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Lubrication

2007-10-04T18:26:06Z

Cbooy: /* Best Chain Lubes in Terms of Biodegradability */

'''Lubrication''' also known as '''"lube"''' or '''"oil"''' is used on fast moving places on the bike. Some hubs will use oil instead of [[grease]] and chains, cassettes/freewheels, chainrings will also use some kind of lube.

== Best Chain Lubes in Terms of Biodegradability ==

* Pedro's [[CHAINj]] is a biodegradable and non-toxic lube made out of a rapeseed oil base.

* [[Purple Extreme]] one of the best out of a few good ones. They also make a soy/citrus solvent that is stunning.

* The worst was [[ProGold]] which is a chlorinated paraffin. Chlorine is not a good thing to bind with any product. Chlorine makes it last as a toxin for far too long.

== See Also ==

* [[Grease]]

Grease

2007-10-04T18:21:25Z

Cbooy:

[[Image:GettingGrease.jpg|thumb|Getting Grease]]

To over simplify '''greases''', they are designed for different loads and temperatures. Anything made for automotive applications is usually more than adequate for the low loads and temperatures of bicycles.

== Bicycle Specific Grease ==

There are greases being labeled as bicycle specific:

* [[Pedro's]] Syn Grease Bicycle Grease
* [[Park Tool]] PolyLube 1000
* [[Finish Line]] Teflon Grease
* [[Phil Wood]] Grease

'''NOTE:''' Sheldon Brown recommends you use heat resistant grease for [[coaster brake hubs]].

== Environmentally Friendly Grease ==

* [http://www.bioblend.com Bioblend] EP2 Biogrease

== See Also ==

* [http://www.nlgi.com/ National Lubricating Grease Institute]

Greeter

2007-10-04T18:08:14Z

Cbooy:

While it is easy to assume you need volunteers or staff to run your community bike shop, it isn't as intuitive to think you need someone to greet people. This position is a great place for an extroverted volunteer who has a small amount of experience in the shop. They just need to know enough to redirect people that walk in the door. This small thing will drastically improve a customer or visitor's experience.

== Greeter Strategies ==

At the Durham Bike Co-op, we have the following document available to greeters, to provide a sort of guide to new volunteers in the workshop (obviously the details will vary from shop to shop, but this might be helpful as a start):

During co-op open hours, there are two main roles which volunteers participate in: wrenching and greeting. On a typical day, there are usually several wrenchers and one or two greeters; volunteers sometimes switch roles during the course of the day to keep things interesting. The greeter role, although it doesn't require a thorough knowledge of bike repair, is challenging: this document is an evolving attempt to suggest some strategies that have been helpful for others when greeting.

'''WHAT DOES A GREETER DO?'''

Greeters sit or stand at a table in front of the workshop space in order to welcome people to the Co-op and explain how it functions to people arriving to use the workshop, and to limit the number of projects that enter the workshop space, so that there aren't too many projects going on at once for the number of wrenchers available. This involves a number of tasks:

-'''Answering questions about the co-op (e.g. why is it here? can I earn a free bike? how do I earn a bike? etc)''' For these, see the Durham Bike Co-op FAQ (attached). In general, it's worth emphasizing that we do not give out free bikes, but rather facilitate a space in which community members can earn a bike through volunteering. This is because the Co-op is not a charity (that is, a space where people go to get help from others), but rather a space that facilitates mutual aid (that is, where people collectively and actively help each other).

-'''Asking people to sign in and out on the sign-in sheet.
'''
-'''Making sure everyone who enters the space signs a waiver, unless you know they've signed a waiver before.''' Very important for liability reasons! Right now we're just using the member sign-up forms, which have the waiver on them. Just write "non-member" across the top if they don't wish to sign-up to join the co-op.

-'''Not letting youth under 16 into the space without a parent or guardian present.''' Also important, again for liability reasons.

