| January 30, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Yo, yo, yo!
Wednesday nights are for Bike Oven volunteers ONLY!
We’ll be training each other in bike repair and destruction, taking care of our shop, and working on our own bikes.
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: info@bikeoven.com
For Immediate Release Contact: Jordann Turner – (213) 978-1379 Michelle Mowery – (213) 972-4962
City of Los Angeles Bicycle Master Plan Update
Public Meetings to be Held February and March 2008 at Four Neighborhood Locations Los Angeles (January 22, 2008) - The City of Los Angeles will be holding a series of public workshops to discuss the Bicycle Master Plan Update, during the months of February and March 2008.
City of Los Angeles Bicycle Plan provides a guide to develop a Citywide bicycle transportation system. The intent of the Bicycle Plan is to expand bicycle usage through further development of bicycle riding facilities, improvement of existing facilities, and creation of bicycle support programs. Ideally, the bicycle network will increase bicycle usage in place of automobiles.
Winona
JHArv
Chicken
Vernoica
Josef
Janina
Arthur
Linda
Steve
jean-guest
AGENDA
1. how do we make money?
2. classes and clinics.
-internal training
-external training (revisit)
3. definition of volunteers / schedule
4. Loaner bikes
5. Gary Elliot, define guidelines for 86ing jackasses. Define membership.
future meetings/vote?
6. Recruitment
7. Website, BLOGS, Etc.
8. POS - Thank You to the Kitchen
9. Parts ordering, supplies ordering
10. Bank Account / What to do with the money?
11. Events
Results
1. how do we make money?
selling bikes makes the most money. bikes broken down. Events generate money. stand time.
Arthur is our local interpreter, make an introduction tape to explain to spanish speakers our mission
exceptions bums, kids, and broke folks.
refer to bicycle doctor, bicycle station.
SELLING BIKES
- get rid of mountain bikes. gave them away. an event to give away bikes.
- 2 weeks hold for bikes.
- freebie bikes. post on craigs list. as a way of purging bikes. free bikes should be fixable, or stripped and junked. once a month. last weekend of the month freebie day.
- pay for storage.
- move the ready to ride bikes.
- Designate a list of people who would be eligible to determine weather or not it”s worth it to hold onto the bikes. harv’s evaluation list,???? amend the list. have it accesible to everyone, or at least those who know what they are doing.
-before you tear into a bike, have a plan.
- purpose of fixing bike to ready-to-ride, is for training purposes only.
STAND TIME
- not a bike shop, no drop off of bikes. please attempt to get them to fix their own bikes. learn how to fix your bike here, we don’t fix your bike, you do. half hour increments, $2.50. shop time, bike in shop you pay.
- no tools outside the shop.
- No work for hire.
MERCHANDISE
-tubes
-T-shirts (chicken leather)???
-Calendars
-front and rear light sets
- ordering / selling stuff
- how far do we want to go
RECRUITMENT (VOLUNTEER)
-recruit - one shift a week minimum, four shifts must be completed before membership votes in new volunteer, after the vote volunteer becomes eligible for volunteer benefits.
-post on website
-change recruit to volunteer?
-what are volunteer benefits?
-free stand time, 10% discount for volunteers on frames and parts?
-any free stand time is secondary to actual
VOLUNTEER DEFINITION (MEMBERSHIP)
- organize front desk
- sign in sheets, daily checklist (start/close), accounting sheets
-minimum requirements to maintain volunteer status
- if you miss more than one shift without notification or missing two weeks in one given month.
-if you lose volunteer status, must requalify for volunteer status.
-change volunteer to member?
-what are member benefits?
-free stand time, free back room parts, 20% discount on frames and counter parts, or marked items. greater benefits for member. be reasonable with what you take. project bikes, storage.
-members must be voted in.
-membership status is a representative of the time put in. Reliable, as far as shifts and notifying of absences.
SCHEDULE
Keys (MANAGERS)
- LINDA MONDAYS, THURSDAY
- JOSEPH WEDNESDAYS, SATURDAYS
- HARV SATURDAYS, and SUNDAYS
- J. HARV WEDNESDAY, SUNDAYS
- STEVE I. SUNDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS (STANDBY)
WEDNESDAY, internal training night? closed to the public
1st 3 wednesdays training nights, last wednesday of the month meeting.
Veronica, monday (FD)
Chicken leather, monday (Mechanic)
Winona Tuesday, Saturday
POS
-use on experimental basis
-mirror, paper work orders, on any day that either arthur and steve i. work.
- log of errors, and bugs.
WHAT TO DO WITH THE MONEY
-Pay off leticia and Maya ($150)
-OFFICE DEPOT ($50)
- THANKS TO THE KITCHEN
PARTS ORDERING
-leave it to Linda and Steve I.
-QVP
-United bicycle parts
-EuroAsia Imports
86ING JACKASSES LIKE GARY ELLIOT
- Discuss it at monthly meeting, and vote.
EVENTS
- last sunday of the month (MOVIE NIGHT)
| January 20, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
“Tron”,¬†Made by Disney in 1982,¬† stars Bruce Boxleitner and Jeff Bridges and follows the story of a guy who enters into a computer program to….well, nevermind. No one’s ever watched Tron for the plot. It’s the look of Tron that really kicks ass.
Shot monochromatically in the computer world this movie is a marvel to look at. Plus everyone’s got their own Tron story….where they saw it, the time they dressed up as Tron for halloween, etc. And if you’ve never seen Tron, you’re gonna be friggin amazed. The lightcycle races alone are worth the prize of admission.
Speaking of which….as always, this is a fund raiser for The Bike Oven. Four bucks gets you in. Tron dogs, beverage and a special Tron cocktail, created by Pruitt just for the occasion are also available for next to nothing. Come in a glowy Tron costume and we’ll all laugh at you but be secretly envious!
| January 6, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
This image was lifted from the C.I.C.L.E. site.
The Bike Oven has been invited to take part in the 8th Annual Nacimiento Tour, providing free bicycle repairs at the start and end point of what promises to be an amazing tour of North East and East Los Angeles.
The free, guided, 8th Annual Nacimiento Tour will take place on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 11 a.m. (guided tour registration begins at 10 a.m.). The ride begins and ends at the Los Angeles River and Gardens Center located at 570 W. Avenue 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065. You can register for the tour, or take a look at the tour map online, at www.theraretimes.com.
The tour will start at 11 a.m., and wind its way through homes and public displays of East Los Angeles’ rich folk-art nativity scenes. The tour covers the communities of Highland Park, Cypress Park, Lincoln Heights, and Boyle Heights - a total of 18 miles of bicycle riding at a relazed pace.
For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Lupe Vela by calling (213) 629-2142 or via email at lmvela@w2ows.org.
Continue reading ‘8th Annual Nacimiento Tour’
| January 12, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
The Spoke(n) Art bicycle ride is a free, once-a-month, bicycle tour of art galleries in North East Los Angeles. The ride takes place on the second Saturday of each month - a special night in North East Los Angeles. Area art galleries open their doors late into the night as part of NELAart’s “Gallery Night”.
The Spoke(n) Art Ride will begin (as it usually does), at the flagpole on the corner of Figueroa and York Blvd. in Highland Park.
This month’s ride is going to bring the Spoke(n) Art Ride back to its after-party roots: pinatas, kiddie bikes, bike racing, some beer, a lot of fun.
The details are being worked out, but we’re basically going to have a birthday party/parties, along with the Spoke(n) Art Ride, converge at the Oven sometime after 9:30 p.m.
For more information about the bike ride, check out the static Spoke(n) Art Page.
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