Track down the Davis, CA Bike Church for a portable shop--their whole shop is housed in a "church" that you can drive (bike) around. It's really quite fun!

~Mario Bruzzone
Bike Kitchen, San Francisco
Wrench Nepal, Kathmandu

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:54:16 -0400
From: "rachael spiewak" <rachael@sopobikes.org>
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Shop in a Box
To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank@bikecollectives.org>
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It might be most affordable and easiest to get a complete toolset from one
of the big bike tool companies (via a distributor or a sympathetic local
bike shop).  Here's what Park
Tool<http://www.parktool.com/products/category.asp?cat=6>has, for
example.  The backpack is a nice idea, but, in my experience,
structurally hard to deal with.  I would add to your set a bunch of hard
line tools, which are easy to get donated.  Tons of people have metric box
wrenches lying around in their garages.

Our wiki <http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tools> has
some excellent ideas about stocking tools.

Good luck!

rachael

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:57 AM, <dragonfly@mac.hush.com> wrote:

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>     Hi, Everyone.
>
>     I love reading everyone's posts.
>
>     Thanks to the people who have written to me about creating a
> good bike plan for the Detroit-Windsor region.
>
>     This past weekend, I was talking with some people. People we
> know were attending the UN Indigenous People's climate change
> meeting in New York, and we were talking about some things.
>
>      My friends and I were talking about climate change, this time
> in the context of the aboriginal communities that these friends of
> mine come from. It was a long and interesting conversation.
>
>      For a little part of it, I talked about bikes, and about how
> important my bike was to me in Detroit and about how my bike shapes
> my world view and my thoughts about community planning, etc.
>
>      They all drive trucks, these friends of mine, even the ones
> from the city, and they think I'm a little nuts for riding my bike
> everywhere, but they could also see an increased potential for
> bikes in some of their communities.
>
>       In some of their communities, bikes are not so practical. In
> others, they could be made into a more functional option for day-to-
> day practical use, if there was an infrastructure to support them-
> a place to get bikes, a place to go to repair them, etc.
>
>       We wondered about a "Bike Shop in a Box"-- could you get a
> big rubbermaid tub and put a whole bike shop into it? (Maybe two
> tubs plus a stand?) Could you make such a thing that would be easy
> to ship North or into the B.C. interior, by train or plane etc.?
>
>        Do the people from "Bikes Not Bombs" know how to do this--
> have some of you done this before? Is there a good way of doing
> this already known?
>
>        What should go into the box, and how could we make this
> economical-- is there an economy of scale-- how many Boxed Shops
> would you need to create to get a good deal on the tools, do you
> think? Would suppliers be interested in creating a 'Shop in Box' as
> a product to offer through their catalogue, even?
>
>         We're just thinking about the feasibility of this right
> now. For lots of reasons, it might be a dumb or unworkable idea,
> but one worth checking out. If any of you have done this, or if you
> know what the best things to put into the box are, please e-mail
> me.
>
>                                         Sasha
>
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:56:20 -0400 "Urban Bike Project Wilmington,
> DE" <urbanbikeproject@gmail.com> wrote:
> >"we still have the Bike Against! stencil and about ten different
> >colors of spray paint..."
> >
> >Rafael, is that why you changed your name?  I can only imagine the
> >positive message this has spread in Fort Collins...
> >
> >Jennifer,
> >
> >I think you want a name that instantly gives people a snapshot of
> >what
> >you do.  Mike's comment rings pretty true.  Often people will call
>
> >or
> >email about donating bikes and then ask what it is exactly that we
>
> >do.
> > If you do bikes and art call it something with bikes and art and
> >you'll be set.  The Bike Gallery or something innocent.  BICAS'
> >name
> >is pretty cool and explanatory.
> >
> >Once you pick it, stick with it.  Like Rafael said, your shops
> >actions/quality are more important than the name.
> >
> >Brian
> >
> >On 4/28/08, bike against <bikeagainst@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hey Jennifer and all, Rafael from Fort Collins,CO here...
> >>
> >> I agree with Rachel, keep it simple...
> >>
> >> I believe the name does not make the project, the PROJECT makes
> >the name,
> >> just like band names, as long as the music is good people will
> >dig the
> >> name...
> >>
> >> In our case, for the first four years our project was known as
> >the Bike
> >> Against ! collective or Co-op and due to our current situation
> >we are now
> >> just called The Fort Collins Bike Co-op...  yeah,is not radical
> >but it
> >> doesn't have to be. We still have the same ideals and philosophy
>
> >that gave
> >> birth to the organization and again, the quality of your work is
>
> >ALL that
> >> matters in the end.
> >>
> >> By changing our name we were able to have access to a lot more
> >resources
> >> and therefore help a lot more people.
> >>
> >>  As for the militant riders out there,who believe that riding a
> >bicycle as
> >> main or ONLY means of transportation is also an act of political
>
> >expression
> >> and resistance,we still have the Bike Against! stencil and about
>
> >ten
> >> different colors of spray paint...
> >>
> >> Also there's less risk that the name will be already taken.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Rafael Cletero
> >> Project Coordinator
> >> Fort Collins Bicycle Co-op
> >> ph (970) 484 38 04
> >> www.fcbikecoop.org
> >> _______________________________________________
> >>  Thethinktank mailing list
> >>  Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org
> >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-
> >bikecollectives.org
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >Urban Bike Project of Wilmington
> >1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the
> >building)
> >Wilmington, DE 19801
> >
> >Hours:
> >Thursday 6:30-9:00
> >Saturday 1:00-4:00
> >
> >Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:38:41 -0400
From: "Durham Bike Co-op" <durhambikecoop@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Bike Shop in a Box
To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank@bikecollectives.org>
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United Bicycle Parts has a pretty nice looking "mix and match" tool set with
items from a variety of different tool makers = around $200, if I remember
right, and maybe around 50 pieces with the most critical stuff (spline
tools, chainbreaker, lockring wrench etc.) being shop quality stuff. Might
be a good place to start.

