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Shop Locations

2008-07-11T17:29:19Z

Macho:

If your organization is just starting out, ''any'' location is better than no location. Choosing an ideal location is a luxury of funding and organizational success. All the same, sometimes success can be attributed to location, location, location.

== Good Locations ==

* '''Next to a University Campus:''' This is especially good if you are a volunteer organization. With every spring comes a new batch of energetic students to replenish your volunteer supply.

* '''Near public transportation:''' Buses, trains, subways, and light rails put you closer to people with higher social conscience or greater need for a bicycle and your other services. The ideal would be part of a Transit Hub.

* '''Near high foot traffic areas:''' Just like a for-profit business, there is no better way to get customers than a highly visible area where people just "stop in to check out what you do."

== Bad Locations ==

* '''Industrial:''' You will find some sweet warehouse space out here, but it can be hard to get volunteers to come out to the middle of nowhere. However, see below under [[Shop_Locations#Gentrifying Spaces|Gentrification]].

== Donated Space ==

=== Private Owner ===

Typically this is only done when a space is vacant, and you will probably be asked to leave when the property owner finds someone else willing to pay rent.

According to the IRS, if a property owner donates space it is considered an [[In-Kind Donation]] and needs to be reported on your [[IRS 990 Form]] as income. The property owner needs to give you proof that they have rented the space in the past for that amount.

The property owner needs a receipt from you on your [[letterhead]] stating that you are [[501(c)(3)]] and that they donated the space stating the starting and end dates.
* They can then claim it as a business expense, charity donations, or a tax write off.
* If part of the rental agreement is that you will renovate the space for the property owner, under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quid_pro_quo Quid pro quo], the value of the renovation needs to be subtracted from the donated amount.

=== Government Organization ===

Same as a private owner, but the state doesn't need a tax write off.

== Paying Rent VS Using Free Space ==
* [http://www.sopobikes.org Sopo Bicycle Co-op] chose to pay rent for a shop space in order to maintain location security. This decision was made based upon observation of the experience of neighboring [http://dybikes.org/ Decatur Yellow Bikes]. Because DYB used spaces available until a new paying tenant signed the lease, the organization received 7 days notice before their move out dates. DYB is currently without a workshop space.
* The [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] also started out in a warehouse a volunteer lived in. After he and his roommates (warehousemates?) got fed up with bikes the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] almost rented a storage unit. Luckily a run down free space in the [http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=66c17b13-8e2e-4e5e-8565-ade9c1bc92d2 Glendale Plaza] appeared, they stayed there for a year. After that year they were going to sign an official lease for $1000 per month. The building was sold and the new landlord and they had 3 days to leave or pay $1800 per month. As luck would have it a property owner (also an avid cyclist) sitting in an [http://www.nationalexchangeclub.com/ Exchange Club] meeting listening to a presentation about the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] had a 3000 sq. ft. space near a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTA_TRAX UTA TRAX] stop for $650 per month. They are still there.

The moral of the story is, you pay for what you get, so if you don't pay squat, you get treated like squat. Paying rent translates into stability, now they can worry about other things.

== Types of Shop Spaces (Private Residence, Warehouse, Other Storage Space, Commercial/Retail Space, Etc) ==
* [http://www.sopobikes.org Sopo BIcycle Co-op]'s first shop space was located in a volunteer's house, which was problematic for at least two reasons. First, shop activities were curbed by the wants and needs of the volunteer's housemates. Second, being located in a private residence appeared to curb outreach. It was difficult to get anyone other than friends of volunteers to show up and use the shop. Relocating to a storage space behind a gallery in a busy pedestrian-friendly(ish) business district in a gentrifying area overrun with hipsters has fixed both of these problems.
* The [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] used to have a location in a very low-income part of the Salt Lake Valley. While it was almost impossible to get volunteers down to the space, or paying customers, they did provide a wonderful service to the community. Then they moved to an higher income, but industrial location next to a light rail train stop. While there was a significant decrease in walk-in low-income customers, the drastic increase in volunteers produces more bikes for low-income receipients than the old place. So '''the lesson they learned was that the best location is where your volunteers are most likely to go; reach low-income populations through out-reach programs.'''

== Gentrifying Spaces ==

Gentrification, in a nutshell, is the displacement of poor people in a neigbourhood when wealthier people start to find it desirable and move in, raising the rents and cost of living so that it's unaffordable to many of the people previously living there. It's been very common in North American inner cities over the last twenty years. Often the first stage of the gentrifying process is the arrival of people who are not particularly independently wealthy, but who are young, white, hip,into art or punk rock, and who are looking for cheap rent. This makes the neighbourhood more attractive to the next waves of gentrifiers, students, and later full-on yuppies. Community bicycle shops often are concerned with their gentrifying impacts since:
* They usually can't afford to pay a lot in rent and end up locating themselves in working class neighbourhoods.
* They are virtually always dominated by white people, and usually by people from middle class backgrounds, who are into art and/or microbrewed beers and/or graphic novels and/or fixed gear bicycles.
* Community bike shops, regardless of their lack of money or good intentions, will make poor neighbourhoods more appealing to whiter, wealthier people.
* Many shops pride themselves on being radical, or at least taking social justice seriously, and would not want to think of themselves as displacing people more marginalized than themselves.
The perfect time to think about this is when choosing a space. If you can afford to locate your space on a campus or other area that is already dominated by wealthy white people, this might be something to consider. Industrial areas, though discouraged above, offer a way to avoid displacing people, since there usually aren't people living in those areas. If your shop does locate in a poor neighbourhood, some things to consider are:
* Are poor people from the neighbourhood able to access the shop as easily as others, taking into consideration their financial means, among other things, and remembering that your shop is making money, through cheaper rent, by being in their neighbourhood?
* Does your shop operate more like a soup kitchen (charity model) or do people from the neighbourhood get to have ownership over the space and have a say in how things are run (solidarity model)?
* Keeping in mind that police offer the muscle to help middle-class people take over gentrifying neighbourhoods, and that class strongly affects how people will be treated by the justice system (police, courts, prisons), how quick is your shop likely to resort to calling the police over non-violent incidents like bike theft? What is the shop's overall relationship with the police?
* (and there are infinitely many more. i should flesh this out further at some point...)

Shop Locations

2008-07-11T17:24:47Z

Macho:

If your organization is just starting out, ''any'' location is better than no location. Choosing an ideal location is a luxury of funding and organizational success. All the same, sometimes success can be attributed to location, location, location.

== Good Locations ==

* '''Next to a University Campus:''' This is especially good if you are a volunteer organization. With every spring comes a new batch of energetic students to replenish your volunteer supply.

* '''Near public transportation:''' Buses, trains, subways, and light rails put you closer to people with higher social conscience or greater need for a bicycle and your other services. The ideal would be part of a Transit Hub.