-'''Keeping a queue of projects not yet admitted into the workshop, and allowing them back as space opens.''' Generally, the easiest way to do this is to simply use the sign-in sheet, and let people into the back as space opens. Wrenchers will tell the greeter when there's room in the workshop for another project. This is actually the reason why the greeter role was started in the first place. Too many projects in the back and not enough volunteers just creates a lot of stress and frustration for everyone, as well as making it impossible to get anything done.

-'''Updating the volunteer logs for those earning a bike.''' Because under the "earn a bike" option it takes 5 hours of volunteering for the Co-op before starting to build up a bike for yourself, it isn't possible to earn a bike in one day. As such it's important to keep track of the number of hours volunteered. This is done on index cards (arranged by last name) in a drawer of the card catalogue. A wrencher will tell you when hours have been earned by a community member; these can simply be notated on the card by the date, followed by the number of hours. If a community member leaves with an "earned" bike, then this is also notated on the card, and their hours are reset to zero, in the event they want to earn another bike.

-'''Signing up new members.''' There are forms on the clipboard; completed forms can just be added.

-'''Accepting monetary (cash, checks) donations for memberships, parts/per-use donations, etc.''' There's a donation bucket for this. If you have to leave the front area, take the bucket with you! Checks should be made out to SURGE (Students United for a Responsible Global Environment -- our fiscal sponsor) with "Durham Bike Co-op" written in the note field.

-'''Accepting in-kind donations (bikes, parts, tools, etc.)''' Call a wrencher (there should be a bell for this) to come take the donations into the back. If the people donating would like, we can write them a receipt for tax write-off purposes. The wrencher will asses the value of the donations; the greeter or wrencher can then make out a receipt using the receipt-book for this purpose, by following the form of previous receipts (make sure to include the tax ID number!).

-'''"Empath"''' One of the nice things about being the greeter for a while is that often they're the only ones not rushing around the workshop most of the time. As such, it's a good position from which to ask people (wrenchers and other volunteers, members, community members, etc.) how their experience at the Co-op has been going. Are they happy with how their project is coming along? Have they learned some things (or taught some things)? Have they had a positive time? Have there been power dynamics or other issues that have prevented them having a positive experience? Suggestions for how things might work better? All of these questions need not be asked all of the time, and the process of touching-base and working out any issues that may arise should be a collaborative effort of all of those using the Co-op. But the greeter, as (usually) the first and last person seen at the Co-op, certainly has an important part to play in this as well.

'''WHAT IF THINGS START TO GET OUT OF HAND?'''

The front (greeter) space, while close to the workshop, is a little isolated from it. It might happen that there are situations up front, that might make a greeter feel uncertain how to proceed, or even uncomfortable or unsafe. The first thing to do, if possible and safe, is RING THE BELL! -- or, if the bell is missing, give a shout! When the bell is rung a wrencher or two will come to the front; this way there'll be more core volunteers for the day on hand to deal with whatever's come up.

Bull City HQ as well as the Durham Bike Co-op have a rule against hateful language, in particular racist, sexist, homophobic, classict, and ageist language. The Co-op also has rules against stealing, fighting, and drinking and drugs, as well as smoking inside the building (smoking out back is fine). Generally a good approach when these things do occur, or if someone refuses to cooperate with our procedures (e.g. trying to cut in the queue, ignoring instructions from core volunteers) is to first give a warning, and then tell someone that they need to leave for the day.

If things are really busy, or don't feel comfortable, also don't hesitate to have someone else greet with you!

Greeter

2007-10-04T18:07:33Z

Cbooy:

While it is easy to assume you need volunteers or staff to run your community bike shop, it isn't as intuitive to think you need someone to greet people. This position is a great place for an extroverted volunteer who has a small amount of experience in the shop. They just need to know enough to redirect people that walk in the door. This small thing will drastically improve a customer or visitor's experience.

== Greeter Strategies ==

At the Durham Bike Co-op, we have the following document available to greeters, to provide a sort of guide to new volunteers in the workshop (obviously the details will vary depending from shop to shop, but this might be helpful as a start):

During co-op open hours, there are two main roles which volunteers participate in: wrenching and greeting. On a typical day, there are usually several wrenchers and one or two greeters; volunteers sometimes switch roles during the course of the day to keep things interesting. The greeter role, although it doesn't require a thorough knowledge of bike repair, is challenging: this document is an evolving attempt to suggest some strategies that have been helpful for others when greeting.

