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Introduction
Revolutions Memphis TN.
Community Bicycle Recycling Shop
Memphis for Revolutions
Basic Membership - Is $30.00 per person per year. During the membership year a Basic Member receives:
❖ The current Revolutions T Shirt.
❖ Free admission to up to 4 hours of classes offered by Revolutions (adult classes or classes for children of members) during the member ship year.
❖ A discount of 20% on all other classes or any events Revolutions charge3s for during the membership year.
❖ Access to up to 2 hours total time using the stands/tools (with assistance/supervision as needed) in the Members' Shop during posted Open Hours. A fee may be charged for additional Member's Shop use beyond two hours per membership year. (It is recommended that Basic Members with no or very limited hands-on bike repair/maintenance experience complete the ":you Can Fix It" class before using the shop).
❖ Receipt of weekly e-mailed information where all news, classes and events are posted.

Build a Bike Membership - Build a Bike Members must first be Basic Members ($30.00). The Build a Bike Membership is an additional $45.00 A Build a Bike (BAB) Member receives:
All of the privileges of memberships (see above) PLUSS :
❖ An appropriately sized recycled bike for the BAB member to renovate/build (may be for self or someone else - child, for example)
❖ Members will assemble their bicycle in the Build A Bike Shop area with the help of a trained and experienced bicycle mechanic. Most bicycle's can be constituted during three two-hour sessions.
❖ All the re4cycled bike parts required to assemble one bicycle come along with the BAB membership.
❖ BAB Membership also covers the cost of shop materials including cables and housing, lubricants and degreasers. recycled replacement parts, and work stand time (by arrangement) for the membership year.
❖ The cost of new tires, new handlebar tape, new inner tubes and other parts a member might want "brand-new" are not covered by the BAB fee. We encourage our members to visit local bike shops to purchase these new parts.
Revolutions Community Bike Shop
First Congressional Church 1000 South Cooper
www.revolutionsmemphis.wordpress.com

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The Right Path Ahead
DECEMBER 15, 2013 1:47 PM

kyle1The first time I stepped into Revolutions back in 2006, I knew this place was special. Although I wouldn’t have been able to articulate it that first day, somehow I knew that beyond the nuts and bolts existed an opportunity to grow, learn, and be inspired by people from all over the city. The environment was engaging, the people friendly, and the mission ambitious – the perfect place for a recent college grad to whittle away the time while searching for direction. What I didn’t know was that what started as a simple volunteer opportunity to help people fix their bikes would lead me down an eventual path to managing the city-wide bicycle program for the City of Memphis.

For the last three years I have been serving dual roles – both as the Director of Revolutions and the Bike/Ped Coordinator for the City of Memphis. Beginning a citywide bicycle program from scratch was slow work, leaving time to remain engaged at Revolutions. Furthermore, my new position with the city allowed me to better link the citywide program’s work with the great work and volunteer service at Revolutions. As my responsibilities have increased at the city, and as my family has increased in size over the last couple of years (with the birth of my son, Ethan) my ability to continue at full pace with work at both Revolutions and the City of Memphis has dwindled.

You’ve no doubt seen less of me at the shop over the last 12 months, and even less of me over the last 6 months. This has been an intentional effort to gradually transition the leadership and responsibilities of Revolutions to other capable volunteers as I officially step down as Director at the end of 2013.

To me, the departure is bittersweet. I’m proud of the work Revolutions has accomplished and been involved with since I took over from Anthony Siracusa in 2008. We’ve put thousands of bicycles onto the streets of Memphis, provided hundreds of children with their first bike, and developed relationships with community partners that have blossomed and impacted the lives of countless Memphians. Internally, we successfully revamped our membership program earlier this year making each person’s experience at Revolutions more meaningful. By launching open shop hours, weekly mechanic classes,

05/03/2013

Well that didn't work. Come to find out the pin like hole was right next to a seam and in my haste I didn't sand the seam flat and combined with the moisture from the rain the patch did not take and was only half glued. So I started making sure the area to be patched was well ruffed and no seam at all great I reinstalled the tube and tight tire back on the rim. Slowly put air in checked the rims edge for a even tire pattern. Good to go, so I continued filling the tire pressure to 50lbs psi checked for leaks and woe to my surprise there was air leaking. But from where you might ask. From of all places the stem. I placed my thumb over the stem, I could fell the air and stop its leaking. Well no replacement stem on me or valve cap with stem tool, left me up a creek. Tools would be nice, However I've got a back full already. To the shop for a new inner tube, gonna have to be late for school. Two days of rain, It's been a pretty good storm!

05/03/2013

Early, cold and rainy morning second try patching tire too much moisture for the patch to take need to be at the school.