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Shop Organization

2007-08-25T17:27:39Z

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How a shop is organized can help make it more accessible to new visitors and volunteers. A well organized shop also takes less effort to maintain, and helps reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate parts.

This page is an attempt at documenting the ideas, devices, and systems used by different bike projects to keep their shops organized and accessible.

== Wheel Sorter ==

[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Empty.jpg|right|thumb|FreeRide's Wheel Sorter]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Small_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 20" wheel]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Big_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 27" wheel]]
Instructions coming soon. Free Ride uses a wheel sorter to help new volunteers figure out the sizes of different rims. Two 2x4's are mounted to a rigid backing to form a V shape. Smaller wheels can rest lower in the V than larger wheels. The sorter is calibrated by placing various wheels of known size in the V and marking where the axels touch the backing. When a wheel of unknown size is placed in the sorter its axel should lie very close to one of these marks.

 

== Color Coded Bike ==

[[Image:FR_Color_Coded_Bike.jpg|right|thumb|The color coded bike]]
[[Image:FR_Brake_Drawers.jpg|right|thumb|Color coded brake drawers]]
[[Image:FR_Medium_Parts_Drawers.jpg|right|thumb|Color coded medium parts bins]]

Free Ride has a bike mounted near the ceiling of the shop. The major systems of the bike are spray painted different bright colors. Cabinets, drawers, tool drawers, and just about anything else we could think of are marked with matching colors. This makes it easy for volunteers to figure out what drawer to look in for the part they need.

 
== Tube Bins ==

[[Image:FR_Tube_Bins.jpg|right|thumb|Tube bins]]

Free Ride has a big pile of unsorted tubes, many of which need patches. We have volunteers sort the tubes by size, check them for holes, squeeze out the air, fold the tubes up, then bind them individually with 'rubber bands' made from cut up tubes. These bundled tubes are sorted into smaller bins that are marked by the size and valve type of the tube they contain.

 
== Tool Boxes ==

Free Ride checks out tool boxes containing a set of combination wrenches (8-15mm), 2 screw drivers, 3 allen keys, a 3-way hex socket, and a 3 way allen key. We keep IDs as collateral and make sure everythings there when its returned. This has significantly reduced the number of wrenches that wander away from the shop. It's also a good way to limit the number of people in the shop at any given time.
 
== Wheel Rack ==

[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Hangers.jpg|right|thumb|Wheel Rack Hangers]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Jumble.jpg|right|thumb|These wheels are too closely spaced]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Hardware.jpg|right|thumb|High tension hardware]]

Free Ride stores wheels on hooks made of bent suicide levers. They are threaded onto high tension steel cable and spaced by short sections of PVC pipe. We need to rebuild ours using slightly more space between wheels to prevent entanglement.

 
== File Cabinets ==

Free Ride stores components in file cabinets. The face of each drawer has an example of the contents bolted or wired to the front of it. This makes it easy for people to spot they thing they need, even if they're not sure of the name or location. The drawers also have the name of the part in vinyl lettering so that people can learn the names on their own.
 
== Small Parts Drawers ==

[[Image:FR_Small_Parts_Drawer.jpg|thumb|right|Small parts drawers with images and names]]

Free Ride has volunteers draw pictures of the small parts to go next to the names to go on the front of each small parts drawer. This makes finding the right thing a lot faster, even when you do know the name of the thing you're looking for.
 
== Welcome Kiosk ==

[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk_Image.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk (large)]]
[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk]]

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

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2007-08-25T17:25:38Z

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Shop Organization

2007-08-25T17:22:31Z

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How a shop is organized can help make it more accessible to new visitors and volunteers. A well organized shop also takes less effort to maintain, and helps reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate parts.

This page is an attempt at documenting the ideas, devices, and systems used by different bike projects to keep their shops organized and accessible.

