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Fwd: Community Bike Shop Working Holidays Proposal
by Angel York 26 Jul '10

26 Jul '10

Hi y'all, This forwarded message was sent to bay area community bicycle shops. I thought I'd pass it along in hopes it might start a conversation about doing this on a somewhat larger scale. Bike love, Angel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Riyaz Sakharov <rezrezrez(a)fastmail.fm> Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 6:14 PM Subject: [bikeministry] Community Bike Shop Working Holidays Proposal To: contact(a)thebicycleworks.org Cc: bikechurch(a)santacruzhub.org, bikeministry(a)googlegroups.com, thebikery(a)cyclesofchange.org, oaklandbikery(a)gmail.com, bikeministry(a)gmail.com, info(a)sacbikekitchen.org, mducot(a)ucsc.edu Hello fellow wrenchers. This is reZz, a staff member at the San Francisco Bike Kitchen collective. I recently had a great experience working briefly at the Bicycle Works in San Anselmo on my way back from a camping tour of the CA coast. This revived an idea to formalize a sort of working holiday staff exchange. Here is how it would work: A member of one of our collectives/churches would get in touch to make sure there was a place to stay. Then, s/he would get to bike to another shop in SC/Davis/SF/wherever, have a couch to sleep on, work a shift at that community bike shop, and perhaps have another day/night to explore the area before returning. For a lot of people this would work best on weekends, I would love to do it on a week day, especially if the shop was usually understaffed that day. Benefits: - We would get to see how our sister shops do it differently, and what we have in common. - The newer shops could check out the more established shops and vice versa, which would allow us to see how it works at a different stage in the game. - Free place to stay and a shower a nice bike ride away. - A way for shops to get an extra volunteer on a day that it is normally short-staffed. We have trouble getting people to sign up for Saturdays because we all want to get out of town. But if we were out of town working in another shop's Saturday shift it might just work out. - Being able to share/trade resources that might be more available at one shop than another. Anyone need Chinese BMX chains? - Getting to meet each other. We have a few people who have stepped up to offer their houses for participants to crash at, a couple of whom live close to the SF shop. Anyone out there who wants to offer a place or throw out some ideas for this exchange, let me know! Reach me at rezrezrez [at] fastmail [dot] fm -- (NOT.com) or phone me at (sorry for the encryption) sikkstoozevn 8218 in the SF area code. So far, I am mailing this to Davis, Oakland and San Anselmo (I think...not sure how up to date some web sites are), but please feel free to spread the idea farther and wider. -reZz, SF Bike Kitchen * * * keep the faith http://www.hamsterdance.com/ http://artactivism.members.gn.apc.org/home.htm http://www.retardriot.com/ http://www.cultures.com/features/dance/dancers.html -- Riyaz Sakharov rezrezrez(a)fastmail.fm -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- Boom-Shaka-Laka-Gaia! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bikeministry" group. To post to this group, send email to bikeministry(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bikeministry+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<bikeministry%2Bunsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bikeministry?hl=en

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Volgistics?
by Rich Points 25 Jul '10

25 Jul '10

Any shops out there using Volgistics for volunteer management? http://www.volgistics.com/0-0.htm We could use some help setting it up. Ride On! -- Rich Points Community Cycles Executive Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich(a)CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 (W) 303-589-0597 (C) Donate your old car to Community Cycles http://communitycycles.org/get-involved/donatecar.html Volunteer orientations held 6p.m. on the 4th Wednesday of each month.

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Application forms for scholarship
by Christine Bourgeois 22 Jul '10

22 Jul '10

Hi all, Bici Centro is going to offer a Youth-Earn-A-Bike program in several junior high schools in Santa Barbara. We want to offer scholarships for low-income families who can't pay. Does anybody have some examples of application forms to share? Thank you, -- Christine Bourgeois www.bicicentro.org

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Amsterdam Bike Scene
by bike talk 22 Jul '10

22 Jul '10

Hi, I'm traveling to Amsterdam tonight for a couple of weeks in the Netherlands withr a debate team I coach. We're going for a Youth Forum in Zeeland. While I'm there, I'd like to meet up with some Bike people to interview for Bike Talk in Los Angeles. Can anyone direct me? I think my debate team would like to meet them, too. We've done a lot of service projects on low emissions transportation, which means bikes, mainly. Thanks, Nick -- please let us know if you want to be taken off this list. Hear Bike Talk! live on www.killradio.org, 10am-noon Saturdays. Call in at (213) 252-0998. Hear the podcast at kpfk.org: http://www.kpfk.org/programs/170-bike-talk.html

