Bike collectives that run in commercial bike shops
Hi guys,
Do you know any bike collective that works in the same place as a comercial bike shop? Like on the shop closed hours?
Any thoughts about how it can be a good or very bad ideia?
We need to move from the place where we are for some years, and one possibility is to move temporarily to a friendly comercial bike shop. But I would like to know if any or similar experiences occurred, and how it went.
Thanks! rosa
*Cicloficina dos Anjos* Rua Dr. Almeida Amaral 15A, Lisboa anjos@cicloficina.pt anjos.cicloficina.pt fb.com/cicloficina.anjos http://facebook.com/cicloficina.anjos
I think it’s a brilliant idea.
Nonprofits are here to satisfy unserved social needs. If your market can pay for services let them go to a shop. Focus your services where there is a need
Cristian
Tel. 210 441 9980
On Aug 29, 2018, at 5:21 PM, Cicloficina dos Anjos anjos@cicloficina.pt wrote:
Hi guys,
Do you know any bike collective that works in the same place as a comercial bike shop? Like on the shop closed hours?
Any thoughts about how it can be a good or very bad ideia?
We need to move from the place where we are for some years, and one possibility is to move temporarily to a friendly comercial bike shop. But I would like to know if any or similar experiences occurred, and how it went.
Thanks! rosa
Cicloficina dos Anjos Rua Dr. Almeida Amaral 15A, Lisboa anjos@cicloficina.pt anjos.cicloficina.pt fb.com/cicloficina.anjos
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In the many months before opening our own sm all coop, I broached this topic with a bike shop owner - more as a joint venture sort of concept but where both models would coexist. He explained how the two concepts would not work together because of the big difference of profit and prices. His perspective made sense so we chose our own path. We have remained good friends and in fact do a few things together - we get parts and supplies from him and we get some good used bikes for his operation. We also cross refer customers when it males sense, which is very often.
Hope this is helpful.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 6:21 PM Cicloficina dos Anjos anjos@cicloficina.pt wrote:
Hi guys,
Do you know any bike collective that works in the same place as a comercial bike shop? Like on the shop closed hours?
Any thoughts about how it can be a good or very bad ideia?
We need to move from the place where we are for some years, and one possibility is to move temporarily to a friendly comercial bike shop. But I would like to know if any or similar experiences occurred, and how it went.
Thanks! rosa
*Cicloficina dos Anjos* Rua Dr. Almeida Amaral 15A, Lisboa anjos@cicloficina.pt anjos.cicloficina.pt fb.com/cicloficina.anjos http://facebook.com/cicloficina.anjos
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Hi Rosa,
Charlie's Freewheels https://www.charliesfreewheels.ca in Toronto, Canada shares space with Ya! Bikes https://www.charliesfreewheels.ca/ya-bikes/, a sort-of-for-profit bike shop that directly supports the amazing work Charlie's Freewheels done. I believe the arrangement was set up this way deliberately, but I know there's at least one Charlie's staff member on this listserv so I would defer to them.
Cheerio, Brad
On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 18:37 Cicloficina dos Anjos anjos@cicloficina.pt wrote:
Hi guys,
Do you know any bike collective that works in the same place as a comercial bike shop? Like on the shop closed hours?
Any thoughts about how it can be a good or very bad ideia?
We need to move from the place where we are for some years, and one possibility is to move temporarily to a friendly comercial bike shop. But I would like to know if any or similar experiences occurred, and how it went.
Thanks! rosa
*Cicloficina dos Anjos* Rua Dr. Almeida Amaral 15A, Lisboa anjos@cicloficina.pt anjos.cicloficina.pt fb.com/cicloficina.anjos http://facebook.com/cicloficina.anjos
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Hi Rosa,
Back alley bikes (a bike kitchen) is also in the same building as hub of detroit (bike shop). I think the bike shop came second, though and the two are run by the same group.
Was lucky enough to be able to visit them recently - great place and people.
Reach out to them as well?
Luis
On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 1:45 PM, Brad Wentworth bwentworth@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Rosa,
Charlie's Freewheels https://www.charliesfreewheels.ca in Toronto, Canada shares space with Ya! Bikes https://www.charliesfreewheels.ca/ya-bikes/, a sort-of-for-profit bike shop that directly supports the amazing work Charlie's Freewheels done. I believe the arrangement was set up this way deliberately, but I know there's at least one Charlie's staff member on this listserv so I would defer to them.
Cheerio, Brad
On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 18:37 Cicloficina dos Anjos anjos@cicloficina.pt wrote:
Hi guys,
Do you know any bike collective that works in the same place as a comercial bike shop? Like on the shop closed hours?
Any thoughts about how it can be a good or very bad ideia?
We need to move from the place where we are for some years, and one possibility is to move temporarily to a friendly comercial bike shop. But I would like to know if any or similar experiences occurred, and how it went.
Thanks! rosa
*Cicloficina dos Anjos* Rua Dr. Almeida Amaral 15A, Lisboa anjos@cicloficina.pt anjos.cicloficina.pt fb.com/cicloficina.anjos http://facebook.com/cicloficina.anjos
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participants (5)
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Brad Wentworth -
Cicloficina dos Anjos -
Cristian Sandoval (Earn-A-Bike Coop) -
Edward Stewart -
Luis Fernandez