== Wheel Sorter ==

[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Empty.jpg|right|thumb|FreeRide's Wheel Sorter]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Small_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 20" wheel]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Big_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 27" wheel]]
Instructions coming soon. Free Ride uses a wheel sorter to help new volunteers figure out the sizes of different rims. Two 2x4's are mounted to a rigid backing to form a V shape. Smaller wheels can rest lower in the V than larger wheels. The sorter is calibrated by placing various wheels of known size in the V and marking where the axels touch the backing. When a wheel of unknown size is placed in the sorter its axel should lie very close to one of these marks.

== Color Coded Bike ==

[[Image:FR_Color_Coded_Bike.jpg|right|thumb|The color coded bike]]
[[Image:FR_Brake_Drawers.jpg|right|thumb|Color coded brake drawers]]
[[Image:FR_Medium_Parts_Drawers.jpg|right|thumb|Color coded medium parts bins]]

Free Ride has a bike mounted near the ceiling of the shop. The major systems of the bike are spray painted different bright colors. Cabinets, drawers, tool drawers, and just about anything else we could think of are marked with matching colors. This makes it easy for volunteers to figure out what drawer to look in for the part they need.

== Tube Bins ==

[[Image:FR_Tube_Bins.jpg|right|thumb|Tube bins]]

Free Ride has a big pile of unsorted tubes, many of which need patches. We have volunteers sort the tubes by size, check them for holes, squeeze out the air, fold the tubes up, then bind them individually with 'rubber bands' made from cut up tubes. These bundled tubes are sorted into smaller bins that are marked by the size and valve type of the tube they contain.

== Tool Boxes ==

Free Ride checks out tool boxes containing a set of combination wrenches (8-15mm), 2 screw drivers, 3 allen keys, a 3-way hex socket, and a 3 way allen key. We keep IDs as collateral and make sure everythings there when its returned. This has significantly reduced the number of wrenches that wander away from the shop. It's also a good way to limit the number of people in the shop at any given time.

== Wheel Rack ==

[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Hangers.jpg|right|thumb|Wheel Rack Hangers]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Jumble.jpg|right|thumb|These wheels are too closely spaced]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Hardware.jpg|right|thumb|High tension hardware]]

Free Ride stores wheels on hooks made of bent suicide levers. They are threaded onto high tension steel cable and spaced by short sections of PVC pipe. We need to rebuild ours using slightly more space between wheels to prevent entanglement.

== File Cabinets ==

Free Ride stores components in file cabinets. The face of each drawer has an example of the contents bolted or wired to the front of it. This makes it easy for people to spot they thing they need, even if they're not sure of the name or location. The drawers also have the name of the part in vinyl lettering so that people can learn the names on their own.

== Small Parts Drawers ==

[[Image:FR_Small_Parts_Drawer.jpg|thumb|right|Small parts drawers with images and names]]

Free Ride has volunteers draw pictures of the small parts to go next to the names to go on the front of each small parts drawer. This makes finding the right thing a lot faster, even when you do know the name of the thing you're looking for.

== Welcome Kiosk ==

[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk_Image.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk (large)]]
[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk]]

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

File:FR Small Parts Drawer.jpg

2007-08-25T17:15:15Z

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Shop Organization

2007-08-25T17:14:24Z

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How a shop is organized can help make it more accessible to new visitors and volunteers. A well organized shop also takes less effort to maintain, and helps reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate parts.

This page is an attempt at documenting the ideas, devices, and systems used by different bike projects to keep their shops organized and accessible.

== Wheel Sorter ==

Photos and instructions coming soon. Free Ride uses a wheel sorter to help new volunteers figure out the sizes of different rims. Two 2x4's are mounted to a rigid backing to form a V shape. Smaller wheels can rest lower in the V than larger wheels. The sorter is calibrated by placing various wheels of known size in the V and marking where the axels touch the backing. When a wheel of unknown size is placed in the sorter its axel should lie very close to one of these marks.
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Empty.jpg|right|thumb|FreeRide's Wheel Sorter]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Small_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 20" wheel]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Big_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 27" wheel]]

== Color Coded Bike ==

Free Ride has a bike mounted near the ceiling of the shop. The major systems of the bike are spray painted different bright colors. Cabinets, drawers, tool drawers, and just about anything else we could think of are marked with matching colors. This makes it easy for volunteers to figure out what drawer to look in for the part they need.

