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Ride
by Angelo Coletta 07 Aug '10

07 Aug '10

I have registered to attend Interbike in Las Vegas on September 23 and 24. Anyone in Ohio or further east driving to the show? I am willing to share the driving and the expenses there. Also, I am visiting friends north of Phoenix after the show and would like to share driving and expenses with anyone going to Phoenix or in that direction. I hold a CDL and will drive any vehicle except a tractor-trailer. Please email me directly. Angelo L. Coletta General Manager Summit Cycling Center

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how to contribute
by Kylie Walzak 03 Aug '10

03 Aug '10

Hi Moderators, I've subscribed to this list for about a year now but never posted. I tried to respond to a thread recently but got a message about being bounced while waiting for moderator approval. Is this standard operating procedure for every post or is there some route I need to take to be able to post? Thanks! Oh, and I may have subscribed using this email address: kylie.walzak(a)bicas.org -- Kylie Walzak Education and Outreach Co-Coordinator BICAS (520) 628-7950 www.bicas.org

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Volunteers: what motivates them?
by Gervase Gallant 01 Aug '10

01 Aug '10

I've been a volunteer at the local bike co-op and recently have been thinking about some way to develop and keep volunteers. Our board has been thinking that offering used parts for hours worked and 10% over cost on new parts might entice some. Perhaps for volunteers with a history of at least 6 hours a month we could offer something else... I'm wondering though if we are approaching this correctly. Perhaps the motivation might be elsewhere. For myself, when I started volunteering, I was just doing it because I thought the co-op was a cool idea (and I wanted to learn more about wrenching...). Others seem to be addicted to fixing up (and possibly flipping...) bikes at home and are always in need of parts. Still others, particularly the younger ones, seem hooked on the coolness of it all. What does motivate most volunteers? What could we do to keep them coming? Gervase Gallant Des Moines Bike Collective: Commuter Corner http://dsmcommutercorner.wordpress.com/

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Bike-In Movies?
by Christine Hill 30 Jul '10

30 Jul '10

Hey ya'll, I'm in the process of starting a Burlington Bicycle Coalition here in Burlington, Vermont. Our first event is this Friday, and its a sort of brain-storming session followed by a potluck and a bike-in movie. Only it's just occurring to me that I haven't thought much about what we're going to show for the movie. I have the essentials like The Bicycle Thief, but I would rather show something about booming bike cultures elsewhere to inspire the folks here. Any recommendations for films I would be able to find online or acquire somehow in the next four days that might get people excited to start working on a bicycle coalition?

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Bike collectives on facebook?
by veganboyjosh＠gmail.com 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Does your shop have a facebook page? do you use it? how? what have you learned that works or doesn't work for getting volunteers, money, support, etc? I'm interested in hearing from shops or individuals, if you're interested in sharing. Feel free to email me off list if you'd like. josh.

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Bike collectives - small cooperrative/ worker owned bike shops
by Gary Gingras 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Curious of any small bike shops around the country, worker owned etc. i know of a few any others out there that i have yet to hear of? http://www.boxdogbikes.com/ from bike kitchen http://halcyonbike.com/ http://www.thebikeguyslc.com/ http://superbbicycle.com/ thanks Gary

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Drop-off repairs
by Davis, Andrew 28 Jul '10

28 Jul '10

Do any of the co-ops do "drop-off repairs"? If so, how is this set-up? One of our founding members is a former bike repair shop owner (retired - with a lot of wrench knowledge), and wants to gravitate to doing this as part of service offered - his experience was repairs was main business with retail an add-on. I have some reservations - it wasn't our intent to directly compete with local bike shops on repairs, the other is maintaining the educational focus. Anyone with experience on this issue? Andy - Akron, OH

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BikeBike 2010 Registration info
by Geoffrey B 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Hello all, Canada is waiting on you. If you have not recived a email verifying your registration with us at BikeBIke2010 then please re-register. We want to not let anyone out of the loop of fun filled action in the great Northern multicultural capital of North America. -- Geoffrey B

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Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike-In Movies? Triplets of Belleville
by Wade Nacinovich 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Triplets of Belleville http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286244/ On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Sam Haraldson <samh(a)samh.net> wrote: > > ...a potluck and a bike-in movie. > > "Rad" > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091817/ > > - Sam > _______________________________________________ > Thethinktank mailing list > Thethinktank(a)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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Troy --> Toronto !! bike trip invite
by andrew lynn 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Hi all, our trip to B!B! is on and we are way excited. we have an armada of 9 peops, heading across the Erie Canal trail to Niagara Falls and on to Toronto for BikeBike. we leave bright and early Friday August 6. If anyone on the Thinktank is interested in joining, please email me for an itinerary. we will be returning the northern route (around the north of Lake ontario) and plan to arrive back in troy around the 22nd. see yall soon, eh. Andrew Troy Bike Rescue -- andrew lynn | 518-573-7947 | troy, ny digital media | bike repair | tree work http://www.breathingplanet.net http://www.troybikerescue.org http://www.mediasanctuary.org http://flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet

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