'''WHAT DOES A GREETER DO?'''

Greeters sit or stand at a table in front of the workshop space in order to welcome people to the Co-op and explain how it functions to people arriving to use the workshop, and to limit the number of projects that enter the workshop space, so that there aren't too many projects going on at once for the number of wrenchers available. This involves a number of tasks:

-'''Answering questions about the co-op (e.g. why is it here? can I earn a free bike? how do I earn a bike? etc)''' For these, see the Durham Bike Co-op FAQ (attached). In general, it's worth emphasizing that we do not give out free bikes, but rather facilitate a space in which community members can earn a bike through volunteering. This is because the Co-op is not a charity (that is, a space where people go to get help from others), but rather a space that facilitates mutual aid (that is, where people collectively and actively help each other).

-'''Asking people to sign in and out on the sign-in sheet.
'''
-'''Making sure everyone who enters the space signs a waiver, unless you know they've signed a waiver before.''' Very important for liability reasons! Right now we're just using the member sign-up forms, which have the waiver on them. Just write "non-member" across the top if they don't wish to sign-up to join the co-op.

-'''Not letting youth under 16 into the space without a parent or guardian present.''' Also important, again for liability reasons.

-'''Keeping a queue of projects not yet admitted into the workshop, and allowing them back as space opens.''' Generally, the easiest way to do this is to simply use the sign-in sheet, and let people into the back as space opens. Wrenchers will tell the greeter when there's room in the workshop for another project. This is actually the reason why the greeter role was started in the first place. Too many projects in the back and not enough volunteers just creates a lot of stress and frustration for everyone, as well as making it impossible to get anything done.

-'''Updating the volunteer logs for those earning a bike.''' Because under the "earn a bike" option it takes 5 hours of volunteering for the Co-op before starting to build up a bike for yourself, it isn't possible to earn a bike in one day. As such it's important to keep track of the number of hours volunteered. This is done on index cards (arranged by last name) in a drawer of the card catalogue. A wrencher will tell you when hours have been earned by a community member; these can simply be notated on the card by the date, followed by the number of hours. If a community member leaves with an "earned" bike, then this is also notated on the card, and their hours are reset to zero, in the event they want to earn another bike.

-'''Signing up new members.''' There are forms on the clipboard; completed forms can just be added.

-'''Accepting monetary (cash, checks) donations for memberships, parts/per-use donations, etc.''' There's a donation bucket for this. If you have to leave the front area, take the bucket with you! Checks should be made out to SURGE (Students United for a Responsible Global Environment -- our fiscal sponsor) with "Durham Bike Co-op" written in the note field.

-'''Accepting in-kind donations (bikes, parts, tools, etc.)''' Call a wrencher (there should be a bell for this) to come take the donations into the back. If the people donating would like, we can write them a receipt for tax write-off purposes. The wrencher will asses the value of the donations; the greeter or wrencher can then make out a receipt using the receipt-book for this purpose, by following the form of previous receipts (make sure to include the tax ID number!).

-'''"Empath"''' One of the nice things about being the greeter for a while is that often they're the only ones not rushing around the workshop most of the time. As such, it's a good position from which to ask people (wrenchers and other volunteers, members, community members, etc.) how their experience at the Co-op has been going. Are they happy with how their project is coming along? Have they learned some things (or taught some things)? Have they had a positive time? Have there been power dynamics or other issues that have prevented them having a positive experience? Suggestions for how things might work better? All of these questions need not be asked all of the time, and the process of touching-base and working out any issues that may arise should be a collaborative effort of all of those using the Co-op. But the greeter, as (usually) the first and last person seen at the Co-op, certainly has an important part to play in this as well.

'''WHAT IF THINGS START TO GET OUT OF HAND?'''

