HI all,

I find these servlists extremely useful, both as an organizer and a bike researcher. Through this list I was contacted by working bikes, to find someone to receive bike containers of Schwinn cruisers in latin america and now we are working to have them send one to Chile and another one to Colombia. Then there is the bike equity list, which has enough information to write a book on the emergence of the concept of mobility justice. The cycling and society listserv is particularly useful for bike researchers, in fact many of the concepts that I integrate into my research comes from discussions start on those emails threads. Finally the french list rayons ( which is managed by L'Heureux Cyclage, the french network of bike kitchens of which I am a boardmember) holds the history of the emergence of radical bikespaces in France - I suspect that this listserv also holds the history of the emergence of community bikespaces in northamerica, which is a pretty cool thing to have - as well as the troubled relationship it has with the big brother - la Féderation des Usagers de la Bicyclette (FUB) which is akin to the League of American Byciclists - except much bigger and much better funded. I would be down to explore a discord (though I don't really know how to use them), and I am a big fan of substack, because it truly allows to have informed discussions in a format that is easier to use than a email listserv. 

Alejandro

On Wed, 1 Feb 2023 at 11:38, BICAS via Thethinktank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
hiya- bicas here
i love getting these i've definitely learned alot from what people post, would definitely respond if someone had a specific question i had an answer to
thanks!

On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 7:25 AM Kim Schaffer via Thethinktank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:

 

Hi all,

 

Just before the last Youth Bike Summit, a few youth Earn a Bike groups experimented with creating a private facebook group for discussions. We don’t have critical mass yet, but there’s been some nice sharing. If you’re interested, please feel free to join in!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/917896622389397

 

 

Kim Schaffer

Community Bike Works – Lehigh Valley PA

 

From: Thethinktank <thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org> On Behalf Of Jean-François Caron via Thethinktank
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 10:28 PM
To: The Think Tank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org>
Cc: Jean-François Caron <jfcaron3@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] R U There?

 

There's nothing inherent about email or a listserv that prevents quick replies and short form discussion.  It's a cultural limitation that has gotten worse as people get used to other non-open-standard platforms.

 

Jean-François



On Jan 31, 2023, at 14:27, Luke Box via Thethinktank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:

 

Heyo from central KY USA! 

Our co-op just hired its first full time employee (it's me!), after being completely volunteer organized for the past twelves years. Kind of a big deal, mostly for me. Virtual BikeBike was pretty cool. I checked out a few recordings. 

With the hyper speed of internet trends, email communication has seemingly taken a back seat in regards to organizing. Not to say it doesn't have a place, but that there are more conducive methods to communicate now, versus 20 years ago or whatever. I mentioned some alternative communication outlets to the Bike Collective admins a little while ago, and was not shutdown, but there were concerns. The concern was in the spirit of decentralization, and to keep from relying on 'cloud' based services. Slack, Discord, MS Team, etc are all non-mission supporting solutions to the lack of communication in the network. I completely understand the angles, and they're right. Using AWS is not a 'collective solution' but I think there are a lot of us still in this 'network' that could all benefit from some refresh in the way we're all communicating with each other. 

Personally, I would LOVE to have the ear of some of you Co-op directors/managers/volunteers on a platform designed for quick replies and short form discussion. I'm sure some of you feel similarly. There are a slew of self hosted solutions, but what would be sacrificing/gaining from using these?  

 

On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 5:56 PM cyclista--- via Thethinktank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:

I do wonder what is going on (or not) with the ThinkTank. I actually
wondered if I'd been ghosted at one point! Then of course looked up the
archives and saw that, nope, just no activity.

Hope we're all well everywhere - at least I'm wishing everyone well. The
movement is still deeply meaningful. I just wonder what changes we may
be going through and whether we're ok.

cyclista Nicholas


On 2023-01-30 21:09, Daniel Byrd via Thethinktank wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Kids on Bikes in Colorado Springs, CO is alive and well, but also not
> all
> that active on this forum.
>
> Keep up the great work everyone,
>
> *Daniel Byrd*
> - Executive Director -
> Kids on Bikes
> 719-355-3573
> daniel@kidsonbikes.net
> <http://www.kidsonbikes.net>www.kidsonbikes.net
>
> *Mountain Equipment Recyclers *Used Outdoor Gear Store Colorado Springs
> |
> MER (merecyclers.com) <https://www.merecyclers.com/> and the Pedal
> Station (Pedal
> Station | Kids on Bikes <https://kidsonbikes.net/pedal-station/>) have
> a
> new home - 2222 Bott Ave. C/S CO 80904 - Open 7 days a week 11am-6pm
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Yellow Bike Project via Thethinktank <
> thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
>
>> We are still active but do not do much on this forum.
>>
>> YBP
>>
>> Yellow Bike Project | www.austinyellowbike.org
>> 1216 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78721| 512-524-5299
>> Schedule Available Online <https://austinyellowbike.org/>
>> "Be the change you would like to see in the world." - Gandhi
>> "Keep Cycling: it is Undoubtedly the Best form of Activism there is."
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:39 PM Geoffrey Bercarich via Thethinktank <
>> thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Goodluck Stewart. Everything helps. My city community cycling is
>>> pretty
>>> ghostly.
>>>
>>> I hope people can share their stories.  Inspire the next generation
>>> of
>>> cycling
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 6:26 p.m. Stuart Nottingham via Thethinktank <
>>> thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Looking at the collectives website, there seems to be no activity in
>>>> the
>>>> group since early December. Is everyone busy planning for 2023
>>>> season?
>>>> Hopefully, we’re not all losing interest. For myself, I’m going to
>>>> be
>>>> looking for ways to strengthen the bicycle community in Omaha.
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