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      1 # Broken Bike
      2 
      3 John has a broken bike and is not sure what to do with it. He lives in Haringey, London.
      4 
      5 ## Repair
      6 
      7 ### Entities
      8 
      9 **Agents**
     10 
     11 * John
     12 * Dave, runs a bike shop that does repairs.
     13 
     14 **ResourceTypes**
     15 
     16 * Bicycle
     17 * Bike shop
     18 
     19 *Resources*
     20 * John’s bike with a dodgy brake
     21 * Dave’s bike shop that provides a repair service
     22 
     23 ### Resource flows
     24 
     25 * Exchange
     26   * John gives Dave the bike
     27 * Process
     28   * Dave repairs bike
     29 * Exchange
     30   * Dave gives the bike back to John
     31   * John pays money for the repair.
     32 
     33 ### Issues
     34 
     35 * _Is this a process of repair or a temporary exchange?_
     36 * _Is the repair service a property of the shop or a skill of Dave?_
     37 
     38 ## Notes
     39 
     40 This is another case, like [Guerrilla Translation](https://github.com/valueflows/valueflows/blob/master/use-cases/guerrilla-translation.md),
     41 where the same resource is both an input and an output.
     42 
     43 Inputs  | Process | Output
     44 ------------- | ------------- | -----------
     45 Equipment  | Repair | Equipment (repaired)
     46 Parts |
     47 Repair work |
     48 
     49 ## Give away on local exchange network
     50 
     51 ### Entities
     52 
     53 **Agents**
     54 
     55 * John
     56 * Alice who is looking for a cheap bike and can repair it herself
     57 * Haringey Freecycle exchange network
     58 
     59 **ResourceTypes**
     60 
     61 * Bicycle
     62 * Exchange network email list
     63 
     64 **Resources**
     65 
     66 * John’s bike with a dodgy brake
     67 * Local online Freecycle group email list
     68 
     69 ### Resource flows
     70 
     71 * John finds the Freecycle group via a local index
     72 * John posts a notice (intent?) about the bike on Freecycle
     73 * Alice replies saying she would like the bike
     74 * They arrange a time/place and John gives the bike to Alice
     75 
     76 ## Take to local recycling centre
     77 
     78 ### Entities
     79 
     80 **Agents**
     81 
     82 * John
     83 
     84 **ResourceTypes**
     85 
     86 * Bicycle
     87 * Household waste recycling centre
     88 
     89 **Resources**
     90 
     91 * John’s bike with a dodgy brake
     92 * The Haringey Recycling Centre. It takes many forms of waste. Some items suitable for reuse are passed onto other organisations.
     93 
     94 ### Resource flows
     95 
     96 * John drops off the bike at the recycling centre.