The front (greeter) space, while close to the workshop, is a little isolated from it. It might happen that there are situations up front, that might make a greeter feel uncertain how to proceed, or even uncomfortable or unsafe. The first thing to do, if possible and safe, is RING THE BELL! -- or, if the bell is missing, give a shout! When the bell is rung a wrencher or two will come to the front; this way there'll be more core volunteers for the day on hand to deal with whatever's come up.

Bull City HQ as well as the Durham Bike Co-op have a rule against hateful language, in particular racist, sexist, homophobic, classict, and ageist language. The Co-op also has rules against stealing, fighting, and drinking and drugs, as well as smoking inside the building (smoking out back is fine). Generally a good approach when these things do occur, or if someone refuses to cooperate with our procedures (e.g. trying to cut in the queue, ignoring instructions from core volunteers) is to first give a warning, and then tell someone that they need to leave for the day.

If things are really busy, or don't feel comfortable, also don't hesitate to have someone else greet with you!

Greeter

2007-10-04T18:04:45Z

Cbooy:

While it is easy to assume you need volunteers or staff to run your community bike shop, it isn't as intuitive to think you need someone to greet people. This position is a great place for an extroverted volunteer who has a small amount of experience in the shop. They just need to know enough to redirect people that walk in the door. This small thing will drastically improve a customer or visitor's experience.

== Greeter Strategies ==

At the Durham Bike Co-op, we have the following document available to greeters, to provide a sort of guide to new volunteers in the workshop (obviously the details will vary depending from shop to shop, but this might be helpful as a start):

During co-op open hours, there are two main roles which volunteers participate in: wrenching and greeting. On a typical day, there are usually several wrenchers and one or two greeters; volunteers sometimes switch roles during the course of the day to keep things interesting. The greeter role, although it doesn't require a thorough knowledge of bike repair, is challenging: this document is an evolving attempt to suggest some strategies that have been helpful for others when greeting.

'''WHAT DOES A GREETER DO?'''

Greeters sit or stand at a table in front of the workshop space in order to welcome people to the Co-op and explain how it functions to people arriving to use the workshop, and to limit the number of projects that enter the workshop space, so that there aren't too many projects going on at once for the number of wrenchers available. This involves a number of tasks:

-'''Answering questions about the co-op (e.g. why is it here? can I earn a free bike? how do I earn a bike? etc)''' For these, see the Durham Bike Co-op FAQ (attached). In general, it's worth emphasizing that we do not give out free bikes, but rather facilitate a space in which community members can earn a bike through volunteering. This is because the Co-op is not a charity (that is, a space where people go to get help from others), but rather a space that facilitates mutual aid (that is, where people collectively and actively help each other).

-'''Asking people to sign in and out on the sign-in sheet.
'''
-'''Making sure everyone who enters the space signs a waiver, unless you know they've signed a waiver before.''' Very important for liability reasons! Right now we're just using the member sign-up forms, which have the waiver on them. Just write "non-member" across the top if they don't wish to sign-up to join the co-op.

-'''Not letting youth under 16 into the space without a parent or guardian present.''' Also important, again for liability reasons.

-'''Keeping a queue of projects not yet admitted into the workshop, and allowing them back as space opens.''' Generally, the easiest way to do this is to simply use the sign-in sheet, and let people into the back as space opens. Wrenchers will tell the greeter when there's room in the workshop for another project. This is actually the reason why the greeter role was started in the first place. Too many projects in the back and not enough volunteers just creates a lot of stress and frustration for everyone, as well as making it impossible to get anything done.

-'''Updating the volunteer logs for those earning a bike.''' Because under the "earn a bike" option it takes 5 hours of volunteering for the Co-op before starting to build up a bike for yourself, it isn't possible to earn a bike in one day. As such it's important to keep track of the number of hours volunteered. This is done on index cards (arranged by last name) in a drawer of the card catalogue. A wrencher will tell you when hours have been earned by a community member; these can simply be notated on the card by the date, followed by the number of hours. If a community member leaves with an "earned" bike, then this is also notated on the card, and their hours are reset to zero, in the event they want to earn another bike.