[[Image:FR_Color_Coded_Bike.jpg|right|thumb|The color coded bike]]
[[Image:FR_Brake_Drawers.jpg|right|thumb|Color coded brake drawers]]
[[Image:FR_Medium_Parts_Drawers.jpg|right|thumb|Color coded medium parts bins]]

== Tube Bins ==

Free Ride has a big pile of unsorted tubes, many of which need patches. We have volunteers sort the tubes by size, check them for holes, squeeze out the air, fold the tubes up, then bind them individually with 'rubber bands' made from cut up tubes. These bundled tubes are sorted into smaller bins that are marked by the size and valve type of the tube they contain.

[[Image:FR_Tube_Bins.jpg|right|thumb|Tube bins]]

== Tool Boxes ==

Free Ride checks out tool boxes containing a set of combination wrenches (8-15mm), 2 screw drivers, 3 allen keys, a 3-way hex socket, and a 3 way allen key. We keep IDs as collateral and make sure everythings there when its returned. This has significantly reduced the number of wrenches that wander away from the shop. It's also a good way to limit the number of people in the shop at any given time.

== Wheel Rack ==

Photos coming soon. Free Ride stores wheels on hooks made of bent suicide levers. They are threaded onto high tension steel cable and spaced by short sections of PVC pipe. We need to rebuild ours using slightly more space between wheels to prevent entanglement.

[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Hangers.jpg|right|thumb|Wheel Rack Hangers]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Jumble.jpg|right|thumb|These wheels are too closely spaced]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Hardware.jpg|right|thumb|High tension hardware]]

== File Cabinets ==

Free Ride stores components in file cabinets. The face of each drawer has an example of the contents bolted or wired to the front of it. This makes it easy for people to spot they thing they need, even if they're not sure of the name or location. The drawers also have the name of the part in vinyl lettering so that people can learn the names on their own.

== Small Parts Drawers ==

Free Ride has volunteers draw pictures of the small parts to go next to the names to go on the front of each small parts drawer. This makes finding the right thing a lot faster, even when you do know the name of the thing you're looking for.

[[Image:FR_Small_Parts_Drawer.jpg|thumb|right|Small parts drawers with images and names]]

== Welcome Kiosk ==

[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk_Image.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk (large)]]
[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk]]

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

File:FR Tube Bins.jpg

2007-08-25T17:13:18Z

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File:FR Wheel Rack Jumble.jpg

2007-08-25T17:12:59Z

Emblem: Kids wheels getting stuck together on the wheel rack...

Kids wheels getting stuck together on the wheel rack...

File:FR Wheel Rack Hardware.jpg

2007-08-25T17:09:44Z

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File:FR Wheel Rack Hangers.jpg

2007-08-25T17:08:58Z

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File:FR Medium Parts Drawers.jpg

2007-08-25T17:08:13Z

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File:FR Brake Drawers.jpg

2007-08-25T17:08:07Z

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File:FR Color Coded Bike.jpg

2007-08-25T17:07:37Z

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Shop Organization

2007-08-25T17:07:02Z

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How a shop is organized can help make it more accessible to new visitors and volunteers. A well organized shop also takes less effort to maintain, and helps reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate parts.

This page is an attempt at documenting the ideas, devices, and systems used by different bike projects to keep their shops organized and accessible.

