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RAD (Recycle A Dunger)

2014-09-08T23:04:28Z

Rickyp: Adding photo and some history

RAD (Recycle A Dunger)

A community bike workshop in central Otautahi, Christchurch New Zealand.
Established by Gap Filler the relocatable shed (built by the RAD volunteers) sits on empty sites left empty after the 2010/2011 earthquakes.

[[File:RAD_(Recycle_A_Dunger)-shed.jpg]]

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| town = Christchurch
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| country = New Zealand


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The '''[http://www.radbikes.co.nz/ {{PAGENAME}}]''' is Christchurch's DIY Community Bike shop. Our goal is to get people on bikes and to empower them through recognizing their abilities to repair.
== Contact Info ==


===In Person===
154 High Street
Christchurch, New Zealand

=== Website ===
* http://www.radbikes.co.nz
* http://www.facebook.com/radbikes

=== Hours ===
Please visit http://www.radbikes.co.nz/ for our latest hours. Our hours change very regularly!

=== Services Offered ===

RAD is a well-equipped, volunteer-run community bike-shop. We have most of the parts necessary to keep any two wheeler running.

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

We carry a large stock of used parts so you can replace defective components easily.

=== Recycling ===

We accept donations of bicycles and parts with the aim of getting used bikes back on the road and enabling the repair of bikes with as minimal an environmental impact as possible. We reuse as much as we can. We recycle metal and anything else we are able to.

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2014-09-08T23:00:56Z

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Picture of shed

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2014-09-08T22:57:09Z

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RAD (Recycle A Dunger)

2014-09-08T22:56:48Z

Rickyp:

RAD (Recycle A Dunger)

A community bike workshop in central Otautahi, Christchurch New Zealand

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| year_founded = 2013

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.radbikes.co.nz
| town = Christchurch
| state =
| province = Canterbury
| country = New Zealand


| campus =


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| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
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| has-bike-sharing = no
| has-earn-a-bike = no
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = no
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = yes


| mission-statement =
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The '''[http://www.radbikes.co.nz/ {{PAGENAME}}]''' is Christchurch's DIY Community Bike shop. Our goal is to get people on bikes and to empower them through recognizing their abilities to repair.
== Contact Info ==


===In Person===
154 High Street
Christchurch, New Zealand

=== Website ===
* http://www.radbikes.co.nz
* http://www.facebook.com/radbikes

=== Hours ===
Please visit http://www.radbikes.co.nz/ for our latest hours. Our hours change very regularly!

=== Services Offered ===

RAD is a well-equipped, volunteer-run community bike-shop. We have most of the parts necessary to keep any two wheeler running.

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

We carry a large stock of used parts so you can replace defective components easily.

=== Recycling ===

We accept donations of bicycles and parts with the aim of getting used bikes back on the road and enabling the repair of bikes with as minimal an environmental impact as possible. We reuse as much as we can. We recycle metal and anything else we are able to.

File:RAD (Recycle A Dunger)-logo.png

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2014-09-08T22:44:58Z

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2014-09-08T22:43:38Z

Rickyp:

RAD (Recycle A Dunger)

2014-09-08T22:41:38Z

Rickyp: Creating the page

RAD (Recycle A Dunger)

A community bike workshop in central Otautahi, Christchurch New Zealand

{{
shop-info
| name = RAD (Recycle A Dunger)
| logo =
| year_founded = 2013

| year_dissolved =

| website = http://www.radbikes.co.nz
| town = Christchurch
| state =
| province = Canterbury
| country = New Zealand


| campus =


| language1 = English
| language2 =
| language3 =


| has-diy-shop = yes
| has-pay-shop = no
| has-mobile-repair = no
| has-bike-sharing = no
| has-earn-a-bike = no
| has-bike-valet = no
| has-workshops = yes
| has-courses = no
| has-group-rides = no
| has-bicycle-advocacy = no
| has-pedicab = no
| has-in-school-programs = no
| has-youth-summercamp = no
| has-youth-racing = no
| has-women-trans-hours = yes


| mission-statement =
}}


The '''[http://www.radbikes.co.nz/ {{PAGENAME}}]''' is Christchurch's DIY Community Bike shop. Our goal is to get people on bikes and to empower them through recognizing their abilities to repair.
== Contact Info ==


===In Person===
154 High Street
Christchurch, New Zealand

=== Website ===
* http://www.radbikes.co.nz
* http://www.facebook.com/radbikes

=== Hours ===
Please visit http://www.radbikes.co.nz/ for our latest hours. Our hours change very regularly!

=== Services Offered ===

RAD is a well-equipped, volunteer-run community bike-shop. We have most of the parts necessary to keep any two wheeler running.

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

We carry a large stock of used parts so you can replace defective components easily.

=== Recycling ===

We accept donations of bicycles and parts with the aim of getting used bikes back on the road and enabling the repair of bikes with as minimal an environmental impact as possible. We reuse as much as we can. We recycle metal and anything else we are able to.

