Re: [TheThinkTank] Thethinktank Digest, Vol 92, Issue 8
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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
On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 11:36 AM, < thethinktank-request@lists.bikecollectives.org> wrote:
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Today's Topics:
- Re: outdoor tool stations (Joshua Goran)
- Re: outdoor tool stations (Angelo Coletta)
- Re: Kalamazoo, MI shops (Chris Janik)
- Re: outdoor tool stations (sheldon mains)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joshua Goran josh@ohiocitycycles.org To: thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: 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
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Angelo Coletta summitcyclingcenter@yahoo.com To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: 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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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Janik chrisjanik@gmail.com To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: 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:
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!
-- judith caroline feist
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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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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: sheldon mains sheldon@spokesconnect.org To: The Think Tank thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org Cc: 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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