there is a new info shop opening here in tallahassee and they are working on bylaws so they can start working on their 501(c)3 and state nonprofit paperwork.
the organization is a collective and i suggested setting up the board of directors as an advisory board that has no decision making ability, much like the yellow bike project in austin.
my question is:
do the bylaws have to contain the decision making methods of the collective, or can they just have information on the board and just state that decisions are made by the collective counsel?
i guess the benefit would be that the collective can have be more fluid in its structure if its not contained in the bylaws, but if the board has no decision making ability, will the government accept bylaws without the collectives structure?
justin
krank it up! community bicycle project 663 industrial drive tallahassee, fl 32310
www.krankitup.info
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- Re: Wheels and Truing Workspaces in your shop (Urban Bike Project Wilmington, DE)
Message: 1 Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:37:23 -0400 From: "Urban Bike Project Wilmington, DE" urbanbikeproject@gmail.com Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wheels and Truing Workspaces in your shop To: The Think Tank thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Message-ID: eddde2f70906211537s25a53615g25a59291d969dd52@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Here's a picture of our modest truing station...The cone wrenches reside next to the station on the master toolkit, along with chain breakers and other stuff. The whole setup is movable, though it usually stays right where it is. As you can see, it tends to collect random junk/parts, like all flat surfaces in the shop.
Brian
Urban Bike Project of Wilmington -a 501(c)3 non-profit bike shop- 1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the building) Wilmington, DE 19802
Hours: Thursday 6:30-9:00 Saturday 1:00-4:00
Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 1:45 PM, veganboyjosh@gmail.com wrote:
Here's a picture of the bicycle kitchen (LA)'s wheel truing "room",http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ms7n82ikuU5mhdJSEq_aTA?authkey=Gv1sRgCIjNlbiC6PqKtQE&feat=directlinktaken when I was visiting late last year.
The thing I liked most about it was the directional lighting above each stand. It's also set up at a sitting height, with chairs. Presumably, when you're using a truing stand, you'll be at it much longer than if you were at a vise or something. It's also outside of the normal flow of traffic/shop floor, so you can focus more readily on the wheel you're working on without being distracted. Very nice.
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:07 AM, rachael spiewak rachael@sopobikes.orgwrote:
We keep the cone wrenches by the stationary truing stand, and that's in the back of the shop, so you have to travel a long way to get to those wrenches. The box wrenches live near the front of the shop, far far away from the cone wrenches. Seems to help. I do think people get hungry sometimes and gnaw on the cone wrenches.
The freewheel tools are in the center of the shop, next to the vice.
-rachael
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Rich Points rich@communitycycles.orgwrote:
Collectives, We're about to start digging into setting up our new space, specifically the wheel and truing station. Right now we have a dedicated work space for a truing stand, spokes and hubs but our cone wrenches, free wheel and cassette tools are mixed in with our general tool bench. Because of this our cone wrenches are often used for the most inappropriate jobs imaginable. We also have a couple extra truing stands that float around the shop.
Now that we have a little more space we want to set up a wheels and truing area of the shop. I'd love to see photos of how you do this in your shops.
Looking forward to your responses.
-- Rich Points Community Cycles Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich@CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 (W) 303-589-0597 (C) Donate your old car to Community Cycles http://communitycycles.org/get-involved/donatecar.html Make your ride count! Register for Bike to Work Day June 24, 2009 http://www.drcog.org/btwd2009/index.cfm?page=Register
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Hi, Justin!
You can formulate the decision making process any way you want. We just made our by laws official, and they're designed to put the board in a support role, not in a governing role. They're contained HEREhttp://docs.google.com/View?id=ddw273rc_46ddbsxsdqin our board packet.
Additionally, our board development process is designed to pull in people who are already active in our community. So far, putting our board together has done good things for Sopo organizationally.
-rachael
On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:13 AM, KRANK IT UP community bicycle shop < krankitupbikes@hotmail.com> wrote:
there is a new info shop opening here in tallahassee and they are working on bylaws so they can start working on their 501(c)3 and state nonprofit paperwork. the organization is a collective and i suggested setting up the board of directors as an advisory board that has no decision making ability, much like the yellow bike project in austin. my question is: do the bylaws have to contain the decision making methods of the collective, or can they just have information on the board and just state that decisions are made by the collective counsel? i guess the benefit would be that the collective can have be more fluid in its structure if its not contained in the bylaws, but if the board has no decision making ability, will the government accept bylaws without the collectives structure?
justin
krank it up! community bicycle project 663 industrial drive tallahassee, fl 32310
www.krankitup.info
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(Urban Bike Project Wilmington, DE)
Message: 1 Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:37:23 -0400 From: "Urban Bike Project Wilmington, DE" urbanbikeproject@gmail.com Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wheels and Truing Workspaces in your shop To: The Think Tank thethinktank@bikecollectives.org Message-ID: eddde2f70906211537s25a53615g25a59291d969dd52@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Here's a picture of our modest truing station...The cone wrenches reside next to the station on the master toolkit, along with chain breakers and other stuff. The whole setup is movable, though it usually stays right where it is. As you can see, it tends to collect random junk/parts, like all flat surfaces in the shop.
Brian
Urban Bike Project of Wilmington -a 501(c)3 non-profit bike shop- 1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the
building)
Wilmington, DE 19802
Hours: Thursday 6:30-9:00 Saturday 1:00-4:00
Visit us online at http://urbanbikeproject.org
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 1:45 PM, veganboyjosh@gmail.com wrote:
Here's a picture of the bicycle kitchen (LA)'s wheel truing "room",<
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ms7n82ikuU5mhdJSEq_aTA?authkey=Gv1sRgCI... when I was visiting late last year.
The thing I liked most about it was the directional lighting above each stand. It's also set up at a sitting height, with chairs. Presumably,
when
you're using a truing stand, you'll be at it much longer than if you
were at
a vise or something. It's also outside of the normal flow of
traffic/shop
floor, so you can focus more readily on the wheel you're working on
without
being distracted. Very nice.
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:07 AM, rachael spiewak <
rachael@sopobikes.org>wrote:
We keep the cone wrenches by the stationary truing stand, and that's
in
the back of the shop, so you have to travel a long way to get to those wrenches. The box wrenches live near the front of the shop, far far
away
from the cone wrenches. Seems to help. I do think people get hungry sometimes and gnaw on the cone wrenches.
The freewheel tools are in the center of the shop, next to the vice.
-rachael
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Rich Points <
rich@communitycycles.org>wrote:
Collectives, We're about to start digging into setting up our new space,
specifically
the wheel and truing station. Right now we have a dedicated work
space for
a truing stand, spokes and hubs but our cone wrenches, free wheel and cassette tools are mixed in with our general tool bench. Because of
this
our cone wrenches are often used for the most inappropriate jobs
imaginable.
We also have a couple extra truing stands that float around the shop.
Now that we have a little more space we want to set up a wheels and truing area of the shop. I'd love to see photos of how you do this in
your
shops.
Looking forward to your responses.
-- Rich Points Community Cycles Director http://CommunityCycles.org Rich@CommunityCycles.org 720-565-6019 (W) 303-589-0597 (C) Donate your old car to Community Cycles http://communitycycles.org/get-involved/donatecar.html Make your ride count! Register for Bike to Work Day June 24, 2009 http://www.drcog.org/btwd2009/index.cfm?page=Register
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