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Bike Collective Network

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

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Bike Collective Wiki

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

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This wiki is currently home to 1,135 articles and counting! Click here to see a list of the most popular pages!

Starter Kits

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Community Bicycle Organizations

Before you do anything crazy, start planning! Set clear goals and the path to meeting those goals will also become clear.

Legal Filings
Insurance
Fundraising
Publicity
Over 300 examples of Community Bicycle Organizations and International Bicycle Aid Organizations.
Common Activities:
- Community Bike Shop: Providing bicycle tools, parts, used bikes and mechanical expertise to the public.
- Earn-a-Bike: Programs that allow people to literally earn a bike through learning or volunteer work, sometimes focused exclusively on youth.
- Valet Bike Parking: Providing corralled areas where volunteers watch your bike while you enjoy an event.
- Safety Education: The League of American Bicyclists has a nicely pre-packaged program called Smart Cycling.
- Mechanical Training: Park Tool has a nicely pre-packaged program called Park Tool School which uses the BBB-2TG Instructor’s Guide and the Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair BBB-2 and other resources which are both available from distributors.
- Helmet Distribution
- Bicycle Art: Following Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle old bikes and parts are turned into works of art.
- Bicycle Advocacy: Many Community Bicycle Organizations concentrate on the grass roots elements of educating and getting people on bikes. However some organizations, or at least some of their members, are also involved in traditional bicycle advocacy.
- Women's Only Night: Encouraging more women and transgender people to get involved and learn in a comfortable space without men.
- Commercial Bike Racks: Providing outdoor bike racks and installation.

Community Bike Shop

Providing bicycle tools and expertise to the public.

Bike and Part Donations: acquisition, sorting and re-sale.
Shop Location
Staffing: paid, volunteer or both.
Shop Organization
Shop Recycling
Volunteer Handbook
Layout
Rules
Hours
Capital Improvement Plans
Proper Bike Fit

Earn-a-Bike

Conferences/Gatherings

Bike!Bike! is an annual international conference of nonprofit bike collectives and other bicycle projects.
Bike!Bike! Southeast 2012 is in Birmingham, Alabama, March 23-25.
Youth Bike Summit is organized by Recycle-a-Bicycle in New York City every year.

Past Conferences

Bike!Bike! in San Marcos, Tx, June 2011
BiciBici! in Davis CA, April 2011
Bike!Bike! in Toronto, Ontario August 2010

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 ==Bike Collective Network==
 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.
+Join over 600 like minded individuals from over 300 similar organizations across the world on [http://lists.bikecollectives.org/listinfo.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.org The Think Tank] email list.
 ==Bike Collective Wiki==