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+## Bike Tree
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+`An open source mash up for co-ops with several features including POS/member, membership tracking, volunteer tracking, paid repairs tracking, and a bike rental tracking system (bike library)`
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+Originally developed by Mark Leigh for [Bike Root](http://bikeroot.ca/) in Calgary, Canada.  Built on top of [PHP Point Of Sale 9.1](https://github.com/deenseth/PHP-Point-Of-Sale).
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+Demo at [https://biketree.bikelover.org](https://biketree.bikelover.org)<br>
+Logins: kelsey (Admin), mark (Sales Clerk)<br> 
+Password: password