* '''Near high foot traffic areas:''' Just like a for-profit business, there is no better way to get customers than a highly visible area where people just "stop in to check out what you do."

== Bad Locations ==

* '''Industrial:''' You will find some sweet warehouse space out here, but it can be hard to get volunteers to come out to the middle of nowhere. However, see below under [[Shop_Locations#Gentriying Spaces|Gentrification]].

== Donated Space ==

=== Private Owner ===

Typically this is only done when a space is vacant, and you will probably be asked to leave when the property owner finds someone else willing to pay rent.

According to the IRS, if a property owner donates space it is considered an [[In-Kind Donation]] and needs to be reported on your [[IRS 990 Form]] as income. The property owner needs to give you proof that they have rented the space in the past for that amount.

The property owner needs a receipt from you on your [[letterhead]] stating that you are [[501(c)(3)]] and that they donated the space stating the starting and end dates.
* They can then claim it as a business expense, charity donations, or a tax write off.
* If part of the rental agreement is that you will renovate the space for the property owner, under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quid_pro_quo Quid pro quo], the value of the renovation needs to be subtracted from the donated amount.

=== Government Organization ===

Same as a private owner, but the state doesn't need a tax write off.

== Paying Rent VS Using Free Space ==
* [http://www.sopobikes.org Sopo Bicycle Co-op] chose to pay rent for a shop space in order to maintain location security. This decision was made based upon observation of the experience of neighboring [http://dybikes.org/ Decatur Yellow Bikes]. Because DYB used spaces available until a new paying tenant signed the lease, the organization received 7 days notice before their move out dates. DYB is currently without a workshop space.
* The [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] also started out in a warehouse a volunteer lived in. After he and his roommates (warehousemates?) got fed up with bikes the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] almost rented a storage unit. Luckily a run down free space in the [http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=66c17b13-8e2e-4e5e-8565-ade9c1bc92d2 Glendale Plaza] appeared, they stayed there for a year. After that year they were going to sign an official lease for $1000 per month. The building was sold and the new landlord and they had 3 days to leave or pay $1800 per month. As luck would have it a property owner (also an avid cyclist) sitting in an [http://www.nationalexchangeclub.com/ Exchange Club] meeting listening to a presentation about the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] had a 3000 sq. ft. space near a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTA_TRAX UTA TRAX] stop for $650 per month. They are still there.

The moral of the story is, you pay for what you get, so if you don't pay squat, you get treated like squat. Paying rent translates into stability, now they can worry about other things.

== Types of Shop Spaces (Private Residence, Warehouse, Other Storage Space, Commercial/Retail Space, Etc) ==
* [http://www.sopobikes.org Sopo BIcycle Co-op]'s first shop space was located in a volunteer's house, which was problematic for at least two reasons. First, shop activities were curbed by the wants and needs of the volunteer's housemates. Second, being located in a private residence appeared to curb outreach. It was difficult to get anyone other than friends of volunteers to show up and use the shop. Relocating to a storage space behind a gallery in a busy pedestrian-friendly(ish) business district in a gentrifying area overrun with hipsters has fixed both of these problems.
* The [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] used to have a location in a very low-income part of the Salt Lake Valley. While it was almost impossible to get volunteers down to the space, or paying customers, they did provide a wonderful service to the community. Then they moved to an higher income, but industrial location next to a light rail train stop. While there was a significant decrease in walk-in low-income customers, the drastic increase in volunteers produces more bikes for low-income receipients than the old place. So '''the lesson they learned was that the best location is where your volunteers are most likely to go; reach low-income populations through out-reach programs.'''

== Gentrifying Spaces ==

Gentrification, in a nutshell, is the displacement of poor people in a neigbourhood when wealthier people start to find it desirable and move in, raising the rents and cost of living so that it's unaffordable to many of the people previously living there. It's been very common in North American inner cities over the last twenty years. Often the first stage of the gentrifying process is the arrival of people who are not particularly independently wealthy, but who are young, white, hip,into art or punk rock, and who are looking for cheap rent. This makes the neighbourhood more attractive to the next waves of gentrifiers, students, and later full-on yuppies. Community bicycle shops often are concerned with their gentrifying impacts since:
* They usually can't afford to pay a lot in rent and end up locating themselves in working class neighbourhoods.
* They are virtually always dominated by white people, and usually by people from middle class backgrounds, who are into art and/or microbrewed beers and/or graphic novels and/or fixed gear bicycles.
* Community bike shops, regardless of their lack of money or good intentions, will make poor neighbourhoods more appealing to whiter, wealthier people.
* Many shops pride themselves on being radical, or at least taking social justice seriously, and would not want to think of themselves as displacing people more marginalized than themselves.
The perfect time to think about this is when choosing a space. If you can afford to locate your space on a campus or other area that is already dominated by wealthy white people, this might be something to consider. Industrial areas, though discouraged above, offer a way to avoid displacing people, since there usually aren't people living in those areas. If your shop does locate in a poor neighbourhood, some things to consider are:
* Are poor people from the neighbourhood able to access the shop as easily as others, taking into consideration their financial means, among other things, and remembering that your shop is making money, through cheaper rent, by being in their neighbourhood?
* Does your shop operate more like a soup kitchen (charity model) or do people from the neighbourhood get to have ownership over the space and have a say in how things are run (solidarity model)?
* Keeping in mind that police offer the muscle to help middle-class people take over gentrifying neighbourhoods, and that class strongly affects how people will be treated by the justice system (police, courts, prisons), how quick is your shop likely to resort to calling the police over non-violent incidents like bike theft? What is the shop's overall relationship with the police?
* (and there are infinitely many more. i should flesh this out further at some point...)

Shop Locations

2008-07-11T17:24:27Z

Macho: Gentrification

If your organization is just starting out, ''any'' location is better than no location. Choosing an ideal location is a luxury of funding and organizational success. All the same, sometimes success can be attributed to location, location, location.

== Good Locations ==

* '''Next to a University Campus:''' This is especially good if you are a volunteer organization. With every spring comes a new batch of energetic students to replenish your volunteer supply.

* '''Near public transportation:''' Buses, trains, subways, and light rails put you closer to people with higher social conscience or greater need for a bicycle and your other services. The ideal would be part of a Transit Hub.

* '''Near high foot traffic areas:''' Just like a for-profit business, there is no better way to get customers than a highly visible area where people just "stop in to check out what you do."

== Bad Locations ==

* '''Industrial:''' You will find some sweet warehouse space out here, but it can be hard to get volunteers to come out to the middle of nowhere. However, see below under [[Shop_Locations#Gentriying Shops|Gentrification]].

== Donated Space ==

=== Private Owner ===

Typically this is only done when a space is vacant, and you will probably be asked to leave when the property owner finds someone else willing to pay rent.

According to the IRS, if a property owner donates space it is considered an [[In-Kind Donation]] and needs to be reported on your [[IRS 990 Form]] as income. The property owner needs to give you proof that they have rented the space in the past for that amount.