== Wheel Sorter ==

Photos and instructions coming soon. Free Ride uses a wheel sorter to help new volunteers figure out the sizes of different rims. Two 2x4's are mounted to a rigid backing to form a V shape. Smaller wheels can rest lower in the V than larger wheels. The sorter is calibrated by placing various wheels of known size in the V and marking where the axels touch the backing. When a wheel of unknown size is placed in the sorter its axel should lie very close to one of these marks.
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Empty.jpg|right|thumb|FreeRide's Wheel Sorter]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Small_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 20" wheel]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Big_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 27" wheel]]

== Color Coded Bike ==

Free Ride has a bike mounted near the ceiling of the shop. The major systems of the bike are spray painted different bright colors. Cabinets, drawers, tool drawers, and just about anything else we could think of are marked with matching colors. This makes it easy for volunteers to figure out what drawer to look in for the part they need.

[[Image:FR_Color_Coded_Bike.jpg|right|thumb|The color coded bike]]
[[Image:FR_Brake_Drawers.jpg|right|thumb|Color coded brake drawers]]
[[Image:FR_Medium_Parts_Drawers.jpg|right|thumb|Color coded medium parts bins]]

== Tube Bins ==

Free Ride has a big pile of unsorted tubes, many of which need patches. We have volunteers sort the tubes by size, check them for holes, squeeze out the air, fold the tubes up, then bind them individually with 'rubber bands' made from cut up tubes. These bundled tubes are sorted into smaller bins that are marked by the size and valve type of the tube they contain.

[[Image:FR_Tube_Bins.jpg|right|thumb|Tube bins]]

== Tool Boxes ==

Free Ride checks out tool boxes containing a set of combination wrenches (8-15mm), 2 screw drivers, 3 allen keys, a 3-way hex socket, and a 3 way allen key. We keep IDs as collateral and make sure everythings there when its returned. This has significantly reduced the number of wrenches that wander away from the shop. It's also a good way to limit the number of people in the shop at any given time.

== Wheel Rack ==

Photos coming soon. Free Ride stores wheels on hooks made of bent suicide levers. They are threaded onto high tension steel cable and spaced by short sections of PVC pipe. We need to rebuild ours using slightly more space between wheels to prevent entanglement.

[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Hangers.jpg|right|thumb|Wheel Rack Hangers]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Jumble.jpg|right|thumb|These wheels are too closely spaced]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Rack_Hardware.jpg|right|thumb|High tension hardware]]

== File Cabinets ==

Free Ride stores components in file cabinets. The face of each drawer has an example of the contents bolted or wired to the front of it. This makes it easy for people to spot they thing they need, even if they're not sure of the name or location. The drawers also have the name of the part in vinyl lettering so that people can learn the names on their own.

== Small Parts Drawers ==

Free Ride has volunteers draw pictures of the small parts to go next to the names to go on the front of each small parts drawer. This makes finding the right thing a lot faster, even when you do know the name of the thing you're looking for.

[[Image:FR_Small_Parts_Drawer|thumb|right|Small parts drawers with images and names]]

== Welcome Kiosk ==

[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk_Image.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk (large)]]
[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk]]

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

File:FR Wheel Sorter Big Wheel.jpg

2007-08-25T16:58:55Z

Emblem: FreeRide's wheel sorter sorting a 27" wheel

FreeRide's wheel sorter sorting a 27" wheel

File:FR Wheel Sorter Small Wheel.jpg

2007-08-25T16:51:19Z

Emblem: Free Ride's wheel sorter sorting a 20" wheel

Free Ride's wheel sorter sorting a 20" wheel

Shop Organization

2007-08-25T16:50:02Z

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How a shop is organized can help make it more accessible to new visitors and volunteers. A well organized shop also takes less effort to maintain, and helps reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate parts.

This page is an attempt at documenting the ideas, devices, and systems used by different bike projects to keep their shops organized and accessible.