RAD (Recycle A Dunger)

2014-09-08T22:32:27Z

Rickyp: Created page with "RAD (Recycle A Dunger) A community bike workshop in central Otautahi Christchurch New Zealand"

RAD (Recycle A Dunger)

A community bike workshop in central Otautahi Christchurch New Zealand

Community Bicycle Organizations

2014-09-08T22:30:59Z

Rickyp: /* Christchurch */

The list below uses the criteria found in the old [[Bicycle Organization Organization Project]] for what constitutes a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_bike_shop 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 in other countries.
* Shops that provide free or low-cost services to the community.
* Organizations that recycle bicycles and parts

----
'''Maps of Community Bicycle Organizations'''

''Please note: the maps are not synced with each other or the list on this page.'' Both maps are international.

Here is the current, open-collaboration [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=215640192972316876618.0004a00c0210cf27fd36f&ll=36.173357,-105.644531&spn=43.727571,113.027344&z=3 '''Google map'''], entitled "Earth's Community Bicycle Organizations". It is probably more comprehensive for '''North America'''. The comments associated with the map contain information about the organization and management of the map and its list; you can edit the map to include, or correct, information for your local bike collectives.

Here is the [http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/Les-ateliers-velo-dans-le-monde.html?lang=en '''open street map,'''] which includes all French ateliers (workshops) and is probably more comprehensive for '''Europe'''. You can find more information about this map [http://www.heureux-cyclage.org/La-carte-de-L-Heureux-Cyclage-le.html?lang=en '''here'''.]

[http://www.re-cycle.org/Donate/Bike/Search '''Here'''] is a Re~Cycle's searchable map of UK bike re-use projects - bit more than on this site.

Here is [https://maps.google.it/maps/ms?msid=215162290849180613331.000487a42765863523b94&msa=0&ll=41.907387,12.514801&spn=0.402683,0.891953 '''the google map'''] for the People's bicycle workshops (ciclofficine popolari) of Rome.

== Argentina ==

=== Buenos Aires===

* [[la fabricicleta]]

== Australia ==

Bicycle Recycling Network List: A very comprehensive list of local benefit bicycle projects in Australia - [http://www.bicyclerecycling.com/15.html '''Here''']

=== New South Wales ===

* [[Cycle Re-Cycle]] aka [[Nunnery Bike Workshop]] (Sydney)
* [[Cycle Rescue]] (Sydney)
* [[Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre]] (Newcastle)
* [[UNSW Bike Club]] (Sydney, Canberra)

=== Queensland ===

* [[Turnstyle]] (Brisbane)

=== Tasmania ===

* [[Hobart Bike Kitchen]] (Hobart)

===Victoria===
* [http://www.thebikeshed.org.au/ The Bike Shed], CERES (Melbourne)
* [http://monashstudentassociation.com/Services/The-Bikery The Bikery] (Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne)
* [http://www.back2bikes.com.au/ Back2Bikes] (South Melbourne)

===Western Australia===
* [[Dismantle]] (Fremantle)

== Austria ==

=== Graz ===

* [[Fahrradküche Graz]] (Graz)

=== Innsbruck ===

* [[Bikerei]] (Innsbruck)

=== Linz ===

* [[ Bikekitchen Linz]] (Linz)

=== Ottensheim ===

* [[Radamt Ottensheim]]

=== Sankt Pölten ===

* [[LAMES Radl-Selbsthilfewerkstatt]]

=== Wels ===

* [http://www.klimakultur.at/termine/bike-kitchen-und-radtat-wels/ Bikekitchen Wels]. Existing since 18/10/13. Dragonerstrasse 22, Wels. Supported by BK Linz?

=== Vienna ===

* [[WUK Fahrrad Selbsthilfewerkstatt]] (Vienna/Wien)
* [[Bikekitchen Vienna]] (Vienna/Wien)
* [http://flickerei.blogsport.at/ Flickerei] - temporary workshop at Schoenbrunnerstraße 111, 1050 Vienna. Every Tuesday 3pm to 9pm.

=== Wiener Neustadt ===

* [[Gründung einer Selbsthilfe-Fahrradwerkstatt]] (Wiener Neustadt)

== Belarus ==

=== Minsk ===

* [[Bike Kitchen Minsk]] (Minsk)

== Belgium ==

=== Ghent ===

* [[Bike kitchen Ghent]] (Ghent)

== Brasil ==

=== Rio Grande Do Sul ===

* [[Cidade da Bicicleta]] (Porto Alegre)

=== São Paulo ===

* [[Mão na roda]] (São Paulo)

== Canada ==

=== Alberta ===

* [[Bike Library (Edmonton)|Bike Library]] (Edmonton)
* [[Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society]] (Edmonton)
* [[The Bike Root]] (Calgary)
* [[The Good Life Community Bike Shop]] (Calgary)

=== British Columbia ===

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

=== Manitoba ===

* [[The Bike Lab]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Bike Dump]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Bike Dungeon]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The Orioles Bike Cage]] (Winnipeg)
* [[South Osborne Bike Hub]] (Winnipeg)
* [[Burrows Bike Garage]] (Winnipeg)
* [[Ralph Brown Bike Cupboard]] (Winnipeg)
* [[Sanctoral Cycle]] (Winnipeg)
* [[The WRENCH]] (Winnipeg)

=== New Brunswick ===

* [[La Bikery]] (Moncton)

=== Newfoundland and Labrador ===

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

=== Nova Scotia ===

* [[Bike Again!]] (Halifax)

