Funny you should ask! We were asked the exact same question by another non-bike oriented NGO. Attached in our initial answer - guidelines.<div><br clear="all"><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Ariel Climer <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ariel.climer@gmail.com" target="_blank">ariel.climer@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Someone once told me Park Tool does a discounted basic set for cheap(er) for first time co-ops...am I right? Someone else can probably talk more on this.<br><br></div>Ariel Climer<br></div>Bici Libre<br>

</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Emrys Prussin <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:emrys.prussin@gmail.com" target="_blank">emrys.prussin@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Hi There,<br><br></div>We are starting a community bike shop in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and wondered if there were any resources out there with tips on starting up and things that others have learned in the process of starting their own community shops.<br>


<br></div>We are in the process of putting together a first order for tools, to allow us to have at least three people working in the shop at once during community classes and for volunteers. Is anyone aware of a tool list that might give us some extra direction?<br>


<br></div>any suggestions would be much appreciated,<br></div><br>  Oldtown Bike Works<br></div>  Yellowknife, NWT<br></div>
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