-'''Signing up new members.''' There are forms on the clipboard; completed forms can just be added.

-'''Accepting monetary (cash, checks) donations for memberships, parts/per-use donations, etc.''' There's a donation bucket for this. If you have to leave the front area, take the bucket with you! Checks should be made out to SURGE (Students United for a Responsible Global Environment -- our fiscal sponsor) with "Durham Bike Co-op" written in the note field.

-'''Accepting in-kind donations (bikes, parts, tools, etc.)''' Call a wrencher (there should be a bell for this) to come take the donations into the back. If the people donating would like, we can write them a receipt for tax write-off purposes. The wrencher will asses the value of the donations; the greeter or wrencher can then make out a receipt using the receipt-book for this purpose, by following the form of previous receipts (make sure to include the tax ID number!).

-'''"Empath"''' One of the nice things about being the greeter for a while is that often they're the only ones not rushing around the workshop most of the time. As such, it's a good position from which to ask people (wrenchers and other volunteers, members, community members, etc.) how their experience at the Co-op has been going. Are they happy with how their project is coming along? Have they learned some things (or taught some things)? Have they had a positive time? Have there been power dynamics or other issues that have prevented them having a positive experience? Suggestions for how things might work better? All of these questions need not be asked all of the time, and the process of touching-base and working out any issues that may arise should be a collaborative effort of all of those using the Co-op. But the greeter, as (usually) the first and last person seen at the Co-op, certainly has an important part to play in this as well.

'''WHAT IF THINGS START TO GET OUT OF HAND?'''

The front (greeter) space, while close to the workshop, is a little isolated from it. It might happen that there are situations up front, that might make a greeter feel uncertain how to proceed, or even uncomfortable or unsafe. The first thing to do, if possible and safe, is RING THE BELL! -- or, if the bell is missing, give a shout! When the bell is rung a wrencher or two will come to the front; this way there'll be more core volunteers for the day on hand to deal with whatever's come up.

Bull City HQ as well as the Durham Bike Co-op have a rule against hateful language, in particular racist, sexist, homophobic, classict, and ageist language. The Co-op also has rules against stealing, fighting, and drinking and drugs, as well as smoking inside the building (smoking out back is fine). Generally a good approach when these things do occur, or if someone refuses to cooperate with our procedures (e.g. trying to cut in the queue, ignoring instructions from core volunteers) is to first give a warning, and then tell someone that they need to leave for the day.

If things are really busy, or don't feel comfortable, also don't hesitate to have someone else greet with you!

Grease

2007-06-18T22:59:51Z

Cbooy: de-spammed

[[Image:GettingGrease.jpg|thumb|Getting Grease]]

To over simplify '''greases''', they are designed for different loads and temperatures. Anything made for automotive applications is usually more than adequate for the low loads and temperatures of bicycles.

== Bicycle Specific Grease ==

There are greases being labeled as bicycle specific:

* [[Pedro's]] Syn Grease Bicycle Grease
* [[Park Tool]] PolyLube 1000
* [[Finish Line]] Teflon Grease
* [[Phil Wood]] Grease

'''NOTE:''' Sheldon Brown recommends you use heat resistant grease for [[coaster brake hubs]].

== See Also ==

* [http://www.nlgi.com/ National Lubricating Grease Institute]

Talk:Shop Manual

2007-06-01T19:56:55Z

Cbooy:

It looks like this page has been link bombed. I am a new contributor but, if no one else minds (or responds) I am going to remove these links and replace them with the beginnings of a shop manual. --[[User:Cleggett|Cleggett]] 11:35, 17 May 2007 (PDT)

Just reverted from last non-junk edit; there's no need to start over Clegget. --[[User:Cbooy|Cbooy]] 12:56, 1 June 2007 (PDT)

Talk:Shop Manual

2007-06-01T19:54:07Z

Cbooy:

Talk:Shop Manual

2007-06-01T19:53:50Z

Cbooy:

It looks like this page has been link bombed. I am a new contributor but, if no one else minds (or responds) I am going to remove these links and replace them with the beginnings of a shop manual. --[[User:Cleggett|Cleggett]] 11:35, 17 May 2007 (PDT)

No need to start from scratch Cleggett--just reverted the page to the last un-bombed state.