=== Ontario ===

* [[Recycle Cycles (Kitchener)]]
* [[The Bike Centre]] (University of Guelph, Guelph)
* [[MACycle]] (McMaster University, Hamilton)
* [[New Hope Bike Co-op]] (Hamilton)
* [[Recycle Cycles (Hamilton)]]
* [[Bikechain]] (University of Toronto, Toronto)
* [[Bikesauce]] (Toronto)
* [[Bike Pirates]] (Toronto)
* [[Evergreen Bike Works]] (Toronto)
* [[Community Bicycle Network]] (Toronto)
* [[B!KE: The Peterborough Community Bike Shop]] (Peterborough)
* [[Yellow Bike Action]] (Kingston)
* [[re-Cycles Community Bike Shop]] (Ottawa)
* [[Recyclore Bicycle Recycling]] (Ottawa)
* [[Cycle Transitions]] (Cobourg)

=== Quebec ===

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

----
Defunct:
* [[Velogik]] (Montreal)
* [[PX "The Space" Bikeworks]] (Montréal)

== Croatia ==

=== Zagreb ===

* [[Biciklopopravljaona]] (Zagreb)

== Finland ==

=== Helsinki ===

* [[Pyöräpaja]]

=== Espoo ===

* [[Bikepoli]]

=== Kotka ===

* [[Pyöräpaja]]

== France ==

=== Marseille ===

* [[Collectif Vélos en Ville]] (Marseille)
* [[Vélo Utile]]

=== Dijon ===

* [[La Bécane à Jules]] (Dijon)
* [[La rustine]] (Dijon)

=== Grenoble ===

* [[uN p'Tit véLo dAnS La Tête]] (Grenoble)

=== Lyon ===

* [[Le Recycleur]] (Lyon)

=== Montpellier ===

* [[Le Vieux Biclou]] (Montpellier)

=== Nancy ===

* [[Atelier Dynamo]] (Nancy)

=== Nantes ===

* [[Vélocampus]] (Nantes)

=== Paris ===

* [[Atelier vélorutionnaire]]

=== Toulouse ===

* [[Atelier de l’association Vélorution]] (Toulouse)
* [[l'Atelier vélo du Zinc Paul]] (Toulouse)
* [[Atelier de l’association vélo Toulouse]] (Toulouse)
* [[Vélo d'Occasion]] (Toulouse)

=== Bordeaux ===

* [[Recup'r]] (Bordeaux)

== Germany ==

* [[Bike-Kitchen Dortmund]]
* [[Selbsthilfewerkstatt des ADFC Stuttgart]]
* [[Bikekitchen Augsburg]]

== Ghana ==

* [[Earn-a-Bike Ghana]]

== Greece ==

* [[Bike Kitchen Patras]]

== Guatemala ==

* [[Associatión Maya Pedal]]

== Hungary ==

* [[Bringakonyha Budapest]]

== Iceland ==

* [[Keðjuverkun]] (Reykjavík)

== Italy ==

=== Bologna ===

* [[Ciclofficina Ampio Raggio]]

=== Firenze ===

* [[Ciclofficina Brugola Rossa]]

=== Roma ===

* [[Ciclofficina Centrale]]
* [[Ciclofficina "Don Chisciotte" @ ex Snia]]
* [[Ciclofficina Popolare "ex Lavanderia"]]
* [[Ciclofficina "Macchia Rossa"]]
* [[Ciclofficina "Luigi Masetti"]]
* [[Ciclofficina "Fisica"]]

=== Sicilia ===

* [[Ciclofficina Etnea]] (Catania)

=== Torino ===

* [[Ciclofficina Casa delle Scimmie]]

== Ireland ==

* [[Rothar]]
* [[Seomra Bikes]] at [http://seomraspraoi.org/ Seomra Spraoi]

== Mexico ==

=== Chiapas ===

* [[El Cafe Machete]]

=== Querétaro ===

* [[Fixed Queretaro Cadope]]

== New Zealand ==

=== Auckland ===

* [[Tumeke Cycle Space]]

=== Christchurch ===

* [[ICEcycles]]

* [[RAD (Recycle A Dunger)]]

=== Dunedin ===

* [[The Crooked Spoke]]

=== Titahi Bay ===

* [[NZ Green Bikes]]

=== Wellington ===

* [[Mechanical Tempest]]

== Portugal ==

===Lisbon===

* [[Cicloficina dos Anjos]] (Lisboa)
* [[Cicloficina de Alfama]] (Lisboa)
* [[Cicloficina do Barreiro]] (Barreiro)
* [[Cicloficina do Oriente]] (Parque das Nações)
* [[Cicloficina do Seixal]] (Seixal)

===Oporto===

* [[Cicloficina do Porto]] (Porto)

== Spain ==

=== Galiza ===

* [[ReCiclos Propolis]] (a Coruña)

=== Madrid ===

* [[BiciLab]] (Madrid)
* [[Cicloficina Malaya]] (Madrid)
* [[Ciclotaller Secano]] (Madrid)
* [[Ciclotaller del Solar]] (Madrid)
* [[Maravillosa Ciclococina]] (Madrid)
* [[Taller de Autoreparación de Bicis del Dragón]] (Madrid)

