| August 6, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
I’m writing this post in July - so I don’t know what is going to be on the agenda. We’ll be getting together to discuss shop business, upcoming events, and any hare brained scheme anyone wants to throw out there (i.e. “Using bikes for transportation” - what a joke!).
The meeting takes place during our shop hours from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
| July 2, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
We’re getting together this month (once again) to take care of some “bidness”, mix it with a little bit of pleasure (Dingo’s will be in the house), and we’re going to end early - because we have a bunch of bikes that need to be stripped down for parts and recycled before they form their own collective to do the same thing to us humans.
The meeting will take place during our normal shop hours, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
This past month, we argued like all get-out about “Art” and art shows, rent going up (inflation?), and Dingo’s feelings. It’s worth a read if you’re looking for some bed-time material.
A derelict Shogun road bike gets new life as a Single Speed at the Bike Oven
Bike Oven mechanical wunderkind, Harv, has posted a spot on summary of what it feels like in the Bike Oven these days. We are BUSY! His article is posted on the C.I.C.L.E. blog and is entitled “It’s Happening As Fast As It Can“.
As oil prices have shot up, the bike industry cannot provide what people need to use to get around town, and the result is a mad-cap version of a gold rush at the Bike Oven.
Here is what Harv has to say about the whole deal:
Here at the Bike Oven, we can barely keep up. The demand for bikes and repairs is overwhelming. People are digging up those ten-speeds and bringing them in for refurbishing (sometimes a daunting task) or conversion. But more often they want ready to ride bikes (we call them RTRs at the Oven). As fast as we can twirl the wrenches, we take the Sow’s Ear donated bikes and turn them into Silk Purses. The most popular and sought after bikes are the single speed road bike and urban commuter conversions. As a training exercise and during slow moments (rare!) we take suspensionless mountain bikes and convert them using parts that have been stripped from the hopeless cases that have been donated.
| May 14, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Monday and Wednesday nights at the Bike Oven are Bike Oven Tech Training (B.O.T.T.) nights. We teach each other bike repair and destruction, we take care of our shop, and work on our own bikes. We relax our normal shop rules, order a couple of pizzas, and generally have a “Good Time” ™.
This week, we’re going to focus on training people on the post-modern analysis of bottom brackets. We’ll also be sorting through an insane variety of low-end bike part, and doing a bunch of other work on bikes in the shop - breaking them down, and hopefully building a few back up.
The shop is open from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m, but we’ll be closed to the public. Bike Oven volunteers only. If you’re interested in becoming a “volunteer” at the Bike Oven, email at us at info@bikeoven.com or just stop in to hang out and lend a hand.
More info about volunteer at the Bike Oven can be found on our Volunteer page.
| April 30, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Monday and Wednesday nights at the Bike Oven are Bike Oven Tech Training (B.O.T.T.) nights. We teach each other bike repair and destruction, we take care of our shop, and work on our own bikes. We relax our normal shop rules, order a couple of pizzas, and generally have a “Good Time” ™.
This week, we’re going to focus on training people on the proper use (and abuse) of chain tools. Last week, Harv held a class on chains and chain tools - and this week we’ll be going over that stuff, and doing a bunch of other work on bikes in the shop - breaking them down, and hopefully building a few back up.
The shop is open from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m, but we’ll be closed to the public. Bike Oven volunteers only. If you’re interested in becoming a “volunteer” at the Bike Oven, email at us at info@bikeoven.com or just stop in to hang out and lend a hand.
More info about volunteer at the Bike Oven can be found on our Volunteer page.
| May 7, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Nothing has been set in stone for this meeting as of the time of this writing - but if there is anything you’d like to talk about, throw in a comment below.
If you’re interested in getting more involved with the Bike Oven, apply to see what we’re doing in our forum .
Or send an email to us at info@bikeoven.com
This month, a big group of us went through a bunch of stuff: kiddie bike give-aways, our legal status (as a collective), what to do for a huge art show in June, etc.
We also went through two pizzas and laughed about 32% of the time (we’ve had a study done to prove this).
Continue reading ‘Wednesday, April 2, 2008 Meeting Summary’
This month we covered some hot topics at the Oven: getting bikes ready to ride (for sale) and finding a way to have more fun in the shop (like old times). Out notes are not very thorough, but they reflect the group decisions we made during the course of the meetings.
| February 27, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Wednesday nights at the Bike Oven are now Bike Oven Tech Training (B.O.T.T.) nights. We’ll be training each other in bike repair and destruction, taking care of our shop, and working on our own bikes. We relax our normal shop rules, order a couple of pizzas, and generally have a “Good Time” ™.
This is a chance for our volunteers to work on their own bikes in the shop. We also work on random bikes in the shop - tearing them down, building them up, and organizing them.
This week, we’re going to focus on getting a few road bikes we’ve had in the shop for a while read to ride. We’re also going to try and clean out the loft area in the back of the shop (this promises to be interesting).
The shop is open from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m, but we’ll be closed to the public. Bike Oven volunteers only. If you’re interested in becoming a “volunteer” at the Bike Oven, shoot an email at us at info@bikeoven.com or just stop in to hang out and lend a hand.
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