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Bike Edmonton

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[[Image:EBClogo.gif|right|thumb|Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society]]

The [http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/ Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC)] has been a leader in the Edmonton and area environmental and cycling community since 1980. Our goal is to support the bicycle as a healthy and ecologically sound mode of everyday urban travel.

== Programs ==

=== BikeWorks ===

EBC operates BikeWorks, a fully equipped, volunteer-run community bicycle shop. We have general purpose tools and many of the specialty bicycle tools you need to repair and maintain your two-wheeler.

With help and guidance from our trusty volunteer mechanics, anyone (even those without any mechanical experience) can do their own repairs and perform their own maintenance.

BikeWorks also carries a large stock of used parts so you can replace defective components at a very reasonable cost.

=== Recycling ===

EBC's mandate includes recycling. We accept donations of bicycles and parts, and will refurbish, reuse, and recycle them. We recycle metal as well as rubber (tubes and tires).

=== Cycling education ===

We offer courses for adults to learn to ride, children with special needs to learn to ride, as well courses on on-road cycling for cyclists of all ages and skill levels (emphasizing riding safely and effectively). We also offer basic mechanic courses, specialized courses (e.g. wheel building), mechanic training courses (to become a mechanic), and topical courses (e.g. introduction to winter riding).

[http://www.canbike.net/cca_pages/index.htm CAN-BIKE] courses are offered through EBC. The Canadian Cycling Association's CAN-BIKE program are courses oriented toward recreational and utilitarian cycling, focused on cycling safely and enjoyably on the road. The CAN-BIKE cycling safety program provides a nationally standardized set of courses that can be taught through a variety of organizations who are interested in education, safety and health.

CAN-BIKE Instructors are nationally certified highly skilled cyclists and instructors.

=== Ghost Bikes ===

[http://www.ghostbikes.org/ Ghost Bikes] are small and somber memorials for bicyclists who are killed or hit on the street. A bicycle is painted all white and locked to a street sign near the crash site, accompanied by a small plaque. They serve as reminders of the tragedy that took place on an otherwise anonymous street corner, and as quiet statements in support of cyclists' right to safe travel.

EBC sets up ghost bike memorials around the city as tributes to individuals, and reminders to all cyclists and drivers.

=== Women and Transgendered ===

We have regular days where the shop is only open to women and transgendered persons.

=== Other services ===

* Low-cost bicycles (typically between $30-100)
* Trailer rental
* Bicycle rental
* Secure bicycle parking at events around the city
* Advocacy for cyclists
* [http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/bikes-on-ets-buses2564.aspx Bikes on Buses]
* [http://www.bikeology.ca Bicycle events] (June is Bike Month, commuter race, bike-to-work breakfasts)
* [http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/brb Bike Route Blockers]
* [http://edmontonbikes.ca/stolenbikes Stolen Bikes in Edmonton]

== Location ==

[[Image:Ebc_map.gif]]

[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Edmonton+Bicycle+Commuters,+Edmonton,+AB&sll=53.515626,-113.490453&sspn=0.004625,0.008615&ie=UTF8&ll=53.515626,-113.490443&spn=0.00925,0.017231&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A EBC Location on Google Maps]

== Website ==

* http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/
* http://www.edmontonbicyclecommuters.ca/ (alias)
* http://www.cycleedmonton.ca/ (advocacy)

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Bike Edmonton

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[[Image:EBClogo.gif|right|thumb|Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society]]

The [http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/ Edmonton Bicycle Commuters’ Society (EBC)] has been a leader in the Edmonton and area environmental and cycling community since 1980. Our goal is to support the bicycle as a healthy and ecologically sound mode of everyday urban travel.

== Programs ==

=== BikeWorks ===

EBC operates BikeWorks, a fully equipped, volunteer-run community bicycle shop. We have general purpose tools and many of the specialty bicycle tools you need to repair and maintain your two-wheeler.

With help and guidance from our trusty volunteer mechanics, anyone (even those without any mechanical experience) can do their own repairs and perform their own maintenance.

BikeWorks also carries a large stock of used parts so you can replace defective components at a very reasonable cost.

=== Recycling ===

EBC's mandate includes recycling. We accept donations of bicycles and parts, and will refurbish, reuse, and recycle them. We recycle metal as well as rubber (tubes and tires).

=== Cycling education ===

We offer courses for adults to learn to ride, children with special needs to learn to ride, as well courses on on-road cycling for cyclists of all ages and skill levels (emphasizing riding safely and effectively). We also offer basic mechanic courses, specialized courses (e.g. wheel building), mechanic training courses (to become a mechanic), and topical courses (e.g. introduction to winter riding).

[http://www.canbike.net/cca_pages/index.htm CAN-BIKE] courses are offered through EBC. The Canadian Cycling Association's CAN-BIKE program are courses oriented toward recreational and utilitarian cycling, focused on cycling safely and enjoyably on the road. The CAN-BIKE cycling safety program provides a nationally standardized set of courses that can be taught through a variety of organizations who are interested in education, safety and health.

CAN-BIKE Instructors are nationally certified highly skilled cyclists and instructors.

=== Ghost Bikes ===

[http://www.ghostbikes.org/ Ghost Bikes] are small and somber memorials for bicyclists who are killed or hit on the street. A bicycle is painted all white and locked to a street sign near the crash site, accompanied by a small plaque. They serve as reminders of the tragedy that took place on an otherwise anonymous street corner, and as quiet statements in support of cyclists' right to safe travel.

EBC sets up ghost bike memorials around the city as tributes to individuals, and reminders to all cyclists and drivers.

=== Women and Transgendered ===

We have regular days where the shop is only open to women and transgendered persons.

=== Other services ===

* Low-cost bicycles (typically between $30-100)
* Trailer rental
* Bicycle rental
* Secure bicycle parking at events around the city
* Advocacy for cyclists
* [http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/bikes-on-ets-buses2564.aspx Bikes on Buses]
* [http://www.bikeology.ca Bicycle events] (June is Bike Month, commuter race, bike-to-work breakfasts)
* [http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/brb Bike Route Blockers]
* [http://edmontonbikes.ca/stolenbikes Stolen Bikes in Edmonton]

== Location ==

[[Image:Ebc_map.gif]]

[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Edmonton+Bicycle+Commuters,+Edmonton,+AB&sll=53.515626,-113.490453&sspn=0.004625,0.008615&ie=UTF8&ll=53.515626,-113.490443&spn=0.00925,0.017231&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A EBC Location on Google Maps]

== Website ==

* http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/
* http://www.edmontonbicyclecommuters.ca/ (alias)
* http://www.cycleedmonton.ca/ (alias)

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Repacking Hubs

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== Tools ==

[[Image:AxleTools.jpg|thumb|Cone Wrench and Combination Wrench]]

* [[Bench Vice]]
* [[Axle Vice]]
* [[Cone Wrench]]
* [[Combination Wrench]]
* [[Grease]]
* [[Bearings]]
* [[Ruler]]
* Small [[Magnet]]

== Step 1: Wheel Removal ==

# Remove the Wheel
# Remove the Nuts or the Skewer

== Step 2: Using the vice ==

[[Image:SetupAxleVice1.jpg|thumb|Place the Axle Vice in the Bench Vice]]
[[Image:SetupAxleVice2.jpg|thumb|Place the Axle Vice in the Bench Vice]]
[[Image:ExplodedAxle.jpg|thumb|Axle parts from left to right: Axle, Cone, Lock Washer, Lock Nut]]
[[Image:CleanHub.jpg|thumb|Clean out the old grease, check for pits.]]
[[Image:GreaseHub.jpg|thumb|Put new [[grease]] in]]
[[Image:InsertBearings.jpg|thumb|Insert new [[bearings]]]]
[[Image:ReplaceDustCap.jpg|thumb|Replace the dust caps]]

# Place the Axle Vice in the Bench Vice
# Find appropriate cone wrenches for both cone and lock nut.
# On a rear wheel break lose cone from lock nut on non-drive side. On a front wheel do which ever side.
# Remove lock nut any washers or spacers and then cone nut. Keep parts in the order they where removed.
# Slide axle out of hub.
# Remove dustcaps if they will come out easily if not leave them in.
# Remove bearings, [[magnets]] work great for this. Save on a clean rag.
# Clean cups cones and bearings. This may require the aid of some degreaser if grease is old and hard.

[[Category:How-to]]

Sibley Bike Depot

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We are a non-profit membership-based biking and walking organization. We promote healthy transportation and help new riders through advocacy, classes and the '''Sibley Bike Depot''' (a community education, repair and retail facility).

== Location ==

712 University Avenue
St Paul, MN 55104

Just west of Dale St.

== Contact ==

* Phone: 651.222.2080
* [mailto:jason@sibleybikedepot.org jason@sibleybikedepot.org]
* [mailto:Board@sibleybikedepot.org Board@sibleybikedepot.org]

== Website ==

* http://www.sibleybikedepot.org

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Ciclofficina Popolare ex Lavanderia

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http://www.exlavanderia.it/ciclofficina/home.htm

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Community Bicycle Shop Omaha

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== Location ==

525 N. 33rd Street
Omaha, NE 68131

== Contact ==

* [mailto:omahabike@gmail.com omahabike@gmail.com]

== Website ==

* http://communitybicycleshopomaha.org/

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Bicycle Barn and Riding School

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The Bicycle Barn & Riding School specializes in [[teaching adults to ride bicycles]], most of whom never learned as children.

== About ==

We have taught about 2,000 people in the last 20 years with only about 3 people who weren't able to make it work. Virtually everyone who really puts their mind to it, and gives it the time it needs, can learn to ride a bicycle. One of our students only has one leg and she did very well. Some of our students are in their 60's and 70's. (We might have had one or two in their eighties.)

The two teachers at the school are Susan McLucas and Amanda Gordon. Susan has been teaching riding for over 20 years and has taught about 1,800 people. Amanda has taught for three years and has taught about 100 people. Jon Katz has also taught with us.

== Contact ==

* (617) MA-EARTH
* Susan McLucas
** SusanMcL@StopExcision.net
** (617) 776-6524
** (617) 501-9125
* Amanda Gordon:
** AmandaGord@hotmail.com
** (617) 623-7418 x7
** (617) 547-6789

== Website ==

* http://www.bicycleridingschool.org/

Bicycles for Humanity

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'''Bicycle For Humanity''' is an international association of multiple organizations with chapters currently in Australia, Canada, and USA

== Our Mission ==

Empowering people to improve their quality of life by transferring mobility through the use of bicycles.

=== Goals ===

* To help poor, women, children, and HIV positive.
* To empower people in disadvantaged countries and communities.
* To give people hope, a chance and self dignity.
* To improve access to health care, educational and social services.
* To develop micro-enterprises and employment opportunities.
* To empower women by increasing their mobility.
* To help women to achieve their potential in their communities.
* To strengthen families and communities by reducing travel time.
* To improve the delivery of services by teachers, health care workers, and other extension workers.
* To improve economic productivity by improving transportation.
* To create sustainable communities.

In the developed world we ride bicycles for pleasure. In the world's poorest countries where other forms of transportation are unaffordable, the bicycle can be an important tool in building a better life. Bicycles for Humanity's overall goal is to expand the work of its members, build more sustainable initiatives and programs and to mobilise and empower more of the world's poorest people.

== Contact ==

* [mailto:info@bicycles-for-humanity.org info@bicycles-for-humanity.org]

== Website ==

* http://www.bicycles-for-humanity.org/

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Quad Bikes

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Quad Bikes: the non-profit bicycle shop for the Harvard Community

== Contact ==

* [mailto:info@quadbikes.org info@quadbikes.org]
* 617-496-5955

== Mailing Address ==
Quad Bikes
60 Linnaean Street
Box 554
Cambridge, MA 02138

== Location ==

Corner of Shepard and Walker Streets in Cambridge, MA

== Website ==

* http://www.quadbikes.org/

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Bike!Bike! 2008

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'''Bike!Bike! 2008''' was hosted in San Francisco by [[The Bike Kitchen (San Francisco)]] and [[Bike Church]] (Santa Cruz)

[[Category:Bike!Bike!]]

Community Bicycle Organizations

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The list below uses the criteria found in the old [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]] for what constitutes a community bike shop, namely:

* Non-profit bicycle organizations
* Bike shops that are accessible to people without money
* Shops that have an educational focus, teaching others how to fix bikes
* Shops that are volunteer run
* Organizations that ship bikes to communities suffering in other countries.
* Shops that provide free or low-cost services to the community.
* Organizations that recycle bicycles and parts

== Australia ==

=== Queensland ===

* [[The Bicycle Revolution]] (Brisbane)

=== Tasmania ===
* [[Hobart Bike Kitchen]] (Hobart)
=== New South Wales ===
* [[Cycle Re-Cycle]] aka [[Nunnery Bike Workshop]] (Sydney)
* [[Cycle Rescue]] (Sydney)
* [[Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre]] (Newcastle)
* [[UNSW Bike Club]] (Sydney, Canberra)

== Austria ==

=== Graz ===
* [[Fahrradküche Graz]] (Graz)
=== Linz ===
* [[ Bikekitchen Linz]] (Linz)
=== Vienna ===
* [[WUK Fahrrad Selbsthilfewerkstatt]] (Vienna/Wien)
* [[Bikekitchen Vienna]] (Vienna/Wien)

== Brasil ==
=== São Paulo ===
* [[Mão na roda]] (São Paulo)

== Canada ==
=== Alberta ===
* [[Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society]] (Edmonton)
* [[The Bike Root]] (Calgary)
* [[The Good Life Community Bike Shop]] (Calgary)

=== British Columbia ===

* [[The Bike Kitchen (Vancouver)|The Bike Kitchen]] (Vancouver)
* [[Our Community Bikes]] (Vancouver)
* [[Recyclistas Community Bike Shop]] (Victoria)
* [[FreeHub Co-operative]] (Victoria)

=== Manitoba ===

* [[The Bike Dump]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Bike Dungeon]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Orioles Bike Cage]] (Winnipeg)

=== Newfoundland and Labrador ===

* [[Ordinary Spokes]] (St. John's)

=== Nova Scotia ===

* [[Bike Again!]] (Halifax)

=== Ontario ===

* [[Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston)
* [[Re-Cycles Bicycle Coop]] (Ottawa)
* [[Community Bicycle Network]] (Toronto)
* [[Bike Pirates]] (Toronto)
* [[Bikechain]] (University of Toronto, Toronto)
* [[Bikesauce]] (Toronto)
* [[Recycle Cycles (Hamilton)]]
* [[The Bike Centre]] (University of Guelph, Guelph)
* [[Recycle Cycles (Kitchener)]]
* [[MACycle]] (McMaster University, Hamilton)
* [[B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop]] (Peterborough)
* [[BICYCLE - Bike Initiative of the Cabbagetown Youth Center]] (Toronto)

=== Quebec ===

* [[Velogik]] (Montreal)
* [[Right to Move/La voie Libre]] (Montreal)
* [[SantroVelo]] (Montreal)
* [[CRABE]] (Montréal)
* [[The Flat: Bike Collective]] (Montréal)
* [[Mile End Bike Garage]] (Montréal)
* [[PX "The Space" Bikeworks]] (Montréal)
* [[Biciklo]] (Montréal)
* [[BQAM]] (Université du Quebec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal)
* [[Coop roue libre]] (Laval University, Quebec City]

== Croatia ==
=== Zagreb ===
* [[Biciklopopravljaona]] (Zagreb)

== France ==

=== Federation of French speaking community bicycle organizations ===

* [http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/ Heureux-cyclage]

=== Dijon ===
* [[La Bécane à Jules]] (Dijon)
=== Grenoble ===
* [[uN p'Tit véLo dAnS La Tête]] (Grenoble)

=== Lyon ===
* [[Le Recycleur]] (Lyon)
=== Montpellier ===
* [[Le Vieux Biclou]] (Montpellier)
=== Nancy ===
* [[Atelier Dynamo]] (Nancy)
=== Nantes ===
* [[Vélocampus]] (Nantes)
=== Paris ===
* [[Atelier vélorutionnaire]]
=== Toulouse ===
* [[Atelier de l’association vélo Toulouse]] (Toulouse)
* [[Vélo de Occasion]] (Toulouse)

== Ghana ==

* [[Earn-a-Bike Ghana]]

== Guatemala ==

* [[Associatión Maya Pedal]]

== Hungary ==

* [[Bringakonyha Budapest]]

== Iceland ==

* [[Keðjuverkun]] (Reykjavík)

== Italy ==

=== Bologna ===

* [[Ciclofficina Ampio Raggio]]

=== Firenze ===

* [[Ciclofficina Brugola Rossa]]

=== Roma ===

* [[Ciclofficina Centrale]]

* [[Don Chisciotte ex Snia]]

* [[Ciclofficina Popolare ex Lavanderia]]

* [[Ciclofficina Macchia Rossa]]

=== Sicilia ===

* [[Ciclofficina Etnea]] (Catania)

=== Torino ===

* [[Ciclofficina Casa delle Scimmie]]

== Ireland ==

* [[Rothar]]

== Spain ==

=== Madrid ===

* [[BiciLab]]

* [[Cicloficina Malaya]]

* [[Ciclotaller Secano]]

* [[Ciclotaller del Solar]]

* [[Maravillosa Ciclococina]]

* [[Taller de Autoreparación de Bicis del Dragón]]

== United Kingdom ==

=== Aberdeen ===

* [[beCyCle]]

=== Bristol ===

* [[Bristol Bike Project]]

=== Brighton ===

* [[Cranks DIY Workshop]]

=== Edinburgh ===

* [[The Bike Station]]

=== Glasgow ===

* [[Common Wheel Project]]

=== Leeds ===

* [[Pedallers Arms]]

=== Gloucester ===

* [[The Re-Cycle Shed]]

=== London ===

* [[56a Bikespace]] (Walworth)

* [[Brixton Bicycle Art]] (Brockwell Park)

* [[Hackney Bike Workshop]] (Hackney)

* [[Magnificent Revolution]] (Based in London But all over the country)

* [[Tower Hamlets Wheelers]] (Tower Hamlets)

* [[Walthamstow Bicycle Recycling]] (Walthamstow)

=== Manchester ===

* [[I Bike MCR]]

=== Newcastle ===

* [[Recyke-Y-Bike]]

=== Oxford ===

* [[Oxford Cycle Workshop]]

=== Stirling ===

* [[recyke-a-bike]] (Stirling)

=== York ===

* [[Bike Rescue]]

=== Warrington ===

* [[Cycling Projects]]

== United States ==

=== Alabama ===

* Bici Coop http://bicicoop.org/ (Birmingham)

=== Alaska ===

* [[University of Alaska at Anchorage Bike Club]] (Anchorage)
* [[Off the Chain Bicycle Collective]] (Anchorage)

=== Arkansas ===

* [[Bike City Recyclery]] (Fayetteville)
* [[Recycles Bike Co-op]] (Little Rock)

=== Arizona ===

* [[South Side Mutual Aid Toward Independent Youth Bicycle Education Project]] (Flagstaff)
* [[BICAS]] (Tucson)
* [[Handlebar Helpers]] (Scottsdale)
* [[Helping Understand Bicycles]] (Prescott)
* [[Bike Saviours Bicycle Collective]] (Tempe)

=== California ===

* [[Arcata Library Bikes]] (Arcata)
* [[The Davis Bike Collective]] (Davis)
* [[The Bike Kitchen (San Francisco)]]
* [[The Bike Hut Foundation]] (San Francisco)
* [[The Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen]] (Sacramento)
* [[Bikes Del Pueblo]] (San Diego)
* [[Bicycle Kitchen (Los Angeles)]]
* [[Bike Oven]] (Los Angeles)
* [[Bikerowave]] (Los Angeles)
* [[Flying Pigeon LA]] (Los Angeles)
* [[Valley Bikery]] (Los Angeles)
* [[Bike Church]] (Santa Cruz)
* [[Changing Gears Bike Shop]] (Alameda)
* [[Community Cycles]] (Oakland)
* [[Bikery]] (Oakland)
* [[Santa Cruz Campus Bike Center]] (Santa Cruz)
* [[Bici Centro]] (Santa Barbara)
* [[Local Bike Trader]] (San Luis Obispo)
* [[SLO Bike Kitchen]] (San Luis Obispo)
* [[The Bicycle Lounge]] (Riverside)
* [[The Green Bike Program]] (Pitzer College, Claremont)
* [[Trips for Kids Marin]] aka [[Re-Cyclery (Marin, CA, USA)]] (San Rafael)

=== Colorado ===

* [[Community Cycles]] (Boulder)
* [[Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver)
* The [[Bike Depot]] (Denver)
* [[Recycle Bicycles]] (Denver)
* [[Fort Collins Bike Coop]] (Fort Collins)
* [[Spokes Community Bicycle Project]] (Longmont)

=== Connecticut ===

* [[New Haven Bike Collective]] (New Haven)

