FYI
The St Louis http://www.bworks.org/ Bicycle Works group ( aka Bworks) has a cool electric powered way to put bikes on a hanging conveyor to move from floor to floor, I am sure it could be pedal powered with some ingenuity. I believe it was old industrial equipment that came with their awesome newly renovated building– if I remember correctly t looks kind of like what you would see at a dry cleaner or at a meat packing plant with hooks to attach things to it- it was awesome. I know I took pictures when I visited a few years ago but can’t find them in my current phone.
Deb
Deb Salls
206-695-2607
Building sustainable communities by educating youth and promoting bicycling
From: Thethinktank [mailto:thethinktank-bounces@lists.bikecollectives.org] On Behalf Of bykecollective
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 7:12 AM
To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
Subject: [TheThinkTank] Tips for basement (stairs!) youth bicycle program
Hello from Baltimore Youth Kinetic Energy (BYKE)!
We are moving to a new and awesome location, but we’ll be in a basement. We might only be there for 1 year, so major renovations aren’t going to happen.
I have two main concerns:
1. Stairs(full flight, medium width)+ young people+bikes without brakes
-a safe ramp?
-has anyone tried building a kinetically powered platform elevator?
-has anyone tried to build a track to secure a bicycle into and then let it fall with style? having some kind of slowing mechanism?
2. Ventilation codes
-is that for the landlord to figure out?
-regardless: were there any cheap and easy ways to increase ventilation?
Any other unpredictable lessons learned from those who have held DIY bike workshops in basements?
Thanks!
Chavi
