This "How To" area, is a key area for Re~Cycle's current work.

 

The aim is to make it easy for people to set up and run bike projects, with:

  • download able "best practice" or "what we've worked out so far" (in sections, see below)
  • forums to find out more detail and ask questions, (e.g. 'this worked well', 'thinking about trying that, any suggestions?'...), so existing projects can improve, as well as support new projects
  • feed back into updated versions of the down-loadable "How To"s

 

"How To"s include;

 

How To set up and run a collection point in the 'west':

Main advice is to get people to help, and don't say you're collecting bikes for charity until you've got space and a plan for the bikes.

  • set up (first get people to help!)
  • premises
  • volunteers - find and organise
  • fund raising
  • funds generation
  • source bikes, parts and tools
  • find recipients in Africa (if not going through Re~Cycle) - pack a container - get quality feedback from recipient groups - run basic mechanic training course, as well as advanced
  • How to load a container with bikes, Re~Cycle uses 40-foot high cube containers which are 1-foot taller, so we can get 3 layers of bikes in
  • Other people's ideas on this;
  • liaise with bike clubs, bike shops (charity collection pots and flyers, donation of tools as and when they're worn out by 'developed world' standards)
  • ...

 

How To set up a bike refurbishing project in Africa:

  • sourcing bikes
  • clearing customs
  • refurbishing bikes
  • run basic mechanic training course, as well as advanced
  • training the trainers
  • ...

How To make tools from 'dead' bikes:

How To make Bike Art out of dead bikes and parts:

 

So that local groups can make things from their waste for sale, decoration and demonstration of reuse

  • furniture eg. tables here and here, chairs here and here, clocks here
  • tools eg. bottle openers here and here
  • art - Picasso made a bull's head from a saddle and handlebars here!  And there are scupltures of lizzards etc
  • Moving work of art, wind powered, Radford Mill Farm shop in Bristol
  • Misc art here
  • ...

How To make clothing and related items dead bikes and parts:

So that local groups can make things from their waste for sale, decoration and demonstration of reuse

 

How to do a sponsored ride for Re~Cycle

  • What bike
  • Kit
  • How to raise money
  • Specific ride info, including
    • Lands End to John O'Groats info
    • London to Canterbury (Tour de France)

 

How to run a Bicycle Treasure Hunt

  • Treasure hunt / orientation course
  • teams, on bike,
  • solving puzzles, collecting tokens, taking pictures, to score points
  • With or without GPS
  • Fee to join

 

How to run a bicycle valet parking and sell raffle tickets

As in the Bicycle Film Festival

 

How to look after your bike

 

 

Making bike workstand: here

 

Bicycle safety ideas

Lights

 

Reflectors

  • old CDs, suggestions of best ways to attach them please...

 

These documents will be free, for anyone, for ever (like free software). If you'd like to be part of Re~Cycle, or work with Re~Cycle, or just do your own thing, its all good with us :)

Re~Cycle is looking at ways to expand in Africa at the moment, contacts welcome.

YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS - please and thank you