Comments on: Cycle Shop Off and Pedaling http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling The Official Student Publication of Claremont McKenna College Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-17494 Jeremy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:01:05 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-17494 I am a huge fan of the bike shop. I've probably rented a bike 10 times already. However, I f***ing hate the cruisers. Why would I choose having stupid pedal-backward brakes? (I was glad to be rid of that when I graduated from my mickey mouse bike when I was five.) Why would I choose not having gears? Ditch the cruisers, buy some more road/mtn bikes. I am a huge fan of the bike shop. I’ve probably rented a bike 10 times already. However, I f***ing hate the cruisers. Why would I choose having stupid pedal-backward brakes? (I was glad to be rid of that when I graduated from my mickey mouse bike when I was five.) Why would I choose not having gears?

Ditch the cruisers, buy some more road/mtn bikes.

]]> By: Jeremy http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-49023 Jeremy Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:01:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-49023 I am a huge fan of the bike shop. I've probably rented a bike 10 times already. However, I f***ing hate the cruisers. Why would I choose having stupid pedal-backward brakes? (I was glad to be rid of that when I graduated from my mickey mouse bike when I was five.) Why would I choose not having gears? Ditch the cruisers, buy some more road/mtn bikes. I am a huge fan of the bike shop. I’ve probably rented a bike 10 times already. However, I f***ing hate the cruisers. Why would I choose having stupid pedal-backward brakes? (I was glad to be rid of that when I graduated from my mickey mouse bike when I was five.) Why would I choose not having gears?

Ditch the cruisers, buy some more road/mtn bikes.

]]> By: kuhbuh http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-17489 kuhbuh Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:42:28 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-17489 Dan, exemplary journalistmanship. I must say that I have been inspired to visit the shop, despite the fact that I sleep with and cook dinner for the manager of the GBP. That Mike Carroll is a hell of a guy, boy I tell you. By the way, road bikes aren't expensive if you don't buy them. All of the GBP's bikes are donated, and I certainly hope that CMC's bike shop isn't buying new bikes. Even if we can't get free bikes, cheap ones are abundant. Plus, cruiser bikes are a slap in the face of human ingenuity. Whoever is responsible for taking every technological and structural advancement ever made upon the bike -- the single most efficient piece of man-powered transportation ever devised -- and throwing them out the window by coming up with the heavy, awkward, and slow cruiser bike ought to be maimed publicly. Dan, exemplary journalistmanship. I must say that I have been inspired to visit the shop, despite the fact that I sleep with and cook dinner for the manager of the GBP. That Mike Carroll is a hell of a guy, boy I tell you.

By the way, road bikes aren’t expensive if you don’t buy them. All of the GBP’s bikes are donated, and I certainly hope that CMC’s bike shop isn’t buying new bikes. Even if we can’t get free bikes, cheap ones are abundant. Plus, cruiser bikes are a slap in the face of human ingenuity. Whoever is responsible for taking every technological and structural advancement ever made upon the bike — the single most efficient piece of man-powered transportation ever devised — and throwing them out the window by coming up with the heavy, awkward, and slow cruiser bike ought to be maimed publicly.

]]> By: kuhbuh http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-49022 kuhbuh Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:42:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-49022 Dan, exemplary journalistmanship. I must say that I have been inspired to visit the shop, despite the fact that I sleep with and cook dinner for the manager of the GBP. That Mike Carroll is a hell of a guy, boy I tell you. By the way, road bikes aren't expensive if you don't buy them. All of the GBP's bikes are donated, and I certainly hope that CMC's bike shop isn't buying new bikes. Even if we can't get free bikes, cheap ones are abundant. Plus, cruiser bikes are a slap in the face of human ingenuity. Whoever is responsible for taking every technological and structural advancement ever made upon the bike -- the single most efficient piece of man-powered transportation ever devised -- and throwing them out the window by coming up with the heavy, awkward, and slow cruiser bike ought to be maimed publicly. Dan, exemplary journalistmanship. I must say that I have been inspired to visit the shop, despite the fact that I sleep with and cook dinner for the manager of the GBP. That Mike Carroll is a hell of a guy, boy I tell you.

By the way, road bikes aren’t expensive if you don’t buy them. All of the GBP’s bikes are donated, and I certainly hope that CMC’s bike shop isn’t buying new bikes. Even if we can’t get free bikes, cheap ones are abundant. Plus, cruiser bikes are a slap in the face of human ingenuity. Whoever is responsible for taking every technological and structural advancement ever made upon the bike — the single most efficient piece of man-powered transportation ever devised — and throwing them out the window by coming up with the heavy, awkward, and slow cruiser bike ought to be maimed publicly.

]]> By: Lance http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-17486 Lance Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:35:16 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-17486 I wish/hope there was some effort made to see if students would actually use the shop when this project was initially conceived. Whenever I walk by it looks like the bike techs are just watching Lost, doing homework, or lubing up (chains). I'll do that for free if they need to cut costs. I wish/hope there was some effort made to see if students would actually use the shop when this project was initially conceived. Whenever I walk by it looks like the bike techs are just watching Lost, doing homework, or lubing up (chains). I’ll do that for free if they need to cut costs.

]]> By: Lance http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-49021 Lance Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:35:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-49021 I wish/hope there was some effort made to see if students would actually use the shop when this project was initially conceived. Whenever I walk by it looks like the bike techs are just watching Lost, doing homework, or lubing up (chains). I'll do that for free if they need to cut costs. I wish/hope there was some effort made to see if students would actually use the shop when this project was initially conceived. Whenever I walk by it looks like the bike techs are just watching Lost, doing homework, or lubing up (chains). I’ll do that for free if they need to cut costs.