== Wheel Sorter ==

Photos and instructions coming soon. Free Ride uses a wheel sorter to help new volunteers figure out the sizes of different rims. Two 2x4's are mounted to a rigid backing to form a V shape. Smaller wheels can rest lower in the V than larger wheels. The sorter is calibrated by placing various wheels of known size in the V and marking where the axels touch the backing. When a wheel of unknown size is placed in the sorter its axel should lie very close to one of these marks.
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Empty.jpg|right|thumb|FreeRide's Wheel Sorter]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Small_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 20" wheel]]
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Big_Wheel.jpg|right|thumb|Sorter with a 27" wheel]]

== Color Coded Bike ==

Free Ride has a bike mounted near the ceiling of the shop. The major systems of the bike are spray painted different bright colors. Cabinets, drawers, tool drawers, and just about anything else we could think of are marked with matching colors. This makes it easy for volunteers to figure out what drawer to look in for the part they need.

== Tube Bins ==

Free Ride has a big pile of unsorted tubes, many of which need patches. We have volunteers sort the tubes by size, check them for holes, squeeze out the air, fold the tubes up, then bind them individually with 'rubber bands' made from cut up tubes. These bundled tubes are sorted into smaller bins that are marked by the size and valve type of the tube they contain.

== Tool Boxes ==

Free Ride checks out tool boxes containing a set of combination wrenches (8-15mm), 2 screw drivers, 3 allen keys, a 3-way hex socket, and a 3 way allen key. We keep IDs as collateral and make sure everythings there when its returned. This has significantly reduced the number of wrenches that wander away from the shop. It's also a good way to limit the number of people in the shop at any given time.

== Wheel Rack ==

Photos coming soon. Free Ride stores wheels on hooks made of bent suicide levers. They are threaded onto high tension steel cable and spaced by short sections of PVC pipe. We need to rebuild ours using slightly more space between wheels to prevent entanglement.

== File Cabinets ==

Free Ride stores components in file cabinets. The face of each drawer has an example of the contents bolted or wired to the front of it. This makes it easy for people to spot they thing they need, even if they're not sure of the name or location. The drawers also have the name of the part in vinyl lettering so that people can learn the names on their own.

== Small Parts Drawers ==

Free Ride has volunteers draw pictures of the small parts to go next to the names to go on the front of each small parts drawer. This makes finding the right thing a lot faster, even when you do know the name of the thing you're looking for.

== Welcome Kiosk ==

[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk_Image.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk (large)]]
[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk]]

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

Shop Organization

2007-08-25T16:46:01Z

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How a shop is organized can help make it more accessible to new visitors and volunteers. A well organized shop also takes less effort to maintain, and helps reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate parts.

This page is an attempt at documenting the ideas, devices, and systems used by different bike projects to keep their shops organized and accessible.

== Wheel Sorter ==

Photos and instructions coming soon. Free Ride uses a wheel sorter to help new volunteers figure out the sizes of different rims. Two 2x4's are mounted to a rigid backing to form a V shape. Smaller wheels can rest lower in the V than larger wheels. The sorter is calibrated by placing various wheels of known size in the V and marking where the axels touch the backing. When a wheel of unknown size is placed in the sorter its axel should lie very close to one of these marks.
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Empty.jpg|right|thumb|FreeRide's Wheel Sorter]]

== Color Coded Bike ==

Free Ride has a bike mounted near the ceiling of the shop. The major systems of the bike are spray painted different bright colors. Cabinets, drawers, tool drawers, and just about anything else we could think of are marked with matching colors. This makes it easy for volunteers to figure out what drawer to look in for the part they need.

== Tube Bins ==

Free Ride has a big pile of unsorted tubes, many of which need patches. We have volunteers sort the tubes by size, check them for holes, squeeze out the air, fold the tubes up, then bind them individually with 'rubber bands' made from cut up tubes. These bundled tubes are sorted into smaller bins that are marked by the size and valve type of the tube they contain.

== Tool Boxes ==

Free Ride checks out tool boxes containing a set of combination wrenches (8-15mm), 2 screw drivers, 3 allen keys, a 3-way hex socket, and a 3 way allen key. We keep IDs as collateral and make sure everythings there when its returned. This has significantly reduced the number of wrenches that wander away from the shop. It's also a good way to limit the number of people in the shop at any given time.