Shop Manual

2007-06-01T19:50:52Z

Cbooy: Reverted to before spam-bombing

== Shop Manual ==

This manual, originally started by the [[Ohio City Bicycle Co-op]], is a collaborative effort designed to help you have a better time volunteering. It's much easier to have a good time if the job you're doing is easier, and we hope to make it easier by providing explanations that you can use to learn new tasks or remember how to do ones you've done before. Enjoy!

== Beginner ==
* [[Despoking Wheels]] - Despoking wheels
* [[Inflating Tubes]] - Inflating tubes / tires
* [[Wheel Care]] - Cleaning and lubing wheels

== Intermediate ==
* [[Checking Tubes]] - Checking innertubes for leaks
* [[Tired Wheels]] - The OCBC procedure for handling wheels with tires on them
* [[Removing Tires]] - How to remove a tire

== Advanced ==
* [[Wheel Evaluation]] - How to determine whether a wheel is good or worth fixing
* [[Bike Evaluation]] - How to evaluate a bike and decide its fate
* [[Wheel Building]] - Ever wondered how to build a wheel from scratch?
* [[Building a Fixed Gear]] - All the cool kids are doing it...
* [[Tuning for sale]] - How to prepare a bike to be sold
* [[Repacking Hubs]] - Remedy if the wheel's axle does rotate right, at all, or in the wrong direction.
* [[Wheel Truing]] - Bumpy ride?
* [[Diamond Handlebar Wrap]]- It's ain't style if it ain't ''FUNKY''

== General information on parts and using tools ==

=== Parts ===

* [[Handlebars]] - Types of Handlebars and how to sort them
* [[Tube Valves]] - The two types of valves commonly seen on tubes
* [[Wheel Sizes]] - The different sizes of wheels and tires

=== Tools ===

* [[Using Calipers]] - How to measure using calipers
* [[Measuring Spokes]] - How to measure the length of a spoke
* [[Spoke Wrenches]] - How to know which one you need
* [[Truing Stand]] - How to place a wheel into the truing stand correctly
* [[Shop Supplies]] - Necessities taken for granted.

== Evaluating Parts ==

* [[Evaluating Saddles]] - Saddles are either good, free, or ruined
* [[Evaluating Handlebars]] - How to tell whether handlebars are usable
* [[Evaluating Pedals]] - Which things are ok, and which can't be fixed
* [[Evaluating Stems]] - How to know that they have their parts and aren't cracked
* [[Evaluating Brake Levers]] - Making sure they are ready to be used
* [[Evaluating Hubs]] - Our standards for keeping hubs
* [[Evaluating Front Derailleurs]] - All of the important parts
* [[Evaluating Derailleurs]] - The important parts for rear derailleurs
* [[Evaluating Helmets]] - How to sort helmets by condition

== Sorting Parts ==

* [[Sorting Spokes]] - Measuring length and width, and how to use the motel
* [[Sorting Saddles ]] - Sorting saddles by width and construction
* [[Sorting Handlebars]] - Separating road from mountain and good from free
* [[Sorting Pedals]] - Sorting pedals by size and type, and pairing them
* [[Sorting Stems]] - Sorting quill stems by length and diameter
* [[Sorting Brake Levers]] - Sorting flat bar levers from road levers
* [[Sorting Brake Calipers]] - Telling caliper from cantilever, and sorting caliper brakes
* [[Sorting Cranks]] - Different kinds of cranks and what to do with them
* [[Sorting Derailleurs]] - Separating front from rear
* [[Sorting Front Derailleurs]] - Sorting doubles from triples
* [[Sorting Rear Derailleurs]] - Sorting the four categories of rear derailleurs

== References ==

* [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bicycles/Maintenance_and_Repair WikiBooks Bicycles/Maintenance and Repair]