=== Delaware ===

* [[Urban Bike Project of Wilmington]] (Wilmington)

=== Florida ===

* [[Krank it Up]] (Tallahassee)
* [[The Kickstand]] (Gainesville)
* [[Lake Worth Bike Coop]] (West Palm Beach)
* [[Tampa Bay Bicycle Co-op]] (Tampa)
* [[Bike Broward]] (Fort Lauderdale)

=== Georgia ===

* [[Sopo Bike Coop]] (Atlanta)
* [[Communicycle]] (Atlanta - Chamblee)
* [[Shift Community Bike Shop]] (Atlanta)
* [[Savannah Bike Coop]] (Savannah)
* [[Bike Athens Bicycle Recycling Program]] (Athens)

=== Idaho ===

* [[Boise Bicycle Project]] (Boise)

* [[Village Bicycle Project]] (Moscow)

* The [[Powerhouse]] (Pocatello)

=== Illinois ===

* [[Blackstone Bicycle Works]] (Chicago)
* [[Bikes for Chicago]] (Chicago)
* The [[Chicago Community Bike Project]] (Chicago)
* The [[Recyclery]] (Evanston/Chicago)
* [[Working Bikes]] (Chicago)
* [[West Town Bikes]] (Chicago)
* The [[Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign]] (Urbana-Champaign)

=== Indiana ===

* [[Bloomington Community Bike Project]] (Bloomington)
* [[West Lafayette Bike Cooporative]] (West Lafayette)
* [[Freewheelin' Community Bikes]] (Indianapolis)
* [[Pedal & Park]] (Indianapolis)
* [[Shadeland Bicycle Collective]] (Anderson)

=== Iowa ===

* [[The Iowa City Bike Library]] (Iowa City)
* [[Des Moines Bike Collective]] (Des Moines)

===Kansas===

* [[Topeka Community Cycle Project]] (Topeka)
* [[Wichita Bicycle Collective]] (Wichita)

=== Kentucky ===

* [[Brycc Freewheel Bike Collective]] (Louisville)

=== Louisiana ===

* [[Plan B]] (New Orleans)
* [[Rubarb]] (New Orleans)

=== Maine ===

* [[Community Bicycle Center]] (Biddeford)

=== Maryland ===

* [[Renaissance Community Youth Bike Shop]] (Riverdale)
* [[Mount Rainier Bicycle Cooperative]] (Mount Rainier)
* [[Velocipede Bike Project]] (Baltimore)

=== Massachusetts ===

* [[Bikes not Bombs]] (Boston)
* [[Broadway Bicycle School]] (Cambridge)
* [[Quad Bikes]] (Cambridge)
* [[Worcester Earn-A-Bike]] (Worcester)

=== Michigan ===

* [[Boston Square Community Bikes]] (Grand Rapids)

* [[Back Alley Bikes]] (Detroit)

* [[Broke Spoke Bike Coop]] (Traverse City)

* [[Bike Riot Network]] (Traverse City)

* [[Traverse Alive]] (Traverse City)

* [[My Wheels Are Turning]] (Traverse City)

* [[Common Cycle]] (Ann Arbor)

* [[The Hub of Detroit]] (Detroit)

* [[Share a Bike]] (E. Lansing)

* [[Lansing Bike Coop]](Lansing)

* [[Re-Bicycle Lenawee]] (Adrian)

* [[East Quad Bike Co-op]] (Ann Arbor, U of M)

* [[Mount Pleasant Bike Cooperative]] (Mount Pleasant)

* [[Armory Bike Union]] (Jackson)

* [[MSU Bikes]] (E. Lansing, MSU)

=== Minnesota ===

* [[The Grease Pit]] (Minneapolis)
* [[The Sibley Bike Depot]] (St. Paul)
* [[Mac Bike]] (St. Paul)
* [[Bike Cave Collective]] (Duluth)
* [[Re-Bike Project]] (Mankato)

=== Missouri ===

* [[Bicycle Works]] (St. louis)

* 816 Bicycle Collective [http://www.816bike.org/] (Kansas City)

=== Montana ===

* [[Free Cycles Missoula]] (Missoula)
* [[Bozeman Bike Kitchen]] (Bozeman)

=== Nebraska ===

* [[Community Bike Project Omaha]] (Omaha)

=== Nevada ===

* [[Reno Bike Project]] (Reno)

=== New Hampshire ===

* [[Cheshire County Bicycle Collective]] / [[Keene Bicycle Co-op]] (Keene)

=== New Jersey ===

* [[Pedals for Progress]] (High Bridge)
* [[Hobiken]] (Hoboken)
* [[New Brunswick Bike Library]] (New Brunswick)
* [[The CycLAB]] (Princeton)
* [[South Orange Maplewood Bicycle Coalition]] (South Orange/Maplewood)
* [[Brick City Bike Collective]] (Newark)
* [[Second Life Bikes]] (Asbury Park)

=== New Mexico ===

* [[Chainbreaker Collective]] (Santa Fe)

=== New York ===

* [[Recycle Ithaca's Bicycles]] (Ithaca)
* [[Recycle-A-Bicycle]] Youth Program (New York City)
* [[Recycle-A-Bicycle]] DUMBO training center (Brooklyn)
* [[Troy Bike Rescue]] (Troy and Albany)
* [[Time's Up! Bike Co-op]] (New York City)
* [[Buffalo Blue Bike]] (Buffalo)

=== North Carolina ===

* [[Asheville ReCyclery]] (Asheville)
* [[Durham Bike Co-op]] (Durham)
* [[The ReCYCLEry]] (Carrboro)
* [[1304 Bikes]] (Raleigh)
* [[Bike Me!]] (Greensboro)
* [[ReCyclery]] (Charlotte)

=== North Dakota ===
* [[Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop]] (Fargo)

=== Oklahoma ===
* [[OKC Infoshop]] (Oklahoma City)

=== Ohio ===

* [[Athens Bicycle Co-operative]] (Athens)
* [[Ohio City Bicycle Co-op]] (Cleveland)
* [[Oberlin Bike Co-op]] (Oberlin)
* [[Mobo Bicycle Co-op]] (Cincinnati)
* [[Third Hand Bicycle Cooperative]] (Columbus)
* [[Toledo City Bicycle Co-op]] (Toledo)
* [[Grindstone Bikes]](Berea)
* [[Summit Cycling Center]] (Akron)

=== Oregon ===

* [[Ashland Community Bike Program]] (Ashland)
* [[Bike Farm]] (Portland)
* [[Center For Appropriate Transport]] (Eugene)
* [[Community Cycling Center]] (Portland)
* [[City Bikes Repair Shop]] (Portland)
* [[North Portland Bikeworks]] (Portland)
* [[Corvallis Bicycle Co-op]] (Corvallis)
* [[Frans Pauwels Memorial Community Bicycle Center]] (Aloha)

=== Pennsylvania ===

* [[Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Car Free CAT-Coalition for Appropriate Transportation]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Coatesville Community Bike Works]] (Coatesville)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh)
* [[Neighborhood Bike Works]] (Philadelphia Earn-a-Bike youth program and Bike Church coop)
* [[N.W. Pa. Re-Cycle]] (Meadville)
* [[Bike & Build]] (Manayunk)

=== Rhode Island ===

* [[Recycle-A-Bike]] (Providence)

=== South Carolina ===

* [[Holy City Bike Co-op]] (Charleston)
* [[Blackbird Bicycle Co-op]] (Columbia)
* [[Hub Cycle]] (Spartanburg)

=== South Dakota ===

* [[Yellow Bike Program & Reconditioned Bikes for Kids]] (Rapid City)
* [[Brookings Community Bicycle Collective]] (Brookings)
* [[Sioux Falls Bike Collective]] (Sioux Falls)
* [[Spearfish Bicycle Cooperative]] (Spearfish)

=== Tennessee ===

*[[Revolutions Community Bicycle Shop]] (Memphis)

=== Texas ===

* [[Austin Yellow Bike Project]] (Austin)
* [[Workshop Houston]], the parent organization of the [[Third Ward Bike Shop]] (Houston)
* [[Bikes Across Borders]] (Austin)
* [[Waco Volunteer Bike Center]] (Waco)
* [[Querencia Community Bicycle Shop]] (Denton)
* [[Bike Cave]] (San Marcos)

=== Utah ===

* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] (Salt Lake City)
* [[UoU Bicycle Collective]] (Salt Lake City)
* [[Aggie Blue Bikes]] (Logan)
* [[Ogden Bicycle Collective]] (Ogden)

=== Vermont ===

* [[Freeride Montpelier]] (Montpelier)
* [[Windham County Bike Project]] (Brattleboro)
* [[Bike Recycle Vermont]] (Burlington)

=== Virginia ===

* [[Charlottesville Community Bikes]] (Charlottesville)
* [[Blacksburg Bike Collective]] (Blacksburg)
* [[Phoenix Bikes]] (Arlington)
* [[The Bike Village at George Mason University]] (Fairfax)
* [[Sharebike.org]] (Roanoke)
* [[VéloCity Bicycle Cooperative]] (Alexandria)

=== Washington ===

* [[The Hub]] Community Bike Cooperative (Bellingham)
* [[The Evergreen Bike Shop]] (Olympia)
* [[Bike and Bike]] (Olympia)
* The [[Community Build-a-Bike Project]] (Olympia)
* [[Bike Works]] (Seattle)
* [[The Bikery]] (Seattle)
* [[The Bike Shack]] (Seattle)
* [[Pedals2People]] (Spokane)
* [[Cool Water Bikes]] (Spokane)
* [[The Recyclery]] (Port Townsend)
* [[2nd Cycle]] (Tacoma)

=== West Virginia ===

* [[Positive Spin]] (Morgantown)
* [[Spokes4Folks]] (Charleston)

=== Wisconsin ===
* [[Sunshine Community Bikes]] (Ashland)
* [[Wheels for Winners]] (Madison)
* [[Milwaukee Bicycle Collective]] (Milwaukee)
* [[The Freewheel Collective]] (Madison)

=== Washington D.C. ===

* [[The Bike House]]

== See Also ==
* [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]]
* [http://www.bikecollectives.org/component/option,com_sobi2/sobi2Task,search/Itemid,51/ Bike Collective Network Directory]
* [http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/freebike/directory/index.htm Community Bike Programs: Directory]

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ABC Quick Check

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Do an '''ABC Quick Check''' before every ride! Safety equiptment is fun equiptment. Do this 30-second check each time before you ride.

=== A is for ''A''ir ===

Make sure your bike tires feel firm, not soft. Check that the tire is filled to the air pressure written on the tire's sidewall. Make sure there are also no cuts or splits or bubbles in the tire.

=== B is for ''B''rakes ===

If you have foot brakes, charge down the driveway and test them to make sure they really stop you. If you have hand brakes, make sure the whole brake pad squeezes tightly on the wheel's metal rim, not on the rubber tire or on empty air. And when you squeeze the brake lever, make sure the lever does not touch the handlebar. If your brakes don't stop you, do not ride the bike until they are fixed.

=== C is for ''C''hain ===

Make sure your chain is not loose enough to fall off, especially if you have foot brakes. Is the chain dry and rusted? If so, apply a tiny drop of chain lube to each link. Store your bicycle indoors in a clean, dry place.

=== Quick is for ''Quick'' Release ===

Make sure your tires are secured properly. If your bike has [[quick release]] wheels, the quick release handles should be firmly closed and pointing toward the rear of the bike.

=== Check is for ''check''ing everything else. ===

Look over the rest of the bike. Do you see any broken spokes, or are they intact? Are all nuts and bolts holding on your wheels and rack nice and tight? Does the saddle wiggle or twist or is it good and tight? Also, the handlebars should not turn without turning the wheel. Fix anything that bothers you before you ride!

=== References ===

* [[League of American Bicyclists]]

Fort Collins Bike Coop

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== Mission ==

"Building Community Through Bicycling"

The '''Fort Collins Bicycle Co-op''' (formerly [[Bike Against!]]) is your community bike shop. We strive to keep good bikes out of the landfill, to keep our community riding, and to educate our neighbors in all things bike. We keep the Bike Library fleet running and take care of every lost or abandoned bike in Fort Collins.
We also refurbish and donate bikes for a wide variety of events and programs to help with community outreach and fundraising.

How it Works

The community donates bikes, parts, etc -> we get the bikes running -> we give the bikes away for a donation or for volunteered time.

== Location ==

331 North College Ave.<br>
Fort Collins, CO<br>
80521

== Website ==

[http://fcbikecoop.org/ fcbikecoop.org]<br>
[http://www.bikeagainst.blogspot.com/ Old Site]

== Contact ==

(970) 484-3804

== Manuals ==

* [[Fort Collins Bike Coop Volunteer Manual]]
* [[Fort Collins Bike Coop Training Manual]]

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Inflating Tubes

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The first step in '''inflating a tube''' is getting the valve ready to be pumped. Read about [[Tube Valves]].

== Using Compressed Air ==

== Using a Pump ==

[[Image:Pumps-ceiling.jpg|thumb|Pumps on shop ceiling at Ohio City Bicycle Co-op]]

Hand pumps are fairly standard and inexpensive, but they work well.

=== Pump Levers ===

[[Image:Pump-use.jpg|thumb|Flip the lever up after you put it on the valve.]]
[[Image:Pump-valve-on.jpg|thumb|Properly on the valve.]]

When you put the pump onto the valve, you will need to operate a lever on the pump to engage it with the valve. Sometimes you need to pull the lever down, and sometimes you need to push it up.

# Pick a pump.
# The lever should be folded down parallel to the hose.
# When you put it on the valve, you will bend the lever upward so that it's parallel to the valve.

When they are off the valve, the lever near the pump head lays up against the pump hose. When you put one on, flip the lever up.

== Pumping ==

[[Image:Tire-bead-bubble.jpg|thumb|Bead sliding up over the rim.]]

Once the valve is on, start pumping. If you can hear the air whistling out of the pump and nothing is going into the tire, tap on the pump valve while pushing down on the lever - this will get the pump to work. As the tire gains pressure, pay careful attention to the area where the tire meets the rim. If the tube isn't seated correctly, it may be pushing the tire bead off of the rim. If you see the bead sliding up, detach the pump and let air out of the tire to avoid a blowout.

== Checking inflation ==

You should check tire inflation periodically with a tire gauge. Be careful not to overinflate the tire, especially on older rims. A few of the co-op's pumps have gauges built it, which will allow you to monitor the pressure as you pump. You can find the correct pressure for your tire on the sidewall.

== Go Back ==

* [[Shop Manual]]

[[Category:How-to]]

Repacking Hubs

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Des Moines Bike Collective Volunteer Handbook

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[http://dsmbikecollective.org/ Des Moines Bike Collective]

== In General ==
Our collective works with a structure where volunteers work with the shop manager to prepare bikes for sale, gift or recycling. Volunteers are not responsible for opening, closing or any administrative tasks. Volunteers generally work at repairing bicycles if qualified or interested in learning the proper methods, but may be asked to sort the parts into bins, to organize bicycles on the shop floor, clean the shop or bikes, salvage axles from worthless wheels, salvage parts off undesirable frames, test tubes for air holding potential, or many other tasks which need to be done at the Des Moines Bicycle Collective (DMBC).

== Volunteer Guidelines ==
Volunteers should follow these rules:
* '''Clean up at the end of a shift'''
** Please devote the last 10-15 minutes of a shift to this task, to ensure that everyone can work safely and efficiently with everything in place.
** Put all tools back on the peg boards.
** Some specialty tools may be stored by the Manager. If you need a tool and don't see it, ask.
** Any parts that could not be installed on the bike you are working on should be placed in a small bag and attached to the bicycle.
** If possible,please attach a note to the green work order mentioning what is left to be done or what you have completed with the bike you are currently working on.
** All parts that you didn't need for the repair should go back to the part bins.
** Make sure all lubes, cleaners, degreasers go back on the bike stand or their proper spot.

*'''Tools'''
** Tools are a major expense for the collective. If you are missing a tool, let the manager know.
** If you need a tool required for a job, tell the manager. He may be able to order it.
** Keep tools free of grease and replace them to the exact spot you found them at the start of the shift.

== Fixing bikes ==

*'''Fixing a bike: is this bike worth repairing?'''
** Check for cracks in the frame. These are often apparent at the welds, particularly near the head tube.
** Look for bends in the frame or fork. If the down tube is wrinkled... even if there is a paint bubble on the bottom of the down tube, the bike may have been crashed. Inspect the forks, too for alignment. A crashed bike may have a fork that is straighter than usual. Or the left or right right fork may not line up with the wheel.
** Look for rust spots that may have gone completely through the frame.
** Is the paint in such a state that it needs a paint job before repair?
** If there is no green repair slip attached to the bike, you could prepare one. If you don't feel comfortable with this, ask the manager to help.

*'''Fixing a bike: clean it up first'''
You may not always see what needs to be done to a bicycle if there is a layer of grime or dust on it. Take the bike to the bike bath. Spray on some degreaser. Brush the bike thoroughly. Rinse it all off.

*'''Fixing a bike: applying repairs'''
** Probably a good idea to start with the heavy stuff first. If you need to overhaul a bottom bracket or a headset, you should do this first. Reason is if this repair uncovers a severe problem, other repairs might be a waste of time.
** If the bike needs new parts, discuss this with the Manager. She/He might have some parts that are available and will save you searching through the various bins.
** If you don't feel competent to perform a particular repair, please mention this to the Manager. If you might be able to do the repair, but it's your first time, ask the manager or another volunteer to work with you. Like other disciplines, bike repair goes a lot smoother if two people are able to work on it... two heads usually being better than one. Keep in mind that this should be a learning experience, not an ego display.
** If there is no way in hell you are going to do repair X, for whatever reason, discuss this with the manager. Perhaps it's okay to continue with other repairs on the bike and someone else may undertake what you don't want to do.
** If you can't complete all repairs, you could fill out a note and attach it to the green work order, stating what needs to be completed and what you have done or attempted.
** If you complete everything, move all leftover parts either to the parts bin or to the recycle bins. You should find recycle bins for all type of parts.

*'''Fixing a bike: all repairs done'''
** If the bike is dirty after a series of repairs, you might need to bring it back to the bike wash and clean it again.
** When the bike is dry and back on the stand, spray some "Bike Lust" or furniture polish on the frame and handlebars. Go over it with a clean cloth rag to shine it up. In a pinch you can also use car wax.
** Alert the manager that the bike is ready to go. You could locate the tag used for pricing. Measure the bike's seat tube (from the center of the crank to the top of the set tube) and write this down on the tag. Write down the make and model. For example "Trek 720 53cm". This format is used by the collective for many bicycle styles.
[[Image:DmbcTag.jpg]]

*'''Fixing a bike: safety checklist'''
** Handlebars are tight. Hold the front wheel between your legs and try to twist the handlebars. Make sure they are clamped tightly in the stem by pushing down on them.
** Seat is tight. Hold the rear wheel between your legs and try to twist the seat.
** Brakes are strong. Squeeze the brake levers and make sure they do not touch the handlebar when full force is applied. Check that the brakes are able to lock the wheels.
** Wheels are correctly installed. Visually inspect the wheel spacing in the fork or rear dropouts to see if it is centered. Spin it to see if is reasonably true and doesn’t hit the brake pads. Test that the wheel is securely fastened to the frame (either bolted or with quick release) by pushing with force to try to rock it side-to-side in the frame. Also check that axle bolts or quick release are making good contact with the frame, gripping the dropouts with most of their surface area.
** Nuts and Bolts are tight. Check the axle nuts to be sure the wheels are secure. Check the brake calipers and pads to make sure they are firmly attached.

== Organizing parts ==
Being able to find the right part for a repair is critical. Since the collective has so many bikes coming and going, as well as bikes being parted out, the roles of the parts organizer is an important one.

== Safety ==
* '''On your first visit'''
** Make sure that before you begin any work that you understand all the safety procedures and equipment.
** There is a first aid kit available. Make sure you know where it is located. Open it to see what inside.
** Keep the locations of exits in mind should you need to evacuate.
** As you are working on bicycles or other activities, be mindful of others in your vicinity. This is particular important when children are present.

== References ==
'''Good online sources for fixing bicycles'''

The Bicycle Tutor http://bicycletutor.com

Park Tool Website http://www.parktool.com/repair/byregion.asp

YouTube Bicycle Repair videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36GqAWjZmbE

BikeForums Bicycle Mechanics http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdisplay.php?10-Bicycle-Mechanics

Wrench use and safety http://www.reliableplant.com/Article.aspx?articleid=6975

Monty Python Bicycle Repairman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eCdIe0wdvU

'''Bicycle Cooperatives'''

Bikecollectives.org http://www.bikecollectives.org

Bike Forums List of Bike Co-ops http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?577108-List-of-bike-co-ops-collectives-and-bike-kitchens

[[Category:Volunteer handbooks]]

Shop Layout

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How you '''layout''' your shop space is largely indicative of what your space actually is so these are more just rules of thumb. In areas with colder winter seasons, you will find that your space shifts from summer functional space to winter storage space as the priority.

