diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/login.js b/app/assets/javascripts/login.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70a2f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/login.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+$("#checkin_menu").show();
+$("#checkin").click( function(e){
+  var username = $("#user_email").val();
+  var password = $("#user_password").val();
+  $.ajax({
+    type: 'POST',
+    url: '/api/v1/checkin',
+    dataType: 'json',
+    contentType: 'application/json',
+    processData: false,
+    data: JSON.stringify({"username": username, "password": password }),
+    complete: function() { },
+    success: function(data) {
+      alert("Checked IN!");
+      $("#user_email").val('');
+      $("#user_password").val('');
+    },
+    error: function(data,textStatus) {
+      alert( "Error: " + JSON.parse(data.responseText)["error"]);
+    }
+  })
+});
+$("#checkout").click( function(e){
+  var username = $("#user_email").val();
+  var password = $("#user_password").val();
+  $.ajax({
+    type: 'POST',
+    url: '/api/v1/checkout',
+    dataType: 'json',
+    contentType: 'application/json',
+    processData: false,
+    data: JSON.stringify({"username": username, "password": password }),
+    complete: function() { },
+    success: function(data) {
+      alert("Checked OUT!");
+      $("#user_email").val('');
+      $("#user_password").val('');
+    },
+    error: function(data,textStatus) {
+      alert( "Error: " + JSON.parse(data.responseText)["error"]);
+    }
+  })
+});
diff --git a/app/components/app_tab_panel.rb b/app/components/app_tab_panel.rb
index 1398d2a..3c19eb4 100644
--- a/app/components/app_tab_panel.rb
+++ b/app/components/app_tab_panel.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ class AppTabPanel < Netzke::Basepack::TabPanel
     c.text = "Exit"
   end
 
+  action :check_out do |c|
+    c.icon = :door_out
+    c.text = "CHECK OUT" if controller.current_user
+  end
+
   def configure(c)
 
     #all users
@@ -37,7 +42,10 @@ class AppTabPanel < Netzke::Basepack::TabPanel
                                       wrappedComponent: :transactions_border,
                                       title: "Transactions"},
                                       :logs,
-                                      :user_roles]
+                                      { layout: :fit,
+                                      wrappedComponent: :user_role_joins,
+                                      title: "User Roles"}
+                                      ]
     end
 
     @@app_tab_panel_items.each do |item|
@@ -47,9 +55,8 @@ class AppTabPanel < Netzke::Basepack::TabPanel
         self.class.component item[:wrappedComponent]
       end
     end
-
     c.prevent_header = true
-    c.tbar = [:sign_out]
+    c.tbar = [:sign_out, :check_out]
     c.items = @@app_tab_panel_items
     super
   end
@@ -58,6 +65,5 @@ class AppTabPanel < Netzke::Basepack::TabPanel
     #gets js from app_tab_panel/javascripts/sign_out.js
     c.mixin :sign_out
   end
-
 end
 
