The Chainlink2024-03-29T12:42:48ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeronhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/63599559?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://thechainlink.org/group/bikewinter/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=3smk33e8kzt7o&feed=yes&xn_auth=no2016 Stickers?tag:thechainlink.org,2016-12-10:2211490:Topic:10316242016-12-10T22:57:23.281ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p>Are any Bike Winter Stickers available for this year? (I know, I'm probably late to ask!)</p>
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<p>Are any Bike Winter Stickers available for this year? (I know, I'm probably late to ask!)</p>
<p></p> The 2015 Bike Winter Mascot/Sticker Design competition threadtag:thechainlink.org,2014-08-27:2211490:Topic:8514732014-08-27T06:07:43.934ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p>Hiya folks,<br></br> <br></br> It's time to crank on the sticker design for the coming 2014-2015 Bike Winter cycling season . . . typically we start with a little open brainstorming, and see if we can get any new folks to come out of the woodwork and offer up drafting or design skills to make the ideas reality.</p>
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<p>Our target date for sticker distribution is the big 17th Anniversary Chicago Critical Mass on Friday September 26th.</p>
<p>The deadline for submission for sticker proposals…</p>
<p>Hiya folks,<br/> <br/> It's time to crank on the sticker design for the coming 2014-2015 Bike Winter cycling season . . . typically we start with a little open brainstorming, and see if we can get any new folks to come out of the woodwork and offer up drafting or design skills to make the ideas reality.</p>
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<p>Our target date for sticker distribution is the big 17th Anniversary Chicago Critical Mass on Friday September 26th.</p>
<p>The deadline for submission for sticker proposals will be Sunday September 7 2014, 11:59 P.M., with voting taking place Monday the 8th through Wednesday the 10th.</p>
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<p><strong>Lookee here for past stickers/mascots/slogans:</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://bikewinter.org/stickergallery" rel="nofollow">http://bikewinter.org/stickergallery</a></strong></p>
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<p>Go ahead and discuss away, but if you'd like to cut to the chase and design a sticker proposal, here are some considerations that will need to be taken into account:<i><br/> <br/> 1)These stickers eat up a sizable chunk of our hard-earned funds, and their main purpose is to be seen and read easily so that they can fulfill their function as advocacy tools- thus:<br/> <br/> a) Proposed designs need to clearly, prominently, and legibly, at a glance, even in low light conditions, say Bike Winter 2015 (Not</i> Chicago <i>Bike Winter! we have other cities that we like to support with these). Bike Winter is two separate words.<br/> <br/> b) Need to clearly, prominently, and legibly, at a glance, even in low light conditions, say bikewinter.org. (hint- the URL tends to be too small on practically every initial submission).<br/> <br/> 2) Size is 1.5"X 4.25". This allows readability on bicycle tubing and on bike racks.<br/> Can be oriented horizontally or vertically-- see sticker gallery for examples<br/> <br/> 3) Should not violate copyrights or contain elements used without permission.<br/> <br/> 4) In keeping with tradition stickers may feature a 'new' mascot and a slogan that ideally would be a corny play on words, but this is not a requirement. In keeping with tradition designs/themes should also not resemble past years' stickers but present a new look for the coming season.<br/> <br/> 5) Proposals need to be submitted in final, production-ready form by the end of Sunday, September 7 2014, either by posting to the sticker/mascot thread (i.e. this one) in thechainlink.org bikewinter group, or as an attachment sent to stickers@bikewinter.org, or by posting to the <a href="http://lists.bikewinter.org/listinfo.cgi/announce-bikewinter.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bikewinter "announce" listserv.</a> Please try to reduce your image file to under 500k in size before posting to the bikewinter list.<br/> <br/> 6) Submissions not meeting 1 through 3 above will not be included in the voting.<br/> Voting will take place via SurveyMonkey and will be conducted under the supervision of the Bike Winter leadership.<br/> <br/> 7) The winner will be determined by a tally of votes at the end of Wednesday September 10; by submitting a design the creator hands off ownership to the Bike Winter effort and its volunteers for use in promoting the Bike Winter effort; creators agree that they will assist promptly if their design is chosen in any minor changes needed to assure visibility, compatibility with the printer's requirements, etc., and/or authorize others to make said changes.</i></p>