== Purchasing vs. Building ==

From an organizational standpoint, '''purchasing used''' racks, shelving, benches and the like is better in the '''long term'''. While '''building''' those things can be beneficial in the
'''short term''' because it is immediate and can cost less initially. In the event you expand and need to upgrade, the thing you bought a long time ago is an asset you can now sell. If you built it the likelyhood that someone will want to buy some old 2x4s or customer welding is unlikely.

=Possible elements in a workshop=

== Welcome Kiosk ==

Write down all the questions that people ask when they come to your shop and you will start to see trends in questions. While it is always best to have a volunteer or staff be a [[greeter]] it can help to have those frequently asked questions with responses posted somewhere. At the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] they were given an old [[Media:SLCBC_Kiosk_Image.jpg|Kiosk]] from a bank and a college student project made the sign.
<gallery>
Image:SLCBC_Kiosk.jpg|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk
</gallery>

== Volunteer Workstations ==

These are basic stations consisting of the most common tools and a work stand. The more of them you can fit, the better.

The [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] offers the following tips:
* Ugly bright colors sometimes covering the entire tool match each workbench. We put the "girly" pink colors in the back of the shop so the younger boys would stay closer to supervision -- it works.
* Outlines of the tools on the pegboard. (See [[Tool storage]] for other ideas)
* Hooks are zip-tied in place.
* [[Truing Stand]]s were moved to face the side of the bench, creating more room and allowing someone two people to use the bench at once (one truing to the side, one wrenching).
* Benches were made using 2 ft. increments to make maximum use of 8' boards and 4' x 8' sheets of plywood.
* Bench tops are plywood with a thin (and replaceable) layer of ......
* Molding was put in the corner connecting the peg board from the bench top to prevent little parts from gettings stuck.
* We usually have a couple random tin-cans for people to put parts in. We also keep sand paper and tire levers in there -- Pink Pedros tire levers don't get stolen as often.

<gallery>
Image:SLC_Bike_Collective_Workbench.jpg|1 of 7 identical (except for paint colors) work benches at the SLC Bike Collective
Image:SLC_Bike_Collective_Workbench2.jpg|Wheels with room to spare.
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===Bicycle repair stands===

These are used by professional bike shops to hold bikes off the floor. Functions are to position bike so that it fan be worked on at a convenient height by a variety of mechanics. Position the bike in a continuously variable orientation so that all parts of the bike are equally accessible. Position the bike so that the wheels can be rotated. Repair stands are not essential for your class, but they make some jobs enormously easier.

;Advantages

* Bikes can be set up at optimum height for each mechanic
* Bikes can be positioned upside down, etc, with ease
* Wheels and other components can be spun easily
* Creates a professional atmosphere: people feel as if something is taking place that is qualitatively different to when they fix a bike by turning it upside down on the sidewalk.
* Can be used to define exactly where a bike is to be worked on in a shop and to limit the number of bikes in the shop—i.e. three stands = three bikes, etc

;Disadvantages

* Quite expensive
* Can be dangerous—clamps can spring out breaking jaws and fingers, bikes can fall. Also gives people the opportunity to spin wheels as fast as they can, creating dangerous situation
* People start to think that you can’t work on a bike if you don’t have one
* If not correctly used the repair stand can seriously and permanently damage a bike, especially an expensive one with a frame that is light weight.

== Master Mechanic Workstation ==

There is usually only one of these. Here you will have a complete set of tools including those that are expensive and easily damaged. Some shops will raise this off the ground to give the master mechanic a bird's eye view of the shop. It also helps to clearly define who is in charge.

== Cash Register ==

If you are dealing with money at the shop, you will want one. Depending on how your staffing works this should be located next to the Master Mechanics Workstation.

[http://quickbooks.intuit.com/product/accounting-software/retail-pos-solutions/point-of-sale-software.jsp Intuit Quickbooks Point of Sale] works well, especially if you use [[Quickbooks]] to keep track of your financial books. [http://techsoup.org/ TechSoup] usually has pretty incredible deals for non-profits on those items.

== Bike Storage ==

You will have to deal with four types of bikes:

* Untouched Bikes: just donated
* Project Bikes: in progress (may include [[Earn-a-Bike]])
* Finished and/or Consignment Bikes: done
* Customer Bikes: the one they rolled in on

Having a logical seperate between these is important. This can be done by different colored tags, or different locations in the shop. Possible ways to store these bikes are:

* Bicycle display racks (aka [[Bicycle Display Fixtures]])
* Bike Hooks

== Part Storage ==

This can get crazy. Most likely you will end up with large bins of parts. You should provide a place nearby where customers / volunteers can rummage through the bins and not cause an inconvient mess.

See [[Part Storage]] for good ideas to keep parts organized.

== Tool storage ==

When storing tools, it's important to make them accessible, but also to find a way to keep them organized.

For ideas on this, see [[Tool storage]]

== Lounge Area ==

What place is complete without a lounge area?

== Classroom Area ==

If you are going to be teaching non-mechanics related bicycle classes, such as BikEd, you will need a seperate space for this.

== Bathrooms ==

Industrial (easy to clean) sinks are a must.

A shower is also a bonus.

== [[Shop Recycling | Metal Recycling]] ==

If you don't have the ability (truck) or the volunteers to recycle the metal. An easy solution is placing an old dumpster labeled 'Free Scrap Metal' in both english and spanish outside of your shop. There are people that go around l

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Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective

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[[Image:slcbikecollective_logo.gif|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]]

The '''Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective''' is a bicycle [[collective]] in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

== Mission Statement ==

The mission of the [http://www.slcbikecollective.org/ Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective] is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

== Hours ==

* Monday 5pm-9pm - volunteers and prospective volunteers only
* Tuesday 5pm-9pm - open shop hours
* Thursday 5pm-9pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

2312 S. West Temple
South Salt Lake, UT 84115-2623
USA

== About ==

The Collective was founded in April, 2002, by five enthusiastic bicycle [[advocate]]s. We set out to share the virtues of bicycling with our community and build the bicycling environment with a creative advocacy organization. Along with providing the gathering place, tools, education, art projects, and shop services, the Collective is about having fun while helping others.

The founders of the Collective know the benefits of bicycling for transportation and want more people to travel by bike. Why? We believe this form of clean, healthy transportation is not only more sustainable but more enjoyable. In addition, by putting more bicyclists on the road, we are creating safer conditions for existing bicyclists as motorists become more aware of this form of transportation.

To convert more bicycle commuters, we are always working with the city and county governments to provide useful community resources. Our goal is that, as more folks begin to learn safe riding skills and simple maintenance, bicycle commuting will become more convenient and effective then any other form of transportation around town.

In addition, it is our commitment to the growth of cycling in the Salt Lake Valley that has led us to create educational programs and provide refurbished bicycles, specifically to children and lower income households.

== Services ==

Salt Lake City Bicycle Cooperative is proud to support the following community services:

* Refurbishing donated bicycles for nominal resale and charity purposes
* Community access to tools and shop space for bicycle repair
* [[Valet Bicycle Parking]] for downtown events such as the Farmer's Market
* [[Bicycle Education]]
* [[Earn-A-Bike]] program for kids
* Bicycle mechanic courses and certifications
* Recycling and art projects

== Website ==

http://www.slcbikecollective.org/

== See Also ==

* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Home]]

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]
[[Category:Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]]

Parts Washers

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[[Image:parts_washer.jpg|Generic 20 gallon Parts Washer|right|thumb]]

Most shops will have a '''parts washer.''' They are nothing more than a tub that holds some kind of parts washing fluid. Sometimes they will have a pump to circulate the fluid, others will even heat up the fluid to make it more effective.

== Purchasing ==

A simple 20 gallon solvent parts washer will cost under $100 at [http://www.harborfreight.com/ Harbor Freight]. Expect to pay at least over a $1000 for a basic heated tank, make sure the warranty is good for when the heating element burns out.

== Parts Washing Fluid ==

Which will require some kind of [[solvent]] or cleaning liquid.

=== [[Solvent]] ===

Automotive shops use a [[solvent]] that requires [[Nitrile gloves]] (to prevent skin contact, prolonged contact can result in liver damage) and proper ventilation. Automotive shops also have large greasy parts, so they tend to hire services to swap out their solvent for roughly $80-$100 per month. There is no need for that frequency if for cleaning bicycle parts. If you buy solvent directly from a supplier it will cost roughly $60-$80 to fill up a 20 gallon parts washer.

* '''Solvent Pros:''' Cleans faster, lasts longer.
* '''Solvent Cons:''' Odor, hazardous material disposal, [[Nitrile glove]] expense.

At the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] it has been 5 years and they have never replaced their solvent, they just put more in as it slowly evaporates -- due to the dry climate, and people taking small quantities out of the tank, they go through ~10 gallons a year. Because of this the solvent is far from clear in color and the sludge just sits undisturbed on the bottom -- but it works just as well as new solvent.

One time they let the tank evaporate too much and the pump burned out which should always be submerged. Luckily [http://www.harborfreight.com/ Harbor Freight] had a $12 replacement.

=== Bio-degradable Cleaners ===

[[Image:park_tool_parts_washer.jpg|Park Tool Heated Parts Washer|right|thumb]]

Simple Green is a great example, while it doesn't work as well as solvent it smells good and you don't need gloves. To make it work even better it should be heated. However it does break down over time, and regardless of how bio-degradable it was pre-use, it is now mixed with non-biodegradable petroleum based products. Refer to [[shop recycling]] to learn how to dispose of hazardous materials.

== See Also ==

* [[Shop Recycling]]

Bike Collective Starter Kit

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== Mission Statement ==

Why does the organization exist?

== Legal Filings (USA) ==

No one likes doing it, but it sure makes things like [[grants]] and [[leases]] easier.

=== City ===

* [[Business licenses]]

=== State ===

* [[Articles of Incorporation]]
* [[Bylaws]]

=== Federal ===

* [[IRS Form 1023]] for 501(c)(3) status: Application for Recognition of Exemption
* [[IRS Form 8734]]
* [[IRS Form 990]]

=== Misc ===

* [[Insurance]]

== Legal Filings (Canada) ==

* [http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Not-For-Profit-Organization-in-Ontario%2C-Canada Start a Not For Profit in Ontario Canada]

== Business Models ==

* [[Cooperative]]s
* [[Collective]]s
* [[Non-Profit Types]]

== [[Fundraising]] ==

* [[Private Foundations]]
* [[Federal Funding]]
* [[Membership]]
* [[Capital Campaigns]]

== [[Publicity]] ==

List your organization in the [http://www.bikecollectives.org/component/option,com_sobi2/sobi2Task,search/Itemid,51/ Bike Collective Network Directory]!

* [[Creating a Website]] - you need to buy a domain name, but until you get your 501(c)(3) status, the Bike Collective Network will host your site for free.
* [[Professional Email]]
* [[Guerilla Marketing]]
* [[Media Coverage]]
* [[Word of Mouth]]
* [[Newsletters]]

== [[Staff]] & [[Volunteers]] ==

According to [http://www.dionco.com/ Jim Dion], a psychologist with over 30 years experience in retail, there should be '''no difference between how volunteers and employees are treated and what is expected of them'''. Museum gift shops are frequently volunteer run and work under this model.

* [[Volunteer Handbooks]]
* [[Full Time Employees]]
* [[Part Time Employees]]
* [[Contractors]]
* [[Volunteers]]
* [[Paid vs. Volunteer]]
* [[Apprenticeships]]
* [[Internships]]

== Common Activities ==

No two [[Community Bicycle Organizations]] are alike, but here are some common activities you might see.

=== Community Bike Shops ===

Providing bicycle tools and expertise to the public.

* [[Shop Organization]]
* [[Shop Locations]]
* [[Layout]]
* [[Rules]]
* [[Hours]]
* [[Capital Improvement Plans]]
* [[Shop Recycling]]
* [[Bike and Part Sales]]
* [[Proper Bike Fit]]

=== [[Earn-a-Bike]] ===

Thanks to a program started by [[Bikes not Bombs]], you can teach the next generation how to use tools and appreciate their bicycle. Some organizations expand on that idea by taking kids riding too, like [[Trips for Kids]] charters.

=== [[Women and Trans Night]] ===

An open shop time only for women and transgender people. We provide free training and a welcoming, comfortable space in the male-dominated field of bicycle mechanics.

=== [[Valet Bike Parking]] ===

Getting more people to ride while advertising the organization by watching peoples bikes at different events around town.

=== Safety Education ===

Giving someone a bike and teaching them how to ride safetly go hand in hand. The [[League of American Bicyclists]] has a nicely pre-packaged program called [[BikeEd]].

=== [[Helmet]] Distribution ===

Offering discounted or free helmets, everyone can afford to be safe.

=== Bicycle Art ===

Following [[Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle]] old bikes and parts can be turned into works of art! [[Resource Revival]] and [[BICAS]] are great examples. [[Ohio City Bicycle Co-op]] has examples here:[http://ohiocitycycles.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27-bike-art&Itemid=39]

=== [[Commercial Bike Racks]] ===

Why not help businesses be more friendly by helping them find and install [[outdoor bike racks]]. Some go a step further and sponsor the [[Bicycle Benefits]] program for their city.

=== [[Tabling Events]] ===

=== [[Bicycle Advocacy]] ===

Many [[Community Bicycle Organizations]] concentrate on the grass roots elements of educating and getting people on bikes. However some organizations, or at least some of their members, are also involved in traditional [[bicycle advocacy]].

== Resources ==

* [http://www.techsoup.org/ Tech Soup] - The Technology Place for Non Profits
* [[Conference Calls]]

== References ==

* [http://www.managementhelp.org/strt_org/strt_np/strt_np.htm Starting a Nonprofit Organization]

Bicycle Collective History

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This is the history of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective.

== The Idea and Founders ==

The concept of a Community Bike Shop was presented at a Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee (MBAC) by Brenton Chu in 2001. While it was well received, the MBAC didn't have the resources to support it. However, there were some folks attending the meeting that were interested in trying separate of the MBAC. Those individuals also found some other enthusiastic cycling advocates at Critical Mass and they all began talking.

The Salt Lake City Bicycle Cooperative was initially incorporated in 2002 by Jonathan Morrison, Edward Whitney, Brenton Chu, Brian Price, and Jesse Ratzkin. Very early in that process Brenton moved to NYC to pursue film and Jason Bultman came aboard. In talking to a lawyer about 501(c)(3) status, we found out that Utah State has a specific definition of [[Cooperatives]] that we didn't fit it. So we re-instated our articles of incorporation as the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] and officially added Jason.

Edward Whitney, aka fast-eddy, found $5,000 from a friend with a family foundation. This seed money galvanized our belief that 'this' might work. We used it to pay for a lawyer and consult with an accountant. Thanks to Brian Price, who filled out everything and dealt with the lawyers, we were able to apply for our 501(c)(3) status. Prior to this point we didn't know how to pay for this so considered selling Jesse to medical science and even crazy ideas like keg parties. Jesse will be missed.

== First Projects ==

=== Space, Tools and Bikes ===

Brian Price was living in a warehouse at the time, so foolishly he offered some of that space up for our operations. We had some personal tools that we pooled together. Even today, there are tools with yellow tape on them, those were Brian's, and the tools that have 'JM' faded on them belonged to Jonathan Morrison. While we had the basic tools covered, we still needed bikes. Using the seed money we put ads in all the local rags, Catalyst, City Weekly, Cycling Utah, etc.,... advertising a Bike Drive. We set up in parks across the city for a few weekends and totaled three bikes. However, while our paid advertisements were a wash, they did catch the eye of a Salt Lake Tribune newspaper reporter, Janet Rae Brooks. She was interested in our project and ran an article in Sunday paper.

The response to the newspaper article was overwhelming. It took three teams the better part of a weekend to drive around in pickup trucks and gather all the bikes. Brian's warehouse was now bike land.

=== Earn-a-Bike ===

Everything is connected, and that article caught the attention of Ken Perko, the Director of YouthCity. He contacted us in 2003 and asked if we would teach a class where the kids got a bike. They even had a small space at the County Rec Center at (300 E 600 S) we could set up shop in. It was a lifeguard station, so we didn't have a lot of room.

Called Bike Bonanza, the first class was taught by Keith Andersen, a frame builder from Moab with 15 years of experience; Tim Bowman, who was a Mechanical Engineer; Dr. Jesse Ratskin, in the middle of his Post-Doc in mathematics at the University of Utah (we really didn't sell him to medical science); and Jonathan Morrison, who was finishing his degree in Software Engineering. As a factoid, Jonathan didn't even know how to change a bottom bracket when this class started. Rumor has it he has since learned, but you know what they say about rumors.

To make this class extra special we wanted to paint the bikes. Someone mentioned powder coating and Jonathan called every powder coater in the phone book. Tina at Steel Coatings was not only willing to powder coat the bikes, but they also let the kids tour the factory and watch the powder coating process.

This first class was incredible and we some of the kids, now much bigger, volunteer at the collective.

== Changing Faces in 2004/2005 ==

* Jesse Ratzkin finished his Post-Doc and moved to Connecticut.
* Ron Ferrucci moved to Salt Lake from Connecticut to start his Doctorate.
* Richard Hurst found us, became one of our directors, delivered ReDirect Guides by bicycle, put himself through the United Bicycle Institute, and ran the open shop (keep reading). Before leaving to work for [[B.I.C.A.S.]] he donated his tools.
* Meara McClenahan took over for Jonathan Morrison and ran the Earn-a-Bike classes.
* Clinton Watson became one of our directors.
* Michael Wise became one of our directors and Treasurer for life.

Factoid: Aside from being smarter than us, Jesse and Ron both rode fixed gears, wore the same t-shirts, and had shaved heads. Freaky!

== Hunting for a Space ==

Brian's warehouse turned more into a storage unit due to accessibility and privacy. Also the space at the County Rec Center was too small, and while we had a key to the room, we had limited access to the building. So we needed another space.

=== Glendale Plaza ===

Jason Bultman found the Glendale Plaza by pedaling around and was able to negotiate an agreement with the landlord to occupy an otherwise un-usable space in return for repairs. Around this time we met an enthusiastic volunteer, Richard Hurst, who kept the shop open to the public. While the location was in the middle of a demographic we wanted to reach, it was apparently out of the way for most volunteers. We also lacked public traffic and operated at a financial loss. Our time in this space was about a year.

As fate would have it we were ready to sign a lease for $1000 per month when the property owner sold the building. The new owner had a 100% business focus, and was not interested in supporting our cause. He wanted $1,800 per month, and when we said we couldn't manage that he gave us three days to get out. Not suprisingly, years later the space has still never been occupied.

=== Delvie Plastics ===

Right around the time we were being evicted from the Glendale Plaza, Jonathan Morrison was asked to present at an Exchange Club meeting. There were only five members in attendance, but when he mentioned that we were in desperate need of space one member, Bill Delvie, asked, "How much space?"

As it turned out his son, John Delvie, was managing a piece of warehouse property and it was vacant. So we met with John, the price was right, and we signed a lease. John rides his bike to work every day the weather allows, and Bill is a seasoned cyclist that travels the world with his bike.

Factoid: We had under 20 volunteers and 3 U-Hauls move the entire shop from Glendale to South Salt Lake in four hours. By far the most efficient and amazing job in the history of our organization. We never want to do that again.

[[Category:Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]]

Sorting Brake Levers

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Brake levers can be difficult to sort, but you will find the task easier if you study the pictures and characteristics here. There are two types of brake levers, one for each [[handlebar]] type. You should take note of the differences between bar types before you sort brake levers. It might be helpful to look at a few brake levers on actual bikes as well. Sorting levers when they come with a handlebar or an entire bike is an easy task, and can prepare you for sorting levers alone.

== What you will find ==
Looking at the handlebar types, you can see that road and flat bar brake levers have changed over time. However, in practice at the co-op you will find many old road brake levers and many newer flat bar levers. This is because of the tremendous volume of bikes with drop bars ("road" bars) sold in the 1970s and the takeover of popular bicycle sales by the "mountain bike" in the 1980s. Old flat bar levers and new road bar levers will be rare.

== Flat bar levers ==

[[Image:flatlevers.jpg|thumb|'''Old Road vs. Old Flat bar:''' This can be a tough difference to see, and is a common place to mis-sort a lever. Take a look at the picture below. How can you tell? Neither has a barrel adjuster, neither has any black parts. The difference here is in the clamp. The road lever, on the left, has a band of thin metal which is tightened around the bar. The flat bar lever has a thicker clamp with a screw on the side. This is the only foolproof way to sort these unless you're very familiar with them.]]

[[Image:roadflat.jpg|thumb|'''Road Levers:''' Other than being different from flat bar levers, road levers have a few characteristics that are worth knowing about.]]

