I think this could be a good thing. it could expand your membership
base, and your hours if you play it right. I would ask them to become
active members, and have them commit to having a regular shift. Also I
wouldn't want them turning away folks who want to work on geared
bikes. It's fine to focus on fixed gears for their shift, but it
reflects poorly on your organization if they are alienating folks who
don't have the kind of bikes they prefer.
On Jul 9, 2008, at 11:51 AM, plan_9@riseup.net wrote:
We have recently been approached by, for no better descriptor,
hipsters, asking if they could have a "fixed gear/SS" day on a day
when we are not open. They are interested in doing tune-ups and
modifications on their own bikes and are somewhat competent and
autonomous mechanics. We don't really have any collective members
that are willing or able to staff another shift beyond what we are
already open. We know some of these folks pretty well on a personal,
outside of the shop level, but not too many have been active
volunteers. Basically we trust some of them and would like to make
the shop available to them but am not sure as to how to do it
equitably. We have opened the shop to special groups before (at-risk
youth groups, etc) but always staffed by a willing and able
collective member. Do any shops make exceptions for folks like this?
How do you make sure that things are getting paid for, tools being
used properly, random folks stopping by being respected, etc.
without having a collective member in the place? Any problems from
shops that have done this? Thanks, Andrew FM Community Bicycle Workshop
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