25 Oct
2007
25 Oct
'07
1:22 p.m.
Sounds like you just need volunteers besides you now. Pick a regular night once a week, invite people over, and build a community [bike shop]. These links might help too...
http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Local_Bike_Store http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Distributors
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Sincerely,
Jonathan Morrison
Project Coordinator
Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective
2312 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
w: 801-328-2453
c: 801-688-0183
f: 801-466-3856
www.slcbikecollective.org
On 10/25/07, Austin Amos conveyweigh@gmail.com wrote:
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> My garage is full of bikes in different states of disrepair.
> Most need tires and tubes, repairs, etc...
> To the prior owner the cost of the needed repairs outweighed the value and
> they were discarded.
> Outside of Walmart (China) where do you buy tubes / tires?
> How do you prevent a carbon footprint on your consumables?
>
> Austin Amos
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> On 10/25/07, Graham Stewart graham.stewart@winply.ca wrote:
> >
> > At bikebike 2 yrs ago, someone made the comment that there should be a
> > bike-collective every eight blocks. I'm inclined to agree. They should
> > be as common as gas stations.
> >
> > The more critical type of support you may need is a sufficient number of
> > committed volunteers.
> >
> > Graham at the bike-dump
> >
> >
> > Austin Amos wrote:
> >
> > > Is there such a thing as a listing of Demographics available for Bike
> > > Collectives.
> > >
> > > I am trying to start one in a small city / rural area in West
> > Virginia.
> > > I am trying to understand what characteristics I should focus my
> > > research on to tell if my are will support a bike collective.
> > >
> > > I look forward to reading your reply.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks again,
> > >
> > > Austin Amos
> > >
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