The current job posting on <a href="http://bikecollectives.org">bikecollectives.org</a> is actually an under utilized classifieds component, we would just need to add some more categories.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 7:58 PM, &lt;<a href="mailto:veganboyjosh@gmail.com">veganboyjosh@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I know a lot of the traffic we see in Community Cycles is pretty specific to Boulder. We can&#39;t keep cruiser type bikes in stock, while other shops can&#39;t give them away. <br>
<br>Would it be possible for there to be a place on the wiki or some other spot on the <a href="http://bcn.org/" target="_blank">bcn.org</a> site where shops could list things they&#39;re looking for, that other shops might be looking to get rid of? Granted, we&#39;re all in need of&nbsp; floor pumps and chain tools, but perhaps there&#39;s some class of parts of bike types that one shop gets that another shop needs. It would be nice to see that in one place. <br>
<br>I&#39;ve got a road trip to IKEA in SLC soon, and I&#39;d love to check out the bike shop while I&#39;m there. It occurred to me that the van will be empty on the way there, so I could potentially load it up with stuff they might need that we have excess of...since we&#39;re driving anyway. <br>
<br>I don&#39;t know that a website feature like this would take much maintenance...I&#39;m thinking it could serve three functions; 1&gt;Those parts/bikes that your shop is always needing, but cannot keep in stock--cruiser bikes for us--, 2&gt;parts and bikes that you have an excess of, and/or wish to pass on...3&gt;specific things you need that another shop might have, instead of going through QPB or the like. We had a bike come in that had a smashed derailleur, and needed a specific hanger, which QPB didn&#39;t even sell...granted, this type of thing would be a long shot, but how many of you would rather order a part like that from one another than from the big bike distros a lot of us use?<br>
<br>I guess I&#39;m imagining a sort of mini-craigslist, for bike co-ops to post on. <br><br>Thoughts? Feedback? <br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Thethinktank mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org">Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org</a><br>
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