Re: [TheThinkTank] Reliable ... pump for outside of shop

17 Mar 2020 · _confirmed_

      Weve gone through a few iterations of this. From a commercial
bolted-to-the-pavement artillery piece of a hand pump, to a beater pump
that only comes out on request during busy open hours.
Our solution was to run a hose from our air compressor inside, put braided
metal hose over everything but the last foot (this turned out to be
completely unnecessary). We turn off the compressor every night in case
someone cuts the hose to steal the chuck, that way we only lose a tank of
air and the compressor does not run all night.
We just finished refurbishing it for our covid closure. While the air chuck
still craps out regularly, it's much cheaper and easier to replace a little
$10 part than to replace a hand pump. Also, while no one has yet cut the
line, we found that with a hose repair kit, you can just shorten the line
each time the outdoor end gets damaged.
If you look closely at the photo (sorry arnaud), you can see the braided
armor hose. The hose clamps from the repair kit at the end of the red hose,
and a bent spoke clip so that it can be hung back up (no one has ever hung
it back up). A big part of the damage has been due to everything hanging at
snow and salt spray ground level.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 11:46 AM Jeff Potter jeff@outyourbackdoor.com wrote:
...
Is there a plan for a pump like this? And it’s less likely to be stolen?
I’m wondering if our shop might be able to fill this need via “beater
pumps.” We get a ton of stuff donated. Sometimes pumps. We could request
more pumps. Our shop has about 6 pumps in various states of usefulness.
Beater pumps seem to be the rule. So I wonder if a beater pump left outside
tied to the bike rack with a rope might do the trick. Would it be a hint
that locals would respect? Heck we resell donated pumps for $5. Maybe too
many street kids would rather steal than pay $5.
Jeff
On Mar 17, 2020, at 11:15 AM, General Manager 3rdwardbikes@gmail.com
wrote:
You guys are clever, from what I can tell, when I was visiting. No reason
why you all can't fabricate  a very sturdy pedal powered pump.  Angelo
On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 3:09 AM BICAS ADMIN bicas@bicas.org wrote:
...
We just suspended all public services at BICAS in Tucson AZ today. :(
Does anyone have a brilliant design for a pump that can be left outside
that is less likely to get stolen/mangled??
Sending best wishes out to all our community bikes buddies in these
uncertain times.
~Carlyn
On Mar 13, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Jim Bledsoe gamesbledsoe@gmail.com wrote:
here is a look at the 1918 'Spanish Flue'
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 7:25 AM William Beasley wm.a.beasley@gmail.com
wrote:
...
Jeff-
Our shop is a mess, too, and we'd like to clean up and get ready for
Spring. But just to be clear -- as of late yesterday, Ohio has 5
_confirmed_ cases of COVID-19. That 100,000 figure is an estimate from the
Ohio Department of Health as to how many folks in Ohio might currently be
carrying the virus, based on statistically extrapolating a rate of
community spread. Yes, it's serious, and we need to be taking aggressive
steps, but keeping perspective is important.
William Beasley
Elyria Bike Education Center
On 3/13/20, 10:07 AM, "Thethinktank on behalf of Jeff Potter" <
thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org on behalf of
jeff@outyourbackdoor.com> wrote:
Thanks for the idea of leaving a pile of tubes and patches outside

the door!
I kinda like the idea of one worker in shop at a time.

Our shop is a mess and we want to prep for spring here in Michigan.

We’re still sorting out how to respond. Yes, possible to spread if

asymptomatic but very very unlikely? It spreads via cough/sneeze. If our
core gang of 3, say, shows up and nobody is symptomatic it seems like we
will be fine.
Ohio has 100k cases: high alert! MI has 2 cases known. Should MI be

in a diff mode than OH?
Or should we all go to “stop all nonessential activity” mode to be

safe? Tubes outside the shop can be done regardless — we have hundreds of
excess tubes!
We’re talking 3 at a time — this is not a “big group.” It’s still

doing social distancing but it’s not total isolation. We can use spray
bottle w bleach to zap stuff to start. Not get close.
…Or should we do isolation? There are degrees in the isolation mode.

Weekly groceries are essential. Keeping grocery open is not total
isolation. Closing bike shop is not true isolation. So we’d stop all shop
activity if that’s best. I’m in favor of over-responding now to do all we
can to put the genie back in the bottle. Maybe for the next week or so?
Adjust LATER. Go harder on the front end...
Jeff Potter
Lansing Bike Co-op
Michigan
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Re: [TheThinkTank] Reliable ... pump for outside of shop

Anibal Davila