<p><i>8) Designs submitted in the past may be resubmitted with necessary updates, but must be submitted by the original artist</i></p>
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<p>Questions/comments/complaints/ideas/proposals/submissions below!<i><br/></i></p> Seeking Participants for Panel Discussion on Bike Wintertag:thechainlink.org,2013-08-12:2211490:Topic:7403982013-08-12T15:56:37.963ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p>The Chicago Cycling Club is planning on having a panel discussion addressing biking in Winter in Chicago. We'd like to have a number of people talk about their experience with winter biking in Chicago.</p>
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<p>The meeting is scheduled for September 10, 2013, at REI (1466 N. Halsted). Please contact me at jcstuder at gmail dot com if you are interested in participating.</p>
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<p>Of course, anybody is also welcome to attend this (or any) meeting of the Chicago Cycling…</p>
<p>The Chicago Cycling Club is planning on having a panel discussion addressing biking in Winter in Chicago. We'd like to have a number of people talk about their experience with winter biking in Chicago.</p>
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<p>The meeting is scheduled for September 10, 2013, at REI (1466 N. Halsted). Please contact me at jcstuder at gmail dot com if you are interested in participating.</p>
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<p>Of course, anybody is also welcome to attend this (or any) meeting of the Chicago Cycling Club.</p>
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<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Joe Studer</p> 2014 Bike Winter Mascot/Sticker Design competition threadtag:thechainlink.org,2013-07-31:2211490:Topic:7355422013-07-31T03:23:19.740ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
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<p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bikewinter2014">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bikewinter2014</a></p>
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<p>Hiya folks,<br></br> <br></br> It's time to crank on the sticker design for the coming 2014 Bike Winter cycling season . . . typically we start with a little open brainstorming, and see if we can get any new folks to come out of the woodwork and offer up drafting or…</p>
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<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Edit September 3: Vote-</p>
<p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bikewinter2014">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bikewinter2014</a></p>
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<p>Hiya folks,<br/> <br/> It's time to crank on the sticker design for the coming 2014 Bike Winter cycling season . . . typically we start with a little open brainstorming, and see if we can get any new folks to come out of the woodwork and offer up drafting or design skills to make the ideas reality.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Our target date for sticker distribution is the big 16th Anniversary Chicago Critical Mass on Friday September 27th.</p>
<p>The deadline for submission for sticker proposals will be Sunday September 1 2013, with voting taking place the first September week.</p>
<p>Lookee here for past stickers/mascots/slogans:</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://bikewinter.org/stickergallery">http://bikewinter.org/stickergallery</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Go ahead and discuss away, but if you'd like to cut to the chase and design a sticker proposal, here are some considerations that will need to be taken into account:<i><br/> <br/> 1)These stickers eat up a sizable chunk of our hard-earned funds, and their main purpose is to be seen and read easily so that they can fulfill their function as advocacy tools- thus:<br/> <br/> a) Proposed designs need to clearly, prominently, and legibly, at a glance, even in low light conditions, say Bike Winter 2014 (Not</i> Chicago <i>Bike Winter! we have other cities that we like to support with these). Bike Winter is two separate words.<br/> <br/> b) Need to clearly, prominently, and legibly, at a glance, even in low light conditions, say bikewinter.org. (hint- the URL tends to be too small on practically every initial submission).<br/> <br/> 2) Size is 1.5"X 4.25". This allows readability on bicycle tubing and on bike racks.<br/> Can be oriented horizontally or vertically-- see sticker gallery for examples<br/> <br/> 3) Should not violate copyrights or contain elements used without permission.