Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 98, Issue 9

22 Oct 2014

      I'm interested in attending the mini B!B! conference and taking the LCI
training.
Waymond Smith
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Re: Regional Bike!Bike! LCI training (Clint Watson)
Re: bike share (veganboyjosh@gmail.com)
Re: women/women identified/trans open shop night (Ana Begej)
Re: bike share (DancesWithCars)

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From: Clint Watson clint@boisebicycleproject.org
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Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:12:11 -0600
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Regional Bike!Bike! LCI training
Hey Rich,
We're thinking April, but it's still tentative. I'll let you know as we
get more settled, probably next month.
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 7:31 AM, richpoints . richpoints@gmail.com
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Clint, I might be interested.  Do you have tentative dates yet?
On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 2:59 PM, Clint Watson <
clint@boisebicycleproject.org> wrote:
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Hi All,
In the process of planning our regional/mini Bike!Bike! in Boise, we had
an idea we'd like to put out and see if there's interest. In addition to
the conference, we're considering leading an LCI Training session
http://bikeleague.org/content/become-instructor for any attendees who
would like to get certified.
What this would entail/require: LCI candidates would have to

attend a Traffic Skills 101 class at home (Start your search here

http://bikeleague.org/bfa/search/map?bfaq=--might need to do a little
digging in your community) and bring your completion certificate.
2) stay in Boise 3 days after the conference (we provide housing)
3) pay $300 registration fee
Both the "regional" conference and the LCI training would be open
invitation to anyone in the bike!bike! community (though the LCI status
only applies to U.S. residents.)
How many here might be interested? I'm asking because we'd have to start
the process soon, to schedule a trainer and get the League on board. I'm
happy to answer any questions for anyone who's unsure what LCI status
entails or whether it's worth it. I'd say, in my experience, it's
definitely worth having.
Cheers!
Clint Watson
Volunteer/Programs Coordinator
Boise Bicycle Project
1027 Lusk St
208.429.6520

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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:32:37 -0400
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] bike share
What's the process if someone's bike breaks down or has a flat on the way
to your program?
Will there be helmets?
Will there be locks?
If riding at night/dusk/dark, will there be lights?
On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:21 PM, Yvonne Rucker bikevon14@gmail.com
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I want to increase the availability and number of bikes in a
neighborhoods.  I am writing an agreement with a couple of community
centers with these requirements:
1.During the winter they have to provide transportation to a build-a-bike
class for kids. Hopefully,  about 40 kids total will want to do because the
centers will have to pay to get a bus.

I will  give the community centers approx. 15 or 20 bikes.  They will

have to maintain the bikes, and have weekly rides with adult ride leaders.
3.I will teach ride safely classes

I will need them to collect relevant data, which I need to use later.

Do any of you see any pot holes I am missing?
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From: Ana Begej ana@spokesconnect.org
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:30:34 -0500
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] women/women identified/trans open shop night
I run an open shop for women, trans* & femme identified people at SPOKES
http://spokesconnect.org, in Minneapolis.  It is part of a larger
offering of WTF specific open shops and events in the area called Grease
Rag http://greaserag.org/.  Open shops are set up as partnerships with
bike shops to use their mechanic space for women & trans to wrench and
learn how to.  We usually have a facilitator to welcome people in and
answer questions at the door, and also a knowledgeable mechanic to help
with the bike side of things.
I am also happy to answer specific questions if and when you've got them.
Ana
Ana Begej
SPOKES Mechanic & Educator
League Cycling Instructor #4168
SPOKES Bike Walk Connect
1915 E 22nd St
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612.787.7433
ana@spokesconnect.org
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Judith Feist judith.feist@gmail.com
wrote:
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Thank you for the information Ainsley, AMS Bike coop, Leslie, and
Christopher Chan,
 This will help with attempting to restart a women identified/queer/trans
open shop session... When I helped lead this night quite a few years ago it
was fantastic. And I think it helped introduce people to the space and
become comfortable with it-most times people who attended this night would
also start attending other shop nights as well.
If I have most questions I will contact you! (: Thank you.
Judith
On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 10:48 AM, christopher@holisticcycles.com wrote:
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It is mindful work, it is hard internal spiritual journey for some and
just bliss for others. We all love the bicycle, how do we share the love
with our children, our peers, our neighbors, our loves, our parents, our
grand parents? Or are we an island isolated from others?
Christopher Wallace
Holistic Cycles
140 Harrison St
Oak Park, IL. 60304
Interesting bike writing about making [female] bike partners in...  Have
to look it up, a classic.  Want to say foreman, but not likely...
Effective Cycling John Forrester MIT Press pp. 285-295 Chapter 41 Cycling
with Love ( continues to cycling w children, a corollary imho)
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On Oct 18, 2014 2:44 PM, <christopher@holisticcycles.com> wrote:

> This is a life time of trouble or of commitment. If you are a guy and
> you wish a woman would ride with you but you make excuses as to why not
> ride her speed, then you have a lifetime problem that only you can address.
> I am a recumbent rider, I can average 33 mph solo, I can also ride 4 to 6
> mph shoulder to shoulder, with my gal. It took her a couple of year to get
> up to 12 to 14 mph average. She is still no where near 33 mph. SO WHAT! I
> want to ride with her, I want to Wrench with her, I want to play with her.
> So I work hard to work with her and not for her, I ride with her, not
> asking for her to catch up. I love her and do all I can to teach her with
> kindness, show her how to, then disassemble it and let her try. I never
> take over and do it for her unless she asks for my help.
> I have a commitment to support her and be with her every day. Bicycling
> is not a trouble between us, it is a sign of our commitment to eachother.
>
> I also ride alone for fun at full speed, or when I am coming home at
> full blast to be with her.
>
> Boys, are you committed or  full of mechanic and bicycle trouble?
>
> Christopher Wallace
> Holistic Cycles
> 140 Harrison St
> Oak Park, IL. 60304
>
>
>  -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] women/women identified/trans open shop night
> From: DancesWithCars <danceswithcars@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, October 17, 2014 7:02 pm
> To: The Think Tank <thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org>
>
> Three of the four Washington, dc coops/youth programs have , or had
> wimmin's nights, last I knew.
>  I advocated for one, and threatened to dress up as a woman to get in (
> only done it half arsed once while clowning in WV ), and see how it was
> going/ get attention.
> Not sure about separate trans/ queerfolk night, would have to have
> enough of those types/ self identify to make it work.
> Agreed, testosterone kills community, and a lot of other things,
> especially with tools in hand, but estrogen poisoning is a little over the
> top too.  How many, oh, how many rabbits must die, before we figure this
> out?  /bad joke
> Being not part of either ( O+/ tq) , I can't speak much to it ( doesn't
> seem to stop me from trying, though ).  Separatist organizations/ cliques
> and subgrouping is always a little tricky if trying to build community, as
> a whole, imnsho.
> That said, disabled night, I haven't seen, nor tried...
>  Bike Hospital, as how for younger kids has been done, informally, iirc.
> Currently, Spanish is running separate from English some other types of
> places I sometimes go...
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~
> typing impaired by device, so phlat.
> NB: BigBro monitors all, dude[tte]....
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> Lied to re: Del msgs.  MailHoardersAnon*
> On Oct 17, 2014 5:35 PM, "Christopher Chan" <
> chris.chan@edmontonbikes.ca> wrote:
>
>> You're welcome to use text from our page:
>> http://edmontonbikes.ca/women
>> We are updating the name (women & trans) to include femme for ours,
>> and we will likely also introduce a separate queer time as well.
>>
>> Christopher Chan
>> Executive Director
>> Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society
>> edmontonbikes.ca
>> BikeWorks North • 9305 111 Ave • T5G 0A2 • 780-757-9100
>> BikeWorks South • 8001 102 St • T6E 4A2 • 780-433-2453
>> Cell • 780-756-7560
>> On 17 Oct 2014 11:43, "Leslie Peteya" <lesliepeteya@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> We have both a women's night and a trans/queer night. Mainly, because
>>> we can serve the 2 different populations better.
>>>
>>> Our collective has had several intense discussions around why we need
>>> such nights. I explain the bro-chisimo environment of
>>> fixing bikes, the masculine energy, some men's tendency to jump and
>>> offer to 'help', discomfort felt by queer/trans populations in
>>> interacting with homophobic patrons, women's historic acculturation
>>> to be accommodating and not speak up, as and maybe I just want to hang out
>>> with my fellow women and share cupcakes, as all reasons for having these
>>> nights.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Leslie
>>> Durham Bike Co-op
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Judith Feist <judith.feist@gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good Afternoon all,
>>>>
>>>> I was just wondering what shops out there have specific shop nights
>>>> dedicated to a specific group of individuals...Do you have literature you
>>>> hand out to folks who ask questions about this specific shop night? How do
>>>> you run it? I would like to host an evening where folks who identify as
>>>> women/trans are able to come work on/learn about bike maintenance/safety in
>>>> a welcoming environment...
>>>>
>>>> Any info is helpful. Especially concerning how you respond to
>>>> negative comments pertaining to such evenings...
>>>>
>>>> I hope everyone is well and thank you, in advance, for any
>>>> information. It's greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> judith caroline feist
>>>>
>>>> "i don' think my art is political. i think it's about the stuff that
>>>> doesn't let me sleep at night." -felix gonzalez-torres
>>>>
>>>> I think [the bicycle] has done more to emancipate women than
>>>> anything else in the world...It gives a woman a feeling of freedom and
>>>> self-reliance.~Susan B. Anthony
>>>>
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:15:36 -0400
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] bike share
Why can't it be an earn a bike plus some more for others?
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On Oct 20, 2014 1:35 PM, <veganboyjosh@gmail.com> wrote:

> What's the process if someone's bike breaks down or has a flat on the way
> to your program?
> Will there be helmets?
> Will there be locks?
> If riding at night/dusk/dark, will there be lights?
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 7:21 PM, Yvonne Rucker <bikevon14@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I want to increase the availability and number of bikes in a
>> neighborhoods.  I am writing an agreement with a couple of community
>> centers with these requirements:
>>
>> 1.During the winter they have to provide transportation to a
>> build-a-bike class for kids. Hopefully,  about 40 kids total will want to
>> do because the centers will have to pay to get a bus.
>>
>> 2. I will  give the community centers approx. 15 or 20 bikes.  They will
>> have to maintain the bikes, and have weekly rides with adult ride leaders.
>>
>> 3.I will teach ride safely classes
>>
>> 4. I will need them to collect relevant data, which I need to use later.
>>
>> Do any of you see any pot holes I am missing?
>>
>> .
>>
>> --
>> Yvonne Rucker
>> 248.225.0601
>> President BikeVON
>> bikevon14@gmail.com
>> Educate, Advocate, and Motivate Through Cycling
>>
>>
>> *Mission: To provide the youth of color an opportunity to learn the core
>> values of diversity and inclusion, a healthy lifestyle and exercise, safe
>> cycling and cycling advocacy and the opportunity to participate in the
>> Olympic sport of velodrome cycling.*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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