diff --git a/app/components/app_tab_panel/javascripts/sign_out.js b/app/components/app_tab_panel/javascripts/sign_out.js
index d7c9bc3..8672024 100644
--- a/app/components/app_tab_panel/javascripts/sign_out.js
+++ b/app/components/app_tab_panel/javascripts/sign_out.js
@@ -5,5 +5,17 @@
        url: '/users/sign_out',
        method: 'DELETE'
     });
+  },
+  onCheckOut: function(){
+    Ext.Ajax.request({
+       url: '/api/v1/checkout',
+       method: 'POST',
+       success: function(response, opts) {
+         Ext.Ajax.request({
+            url: '/users/sign_out',
+            method: 'DELETE'
+         });
+       }
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/bikes.rb b/app/components/bikes.rb
index 29ec030..9897742 100644
--- a/app/components/bikes.rb
+++ b/app/components/bikes.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ class Bikes < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
       },
       :color,
       { :name => :bike_style__style, :text => 'Style' },
-      :seat_tube_height,
-      :top_tube_length,
-      :wheel_size,
+      { :name => :seat_tube_height, :text => 'Seat Tube (in)'},
+      { :name => :top_tube_length, :text => 'Top Tube (in)'},
+      { :name => :wheel_size, :text => 'Wheel Size (in)'},
       :value,
       { :name => :bike_condition__condition, :text => 'Condition'},
       { :name => :bike_status__status, :text => 'Status'},
diff --git a/app/components/user_logs.rb b/app/components/user_logs.rb
index 1300845..63dbf8e 100644
--- a/app/components/user_logs.rb
+++ b/app/components/user_logs.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class UserLogs < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
       { :name => :end_date, :hidden => true, :default_value => Time.now.to_formatted_s(:db) },
       { :name => :hours, :getter => lambda { |rec| (rec.end_date - rec.start_date)/3600 }, :sorting_scope => :sort_by_duration},
       :description,
-      { :name => :user_action__action, :text => 'Action' },
+      { :name => :user_action__action, :text => 'Action', :default_value => ::ActsAsLoggable::UserAction.all.first.id },
       :created_at,
       :updated_at,
       { :name => :logged_by, :getter => lambda{ |rec|
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ class UserLogs < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
     bike_store = Bike.all.map { |b| [b.id, b.shop_id] }
     current_user ||= User.find_by_id(session[:selected_user_id]) || controller.current_user
     bike_id = current_user.bike.nil?  ? nil : current_user.bike.id
-    action_id = current_user.user_role.id
     [
       { :name => :start_date},
       { :name => :end_date},
       { :name => :description},
       #had to hack acts_as_loggable/log.rb to get this to work
-      { :name => :user_action__action, :field_label => 'Action', :value => action_id},
+      { :name => :user_action__action, :field_label => 'Action'},
       { :name => :for_bike, :checkboxName => :copy_log, :inputValue => true, :title => "Copy description to a Bike's History?", :xtype => 'fieldset', :checkboxToggle => true, :collapsed => true, :items => [
           {:xtype => 'combo', :no_binding => true, :name => :copy_id, :title => 'Bike', :fieldLabel => 'Bike', :store => bike_store, :value => bike_id}
         ]
diff --git a/app/components/user_role_joins.rb b/app/components/user_role_joins.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba61e66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/user_role_joins.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+class UserRoleJoins < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
+  def configure(c)
+    super
+    c.model = "UserRoleJoin"
+    c.header = false
+    c.title = "User Roles"
+    c.columns = [
+      { :name => :user__first_name, :text => "First"},
+      { :name => :user__last_name, :text => "Last"},
+      { :name => :role__role, :text => "Role"},
+      :created_at,
+      :updated_at,
+      :ends ]
+  end
+
+  #override with nil to remove actions
+  def default_bbar
+    [ :apply, :add_in_form, :search ]
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/app/components/user_roles.rb b/app/components/user_roles.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 4de2383..0000000
--- a/app/components/user_roles.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-class UserRoles < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
-
-  def configure(c)
-    super
-    c.model = "UserRole"
-    c.title = "User Roles"
-    c.columns = [ :role, :created_at, :updated_at, :ends ]
-  end
-
-  #override with nil to remove actions
-  def default_bbar
-    [ :apply, :add_in_form, :search ]
-  end
-
-end
diff --git a/app/components/users.rb b/app/components/users.rb
index 45ef596..e45962d 100644
--- a/app/components/users.rb
+++ b/app/components/users.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Users < Netzke::Basepack::Grid
       :last_name,
       :nickname,
       :email,
-      :user_role__role,
       :bike__shop_id
     ]
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3ed9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+class Api::V1::BaseController < ActionController::Base
+  respond_to :json
+
+  before_filter :authenticate_user
+
+  private
+    def authenticate_user
+      if params[:username]
+        user = User.find_for_database_authentication( :email => params[:username] )
+        @current_user = user if user && user.valid_password?( params[:password] )
+
+        if @current_user.nil?
+          msg = "Username/Password/Token invalid"
+          render :json => {:error => msg }, :status => 403 and return
+        end
+      else
+        authenticate_user!
+        @current_user = current_user
+      end
+    end
+end
+
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/logs_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/logs_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b226b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/logs_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+class Api::V1::LogsController < Api::V1::BaseController
+
+  def checkin
+    #must use @current_user since user may not have signed in
+    if @current_user.checked_in?
+      render :json => { "error" => "You are already checked in."}, :status => 404 and return
+    else
+      @current_user.checkin
+      render :nothing => true, :status => 204 and return
+    end
+  end
+
+  def checkout
+    #must use @current_user since user may not have signed in
+    if !@current_user.checked_in?
+      render :json => { "error" => "You were not even checked in."}, :status => 404 and return
+    else
+      @current_user.checkout
+      render :nothing => true, :status => 204 and return
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/ability.rb b/app/models/ability.rb
index 4fde40d..7bf89a3 100644
--- a/app/models/ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/ability.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 class Ability
   include CanCan::Ability
-  
+
   def initialize(current_user)
     @current_user = current_user
-    self.send(current_user.role.to_sym)
+    current_user.roles.each do |role|
+      self.send(role.role.to_sym)
+    end
   end
 