=== Catalonia ===

* [[Biciosxs]] (Barcelona)

== Sweden ==
* [[Cykelköket Göteborg]] (Gothenburg)
* [[Cykelköket]] (Malmö)
* [[Ateljén Veloisternas Kabyss]] (Uppsala)

== United Kingdom ==

=== Aberdeen ===

* [[beCyCle]]

=== Bath ===

* [[Bath Bike Workshop]]

=== Bristol ===

* [[Bristol Bike Project]]

=== Brighton ===

* [[Cranks DIY Workshop]]

* [[Re-Cycle]]

=== Colchester ===

* [[Re-Cycle]]
* [[Re-Cycle_Colchester]]

=== Edinburgh ===

* [[The Bike Station]]

=== Glasgow ===

* [[Common Wheel Project]]
* [[The Bike Station]]

=== Leeds ===

* [[Pedallers Arms]]

=== Gloucester ===

* [[The Re-Cycle Shed]]

=== Lancaster ===

* [[Freewheelers Bicycle Workshop]]

=== London ===

* [[56a Bikespace]] (Walworth)
* [[Brixton Bicycle Art]] (Brockwell Park)
* [[Ealing Bike Hub]] (Greenford)
* [[Hackney Bike Workshop]] (Hackney)
* [[Magnificent Revolution]] (Based in London but all over the country)
* [[Tower Hamlets Wheelers]] (Tower Hamlets)
* [[Recycle-a-Bike]] (Uxbridge)
* [[Walthamstow Bicycle Recycling]] (Walthamstow)

=== Manchester ===

* [[I Bike MCR]]
* [[Pedal MCR]]
* [http://bloomersmcr.org/ Bloomers Wimmin's Bike Project]

=== Newcastle ===

* [[Recyke-Y-Bike]]

=== Oxford ===

* [[Broken Spoke Bike Co-op]]
* [[Oxford Cycle Workshop]] (closed down/insolvent, March 2012)

=== Stirling ===

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

=== York ===

* [[Bike Rescue]]

=== Warrington ===

* [[Cycling Projects]]

== United States ==

=== Alabama ===

* [[Bici Coop]] (Birmingham)

=== Alaska ===

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

=== Arkansas ===

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

=== Arizona ===

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

=== California ===

* [[Changing Gears Bike Shop]] (Alameda)
* [[Arcata Library Bikes]] (Arcata)
* [[BicyCAL]] (Berkeley)
* [[The Green Bike Program]] (Pitzer College, Claremont)
* [[The Davis Bike Collective]] (Davis)
* [[Bicycle Kitchen]] (East Hollywood, Los Angeles)
* [[Bike Oven]] (Highland Park, Los Angeles)
* [[Bikerowave]] (Mar Vista, Los Angeles)
* [[Valley Bikery]] (Van Nuys, Los Angeles)
* [[Burbike Workspace]] (Burbank, Los Angeles)
* [[Bikery (Oakland, CA, USA)|Bikery]] (Oakland)
* [[Spokeland]] (Oakland)
* [[Ontario Wheel House]] (Ontario)
* [[Caltech Bike Lab]] (Caltech, Pasadena)
* [[The Bicycle Lounge]] (Riverside)
* [[Sacramento Bicycle Kitchen]] (Sacramento)
* [[Bikes Del Pueblo]] (San Diego)
* [[The Bike Hut Foundation]] (San Francisco)
* [[The Bike Kitchen (San Francisco)|The Bike Kitchen]] (San Francisco)
* [[Good Karma Bikes]] (San Jose)
* [[Local Bike Trader]] (San Luis Obispo)
* [[SLO Bike Kitchen]] (San Luis Obispo)
* [[Trips for Kids Marin]] aka [[Re-Cyclery (Marin, CA, USA)]] (San Rafael)
* [[Bici Centro]] (Santa Barbara)
* [[The Bike Church (Santa Cruz, CA, USA)|The Bike Church]] (Santa Cruz)
* [[Santa Cruz Campus Bike Center]] (Santa Cruz)
* [[Ventura Bike HUB]] (Ventura)

=== Colorado ===

* [[Community Cycles]] (Boulder)
* [[Derailer Bicycle Collective]] (Denver)
* The [[Bike Depot]] (Denver)
* [[Recycle Bicycles]] (Denver)
* [[Fort Collins Bike Coop]] (Fort Collins)
* [[Spokes Community Bicycle Project]] (Longmont)
* [[The Good Wheel]] (Manitou Springs)
* [[Colorado Rocky Mountain School Bike Shop]] (Carbondale)

=== Connecticut ===

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

=== Delaware ===

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

=== Florida ===

* [[Krank it Up]] (Tallahassee)
* [[The Kickstand]] (Gainesville)
* [[Lake Worth Bike Coop]] (West Palm Beach)
* [[Tampa Bay Bicycle Co-op]] (Tampa)
* [[Spokescouncil]] (Orlando)
* [[OutSpokin]] (Lake Worth)
* [[BicycleXchange-Community Built Bikes]] (Indiantown, West Palm Beach, Hobe Sound)
* [[Suncoast Community Bikes]] (Sarasota)

