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2026-07-19 12:43 UTC

@tinker@infosec.exchange I'd love to start something like this in my town, particularly because the nearest places with actual bike mechanics are a decent drive away. 2 questions for you: 1. What is a good way to go about getting the word out about something like this? 2. How do you figure out the supplies aspect of it? I'm thinking like brake pads, cables, that sort of thing.

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@tinker@infosec.exchange 2026-07-19 13:04

@birdwainer@infosec.exchange - I think you should start one up! 1) A good way to get word out? You mean like if you have it organized, how do you market it and let folks know? The first big thing is to try and do them on a regular basis and at a regular time. So that word of mouth picks up and if someone misses one they can go to the next one. Start off maybe once a month on the First Saturday (or Second Saturday, etc) so that folks have an easy thing to remember! Next just push it out via local social media and events page. Your town's subreddit. Local event facebook pages. The town's event calendar. My library has an event calendar and its advertised there. You can also go traditional and print out fliers and tag them up in all of the local coffee shops, cafes, and anywhere that allows locals to post up bulletins (old school proper literal bulletin boards). After that, it's a word of mouth game. Folks will tell folks will tell folks, etc. 2) Right now, folks have to bring in their own supplies. So I do repairs and installations but I don't have the materials. But people will bring in a break line and housing or break pads and not know how to install them. In the future, I might see about buying some basic stuff at bulk and either installing them free or at cost. Not sure though.

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