[Community] Re: [bikecoop-staff] IMC "Skill Share" session during/before open hours?

Sat Aug 8 19:18:23 CDT 2009

Hi everyone-
So it looks like an 8/29, 1-2p skillshare on changing a tire, basic bike lubrication, and if time / skill level allows "How to true a wheel on your bike." That's great! Can you write a little blurb up for us for promotion?
I know that the bike coop is premised on skillsharing, however the benefit/difference is that:
People who don't know about the bike coop or haven't necessarily been involved will find out through our promotion and learn more about the bike coop
It provides a bonus opportunity for other IMCstas to exchange skills and respect with each other, creating a more supportive internal community
It demonstrates support by the bike project of the larger community
So, GO TEAM! Thank you very much for opening your hours! Once we get your blurb (a few sentences) we will promote this on the skillshare page and through posters. We also encourage you to let your constituents know about the skillshare project so that they can beef their skills and feel invited to offer their own. There's verbage on the skillshare webpage, but I can send you more if that's helpful. Today we had 5 people show up who'd never been to the IMC before!
ElizabethCommunity Connectionsp.s. there is a great bike stencil in the upstairs bathroom- monster bikes! I'd made the little finny bike stencil that was in the coop space, this was made by someone else. 

A strong people need no leader 
- Zapata 

--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Susan Jones <siouxgeonz at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Susan Jones <siouxgeonz at gmail.com>
Subject: [Community] Re: [bikecoop-staff] IMC "Skill Share" session during/before open hours?
To: "Anthony Cherolis" <acherolis at gmail.com>
Cc: "michael burns" <babypop.burns at gmail.com>, community at lists.ucimc.org, "Bike Project Staff List" <bikecoop-staff at lists.chambana.net>
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 8:50 PM

I'll try to drop by & help --  tire changing I can do and coach ... and I can also field walk-ins who think we're open.  

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Anthony Cherolis <acherolis at gmail.com> wrote:

Michael - That sounds good to me.  I'll try to come in early to help with this.  If there aren't many people there, I'll use the time to empty the cash box or something.

IMC Skills Share Organizer - The Bike Project can support a Skill Share session from 1-2PM on Saturday August 29th.  The skills that will be covered are changing a tire, basic bike lubrication, and if time / skill level allows "How to true a wheel on your bike."  

Our regular Saturday hours follow directly from 2-5PM, so folks can stay over and get a membership (or use their one free visit).  The hours may be especially busy since the UofI will be back in session and freshmen will be rabid for bikes.

Tony Cherolis
860-204-2704

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 8:34 AM, michael burns <babypop.burns at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi All, 

I'm alright with offering a Saturday skills share.  Given that there are usually members already in the co-op working on solo projects, for the sake of focus it might make sense to devote an hour or two before open hours to the venture.  This way, specific repair procedures can be covered in a hands-on manner.

Some topics that come to mind: how to patch a tube/fix a flat; wheel truing on the bike; brake adjustment; derailer adjustment.

If folks bring in bikes that require more attention, they can stay for open hours.

Best, 

Michael 

On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 8:06 AM, Anthony Cherolis <acherolis at gmail.com> wrote:

Barry,

Like you said, The Bike Project "shares skills" as its primary mission.  We already have Saturday hours.  I don't think there would be an issue with advertising the first hour of Saturday hours (2-3PM) as part of Skill Shares.  We could even give it a theme like "How to change a tire and lube your chain."

I could probably come in the 29th if we needed some extra people to support this, but I doubt we'd get more than a couple of extra attendees.  August 29th will be with students back in town, and things will be already getting busy.

Michael and Sue - What do you think, since you two are the Saturday volunteers?

Tony

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Barry Isralewitz <barryi at ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:

Hi,

  Anyone interested in helping make one day's Bike Project open hours into an IMC "Skill Share"?  There's a few possible ways to do this, but one might be: 1 or 2 extra staffers show up for one Saturday,  we invite interested IMC people to show up, and direct their attention to the more basic repairs going on.  And work in  how to change tire' or similar if there is free time.  Another option is to run a special session for this, 11 - 2 pm Saturday.

Details:
 The other weekend I ran the Bike Project's info. table for for the IMC Open House  (somewhat useful; a few visitors actually showed up and learned about us, including a reasonably-likely future staffer.)

 Part of the  reason IMC invited groups to table at that  Open House was to get "Skill Shares" going in the IMC:
     http://ucimc.org/skillshare   <---schedule and info

...which is more or less getting different groups working in the IMC to know each other and hold some sessions where they, well, share skills.These are generally to be held 11am - 2pm Saturdays.)

IMC wants to know if Bike Project is interested in doing a "Skill Share".

We're a little special here, in that we  "share skills"  five times a week, at every open hours session,anyway, so we _could_ just point to a day's open hours and say 'Kazzam, next Saturday's hours are also a Skill Share'.  But might lead to overcrowding  / overburdening this time of year.  Plus,  they prefer Saturdays 11am-2pm, a time we don't have open hours -- although if people are interested in helping with this, we can probably set a time/day during open hours, or some other time.

Saturday staffers: interested in a few more people coming your way?
Anybody else: interested in doing this -- in being one or two extra people to help on one Saturday, or even organizing a separate session for a Saturday  from 11-2?

                       Cheers,

                       Barry

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Office Phone: (217) 244-1612    Home Phone: (217) 337-6364

email: barryi at ks.uiuc.edu   http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/~barryi

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