=== Georgia ===

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

=== Idaho ===

* [[Boise Bicycle Project]] (Boise)
* [[Village Bicycle Project]] (Moscow)
* The [[Powerhouse]] (Pocatello)

=== Illinois ===

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

=== Indiana ===

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

=== Iowa ===

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

===Kansas===

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

=== Kentucky ===

* [[Brycc Freewheel Bike Collective]] (Louisville)
* [[Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop]] (Lexington)

=== Louisiana ===

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

=== Maine ===

* [[Community Bicycle Center]] (Biddeford)

=== Maryland ===
* [[Bikes for the World]] (Rockville)
* [[Mount Rainier Bicycle Cooperative]] (Mount Rainier)
* [[Renaissance Community Youth Bike Shop]] (Riverdale)
* [[Velocipede Bike Project]] (Baltimore)

=== Massachusetts ===
* [[Smith College Bicycle Kitchen]] (Northampton)
* [[Bikes not Bombs]] (Boston)
* [[The Community Spoke!]] (Boston)
* [[Broadway Bicycle School]] (Cambridge)
* [[Quad Bikes]] (Cambridge)
* [[Worcester Earn-A-Bike]] (Worcester)

=== Michigan ===
* [[Armory Bike Union]] (Jackson)
* [[Back Alley Bikes]] (Detroit)
* [[Bike Riot Network]] (Traverse City)
* [[Boston Square Community Bikes]] (Grand Rapids)
* [[Broke Spoke Bike Coop]] (Traverse City)
* [[Common Cycle]] (Ann Arbor)
* [[East Quad Bike Co-op]] (Ann Arbor, U of M)
* [[The Hub of Detroit]] (Detroit)
* [[Lansing Bike Coop]](Lansing)
* [[MSU Bikes]] (E. Lansing, MSU)
* [[Mount Pleasant Bike Cooperative]] (Mount Pleasant)
* [[My Wheels Are Turning]] (Traverse City)
* [[Re-Bicycle Lenawee]] (Adrian)
* [[Share a Bike]] (E. Lansing)
* [[Traverse Alive]] (Traverse City)

=== Minnesota ===

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

=== Missouri ===

* [[Bicycle Works]] (St. louis)
* [[816 Bicycle Collective]] (Kansas City)

=== Montana ===

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

=== Nebraska ===

* [[Community Bike Project Omaha]] (Omaha)
* [[Near South Bike Kitchen]] (Lincoln)

=== Nevada ===

* [[Reno Bike Project]] (Reno)

=== New Hampshire ===

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

=== New Jersey ===

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

=== New Mexico ===

* [[Chainbreaker Collective]] (Santa Fe)
* [[The Bike Works]] (Silver City)<nowiki>(575)388-1444</nowiki>

=== New York ===

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

=== North Carolina ===

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

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

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

=== Ohio ===

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

=== Oregon ===

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

=== Pennsylvania ===

* [[Bethlehem Bicycle Cooperative]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Car Free CAT-Coalition for Appropriate Transportation]] (Bethlehem)
* [[Coatesville Community Bike Works]] (Coatesville)
* [[Free Ride]] (Pittsburgh)
* [[Neighborhood Bike Works]] (Philadelphia)
** [[The Bike Church (Philadelphia, PA, USA)|The Bike Church]] (West Philadelphia)
** [[The Bikery (Philadelphia, PA, USA)|The Bikery]] (South Philadelphia)
** [[The Bike Salon (Philadelphia, PA, USA)|The Bike Salon]] (North Philadelphia)
* [[N.W. Pa. Re-Cycle]] (Meadville)
* [[Bike & Build]] (Manayunk)

=== Rhode Island ===

* [[Recycle-A-Bike]] (Providence)
* [[Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council]] - Red Shed Bike Shop (Providence)

=== South Carolina ===

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

=== South Dakota ===

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

=== Tennessee ===

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

=== Texas ===

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

=== Utah ===

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

=== Vermont ===

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

=== Virginia ===

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

=== Washington ===

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

=== West Virginia ===

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

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

=== Washington D.C. ===

* [[The Bike House]]

