Proposed Bicycle Frame Building Collective in Denver
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:
- 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
i am not in denver, but this sounds like a cool idea (below). the line about of a dog riding in a trailer reminded me to share this video of the Dogmobile: http://breathingplanet.net/node/197
ALSO Troy Bike Rescue has been looking for a storefront space for a while... now we have one. rent donated by a friendly landlord. we will be paying our utilities. check some pics (first few in this set): http://www.flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet/sets/72157605804766257/
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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:
- What types of bikes could be made i.e. cargo bikes, touring bikes , city bikes?
- What tools and materials would be needed to start?
- Would this be a for profit or an non profit or a mixture of both?
- 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?
- Could viable bikes be created reusing some steel tubing from old bikes?
- What tools and materials are available to train ourselves and others to build and repair frames?
- Can building a bike for a specific practical purpose supersede buying one because of labor issues and artisanship?
Thanks, Gary E Burden
Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o...
I built a trailer for a friend so she could haul her painting
supplies, and also her large dog (only have photo of the paint stuff,
however):
http://drumbent.com/trailer_big.html
Mark
re-Cycles Bicycle Co-op http://re-cycles.ca
On 29-Sep-08, at 10:14 PM, andrew lynn wrote:
i am not in denver, but this sounds like a cool idea (below). the
line about of a dog riding in a trailer reminded me to share this
video of the Dogmobile: http://breathingplanet.net/node/197ALSO Troy Bike Rescue has been looking for a storefront space for a
while... now we have one. rent donated by a friendly landlord. we will be
paying our utilities. check some pics (first few in this set): http://www.flickr.com/photos/breathingplanet/sets/72157605804766257/i
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:
- What types of bikes could be made i.e. cargo bikes, touring bikes , city bikes?
- What tools and materials would be needed to start?
- 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
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.
Gary, do you mind if I post this on CycleJerks.com? If you want, you can rearrange your proposal. I think this is great and I would love to share it with our readers.
Jen Nordhem
--- 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:
- 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
Thethinktank mailing list Thethinktank@bikecollectives.org
http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.o...
participants (5)
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andrew lynn -
burdenistic＠gmail.com -
Jennifer Nordhem -
Jonathan Morrison -
Mark Rehder