Here are some examples of flat bar levers. In the upper left is an old one, probably from a city bike. In the upper right is one of the cheap unused 1980s levers that the co-op has. In the lower left is a fairly typical lever from the early days of mountain bikes. In the lower right is a newer lever. There are a few characteristics which most flat bar levers at the co-op have in common:

* '''The color black:''' You will often find black pieces on flat bar levers, and this is a real giveaway, as there is rarely black on road levers (except for rubber hoods, which are usually very obviously made of rubber). It may be black plastic, as in the upper right here, or black painted/anodized metal, as in the lower two. Older levers like the one in the upper right will usually not have black parts. Some modern road levers include the color black, but they are rare at the co-op and look very different from flat bar levers.
* '''Barrel Adjusters:''' The three newer levers in the picture also have these. On road bikes, the barrel adjusters are usually located on the brakes instead of on the lever. The older lever on the upper right was designed to be used with road-style brakes, and needs no adjuster.
* '''Solid metal clamps:''' Flat bar levers usually clamp onto the bar with solid pieces of metal, while road levers tend to use bands of metal which are tightened against the bar. The picture below comparing an old flat bar lever to a road lever shows this nicely.
* '''Extension levers:''' See them [[Handlebars|here]] on the picture of old road bars. If you find these levers off of a bike, they will look like two levers attached to each other. These are always road levers. We often take them off at the co-op to allow for brake hoods, which can make riding more comfortable, and because they decrease stopping power.
* '''Brake Hoods:''' Old road levers often still have old brake hoods on them. This makes them easy to spot. The hoods are always gum-colored rubber and are usually completely dry and will fall apart easily. The picture below is of the same road lever in the picture above, before the brake hood fell apart when I tried to remove it.
[[Image:roadhood.jpg|thumb|Road Hood]]

Bicycle Collective Volunteer Manual

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This is the '''SLC Bicycle Collective Volunteer Manual''', we are currently developing it, so it is not in use yet.

== Mission Statement ==

The mission of the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

== Accepting Donations ==

=== Bikes, Parts and Money ===

We accept all parts and bikes regardless of condition. So that we can keep track of donations, please use this process for everything that is donated:

# Treat this as a purchase in the [[Quickbooks Point of Sale]] system. Select the following items to the transaction:
#* "Donation: Bikes"
#* "Donation: Parts"
#* "Donation: Money"
#* "Tax ID 81-0569811"
# Adjust the quantities but '''DO NOT''' set values for bikes or parts -- that is between the donor and the IRS to determine.
# Ask the donor if they want a [[donation receipt]], if they do select "Save and Print" and give them the receipt. If not, just click "Save."
# If they donated a bike, place a yellow "For Sale As-Is" tag on the bike with a blank "Repair" tag.

== Tax Exempt Purchases ==

As a tax-exempt organization -- we don't pay tax on most of the things we buy. When purchasing things for the Collective, provide the businesses with a completed and signed [http://www.tax.utah.gov/forms/current/tc-721.pdf TC-721] form. We are a "'''Religious or Charitable Institution'''" and our '''Sales Tax Excemption No.''' is "'''12266870-002-STC'''".

'''NOTE:''' TC-721 forms need to be signed by an officer of the the SLC Bicycle Collective.

== Reserving Bikes / Project Bikes ==

All donated bikes are for sale at nominal cost, but priority of the bikes goes to our programs. Each bike or frame should have a (yellow) Bike Information Sheet. The backside of the (yellow) Bike Information Sheets contains a place to reserve the bike.

Reserved bikes should have a name, phone number and a non-expired pickup date on them. If they lack any one of these three things -- it is not considered reserved.

To be fair to everyone, pickup dates should never be more than two weeks from the current day. The key of a pickup date is to show that the person reserving it is still interested in the bike. They also can extend the pickup date, unless it has already expired, again the key is to show they haven't abandoned their project.

== [[Work Trade]] ==

"Time is money." -Benjamin Franklin

Our community bike shop works also uses the '''work trade''' concept. Simply ask the core volunteer what you would like to purchase, and the two of you will determine how many volunteer hours it would take to earn that item.

== Donation Life Cycle ==

* ALL donated bikes and parts should be logged in the Quickbooks Point of Sale.
* Shop Manager evaluates all bikes and parts and tags them appropriately.

== Youth Programs ==

=== Earn-a-Bike ===

=== Trips for Kids ===

Rides go from April until ????

=== Bike Rodeos ===

Given the low ROI, lack of child retention, and lack of necessary learning repetition -- we don't do them. So we re-direct them to the Utah Department of Health Violence and Injury prevention division.

== Bikes ==

=== Bicycle Licensing ===

If a donated bike's estimated replacement parts exceed the value of the bike (time is volunteered) or there is damage to the frame the bike will PARTED OUT. Do not waste stickers on these bikes.

If a donated bike is deemed fixable by someone on the Key List or Staff, then it is to be given a red Salt Lake County Bicycle License sticker, and entered into the [[Point of Sale]] (POS) system using that License number.

[[Image:SL_County_Bike_Registration_Sticker.jpg]]

[http://slcilp.ci.slc.ut.us/CityCode/lpext.dll/Code%20of%20Salt%20Lake%20City/1/e46/f59/107d/1086 Legally this must be done for any new or used bike sold in Salt Lake County.] Individuals can also go to the fire department.

Stickers cost the Collective (and other businesses) 50 cents each, and can be purchased in increments of 100 from the [http://www.ci.slc.ut.us/finance/treasurer/ Business Licenses Division of the Salt Lake City Treasurer's office] (ask for Michael Moore) however they cannot be re-sold for more than $2 each.

City & County Building
Business Licenses
451 South State, Room 225/228
Salt Lake City, Utah
801-535-6644

Instead of filling out the paper booklet that comes with the stickers, use our online form:
http://volunteer.slcbikecollective.org/bicycle_registration.php

So that the form cannot be abused, there is a password required to submit, contact Jonathan Morrison for access.

=== [[Bike and Part Sales]] ===

All bikes are for nominal sale, but reservation priority goes first and foremost to our various programs. '''WE DO NOT BUY BIKES OR TRADE BIKES FROM ANYONE.'''

Make sure you mark how much the bike was sold for on the (yellow) Bike Information Sheet and put it in the drawer with the other yellow sheets. If the purchaser is asking for a low-income discount, he or she '''must''' fill out an eligibility form.

=== [[Bike and Part Pricing]] ===

These are just guidelines to keep everyone consistent, ultimately the price is your judgment call.

'''Department Store Bikes''': $20-40**

'''Mountain Bikes''': $50-$100** nicer bikes may be priced more.

'''Bike Frames''': $20 and up** cruiser and road bike frames are more, generally speaking.

'''Road / Cruiser Bikes''': $100 and up**.

'''Nicer Bikes or Parts''': These are sold on E-bay, Craigslist or reserved for our key list volunteers. Key list volunteers can view those items on the [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=prlHsC-DLLuS3d-2TDvqPWA&hl=en eBay Items] google doc.

'''Random Used Parts''': $1-$10

'''Wheels''': $10 and up

'''New Parts''': See ''New Parts Price List'' posted on the glass display case AND the stand the register computer is on. The Shop Manager will update this every time an order comes in.

** or $5 per volunteer hour equivalent.

=== [[Consignment]] Bikes ===

See ''Bike Tags: Consignment''

=== [[Bikes for Trade]] ===

We maintain a strict '''No Trades''' policy. We do this to remove the incentive for laundering stolen bikes at our shop. If someone trades a stolen bike to your shop, it can lead to legal problems for the person who ends up with the bike -- and that just makes us look bad.

So that we don't have to descriminate against any one person or group of people we have made this a blanket policy so that it applies to everyone.

=== Free Bikes ===

We offer free bikes in conjunction with other local charitable causes. Those organizations contact us, and we set up a referal system. Anyone listed on that referal system is given a bike and a helmet.

== Bike Tags ==

=== [[Media:forsaletag.pdf|Green: For Sale]] ===

This means the bike has been checked over by a volunteer. Since we don't have a master mechanic or formal process, it does NOT mean the bike is in 100% working order. Until then, re-check every "Green: For Sale" bike before it goes out the door.

=== [[Media:forsaleasistag.pdf|Yellow: For Sale As Is]] ===

Put this tag on every bike, except for Department Store Bikes, that comes in the door. This tag means no one has looked at it yet.

=== [[Media:reserveduntiltag.pdf|Purple: Reserved Until]] ===

Anyone can put '''up to a 2 week''' hold on a bike. Two weeks is the max. If they call in to extend the time, we will change the date on the tag for them. If they come in to the collective they can change the date, but not more than two weeks out from the current date.

We do not call on bikes anymore. If a tag is expired, immediately replace it with a ''Yellow: For Sale As Is'' tag or a ''Green: For Sale'' tag.

=== [[Media:notsaletag.pdf|Red: Not for Sale]] ===

It is highly recommended that no-one leaves personal property at the Community Bike Shop and we are not liable for any theft or vandalism.

'''Bikes that have this tag are:'''

* Reserved for goodwill organizations like the IRC.
* Part of our Earn-a-Bike or Trips for Kids program.
* Personal Property: Volunteer Bikes or Visitor Bikes.
* Nicer bikes that may potentially put on craigslist or eBay.

=== [[Media:consignmenttag.pdf|Blue: Consignment]] ===

'''WE DO NOT DO THIS'''

== Memberships ==

* http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/view/147/64/

== Volunteers ==

There are 3 levels of volunteer.

=== Core Volunteer/Core mechanics ===

They are responsible for a shift of 4 hours/week, they help to maintain the space. One monthly meeting is mandatory.

'''Privileges''':
* Candidates for keys (access to the shop in off hours). Candidates are voted on by ????
* Getting parts at 10% over wholesale
* Cheap to free used parts (use discretion and don't be a hog).

=== Committed volunteers ===

Must work at least 8 hours a month, either as an apprentice/aid to the core mechanics on a weekly basis, or by doing odd tasks from the chore list regularly. After volunteering consistently for one full month, they are entitled to the following '''privileges''': New parts at 35% over Wholesale and cheap to free parts (at the discretion of the shift mechanic), and membership privileges. The meeting may decide to offer keys to a long-term committed volunteer.

Access to the office and mechanics only areas is granted by the mechanic on duty, and should not be assumed.

=== Impromptu volunteers ===

They are people who ask if they can do some work for that day, usually as a trade for shop use/assistance, and necessary used parts (and occasionally a new tube). The volunteer is referred to a list of chores, and the value is determined by the mechanic.

== Key Policy ==

Smart Card access to the Community Bike Shop is an awardable and revocable privilege and shouldn't be taken lightly. The general goal of the following rules is to make those with access to the shop more accountable; to regulate overall access to the shop and all the physical assets of the organization; and to reward volunteers who further the overall goals of the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]].

We have changed the standard lock and converted to a [[keyless entry]] smart card system. This way we don't have to worry about lost keys, and a log is kept for accountability's sake.

=== Earning a Smart Card ===

Potential Key List members will be reviewed monthly at the mandatory [[SLC Bicycle Collective Volunteer Manual#Key List Meetings | key list meeting]].

'''Requirements:'''

# You must have 40 hours of volunteering ([http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/view/147/64/ Velorutionary Membership Level Equivalent])
# You must be sponsored by someone currently on the [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=prlHsC-DLLuSyXUHUfTruCw Key List].
# You must be elected by the rest of the key list by silent vote.
# You must provide your own [http://www.hidcorp.com/technology.php?tech_cat=1&subcat_id=9 125 kHz HID Proximity Smart Card] (available at most locksmiths) '''OR''' we can provide smart cards for a $10 fully refundable deposit. [[User:jonathan | Jonathan Morrison]] sets up the smart cards.

'''Exceptions:'''

* Members of the [[Board of Directors]] may request a smart card.
* Specific program coordinators and volunteers may be issued a '''limited access''' smart cards ([[BikeEd]], [[Earn-A-Bike]], and Continuing Ed Courses)
* In addition to the smart card system there will be 3 regular backup keys in existence, one for Executive Director, one for the property owner, and one in the Collective's safety deposit box. This backup will be used in the event the electronic system fails.

=== Staying on the Key List ===

Smart Card access will be reviewed monthly at the mandatory [[SLC Bicycle Collective Volunteer Manual#Key List Meetings | key list meeting]] (scheduled at previous key list meeting). Requirements ''may'' be changed at those meetings.

'''Mandatory Requirements:'''

# Volunteer for '''two''' open shop nights per month.
# Attend the monthly [[SLC Bicycle Collective Volunteer Manual#Key List Meetings | key list meeting]] (scheduled at previous key list meeting).

'''Exceptions:'''

# Successful plea at a key list meeting. If you know can't meet the mandatory requirements, let the key list know ''before'' it happens.

=== Losing Smart Card Privileges ===

If you lose your smart card privileges, you are entitled to an explanation. Here are common reasons:

# Failure to meet monthly volunteer requirements.
# Failure to attend the required monthly meeting without prior notification.
# Abuse or misuse of shop and/or shop resources.
# Inappropriate representation of the Collective to shop patrons and/or volunteers.
# Working on '''personal''' projects during open shop hours ''instead'' of helping others. ''That is why you have off hours shop use.''
# Lending keys to individuals not on the key list without prior consent from key list members.
# Taking shop supplies including, but not limited to, tools, grease, cables, housing, chain lube, new parts, etc.,... ''Order them using your shop employee rate!''
# Borrowing tools without notifying the key list or not returning them before they are needed at the shop.

=== Responsibilities ===

# Help shop patrons and direct other volunteers.
# Follow and set an example of the [[SLC Bicycle Collective Volunteer Manual#Shop Rules | Shop Rules]].
# [[SLC Bicycle Collective Volunteer Manual#Opening | Opening]] and [[SLC Bicycle Collective Volunteer Manual#Closing | Closing]] of the Community Bike Shop.
# Oversee and ensure shop clean up, and that all tools are back in their place.
# Money handling.

=== Benefits ===

To be a member of the key list is a lot of responsibility, here are some incentives:

* For every full 4 hour [[volunteer]] shift a key list member will be entered into a yearly raffle.
* Shop [[employee]] rate of cost + 10% '''for personal use only''' on our [[distributor]] accounts.
* Off hour shop use. ''Just make sure you leave it better than you found it '''and''' you pay for any new parts or supplies.''

=== Key List Meetings ===

Key List Meetings are '''mandatory''', if you can't attend please provide prior notice. It is OK to miss a meeting, just let us know before hand -- otherwise we might think you are flakey. Dates and times for Key List meetings are scheduled at the prior key list meeting.

'''Agenda Items:'''

* Determine who is taking the meeting minutes, they are also responsible for emailing the minutes to the [http://lists.slcbikecollective.org/listinfo.cgi/keylist-slcbikecollective.org Key List email list].
* Date and time are to be determined for next month's mandatory key list meeting.
* Discussion of current shop projects for uniformity and clarity.
* Voting on new and existing key list members.
* Update the Key List members on the [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=prlHsC-DLLuSyXUHUfTruCw Google Spreadsheet]. ''Only certain key list members have access to the spreadsheet.''
* Add or Remove members from the [http://lists.slcbikecollective.org/listinfo.cgi/keylist-slcbikecollective.org Key List email list]. ''Only certain key list members have administrator access to the email list. ''
* Current issue discussion.
* Project proposals.
* Schedule sign ups.

=== Off Hour Shop Use ===

Key List Members have the ability to use the shop during off-hours. The conditions of doing so are:

# Leave it better than you found it. If using the shop in off-hours, make sure it is '''clean and clear of projects''' at least 15 minutes before a shift or scheduled workshop/class.
# Do not advertise that the shop is open. If you choose to help people that wander in, be clear that this is not a time we are regularly open.

=== Placing orders ===

If you are a Keylist member and you are unsure how to place an order, contact [[User:jonathan|Jonathan Morrison]].

# You must be a Keylist member.
# Set up a [http://docs.google.com/ Google Docs] account, it is easier if you have a [http://mail.google.com/ Gmail] account. Let [[User:jonathan|Jonathan Morrison]] know and he will share [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=prlHsC-DLLuRv3K6GknhEWg&hl=en Distributor Orders - Current] and [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=prlHsC-DLLuQym1nR0tKoFw&hl=en Distributor Orders - Past] Google Doc Spreadsheets with you.
# Enter your parts requests in [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=prlHsC-DLLuRv3K6GknhEWg&hl=en Distributor Orders - Current], notice every [[distributor]] has their own '''sheet'''.
# If your order is urgent, let [[User:jonathan|Jonathan Morrison]] know.
# When orders get placed, they will be moved to [http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=prlHsC-DLLuQym1nR0tKoFw&hl=en Distributor Orders - Past].
# Prices in print catalogs change, what is owed will be based on the distributor's receipt.
# Don't pay in cash if possible, use [http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/category/6/18/37/ Google Checkout] or Paypal so that there is a record and receipt, this just keeps us all honest.

'''Note:''' If your parts come in, '''never''' take them before you pay. Again, this just keeps us all honest, as it can be easy to forget. If it turns out you can't afford it, we can still send it back or sell it.

== [[Distributor]] Accounts ==

We '''do''' two types of ordering:

# Non-advertised (aside from word of mouth) shop orders for essential items such as tires, chains, locks, lights, and some fixed gear items that don't compete with the [[Local Bike Shop]] ([[LBS]])
# Cost + 10% privilege for Keylist members.

Ordering we '''do not''' do:

# Special orders for anyone but Keylist members. Please don't ask us to undercut the [[LBS]] as we have great relationships with them that aren't worth destroying for you to say a few bucks. If you ask, we will just redirect you to the [[LBS]] anyway.
# Complete Bikes. Besides putting us in competition with our friendly [[LBS]], it doesn't fit our mission of [[reduce, reuse and recycle]].
# Keylist members ordering for anyone besides themselves. Cost + 10% is a privilege, abuse it and lose it.

=== Current [[Distributors]] ===

* [http://www.qbp.com/ Quality Bicycle Products (QBP)]
* [http://www.jbimporters.com/ J&B Importers]
* [http://www.wilsonbike.com/ Wilson Bicycle Sales]
* [http://www.euroasiaimports.com/ Euro Asia Importers]
* [http://www.chromebags.com/ Chrome Industries]
* [http://www.whiteind.com/ White Industries]
* [http://www.velocityusa.com/ Velocity]
* [http://www.cyclonebicycle.com/ Cyclone Bicycle Supply]
* [http://www.feedbacksports.com/ Feedback Sports]

== [[Valet Bicycle Parking]] ==

'''Valet Bicycle Parking''' is an easy way to rack up some volunteer hours. You simply set up a tent at an event, and when people bring you bikes to watch, you give them one side of a raffle ticket and wedge the other one somewhere on their bike (like in between two spokes). You should know about the different programs that the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective offers -- people will ask. Also try and promote the programs as people are leaving. Say something simple as, "Have you heard of the Bicycle Collective before?"

=== Supplies ===

* EZ-UP Tent
* Folding Table
* Table Cloth
* 2 or 3 Folding Chairs
* Banners (SLC Bike Collective & Valet Bike Parking)
* Zip ties and/or Elastic Tie Downs
* Clip Board
* Pens
* Double Roll of Raffle Tickets
* Cash Box
* Brochure Racks
* T-shirts

=== Hand outs ===

* SLC Bike Collective Tri-Fold Brochures (contact: [[User:jonathan|Jonathan Morrison]])
* SLC Bike Collective Membership Forms (contact: [[User:jonathan|Jonathan Morrison]])
* SLC Bike Collective Get-a-Grip Post Cards (contact: [[User:jonathan|Jonathan Morrison]])
* Bicycle Benefits Helmet Stickers (contact: [mailto:ian@bicyclebenefits.org ian@bicyclebenefits.org])
* Cycling Utah (contact: [mailto:dave@cyclingutah.com dave@cyclingutah.com])
* Volunteer Sign up sheet (contact: [[User:jonathan|Jonathan Morrison]])
* Salt Lake City Bike Maps (contact: [mailto:dave@cyclingutah.com dave@cyclingutah.com])
* Salt Lake County Bike Maps (contact: [mailto:chair@slcbac.org chair@slcbac.org])
* Utah Bicycle Commuter Guide (contact: [mailto:sbriggs@utah.gov sbriggs@utah.gov])

== Shop Rules ==

These rules should be displayed in the front (east end) of the shop near the light switches.

=== Opening ===

The shop door will stay open from 5-9PM, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays,and 1-5 PM on Saturdays, once someone in the "first in" list swipes their smart card. It will automatically lock itself at 9PM (M/T/Th)or 5 PM (Sa).

