I finally finished the outdoor workstation mentioned above a few days
ago, so here are some pictures. I designed and built it over a binge
work period of about 20 hours without sleep, food, water, or even a
break X_X

More pics are available if anyone wants better details on any of the
components.

Hope everyone is staying ok,

~cyclista Nicholas


On 2020-03-16 21:57, Cyclista Nicholas wrote:
> We have a lot of old bike lock cables we've salvaged from old cut
> locks laying around. We'll be making a loop at each end and crimping
> them with flattened nuts, one end will be fastened to the bike rack
> outside the shop and the other will be attached to a pump. We have a
> lot of old floor pumps laying around and I expect to replace the pump
> a few times if they get stolen before giving up putting them out
> alltogether. I'm only putting one out because that's all I think we'll
> need, but I wonder if putting more out in this fashion might help
> reduce the perception of scarcity, i.e. a mentality that could
> encourage theft.
>
> We're also using this method for tools, also ones we can stand to lose
> if they get stolen, but in the case of tools, old lock cables are
> either too short or not flexible enough, and so I went to the hardware
> store and bought 50ft of cable for about $20 total for the tools to be
> leashed with.
>
> In all honesty, we've played with this idea for a long time before now
> and it's kind of cool to have an excuse to experiment with it.
>
> ~cyclista Nicholas
>
>
> On 2020-03-16 21:39, carlyn.arteaga@bicas.org wrote:
>> We just suspended all public services at BICAS in Tucson AZ today
>> through the end of the month at least. :(
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> ~Car
>>
>> Carlyn Arteaga
>>
>> pronouns: they/them/theirs
>>
>> Youth Program Coordinator
>>
>> BICAS
>>
>> 2001 N. 7th Ave. | Tucson, AZ 85701 | Shop: 520-628-7950
>>
>> carlyn.arteaga@bicas.org | www.bicas.org | Facebook | Instagram
>>
>> Through advocacy and bicycle salvage, our mission is to participate in
>> affordable bicycle transportation, education, and creative recycling
>> with our greater Tucson community.
>>
>>
>>> On Mar 15, 2020, at 8:19 PM, Cyclista Nicholas
>>> <cyclista@inventati.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Here's Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles decision/policy, posted last night.
>>>
>>> For reference, April 13 is when public schools will be closed until
>>> here, and two of the projects mentioned below completed today and two
>>> others the day before. We have one project left, a father and
>>> daughter build project that is nearly done, but I doubt they will
>>> come in during this time. Also, we only have one or two volunteers
>>> and one person on staff (me) right now, though we were in the middle
>>> of hiring and new staff training for up to four people may be
>>> scheduled over this break, absent symptoms permitting. The number of
>>> confirmed COVID-19 cases here currently is one, and this is a city
>>> with three higher education institutions, one of them being Cornell,
>>> so it's likely the actual current infections are higher.
>>>
>>> "Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> We're all shuffling our cards in an attempt  to come up with best
>>> practices for moving forward through this pandemic, and RIBs is
>>> committed to doing its best to make choices that help.
>>>
>>> Here are the changes Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles will be implementing
>>> from Sunday, March 15, to Wednesday, April 13 in response to these
>>> conditions:
>>>
>>> - Open shop will be closed. This means we will not be allowing any
>>> use of the space for public work on bikes. Exceptions will be made
>>> for the two or three people whose projects here are currently in
>>> progress.
>>>
>>> - We will retain our normal hours, but for retail and volunteering
>>> only.
>>>
>>> - Strict sanitary procedures will be enforced on the property and
>>> posted throughout the premises.
>>>
>>> - Open shop on Saturday will be replaced with a weekly group ride
>>> (look for more details coming soon).
>>>
>>> - Volunteer nights on Mondays are now closed.
>>>
>>> - Some basic tools will be leashed to the racks outside the front of
>>> the shop for people to work on their own bikes.
>>>
>>> - We will reassess all measures for COVID-19 on an ongoing basis,
>>> posting updates here and on the Tompkins County Human Services
>>> Listserv.
>>>
>>> We greatly value all of our community and hope to resume open shop as
>>> soon as safety permits.
>>>
>>> Please take care of yourselves."
>>>
>>> ~cyclista Nicholas
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 2020-03-14 19:55, peter@BikeClarkCounty.org wrote:
>>>> Free community volunteer delivery by car/bike for elderly/needy:
>>>> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAMZHbn6md19Tb28SM53ayFAQK02xJv1NXVjL-J26tDZOQ-g/viewform
>>>> https://bikeportland.org/2020/03/12/cycling-through-the-covid-19-outbreak-312378
>>>>> On Mar 13, 2020, at 11:38 AM, Bob Giordano <mist@strans.org> wrote:
>>>>> Just a quick thought on 'essential services':
>>>>> I think that community bicycle shops are essential
>>>>> for healthy, vibrant, socially just communities,
>>>>> in today's 'modern' age.... especially as a long
>>>>> term strategy to improve our cooperative systems.
>>>>> Community bicycle shops are likely not essential
>>>>> as far as absolute survival and in the context of
>>>>> remaining open during this pandemic.
>>>>> Hopefully we've all done enough community work
>>>>> to help people learn skills to work together
>>>>> and fix things, with our without a dedicated
>>>>> space.
>>>>> Just wanted to put this thought out there, as
>>>>> many shops are deciding how to move forward.
>>>>> Thanks, Bob Giordano, Free Cycles Missoula
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