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
a simple formula:
start in your garage. if you're collecting too many bikes, and getting rid of those bikes, your area will support one. if you're the only one collecting bikes, and doing everything you can to get them out to people, and your space is overflowing, then maybe it won't...
On 10/25/07, Austin Amos conveyweigh@gmail.com 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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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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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
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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http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o...
Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
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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
--- Austin Amos conveyweigh@gmail.com wrote:
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?
In order of frequency at our shop:
- Scavenged from other discarded bikes (we patch a lot of tubes)
- Donated by a local green outdoor coop org (in our case MEC, perhaps
your have an REI or similar nearby) 3) Used donations from local bike shops 4) Purchased at a hefty discount from a local bike shop
How do you prevent a carbon footprint on your consumables?
Most of them are donated. We use a biodegradable degreaser (bio-cycle).
Chris
Chris Wells (Head Mechanic & Email Handler)
re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op 112 Nelson St. Ottawa
Open 6pm-9pm Tuesdays & Thursdays
info@re-cycles.ca http://www.re-cycles.ca/
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