Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 92, Issue 8

8 Apr 2014 · *----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op*


      B!KE installed four Dero Fixit Stations in 2012. We have had a great
response from the community about them but have had some problems too. I
would be happy to chat with anyone about what I would want to see done
differently if we were to design our own. 705.775.7227.
Cheers,
Tegan
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Re: outdoor tool stations (Joshua Goran)
Re: outdoor tool stations (Angelo Coletta)
Re: Kalamazoo, MI shops (Chris Janik)
Re: outdoor tool stations (sheldon mains)

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From: Joshua Goran josh@ohiocitycycles.org
To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:17:25 -0400
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations
I would borrow some ideas from this:
http://www.dero.com/products/fixit/
I've seen that in person at a local university and it seems pretty well
designed for a standalone, durable solution.
*----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op*
1840 Columbus Rd
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
216 830 2667
OhioCityCycles.org
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From: Angelo Coletta summitcyclingcenter@yahoo.com
To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 13:49:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations
Yes the Dero product is similar to what I have seen.  If I were going to
design one, it would be like this.  You indicated semi- portability.  I
would use a heavy base, such as a truck rim and an upright member set in
concrete. Attach a pair of wheels from a hand truck/dolly to an axle welded
to the back side so that it could tipped and pulled into the shop.  Weld a
member at 90 degrees (parallel to the ground) at the top of the upright
member.  Now you have a gallows shape.  On the end of this second member,
weld a 3rd member to form a tee.  Put in hardware so that one can suspend
a bike from the "tee" member.  Attach selected basic essential tools to
lengths of chain or aircraft cable. Fabricate and weld a tool rack that the
tools are attached to and stored in.  Weld the rack to the upright member.
As far as air supply, if the upright is of a large diameter, it could be
hermetically constructed to serve as an air tank.  A heavy tube could be
fabricated into a pump and welded to the base. That is my design vision.  A
little scrapyard and thrift store shopping could bring this down to a low
cost.
  On Monday, April 7, 2014 4:05 PM, breathingplanet . <
breathingplanet@gmail.com> wrote:
 i think we want to kind of create something like this:
http://www.dero.com/products/tool-kit/
but on our own....  aircraft cable and crimps and a way to lock and unlock
it from the front of our building.
i guess i am looking more more specs on cable size and crimp styles....
Angelo's Lexco lead was a good one, but the options are a bit overwhelming.
andrew
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Ryan Sharpe sharpe@sacbikekitchen.orgwrote:
Something more secure http://www.dero.com/public-bike-repair.html, then?
--Ryan
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 11:18 AM, breathingplanet . <
breathingplanet@gmail.com> wrote:
we are looking to (re)build an outdoor tool station.  are there any good
example of this?  with pictures?    this is for during shop hours (not
necessarily all the time), so it would be great if tools could be easily
removed and then put back... but secure.
andrew
Troy Bike Rescue
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From: Chris Janik chrisjanik@gmail.com
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Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 18:40:12 -0500
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] Kalamazoo, MI shops
Judith,
Check out http://openroadsbike.org/  they run a program for youth in
Kalamzoo.
Chris
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Judith Feist judith.feist@gmail.comwrote:
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Good afternoon, All!
I was just wondering if there are any collectives in the Kalamazoo, MI
area. Specifically, any that have any programs dedicated to youth so that
they are able to work on their own bikes. I have a friend living there and
he'd like to bring his daughter in so she can learn about working on her
bike...any info is appreciated, thank you!
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judith caroline feist
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doesn't let me sleep at night." -felix gonzalez-torres
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else in the world...It gives a woman a feeling of freedom and
self-reliance.~Susan B. Anthony

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From: sheldon mains sheldon@spokesconnect.org
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Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 10:31:10 -0500
Subject: Re: [TheThinkTank] outdoor tool stations
We have an old version of the Dero outdoor repair stand outside our shop.
(Dero donated it to us when we were just starting up--it was their
discontinued model THANK YOU DERO!!!!)  We put a roof over it and a light
above it.  It is available 7/24 all year (we do shovel the snow for easy
access).  No security cameras or anything.  In an industrial area on a
route to a major bike trail to downtown Minneapolis.
We have had minimal vandalism.  For about the first 15 months, the only
vandalism was some kid coming by and braiding the cables together.  This
winter we lost two tools (cables were cut).  No other problems.
..............
Sheldon Mains
SPOKES Bike Walk Connect
www.SpokesConnect.org
www.fb.com/SpokesConnect
On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Joshua Goran josh@ohiocitycycles.orgwrote:
...
I would borrow some ideas from this:
http://www.dero.com/products/fixit/
I've seen that in person at a local university and it seems pretty well
designed for a standalone, durable solution.
*----------Joshua GoranAdministrator, Ohio City Bicycle Co-op*
1840 Columbus Rd
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
216 830 2667
OhioCityCycles.org

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