=== Statistics ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ U.S. Bicycle Collective Statistics by State (2011)
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | State
! scope="col" | # BCs
! scope="col" | Population
! scope="col" | BCs Per Million Residents
|-
| 1 || South Dakota || 4 || 819761 || 4.88
|-
| 2 || Vermont || 3 || 630337 || 4.76
|-
| 3 || Alaska || 2 || 721523 || 2.77
|-
| 4 || Oregon || 8 || 3848606 || 2.08
|-
| 5 || Montana || 2 || 994416 || 2.01
|-
| 6 || Idaho || 3 || 1573499 || 1.91
|-
| 7 || Washington D.C. || 1 || 601723 || 1.66
|-
| 8 || Washington || 11 || 6753369 || 1.63
|-
| 9 || Michigan || 15 || 9911626 || 1.51
|-
| 10 || North Dakota || 1 || 675905 || 1.48
|-
| 11 || Utah || 4 || 2770765 || 1.44
|-
| 12 || Colorado || 6 || 5044930 || 1.19
|-
| 13 || Delaware || 1 || 900877 || 1.11
|-
| 14 || Nebraska || 2 || 1831825 || 1.09
|-
| 15 || West Virginia || 2 || 1859815 || 1.08
|-
| 16 || Rhode Island || 1 || 1055247 || 0.95
|-
| 17 || Minnesota || 5 || 5314879 || 0.94
|-
| 18 || New Jersey || 7 || 8807501 || 0.79
|-
| 19 || Arizona || 5 || 6412700 || 0.78
|-
| 20 || Indiana || 6 || 6501582 || 0.77
|-
| 21 || New Hampshire || 1 || 1321445 || 0.76
|-
| 22 || Maine || 1 || 1333074 || 0.750
|-
| 23 || Virginia || 6 || 8037736 || 0.746
|-
| 24 || Wisconsin || 4 || 5698230 || 0.702
|-
| 25 || Kansas || 2 || 2863813 || 0.698
|-
| 26 || Ohio || 8 || 11568495 || 0.69
|-
| 27 || Arkansas || 2 || 2926229 || 0.68
|-
| 28 || Iowa || 2 || 3053787 || 0.655
|-
| 29 || South Carolina || 3 || 4645975 || 0.646
|-
| 30 || North Carolina || 6 || 9565781 || 0.63
|-
| 31 || Massachusetts || 4 || 6559644 || 0.61
|-
| 32 || California || 21 || 37341989 || 0.56
|-
| 33 || Pennsylvania || 7 || 12734905 || 0.55
|-
| 34 || Illinois || 7 || 12864380 || 0.54
|-
| 35 || Maryland || 3 || 5789929 || 0.52
|-
| 36 || Georgia || 5 || 9727566 || 0.51
|-
| 37 || New Mexico || 1 || 2067273 || 0.48
|-
| 38 || Louisiana || 2 || 4553962 || 0.44
|-
| 39 || Nevada || 1 || 2709432 || 0.37
|-
| 40 || Missouri || 2 || 6011478 || 0.33
|-
| 41 || New York || 6 || 19421055 || 0.31
|-
| 42 || Connecticut || 1 || 3581628 || 0.28
|-
| 43 || Oklahoma || 1 || 3764882 || 0.27
|-
| 44 || Florida || 5 || 18900773 || 0.26
|-
| 45 || Texas || 6 || 25268418 || 0.24
|-
| 46 || Kentucky || 1 || 4350606 || 0.23
|-
| 47 || Alabama || 1 || 4802982 || 0.21
|-
| 48 || Tennessee || 1 || 6375431 || 0.16
|-
| 49 || Hawaii || 0 || 1366862 || 0
|-
| 50 || Wyoming || 0 || 568300 || 0
|-
| 51 || Mississippi || 0 || 2978240 || 0
|-
|}

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

[[Category:Community Bicycle Organizations| ]]

Tools

2011-06-12T08:14:47Z

Rickyp: /* Provide aprons in your shop */

'''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 sets ==

=== [[Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective]] ===

When we had one tool bench, we observed what people used. Then put the most common tools on 7 identical tool sets.

Each tool set contains the following:
* Professional [[Wheel Truing Stand]] with the three common [[Spoke Wrenches]] (Park Tool TS-2, SW-0, SW-1, SW-2)
* [[Pedal Wrench]] (Park Tool PW-3)
* [[Combination Wrenches]] (Cornwell Metric Sizes 17-10)
* [[Ball-Peen Hammer]] (Cornwell 16oz)
* [[Cone Wrenches]]: Two 13mm, two 14mm, two 15mm, two 17mm (Park Tool SCW-13, SCW-14, SCW-15, SCW-17)
* [[Crank Puller]] (Park Tool CCP-2)
* [[Crank Wrench]] (Park Tool CCW-5)
* Professional [[Cable and Housing Cutter]] (Park Tool CN-10)
* 8 & 10 mm AND 9 & 11 mm Metric Wrenchs (Park Tool CBW-1, CBW-4)
* Screw Type [[Chain Tool]] (Park Tool CT-3)
* [[Spanner]] for [[one piece cranks]] (Park Tool SPA-4)
* [[Chainring Nut Wrench]] (Park Tool CNW-2)
* 32 & 36 mm AND 30 & 32 mm [[Headset Wrenches]] and [[Lockring Hook Spanner]] (Park Tool HCW-15, HCW-7, HCW-5)
* [[Spoke Ruler]] also determines bearings and cotter pin sizes. (Park Tool SBC-1)
* Magnetic strip to hold [[freewheel removers]], [[bottom bracket removers]] and a [[magnet]] for pulling bearings out of hubs. (Park Tool BBT-22, FR-1, FR-2, FR-3)
* Vice & Heavy Duty Axle and Pedal Vise Axle Vice (Wilton Armetale 4 1/2 In. Workshop Vise, Park Tool AV-4)
* P-Handled Star-Shaped Wrench for Disc Brake Rotors (Park Tool PH-T25)
* P-Handled 10-2 mm Allen Wrenches (Cornwell)
* Flathead screwdriver (Cornwell)
* #2 Phillips screwdriver (Cornwell)
* #0 Phillips screwdriver (Park Tool SD-0)
* Grease
* Chain Lube (big, refillable, non-pocketable container)
* 3/16 bearings (most front wheels)
* 1/4 bearings (most rear wheels)
* Each bench has a small dust pan and broom hanging under the truing stand, makes for easy small parts cleanup.
* Each bench has the most common shop supplies (see [[Part Storage#Shelves_with_Holes|Shelves with Holes]])

== Specialty Tools - Hand Made ==

=== Housing Awl / Poker ===

Grind a spoke into point, keep out of reach of children, do crazy things to prevent people from thinking they are recycled metal.