   def admin
     can :manage, :all
-  end  
+  end
 
   def staff
     can :manage, :all
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ class Ability
 
   def user
     can :read, :all
-    can :update, Bike, :id => @current_user.bike_id unless @current_user.bike.nil?
+    can :manage, Bike, :id => @current_user.bike_id unless @current_user.bike.nil?
     can :manage, ::ActsAsLoggable::Log, { :loggable_type => "Bike", :loggable_id => @current_user.bike_id }
     can :manage, ::ActsAsLoggable::Log, { :loggable_type => "User", :loggable_id => @current_user.id }
   end
diff --git a/app/models/role.rb b/app/models/role.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a5b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/role.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class Role < ActiveRecord::Base
+  attr_accessible :role
+
+  has_many :user_role_joins
+  has_many :users, through: :user_role_joins
+  validates_uniqueness_of :role
+
+
+  def to_s
+    self.role
+  end
+
+  def ==(other)
+    self.role == other.role
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 9b67e65..338afd5 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # Setup accessible (or protected) attributes for your model
   attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me,
-    :first_name, :last_name, :nickname, :user_role_id, :bike_id,
-    :user_profiles_attributes
+    :first_name, :last_name, :nickname, :bike_id,
+    :user_profiles_attributes, :username
 
   has_many :transactions
   has_many :user_profiles
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :user_profiles, allow_destroy: false
 
-  has_one :user_role
+  has_many :user_role_joins, :conditions => ["ends IS NULL OR ends > ?", Time.now]
+  has_many :roles, through: :user_role_joins
+
   belongs_to :bike
 
   validates :first_name, :presence => true
@@ -24,29 +26,65 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     "#{first_name} #{last_name}"
   end
 
-  def full_name
-    to_s
+  def email_required?
+    false
   end
 
-  def role
-    user_role.role
+  def full_name
+    to_s
   end
 
   def role?(role)
-    user_role.to_s == role.to_s
+    if role.kind_of?(String) or role.kind_of?(Symbol)
+      role = Role.find_by_role(role.to_s)
+    end
+    roles.include?(role)
   end
 
+### TODO methods below probably belong somewhere else
+
   def total_hours
-    ActsAsLoggable::Log.where( :loggable_type => self.class.to_s, :loggable_id => self.id).sum { |l| (l.end_date - l.start_date)/3600 }.round(2)
+    log_action = ::ActsAsLoggable::UserAction.find_by_action("CHECKIN")
+    logs.where("log_action_id != ? AND log_action_type = ?", log_action.id, log_action.class.to_s).sum { |l| (l.end_date - l.start_date)/3600 }.round(2)
   end
 
