Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 4
cyclista Nicholas
Pedals for Progress looks like it is still filling shipping containers and sending bikes abroad.
They are located in New Jersey and their website is: *https://www.p4p.org/ https://www.p4p.org/*
I haven't had any personal experience with them but am local to them and can find out more if that is helpful.
Let me know if you need more info.
Best regards,
Donna
Donna Price
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:48:28 -0700 Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account Steve, We are applying with JBI, They are asking for occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles, I don’t know what that license is? Business licenses, check. Resale license, check. Insurance, Check…. Thanx for the feedback.
On Mar 22, 2022, at 11:47 AM, Stephen Andruski swandruski@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Until recently, the Rockville Bike Hub in Rockville Md has been operating as a pop up shop with some storage from the City of Rockville. We were able to get an account with JBI. The big concern most distributors have is with community shops buying stuff at wholesale and then selling stuff well below what commercial shops are selling stuff at. That undercuts their other customers. We only buy tools and consumable parts and almost all parts are for fixing bikes, not direct sale to our customers. We will sell things on occasion, but we make sure we are charging what commercial shops are charging. We also want to maintain good relations with the commercial shops in our area because the donate bikes to us.
Hope this helps.
Steve Andruski RBH President
On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org wrote:
Hello everyone, We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.
One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. Thanks for any help y’all can provide. Best regards and Happy pedaling! “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator [image: image1.png] BikeConcord.org https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/ Facebook: BikeConcord https://www.facebook.com/groups/bikeconcord/ Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org https://bikeeastbay.org/
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:50:42 -0700 Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account Thanks Greg, if JBI doesn’t work out, we will give midway and cyclone a shot. Smitty Bike Concord
On Mar 22, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Gregory Ferguson gregferg2@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Smitty
We have had a good relationship with Midway Bicycle supply in St. Paul, MN for some time https://midwaybike.com/
Also cyclone http://www.cyclonebicycle.com/
The wholesalers want you to have a storefront to make sure you aren’t just buying stuff to sell on eBay.
Hope this helps.
Best, Greg Brookhaven Bike Co-op
On Mar 22, 2022, at 2:38 PM, BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org wrote:
Hello everyone, We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.
One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. Thanks for any help y’all can provide. Best regards and Happy pedaling! “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator <image1.png> BikeConcord.org https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/ Facebook: BikeConcord https://www.facebook.com/groups/bikeconcord/ Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org https://bikeeastbay.org/
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: cyclista@inventati.org To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:55:12 +0000 Subject: [TheThinkTank] looking for current info on orgs that move/donate surplus bikes Hi all,
Back in the day at RIBs we used to periodically ship excess bikes we had to Ghana. I don't remember anymore what the entity that did the shipping and organization for that was, only that last time I checked five or so years ago, they had long since ceased operation. I even contacted one of the organizers directly and they had no connections to share or interest in resurrecting their past project. It was a total dead end, and I never had the extra bandwidth to create a new effort on my own or deepen/broaden my search.
So what I'm hoping to hear from people is whether they know of, and have contact info for, any current entities doing this kind of work. Loading up shipping containers or tractor trailers with bikes and shipping them off to places in the world with both a shortage *and* a capacity to fix them.
One thing I heard from people when I was doing the rounds last time was that some of the entities that took the bikes either sold them for scrap, or dumped them off without knowing what was done with them after delivery, which ultimately turned out to be to sell them for scrap. The obvious worst case scenario for such an effort. So I'm also hoping to hear about any vetting that has been done, or firsthand experience with the downstream of such a project.
Thanks for any leads or info, cyclistas!
Hope y'all are doing well,
~cyclista Nicholas
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: MARK mhoffman0@snet.net To: "thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org" < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:29:29 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 3
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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:38:02 -0700 From: BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account Message-ID: 41896CE1-B9DB-485B-BEB9-A3B957DEB658@bikeconcord.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
? Hello everyone, We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container. We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don?t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.
One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. Thanks for any help y?all can provide. ? Best regards and Happy pedaling! ?Smitty? (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org ??
Donna,
Yes, please do. The shipping need isn't immediate, FYI. Just hoping to be prepared next time accumulation inevitably happens.
Thank you!
~cyclista Nicholas
On 2022-03-24 02:08, Donna Price wrote:
cyclista Nicholas
Pedals for Progress looks like it is still filling shipping containers and sending bikes abroad.
They are located in New Jersey and their website is: *https://www.p4p.org/ https://www.p4p.org/*
I haven't had any personal experience with them but am local to them and can find out more if that is helpful.
Let me know if you need more info.