]]> By: Chris Williams '03 http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-17472 Chris Williams '03 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:44:10 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-17472 As a class of '03 grad, I think the bike shop is a great idea. My commuter bike never needed much attention while in Claremont, but the shop would have come in handy on a few occasions. I now work for a non-profit in urban Phoenix where I am developing a bike shop micro-enterprise called Barrio Bikes (come find us on facebook). We teach bicycle maintenance and repair skills to local at-risk youth, while they log shop hours in order to earn a bike for themselves. We have a couple youth on an apprenticeship program who are getting paid for their hours as mechanics. We spend most of our energy rehabbing bikes for the youth to earn or for sale to the local community. It's a pretty cool set-up. I do get old road bikes in stock fairly often; once cleaned up, they tend to be very reliable daily riders. You can often find good deals on vintage road bikes on craigslist or in a local Goodwill. I generally buy a used road bike in the $30-50 range and turn it into a daily rider with a good tune-up and new tires. We've even converted several to single speed or fixed gears and there's very little to go wrong once in that configuration. And the biggest concern with flats is to simply keep your tire pressure up in that 100-120 psi range every time you ride. All in all, I guess I'm saying road bikes aren't that expensive and make for great workhorses. Can't wait to visit the bike shop. Good job CMC! As a class of ’03 grad, I think the bike shop is a great idea. My commuter bike never needed much attention while in Claremont, but the shop would have come in handy on a few occasions.

I now work for a non-profit in urban Phoenix where I am developing a bike shop micro-enterprise called Barrio Bikes (come find us on facebook). We teach bicycle maintenance and repair skills to local at-risk youth, while they log shop hours in order to earn a bike for themselves. We have a couple youth on an apprenticeship program who are getting paid for their hours as mechanics. We spend most of our energy rehabbing bikes for the youth to earn or for sale to the local community. It’s a pretty cool set-up.

I do get old road bikes in stock fairly often; once cleaned up, they tend to be very reliable daily riders. You can often find good deals on vintage road bikes on craigslist or in a local Goodwill. I generally buy a used road bike in the $30-50 range and turn it into a daily rider with a good tune-up and new tires. We’ve even converted several to single speed or fixed gears and there’s very little to go wrong once in that configuration. And the biggest concern with flats is to simply keep your tire pressure up in that 100-120 psi range every time you ride. All in all, I guess I’m saying road bikes aren’t that expensive and make for great workhorses.

Can’t wait to visit the bike shop. Good job CMC!

]]> By: Chris Williams '03 http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-49020 Chris Williams '03 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:44:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-49020 As a class of '03 grad, I think the bike shop is a great idea. My commuter bike never needed much attention while in Claremont, but the shop would have come in handy on a few occasions. I now work for a non-profit in urban Phoenix where I am developing a bike shop micro-enterprise called Barrio Bikes (come find us on facebook). We teach bicycle maintenance and repair skills to local at-risk youth, while they log shop hours in order to earn a bike for themselves. We have a couple youth on an apprenticeship program who are getting paid for their hours as mechanics. We spend most of our energy rehabbing bikes for the youth to earn or for sale to the local community. It's a pretty cool set-up. I do get old road bikes in stock fairly often; once cleaned up, they tend to be very reliable daily riders. You can often find good deals on vintage road bikes on craigslist or in a local Goodwill. I generally buy a used road bike in the $30-50 range and turn it into a daily rider with a good tune-up and new tires. We've even converted several to single speed or fixed gears and there's very little to go wrong once in that configuration. And the biggest concern with flats is to simply keep your tire pressure up in that 100-120 psi range every time you ride. All in all, I guess I'm saying road bikes aren't that expensive and make for great workhorses. Can't wait to visit the bike shop. Good job CMC! As a class of ’03 grad, I think the bike shop is a great idea. My commuter bike never needed much attention while in Claremont, but the shop would have come in handy on a few occasions.

I now work for a non-profit in urban Phoenix where I am developing a bike shop micro-enterprise called Barrio Bikes (come find us on facebook). We teach bicycle maintenance and repair skills to local at-risk youth, while they log shop hours in order to earn a bike for themselves. We have a couple youth on an apprenticeship program who are getting paid for their hours as mechanics. We spend most of our energy rehabbing bikes for the youth to earn or for sale to the local community. It’s a pretty cool set-up.

I do get old road bikes in stock fairly often; once cleaned up, they tend to be very reliable daily riders. You can often find good deals on vintage road bikes on craigslist or in a local Goodwill. I generally buy a used road bike in the $30-50 range and turn it into a daily rider with a good tune-up and new tires. We’ve even converted several to single speed or fixed gears and there’s very little to go wrong once in that configuration. And the biggest concern with flats is to simply keep your tire pressure up in that 100-120 psi range every time you ride. All in all, I guess I’m saying road bikes aren’t that expensive and make for great workhorses.

Can’t wait to visit the bike shop. Good job CMC!

]]> By: Tina http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-17465 Tina Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:09:49 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-17465 I have had some problems with the bike shop (sometimes I come in and no one is around--especially when I need to drop it off), but all in all, who doesn't want a free Zipcar for bikes? I have had some problems with the bike shop (sometimes I come in and no one is around–especially when I need to drop it off), but all in all, who doesn’t want a free Zipcar for bikes?

]]> By: Tina http://cmcforum.com/news/11022009-cycle-shop-off-and-pedaling#comment-49019 Tina Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:09:00 +0000 http://cmcforum.com/?p=7428#comment-49019 I have had some problems with the bike shop (sometimes I come in and no one is around--especially when I need to drop it off), but all in all, who doesn't want a free Zipcar for bikes? I have had some problems with the bike shop (sometimes I come in and no one is around–especially when I need to drop it off), but all in all, who doesn’t want a free Zipcar for bikes?

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