<
johngatlin@gmail.com> wrote:
>Dave,
>I stand corrected. However, how do you get to that page from their
>main
>site? Perhaps their reorganization of the website confused me.
>Anyway, it's
>an excellent resource that ought to be in any shop's files. Thanks
>for
>finding it.
>
>Drew
>
>On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:59 PM, Dave Bourgeois
><
stdaveb@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Bikes Not Bombs is still posting the manual here:
>>
>>
http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/EarnABike
>>
>> Note this just above the download links:
>>
>> "We make our training manual available for people wanting to run
>youth
>> bicycle programs in other places. This is the mechanics manual
>we use
>> to train the volunteers who will become assistant teachers in
>> Earn-A-Bike."
>>
>> I'm guessing BNB won't get upset if we use their copyrighted
>manual to
>> teach adults as well as youth.
>>
>> Dave Bourgeois
>> Bici Centro
>> Santa Barbara, CA
>>
http://www.bicicentro.org/
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:50 PM, John Gatlin
><
johngatlin@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hey all,
>> >
>> > Along the line of instructor sheets, I was able to obtain a
>copy of Bike
>> Not
>> > Bombs' Instructor Training Manual before they took it off the
>web--
>> > the one they use in their Instructor Training Course. It is 13
>chapters,
>> all
>> > in .pdf, and very well put together with clear language (the
>copy I have
>> is
>> > in english) and nice drawings. However, I'm not sure I feel
>comfortable
>> in
>> > handing it out since they have stopped sharing it. Is a
>representative
>> from
>> > Bike Not Bombs on this list? If so, would your organization
>feel
>> comfortable
>> > if I submitted this to the wiki? If not, what do y'all think?
>In the
>> > interest of collaboration and team spirit I'd love to share
>it, but I
>> > definitely didn't develop this manual and it has a copyright
>clearly on
>> each
>> > page.
>> >
>> > So, BNB, are you out there? Lemme know.
>> >
>> > Drew @ Back In The Saddle
>> > 512.573.0408
>> >
>> > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Ryan Guzy <
ryanguzy@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>> >>
>> >> We just started an advanced maintenance class at Bike
>Saviours in Tempe,
>> >> AZ. We're targeting people who are potential volunteers. The
>goal is to
>> show
>> >> the general principles so that they can work on any bike they
>come
>> across,
>> >> and also so that they can begin to teach others. The class
>will get them
>> >> exposed to all of the maintenance aspects, and we envision
>them working
>> as
>> >> assistant mechanics during our shop hours to gain experience
>after the
>> class
>> >> session is over.
>> >> We wrote some instructor sheets over the past few months and
>have been
>> >> teaching off of them. Right now I have them on Google Docs
>and I plan on
>> >> putting them on the Wiki. I'd like to gather material and
>make handouts
>> to
>> >> go with each class too. Right now we're just using the same
>sheet as a
>> >> handout even though it is kind of dense.
>> >> I have also been talking to Christine at Bici Centro about
>working on
>> >> a curriculum together. She is working on some good material
>for a basic
>> >> class. I've also seen other material out there that has good
>diagrams
>> that
>> >> are free to use.
>> >> I think if we can gather interested people to collaborate
>online we can
>> >> put out some really good material that we can all use.
>> >> --Ryan
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Boson Au <
boson.au@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi everyone, Boson from Baltimore, MD's Velocipede Bike
>Project...
>> >>>
>> >>> First of all, @ bike!bike! the education-related workshops
>were the one
>> >>> that inspired/interested me the most. We got back and the
>first thing
>> I
>> >>> want to kick-start was our clinic program which had be
>suspended due to
>> a
>> >>> multitude of reasons... anyways...
>> >>>
>> >>> so we're about to reinstate our bike clinic series
>(previously we had
>> one
>> >>> person do ALL the teaching and she's about to leave out of
>town for 3
>> months
>> >>> so we've decided that we're going to try to have a group of
>educators
>> rotate
>> >>> classes) and I'm interested in any organizations that hold
>regular
>> >>> classes... This isn't exactly a youth program but more like
>a general
>> >>> public thing. We do have a curriculum, but I'm kind of
>interested in
>> other
>> >>> project's solutions. If any project has their own
>curriculum set up
>> and
>> >>> want to trade/compare notes that'd be so awesome.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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