The property owner needs a receipt from you on your [[letterhead]] stating that you are [[501(c)(3)]] and that they donated the space stating the starting and end dates.
* They can then claim it as a business expense, charity donations, or a tax write off.
* If part of the rental agreement is that you will renovate the space for the property owner, under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quid_pro_quo Quid pro quo], the value of the renovation needs to be subtracted from the donated amount.

=== Government Organization ===

Same as a private owner, but the state doesn't need a tax write off.

== Paying Rent VS Using Free Space ==
* [http://www.sopobikes.org Sopo Bicycle Co-op] chose to pay rent for a shop space in order to maintain location security. This decision was made based upon observation of the experience of neighboring [http://dybikes.org/ Decatur Yellow Bikes]. Because DYB used spaces available until a new paying tenant signed the lease, the organization received 7 days notice before their move out dates. DYB is currently without a workshop space.
* The [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] also started out in a warehouse a volunteer lived in. After he and his roommates (warehousemates?) got fed up with bikes the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] almost rented a storage unit. Luckily a run down free space in the [http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=66c17b13-8e2e-4e5e-8565-ade9c1bc92d2 Glendale Plaza] appeared, they stayed there for a year. After that year they were going to sign an official lease for $1000 per month. The building was sold and the new landlord and they had 3 days to leave or pay $1800 per month. As luck would have it a property owner (also an avid cyclist) sitting in an [http://www.nationalexchangeclub.com/ Exchange Club] meeting listening to a presentation about the [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] had a 3000 sq. ft. space near a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTA_TRAX UTA TRAX] stop for $650 per month. They are still there.

The moral of the story is, you pay for what you get, so if you don't pay squat, you get treated like squat. Paying rent translates into stability, now they can worry about other things.

== Types of Shop Spaces (Private Residence, Warehouse, Other Storage Space, Commercial/Retail Space, Etc) ==
* [http://www.sopobikes.org Sopo BIcycle Co-op]'s first shop space was located in a volunteer's house, which was problematic for at least two reasons. First, shop activities were curbed by the wants and needs of the volunteer's housemates. Second, being located in a private residence appeared to curb outreach. It was difficult to get anyone other than friends of volunteers to show up and use the shop. Relocating to a storage space behind a gallery in a busy pedestrian-friendly(ish) business district in a gentrifying area overrun with hipsters has fixed both of these problems.
* The [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] used to have a location in a very low-income part of the Salt Lake Valley. While it was almost impossible to get volunteers down to the space, or paying customers, they did provide a wonderful service to the community. Then they moved to an higher income, but industrial location next to a light rail train stop. While there was a significant decrease in walk-in low-income customers, the drastic increase in volunteers produces more bikes for low-income receipients than the old place. So '''the lesson they learned was that the best location is where your volunteers are most likely to go; reach low-income populations through out-reach programs.'''

== Gentrifying Spaces ==

Gentrification, in a nutshell, is the displacement of poor people in a neigbourhood when wealthier people start to find it desirable and move in, raising the rents and cost of living so that it's unaffordable to many of the people previously living there. It's been very common in North American inner cities over the last twenty years. Often the first stage of the gentrifying process is the arrival of people who are not particularly independently wealthy, but who are young, white, hip,into art or punk rock, and who are looking for cheap rent. This makes the neighbourhood more attractive to the next waves of gentrifiers, students, and later full-on yuppies. Community bicycle shops often are concerned with their gentrifying impacts since:
* They usually can't afford to pay a lot in rent and end up locating themselves in working class neighbourhoods.
* They are virtually always dominated by white people, and usually by people from middle class backgrounds, who are into art and/or microbrewed beers and/or graphic novels and/or fixed gear bicycles.
* Community bike shops, regardless of their lack of money or good intentions, will make poor neighbourhoods more appealing to whiter, wealthier people.
* Many shops pride themselves on being radical, or at least taking social justice seriously, and would not want to think of themselves as displacing people more marginalized than themselves.
The perfect time to think about this is when choosing a space. If you can afford to locate your space on a campus or other area that is already dominated by wealthy white people, this might be something to consider. Industrial areas, though discouraged above, offer a way to avoid displacing people, since there usually aren't people living in those areas. If your shop does locate in a poor neighbourhood, some things to consider are:
* Are poor people from the neighbourhood able to access the shop as easily as others, taking into consideration their financial means, among other things, and remembering that your shop is making money, through cheaper rent, by being in their neighbourhood?
* Does your shop operate more like a soup kitchen (charity model) or do people from the neighbourhood get to have ownership over the space and have a say in how things are run (solidarity model)?
* Keeping in mind that police offer the muscle to help middle-class people take over gentrifying neighbourhoods, and that class strongly affects how people will be treated by the justice system (police, courts, prisons), how quick is your shop likely to resort to calling the police over non-violent incidents like bike theft? What is the shop's overall relationship with the police?
* (and there are infinitely many more. i should flesh this out further at some point...)

Bike Dump

2008-05-30T18:27:42Z

Macho: /* Pamphlets */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Hours ==
Current to at least April of 2008.
* Wednesdays 6pm-9pm - volunteers only shop hours
* Thursday 6pm-9pm - open shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.odt odt])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.odt odt])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Pamphlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/volunteer%20orientation.pdf Volunteer Orientation Info]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/volunteer.pdf (older) Bike Dump Volunteer & Mechanic Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/greeter%20pamphlet.pdf Bike Dump greeter guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

=== Greeter Materials ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Feedback%20sheet.pdf Feedback Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Greeter%20Log%20Sheet.pdf Log Sheet]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Tax Law

2008-05-14T15:03:24Z

Macho:

= Canadian Tax Law =

This information below comes from an email to the think tank list from Chris from Re-cycles shop. It's about the law for bike shops selling things.

PST depends on the province. I believe bike parts are PST exempt in BC and recently in ON. Not sure about the rest.

GST depends on your shops gross yearly sales. If you sell less than $30,000 per year then you do not need to collect GST. Otherwise you do. If you collect GST then you must remit GST to CRA (but you get to keep some for your trouble so you actually add a couple of % to your profits).

If your shop is running on a non-profit basis then you should not have to worry about income tax (as long as you eventually spend/donate all the money). If you are operating as a for-profit entity then you will have to pay income tax on your profits.

Disclaimer: I'm not a tax lawyer! This is just info I have gathered related to my own businesses and the running of the re-cycles' non-profit shop.

Chris

Tax Law

2008-05-11T02:00:26Z

Macho:

This information below comes from an email to the think tank list from Chris from Re-cycles shop. It's about the law for bike shops selling things.

PST depends on the province. I believe bike parts are PST exempt in BC and recently in ON. Not sure about the rest.

GST depends on your shops gross yearly sales. If you sell less than $30,000 per year then you do not need to collect GST. Otherwise you do. If you collect GST then you must remit GST to CRA (but you get to keep some for your trouble so you actually add a couple of % to your profits).