   def current_month_hours
+    log_action = ::ActsAsLoggable::UserAction.find_by_action("CHECKIN")
     #TODO need to prevent users from saving logs across months, force to create a new log if crossing month
     current_month_range = (Time.now.beginning_of_month..Time.now.end_of_month)
-    ActsAsLoggable::Log.where( :loggable_type => self.class.to_s, :loggable_id => self.id)
+    logs.where("log_action_id != ? AND log_action_type = ?", log_action.id, log_action.class.to_s)
       .where( :start_date => current_month_range)
       .where( :end_date => current_month_range)
       .sum { |l| (l.end_date - l.start_date)/3600 }
       .round(2)
   end
+
+  def checked_in?
+    log_action = ::ActsAsLoggable::UserAction.find_by_action("CHECKIN")
+    checked = logs.where( log_action_id: log_action.id).
+      where("start_date >= ?", Time.zone.now.beginning_of_day).
+      where("start_date = end_date")
+    !checked.empty?
+  end
+
+  def checkin
+    log_action = ::ActsAsLoggable::UserAction.find_by_action("CHECKIN")
+    time = Time.now
+    logs.create( logger_id: self.id,
+                 logger_type: self.class.to_s,
+                 start_date: time,
+                 end_date: time,
+                 log_action_id: log_action.id,
+                 log_action_type: log_action.class.to_s)
+    save
+  end
+
+  def checkout
+    log_action = ::ActsAsLoggable::UserAction.find_by_action("CHECKIN")
+    checked = logs.where( log_action_id: log_action.id).
+      where("start_date >= ?", Time.zone.now.beginning_of_day).
+      where("start_date = end_date").first
+    checked.end_date = Time.now
+    checked.save
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/user_role.rb b/app/models/user_role.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9452f..0000000
--- a/app/models/user_role.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-class UserRole < ActiveRecord::Base
-  attr_accessible :role
-
-  belongs_to :user
-
-  self.per_page = 15
-
-  def to_s
-    self.role
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/models/user_role_join.rb b/app/models/user_role_join.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1d285d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/user_role_join.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class UserRoleJoin < ActiveRecord::Base
+  self.table_name = :user_role_joins
+  attr_accessible :role_id, :user_id, :ends
+
+  belongs_to :user
+  belongs_to :role
+
+  validate :role_id, presence: true, numericality: true
+  validate :user_id, presence: true, numericality: true
+  validates_uniqueness_of :user_id, :scope => :role_id
+
+  self.per_page = 15
+end
diff --git a/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb b/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
index 34db7fc..3f64071 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/devise/sessions/new.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%= stylesheet_link_tag "bootstrap_and_overrides", :media => "all" %>
 
-<h2>Sign in</h2>
+<h2>Velocipede</h2>
 
 <%= form_for(resource, :as => resource_name, :url => session_path(resource_name)) do |f| %>
   <div><%= f.label :username%><br />
@@ -14,8 +14,15 @@
   <% end -%>
 
   <div><%= f.submit "Sign in" %></div>
+
+  <div id="checkin_menu"style="display:none;">
+    <input id="checkin" name="checkin" type="button" value="CHECK IN">
+    <input id="checkout" name="checkout" type="button" value="CHECK OUT">
+  </div>
 <% end %>
 
+
+
 <%= render "links" %>
 
 <% if Rails.env.development? %>
diff --git a/config/initializers/devise.rb b/config/initializers/devise.rb
index e923b33..f8129db 100644
--- a/config/initializers/devise.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/devise.rb
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ Devise.setup do |config|
   # Configure which authentication keys should be case-insensitive.
   # These keys will be downcased upon creating or modifying a user and when used
   # to authenticate or find a user. Default is :email.
-  config.case_insensitive_keys = [ :email ]
+  config.case_insensitive_keys = [ :username ]
 
   # Configure which authentication keys should have whitespace stripped.
   # These keys will have whitespace before and after removed upon creating or
   # modifying a user and when used to authenticate or find a user. Default is :email.
-  config.strip_whitespace_keys = [ :email ]
+  config.strip_whitespace_keys = [ :username ]
 
   # Tell if authentication through request.params is enabled. True by default.
   # It can be set to an array that will enable params authentication only for the
@@ -221,3 +221,9 @@ Devise.setup do |config|
   #   manager.default_strategies(:scope => :user).unshift :some_external_strategy
   # end
 end
+
+#Check in the user if they sign in. (Devise uses Warden)
+Warden::Manager.after_authentication do |user,auth,opts|
+  user.checkin unless user.checked_in?
+end
+
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 31c9f6e..59ff145 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,13 @@ Velocipede::Application.routes.draw do
   netzke
 
   root :to => 'site#index'
+  ###########################
+  # API Routes
+  scope 'api', :module => :api do
+    scope 'v1', :module => :v1 do
+      post 'checkin' => "logs#checkin", :as => "api_checkin"
+      post 'checkout' => "logs#checkout", :as => "api_checkout"
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20130423231937_alter_user_roles.rb b/db/migrate/20130423231937_alter_user_roles.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..329d470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20130423231937_alter_user_roles.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AlterUserRoles < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    rename_table :user_roles, :user_role_joins
+    change_table :user_role_joins do |t|
+      t.rename :role, :role_id
+      t.change :role_id, :integer
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20130423233228_add_roles.rb b/db/migrate/20130423233228_add_roles.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f82f955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20130423233228_add_roles.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class AddRoles < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    create_table(:roles) do |t|
+      t.string :role
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20130424005701_alter_user.rb b/db/migrate/20130424005701_alter_user.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..510d717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20130424005701_alter_user.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AlterUser < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    remove_column :users, :user_role_id
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index c68d03e..6508b93 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130525143240) do
 
   add_index "logs", ["loggable_id", "loggable_type", "context"], :name => "index_logs_on_loggable_id_and_loggable_type_and_context"
 