* Count the register and mark it in the book.
* Make sure the benches are clean and the tools are put away.
* Verify no tools are missing.
* Check the answering machine and write down or email any notes.
* Put on an apron that says "VOLUNTEER" on it.
* Grab the cordless phone and keep it on you.
* Turn on the heater or swamp cooler as necessary.
* Change the door sign to "OPEN"

=== Closing ===

* Make sure everyone is gone, check the bathroom.
* Count the register and mark it in the book.
* Make sure the benches are clean and the tools are put away.
* Verify no tools are missing.
* Turn off the swamp cooler. ''Switch is to the left of the refrigerator.''
* '''Turn off the heater.''' This is an easy one to forget if it is dormant when you leave. ''Switch is above the desk in the back.''
* Make sure the cordless phone is in the charger.
* Turn off all the lights. ''Switches are in the front, to the left of the shelves in the back, in the bathroom, and a pull string in the caged area.''
* Change the door sign to "CLOSED"

=== Preventing Shop Theft with Kids ===

Not that adults aren't a problem, but we have seen some trends with kids that aren't interested in volunteering, but aren't interested in paying for a bike either.

'''What to look for:'''

* They wait until it is really busy, and take a bike out for a test drive and hide it around the back of the building (or somewhere else). Then they will walk back in (or they might not come back at all) only to walk back out a little while later.

* Another thing they will do is take off the existing bike tags and put their own on it, only to come back a week later (when no one remembers or there are new faces) and take it. They will also ask every volunteer they can until someone gives them a better answer.

'''What to do:'''

* Tag or not, when asked questions about earning or taking a bike by a kid (<18 yrs. old), refer all of them to [[User:krista|Krista]] or [[User:jonathan|Jonathan]]. If we aren't there or in cell phone range, tell them they will just have to wait -- resist all cons. That way we can keep the answers consistent.
* When they walk IN count the number of kids and the number of bikes they came in with, if you can remember what their bikes look like, great.
* Do not let them test ride a bike outside without the supervision of an adult.

== [[Shop Recycling]] ==

=== Metal ===

Put metal outside of the garage door (small parts in a cardboard box) -- metal scrapers check there regularly. Due to the currently low value of all metals, it isn't worth our time to recycle it ourselves.

Unfortunately we barely have enough room for bikes let alone scrap metal inside the building, so we have to tell Artists and the like to fend for themselves with the scrappers outside.

=== [[Shop_Recycling#Rubber|Rubber Tubes and Tires]] ===

We don't get paid to recycle tubes or tires. We have tried to get people like [http://www.greengurugear.com/ Green Guru] to pay for shipping, but as it turns out the cheapest way is to recycle them ourselves. Store rubber tubes and tires in the big black box labeled "Recycle Rubber Tires & Tubes Here" which is right next to the trash and recycling cans.

When the black box is full, take used [[tires]] and [[tubes]] to:
Utah Tire Recyclers (801-364-7900)
1398 Beck St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-1209

We have a special arrangement with the owner so it doesn't cost us anything.

== Shop Communications ==

=== Wireless ===

Since you won't be able to get to this page if the wireless is down, it should be '''printed and posted''' next to the DSL modem (white) and the wireless router (blue). Brad's business card is also taped to the DSL modem (white).

'''Troubleshooting:'''

# Unplug the power from '''both''' the DSL modem (white) and the wireless router (blue).
# Wait 15 seconds.
# Plug the power back into the DSL modem (white).
# Wait until DSL modem (white) boots up, the ''power'' and ''internet'' lights should be on. If the ''internet'' light doesn't come on see the '''Contacts''' below.
# Plug the power back into the wireless router (blue).
# Wait until the wireless router (blue) boots up.
# Check connectivity with a computer.
# This should fix 90% of the issues, but if problems persist start contacting the companies below:

'''Contacts:'''

# Qwest DSL Support (800-247-7285) - if the ''internet'' light is not on.
# XMission (801-539-0852) controls the hotspot and their employee, Brad Mertz, set it up.

=== Phone ===

Manual for the [http://telephones.att.com/telephones_ui/support/dsp_manual.cfm?manualID=490736 AT&T Model #CL82659 Six Handset Answering System].

''Default Message:''

"You have called 801-FAT-BIKE home of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective. Online at www dot slc bike collective dot org. We accept bike and part donations whenever our community bike shop is open. Excluding national holidays, Do-It-Yourself Hours are Tuesday through Thursday from five thirty until ten pm as well as Saturdays from noon until five pm. A DIY Night for Ladies only is on first Wednesday of the month from five thirty until ten pm. Volunteers are welcome during the day from ten AM until four PM by appointment only. Or just stop by any Monday night from five thirty to ten pm, the free park tool school class starts at 6pm. Our address is 2312 South on West Temple. For questions or more information about our other programs such as Earn-a-Bike, Trips-for-Kids or Valet Bike Parking please leave your name, number or email and we will get back to you shortly."

=== Printer/Copier/Fax ===

Manual for the [http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/BSC/public/files/dlf/doc002054/cv_mfc-8460n_usaeng_user_d.pdf Brother 8670DN Multi-function Center]. We own two of these, one at the community bike shop in SLC the other is at the community bike shop in Ogden.

Manual for the [http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/CoreRedirect.jsp?redirectReason=DocIndexPDF&prodSeriesId=74341&targetPage=http%3A%2F%2Fbizsupport1.austin.hp.com%2Fbc%2Fdocs%2Fsupport%2FSupportManual%2Fbpl11417%2Fbpl11417.pdf HP LaserJet 5100]. Which is located at the Community Bike Shop in SLC

Instead of paying for a separate phone line the fax machine uses our regular line but is set up to only pick up a on the distinctive ring: ''short-long-short''.

'''Note:''' Because they use the same phone line, you can't make a call while the fax machine is receiving or sending a message. Likewise, you can't make or receive a fax while someone is on the phone.

=== Stereo ===

Currently we have it hooked up to the register computer and just stream audio from sites like [http://www.pandora.com/ Pandora Radio]. Make sure the '''Selector''' is set to '''Phono''' and the '''Tape Monitor''' is pressed in for '''Play Back'''.

== Shop Supplies ==

* [[Zip Ties]] - If we run out, more can be purchased at [http://www.graybar.com/ Graybar] under the account ''Morrison Datacom''. We have been buying packages of Qty 1000, size 7 3/8" x 188mm. It works out to roughly .05 each.
* [[Shop Aprons]] - We bought ours using the [[Pedros VIP Program]]. If the threads come out, take them down the street to 125 W 2100 S where ''Wave Products'' 801-466-6061 can fix them.
* Paper Towels - The dispenser in the bathroom takes ''C-Fold'' paper towels. They sell them in bulk at [http://www.costco.com/ Costco] down the street.
* [[Grease]], [[Bike Wash]], [[Chain Lube]] - Contact Doug Anderson at [http://www.progoldmfr.com/ ProGold]. He has a lot on his plate, so is important to keep reminding him.
* [http://www.lelandcompany.com/ The Leland Company] 800-451-4164 makes the shop stickers that go on the bike seat tubes.
* The [http://www.mccourtmfg.com/Series_5_Chairs.html chairs] we use to teach classes are durable McCourt Mfg. Series 5. They are the same ones you can rent from Diamond Rental.

== Technology ==

=== Email Lists ===

* [http://lists.slcbikecollective.org/listinfo.cgi/community-slcbikecollective.org community@slcbikecollective.org] - General Email List
* [http://lists.slcbikecollective.org/listinfo.cgi/board-slcbikecollective.org board@slcbikecollective.org] - Board of Directors
* [http://lists.slcbikecollective.org/listinfo.cgi/advisors-slcbikecollective.org advisors@slcbikecollective.org] - Advisory Board '''NOTE:''' ''This list is pending.''
* [http://lists.slcbikecollective.org/listinfo.cgi/keylist-slcbikecollective.org keylist@slcbikecollective.org] - Key List Members aka people with smart cards to the shop.

=== Website ===

* [http://www.dreamhost.com/ Dreamhost] - Domain Hosting
* [http://www.godaddy.com/ GoDaddy.com] - Domain Registrar

== Emergency Contacts ==

* John Delvie (801-278-6230) of [http://www.delviesplastics.com/ Delvie Plastics] is the property owner.
* [[User:jonathan|Jonathan Morrison]] (801-688-0183) is the [[SLC Bicycle Collective]]'s [[Executive Director]].
* [http://www.infinias.com/ Infinias] (866-496-5783) is the tech support line for our smart card door system.
* Mark at [http://www.superiorwaterandair.com/ Superior Water & Air] (801-706-8904) for problems with the cooler. FYI, there is a child safety button for the hot water.
* Bill Delvie (801-277-7995) owns the office to the north door, sometimes his alarm goes off.
* [http://www.laborfinders.com/ Labor Finders] (801-487-6004) rents the office to the south, sometimes UPS gives them our packages.
* [http://www.slcgov.com/publicservices/parks/graffiti.htm Graffiti removal] in South Salt Lake (801-972-7885, 801-483-6045), they will need your: Name, 801-328-2453, Address, "Business", "Painted Brick"

== References ==

* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]]
* Other [[Volunteer Handbooks]]

[[Category:Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]]
[[Category:Volunteer handbooks]]

Bike Evaluation

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'''Evaluating a bike''' for sale, stripping, or scrap. Bikes to be tuned for sale should be evaluated first for fatal frame damage or major repair needs that would mean they should be stripped for scrap or rebuilding.

'''Start by [[pumping the tires up]]'''; it will make the bike easier to handle, and be helpful whatever the evaluation finds: the tubes won’t get damaged, and we can find out if they hold air.

'''Check for crash damage to frame and fork''': Front crash signs: a bent fork (with one eye closed, sight down the front wheel from above the stem, the handlebars should align with the front dropouts and the stem should be centered in the hub). More likely (and easier to spot), the top and/or down tubes may have cracked paint on the top side, or be rippled on the underside just behind headtube.

Here is a picture of a mildly crashed bike. This bike can still be ridden safely, but we wouldn't want to sell it.
[[Image:frame-mildcrash.jpg]]

Here is a more serious crash, which would make the bike scrap. Anything as bad as this or worse is fatal.
[[Image:frame-crash.jpg]]

Other crash indications: if the seat and/or bar tape or grip on the right side are badly torn, and/or the right pedal or especially the rear derailer is scraped on the outside, this is a sign to look for a bent rear derailer hanger (on better bikes this is part of the frame), which can sometimes be seen by sighting along the derailer pulleys to check that they are parallel with the sprockets.

Bikes that have been hit from the side (usually by a car while parked in the garage) may have bent handlebars, cranks, wheels, or most fatally, rear stays (sight down each stay to look for differences).
[[Image:frame-bentstay.jpg]]

Bikes with high mileage (lots of road dirt, very worn seat, grips or tape) may have cracked frames or frozen parts which may not be evident until the bike is cleaned. The underside of the bottom is a good place to look for high mileage dirt - most people don't put much time into cleaning the part they can't see.
[[Image:frame-highmileage.jpg]]

Aluminum frames are particularly prone to cracks - here is an example.
[[Image:frame-cracks.jpg]]

'''Other possibly fatal flaws''', depending on the bike’s quality, include: missing or damaged parts, badly out-of-true wheels, extensive rust. Generally, the cheaper the bike, the higher our standards are. It is useful to have a “not sure” pile for re-evaluation later.

'''Frozen stem or seatpost''' are checked next.

If first evaluation is OK: Loosen the seatpost binder and remove the seatpost from the seat tube (gain leverage by standing over the rear wheel, placing one foot on a pedal in the down position, and twisting the seat while pulling up). If it comes out, grease the binder bolt and inside of the seat tube and reinstall and tighten the post with the max. ht. line just visible.
2 PICS

For threaded headsets, loosen the stem bolt (stand with front wheel between your knees, loosen the stem bolt 5 turns or so and tap it down with a hammer, if needed) and pull the quill out of the fork steerer tube. Grease the stem bolt threads and inside of the steerer tube, and reinstall and tighten the stem with the max. ht. line just visible.
2 PICS

If the pedals are damaged (broken, bent, or very wobbly or rusted), remove them: They are on tight, so use the right wrench, and be careful of smashing your fingers between the wrench and the bike. Hold the wrench all the way at the end, and try pushing down on it while you lean over the bike from the other side, so it doesn't roll away from you. The left pedal (on the left side when you sit on the bike) is left-hand threads, so turn it '''clockwise''' to loosen. The right pedal is right-hand thread so turn it counter-clockwise to loosen. Liquid Wrench may help.
PIC

If the seatpost, stem and pedals are OK, write your name and the bike’s serial number and any minor needs you have noticed on a '''worksheet strapped to the handlebars'''. If there are fatal flaws write those on the sheet, or just put the bike in the appropriate pile.

== Go Back ==

* [[Shop Manual]]

Diamond Handlebar Wrap

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[[Image:HBFig17.jpg|thumb|Harlequin / Diamond style handle bar wrap]]

For a few years now I have thought that the diamond (sometimes called [[Harlequin]]) style [[handlebar]] wrap looked like a fun alternative. I have always been a fan of cloth tapes thin grip and positive feel in all weather, and this was a great way to not have to choose colors. I found directions on the net from two gentlemen; fixedrider’s article at fixedgeargallery.com and Jim Varnum’s article at wastedlife.org. Both are good, but seemed to lack a few intermediary steps for my brain. Most importantly, neither fully addressed how to match sides of the bar. It’s my hope that this tutorial fills in a few gaps, but if anything here is confusing, take a look at their work to see if it gels better with your learning style.

== Select your goods ==

[[Image:HBFig1.jpg|thumb|Figure 1]]

For this project I chose some funky French drops from the 50’s, an unpopular Ballistic ti stem and a half roll* of both red and brown Cateye cloth tape (I dig it more then Tressotar for no better reason then its Japanese and I am a dork, oh, and its more easily found in a wider range of colors). To cap it off I’ll use some cheap red Dimension track grips and brown Cateye expander plugs the same vintage as me. (Fig. 1)

'''Note:''' To do a full set of drops you will need 2 rolls of each color you use. I did a pair of 45cm bars to learn how, and am using up what I have left for this tutorial.

== Getting Started ==

[[Image:HBFig2.jpg|thumb|Figure 2]]
[[Image:HBFig3.jpg|thumb|Figure 3]]

'''Note:''' My preference for this style wrap is to NOT have finishing tape or twine. As such, I started near the stem and worked my way south, letting the bar plug seal my ends. If you want to use finishing tape, start at the bottom and work up. No biggie either way.

# If you plan on using a single bolt stem slide it on and fix it now. I’m using an open faced two bolt, but slid it on so that I would have another visual reference and so that I could clamp it in my work stand if needed.
# Choose the color that you want to be the “base” and the color you want to be the “diamonds”. In this case, I am using brown as the base. Start by crossing the ends from each roll at a slight angle with the base color on top. Fold the tail over so that the sticky sides meet leaving you with the appearance of a taper. (Fig. 2)
# Place this intersection on the top of your bars with the base color flowing off the front, the accent color back towards the stem. (Fig. 3)

== Starting the pattern ==

[[Image:HBFig4.jpg|thumb|Figure 4]]
[[Image:HBFig5.jpg|thumb|Figure 5]]
[[Image:HBFig6.jpg|thumb|Figure 6]]
[[Image:HBFig7.jpg|thumb|Figure 7]]
[[Image:HBFig8.jpg|thumb|Figure 8]]
[[Image:HBFig9.jpg|thumb|Figure 9]]
[[Image:HBFig10.jpg|thumb|Figure 10]]
[[Image:HBFig11.jpg|thumb|Figure 11]]

'''NOTE:''' It is important to note that you do NOT overlap the same color tape at any time in this procedure; the tape flows with only its edges meeting.

# Begin by wrapping the accent color (Red) under the bars, back up and over to finish on the stem side of the bar (where you started). Finish one complete wrap. (Fig. 4)
# Now wrap the base color (Brown) forward, under the bars and over the first half of the accent (Red) warp. (Fig. 5)
# Before you fully wrap the second half of the accent (Red), peel it back until the base (Brown) stops it. (Fig 6.)
# Finish the last bit of the base (Brown) wrap, and then fold the accent (Red) down OVER the base layer. (Fig. 7)
# Begin the second wrap of the accent (Red), peeling back the base (Brown) as you get to it and wrap under it (Fig. 8), just as we did a moment ago with the colors reversed.
# Wrap the base (Brown), peeling back the accent (Red) as you get to it and wrap under it. (Fig. 9)
# At this point the patterns, both visual and production, have been established. Fig. 10 and 11 show the repetition of these steps.
# Keep doing this till you get either to the end or, as in my case, the place you wish to stop. If you reach the end of the bar, tuck in the tails and insert your bar plug.

If you wrap from top to bottom as instructed in this how to you face the problem of your tape peeling back as you put downward pressure on it. The proper method is bottom to top with twine or finishing tape at the end.

== Matching sides ==

[[Image:HBFig12.jpg|thumb|Figure 12]]
[[Image:HBFig13.jpg|thumb|Figure 13]]
[[Image:HBFig14.jpg|thumb|Figure 14]]
[[Image:HBFig15.jpg|thumb|Figure 15]]
[[Image:HBFig16.jpg|thumb|Figure 16]]

# Matching the sides was the most challenging part for me. On my first attempt I switched base and accent, and on my second attempt I had the pattern rotated and not matching. (Fig. 12)
# Here are a couple of quick tips to avoid that frustration. Do the EXACT SAME tape set up as last time. Do NOT switch tape sides, just spin the bars around. This time, the base color is on the stem side (but still my right when facing the end of the bar). (Fig. 13)
# Begin wrapping as before. (Fig.14)
# Wrap until there is one accent diamond. Check its position. If, as in Fig.12 you are rotated off plane from the first side of the bar, note the degree or percentage you are off and if you are off clockwise our counterclockwise from your goal. Unwrap, and reposition the stop opposite the direction you were off. Restart and check at the first diamond. If all is well, continue the pattern. (Fig. 15, 16)

== Finishing ==

[[Image:HBFig17.jpg|thumb|Figure 17]]

Congratulations! At this point your bars should be fully shrouded in funks diamond weave happiness! How to finish? I like expanding plugs, either Cateye, Velox or similar. They hold the tape well, and never seem to fall out by accident. Push the tail ends of the tape into the bar and run the plug in after. If you started from the bottom, finish with some form of finishing tape. Purists may scoff, but electrical tape in whatever color floats it for you works very, very well. A more “traditional” look is to wrap and finish in hemp or twine. The good folks at Rivendell have a good description of how this is done. Some folks paint on a few layers of varnish, but I’m not a fan of holding on to bug poop, so I’ve been finishing in 6-10 thin coats of Titebond III wood glue: totally waterproof, really durable, and never, ever coming off. For this write p I also slipped on a set of track grips for a fun bit of performance.

The sky is the limit here, and by no means are you limited to two colors. I think this would look great as a monochromatic pattern, and the good folks at Bikeworks flow in second and third pairings of colors. Have fun out there, with whatever style works for you!

*Edit* I used Eric's walkthrough to do my own handlebars, but for curiosity's sake I used normal cork tape instead of cloth. Cork works as well, it just ends up feeling like a tennis racket and it's a little more difficult to wrap as durably. Give it a try! (Fig. 18)

== Contact ==

This is a work in progress (der, Wiki, n'est pas?) If something needs clarification, hit me up at [mailto:Eric@slcbikecollective.org Eric@slcbikecollective.org] and I'll fix 'er.

[[Category:How-to]]

== References ==

* [http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/articles/diamondweave/ fixedrider’s article at fixedgeargallery.com]
* [http://www.wastedlife.org/bike/harlequin/index.html Jim Varnum’s article at wastedlife.org]
[[Image:Hb0018.jpg|thumb|Figure 18]]

Wheels

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'''Wheels'''

== Parts of a Wheel ==

=== [[Tire]] ===

=== [[Rim Strip]] ===

=== [[Rim]] ===

=== [[Spoke Nipples]] ===

=== [[Spokes]] ===

=== [[Hubs]] ===

== Wheel size ==

The first step of the process is to determine what size the wheel is. You will probably do this either by looking at visual cues or by the obvious size of the wheel, but sometimes if the wheel could be, for example, 700c or 27", you may need to check with a tire. The reason you need to check is because some wheel sizes are much more in demand than others.

Tires have two sizes, diameter and width. Diameter is more important, because for the most part tires of different widths will fit on the same rim size. Tires of different diameters never will. The major size categories on this page are diameters, but there is some discussion of width within the sections. The diameter of a tire that matters is how big it is where it fits the wheel - it doesn't matter how big it is where it rolls on the road. The diameter where it fits the wheel is called the bead seat diameter, or BSD. It is measured in millimeters, and will be a number between 200 and 650.
[[need a picture to contrast the two diameters]

=== Why it's not easy ===

It sounds easy - if tires are measured by diameter and width, you can find one with the right diameter and put it on the wheel. However, years ago people who made tires didn't write the correct diameter on the tire. They wrote some number that was a little like the tire's diameter where it meets the road. But as you know, that diameter is meaningless. It's a little easier with common sizes, since manufacturers usually used the same made-up numbers for most of them. We'll concentrate on those.