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Re: [TheThinkTank] [LCI Group] Re: Design contest for bicycle valet parking rack: $250 prize
by Jonathan Morrison 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

http://pedalandpark.org/our-bike-racks/ Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households. On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Karen D. · There's an "E" in mine · Grand Rapids, Mich. <galena3066(a)mypacks.net> wrote: > A business local to me, Cycle Safe, offers a portable event parking > rack. I used it last year for Park(ing) Day. Pics: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoman311/3940738655/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoman311/3940734595/ > > Their website: > http://www.cyclesafe.com/EventRacks.tab.aspx > > HTH > > --Karen D. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "LCI Group." > To post to this group, send email to lci-group(a)googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lci-group-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lci-group?hl=en

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Amsterdam biking
by bike talk 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

I'd like to know if anyone has contacts in the bike scene of Amsterdam, because I'll be there for a couple of days starting tomorrow, the 21st, to the 22nd with my debate team who are attending a summit in the Netherlands. I'd love to do some interviews, and I don't know anybody there personally. Any contacts? Thanks, Nick Bike Talk LA -- please let us know if you want to be taken off this list. Hear Bike Talk! live on www.killradio.org, 10am-noon Saturdays. Call in at (213) 252-0998. Hear the podcast at kpfk.org: http://www.kpfk.org/programs/170-bike-talk.html

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user fees/membership
by Sarah Follett (B!KE) 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

We at B!KE have been grappling with the question of how to structure payment for our drop-in shop hours. This is our main program and therefore our most consistent income generator. Currently we have a $20 annual membership fee, which is great because it's (reasonably) accessible for most, but less great because it's rather inadequate as far as covering our expenses (we have about 100+ new & renewed memberships each year- not going to cover the bills), and is probably too little to ask for from those who use the shop frequently or those in higher income brackets. We've discussed two-tiered membership fees (regular and un/ underemployed) or workstand rental time. It's really important to us that the use of the space is not out of reach to anyone, but we're also reluctant to have an overt volunteer-as-payment system because we don't yet have the infrastructure for that, and frankly, we do need the cash. I was checking the google docs spreadsheet to see if it listed different organizations solutions to this, but I don't think this is up there yet. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Sarah Follett Director, B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop 400 Wolfe St Peterborough, Ontario (705) 748-6681 http://www.communitybikeshop.org

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piles of tires
by chris turner 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

Hey, gang. At Off the Chain, in Anchorage, we have piles and piles of used tires. We can't use all of them, are tired of paying to store them, and don't want to throw so much rubber into a landfill. What are other shops doing with all of their extra, un-useable tires? -Chris Off the Chain www.offthechainak.org

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Mobile shops
by Jonathan Morrison 17 Jul '10

17 Jul '10

Does anyone have a proven working (not conceptual) mobile shop operation? We are going to be partnering with a local college, and while we have done this in the past, I was looking for some creative ideas on others have made it work. Sincerely, Jonathan Morrison Executive Director Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective 2312 S. West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 w: 801-328-2453 c: 801-688-0183 f: 801-466-3856 www.slcbikecollective.org The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

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Hiring FT, temporary shop mechanic at Bike Works Seattle
by Steve Maluk 14 Jul '10

14 Jul '10

Bike Shop Mechanic -- Full-Time, Temporary, Non-Exempt Bike Works, Seattle, WA Bike Works is hiring an experienced full-time, temporary bike shop mechanic to start September 16, 2010 and work until May 15, 2011. Bike Works is a non-profit bike education and advocacy organization based in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle. We're committed to building sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling as a means of accessible transportation. Bike Works provides a full-service community bike shop where we sell donated, refurbished bikes, and new and used bike parts and accessories. This Shop Mechanic position works in the community bike shop to diagnose and repair customer bikes, refurbish recycled bikes, and provide outstanding customer service. The Shop Mechanic reports to the Shop Manager, and will work closely with the shop's Lead Mechanic. We're looking for at least two years of experience as a bike shop mechanic, as well as someone who can work effectively in a team-oriented and systems-based work environment. Lastly, we're seeking someone who can thrive in a fast-paced retail setting. Job Duties 1. Perform bicycle repair, maintenance, and walk-in services on customer bicycles of all types and conditions. 2. Recondition/overhaul used bicycles of all types and conditions for resale. 3. Deliver professional, accessible, and helpful customer service to a diverse customer base. 4. Support daily bike shop operations. Other Required Qualifications 1. Prior experience with retail Point of Sale systems. 2. Ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities and deadlines. 3. Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills. 4. Ability to work well independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team; and work well with diverse styles and personalities. 5. Strong commitment to promoting bicycling, supporting youth and to advancing social change. Compensation $12.00 per hour, full-time, non-exempt. How to Apply Please visit our website at www.bikeworks.org for more information about Bike Works. Email your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references to steve(a)bikeworks.org. No phone calls please. Position is open until filled; applications received by August 1 will receive priority consideration. -- Steve Maluk Shop Manager Bike Works 3709 S. Ferdinand St. Seattle, WA 98118 206-725-9408 ext. 3 http://www.bikeworks.org

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