== Wheel Rack ==

Photos coming soon. Free Ride stores wheels on hooks made of bent suicide levers. They are threaded onto high tension steel cable and spaced by short sections of PVC pipe. We need to rebuild ours using slightly more space between wheels to prevent entanglement.

== File Cabinets ==

Free Ride stores components in file cabinets. The face of each drawer has an example of the contents bolted or wired to the front of it. This makes it easy for people to spot they thing they need, even if they're not sure of the name or location. The drawers also have the name of the part in vinyl lettering so that people can learn the names on their own.

== Small Parts Drawers ==

Free Ride has volunteers draw pictures of the small parts to go next to the names to go on the front of each small parts drawer. This makes finding the right thing a lot faster, even when you do know the name of the thing you're looking for.

== Welcome Kiosk ==

[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk_Image.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk (large)]]
[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk]]

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

File:FR Wheel Sorter Empty.jpg

2007-08-25T16:44:03Z

Emblem: FreeRide's Wheel Sorter

FreeRide's Wheel Sorter

Shop Organization

2007-08-25T16:41:35Z

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How a shop is organized can help make it more accessible to new visitors and volunteers. A well organized shop also takes less effort to maintain, and helps reduce the amount of time spent searching for appropriate parts.

This page is an attempt at documenting the ideas, devices, and systems used by different bike projects to keep their shops organized and accessible.

== Wheel Sorter ==

Photos and instructions coming soon. Free Ride uses a wheel sorter to help new volunteers figure out the sizes of different rims. Two 2x4's are mounted to a rigid backing to form a V shape. Smaller wheels can rest lower in the V than larger wheels. The sorter is calibrated by placing various wheels of known size in the V and marking where the axels touch the backing. When a wheel of unknown size is placed in the sorter its axel should lie very close to one of these marks.
[[Image:FR_Wheel_Sorter_Empty.jpg]]

== Color Coded Bike ==

Free Ride has a bike mounted near the ceiling of the shop. The major systems of the bike are spray painted different bright colors. Cabinets, drawers, tool drawers, and just about anything else we could think of are marked with matching colors. This makes it easy for volunteers to figure out what drawer to look in for the part they need.

== Tube Bins ==

Free Ride has a big pile of unsorted tubes, many of which need patches. We have volunteers sort the tubes by size, check them for holes, squeeze out the air, fold the tubes up, then bind them individually with 'rubber bands' made from cut up tubes. These bundled tubes are sorted into smaller bins that are marked by the size and valve type of the tube they contain.

== Tool Boxes ==

Free Ride checks out tool boxes containing a set of combination wrenches (8-15mm), 2 screw drivers, 3 allen keys, a 3-way hex socket, and a 3 way allen key. We keep IDs as collateral and make sure everythings there when its returned. This has significantly reduced the number of wrenches that wander away from the shop. It's also a good way to limit the number of people in the shop at any given time.

== Wheel Rack ==

Photos coming soon. Free Ride stores wheels on hooks made of bent suicide levers. They are threaded onto high tension steel cable and spaced by short sections of PVC pipe. We need to rebuild ours using slightly more space between wheels to prevent entanglement.

== File Cabinets ==

Free Ride stores components in file cabinets. The face of each drawer has an example of the contents bolted or wired to the front of it. This makes it easy for people to spot they thing they need, even if they're not sure of the name or location. The drawers also have the name of the part in vinyl lettering so that people can learn the names on their own.

== Small Parts Drawers ==

Free Ride has volunteers draw pictures of the small parts to go next to the names to go on the front of each small parts drawer. This makes finding the right thing a lot faster, even when you do know the name of the thing you're looking for.

== Welcome Kiosk ==

[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk_Image.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk (large)]]
[[Image:SLCBC_Kiosk.jpg|right|thumb|Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective Welcome Kiosk]]

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

Shop Organization

2007-08-18T01:37:22Z

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2007-08-18T01:18:47Z

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