Best regards,
Donna
Donna Price
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- Re: Wholesale account (BikeConcord)
- Re: Wholesale account (BikeConcord)
- looking for current info on orgs that move/donate surplus bikes (cyclista@inventati.org)
- Re: Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 3 (MARK)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:48:28 -0700 Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account Steve, We are applying with JBI, They are asking for occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles, I don’t know what that license is? Business licenses, check. Resale license, check. Insurance, Check…. Thanx for the feedback.
On Mar 22, 2022, at 11:47 AM, Stephen Andruski swandruski@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
Until recently, the Rockville Bike Hub in Rockville Md has been operating as a pop up shop with some storage from the City of Rockville. We were able to get an account with JBI. The big concern most distributors have is with community shops buying stuff at wholesale and then selling stuff well below what commercial shops are selling stuff at. That undercuts their other customers. We only buy tools and consumable parts and almost all parts are for fixing bikes, not direct sale to our customers. We will sell things on occasion, but we make sure we are charging what commercial shops are charging. We also want to maintain good relations with the commercial shops in our area because the donate bikes to us.
Hope this helps.
Steve Andruski RBH President
On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 2:38 PM BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org wrote:
Hello everyone, We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container.
We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. Thanks for any help y’all can provide. Best regards and Happy pedaling! “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator [image: image1.png] BikeConcord.org https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/ Facebook: BikeConcord https://www.facebook.com/groups/bikeconcord/ Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org https://bikeeastbay.org/
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:50:42 -0700 Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account Thanks Greg, if JBI doesn’t work out, we will give midway and cyclone a shot. Smitty Bike Concord
On Mar 22, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Gregory Ferguson gregferg2@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Smitty
We have had a good relationship with Midway Bicycle supply in St. Paul, MN for some time https://midwaybike.com/
Also cyclone http://www.cyclonebicycle.com/
The wholesalers want you to have a storefront to make sure you aren’t just buying stuff to sell on eBay.
Hope this helps.
Best, Greg Brookhaven Bike Co-op
On Mar 22, 2022, at 2:38 PM, BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org wrote:
Hello everyone, We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container.
We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don’t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. Thanks for any help y’all can provide. Best regards and Happy pedaling! “Smitty” (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator <image1.png> BikeConcord.org https://bikeconcord.wordpress.com/ Facebook: BikeConcord https://www.facebook.com/groups/bikeconcord/ Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org https://bikeeastbay.org/
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: cyclista@inventati.org To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:55:12 +0000 Subject: [TheThinkTank] looking for current info on orgs that move/donate surplus bikes Hi all,
Back in the day at RIBs we used to periodically ship excess bikes we had to Ghana. I don't remember anymore what the entity that did the shipping and organization for that was, only that last time I checked five or so years ago, they had long since ceased operation. I even contacted one of the organizers directly and they had no connections to share or interest in resurrecting their past project. It was a total dead end, and I never had the extra bandwidth to create a new effort on my own or deepen/broaden my search.
So what I'm hoping to hear from people is whether they know of, and have contact info for, any current entities doing this kind of work. Loading up shipping containers or tractor trailers with bikes and shipping them off to places in the world with both a shortage *and* a capacity to fix them.
One thing I heard from people when I was doing the rounds last time was that some of the entities that took the bikes either sold them for scrap, or dumped them off without knowing what was done with them after delivery, which ultimately turned out to be to sell them for scrap. The obvious worst case scenario for such an effort. So I'm also hoping to hear about any vetting that has been done, or firsthand experience with the downstream of such a project.
Thanks for any leads or info, cyclistas!
Hope y'all are doing well,
~cyclista Nicholas
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: MARK mhoffman0@snet.net To: "thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org" < thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org> Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:29:29 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 185, Issue 3
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- Re: Wholesale account (Gregory Ferguson)
Message: 1 Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:38:02 -0700 From: BikeConcord Smitty@bikeconcord.org To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Subject: [TheThinkTank] Wholesale account Message-ID: 41896CE1-B9DB-485B-BEB9-A3B957DEB658@bikeconcord.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
? Hello everyone, We operate a small community bike shop out of a shipping container.
We would like to get a wholesale account to buy parts. Since we do not have a showroom and don?t fit the norm for a bike shop, it is difficult. Any suggestions.One of the wholesalers is asking for a occupational license for sale or repair of bicycles. What the heck is dat. I think it is a DMV License. Thanks for any help y?all can provide. ? Best regards and Happy pedaling! ?Smitty? (S. M. Ardrey) Community Outreach & Bike Kitchen Coordinator a.k.a. The Instigator BikeConcord.org Facebook: BikeConcord Bike Concord's nonprofit 501(c) 3 sponsor is Bike East Bay BikeEastBay.org ??
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