=== Guidelines ===

* 622 - 700C, rarely 28" or 29". 700C wheels are not particularly in demand, since 700C bikes are relatively rare at the co-op. They only appear on relatively modern road bikes and large-wheeled "comfort" bikes, which we see few of. However, the supply is even smaller than the demand, and most of these wheels were pretty nice to begin with. These are a good size to start the list with, because you should essentially just make a "fair" evaluation of 700s - you don't need to be overly generous or demanding. A decent amount of rim damage to one of these wheels will usually mean that it will never ride as nicely as it should, but it might still work well enough to be a decent wheel. If you think a flat spot can be fixed well enough for safe braking, save it. All of these wheels will be aluminum and have bead hooks - if you find one that isn't, it is probably not worth saving. If spokes are corroded, up to 2 or 3 rounded/frozen nipples should be ok, at which point the wheel becomes a despoke unless the rim and hub are also completely ruined. It is very unlikely that a 700C wheel will end up in the backyard - they will almost always be repairable or have a useable part - even if it is just the aluminum rim, useable for non-bike fabrication.

* 630 - 27" wheels are always in demand, both front and rear. We need aluminum more than steel, of course, but we actually have trouble keeping up with the demand for steel. We need a lot of these because bike boom bikes had skinny tires and many riders succeeded in denting their rims. Because of this, your standards will be fairly low. Any aluminum 27" wheel without a decently damaged rim will be considered repairable. Steels that aren't more than a few mm out of true can be kept as well. It would be nice to have hook beads, but they usually don't. Aluminum wheels with bead hooks and moderate rim damage (a fixable flat spot or other crash damage) can be consider repairable if the spokes aren't too corroded, because they are very rare, especially if the hub is decent - and it usually will be if the rim has bead hooks..

* 559 - Modern/Cruiser 26" or "26 decimal". These wheels are also in demand, but are we have a better supply of them because they are still in production and bikes with this size wheel commonly end up getting scrapped. All steel that isn't absolutely ready to ride goes to the backyard - we may end up using them, but they can wait out there. All the aluminums should have bead hooks, and any without serious rim damage that are less than 2cm or so out of true should be considered repairable, unless there are more than one or two frozen nipples.

* 590 - Old 26" - Three speed or "26 fraction". Another size to be fair with. These are all going to be steel, and generally won't seem like anything special. Hold wheels with good three speed hubs, namely Sturmey-Archers, to a higher standard: if the rim has a decent dent, these wheels should be despoked so the hub can find a better future. Generally, keep anything around that seems trueable.
* Other sizes. Most other sizes can safely be considered "oddball". One mildly notable size is the kids mountain bike 24" size (507mm). The rules for these should be the same as 559s. Road tubular wheels are rare, and also easy to evaluate: if there is anything wrong with the wheel that prevents it from being absolutely perfect, it should be despoked; all of its parts are high quality and could be useful. Kids wheels smaller than 24" are either fine or ruined - ruined could mean a big rim dent, a broken spoke, or frozen bearings. Loose bearings, cheap bearings, out of true, and corroded spokes are not a problem. Decent 20" BMX wheels are subject to standards similar to those of 559 wheels.

There have been many different sizes of wheels used on bicycles, but only a few of them are common at the co-op. [http://www.bikecult.com/works/wheelsizes.html|Here] is a full list of sizes on another web site. It is a good list for reference purposes, but you can learn almost all of what you need to know on this page.

== Common tires sizes ==
These four are the most common tire sizes that you will encounter if you are fixing bikes at the co-op. If you have a bike, it probably has one of these tire sizes as well. Farther down the page, there is some information on less common sizes. If you can learn how to spot these, you will know everything you ever really need to know.

=== 559mm ===
Known as: 26", mountain bike size, cruiser size, "26 decimal"
Common sizes: 26 x 1.5", 26 x 1.75", 26 x 1.95", 26 x 2.15"

This is probably the most common size made today, since it's on almost all mountain bikes and most "cruiser" bikes. It was also the size of wheels on old American beach cruisers (the big heavy bikes with one speed - ''not'' the English-style bikes with three speeds). These are very easy to recognize - if you look at the list of common sizes, you can see that they are all known as 26 inches, and the width is given as a decimal number, like 1.5" instead of 1 1/2 inches. Any tire listed as 26 x a decimal is a 559mm. If you need to replace one, there are a lot of choices in width and tread, and you can choose one to fit the riding style - ask a key volunteer or staff member if you need advice.

=== 590mm ===
Known as: 26" x 1 3/8", 3-speed tires
Common size: 26" x 1 3/8"

These are found mostly on 3-speeds, the old style of city bikes with turned back handlebars, fenders, and 3-speed hubs in the rear. They are also found on similar bikes without the 3-speed hubs (sometimes single speeds, and sometimes with derailleurs). They always say 26" x 1 3/8" on the side, so they are easy to recognize. Bikes are no longer made new with this size, but we have a lot of them at the co-op. If you need to replace one, there is only one type, so the choice is easy.

=== 630mm ===
Known as: 27", old road bike tires
Common sizes: 27" x 1 1/8", 27" x 1 1/4", 27" x 1 3/8"

This size was used on road bikes in the United States for many decades, and there are still a lot of these bikes around. Anything with road ((handlebars)) at the co-op that is older than about 20 years will have these wheels. They will always have be labeled as one of the three common sizes, and will not be hard to recognize. Bikes are no longer made with this wheel size, but it is almost the same size as the modern road wheel size (see below), so be sure you check the tire rather than assuming any large wheel is one size or the other. If you need to replace a tire on one, you should typically use a 27 x 1 1/4" tire, although if the bike is very cheap you may wish to use a 27" x 1 3/8" for extra comfort, since people who buy the cheapest 27" bikes (e.g. $50 bikes) are not usually buying them to ride fast.

=== 622mm ===
Known as: 700c, modern road wheels, hybrid, 29"
Common sizes: 700 x 25mm, 700 x 38mm

This size is not found too often at the co-op, but it is very common on new bikes. It is the size on all modern road bikes, and many "comfort bikes" and "hybrids", as well as some recent mountain bikes, known as 29ers (the wheels are referred to as 29 inches when they have mountain tires). It should be very easy to recognize these wheels if they have tires on them, as almost all of them will actually say 622 on the side, and most will say 700c as well. There are a wide variety of tires available for this size, and replacements should be chosen to fit the riding requirements. Ask a key volunteer or staff member.

== Evaluating ==

This is an advanced job that requires a lot of knowledge about wheels and wheel repair. However, this makes it a great opportunity for someone who doesn't have this knowledge to learn by working with someone who does. If you are going to be evaluating wheels by yourself, you should be familiar with all of these aspects of wheel repair:

* Flat spots or other impact damage and how to find them
* How to spot a bead hook on a rim
* How to quickly tell how out of true a wheel is, and see hops
* How corroded is too corroded for spokes
* Finding rounded and/or frozen nipples
* Telling the difference between wheel sizes on wheels without tires attached
* A basic knowledge of wheel sizes and what they're used for

Having these skills also implies a knowledge of basic truing. Although this process doesn't require much actual truing, it would be difficult to have a good eye for how out of true a wheel is without having trued before. There are steps of the process that anyone can do, so even if you don't have all of these skills, read on.

=== Basic Categories ===

The main goal of wheel sorting is to determine whether a wheel should be despoked, repaired, or just put out in the backyard. Despoke wheels typically have one or more good parts, but a fatal flaw as a wheel. A good example would be a wheel with good spokes and a good hub, but a rim that was ruined in a collision with a pothole. Wheels to be repaired are the ones with no fatal flaws. Backyard wheels are ones that are either a complete loss, such as a wheel where the rim, spokes, and hub are all ruined, or cheap steel wheels which aren't in great shape but could be used as is, since the standards for steel wheels are fairly low. These wheels are free for members to take, if they need them; an individual who needs a wheel and can't find anything better may find it worthwhile to repair them although the co-op does not.

=== Tasks for apprentices ===

While an experienced volunteer can do the entire job, there are certain aspects which can provide a good learning experience for someone who is newer. One of these is lubricating nipples. After a quick initial inspection by an experienced volunteer looking for fatal flaws (mostly rim damage, but give the axle a spin as well), an apprentice can get the wheel in the truing stand and lube all of the nipples, then pick the correct [[spoke wrench]] and make sure they're all turning. The lube is necessary to check if the nipples will turn, and if they do, it will save some time for the person who trues the wheel later on. This can help educate the volunteer in the processes involved in wheel truing. If there is some confusion regarding the size of a wheel, a new volunteer can check the wheel using tires to determine its size. New volunteers can also be the ones to tag a wheel when it's finished, which will involve them in the evaluation process and show them what problems are common, both fixable and fatal.

== See Also ==

* [[Shop Manual]]
* [[Wheel Truing]]
* [[Wheel Care]]
* [[Wheel Building]]
* [[Despoking Wheels]]

== Spanish ==

''Ruedas'' (f)

{{Parts}}
[[Category:Bicycle Parts]]

Bicycle Church Handbook

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This booklet serves as a guide to the [[Bike Church]]'s organizational structure and a record of procedural decisions. It is a working document and is kept up-to-date and available by the volunteer and membership coordinator.

== Mission ==

The [[Bike Church]] provides the tools, shop space, and supervision for a diverse community to learn, share knowledge, and effectively repair bicycles at low cost. This promotes: safe bicycling, more bikes in use, reuse of materials destined for landfill, and learning opportunites via hands-on-work, classes and [[apprenticeship]]s.

== The Bicycle Church is a collective ==

Community [[collectives]] and [[co-ops]] are unique institutions. Due to the [[egalitarian]] (ideally) nature of the organizational structure, all of the collective members are not only responsible for running a community project, but also for sharing power, and communicating their needs in a constructive and cooperative manner. The collective is ultimately responsible for every aspect of the Bike Church.

For a concise explanation of [[Concensus process]], visit Skip's web pages at: http://www2.cruzio.com/~spitzer/consensus.html

Nonprofit Status: Through its affiliation with Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Transportation, The Bike Church receives nonprofit 501(c)(3) status as an educational and charitable organization. Our Federal ID: 31-174-8056

== Meetings ==

'''Bike Church Core meetings''' generally happen on a bi-weekly basis at the Hub at a regular time, determined by the meeting. Decisions are made by consensus process. Only core members have decision-making rights, but volunteers and interested parties are welcome to attend. The Bike Church may decided to bar individuals from the meeting process.

* '''Quarterly Meetings''' occur on a quarterly basis (in January, April, July and October) at a time and place determined by the regular meeting. Generally, the meeting takes place at a location away from the Hub, accompanied by a Potluck dinner. The agenda is not limited to but contains:
** Consensus upon current core membership list
** Clerkship evaluations and assignment
** Financial reports
** Long-range visioning/planning
*** Core membership appreciation and evaluation?
** Long-term scheduling
** Other current pertinent agenda items
** Schedule next Quarterly meetings.
** Clear tabs with charges over $30.00

== Volunteers ==

There are 3 levels of volunteer.

* '''Core Volunteer/Core mechanics''' are responsible for a shift of 4 hours/week, and help to maintain the space. They are also welcome, and encouraged to take on a clerkship. Twice monthly meetings are manditory.

'''Priviledges''': keys (access to the shop in off hours), getting parts at 10% over wholesale (with a cap at $10.00), cheap to free used parts (use discretion and don't be a hog), and the right to keep a running tab in the finance book. If using the hsop in off-hours, make sure it is clean and clear of projects at least 15 minutes before a shift or scheduled workshop/class.

* '''Committed volunteers''' work at least 8 hours a month, either as an apprentice/aid to the core mechanics on a weekly basis, or by doing odd tasks from the chore list regularly. After volunteering consistently for one full month, they are entitled to the following '''privleges''': New parts at 35% over Wholesale and cheap to free parts (@ the discretion of the shift mechanic), and membership privleges. The meeting may decide to offer keys to a long-term committed volunteer.

Access to the office and mechanics only areas is granted by the mechanic on duty, and should not be assumed.

* '''Impromptu volunteers''' are people who ask if they can do some work for that day, usually as a trade for shop use/assistance, and necessary used parts (and occasionally a new tube). The volunteer is referred to a list of chores, and the value is determined by the mechanic.

== Clerkships ==

There are various '''paid clerkships''' avaliable to help maintain and improve the Bike Church. Clerkships are paid at a rate of $10.00/hour and assigned to core mechanics at the Quarterly meeting. Hours are recorded in the finance binder and tallied on each mechanic's tab sheet. Payment is by check, or as payouts through the register (Even if no money is exchanged, the transaction goes thru the reg. as payout and then sale of parts or what-have-you.) There is some amount of flexiblity in adding to another clerk's hours with your own labor, but generally it's best to talk with the clerk or meeting first.

Clerkships of greater than 5 hours allocated are generally filled by more than one person. Rotation of clerkship of clerkships (huh?) is highly encouraged every 6-12 months.

'''Finances and Bookkeeping'''
(5 hours/week)

* Pay Rent And Bills
* Overlook and oversee financial Books Including advising ordering clerk and allocating funds for clerkships.
* Supply outgoing paperwork (Brochures, Receipts, Mechanic's lists etc.)
* Make deposits as needed (> $500 at the end of week)
* Maintain Filing System for forms, receipts (and other detritus relating to the books), and form an annual report (i.e.: taxes).

'''Ordering'''
(10 hours/week)

* Keep ordering book, inform membership of ordering times special and planned. Maintain the clipboards.
* Order appropriate parts and tools for shop use/inventory.
* Confer with mechanics to determine what is needed. Fill mechanic's requests as soon as possible or reasonable
* Place orders (usually 3 to 4 times per month min.)
* Handle special orders: Call patrons when their item is out of stock or upon arrival, etc, maintain the special orders drawer.
* Price and Stock parts according to overall 60% markup (tapering off as cost rises.) (50% markup and then 10% more for sales tax).

'''Cage/facilities/donations'''
(10-15 hours/week)

* Sort donations and look after functionality of bike church cage (freight container)
* Represent volunteer and mechanic's interests for storing bikes, parts materials
* Solicit and collect used parts from local shops
* Sort used parts (delegate this to volunteers as well)
* Manage out flow of metal and bike parts recycling at the Bike Church
* Help direct volunteers toward parting, sorting, filing.
* Reduce general clutter/mess. Clean.

'''Shop maintenance and stocking'''
(5 hours/week)

* Check/fill shop supplies (oil, grease, bearings, patches...)
* Clean the benches, sort/put parts away
* Stock parts donations into shop drawers

'''Office Clerk'''
(5 hours/week)

* Organize and generally maintain the office. (incoming mail, core member mailboxes (?)
* Create filing system and maintain it-Communicate with others how to use the system and fight bureaucratic entropy
* (preliminary list of tasks -- Please, your input)

'''Membership and Outreach'''
(5 hours/week)

* Organize meetings voice membership interest
* Create and maintain membership list and communication
* Organize and promote ongling class schedules.
* Advertise events and opportunities at the bike church
* Respond to interested volunteers
* Reach out to other organizations and shops.

'''Tools and Workspace Clerk'''
(5 hours/week)

* Maintain condition and supply of tools and shop perishables
* Repair/replace broken tools
* Maintain and improve tool storage / organization
* Provide for the edification of fellow mechanics through classes in proper tool use & maintenance.
* Maintain a box of clearly labeled tools as the outdoor toolset: screw driver, y tools, cable cutter... This tool sset is exclusively for the stripping of bikes by volunteers outside.

== Memberships ==

Members are entitled use of shop facility and assistance from staff mechanic during open hours on a first-come first-serve basis. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone/suspend membership privleges. No one will be denied reasonable help for lack of funds.

Membership rates: (as of Jan. 1st, 2006)

* Monthly membership: $20
* Yearly membership: $50
* Lifetime membership: $100
* Drop-in fee: $5/hour
* Volunteer exchanges are available for shop use, please see "impromptu volunteers"

== Services for special needs or low-income patrons ==

In addition to our no-one turned away for lack of funds policy and our "generous attitudes," the Bicycle Church offers the following services, for qualifying individuals. This offer is limited to one bicycle per person per year. Check with mechanic to take advantage of our programs. All transactions are at the descretion of the mechanic.

* Free-bicycles are available to youth under 18 years old IF we have an appropriate bicycle to give away. Check with mechanic for detailsMany times the bicycles available require additional labor and a safety check from the mechanic on duty. This work is to be done by the recipient of the bicycle with the assistance of and under the supervision of a bike church volunteer.

* Volunteer exchange for bicycle Patrons with demonstrable need and a willingness to volunteer may work for a bicycle at $10/hour, up to $50, only one time per year. Bikes available are those under $50 (total value plus used parts). For volunteer tasks, refer to the jobs sheet up on the office. Record this transaction in the bike sales doc.

* The Impromptu volunteers category allows people to come in and volunteer for a day, ususally as a trade for shop use/assistance, and necessary used parts (and occasionally a new tube). The volunteer is referred to a list of chores, and the value is determined by the core mechanic. (This is a privilege and not a right of our patrons, and whether or not to offer it is up to the mechanic on duty.) Volunteer exchanges can also be made for project bikes.

== Special Events and Classes ==

* Special events and classes are highly encouraged, and fall under the volunteer coordinator/outreach clerkship
* Events should be first brought to the meeting and approved.
* Post events on the 2-week dry-erase calendar at least one week in advance.
* Events may be scheduled during off hours, in coordination with other scheduling issues.
* Allow at least one hour after a shift or other event before the start of another.

== Building and Selling Used Bikes ==

* '''Volunteer bike-builders'''. A volunteer can build bikes for sale. However, the first bike is built without compensation to demonstrate competence. All bikes must be sponsored by a core mechanic and checked before sale. [If at least 8 hours a month are spent building bikes, they gain the privileges of a committed volunteer. All profit share payments from bikes sold are by check or payout through the register.

* Core volunteers are encouraged to '''build up or tune up bikes''' to sell. Depending on the quality and price you aim for, it may not be necessary to overhaul all bearing assemblies, change cables, etc. However, every part of the bike must at least be checked and noted on the appropriate form. The price is up to you to decide, although it is good to discuss and agree on general pricing for bikes and sale. Make sure to record the wholesale cost of all new parts used. Once the bike has sold, the builder is entitled to one half of the profit (subtract the cost of new parts from the sale price, and you get half of what is left). All bikes sales must be recorded in the finance book, including the sale price, and Mechanic's profit share. '''Bikes for sale must be sold at the full price, unless it is sold by the mechanic who built it up.'''

* '''Once a bike is sold''', let the buyer know he or she can use the shop to make any adjustments to help size the bike to the body. Seats or other parts may also be exchanged for free. Similarly, if any problem arises within a week or two of the sale, the buyer is granted free shop time and exchange of necessary parts. People often want us to fix their problems, but except in rare cases this is not our policy. They are used bikes with old parts, sold at very cheap prices. Thus we are happy to let people use the shop to fix it themselves, but we have no responsibility for it once it is sold.

== Storage Policies ==

* '''All claimed bikes must be tagged''', if possible with red and blue tags (red is for sale, blue is projects or personal storage). Untagged bikes may be considered "raw material" and sold. The left-hand side by the door of the cage should be reserved for bikes for sale.

* '''Mechanics (Core Volunteer) may temporarily (and for a short amount of time) store their own bike and any projects''', and on occasion a friend's bike. Of course, we have only so much space, so we should keep non-project bikes to a minimum. No long term bike parking/storage is available for personal bikes.

* '''Core-mechanic projects''': Mechanics may only claim 2 projects at a time. (in order to limit hoarding and excessive storage)

* '''Members ( and only members) have the right to store a bikes they are working on in a cage for a week''', which is renewable indefinitely, so long as they are consistently working on it, and the tag is renewed by a core mechanic weekly. To store a bike, one must tag it with name, phone number, date, and the signature of a core mechanic. To renew it, again it must be signed and dated by a core mechanic who can vouch that they have been working on it. (Storage rights are a great draw for people to buy memberships and keep them current)

== Bike Rentals and Loaners ==

* We do not currently rent bikes. We do allow core volunteers to loan out bikes by their own discretion, but no tagged bikes (i.e. for sale, or works-in-progress). Thus, we will only loan out "raw material", and get back "raw material".

* The Burley trailer from the cage (currently being reworked by Steve martinez) is the community trailer adn available for short term loan.

== Shop Policies/running the shop ==

'''Opening Procedure:'''

* The shop should be cleared of projects and prepared for opening by quarter-'til the shift. Tools should be put away, parts and mechandize cleared from the bench and tops of cabinets.
* Unlock and ready the cash register. Counting the till and entering it into the register at the beginning of the shift is highly recommended.
* Check in with volunteers to collaborate on chores and helping patrons for the day.
* If you are early, check the answering machine and respond to messages. Messages for otehrs hould simply be left on the machine. If it is a timely message, make an effort to contact the recipient.
* Often folks are awaiting the shop's opening. Receive all of them first and assess their needs before diving in to any projects.