<br/> <br/> 4) In keeping with tradition stickers may feature a 'new' mascot and a slogan that ideally would be a corny play on words, but this is not a requirement. In keeping with tradition designs/themes should also not resemble past years' stickers but present a new look for the coming season.<br/> <br/> 5) Proposals need to be submitted in final, production-ready form by the end of Sunday, September 1 2013, either by posting to the sticker/mascot thread (i.e. this one) in thechainlink.org bikewinter group, or as an attachment sent to stickers@bikewinter.org, or by posting to the <a href="http://lists.bikewinter.org/listinfo.cgi/announce-bikewinter.org" target="_blank">bikewinter "announce" listserv.</a> Please try to reduce your image file to under 500k in size before posting to the bikewinter list.<br/> <br/> 6) Submissions not meeting 1 through 3 above will not be included in the voting.<br/> Voting will take place via SurveyMonkey and will be conducted under the supervision of the Bike Winter leadership.<br/> <br/> 7) The winner will be determined by a tally of votes on Friday September 6; by submitting a design the creator hands off ownership to the Bike Winter effort and its volunteers for use in promoting the Bike Winter effort; creators agree that they will assist promptly if their design is chosen in any minor changes needed to assure visibility, compatibility with the printer's requirements, etc., and/or authorize others to make said changes.</i></p>
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<p><i>8) Designs submitted in the past may be resubmitted with necessary updates, but must be submitted by the original artist</i></p>
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<p>Questions/comments/complaints/ideas/proposals/submissions below!<i><br/></i></p>
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</div> Trying to price a used bike, not minetag:thechainlink.org,2013-07-28:2211490:Topic:7346992013-07-28T22:54:36.063ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p>I don't know where else to post this. </p>
<p>I'm posting this for someone else, an older retired person without email or web access. He can't ride this bike any more, knee problems, and moving to Arizona. He asked me to help him sell it. <br></br><br></br>Men's bicycle, 21-inch frame (crank-to-seatpost). It had the name "Rialto-Signal" on it, and says a "cross series".<br></br><br></br>28 x 1-5/8" tires on the wheels, and includes a spare rear wheel with gears. It looks like a 15-speed bike, 3 front, 5…</p>
<p>I don't know where else to post this. </p>
<p>I'm posting this for someone else, an older retired person without email or web access. He can't ride this bike any more, knee problems, and moving to Arizona. He asked me to help him sell it. <br/><br/>Men's bicycle, 21-inch frame (crank-to-seatpost). It had the name "Rialto-Signal" on it, and says a "cross series".<br/><br/>28 x 1-5/8" tires on the wheels, and includes a spare rear wheel with gears. It looks like a 15-speed bike, 3 front, 5 rear. Includes a chain lock and two saddles - the original saddle which was replaced because it wasn't comfortable. It has fenders, and a rear rack. It's in good shape, and has been kept inside. The tires are practically new. It is a heavier bike. <br/><br/>Is anyone familiar with this bike? Would anyone care to estimate a price to sell it for? How do you sell something if you don't know what it's worth? <a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96811232?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96811232?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96811234?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/96811234?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p> Winter? Ha! Bring It On!!!tag:thechainlink.org,2012-10-27:2211490:Topic:6106462012-10-27T03:31:12.404ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p><a href="http://gearjunkie.com/images/9652.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="http://gearjunkie.com/images/9652.jpg"></img></a> The most extreme winter gear available!</p>
<p>For starters, here's an improvement on the balaclava--the goggle coat!</p>
<p><a href="http://gearjunkie.com/jacket-has-hood-with-goggles-built-in?stop_mobi=yes">http://gearjunkie.com/jacket-has-hood-with-goggles-built-in?stop_mobi=yes…</a></p>
<p><a href="http://gearjunkie.com/images/9651.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="http://gearjunkie.com/images/9651.jpg"></img></a></p>
<p><a href="http://gearjunkie.com/images/9652.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="http://gearjunkie.com/images/9652.jpg"/></a>The most extreme winter gear available!</p>
<p>For starters, here's an improvement on the balaclava--the goggle coat!</p>