If your shop is running on a non-profit basis then you should not have to worry about income tax (as long as you eventually spend/donate all the money). If you are operating as a for-profit entity then you will have to pay income tax on your profits.

Disclaimer: I'm not a tax lawyer! This is just info I have gathered related to my own businesses and the running of the re-cycles' non-profit shop.

Chris

Tax Law

2008-05-11T02:00:03Z

Macho:

Tax Law

2008-05-11T01:59:39Z

Macho: New page: This information below comes from an email to the think tank list from Chris from Re-cycles shop. It's about the law for bike shops selling things. PST depends on the province. I believe...

Bike Dump

2008-04-21T05:35:31Z

Macho: /* Greeter Materials */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Hours ==
Current to at least April of 2008.
* Wednesdays 6pm-9pm - volunteers only shop hours
* Thursday 6pm-9pm - open shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.odt odt])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.odt odt])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Pamphlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer & Mechanic Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/greeter%20pamphlet.pdf Bike Dump greeter guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

=== Greeter Materials ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Feedback%20sheet.pdf Feedback Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Greeter%20Log%20Sheet.pdf Log Sheet]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Bike Dump

2008-04-21T05:34:46Z

Macho: /* Pamphlets */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Hours ==
Current to at least April of 2008.
* Wednesdays 6pm-9pm - volunteers only shop hours
* Thursday 6pm-9pm - open shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.odt odt])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.odt odt])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Pamphlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer & Mechanic Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/greeter%20pamphlet.pdf Bike Dump greeter guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

=== Greeter Materials ===

This stuff is all a work in progress.
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Greeter%20Log%20Sheet.pdf Greeter Log Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Feedback%20sheet.pdf Feedback Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Member%20List%20Sheet.pdf Member List Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/member%20card%20sheet.pdf Member Card Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/member%20info%20card%20sheet.pdf Member Info Card Sheet]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Bike Dump

2008-04-21T05:32:59Z

Macho: /* Winter 2008 Hours */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Hours ==
Current to at least April of 2008.
* Wednesdays 6pm-9pm - volunteers only shop hours
* Thursday 6pm-9pm - open shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.odt odt])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.odt odt])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Pamphlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

=== Greeter Materials ===

This stuff is all a work in progress.
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Greeter%20Log%20Sheet.pdf Greeter Log Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Feedback%20sheet.pdf Feedback Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Member%20List%20Sheet.pdf Member List Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/member%20card%20sheet.pdf Member Card Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/member%20info%20card%20sheet.pdf Member Info Card Sheet]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Bike Dump

2008-04-02T18:04:02Z

Macho: /* Printed Material */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2008 Hours ==
* Wednesdays 6pm-9pm - volunteers only shop hours
* Thursday 6pm-9pm - open shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.odt odt])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.odt odt])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Pamphlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

=== Greeter Materials ===

This stuff is all a work in progress.
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Greeter%20Log%20Sheet.pdf Greeter Log Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Feedback%20sheet.pdf Feedback Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/Member%20List%20Sheet.pdf Member List Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/member%20card%20sheet.pdf Member Card Sheet]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/printed%20matter/Greeter%20Materials/member%20info%20card%20sheet.pdf Member Info Card Sheet]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== See Also ==

* [[Community Bicycle Organizations]]

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations]]

Distributors

2007-11-27T16:30:43Z

Macho: /* Local Bike Shops */ typo

'''Distributors''' are a necessity for any [[collective]] or [[co-op]]. They are the middle-man of the bicycle industry, and your connection to buying parts at wholesale bulk rates. Generally speaking, they buy from manufacturers at 75% less than MSRP and sell for 50% less than the MSRP.

Looking at the requirements it may seem impossible to get an account as a new organization, but if you are honest and describe your situation -- most of them will help you out.

== [[Local Bike Shops]] ==

If you can't get a distributor account, contact your [[local bike shop]] ([[LBS]]) and explain what you are trying to do and that you would like to place distributor orders through them. The best they can do is usually cost + 10%, this helps them cover shipping, staff time and taxes. Not only do you get parts at a discounted rate, but you are also building a very important long-term relationship. Some [[LBS]] have seen community bike shops as competitors, so it is good strategy to '''involve them''' from the beginning.

== Quality Bicycle Products ==

* http://www.qbp.com/

=== Requirements To Establish an Account ===

# A current phone bill showing your company name.
# Proof of liability insurance binder.
# Pictures of your business including: storefront with signage, warehouse, retail bike department and shop/service area.
# A completed QBP New Dealer Application.
# Account candidates must demonstrate the ability to conduct themselves professionally and courteously throughout the application process
# Web/Mail order accounts must have a physical retail location that allows the business to serve its customers face-to-face during regular retail hours.

=== Contact ===

* 800-346-0004 phone
* 952-941-9391 phone
* 952-941-9799 fax
* 6400 W. 105th Street; Bloomington, MN 55438

== J&B Importers ==

* http://www.jbimporters.com/

=== Requirements To Establish an Account ===

=== Contact ===

== Euro Asia Imports ==

* http://www.euroasiaimports.com/

=== Requirements To Establish an Account ===

=== Contact ===

* 3935 Foothill Blvd; La Crescenta, CA 91214
* 818-248-1814 phone
* 818-248-1243 fax
* [mailto:euroasia@sbcglobal.net euroasia@sbcglobal.net]

== United Bicycle Parts ==

* http://www.unitedbicycle.com/

=== Contact ===

* 800-482-1984 phone
* [mailto:staff@ubike.com staff@ubike.com]
* Ron handles non-profits.

== United Bicycle Supply ==

* http://www.biketoolsetc.com/ (they don't have a website yet, so they use this one)

=== Contact ===

* 800-572-4988 fax
* 800-225-8287 phone
* [mailto:ubs@bisp.net ubs@bisp.net]

== Wilson Bicycle Sales ==

* http://www.wilsonbike.com/

=== Requirements To Establish an Account ===

# Store front in area zoned for business.
# Repair Department
# [[Tax ID Number]]
# Re-sale License

=== Contact ===

* 510.471.7520 phone
* 510.487.2676 fax
* [mailto:sales@wilsonbike.com sales@wilsonbike.com]
* 31157 Wiegman Road; Hayward, CA 94544

== Provelo ==

* http://www.khsbicycleparts.com/
* http://www.unior-bike.com/

=== Requirements To Establish an Account ===

* Credit Card

=== Contact ===

* 800-222-8356 phone
* 618-393-2956 fax
* [mailto:thorsten@khsbicycleparts.com thorsten@khsbicycleparts.com], [mailto:ulli@khsbicycleparts.com, ulli@khsbicycleparts.com]
* 3550 N. Union Drive; Olney, IL 62450

