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looking for a home for 100 or more bikes
by Ron/Joe King/Maneiro 17 Apr '15

17 Apr '15

I posted this a month or so ago. I figured i would post it one last time before we find another place for them to go. run a community bike shop in little rock arkansas and i am trying to make space in our shop. We have about 200 or more steel bikes(26,27and 700) we are not utilizing that we are looking to give to another program that could use them. They are mainly old road, cruiser, commuter type bikes. All one would need to due is come pick them up. If anyone is interested please contact us. We want to save these from going to the scrap yard. If there is no interested thats where we will be sending them for program money. -- Joe Maneiro Program Director Recycle Bikes For Kids 1212 East 6th street Little Rock Ar 72202 (501) 207-1696 ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Spam declared when I replied on a topic
by DancesWithCars 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Somehow my message was declared spam, and I've seen problems before with yahoo accounts (not mine), the message I was replying to, so heads up. While extremely snarky, I don't believe it was spam, nor do I think I mistouched the damn tablet and declared it so, as the message says. Caveat empor. ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Spanish Resource Materials
by Justin Smith 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

I'm not sure if someone else has pointed it out before, but just about all of the links don't work on the Spanish Resource Materials page: http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spanish_Resource_Materi… [1] -- Justin Smith Bike Erie www.bikeerie.org [2] (814) 580-9108 Follow us on Facebook [3] & Twitter [4]! Links: ------ [1] http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Spanish_Resource_Materi… [2] http://www.bikeerie.org/ [3] http://box809.bluehost.com/facebook.com/BikeErie [4] http://box809.bluehost.com/twitter.com/BikeErie ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Pedagogy
by DancesWithCars 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

Taking tools out of people's hands: bad. Let the $Man show you is ego based as is Helpless $Woman can't do anything with these thingies, I need a strong $Man to do it for me, and by the way, I brought cookies for my new hero worshipping/borderline infatuation/torturee... $Variable: gender, identity, orientation, etc irrelevant, and stereotypes Not sure there is a pedagogie for mechanics teaching style and skill would be an art, but diy is not the academie. Zen and the Art of, and phaedrus wants the front door. Yep, difficult days... On Apr 12, 2015 1:01 PM, "Jim" <jamesbleds0e(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > From the "I have done this many times before and will show you how" to > the deer in the headlights there are many types and temperaments of > client. One of the fabulous aspects of bicycles is that in most cases > there is two of every thing. One can demonstrate a proceeder and hand the > wrench to the client and then they give it a try. > There are some things that mistakes are not in the best interest of a > happy out come. Like using the chain breaker for the first time. Shorting > a chain and having the client practice on the scrap, or truing their wheels > for them while explaining the process and then handing them a spare wheel > that they can with no loss turn into a pretzel are powerful learning tools. > > > Each client is a different situation. > > good diggin > > jim > > On Apr 12, 2015, at 9:24 AM, Angel York <aniola(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Has your bike collective spent any time actively thinking/talking about > pedagogy? What is your philosophy on hands-on learning and why? How does > your philosophy fit with your mission? > > Do you ever fix the bike for a person who comes in and just make them > watch? Or do you fix it and then undo what you have done so that they can > do it themselves? What do you do when they get frustrated? > > ____________________________________ > > 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>

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Rental Waiver Samples
by La Bikery 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

We're starting our rental program, and are wondering if anybody could provide a sample waiver for us to base ours off of?! Thanks a heap in advance! La Bikery *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre* *120 boul. Assomption blvd,* * Moncton NB* *Jeudis: 17 h à 20 h * * Thursdays: 5 pm - 8 pm* *Samedis: 11 h à 14 h* * Saturdays: 11 pm - 2 pm* <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *CHECK US OUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ABOVE* ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Used Part Pricing
by La Bikery 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Hi there! We're trying to figure out a way to streamline our pricing a little bit better and ease the process of getting incoming items up on the shelf. Do you have any suggestions or tips for this?? We've been in operation for 3 years and there are still untagged items all the time. Thanks for any feedback! Mallory at La Bikery *Coopérative La Bikery Co-operative* *Centre de vélo communautaire * *Community Bicycle Centre* *120 boul. Assomption blvd,* * Moncton NB* *Jeudis: 17 h à 20 h * * Thursdays: 5 pm - 8 pm* *Samedis: 11 h à 14 h* * Saturdays: 11 pm - 2 pm* <http://labikery.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/LaBikery> <https://twitter.com/LaBikery> *CHECK US OUT BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ABOVE* ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Pedagogy
by Angel York 12 Apr '15