'''The Shift:'''

* '''As for the Shift Mechanic''': Please make an effort to organize and sort the parts floating around the shop throughout the shift, especially during slow times. Assign such tasks to volunteers: organizing, sorting, sweeping, stripping bikes, etc.
* '''Remain aware of new arrivals at the shop'''. Greet everyone as they arrive, and inform them about the nature of the shop, membership, and drop-in fee if they don't already know. Refer new comers to the painted sign out front and any appropriate handouts. Find out their needs and give them an estimate of how soon they can expect assistance. (It is important to explain this ahead of time, for example, to avoid someone puttin gparts on their bike tand then telling you they didn't know they were going to have to pay for them, and can they do some work instead.)
* '''Let newcomers know to ask for assistance before using unfamiliar tools'''. All threading/facing (cutting) tools as well as headset installation tools are under mechanics guidance only. Files must be checked out by the mechanic with instructions on proper use and cleaning. (The Bike Church should have a reference manual for tool use/care?)
* '''Cost of Parts'''. New parts are priced at 60% over wholesale, with some flexibility (most store charge aobut 100% over wholesale) plus tax. The price of used parts is determined by the mechanic on duty, and is somewhat flexible depending on the situation. Typically, parts cost $3-$15, whether it happens to be a derailleur, shifter, crankset, pedals, old wheels, tires, etc. However, we charge more money for especially nice parts. Pricing frames is tough, but typically we sell them for $15-$50. People who build and sell bikes on their own may come to buy a lot of parts, but if they try to cherry pick all the the best parts, or take so many we don't have enough, that is not allowed; our primary functino is to serve people working on their own bikes our own patrons. '''All prices on new and used parts include sales tax'''.
* '''IOUs''': Our policy is that people should pay for their parts when they buy them, just as in any other shop. However, if the mechanic knows and trusts someone, he/she may allow for IOUs of less than $10. In this case, it must be recorded in the finance booke, with the signature of the core volunteer. After one week, if it has not been paid, it gets put on the tab of that volunteer. Any parts over $10 must either stay in the shop, or immediately be put on the mechanic's account.
* '''New Members''': there is a member book with sections for monthly and yearly members. Fill out appropriate information, as well as the membership cards in the desk (don't forget the wrench stamp). Monthly memberships may be extended to yearly memberships, so long as it is done before that month expires.
* '''Ordering''': Members may special order parts from the catalogue. We order from QBP once a week, and less frequently from Wilson. In the order book, find the page for current orders, and write down all relevant information. The cost is 50% over wholesale for members, 25% over for committed volunteers, & 10% for core volunteers and PedX members (w/ cap at $10.00). Typically the cost is paid upon delivery.
* '''Sales and the Cash register''': There are a number of specific procedures for using the cash register; for the most part, these are laid out on the register itself, and on the end of the day sheet. Here are a few useful procedures:
** '''Parts sales to core mechanics when using a tab''': Ring item into the register in the "mechanics parts" dept. Place the receipt in the drawer and then in the deposit envelop at the end of the day.
** '''Bike Sales''' - Bicycle Sales are rung in to the register in two parts. The shop share is rung as used parts and the mechanics share as bike sale/mechanic split.
* '''Donations''': We accept donations during open hours only. The mechanic on duty shall use his/her discretion as to whether or not to accept bikes and equiptment on the basis of its condition, overall quality, and the shop's storage ability. We also don't want any department store bikes, except in rare cases when they are totally complete and functional, ad can be sold almost without any work at all. We do not accept metal to be recycled.
* '''Trade/Parts Buying: We do not trad parts nor buy parts off the street from unfamiliar parties.''' This does not exclude the trading of parts for part '''on bikes purchased from BC.'''
* '''Consignment etc...''': We do not offer consignment sales. In general, all sales on Bike Church premises are for the sole benefit of the Bike Church, and personal/private bike parts sales is strongly discouraged.
* We offer '''nonprofit receipts''' for folks who want to write off their donations. Record this transaction in the binder.
* Folks wanting to reclaim alleged stolen bicycles: Bicycles/parts are not to be returned to anyone claming ownership unless: there is a conclusive evidence of ownership, or a core mechanic can corroborate with first hand knowledge.
* '''Kids''': Kids have special status at the bicycle church and are encouraged to learn and work on bicycles. At mechanic's discretion, used parts/bikes may be given to kids with an effort to provide them with safe, functional bicycles.
* '''No Tools Outside!''' Well, currently we allow 1 (one) tool outside at a time. And only basic, inexpensive, durable tools at that.

'''Closing Procedure:'''

* '''30 min. prior to the closing time''': Check in with each patron as to how they might reach a good stopping place in their project. This is important to avoiding imposing situations at closing. The Mechanic is not repsonsible for the successful completion of any one project. Do your best and communicate clearly what help you can provide.
* '''10 min. prior to the closing time''': Ask taht all tools and parts be returned/paid for and work areas be cleaned up. Complete all business transactions at this time. Check in with all work stations to wrap things up.
* '''5 min. prior to closing time''': Committed and impromptu voluteers should help sweep, clean the counter, replace all tools and parts, take out recycling and trash, put the stands in the cage.
* '''Closing time''': The core mechanic shall count the money, record info on the end of the day sheet (or the computer if it's working) setting aside $100.00 in small bills for the till Place the deposit in the safe (in an envelope w/name, date, amount).
* '''Before you leave''': Shut down the computer, lock all the doors and windows in the Shop, and lock the container.
* Listen and respond to the answering machine message that you didn't get to before the shift.

== How to get involved? ==

If you are interested in getting involved with the core collective of the Bike Church, a committed volunteership is the way to go. Volunteer regularly and express your interests (during a lull in the shift or off hours) to a core mechanic.

Currently, the skills-set required of a core mechanic is not well documented, and there are no concrete requirements. Patience with our patrons and potentially frustrating mechanical problems, an awareness of your own limits as a mechanic, developed listening and communication skills, a willingness to learn and a desire to teach are all assets at the Church. Talk with mechanics and clerks about what skills and knowledge you would like to gain as you work toward becoming a core member and running a shift. You may also express your interest to the meeting if you need guidance or assistance.

When you feel that you understand the collective structure and feel ready to be trusted with keys and potentially your own shift, find a mechanic willing to sponsor your nomination. With support from your sponsor, we request that you write a letter of intent to the meeting. At the following meeting, the group will discuss the nomination and make a decision. To create an atmosphere where all core members can express their concerns clearly and freely, we request that the applicants not be present for the decision making process.

== References ==

* [[Conflict Resolution]]
* [[Patriarchy and Bicycle Repair]]
* Other [[Volunteer Handbooks]]

[[Category:Volunteer handbooks]]

Coroplast

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== What is Coroplast? ==

Coroplast is the brand name for a form of corrugated plastic used for product packaging, signs and other applications.

== Bicycle Applications ==

* '''[[Fenders]]''' - Coroplast can be cut into strips and attached to a bicycle frame to create simple fender systems. Though not as effective as manufactured fenders, this is a cheap and easy alternative. Attachment methods include zip-ties and adhesive tape.
* '''[[Pannier]]/Cargo Bags''' - Pannier's can be modified with Coroplast inserts to make them stiffer and prevent foot strike when pedaling. This is especially helpful for riders with large feet.

== Sources of Corrugated Plastic ==

It is possible to find sufficient amounts of political and advertising signs in household trash. After an election you may be able to get large batches of signs donated from candidates.

== See Also ==

'''[http://www.coroplast.com/ Coroplast.com]'''

SLCBC 2006 Annual Report

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[[Image:slcbikecollective_logo.gif|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]]

'''NOTE: THIS IS ONLY A DRAFT'''

'''[[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] 2006 Annual Report'''

''Building community with bicycles''

== Director’s Report 2006 ==

This was the year of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective. To quote an award given by Cycling Utah, “The Salt Lake Bicycle Collective (www.slcbikecollective.org) runs on one gear. Fast.” Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, partnerships, donors, and general community support we are celebrating significant achievements in 2006, milestones that have set the stage for a powerful 2007.

The most noteworthy accomplishments were the hiring of the first full-time employee, launching Utah’s first BikeEd program, becoming the free helmet distribution point, spearheading a national network of community bicycle organizations, and offering more youth programs than ever before. Fueled with more volunteers, participants and programs than ever before this deceivingly small organization is poised to transform bicycling in Salt Lake, and be a riding force in making our community more Bicycle Friendly.

== Mission Statement ==

The mission of the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective is to promote cycling as an effective and sustainable form of transportation and as a cornerstone of a cleaner, healthier, and safer society. The Bicycle Collective provides refurbished bicycles and educational programs to the community, focusing on children and lower income households.

== History ==

The Collective was founded in April, 2002, by six enthusiastic bicycle advocates. We set out to share the virtues of bicycling with our community and build the bicycling environment with a creative advocacy organization. Along with providing the gathering place, tools, education, art projects, and community services, the Collective is about having fun while helping others.

== Community Bicycle Shop ==

Since moving to our new location at 2312 South West Temple, the community bike shop has developed into a “community hub.” Hosting the new YouthCity ArtCycle Apprenticeship program, the YouthCity Bike Bonanza Earn-a-Bike course, the classroom portion of Bike Ed courses, weekly volunteer nights, and open shop hours for the general public.

During the summer open shop hours were offered from 6-9pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and during the winter from 5-9pm on Thursdays. The public demand was so great it would best be described as a frenzy, always bristling with similar and new faces in upwards of 40 people a night. Under the guidance of dedicated volunteer mechanics helping folks find parts and the necessary tools to assemble their bike -- everyone worked together and had fun.

However, the demand for volunteering was so great we had to dedicate a new separate night for just volunteers on Mondays from 5-9pm. This turned out to be a huge success not only for refurbishing bicycles, but also for developing community and regular volunteers. On most volunteer nights there wouldn’t be enough work stands. Everyone came to hang out, learn, get their hands dirty, and even share their different musical tastes over the shop radio.

The Numbers:
# total Refurbished Bicycles:
55 were given to IRC refugees
# refurbished at YouthCity Bike Bonanza courses
# bartered for volunteer hours
# sold to community
Recycled Metal: # pounds

== Project Coordinator Position ==

As soon as the Collective was awarded the approved project funding for the Bicycle Education Project, the first task was to hire a full-time project coordinator. After posting the job announcement for over a month, receiving 20 applications, and interviewing 5 candidates, the hiring committee chose Board member and original Collective founder Jonathan Morrison for the position. Jonathan hit the ground sprinting. The main responsibilities of this position are to manage the community shop and the Bike Ed programs.

== Valet Bicycle Parking ==

The Downtown Farmer’s Market has grown into a phenomenon, with artisans and musicians adding more flavor to the fresh food. The Collective has chosen this community event to showcase our programs and offer free bicycle parking to encourage folks to ride instead of drive. This summer the Collective had a new location in the park, and with that we parked a total of 1611 bikes over 20 weeks with a low of 22 bikes (last day) and a high of 125 bikes (July 15). Our average was 81 bikes per weekend.

== Bicycle Education Project ==

On May 13th, the Collective offered its very first Road I course to 12 students. This 9-hour course spent on the bike and in the classroom is the flagship “effective cycling” curriculum taught around the country. Bike Ed is heralded as the nation’s leading training program to make bicycling safe and effective. The League of American Bicyclists has developed the course curriculums for kids and adults. Additional courses are available specifically for bicycle commuters, group riding, and even motorists. All courses are taught by League Certified Instructors (LCI) who are required to attend the prerequisite Road I course, study for and pass a pre-seminar exam, and attend a weekend-long seminar.

On June 23-25, the Collective hosted the LCI training seminar where 11 candidates were successfully certified. Utah now has 18 LCIs and one of the highest LCI to population ratio in the country. The 10 LCIs on part-time staff taught over 30 classes combined including:
Road I courses in Salt Lake, Ogden, and Logan

Kids courses at Taylorsville PTA, Beacon Heights Elementary, the entire 5th grade at William Penn Elementary, GS Troop 452, and Ogden

Bike Rodeo at Willow Springs Elementary on Sept 21st with 650 participants

The Bicycle Education (Bike Ed) project proposal received funding from the Transportation Enhancements (TE) program with key sponsorship from UDOT. While TE money is usually spent on bricks and mortar projects, education was recently added to the program’s eligibility criteria. With funding at $200,000 for a 2-year project, the goals are 1) to recruit 250 students, 2) achieve 100% helmet use for participants, and 3) create new Bike Ed programs elsewhere. Long-term goals are to increase the number of bike commuters in Salt Lake and decrease the numbers of bike injuries and fatalities.

=== Description of [http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/view/98/40/ Road I] ===

Road I gives cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on the trail. The course also covers bicycle safety checks, fixing a flat, on-bike skills and crash avoidance techniques and includes a student manual. Recommended for adults and children above age fourteen, this fast-paced, nine-hour course prepares cyclists for a full understanding of vehicular cycling.

=== Description of [http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/view/71/40/ Kids I] and [http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/view/72/40/ Kids II] ===

We talk about what an "edge" is, learn left and right (to look L-R-L), talk about what we are looking for, learn to tell the difference between moving and stopped cars, near and far ones and learn to use the pedestrian buttons. It is amazing to have them stand up and learn to stand in one place for two minutes -- the time a traffic light can take to change. It is an eternity to them. But they learn what the wait feels like.

== Bike Ed events - Highlights ==

=== Bike safety presentation Thursday 9/14 in Taylorsville ===

LCIs Doug, Chris, Ashley, and Ron were highly creative in keeping the attention of the kids by teaching skills and doing on-bike demonstrations in the school cafeteria. The event was planned for 130 kids, but due to heavy rains, about 15 kids ranging in age from 4 to about 12 showed up with a half dozen parents.

The 5 instructors were Doug (lead), Susan, Erik, Ashley and me (Chris). We started with the Kid's Eye View Video. Doug was emcee and (indoor) bike skills demonstrator. Eric impressed me with his ability to connect with the kids in presenting the ABC Quick check. There were some really sharp kids, as well as some ringers who had previously had Doug's Kids 2 class. Susan did a presentation for the parents, while Ashley and Chris offered instruction for the kids. It went well -- especially given the age spread. Those who attended got a lot out of it and enjoyed themselves. We'll have to wait and see how things go when we have 130 kids in a group.

While teaching kids has its challenges, it is also a blast! They come up with the greatest comments and observations. They taught how some flats are caused by "pokies" and other are caused by "pinchies". You can see in the eyes of our students, young or old, the desire to progress in their skills and enjoyment of cycling, and if we can deliver, we have made a positive difference. Combine solid teaching and solid principles and you have hope for the future out on the road on bikes and in cars. Our job as instructors is to sell the concept that safe = fun = cool.

=== Beacon Heights Kids I ===

The big news, however, is that Jonathan got one little girl well on her way to riding without training wheels!

== Earn-a-Bike Courses ==

=== YouthCity Bike Bonanza ===

In the Bike Bonanza class, kids choose a bike of their liking from the Collective’s inventory, strip it down to the frame, and build the bicycle under the direction of volunteer staff or a previous course graduate.

Instead of building a bike for herself, one of the middle school kids in our Earn-a-bike class built it for her younger brother as a Christmas present. We were so impressed by her maturity and generosity that we surprised her with a bike for herself. When asked to write a letter explaining why she was getting the bike for free, she responded:

''"Dear Jon,''

''I'm getting this bike for free because... It's going to my brother for Christmas. I have worked hard on this bike. I'm scared that he will get beat up cause of the way his bike is painted. I'm giving this other bike to you so you can spray paint it and use it. It's a present.''

''Thank you so much,''
''Cydney"''

=== YouthCity ArtCycle Apprenticeship Program ===

Our YouthCity partners Erica Frumin and Jay Vasquez guided high school students through the process of rebuilding bicycles for themselves and others in the community. The new apprenticeship program ran 3 days a week from June 20 to August 16 for the summer session, and 2 days weekly from October 4 to December 13 for the fall session. We enjoyed the participation of 11 high school students in the summer session and 9 kids in the fall session. Two Road I courses were taught to each group on July 8th and October 14th. Students kicked-off the fall session, by collecting bicycles in a neighborhood bike drive. Participants in the summer session were able to promote the Collective and Artcycle program by partnering with youth in Spy Hop Production's "Loud and Clear Youth Radio."

'''Erica writes:'''
We are nearly halfway through the ArtCycle program and the kids have learned so much from all of the experiences made available through the collective. This past weekend seven of the youth from the ArtCycle program and myself participated in the first Road I course. We all learned a ton about the safest ways to ride on the road. I look forward to the rest of the students participating in the course.

I see improvements at the Collective everyday. From the reorganization of the space, to the water-cooler and wireless internet, the collective has become a great learning environment. Many of the directors and volunteers were very helpful in getting the space ready. Ron, Russ, and Jonathan have come to our program and wrenched on bikes with the kids. Jonathan has been the invaluable go-to-guy. He has been incredibly dependable in assisting the YouthCity ArtCycle program. You have a great crew. It's very exciting to see all the improvements and response from the community.
Thanks so much

== Continuing Education ==

During the past year the University of Utah Continuing Education Lifelong Learning program continued to offer bike repair classes held at the Collective. In the spring, a beginning bike repair class was offered and had 12 students. Adult students from across the Wasatch Front learned basic bike repair skills such as repairing flats, basic gear adjustment, and road/trail side maintenance. An intermediate class of six students used the shop to learn about drivetrain cleaning and adjustment, wheel truing and hub overhaul, and headset and brake maintenance. A second intermediate class was held in the summer with eight students. The classes offer another way to bring new people in contact with the Collective, and three bikes were donated from previous Continuing Education students.

== Community Outreach ==

=== [http://www.theirc.org/ International Rescue Committee (IRC)] ===

The Collective first partnered with the IRC in 2004 to provide transportation bikes and kids bikes to Somali Bantu refugee families. In 2006 the Collective refurbished and donated 31 bikes to 31 adult refugees, and 24 kids' bikes and helmets through the Youth City project.

Diane Browning writes:
IRC brings adult refugees who have gotten a job to the Collective where
the Collective volunteers then select and fit a bike appropriate for
each individual. This "gift" to these refugees means that they do not
have to walk to and from home, work, school, and social service
appointments. Often times, bus routes and Trax stations are many blocks
away from their homes. It is often I see a refugee with his new bike
pedaling to the Trax station - a huge smile born of independence on his
face!

8 Sudanese men received bikes that they used to get them home from night
classes at Salt Lake Community College - after the buses stop running.
14 Somali men used the bikes fitted for them to access social services
for their families, as well as for the primary means of transportation
to work.
3 Burmese men received bikes to assist them in going to their employment
as professional interpreters at various appointments throughout the
valley.
4 Mesketian Turk men and 2 women ride their bikes for "exercise" and
"enjoyment" with their children.

Refugees are people forced to flee their homeland due to persecution
based on race, religion, or membership in a particular social group.
With a well-founded fear of death, imprisonment or torture should they
return to their home, they find a new life in the Utah community and
hope to restore dignity, respect and opportunity to their lives. Each
year, the IRC resettles 400 refugees. The Salt Lake Bicycle Collective
is valued partner is fostering self-reliance and enabling opportunity to
all refugees.

=== Founder’s Day Festival at the Columbus Center ===

At the Founder's Day Festival, the Collective donated 17 kids bikes to be used for a Bicycle Clinic and then distributed to local neighborhood children who are mostly refugees. We plan to provide repairs and teach the kids how to work on their bikes.

=== Curb your car month September ===

During September and surrounding the global World Car Free Day on September 22, the Collective was included in the press as the Mayor of Salt Lake City asked residents to leave their cars at home and help improve air quality. UTA offered free passes to first time users. The Collective partnered with REI to offer bicycle checks and safety courses.

=== Bike Week 2006 ===

May is officially bike month, as such there is at least one solid week of bicycle activities that we participate in. We ran a movie night sponsored by Spin Cycle. We also parked bikes and wrenched at the Bike Bonanza.

== The Future, 2007 and beyond ==

=== Salt Lake Intermodal Hub Bike Transit Center ===

The Collective is in the planning stages with UTA to create a complete and comprehensive cyclist center at the up and coming Downtown Intermodal Hub.
Soon, the Intermodal Hub will be the transportation junction for Salt Lake City. There will be lines coming from Ogden, connecting to existing TRAX, and eventually going to the Airport. This creates an excellent opportunity to promote the bicycle as a valid transportation option in our community.
Components of a bikestation could include:
* Bicycle Check. an indoor facility with security and/or supervision
* Showers & Lockers. A big benefit to this physical mode of transportation.
* Bike Maintenance and Repair.
* Commuting Accessories. offer the basics for getting around town
* Rentals. Simple rentals of brand new bicycles for tourist or local use.
* Cycling Resources. Resources and knowledgeable staff to answer questions
* Tours. the best way to experience the sights and sounds of Salt Lake is by bike
* Youth Employment. an excellent opportunity for Youth Employment Programs
* Jordan River Parkway. position the Cyclist Center near the Jordan River Parkway

=== BikeEd partnership with Manufacturers ===

The Collective approached the League of American Bicyclists with the idea to partner with bicycle manufacturers to recruit their customers to take the Bike Ed courses. The program is similar to the (motorcycle program) in that product manufacturers will provide financial support for the courses and the customers will then be armed with the knowledge of what gear they need. There will be a BikeEd training for shop staff/ownership administered by local LCIs, and courses for customers could be taught at or near the local bike shops as convenient venues. The League is on board with the new idea and the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective will pilot this program.