+  create_table "roles", :force => true do |t|
+    t.string   "role"
+    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
+  end
+
   create_table "task_lists", :force => true do |t|
     t.integer "item_id",   :null => false
     t.string  "item_type", :null => false
@@ -148,10 +154,10 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130525143240) do
     t.datetime "updated_at",  :null => false
   end
 
-  create_table "user_roles", :force => true do |t|
-    t.string   "role"
-    t.datetime "created_at", :null => false
-    t.datetime "updated_at", :null => false
+  create_table "user_role_joins", :force => true do |t|
+    t.integer  "role_id",    :limit => 255
+    t.datetime "created_at",                :null => false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                :null => false
     t.datetime "ends"
     t.integer  "user_id"
   end
@@ -167,7 +173,6 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130525143240) do
     t.datetime "last_sign_in_at"
     t.string   "current_sign_in_ip"
     t.string   "last_sign_in_ip"
-    t.integer  "user_role_id",           :default => 1,  :null => false
     t.integer  "bike_id"
     t.datetime "created_at",                             :null => false
     t.datetime "updated_at",                             :null => false
diff --git a/db/seed/fixtures/acts_as_loggable/user_actions.yml b/db/seed/fixtures/acts_as_loggable/user_actions.yml
index f3c3a18..f5e86f3 100644
--- a/db/seed/fixtures/acts_as_loggable/user_actions.yml
+++ b/db/seed/fixtures/acts_as_loggable/user_actions.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ staff:
   action: STAFF
   created_at: <%= Time.now %>
   updated_at: <%= Time.now %>
+checkin:
+  id: 4
+  action: CHECKIN
+  created_at: <%= Time.now %>
+  updated_at: <%= Time.now %>
diff --git a/db/seed/fixtures/roles.yml b/db/seed/fixtures/roles.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46f26fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/seed/fixtures/roles.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+user:
+  id: 1
+  role: user
+staff:
+  id: 2
+  role: staff
+admin:
+  id: 3
+  role: admin
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 6d1f3c2..89a9000 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ end
 if Rails.env.development?
 
   #create default admin user
-  if UserRole.all.empty? and User.all.empty?
+  if User.all.empty?
     FactoryGirl.create(:user)
     FactoryGirl.create(:staff)
     FactoryGirl.create(:admin)
diff --git a/spec/factories/user_roles.rb b/spec/factories/roles.rb
similarity index 91%
rename from spec/factories/user_roles.rb
rename to spec/factories/roles.rb
index ac4d2f3..97ae258 100644
--- a/spec/factories/user_roles.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/roles.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FactoryGirl.define do
-  factory :user_role do
+  factory :role do
     factory :role_staff do
       role 'staff'
     end
diff --git a/spec/factories/users.rb b/spec/factories/users.rb
index 6d01799..1ad7f21 100644
--- a/spec/factories/users.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/users.rb
@@ -7,24 +7,32 @@ FactoryGirl.define do
     first_name 'Michael'
     last_name 'Scott'
     sequence(:bike_id) { |n| n }
-    association :user_role, factory: :role_user
+    after_build do |r|
+      r.roles << (Role.find_by_role("user") || FactoryGirl.create(:role_user))
+    end
 
     factory :staff do
       username "staff"
       first_name 'Staff'
-      association :user_role, factory: :role_staff
+      after_build do |r|
+        r.roles << (Role.find_by_role("staff") || FactoryGirl.create(:role_staff))
+      end
     end
 
     factory :admin do
       username "admin"
       first_name 'Admin'
-      association :user_role, factory: :role_admin
+      after_build do |r|
+        r.roles << (Role.find_by_role("admin") || FactoryGirl.create(:role_admin))
+      end
     end
 
     factory :bike_admin do
       username "bike_admin"
       first_name 'BikeAdmin'
-      association :user_role, factory: :role_bike_admin
+      after_build do |r|
+        r.roles << (Role.find_by_role("bike_admin") || FactoryGirl.create(:role_bike_admin))
+      end
     end
 
   end