29 Sep
2008
29 Sep
'08
10:44 p.m.
You should contact Circle A [anarchy symbol] Cycles as they are a worker owned cooperative.
http://www.circleacycles.com/about.php
The last time I talked to them the main guy was still the only one that was able to make frames that wouldn't be an insurance liability to sell. So in a way it is still very much a one man frame building operation -- just with apprentices.
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Sincerely,
Jonathan Morrison
Executive Director
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
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The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling
as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone
of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides
refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on
children and lower income households.
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 6:31 PM, burdenistic@gmail.com wrote:
> To whom it may concern:
> My fellow cyclists,
> I am proposing to all who would be interested the development of a
> bicycle frame building collective in Denver. I have long been interested in
> building frames and my recent trip to Bike!Bike! in San Francisco has moved
> me from thought to action. I was able to participate in a short but
> excellent frame building seminar given by Josh from Bike Church in Santa
> Cruz. Josh has built some very lovely and functional frames using steel
> tubing. One of the frames Josh built is used to viably haul things, like his
> black Labrador Retriever.
> I believe in the bicycle. I believe that individuals who travel by
> their own power are quietly doing the best work for our environment and our
> planet. Could there not be a collective that used old bikes to make new and
> more effective bikes to move people and goods?
> My intent is as follows: Invite all interested to a meeting at to get
> an idea what a collective for the purpose of building frames would mean. I
> am looking for feedback and input along the following lines:
>
> 1. What types of bikes could be made i.e. cargo bikes, touring bikes ,
> city bikes?
> 2. What tools and materials would be needed to start?
> 3. Would this be a for profit or an non profit or a mixture of both?
> 4. What would our mission be in regard to the community and the needs
> of the people around us? ie disadvantaged people learning a skill we could
> teach them?
> 5. Could viable bikes be created reusing some steel tubing from old
> bikes?
> 6. What tools and materials are available to train ourselves and others
> to build and repair frames?
> 7. Can building a bike for a specific practical purpose supersede
> buying one because of labor issues and artisanship?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Gary E Burden
>
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