== Cyclone Bicycle Supply ==

* http://www.cyclonebicycle.com/

=== Requirements To Establish an Account ===

# A completed and signed Dealer Application
# Physical retail location and regular retail hours
# Physical business location that accepts daily deliveries in the store's name
# A business phone number listing verifiable through directory assistance
# Proof of liability [[insurance]]

=== Contact ===

* [mailto:info@cyclonebicycle.com info@cyclonebicycle.com]
* Toll Free: 800.927.9242
* Local: 503.226.0696
* Fax: 503.226.0824
* 135 SE Main St.; Portland OR 97214

Lubrication

2007-06-23T15:15:16Z

Macho: /* Best Chain Lubes */

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

== Best Chain Lubes in Terms of Biodegradability ==

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

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

== See Also ==

* [[Grease]]

Bike Dump

2007-02-07T17:39:09Z

Macho: /* Phamlets */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2007 Hours ==

* Thursday 6pm-9pm - Volunteer only shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.odt odt])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.odt odt])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Pamphlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike Dump

2007-02-07T17:38:09Z

Macho: /* Workshop Handouts */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2007 Hours ==

* Thursday 6pm-9pm - Volunteer only shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.odt odt])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf]) ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.odt odt])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Phamlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike Dump

2007-02-07T17:28:08Z

Macho: /* Workshop Handouts */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2007 Hours ==

* Thursday 6pm-9pm - Volunteer only shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.odt odt] [http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.odt odt] [http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Phamlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike Dump

2007-02-07T17:10:03Z

Macho: /* Winter 2007 Hours */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2007 Hours ==

* Thursday 6pm-9pm - Volunteer only shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-5pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Phamlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike Dump

2007-01-25T21:25:22Z

Macho: /* Pamphlets */ typo

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2007 Hours ==

* Thursday 6pm-9pm - Volunteer only shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-6pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Pamphlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/welcome.pdf Welcome to the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike Dump

2007-01-25T21:23:55Z

Macho: added pamphlets

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2007 Hours ==

* Thursday 6pm-9pm - Volunteer only shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-6pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Printed Material ==

=== Workshop Handouts ===

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 3: Hubs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20hub%20handout.doc doc])
* Workshop 4: Derailleurs ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20gears%20handout%20real.doc doc])
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/Bike%20Dump%20BB%20handout.doc doc])

=== Pamphlets ===

* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/welcome.pdf Welcome te the Bike Dump]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/volunteer.pdf Bike Dump Volunteer Guide]
* [http://bike-dump.ca/pamphlets/collective.pdf Bike Dump Collective Guide]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike Dump

2007-01-18T05:21:23Z

Macho: /* Workshop Handouts */

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2007 Hours ==

* Thursday 6pm-9pm - Volunteer only shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-6pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Workshop Handouts ==

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 2: Brakes ([http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf])
* Workshop 3: Derailleurs
* Workshop 4: Hubs
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike Dump

2007-01-18T05:20:58Z

Macho: added workshop materials

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Winter 2007 Hours ==

* Thursday 6pm-9pm - Volunteer only shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-6pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located in The Red Road Lodge at 631 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entrance is through the patio on the south side of the building.

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, and after finding cheap space in a building owned by a local developer, the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Four of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. After extensive renovations, the bike dump re-openned in December at 631 Main St.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Workshop Handouts ==

* Workshop 1: Tubes & Tires [http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/01_tubes_tires.pdf pdf]
* Workshop 2: Brakes [http://bike-dump.ca/workshops/02_brakes.pdf pdf]
* Workshop 3: Derailleurs
* Workshop 4: Hubs
* Workshop 5: The Bottom Bracket

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike!Bike! 2007

2006-10-02T21:55:52Z

Macho:

'''Bike!Bike! 2007''' will be hosted by [[Free Ride]] in Pittsburgh, PA, likely in August or September.

== See Also ==

[[Bike!Bike!]]

== External Links ==

[http://bikebike.pbwiki.com/ bike!bike! 2007 organizing wiki]

Bike!Bike! 2007

2006-10-02T21:54:11Z

Macho: initial creation

'''Bike!Bike! 2007''' will be hosted by [[Free Ride]] in Pittsburgh, PA, likely in August or September.

== External Links ==

[http://bikebike.pbwiki.com/ bike!bike! 2007 organizing wiki]

BICAS

2006-09-26T19:15:46Z

Macho: full name

'''Bicycle Inter-Community Action & Salvage (BICAS)''' is a Cooperatively run 501(C)3 Community Center that through advocacy and recycling of the bicycle promotes education, art, and a healthy environment while providing services and opportunity for those in need.

== Contact ==

* Phone (520)628-7950
* bicasunderground@yahoo.com

== Hours ==

* Tuesday - Friday: 12 - 7 PM
* Saturday: 12 - 6PM
* Sunday: Ladies Only: 1 - 5 PM
* Closed Monday

== Location ==

44 West 6th Street
Tucson, AZ 85705

== Website ==

http://www.bicas.org/

Bike!Bike! 2006

2006-09-26T19:12:59Z

Macho:

'''Bike!Bike! 2006''' took place in Milwaukee, WI from Friday, May 26th to Monday, May 29th. It was hosted by the [[Milwaukee Bicycle Collective]].

== External Links ==

[http://bikebike.org Bike!Bike! 2006 website]

Main Page

2006-09-26T19:11:25Z

Macho: /* Hot Topics */

<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 ==

Wikipedia is a Web-based free-content multilingual encyclopedia project. It exists as a wiki, a website that allows any visitor to freely edit its content. A backup of all old page versions so nothing is lost. For the purposes of the Bike Collective Wiki, it allows us to collaborate and share ideas, as opposed to re-inventing the wheel.

== Getting started ==

If you are comfortable with adding content to the wiki, then go for it! If not, please feel free to send anything you have in an email or as an attachment and someone here will format it for you.

Each page has an 'edit' tab. To start editing any page, just click on 'edit'. You can also start new pages by using 'search' to find a phrase and then clicking on 'create this page' when it isn't found.

* [http://www.bikecollectives.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin Create an account]

While you currently don't need to log in to edit ANY page, creating an account helps keep track of what changes you made.

== Hot Topics ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]
** [[List of Projects Shipping Bikes to Developing Countries]]
* [[Bike Collective Starter Kit]]
** [[Volunteer Handbooks]]

== Organizations ==

So far the following community bicycle organizations have created pages:

* The [[Bike Dump]]
* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]]
* [[Bike Church]]
* [[Pedals For Progress]]
* [[Bikes Not Bombs]]
* [[Troy Bike Rescue]]
* [[Sopo Bike Co-op]]
* [[BICAS]]

Talk:Earn a Bike

2006-09-26T19:09:03Z

Macho:

== Tim Horton's ==

I think the earn-a-bike page should talk about EAB programs like the one set up by [[Bikes not Bombs]] and other grassroots groups, where (generally) kids work on bikes to earn the right to their own bike, and then build their own bike. The Tim Horton's program doesn't really belong here, since it just aims to indoctrinate kids into respecting existing institutional power imbalances: the police are your friends, be grateful to multinational corporations who are complicit in the oil war on Afghanistan and who won't show you how to work on your bike, just give you one that advertises multinationals. That's just how I feel though...