best,
Colin - Durham Bike Co-op

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:57 AM, <dragonfly@mac.hush.com> wrote:

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>     Hi, Everyone.
>
>     I love reading everyone's posts.
>
>     Thanks to the people who have written to me about creating a
> good bike plan for the Detroit-Windsor region.
>
>     This past weekend, I was talking with some people. People we
> know were attending the UN Indigenous People's climate change
> meeting in New York, and we were talking about some things.
>
>      My friends and I were talking about climate change, this time
> in the context of the aboriginal communities that these friends of
> mine come from. It was a long and interesting conversation.
>
>      For a little part of it, I talked about bikes, and about how
> important my bike was to me in Detroit and about how my bike shapes
> my world view and my thoughts about community planning, etc.
>
>      They all drive trucks, these friends of mine, even the ones
> from the city, and they think I'm a little nuts for riding my bike
> everywhere, but they could also see an increased potential for
> bikes in some of their communities.
>
>       In some of their communities, bikes are not so practical. In
> others, they could be made into a more functional option for day-to-
> day practical use, if there was an infrastructure to support them-
> a place to get bikes, a place to go to repair them, etc.
>
>       We wondered about a "Bike Shop in a Box"-- could you get a
> big rubbermaid tub and put a whole bike shop into it? (Maybe two
> tubs plus a stand?) Could you make such a thing that would be easy
> to ship North or into the B.C. interior, by train or plane etc.?
>
>        Do the people from "Bikes Not Bombs" know how to do this--
> have some of you done this before? Is there a good way of doing
> this already known?
>
>        What should go into the box, and how could we make this
> economical-- is there an economy of scale-- how many Boxed Shops
> would you need to create to get a good deal on the tools, do you
> think? Would suppliers be interested in creating a 'Shop in Box' as
> a product to offer through their catalogue, even?
>
>         We're just thinking about the feasibility of this right
> now. For lots of reasons, it might be a dumb or unworkable idea,
> but one worth checking out. If any of you have done this, or if you
> know what the best things to put into the box are, please e-mail
> me.
>
>                                         Sasha
>
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:56:20 -0400 "Urban Bike Project Wilmington,
> DE" <urbanbikeproject@gmail.com> wrote:
> >"we still have the Bike Against! stencil and about ten different
> >colors of spray paint..."
> >
> >Rafael, is that why you changed your name?  I can only imagine the
> >positive message this has spread in Fort Collins...
> >
> >Jennifer,
> >
> >I think you want a name that instantly gives people a snapshot of
> >what
> >you do.  Mike's comment rings pretty true.  Often people will call
>
> >or
> >email about donating bikes and then ask what it is exactly that we
>
> >do.
> > If you do bikes and art call it something with bikes and art and
> >you'll be set.  The Bike Gallery or something innocent.  BICAS'
> >name
> >is pretty cool and explanatory.
> >
> >Once you pick it, stick with it.  Like Rafael said, your shops
> >actions/quality are more important than the name.
> >
> >Brian
> >
> >On 4/28/08, bike against <bikeagainst@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hey Jennifer and all, Rafael from Fort Collins,CO here...
> >>
> >> I agree with Rachel, keep it simple...
> >>
> >> I believe the name does not make the project, the PROJECT makes
> >the name,
> >> just like band names, as long as the music is good people will
> >dig the
> >> name...
> >>
> >> In our case, for the first four years our project was known as
> >the Bike
> >> Against ! collective or Co-op and due to our current situation
> >we are now
> >> just called The Fort Collins Bike Co-op...  yeah,is not radical
> >but it
> >> doesn't have to be. We still have the same ideals and philosophy
>
> >that gave
> >> birth to the organization and again, the quality of your work is
>
> >ALL that
> >> matters in the end.
> >>
> >> By changing our name we were able to have access to a lot more
> >resources
> >> and therefore help a lot more people.
> >>
> >>  As for the militant riders out there,who believe that riding a
> >bicycle as
> >> main or ONLY means of transportation is also an act of political
>
> >expression
> >> and resistance,we still have the Bike Against! stencil and about
>
> >ten
> >> different colors of spray paint...
> >>
> >> Also there's less risk that the name will be already taken.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Rafael Cletero
> >> Project Coordinator
> >> Fort Collins Bicycle Co-op
> >> ph (970) 484 38 04
> >> www.fcbikecoop.org
> >> _______________________________________________
> >>  Thethinktank mailing list
> >>  Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org
> >> http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-
> >bikecollectives.org
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >--
> >Urban Bike Project of Wilmington
> >1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the
> >building)
> >Wilmington, DE 19801
> >
> >Hours:
> >Thursday 6:30-9:00
> >Saturday 1:00-4:00
> >
> >Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
> >_______________________________________________
> >Thethinktank mailing list
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