BIKE: Southwest Cycling News at Wheatsville

[Michael Zakes]

I talked to local artist/welder and former BnB guy Barry George yesterday at
a Turkeyday meal and he sounded interested in making a rack. he works with a
lot of "found objects" and old bicycle parts, so I think he'd be a good
person to contact
Michael F Zakes, prop.
Waterloo Cycles
2815 Fruth
Austin TX 78705
512.472.9253

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Meredith" <bikin-fred>
To: "Tahoma Toelkes" <tahoma_toelkes>
Cc: <aca>; "bike" <forum>; <gm>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: BIKE: Southwest Cycling News at Wheatsville


> That's not a bad idea and I would certainly accept the help of anyone
> who wanted to construct such recycled distribution racks for
> Wheatsville or any other location. Eric has already embraced the idea
> and may be promoting it with Yellow Bike as I write.
>
> Not to rain on anyone's parade, I have the following guidelines,
> observations, etc.
>
> There is room for not only recycling bike materials into fitting
> dispensers for a cycling publication. I am sure that artistic
> creativity will also creep into any such project.
>
> In anticipation of that, I have two things to say. Don't make them
> too bulky or unusually shaped as they need to fit closely with more
> mundane newspaper racks which all have pretty rectangular footprints
> and aren't over 2.5 or 3 feet tall. Also, if they look to nifty,
> neat, and creative, some jerk will undoubtedly steal them for their
> own living room ambiance. If they are really neat looking, we may
> have to lock them to something.
>
> Other than those two caveats, I'm all for it.
>
> Fred Meredith, editor and distrubution assistant
> Southwest Cycling News
>
> At 7:35 AM -0800 11/24/04, Tahoma Toelkes wrote:
> >How much would such a rack cost new?  It would be
> >really cool if we could use old bicycle parts
> >artistically welded together for this purpose.
> >
> >I'd like to make a donation, but I'd rather see it
> >made of reused material and the money go to
> >commisioning a bit of time from a local
> >bicycle-friendly welder.
> >
> >So, anyone out there know someone with the skills,
> >taste, and inclination to pull this off?  Of course,
> >it would be best if they were willing to do it for
> >about the price of a new rack...
> >
> >Anyway, I've certainly got a few old cassetes and
> >other bits I've been meaning to drop off at Yellow
> >Bike which could be used for this purpose instead.
> >
> >-- Tahoma
> >
>
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