[[User:Macho|macho]] 15:00, 17 September 2006 (PDT)

I am not to keen on Tim Horton's Companies, but I do believe the nature of Wiki is to provide information, not filtered points of view. If we filter out information, it is just as bad as when they do.

[[User:Jonathan|jonathan]] 10:00, 24 September 2006 (MST)

hey, i added that bit about the tim hortons program as a joke. it was late, i couldn't sleep. as the author i have no qualms about removing it - there's nothing particularly redemptive about the program, as far as i can tell, besides the fact that kids get handouts from some lousy corp. indeed, considering that, in certain canadian communities, tim horton's is responsible for a considerable percentage the litter the kids are being asked to clean up, the program is a pretty cynical one.

: okay looks good to me with it left in but disclaimed. [[User:Macho|macho]] 12:09, 26 September 2006 (PDT)

Community Bicycle Organizations

2006-09-26T18:55:16Z

Macho: /* New Mexico = */

== Criteria ==

The list below uses the criteria in found in the [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]] zine 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 from first world colonialism & its effects
* Shops that provide free or low-cost services to the community
* Organizations that recycle bicycles and parts

== Bike Shops ==

=== Canada ===

==== British Columbia ====

* [[The Bike Kitchen]] (Vancouver)
* [[Our Community Bikes]] (Vancouver)
* [[Recyclistas Bike Coop]] (Victoria)

==== Manitoba ====

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

==== Nova Scotia ====

* [[Bike Again!]] (Halifax)

==== Ontario ====

* [[Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston)
* [[Re-Cycles Bicycle Coop]] (Ottawa)

==== Quebec ====

* [[Freewheels Bicycle Club]] (Montreal)
* [[Velogik]] (Montreal)
* [[Right to Move/La voie Libre]] (Montreal)

=== Guatemala ===

* [[Associatión Maya Pedal]]

=== United States ===

==== Arizona ====

* [[South Side Mutual Aid Toward Independent Youth Bicycle Education Project]] (Flagstaff)
* [[BICAS]] (Tucson)
* [[Handlebar Helpers]] (Scottsdale)

==== California ====

* [[Arcata Library Bikes]] (Arcata)
* [[The Davis Bike Church]] (Davis)
* [[The Bike Kitchen (San Francisco)|The Bike Kitchen]] (San Francisco)
* [[The Bike Hut Foundation]] (San Francisco)
* [[Bicycle Kitchen]] (Los Angeles)
* [[Bike Church]] (Santa Cruz)
* [[Santa Cruz Bike Coop]] (Santa Cruz)

==== Colorado ====

* [[Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver)
* [[Bike Against Collective]] (Fort Collins)

==== Florida ====

* [[Krank it Up]] (Tallahassee)
* [[The Bottom Brackett]] (Gainesville)

==== Georgia ====

* [[Sopo Bike Coop]] (Atlanta)

==== Idaho ====

* [[Village Bicycle Project]] (Moscow)

==== Illinois ====

* [[Working Bikes]] (Chicago)
* [[West Town Bikes]] (Chicago)
* [[Blackstone Bicycle Works]] (Chicago)
* [[Bikes for Chicago]] (Chicago)
* [[Uptown Bikes]] (Chicago)

==== Indiana ====

* [[Community Bike Project]] (Bloomington)

==== Louisiana ====

* [[Plan B]] (New Orleans)

==== Massachusetts ====

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

==== Michigan ====

* [[Back Alley Bikes]] (Detroit)

==== Minnesota ====

* [[The Grease Pit]] (Minneapolis)
* [[The Sibley Bike Depot]] (St. Paul)

==== Montana ====

* [[Free Cycles Missoula]] (Missoula)

==== New Jersey ====

* [[Pedals for Progress]] (High Bridge)
* [[Hobiken]] (Hoboken)

==== New Mexico ====

* [[Chain Breaker 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)

==== North Carolina ====

* [[Ashville ReCyclery]] (Ashville)

==== Ohio ====

* [[Ohio City Bike Coop]] (Cleveland)
* [[Oberlin]] (Oberlin Bike Coop)
* [[Mobius Trip Bike Shop]] (Cincinnati)

==== Oregon ====

* [[Ashland Community Bike Program]] (Ashland)
* [[Center For Appropriate Transport]] (Eugene)
* [[Community Cycling Center]] (Portland)
* [[City Bikes Repair Shop]] (Portland)
* [[North Portland Bikeworks]] (Portland)

==== Pennsylvania ====

* [[Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh)
* [[Neighbourhood Bike Works]] (Philadelphia Bike Works)

==== Rhode Island ====

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

==== South Dakota ====

* [[Yellow Bike Program & Reconditioned Bikes for Kids]] (Rapid City)

==== Texas ====

* [[Austin Yellow Bike Project]] (Austin)
* [[Third Ward Community Bike Center]] (Houston)
* [[Bikes Across Borders]] (Austin)

==== Utah ====

* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] (Salt Lake City)

==== Virginia ====

* [[Charlottesville Community Bikes]] (Charlottesville)

==== Washington ====

* [[Bike Works]] (Seattle)
* [[The Bikery]] (Seattle)
* [[The Bike Shack]] (Seattle)

==== Wisconsin ====

* [[Wheels for Winners]] (Madison)
* [[Milwaukee Bicycle Collective]] (Milwaukee)
* [[The Freewheel Collective]] (Madison)

==== Washington D.C. ====

* [[Chain Reaction]]

== See Also ==

[http://bikebike.okcancel.org/BOOP/boop.pdf The Bicycle Organization Organization Project]

Tools

2006-09-26T18:47:24Z

Macho: tool storage

'''Tools''' are devices that provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing tasks.

== Necessary Shop Tools ==

Transportation Alternatives' "Tools for Life" guide has [http://www.transalt.org/info/toolsforlife/57tools.pdf two suggested lists] for startup shop tools. One is the deluxe ideal set which runs at $2,600. The other is a budget bare-bones list for under $200. Have a gander.

== Tool Theft / Loss ==

* '''Keep a frequent inventory:''' If you don't know what you have, you won't know when it went missing.

== Best Tools ==

The best tools are the ones with a life-time warranty and fast replacement turn around. In the long run you will NEVER save money by buying cheap tools that have no warranty. Like it or not, everything will eventually break and wear out.

== Tool Storage ==

One of the most common ways to keep tools is hung on boards with an outline traced around each tool so it's easy to spot which one is missing.