=== [http://www.bikecollectives.org/ Bike Collective Network] ===

''The mission of the Bike Collective Network is to strengthen and encourage communication and resource sharing between existing and future community bike shops. Collectively we can improve a bigger wheel as opposed to re-inventing smaller ones.''

When Jonathan started working full-time, he initiated this web-based resource in order to capture the successes and failures of other organizations and programs.

=== Expansion of Earn-a-Bike Classes ===

We have had such a great experience with our YouthCity partnership that we decided expand the program. Starting in the beginning of January 2007 we be offering Earn-a-Bike classes to the children in the YWCA program.

== Sponsors and Volunteers ==

This has been a landmark year for us, and we owe that all to you! If you aren't sure you deserve such credit, think again. We are truly lucky to have all the volunteers, donors, students, partnerships, and exciting people that collectively make us happen. Cheers to a fantastic year, and a new years resolution to make 2007 even better.

=== Financial Donors ===

Thank you to the following sponsors for supporting our success in 2006

* George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation
* Wells Fargo
* Tides Foundation
* John C. Griswold Foundation
* UDOT
* Lou Melini and Cindy Dangerfield at Willow Creek Pediatrics for your donations

=== Earn-a-Bike ===

Mark Kennedy, Mike Haring, Pete Stoughton, Patrick Phillips, Janet Wolfe, Ken Perko, and Kim Thomas for support with YouthCity Bike Bonanza

Erica Frumin, Jay Vasquez, Eric Estlund, Ryan Lewis, Dan Gerhart, and Kim Thomas for support with the YouthCity ArtCycle Apprenticeship
(http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/view/94/1/)

=== YouthCity Apprentices ===

'''Summer 2006'''

Dakota Broadhead, Brandon Cooley, Mike Diniz, Kailani Greyeyes, Jayson Helsley, Devin Johnson, Holly Leopardi, Rubel Martinez, Jeff Medina, Tryana Scaramella, Dan Q. Tham

'''Fall 2006'''

Kenzie Hamblin, Alexis Day, Jesus Solis, Tyler Armstrong, Tommy Russell, Joshua Alvarez, Ciara Cruz, Deyshawn Chapman

=== Community Bike Shop ===

XMission, Patrick Beecroft, Clinton Watson, Mark Wade, Russ Hopkins, Erica Frumin, Inacio Lopez, Eric Estlund, Kemmer Evans, Kahea Hendrickson, Tim Bardsley, Cristian Vicari, John Malloy, Robert Williams, Daniel Schmidt, Don Ries, Todd, Cal, Michael Diniz, and others who have helped make the shop the inviting, community hub that it is.

=== Valet Bicycle Parking ===

Max Shrives, Ross Sullivan, Ron Ferrucci, Brian Price, Ali Knutson, Patrick Beecroft, Tamara Artz, Michael Wise, Brenton Chu, Edward Whitney, Joellyn Manville, Sundra Allen, and Mike Glasgow for offering bike valet at the Downtown Farmer’s Market

=== Signs ===

YESCo, Steve White, Will Moulton, Gary Manville, and Red Rock Signs for our beautiful exterior furnishings

=== Office Furniture ===

Stephanie Harpst and Kathi Mulchin of Wells Fargo for in-kind donations of telescoping stools, our office desk and chair, a podium, coat rack, rolling white board, and our new display case.

=== Transportation ===

Brian Price, Charlie Saba, Clinton Watson and James Fire for vehicular support

=== Storage ===

John and Bill Delvie of Delvie Plastics for the extra shop storage

=== Graphic Art ===

Bonie and Tara Shupe of Girl Friday Designs for our impressive appearance in print

=== Media Coverage ===

Ori Hoffer from Park City TV

The Ladybug Liz and KRCL for recording and producing our radio PSA

=== League Certified Instructors (LCIs) ===

All the LCIs for their enthusiasm and willingness to contribute and help build a new program: Ashley Keene, Bob Bayn, Brian Carter, Eric Estlund, Ronald Ferrucci, Mike Glasgow, Theron Jeppson, Doug Openshaw, Maurice Park, Brian Price, Christopher Quann, Susan Snyder, Don Williams, Micheal Wise, and Brad Woods

=== [http://www.slcbikecollective.org/content/view/123/1/ Founders' Day Festival Bike Repair Clinic] ===

Marlin Shields, Max Shrives, Maurice Park, Tim Williams & the Columbus Center for participation at the Founders' Day Festival Bike Repair Clinic.

=== BikeEd ===

Eli (last name), Brin Bon, Theron Jeppson for contributions to the Bicycle Education Project grant proposal.

Special thanks to Sharon Briggs for gathering support at UDOT and being instrumental in providing the sponsorship for the Bicycle Education Project proposal.

== Bike Collective Awards ==

In the final 2006 issue of Cycling Utah the Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective was named the Road Club of the Year. And Jason Bultman, the Collective’s President, took home the award for "Bicycle Advocate of the Year."
(Excerpts here – get permission)

Thank you for the honors Cycling Utah. We are lucky to have Dave Ward and Dave Iltis as the publisher and editor of Cycling Utah, for their commitment and generosity to bicycle advocacy in Utah. And thanks to the leadership of Lou Melini at the MBAC and Dan Fazini Jr at the SLCBAC, support for bicycling is strong in both the City and County governments. In January 2007 Mayor Rocky Anderson and his staff created a strong “complete streets” policy by issuing an executive order which “…requires the City to establish pedestrian and bicycle ways in new City construction or reconstruction projects in the public right of way.” Thanks to all of you who have been active in your community or government to support bicycling.

== Contact information ==

* Mailing Address
PO Box 2400
Salt Lake City, UT 84110

* Community Bike Shop
2312 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84115

* Website: [http://www.slcbikecollective.org/ www.slcbikecollective.org]
* Phone: 801-FAT-BIKE (801-328-2453)
* Fax: 801-466-3856

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The Bike Cave (San Marcos, TX, USA)

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'''[http://www.thebikecave.org Bike Cave]''' is a community bike shop in San Marcos, TX USA.

== Mission Statement ==

== Hours ==

== Location ==

Located in the Garage of Thornton House at the corner of Vista & North.

Vista St. & North St.
San Marcos, TX 78666

== About ==

== Services ==

== Website ==

http://www.tram.txstate.edu/bicycling/Bike_Cave.html

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Helping Understand Bicycles

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'''Helping Understand Bicycles''' is a coalition committed to promoting bicycles as a fun and sustainable form of transportation that is accessible to individuals of any age, class, race, or gender. This goal has manifested in the form of a community bicycle workspace. We offer free workspace, tools, bicycle maintenance workshops, the use of reclaimed bike parts, and bicycle related events to anyone interested. Through these projects HUB also seeks to build bridges between the greater Prescott community, the local cycling community, and Prescott College.

== Contact ==

* [http://groups.prescott.edu/hub HUB website]
* [mailto:hub@prescott.edu hub@prescott.edu]

On the corner of Sheldon St. and Grove Ave. Behind Student Services building on the Prescott College campus.

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Grant Writing

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== Letter of Inquiry ==

Some foundations request that initial contact is made via letter of inquiry. [http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/faqs/html/letter.html The Foundation Center's FAQ] provides HOW TO information. Letters of Inquiry can be accompanied by a phone call to the contact person. You may explain that you have put a letter in the mail and that you would like to begin to build a relationship with the contact person before the letter is received.

'''Sample Letter of Inquiry'''
January 24, 2008
Milton W. Brannon
President
Livingston Foundation, Inc.
171 17th St. N.W., Ste. 2100
Atlanta, GA 30363-1031
USA

Dear Milton W. Brannon, President:

Sopo Bicycle Cooperative is a community driven nonprofit agency that takes the lead in creating clean, affordable transportation for inner city Atlantans. I am writing to ask you to consider a proposal to increase our paid staff to include a Project Manager for our core program, the Repair Shop, so we can best meet the educational needs of our expanding community.

Our organization uses bicycle repair education as a method of creating transportation-based community development through our core program, the Repair Shop. Each week, the Repair Shop serves 100 people, all seeking opportunities to learn from and to teach each other. This is a 30% boost in activity since we hired our Executive Director in October 2007 and increased our hours of operation from 9 hours per week to 12. Our major goal is to maintain the Repair Shop as a high performing community education resource as the demand for our services continues to grow.

We believe our chances of accomplishing this goal will be improved by hiring a full time Project Manager who will oversee all shop operations and provide necessary support to shop participants. Your foundation has expressed a special interest in providing operational support for community development and education agencies in Atlanta, GA. We are committed to using bicycle repair education as a tool for community empowerment, and we believe that creating sustainable transportation is important community development work. We hope that you will give our project further consideration.

Other foundations, including the Fund for Southern Communities and the Thomas P. Waters Foundation, have pledged their cooperation. They agree that a major challenge for Sopo is our need to staff our organization. We are also seeking the support of the Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. and the Atlanta Foundation. We estimate the cost of hiring our Project Manager for her or his first year of paid service at $40,000, of which $10,000 will be provided by the cooperating agencies. We hope you will consider a proposal for the remainder of the needed funds.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I am available for further discussion via email at rachael@sopobikes.org or by telephone. I would greatly appreciate receiving a copy of your application guidelines and any instructions for preparing a completed proposal. A copy of our 501(c)(3) letter is enclosed.

Sincerely,

Rachael M. Spiewak, MSW
Executive Director
404-392-4597

Oak Park Bicycle Kitchen

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== About ==

The Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen is no longer located at this place but at 19th and Ist in midtown. But the Oak Park Bicycle Kitchen is still here working on bikes. We are located in the heart of California's Capitol City, the Oak Park Bicycle Kitchen pays homage to the "Kitchens" that have come before and continues the mission of all bicycle co-ops and Kitchens with our own unique twist.

The Oak Park Bicycle Kitchen is co-located on the grounds of artist davedave's BrickHouse Art Gallery - a creative space in Sacramento's Oak Park Neighborhood. We have benefited from our connection to local artists by the unique interior design and exterior of our shop - which is officially still "Studio #1." Our shop was born on June 24th, 2006 with tremendous support from the Daydream Believers and the Sacramento cycling community; we've been 100% volunteer-run since then. Our goals are to teach bike mechanics and self sufficiency and provide a communal space for bike repair, provide low-cost reliable transportation for the community, promote safe cycling, and nurture the growing cycling culture that exists in Sacramento already.

We are as volunteers: bike fanatics and non-fanatics, bike messengers and non-messengers, students and workers, men and women, old and young (but all young in spirit), commuters, racers, roadie, fixie, cruiser, townie, basket-rollin', BMX, MTB, trike, art bike, green machine, drum bike, and any other bike you can ride. We live bikes.

== Location ==

We are the corner of 36th and Broadway, Sacramento CA

== Contact ==

We have no phone now but we will have one soon (donate)

== Hours ==

Tues and Thurs 5 - 9 p.m., and Saturday noon 3 p.m.

== Services ==

We have held bike-in movie nights, worked to provide lights and bike fixes to our city's homeless population, taught basic mechanics courses in the community, donated used bikes to various groups and causes, and provided a space for anyone with a bike to learn more about how to help themselves get around. Oh yeah - we've got some fun t-shirts and stickers too.

Check us out on the web - roll by or give us a ring.

== Website ==

Our new web site is
http://www.oakparkbikekitchen.org

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop

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== Website ==

* http://www.fmbikeworkshop.org/ - Fargo Moorhead Community Bicycle Workshop

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Rim strip

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The '''rim strip''' which runs along the outside of the [[rim]] to protect the tube from the spoke ends and nipples.

== Sorting ==

There is a box for rubber rim strips in the area near the spoke motel. Cloth rim strips are not re-useable.

[[Category:Bicycle Parts]]
[[Category:Shop supplies]]

Krank it Up

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krank it up is a community bicycle project. our goal is to promote bicycles as safe, reliable, sustainable transportation by providing a space for bicycle education, repair and used bicycle recycling.

krank it up is located in railroad square in tallahassee florida.

== Hours ==

we are open from monday-saturday

== Website ==

* http://www.krankitup.info

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Spokes Community Bicycle Project

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== Website ==

* http://spokesforfolksbicycles.org/

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Handlebar Helpers

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== Website ==

* http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/assistance/handlebar.asp

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Chainbreaker Collective

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== Website ==

* http://chainbreaker.org/

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Proper Bike Fit

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Price range dictates a range of "this will do" all the way to "custom bike made just for you". Where ever you fall on that scale, the better the bike fit, the better your experience will be.

The first and most basic step is to pick the right size frame, and that is done by standing over the bike, aka ''stand over height''.

[[Image:frame_measurements.gif|thumb|Frame Measurements]]

== Stand Over Height ==

Standing over the top tube, lift the bike evenly off the ground by the seat and handlebars. You should have an inch before it touches '''anything'''. More than an inch and the frame is too small, less than an inch and the frame is too big.

== Frame Sizes ==

Measure the distance from the center of the [[Bottom Bracket]] to where the top of top tube intersects with the center of the seat tube.

=== Road ===

Centimeters (cm)

=== Mountain ===

Inches (in)

=== Compact Geometry ===

This is done so that the manufacturer doesn't have to make a frame for every inch / cm, instead they only have to make a few [[frame]] sizes, and then size the bike using the components. On a bike like this, you should have 3-4 inches above the top tube.

'''Sizes:''' S, M, L

== Girls' bikes ==

Horrible name, because if anyone should be riding these bikes it is boys, but it was dubbed during a time when dresses were more common and lower top tubes made more sense.

As far as sizing goes, imagine where a boy's top tube '''would be''' on a girl's bike frame, that is what you use to determine the correct size.

== Youth Sizes ==

Here is a rough guide of age to bike size. Note that kids obviously vary in size A LOT, so this is a rough guideline using '''wheel size''' with some overlap...

* 12" for Ages 3-5
* 16" for Ages 4-6
* 20" for Ages 6-9
* 24" for Ages 8-14

== References ==

* [http://www.smartcycles.com/fitting_explained.htm PROPER BICYCLE FIT EXPLAINED!] -Written by Alex Stanek, Smart Cycles

Utah Bicycle Commuter Guide

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The [http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=55126312117091464 Utah Bicycle Commuter Guide] provides valuable information for those interested in using a bicycle for commuting. Utah bicycle laws, equipment needs, riding safety, and bicycle security are all covered in the guide.

For more information about UDOT's walking and biking programs and resources, contact Sharon Briggs, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator.

'''Sharon Briggs'''
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator
UDOT Program Development
4501 South 2700 West
Box 143600
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-3600
Phone: 801-964-4564
Fax: 801-965-4551
Email: sbriggs@utah.gov

== References ==

* [http://www.udot.utah.gov/index.php/m=c/tid=1020 Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)]
* [http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=55126312117091464 Utah Bicycle Commuter Guide]

Savannah Bike Coop

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<big>'''Closed as of August 28, 2008'''</big>

== Website ==

* http://savannahbikecoop.wordpress.com/

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Broadway Bicycle School

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== Website ==

* http://broadwaybicycleschool.com/

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Aggie Blue Bikes

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== Mission ==

Our mission is to get more people on more bikes more often to promote health, sustainable communities, to better the air quality in Cache Valley, and reduce vehicle congestion.

We intend to do this through bicycle lending, education, and advocacy.

== Location ==

Aggie Blue Bikes is located on Utah State University's campus on 700 N, in between the Military Science and the Field House. We are open 8-5 Monday-Friday and closed on the weekends.

== Website ==

* http://www.aggiebluebikes.com
* http://www.aggiebluebikes.blogspot.com

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Lake Worth Bike Coop

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We are a bicycle co-op interested in gathering donated and discarded bicyles, fixing them, polishing them, naming them, nurturing them, and releasing them back into the wild, with a human owner of course, in order that those bikes and those owners may know the joy of freedom. We will never take a profit nor refuse a pair of needy peddling legs a good bike.

We are located in Lake Worth. We seek help. If anyone has bicycles, or knows where to find bicyles, we are in need of donations. We could also use equipment, tools, torches, double sided axes, foreign aid, and the awesome forces of nature.

Do you know members of the community who need transportation, exercise, or an excuse to destroy their Hummer?

We are also interested in hosting races, joustings, candle light dinners and walks on the beach.

== Contact ==

[mailto:lakeworthbikecoop@gmail.com lakeworthbikecoop@gmail.com]

== Website ==

* http://www.myspace.com/lakeworthbikecoop

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Main Page

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<big>'''Bike Collective Network.'''</big>

The mission of the [http://www.bikecollectives.org/ Bike Collective Network] is to strengthen and encourage communication and resource sharing between existing and future community bike shops. Collectively we can improve a bigger wheel as opposed to re-inventing smaller ones.

== Bike Collective Wiki ==

This wiki is here to help bike collectives collaborate and share ideas. Whether you are an [[advocate]], [[mechanic]], or just someone who likes to ride -- anyone can freely edit the content of this site. A history of all changes ensures that nothing is lost.

'''Many thanks to our [[Special:ListUsers/Bureaucrat|selfless moderators]], that have to deal with the spam bots!'''

== Hot Topics ==

[[Special:Popularpages|Click here to see a list of the most popular pages!]]

* List of [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]
** [[List of Projects Shipping Bikes to Developing Countries]]
* [[Bike Collective Starter Kit]]
** [[Volunteer Handbooks]]
** [[Shop Manual]]
** [[Teaching Resources]]
** [[Bike Rodeo Kit]]
* [[Contribute to this Wiki]]
* [[BCN_BikeBike_Workshop | BCN BikeBike Workshop]]
* [[Shop Organization]]
* [[Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle]]
* [[Bike! Bike! Workshops and Reflections]]

Bicycle Display Fixtures

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'''Bicycle Display Fixtures''' are those nice racks the bike shops use to put their expensive bikes on.

== Used Racks ==

Every smart bike shop is going to change their look and feel every 3-5 years to keep attracting business. Luckily there isn't much of an aftermarket for used bicycle display fixtures. So this means you should be able to get those old ones donated, or buy them for cheap.

== New Racks ==

* [http://www.lindcraftracks.com/ Lindcraft]
* [http://www.rudyrack.com/ Rudy Rack]
* [http://www.creativepipe.com/in_store_display.htm Creative Pipe, Inc.]
* [http://www.josta.de/english/index.htm Josta]

[[Category:Storage]]

Frans Pauwels Memorial Community Bicycle Center

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The '''Frans Pauwels Memorial Community Bicycle Center''' offers "anything bicycle" in Washington County, where anyone can repair a bike, buy a used one, and learn how and where to ride. The center offers classes focused on motorists and bicyclists sharing the road, pointers for the everyday commuter, and classes in advanced bicycle maintenance and handling skills. Community rides and group ride clinics for are also available.

== Website ==

* http://www.washcobtc.org/bike-center/index.php

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Wrapping Handlebars With Old Inner Tubes

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[[Image:Handlebar_Wrapped_With_Inner_Tube.jpg|right|thumb|Looks good on almost any bike!]]

The [[Urban Bike Project of Wilmington]] recycles old inner tubes for cheap (free) handlebar wrap. There are only a few steps involved.

== Steps ==

# Cut the valve off an old inner tube. One tube should be enough for one set of handlebars.
# Use scissors or a razor blade to split it long ways down the middle (it doesn't have to be perfect).
# Wash the pieces to avoid getting black stuff or talc all over when you ride. Let dry.
# Follow normal handlebar wrapping procedures and secure with tape.

The wrap should last a year or so depending on use and weather conditions.

== See Also ==

* [[Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle]]
* [[Wrapping Handlebars]]

Release of Liability Forms

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Consult a lawyer before putting any of the forms below in use. They are social deterrents and do not actually prevent someone from suing you even if they have filled one of them out. Consider getting [[insurance]].

== Sample Forms ==

*[[Release of Liability Form]] - Template for Release of Liability

*[[Media:PARENTAL_CONSENT_FORM.doc|Parental Consent Form]] - Consent Form/Liability Waiver for parents to allow their children to participate in programs at your shop. Microsoft Word Document available for download (may be edited with OpenOffice, a free alternative)

*[[Media:CONSENT_FORM.doc|Consent Form]] - Consent Form/Liability Waiver for adults who participate in activities in your shop. Microsoft Word Document available for download (may be edited with OpenOffice, a free alternative)

*[[Individual Release Form]]

[[Category:Legal issues]]