas, but details can be discussed.) we need to purge. help us!! -- ------__o ----_`\<,_ ---(_)/ (_) andrew lynn 518-573-7947

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How much time spent on overhauls?
by DCoppley＠intercitytransit.com 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

Greetings fellow bicycle enthusiasts and all-around do-gooders, We run an earn-a-bike program, though in our program, which is relatively short in duration, the students receive a used bike which has already been reconditioned. Consequently, I am currently overhauling/refurbishing bikes for use in our fall classes. My question is... how long (# of hrs) do you typically spend on a complete bicycle overhaul? What does it include? Do you always put in new cables/housing, and do BB/headset/hub rebuilds, or just on the extra crunchy bikes? Thanks in advance, David David Coppley Walk n' Roll Program Assistant Intercity Transit 360-705-5817 PO Box 659 Olympia, WA 98501 dcoppley(a)intercitytransit.com<mailto:dcoppley@intercitytransit.com> Find us on Facebook!<https://www.facebook.com/BicycleCommuterContest> [WalkNRoll_HZ_RGB]

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Tips for basement (stairs!) youth bicycle program
by bykecollective 31 Jul '15

31 Jul '15

Hello from Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy (BYKE)! We are moving to a new and awesome location, but we’ll be in a basement. We might only be there for 1 year, so major renovations aren’t going to happen. I have two main concerns: 1. Stairs(full flight, medium width)+ young people+bikes without brakes -a safe ramp? -has anyone tried building a kinetically powered platform elevator? -has anyone tried to build a track to secure a bicycle into and then let it fall with style? having some kind of slowing mechanism? 2. Ventilation codes -is that for the landlord to figure out? -regardless: were there any cheap and easy ways to increase ventilation? Any other unpredictable lessons learned from those who have held DIY bike workshops in basements? Thanks! Chavi Chavi Rhodes, MPH Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy Collective bykecollective(a)gmail.com (410) 989-3806 https://www.facebook.com/BYKECollective https://twitter.com/BYKECollective

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