== References ==

* http://www.parktool.com/
* http://www.pedros.com/
* http://www.craftsman.com/

Tools

2006-09-26T18:45:33Z

Macho: /* Necessary Shop Tools */

'''Tools''' are devices that provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing tasks.

== Necessary Shop Tools ==

Transportation Alternatives' "Tools for Life" guide has [http://www.transalt.org/info/toolsforlife/57tools.pdf two suggested lists] for startup shop tools. One is the deluxe ideal set which runs at $2,600. The other is a budget bare-bones list for under $200. Have a gander.

== Tool Theft / Loss ==

* '''Keep a frequent inventory:''' If you don't know what you have, you won't know when it went missing.

== Best Tools ==

The best tools are the ones with a life-time warranty and fast replacement turn around. In the long run you will NEVER save money by buying cheap tools that have no warranty. Like it or not, everything will eventually break and wear out.

== References ==

* http://www.parktool.com/
* http://www.pedros.com/
* http://www.craftsman.com/

Bikes for trade

2006-09-20T10:46:59Z

Macho: /* Different Approaches */

'''Bikes for trade''' is a policy that most community bicycle shops have to decide on.

A common thing that the general public will ask when they walk into your shop is if they can trade their old parts for different new ones.

== Different Approaches ==

# '''No Trade Period''': This is a very common approach, and when enforced it simplifies the lives of volunteers and/or employees. More than not, the person will just donate their bike when they learn it has no trade value. Another advantage to this policy is that it removes the incentive for your shop to be used to help launder stolen bikes. 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 you may (or may not) have ethical problems with your shop being used this way.
# '''No Trade with Exceptions''': There will always be a sweet bike / part that is offered as a trade. It may seem hard to turn down, so you don't. Should the word of this get out, prepare your volunteers and/or employees will have to deal with more judgement calls. Setting a guideline may be appropriate.
# '''Trades Allowed''': All Volunteers involved in trades should be savy about the value of parts. Make sure that the trade is fair for your organization and the customer. Most people know the value of what they are trying to give you and the value of what they want out of it. So in the interest of your organization you should try to balance that by lowering the trade value. Again, make sure that trades feel good to all parties involved -- otherwise it will come back to bite you.

Bikes for trade

2006-09-20T10:46:42Z

Macho: stolen bikes

'''Bikes for trade''' is a policy that most community bicycle shops have to decide on.

A common thing that the general public will ask when they walk into your shop is if they can trade their old parts for different new ones.

== Different Approaches ==

# '''No Trade Period''': This is a very common approach, and when enforced it simplifies the lives of volunteers and/or employees. More than not, the person will just donate their bike when they learn it has no trade value. Another advantage to this policy is that it removes the incentive for your shop to be used to help launder stolen bikes. 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 you may (or may not) have ethical problems with your shop being used this way.

# '''No Trade with Exceptions''': There will always be a sweet bike / part that is offered as a trade. It may seem hard to turn down, so you don't. Should the word of this get out, prepare your volunteers and/or employees will have to deal with more judgement calls. Setting a guideline may be appropriate.

# '''Trades Allowed''': All Volunteers involved in trades should be savy about the value of parts. Make sure that the trade is fair for your organization and the customer. Most people know the value of what they are trying to give you and the value of what they want out of it. So in the interest of your organization you should try to balance that by lowering the trade value. Again, make sure that trades feel good to all parties involved -- otherwise it will come back to bite you.

Bike Dump

2006-09-18T20:09:55Z

Macho: website added

'''The Bike Dump''' is a bicycle collective in Winnipeg, Canada.

== Services ==

The Bike Dump strives to make cycling and cycling knowledge accessible to all, especially people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it, by offering access to tools, help, and parts for people to fix their own bike or to build one out of recycled frames and parts. There is no charge associated with these services, but donations of bike parts, money, or in-kind labour are encouraged. They periodically offer workshops on maintenance and repairs.

== Hours ==

* Wednesday 5pm-7pm - volunteers and prospective volunteers only
* Thursday 5pm-9pm - open shop hours
* Sunday 12pm-6pm - open shop hours

== Location ==

The Bike Dump is located at 594 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (entrance through rear door), but will be moving this fall/winter to a new, as of yet unknown, location (see ''History'' below).

== Organization ==

The Bike Dump is run as a collective because the Bike Dump hates hierarchy. All members and workers are volunteers. There is a core collective of roughly 10 people who make decisions by consensus, and another half-dozen casual volunteers. Membership in the collective is open to anyone who has volunteered three shifts in a month and sat in on one collective meeting. There are subcommittees to deal with finances, workshops, outreach, volunteer coordination, triage, and the space which are made up of core collective members. Membership in the committees rotates informally. The collective tries to be responsive to its own needs, the needs of the other volunteers, and the needs of people using the space, and works from an anti-oppression framework. Rent is paid with money from donations, the sale of some refurbished bikes (on a sliding scale), and the odd fundraiser.

== History ==

Winnipeg had been without a community bicycle project since the demise of Winnipeg's 'white bike' project in the early 1990's. There had been several attempts at starting projects over the next ten years, notably 'Bikes for People', but none of these had much staying power, and were mostly people with a ton of frames in their basement.
In the summer of 2005, a few of the aforementioned people got together, after finding cheap space in a building owned by local developer Richard Walls, and the Bike Dump was born, opening its doors with a fundraising weekend at the start of September 2005, with open hours to the public every Sunday from 12-6pm. A few punk shows were held in the space that winter.
In April 2006, open hours were added on Thursdays from 5 to 9pm. Three of the Bike Dump members attended [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] and were thoroughly impressed. Over the summer of 2006, the Dump put on one bicycle repair workshop series for adults, another by and for women, and a third for kids. The same summer, they began being open on Wednesday evenings for volunteers and prospective volunteers only.
In August 2006, they learned that their building had been sold and that they would have to be out of the space by November. So, they'll be closed for the month of October while looking for a new, hopefully more permanent, space.

== Website ==

[http://bike-dump.ca bike-dump.ca]

== Allies, Shout Outz ==

=== In Winnipeg ===
* [http://naturalcycle.ca Natural Cycle]
* The Winnipeg Bicycle Messenger Association
* [[The Bike Dungeon]]
* [http://velodrama.chromatin.ca Velodrama Wiki Project]

=== Elsewhere ===
* [[The Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver, CO)
* [[Kingston Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston, ON)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

== References ==

* [[List of Community Bicycle Groups]]

Bike!Bike!

2006-09-18T20:08:47Z

Macho:

'''Bike!Bike!''' is an annual conference of nonprofit bike collectives and other bicycle projects. It began in 2004.

== Past ==

* [[Bike!Bike! 2004]] (New Orleans, LA)
* [[Bike!Bike! 2005]] (Tucson, AZ)
* [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] (Milwaukee, WI)

== Future ==

* [[Bike!Bike! 2007]] (Pittsburgh, PA)

Bike Dump

2006-09-18T20:07:30Z

Macho: /* In Winnipeg */

Talk:Earn a Bike

2006-09-17T22:02:04Z

Macho:

Talk:Earn a Bike

2006-09-17T22:00:06Z

Macho: tim horton's woes...