=== Cheater Bar ===

Take the longest, largest diameter down or top tube from an old dead bicycle frame. Cut it as long as you can, grind off the burrs so that it's smooth on both ends and not likely to snag or cut someone holding it. Put the tube over the end of a wrench to be able to apply more force to the wrench. If you need even more leverage, you can "stack" cheater bars together, effectively creating a wrench that is several feet long...

Use judiciously, as this tool will allow you to apply LOTS of force. Generally, you'll want to use this "tool" only when removing things.

It's a great tool to hand to new mechanics, especially those who are anxious about not being strong enough, or feel that bike mechanics must have a certain amount of strength. We often tell new/smaller mechanics "It's not about strength, it's about leverage."

We also had an old dead portable bike stand which was built with lots of large diameter--2 inches?--aluminum tubing, and the tubes were several feet long. This cheater bar only comes out when the others fail, as it's monstrous, and is definitely a tool of last resort.

== Specialty Tools - Manufactured ==

Let's face it, when you deal with really old bikes, you face really hard problems that require specialty tools. There are a few tools that you see in other shops and wonder how you lived without. If you see one of those tools, please list it here...

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
!Image
!Name
!Manufacturer
!Use
|-
|[[Image:evt_stripped_crank_extractor.jpg|200px]]
|Stripped crank quick-extractor
|EVT
|'''Removing Stripped Square Tapper Cranks.'''
Here is a real time-saver. This tool quickly and easily removes cranks in which the extractor threads have been stripped. Rather than spend valuable time and money re-threading and installing a repair insert, this tool removes the crank, which, most often will be scrapped anyway. It works by using two “pilot” threads which are followed by oversized threads which fit very tightly in the “remaining” threads. This tool works far more often than not.
|-
|[[Image:evt_universal_bb_cup_remover.jpg|200px]]
|Universal BB cup remover
|EVT
|'''Removing fused bottom bracket fixed cups. Works regardless of Standard or French threading.'''
This tool works as a “last resort” when trying to remove stubborn BB cups after the standard removal flats or splines have failed. Tool simply “pinches” the faulty cup and removes with friction.
|-
|[[Image:Bottom-Bracket-Remover.jpg|200px]]
|Shimano Bottom Bracket Remover
|Not sure who makes this one, but Mel Pinto Imports sells it.
|'''Removes fused Shimano style bottom brackets.'''
Genius. Secure the tool using the axle, and then give two points of leverage instead of one.
|-
|[[Image:var_fixed_cup_remover.jpg|upright|200px]]
|Fixed Cup Remover
|VAR
|''' Removing fused bottom bracket fixed cups.'''
This grabs onto the fixed cup the way a regular wrench would have, and pulls it off without slipping.
|-
|[[Image:PedrosViceWhip.jpg|200px]]
|Vice Whip
|Pedro's
|'''Used instead of a chain whip.'''
Vise Whip- For the professional mechanic, Pedro’s has devised the most secure way to manage cogs of any size. The new Vice Whip is the world’s first locking chain whip. Fits cogs from 11T to 23T, makes cassette and cog removal safe and simple.
|-
|
|style=white-space:nowrap|Spoke Cutting and Threading Machine
|Phil Wood and others.
|'''Make your own spokes.'''
If you ever ever wondered what to do with all the used spokes sitting around, and volunteers are sick of sorting them, you have probably thought about this tool. They require you to only stock one spoke length, and quickly cut and roll (not thread) the threads to the perfect spoke size. But they are mighty expensive.
|-
|
|Wheel Roller
|Kraynick’s Bike Shop (412-621-6160) has one. The Kraynick’s owner says a guy in Virginia made them for $1000 and then J&B started selling them for a little while for $400.
|'''Straightens taco'd wheels.
|-
|[[Image:ball_joint_separator.jpg|200px]]
|Ball Joint Separator
|Many, see your local Automotive parts store.
|'''Last resort for removing stripped cranks.
Ok, this isn't made for bikes, it is made for ball joints on cars. But it works great as a last resort for getting off stripped cranks. Just wedge it between the bottom bracket and the crank, and pound it off. Again this is a last resort for someone who cares about the frame, but not the bottom bracket or crank.
|}

= Buying Tools =

=== Quality ===

The old adage, "''you pay for what you get''," comes to mind. 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 especially when they are heavily used by people that are still learning how to use them.

=== Sources ===

Check the references section to see a list of Manufacturers.

* Getting a tool manufacturer to donate tools costs nothing but requires a good deal of begging.
* Buying tools directly from a manufacturer at OEM cost is roughly 75% less than retail cost.
* Buying tools via a [[distributor]] account costs roughly 50% less than retail cost.
* Buying tools from the store costs the most money but can be really convenient.

