Me too!
"andrew L." <anyone@breathingplanet.net> wrote: would love to see some pics of this
freeriders?
andrew
http://troybikerescue.org
veganboyjosh@gmail.com wrote:
> josh @ community cycles here.
>
> free ride in pittsburgh has some awesome diy stands, the design for
> which i've stolen for our shop. they're made 100% from bike parts.
>
> here's what you need:
>
> 2 bmx bars with stems.
> 2 bmx forks.
> 2 sets of drop road bars, with stems.
> one top tube, which is the same inner diameter as the steerer tube on
> the bmx forks are outer diameter.
>
> cut off the dropouts on both sets of forks. the bmx bars/stems are
> inserted into the bottom of the forks, one stem in each arm of the
> forks. this is the base,
so that the steerer tube stands straight up.
> the top tube goes over this steerer tube, then the other fork (with road
> bars/stems inserted into it's arms), goes into the top of the top tube.
> the drop bars are turned so that the ends of the bars are hooks to hold
> a bike to be worked on. the bmx bars are wide enough that the stand can
> hold two bikes at once, without tipping over.
>
> someone on the list i'm sure has some pics, which make the design much
> easier to figure out than my paltry description.
>
> cheap, easy, diy, and best of all, it looks bikey, so people are into it...
>
>
>
>
>
> On 9/28/07, *Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, Inc.*
> > wrote:
>
> Don't know about grants but I have a few suggestions on necessary
> tools...
>
>
-Workstand (you don't need it, but it makes life wonderful )
> -Ratcheting 14mm and 15mm wrench (indispensable for quickly removing
> wheels)
> -"Y" style hex tools with 8-9-10mm (everybody needs at least one of
> these for brakes)
> -Chain breakers (get both for 3/32 and 1/8in chains, i recommend the
> park ones that you can change the pins out on, get plenty of extra
> pins too. you (or someone in your shop) WILL break these)
> -At least 2 sets of Allen keys (they will get lost. it's handy to
> have one "flip-out" set with the keys attached)
> -Pedal wrenches (get good ones with a lot of leverage)
>
> Perhaps we should all collaborate on a more comprehensive list to
> put up on the wiki "Bike Collective Starter Kit". I skimmed the
> pages but didn't find one.
>
> Happy Friday!
>
> Brian
Windle
> Urban Bike Project of Wilmington
>
> On 9/28/07, *Ariel raymon* < bikefarm@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
> Ariel from bikefarm here. We're starting to make our space into
> a shop, and are looking at the tools we need to purchase.
> Suggestions on bare minimum tools for a funcitoning shop would
> be really helpful, as we'll be making a large order from the
> UBI distributors in a month or so. Also, Are there grants for
> things like this? Thanks,
> Ariel
>
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