Bike Dump

2006-09-17T21:46:19Z

Macho: /* In Winnipeg */

Bike!Bike! 2006

2006-09-13T15:41:06Z

Macho: initial creation

'''Bike!Bike! 2006''' took place in Milwaukee, WI from Friday, May 26th to Monday, May 29th. It was hosted by the Milwaukee Bicycle Collective.

== External Links ==

[http://bikebike.org Bike!Bike! 2006 website]

Bike!Bike!

2006-09-13T15:38:43Z

Macho: initial creation

'''Bike!Bike!''' is an annual conference of nonprofit bike collectives and other bicycle projects. It began in 2004.

* [[Bike!Bike! 2004]] (New Orleans, LA)
* [[Bike!Bike! 2005]] (Tucson, AZ)
* [[Bike!Bike! 2006]] (Milwaukee, WI)

Bike Dump

2006-09-13T15:35:35Z

Macho: /* History */

The Bike Dump

2006-09-13T02:12:28Z

Macho: initial creation

#REDIRECT [[Bike Dump]]

Community Bicycle Organizations

2006-09-13T02:10:58Z

Macho: initial creation, yo!

== Criteria ==

The list below uses the criteria in found in the [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]] zine 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 from first world colonialism & its effects
* Shops that provide free or low-cost services to the community
* Organizations that recycle bicycles and parts

== Bike Shops ==

=== Canada ===

==== British Columbia ====

* [[The Bike Kitchen]] (Vancouver)
* [[Our Community Bikes]] (Vancouver)
* [[Recyclistas Bike Coop]] (Victoria)

==== Manitoba ====

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

==== Nova Scotia ====

* [[Bike Again!]] (Halifax)

==== Ontario ====

* [[Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston)
* [[Re-Cycles Bicycle Coop]] (Ottawa)

==== Quebec ====

* [[Freewheels Bicycle Club]] (Montreal)
* [[Velogik]] (Montreal)
* [[Right to Move/La voie Libre]] (Montreal)

=== Guatemala ===

* [[Associatión Maya Pedal]]

=== United States ===

==== Arizona ====

* [[South Side Mutual Aid Toward Independent Youth Bicycle Education Project]] (Flagstaff)
* [[BICAS]] (Tucson)
* [[Handlebar Helpers]] (Scottsdale)

==== California ====

* [[Arcata Library Bikes]] (Arcata)
* [[The Davis Bike Church]] (Davis)
* [[The Bike Kitchen (San Francisco)|The Bike Kitchen]] (San Francisco)
* [[The Bike Hut Foundation]] (San Francisco)
* [[Bicycle Kitchen]] (Los Angeles)
* [[Bike Church]] (Santa Cruz)
* [[Santa Cruz Bike Coop]] (Santa Cruz)

==== Colorado ====

* [[Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver)
* [[Bike Against Collective]] (Fort Collins)

==== Florida ====

* [[Krank it Up]] (Tallahassee)
* [[The Bottom Brackett]] (Gainesville)

==== Georgia ====

* [[Sopo Bike Coop]] (Atlanta)

==== Idaho ====

* [[Village Bicycle Project]] (Moscow)

==== Illinois ====

* [[Working Bikes]] (Chicago)
* [[West Town Bikes]] (Chicago)
* [[Blackstone Bicycle Works]] (Chicago)
* [[Bikes for Chicago]] (Chicago)
* [[Uptown Bikes]] (Chicago)

==== Indiana ====

* [[Community Bike Project]] (Bloomington)

==== Louisiana ====

* [[Plan B]] (New Orleans)

==== Massachusetts ====

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

==== Michigan ====

* [[Back Alley Bikes]] (Detroit)

==== Minnesota ====

* [[The Grease Pit]] (Minneapolis)
* [[The Sibley Bike Depot]] (St. Paul)

==== Montana ====

* [[Free Cycles Missoula]] (Missoula)

==== New Jersey ====

* [[Pedals for Progress]] (High Bridge)
* [[Hobiken]] (Hoboken)

==== New Mexico =====

* [[Chain Breaker 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)

==== North Carolina ====

* [[Ashville ReCyclery]] (Ashville)

==== Ohio ====

* [[Ohio City Bike Coop]] (Cleveland)
* [[Oberlin]] (Oberlin Bike Coop)
* [[Mobius Trip Bike Shop]] (Cincinnati)

==== Oregon ====

* [[Ashland Community Bike Program]] (Ashland)
* [[Center For Appropriate Transport]] (Eugene)
* [[Community Cycling Center]] (Portland)
* [[City Bikes Repair Shop]] (Portland)
* [[North Portland Bikeworks]] (Portland)

==== Pennsylvania ====

* [[Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh)
* [[Neighbourhood Bike Works]] (Philadelphia Bike Works)

==== Rhode Island ====

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

==== South Dakota ====

* [[Yellow Bike Program & Reconditioned Bikes for Kids]] (Rapid City)

==== Texas ====

* [[Austin Yellow Bike Project]] (Austin)
* [[Third Ward Community Bike Center]] (Houston)
* [[Bikes Across Borders]] (Austin)

==== Utah ====

* [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Cooperative]] (Salt Lake City)

==== Virginia ====

* [[Charlottesville Community Bikes]] (Charlottesville)

==== Washington ====

* [[Bike Works]] (Seattle)
* [[The Bikery]] (Seattle)
* [[The Bike Shack]] (Seattle)

==== Wisconsin ====

* [[Wheels for Winners]] (Madison)
* [[Milwaukee Bicycle Collective]] (Milwaukee)
* [[The Freewheel Collective]] (Madison)

==== Washington D.C. ====

* [[Chain Reaction]]

== See Also ==

[http://bikebike.okcancel.org/BOOP/boop.pdf The Bicycle Organization Organization Project]

Bike Dump

2006-09-12T21:03:49Z

Macho: original creation by macho

User:Macho

2006-09-12T20:13:38Z

Macho:

My name is '''Macho'''. I'm a founding member of the [[Bike Dump]]. I have a [http://macho.bike-dump.ca/ personal web site]. I know some things about computers. I attended Bike!Bike! 2006 which was fabulous.

If you'd like to leave me a message, feel free to do so by editing this page.

[[User:Macho|macho]] 13:13, 12 September 2006 (PDT)

User:Macho

2006-09-12T20:10:38Z

Macho: original creation by macho

My name is '''Macho'''. I'm a founding member of the [[Bike Dump]]. I have a [http://macho.bike-dump.ca/] personal web site. I know some things about computers. I attended Bike!Bike! 2006 which was fabulous.

If you'd like to leave me a message, feel free to do so by editing this page.