I am currently working on a university project based around getting towns and cites to provide free bike tools for everyone to use.
I was wondering if you could please fill out this survey to aid my research an proposal to Bristol Council:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WFGDG63
This is my idea for the proposal of free bike tools:
- A bike stand will be bolted the floor and basic tools will be chained up to it. The design will be hard to vandalise.
A pump will be located nearby and be incased in a bollard . This will be hard to vandalise and would make use of existing street architecture.
The free tools will be located in public areas where there is a high volume of cycle traffic. This will help the average commuter who gets a puncture on the way home.
The free tools will be located near public seating and cultural areas. This will encourage people to get to together and share knowledge. (I imagine cyclic lists like us getting together after work, grab a beer, and help out fixing bikes and having a chat)
The free tools will link to a tutorial app that helps users will be encouraged comment and add there own tutorials in return for using tools.
I think we are in a revolution where people will stop consuming and start sharing things like tools.. I am designing a concept for a university projects and envisage this being rolled out across cities and towns in England. This would allow cyclists to travel and tour through the country without the need for expensive bike shops or to cary tools.
Would you guys use this?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP