Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Public repair stations
From: "Eric Brozell" <eric@bikeerie.org>
Date: 1/9/19 11:17 am
To: "The Think Tank" <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org>
Cc: "Think Tank Bike Collectives email list" <thethinktank@bikecollectives.org>

Hi,

With suggestions from Bike Erie, our county bought 4 Dero units a number of years ago. They were placed at public libraries and one was installed at Presque Isle State Park. All of the stands and tools held up very well.

The tire pumps back then were not very good. To begin with, the pumps were of the variety that most of you have in your shops (indoors). The weather was not kind to them and they just weren’t made to be out in the weather. The other issue was the fill valve. It was the type of valve that has a single hole and a lever that accepts both types of tire valves. Most users didn’t understand how the valve worked and would wind up breaking them in the process. Several solutions were attempted with out a good solution.

A few years ago, both bike repair stand companies (Bike Fixation and Dero) designed and manufactured a heavy duty stainless steel version that should be a better choice. Last time I talked to them they were working on a solution for the fill valves. I believe both companies have multiple options for tire inflation. Our community is buying a few this spring so let’s cross our fingers to hope they will be improved.

Eric Brozell

Bike Erie BOD

Pedal Mettle volunteer

On Jan 9, 2019, at 12:37 PM, Stephen Andruski <swandruski@gmail.com> wrote:

I'll be interested in hearing people's perspectives on this too. There was someone interested in getting the City of Rockville, MD to put up some of these, but the idea didn't gain a lot of traction. Perhaps I'm being a bit cynical about this, but the first thing I thought of was that the person most likely to need something like this (i.e., the person who doesn't carry a spare tube, patch kit, tire levers, pump and a multi tool) is also the person least likely to know how to use the tools on the stand. The utility of these public repair stands presupposes that the knowledge of how to use them exists.

One idea that I've seen that makes some sense to me is having a stand like that outside your community bike shop for people who need a quick adjustment when the shop is very busy, even if its just a place to hang their bike while fixing a flat.

Again, someone please provide some actual experience with these in a broader setting. They certainly fit with the educational mission most of our groups have, but it seems to me that the knowledge has to exist first.

Steve Andruski

The Rockville Bike Hub

On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 12:06 PM Tigre Bici <bici.uanl@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello!

This email is to ask if any of your shops/collectives/cities have public repair stations and if so, what have been the experiences with them (good usages/theft/general opinions).

Has anybody made their own repair station? advice?

We have and extra tool kit that nobody is using so we are thinking on making one station and putting it outside the shop for general usage.

We are a bit concerned about theft since the area gets really dark and lonely at night with some theft to houses and cars; so we are thinking on something that its fixated to the floor but tools are just available during daytime (to prevent theft)

We found some info online on measures (attached), what do you think of this type of station?

Abrazos

R.

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