<p><a href="http://gearjunkie.com/jacket-has-hood-with-goggles-built-in?stop_mobi=yes">http://gearjunkie.com/jacket-has-hood-with-goggles-built-in?stop_mobi=yes</a></p>
<p><a href="http://gearjunkie.com/images/9651.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="http://gearjunkie.com/images/9651.jpg"/></a></p>
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<p></p> Winter Shoes/Bootstag:thechainlink.org,2012-10-08:2211490:Topic:6037302012-10-08T19:13:06.059ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p>Anyone have any suggestions on any good waterproof and insulated shoes for winter biking? I'd like them to be versatile enough to wear off the bike as well. Looking in the $100-$150 range.</p>
<p>Anyone have any suggestions on any good waterproof and insulated shoes for winter biking? I'd like them to be versatile enough to wear off the bike as well. Looking in the $100-$150 range.</p> Bike Winter kickoff meeting 2013tag:thechainlink.org,2012-09-16:2211490:Topic:5951692012-09-16T23:47:07.770ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p>Anyone up for organizing this? Seems like the folks who have done so in the past have moved on for the most part. I can offer general guidance but I am spread too thin to do more at the moment. Traditionally it's been an after work gathering at one of the Billy Goat Taverns to brainstorm programming/event ideas for the upcoming Bike Winter season.</p>
<p>Anyone up for organizing this? Seems like the folks who have done so in the past have moved on for the most part. I can offer general guidance but I am spread too thin to do more at the moment. Traditionally it's been an after work gathering at one of the Billy Goat Taverns to brainstorm programming/event ideas for the upcoming Bike Winter season.</p> 2013 Bike Winter Mascot/Sticker Design competition-- Voting has ended!tag:thechainlink.org,2012-09-10:2211490:Topic:5934232012-09-10T07:18:54.274ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p>No less than 16 submissions-- amazing!<br></br> <br></br> Vote here:<br></br> <br></br> <strong><a href="http://massup.us/poll">http://massup.us/poll</a></strong><br></br> <br></br> Please take the time to consider the posted criteria before voting.</p>
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<p><em>Huge thanks to Andrew B for hours of work setting up the poll to my nitpicky satisfaction.</em><br></br> <br></br> Remember that the overarching goal of the Bike Winter effort to to get the message to as many people as possible that you don't have to put your…</p>
<p>No less than 16 submissions-- amazing!<br/> <br/> Vote here:<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="http://massup.us/poll">http://massup.us/poll</a></strong><br/> <br/> Please take the time to consider the posted criteria before voting.</p>
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<p><em>Huge thanks to Andrew B for hours of work setting up the poll to my nitpicky satisfaction.</em><br/> <br/> Remember that the overarching goal of the Bike Winter effort to to get the message to as many people as possible that you don't have to put your bike away for the winter, so feel free to reach out to your social networks and spread the word about this vote.<br/> <br/> The poll is currently set to close Friday, but time is short to get stickers done in time to distribute at the 15th Anniversary Chicago Critical Mass on September 28, so if there's a clear leader by Wednesday we may have to run with it-- so don't wait!</p>
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<p><strong>Edit 9/15: See last post</strong></p> 2013 Bike Winter Sticker-- final entries???tag:thechainlink.org,2012-09-08:2211490:Topic:5928322012-09-08T04:19:52.909ZFar'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63https://thechainlink.org/profile/JamesBlackHeron
<p><strong>==PLEASE READ==</strong></p>
<p>Amazing variety this year, thanks to all.</p>
<p>Below are the finalists which will be included in the vote. Please let me know if any shouldn't. Also, I don't have a way to contact some of you--this is going to be critical early next week and I would rather not go into the vote with nothing but a chainlink handle. if we haven't already communicated off-forum, please contact me at stickers@bikewinter.org.</p>
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<p><strong>==PLEASE READ==</strong></p>
<p>Amazing variety this year, thanks to all.</p>
<p>Below are the finalists which will be included in the vote. Please let me know if any shouldn't. Also, I don't have a way to contact some of you--this is going to be critical early next week and I would rather not go into the vote with nothing but a chainlink handle. if we haven't already communicated off-forum, please contact me at stickers@bikewinter.org.</p>
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