RE: owning Property...Troy Bike Rescue went through the process of buying a building from the City on auction.  two collective members bought it personally for $5000 (because we had an anti-nonprofit administration at the time) and then rented it to the collective, then after a year it was sold to the collective for the original price plus what was put into it (no profit), which ended up being 11000 or so.  we were able to do this because we were lucky enough to get a low interest loan from an awesome org called the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region.  we now pay them $160/month which is basically a low-interest mortgage payment.... the collective taking ownership has enabled us to apply for tax exemption, all in all making it well worth all the work it has taken to do it.  however it has meant putting a lot of energy in to doing renovation work which is thankfully almost to a stable state.

here are some pics from when we were first looking at the building: https://picasaweb.google.com/107632478766557853949/WheelhouseBefore  it had sat vacant for several years... and was originally built as a movie theatre probably back in the 30s.

andrew Lynn
Troy bike Rescue
http://www.troybikerescue.org



On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 11:48 AM, tito sands <fallen.arrows@gmail.com> wrote:
sopo is going through a similar process. still making decisions though, ownership is not definite. hit us up, we like the idea of getting a conversation going.

tito @
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:20:31 -0700
From: R Points <poster@richpoints.com>
To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Durable Spray Bottles Do they Exist?
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Awesome!  We'll definitely give these a try.

Ride On!
Rich

On 2/1/2012 5:58 PM, Chris Chan wrote:
> The non-community (but still non-profit) bike shop I work at uses
> these, filled with Simple Green:
> https://shoponline.wurthusa.com/wurthusa/servlet/CyberVendor/category/G3438593/catalog/group.jsp/
>
>
> The bottles are pressurized with the built-in pump on top. The benefit
> is that you just pull and hold the trigger to spray, instead of
> repeatedly pumping the trigger, so the trigger mechanism lasts much
> longer. They're fantastic to use (no carpal tunnel!), and you can
> spray for a long time before you have to re-pump to top up the pressure.
>
>
> Not sure how they'd stand up in community bike shop use. Possibly not
> that well since patrons might get confused by the pump and the lever
> and just start reefing on everything. But they're built to withstand
> commercial use (much moreso than stuff you buy from Home Depot).
>
> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Andrew Hibma <andrewhibma@gmail.com
> <mailto:andrewhibma@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     We use citro-cycle degreaser in the spray bottle and then refill
>     them from bulk bottles. The bottles have lasted at least a year
>     and we water down the degreaser because it is initially too
>     strong. It seems to be the best option that we have come across.
>
>     Andrew
>     New Hope Bike Co-op
>     Hamilton, On
>
>     On Feb 1, 2012 10:44 AM, "Rich Points" <rich@communitycycles.org
>     <mailto:rich@communitycycles.org>> wrote:
>
>         Hey All,
>         Over the years I have purchased dozens of plastic spray
>         bottles for Community Cycles, we use the for degreaser.  I've
>         found a variety of different models with small differences but
>         the one thing they have in common is they suck.  They tend to
>         last 4-6 weeks and then become unfix-able garbage.
>
>         Does anyone know of something strong and durable?
>
>         http://www.americanprintingequipment.com/ProductImages/spray%20bottle.jpg
>
>         Thx
>
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:23:33 -0700
From: R Points <poster@richpoints.com>
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This year will be our 4th running Walk&Bike Month in Boulder.

http://communitycycles.org/bike-month.html

Ride On!
Rich

On 2/9/2012 4:29 PM, Reno Bikes wrote:
> Does anyone run any Bike-To-Work Week programs in their town? We are
> curious what other
> people are doing?
>
> In Reno the Truckee Meadows Bicycle Alliance do a corporate challenge and
> commuter coffee arrangement that gives free coffee to people who ride.
>
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:31:23 -0700
From: Doug <cuttercrew@gmail.com>
To: The Think Tank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org>
Subject: [TheThinkTank] Experience buying your own property for a
       community       bike project
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The Fort Collins Bike Co-op is considering starting a capital fundraising
campaign to raise money toward the purchase of our own permanent location.
Like many community shops we have bounced around every couple years trying
to find inexpensive or free rent.  Our present location is currently slated
for development into student housing, so our days are numbered there.
Moving and then reorganizing consumes alot of our volunteer bandwidth and
makes it more difficult for our customers to find us.

If your organization has run a fundraising campaign please share any advice
and I'll put your name on a list to contact with more specific questions as
we proceed.

Thank you in advance,
Doug Cutter
President
Fort Collins Bike Co-op
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:04:04 -0600
From: Campus Bike Project <campusbikeproject@gmail.com>
To: The Think Tank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org>
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Experience buying your own property for a
       community bike project
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check w/Boise I think they did that last year
On Feb 13, 2012 9:32 AM, "Doug" <cuttercrew@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Fort Collins Bike Co-op is considering starting a capital fundraising
> campaign to raise money toward the purchase of our own permanent location.
> Like many community shops we have bounced around every couple years trying
> to find inexpensive or free rent.  Our present location is currently slated
> for development into student housing, so our days are numbered there.
> Moving and then reorganizing consumes alot of our volunteer bandwidth and
> makes it more difficult for our customers to find us.
>
> If your organization has run a fundraising campaign please share any
> advice and I'll put your name on a list to contact with more specific
> questions as we proceed.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Doug Cutter
> President
> Fort Collins Bike Co-op
>
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