Hi Erik and others,

We have a mechanics lesson plan manual for download at Bikes Not Bombs - hopefully that could be useful to you.  Maybe something in the Recycle-A-Bicycle NYC manuals would be useful too.  Those are all linked from here: http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/node/454

-Arik



On Oct 25, 2009, at 4:06 PM, thethinktank-request@bikecollectives.org wrote:


From: Clifford McCarten <director@communitybikeshop.org>
Date: October 24, 2009 4:19:30 PM EDT
To: thethinktank@bikecollectives.org
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Basic safety/maintenance manuals/curriculums (Erik Stockmeier)
Reply-To: The Think Tank <thethinktank@bikecollectives.org>


I don't know what everyone's stance on the League of American Bicyclists is, but they do have some pretty decent curriculum for teaching basics:
http://www.bikeleague.org/resources/better/index.php
I was recently certified in their instructor training course, and they have OODLES of pretty high material (small books, full-colour magaziney things etc) for teaching. I suppose that's what happens when you've been funded for over a century...here's hoping...

In any case, their stuff is at least a good starting point to develop your own curriculum and materials, in whatever political framework suits ya!

Cheers,
Clifford McCarten
Co-Director, B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop
400 Wolfe St, Peterborough ON
K9J 2P3
(705) 748-6681
http://www.communitybikeshop.org



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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:51:09 -0500
From: Erik Stockmeier <eriks@therecyclery.org>
To: The Think Tank <thethinktank@bikecollectives.org>
Subject: [TheThinkTank] Basic safety/maintenance manuals/curriculums
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Hi all-

Like many shops, The Recyclery has given away free bicycles with helmets and
locks as part of the charitable end of our mission for some time.  For a
number of reasons, including several new possible partnerships with
Immigrant and Refugee groups in the Chicago area and the desire to
qualitatively improve some of the long-term outcomes of our Freecyclery
program (which currently ends with the bicycle/signature exchange), we are
now considering developing a more thorough manual and 2-4 hour class
curriculum.  It would cover basic maintenance questions (patching tires,
adjusting brakes and derailleurs) as well as bike safety/common sense
(avoiding theft, sharing the road) and would, of course, make clear that The
Recyclery exists as a place where they can get help if something does go
wrong.

However, not wanting to reinvent the wheel, I'm wondering if any other shops
have already developed a similar curriculum or handbook.  If so, want to
share?

 If not (but you are interested in the idea), would you be interested in
forming an internet working group to collaborate on such a resource we could
share?  Right now I am working with one of our potential partners and we are
picturing a graphically-intense book, the text of which could potentially be
translated by people that work for their organization into a number of
different languages.  From there we would recruit some volunteer graphic
designers or find someone that knows how to work something like scribus (
http://www.scribus.net/) to make a nice little booklet (I'm picturing
something that could be reproduced photocopier/zine style or done up more
flashy) available to all.

OK.
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Date: October 24, 2009 12:29:46 PM EDT
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Today, on Bike Talk: 
Bicycle Plan workshop
Glenn Bailey, Chair of the Bicycle Advisory Committee of the City of Los Angeles, calls in from the Bicycle Plan Workshop to let
us know what's being said and done about the city's plan. 
See how the last workshop went, here: http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/10/13/bike-working-group-gives-cyclists-a-chance-to-talk-bike-plan-this-weekend/

Fat Tire Fest

The largest mountain biking festival in the LA area. The Fat Tire Fest supports CORBA (Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association)'s community programs and advocacy.
Jeff Klinger and Stephen Messer report from Castaic Lake. 
& u 
as always, call in, don't be a stranger. killradio studio's number is below.
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