12 Apr '15

Has your bike collective spent any time actively thinking/talking about pedagogy? What is your philosophy on hands-on learning and why? How does your philosophy fit with your mission? Do you ever fix the bike for a person who comes in and just make them watch? Or do you fix it and then undo what you have done so that they can do it themselves? What do you do when they get frustrated? ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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FREE bikes to use in rural town
by Beth Barnes 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Could you weigh in, please. We have a small, remote rural town with no real bike/Ped infrastructure...yet. A group wants to introduce about 100 used bikes for people to use for free in an already ailing, small downtown. Free bikes? What will that do to local, struggling bike businesses? Bikes but no supporting infrastructure? Thank you for your thoughts. Makes little sense to me. Beth ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Looking for LCI training in the Midwest
by waymond smith 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Hello everyone, I'm seeking to get my LCI (League of American Bicyclists) certification before September 2015, is any LCI trainer conducting classes in the Midwest anytime soon? I missed the registration deadline for the training in the Chicago area. Thanks, May Peace Go With You Waymond Smith ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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Re: [TheThinkTank] FREE bikes to use in rural town
by Mark Rehder 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

A decade or so ago many places tried what were called "yellow bike" programs (or whatever colour). Basically, paint a bunch of basic low-end bikes in a single colour and put them out for folks to use. I think pretty well every program eventually failed due to theft and misuse. And wikipedia says this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_sharing_system) "In this type of programme the bicycles are simply released into a city or given area for use by anyone. In some cases, such as a university campus, the bicycles are only designated for use within certain boundaries. Users are expected to leave the bike unlocked in a public area once they reach their destination. Because the bike is not required to be returned to a centralised station, ready availability of such bicycles is rare, and since unlocked bikes may be taken by another user at any time, the original rider is forced to find alternative transport for the return trip. Bicycle sharing programs without locks, user identification, and security deposits have also historically suffered large loss rates from theft and vandalism." So I would suggest that while, as Matt wrote, it has the potential to get more folks interested in bikes, they may also end up despising them if your town starts filling up with the inevitable abandoned and broken bike carcasses. Mark Rehder - Coordinator re-Cycles Community Bike Shop http://re-cycles.ca On 2015-04-09, at 11:50 AM, Matt Brittenham-Jones wrote: > I don’t think it will hurt the bike business at all, it may even help it as more bike availability may get more people interested in having a bike of their own. > > That said there is a very real likelihood that the “free bikes” will fall into disrepair, and become litter more than transportation if there is not a very well organized system in place to maintain them. It’s a worthwhile goal, but it takes a lot of work to get it right, and it’s very easy to get it wrong. 2 attempts in my small town failed. THe first because the bikes did in deed fall into disrepair remarkably quickly, and no one took responsibility for their upkeep. THe second project (the one I was involved in) simply lacked the volunteer involvement (or money) that would have been needed to get it off the ground. > > Matt > > >> On Apr 9, 2015, at 11:38 AM, Beth Barnes <islow4bikes(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Could you weigh in, please. We have a small, remote rural town with no real bike/Ped infrastructure...yet. A group wants to introduce about 100 used bikes for people to use for free in an already ailing, small downtown. Free bikes? What will that do to local, struggling bike businesses? Bikes but no supporting infrastructure? Thank you for your thoughts. Makes little sense to me. >> Beth >> ____________________________________ The ThinkTank mailing List <a href="http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o…">Unsubscribe from this list</a>

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