= Tool Theft / Loss =

A recovering '''theft addict''' is the postmodern version of a ''kleptomaniac'', known to the police and retailers as a ''shoplifter''. These people have a problem, some debate it is even a disease. However, instead of concentrating on this demographic, concentrate on un-intentional lost tools and theft as they can be easily avoided.

=== Keep a frequent inventory ===
If you don't know what you have, you won't know what or when something went missing.

=== Provide [[aprons]] in your shop ===

This prevents someone from forgetting they put a tool in their pocket and being too embarrased to bring it back. So what happens is they leave it in the apron and the aprons stay in the shop. This works so well that sometimes you are left with their keys.

'''NOTE:''' If regular cleaning of the aprons is not done, people will not use them.

=== Everything should have a place ===
* If you have different tool sets they should be spray painted different colors. Use paint tape to protect the places on the tool you don't want to get paint on (like rubber handles) and try to paint the places that get the least wear. That way the color will last the longest. Don't use colored tape, it will just fall off.
* Zip tie tool hooks down and outline your tool boards.
* Paint an obnoxious color (like fluorescent orange) underneath the tools. That way it is easy to see what is missing at a quick glance.

=== Lock down expensive tools ===
Have you spent $500 on re-threading tools? Consider putting them in a locking tool chest that only [[core-volunteers]] have keys too.

=== Buy bigger tools ===
It is easy to put something small in your pocket, but it gets harder as things get bigger. For example, instead of buying lots of cheap 15 mm [[box wrenches]] buy the more expensive Park Tool PW-4 Professional Pedal Wrenches. Not only can it be used to take off wheel nuts and pedals but it can be used as a battle axe.

= Tool Storage =

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

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

= References =

'''Bike Specific Tools:'''

* http://www.parktool.com/
* http://www.pedros.com/
* http://www.unicor.com/
* http://www.ra-co.de/ - Cyclus Tools
* http://www.biketoolmaker.com/ - EVT Tools
* http://www.vartools.com/ - VAR Tools (See also "Mel Pinto Imports")
* http://www.philwood.com/

'''Generic / Hard-line tools:'''

* http://www.harborfreight.com/
* http://www.craftsman.com/
* http://www.snapon.com/
* http://www.mactools.com/
* http://www.cornwelltools.com/
* http://www.matcotools.com/

[[Category:Tools| ]]

Shop Recycling

2011-06-12T05:14:37Z

Rickyp: /* Rubber */

Generally speaking '''recycling''' is one of the key voluntary or involuntary goals of [[collectives]] and [[cooperatives]] -- as the re-use keeps bikes out of land fills.

== Metal ==

Most metal found on a ''donated'' bike is going to be steel or aluminum. While you can use your eyes to tell the difference, a magnet makes no mistakes.

* '''Steel''' - This isn't always worth your time or storage, so take advantage of people that collect metal and recycle it for a living.
* '''Aluminum''' - This can be worth your time, consider bringing it to your local metal recycling facility.

== Rubber ==

* '''Tires:''' While it is usually free to recycle tires, it will cost volunteer/staff time and transporation to do it.
# Look in the phonebook under '''tire recycling'''.
# Ask your local car tire shop where they take their used tires -- by law they have to recycle them.
# Bring them to your local '''shred yard'''.
# Cut and the stapled to things, they make great non-skid pads (esp tires w/o a wire bead)
# Provide pieces as emergency "boots" if a tire has a major failure out on the road. [http://www.sheldonbrown.com/flats.html#tirerepair Boots explained by sheldon brown]
# Supple ones might work well as a belt or strap.

* '''Tubes:''' Have a few uses:
# Volunteer ''busy-work'' [[patching tubes]].
# When sliced into sections they make industrial rubber-bands. Which are good for folding newly patched tubes.
# Attach and tie things down.
# Recycle at shred yards.
# Cut them in half long-ways and use for [[wrapping handlebars]].
# Bring a [[chair back to life]].
# Send them to [[Splaff, Inc.]], [[Alchemy Goods]] or [[Green Guru Gear]] to turn into products.
# With small tubes, protect pedal strap sections against the pedal from long term abrasion.
# Give them away to be used for closing gaps in home doors/windows.
# Put on a bike fashion show and see who can make the most impressive dress from old tubes.

== Chains and Freewheels ==

[[Resource Revival]] actually has a program set up where you can ship them your used chains and freewheels at no cost to you. They in recycle your junk into art and sell it.

== Shop Rags ==

Most [[collectives]] and [[cooperatives]] use them until they are so dirty they can't even be used to clean a chain. At which point you should bring them to your local hazardous waste facility just like old paint, oil, gasoline, etc.,...

The thought behind it is that the energy and detergent used by washing
rags is worse than putting some reused cloth and possibly biodegradable
grease into a landfill.

There are "rag services" that automotive shops use, where they collect the dirty ones, the service comes by and picks them up and drops off clean ones. This can be an expensive thing, and since there isn't alot of money in it for the service it is hard to get donated.

== Used Part Cleaner Liquids ==

No matter how biodegradeable the liquid you wash your parts is, when you mix it with a petroleum based product like grease -- it becomes a hazardous material. As a result, used parts cleaner liquids must be treated as a hazardous material and brought to your local recycling facility.

=== See Also ===

* [[Parts Washers]]
* [[Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle]]