Re: [workbike] How to make a living with your bike

-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Rhodes <shanerh@hotmail.com>
To: daniel@mondodesigno.com <daniel@mondodesigno.com>;
workbike@ihpva.org <workbike@ihpva.org>
Date: Monday, October 18, 1999 11:06 AM
Subject: [workbike] How to make a living with your bike


>     Here's the info I have for Cycling For Profit by Jim
Gregory.  I bought
>it from the  Barnes and Noble website (which had it cheaper
than
>amazon.com). The ISBN is 1-892495-12-0.
>I just finished it.  It really is a good resource.  I liked
how he broke
>down each category into equipment, finding work, doing the
work, and other
>important information for each category.  Of course each
category could have
>more information, though as we all know a book this size
(it's not real big)
>could be written on almost each job that is listed here,
especially
>pedicabbing and cargo-transport.   But it really is a great
resources for
>anyone thinking of starting a business using a bike.  Also
a handy appendix
>and bibliography.  Would also check out the Chapbook series
>http://www.web.net/~detour.
>

Thanks for the positive review, Shane :).  I tried to notify
this list last week that the book was now available, but I
sent the message to the HPV list by mistake.  The second
time I tried, the message for some reason never made it to
the list....

As I mentioned in my previous post (the one I sent by
mistake to the HPV list), I really want to everyone on this
list who helped contribute to this book, especially Seth
Elliot, John Snyder, Andrea Casalotti, Carl Eitner, Mike
Gerke, Rob Brock, and Steve Meyer.  I owe the seven of you a
free copy of the book.  If you send me your address, I'd be
glad to send you a copy at no charge.

FWIW, Amazon.com recently lowered their price to meet Barnes
and Noble's price.  Amazon, tho, sold out of the book a few
days ago, but they should have some more copies in shortly.

If you'd like more information about the book, see
http://www.bikesatwork.com/book.html.  The cover picture of
Seth on his Long Haul in traffic are worth the price of the
book alone :)  Thanks again, Seth (and everyone else), for
the pictures you provided.

PS:  I also recommend Detour's chapbook series.  They're
listed in the bibliography in the back of the book.

-Jim
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Bikes At Work, Inc.    mail@bikesatwork.com
216 N. Hazel   Ames, IA  50010-5948
515-233-6120
providers of bicycle delivery services & equipment since
1991
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