Year: 2013

December 19, 2013

Mad Fiber files for bankruptcy

Well, apparently being bought by an investment firm isn’t a great thing after all. Mad Fiber, which built unique high end carbon fiber racing wheels in Fremont, has filed for bankruptcy, Bicycle Retailer reports. The company shut down in the fall, and co-founder Ric Hjertberg left after noting in a blog post, “I must confess…
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tagged: divine cycling group, fremont, mad fiber
December 19, 2013

Washington becomes first state to endorse the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

Washington State is the first state to officially back the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide, which provides best practice guidelines for designing complete streets that consider the needs and benefits of all road users, whether they are walking, biking, driving or riding transit. This is a huge step for the state, which owns and maintains…
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tagged: blake trask, lynn peterson, nacto, urban street design guide, washington bikes, wsdot
December 18, 2013

Washington Bikes opens store in Pioneer Square

It’s like a gift shop, a local bike products showcase, a bicycle information stand and a statewide bicycle tourism bureau all in one. Washington Bikes (formerly the Bicycle Alliance of Washington) has opened a shop in its Pioneer Square headquarters (1st and Jackson), just in time for late holiday shopping. The statewide bike advocacy non-profit…
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tagged: pioneer square, washington bikes
December 17, 2013

City will install two-way bikeway for part of the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link

The city will build a two-way bikeway this month in an attempt to increase safety on a notoriously dangerous stretch of the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link in Ballard. Previously-planned advisory bike lanes on NW 45th Street have been scrapped in lieu of a two-way bikeway that the city hopes will be safer. To make space…
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tagged: ballard, missing link, nw 45th st
December 17, 2013

Bike Works seeks leader for job skills, BikeMobile program + Cascade hiring 2 for education department

Bike Works has posted a very intriguing job listing: Job Skills Training Project Coordinator and supervisor of the BikeMobile project. The coordinator will lead a new and potentially ground-breaking project at the non-profit, whose mission is to empower youth and increase accessibility to bicycles in South Seattle. Their newest project is a BikeMobile truck that…
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tagged: bike works, cascade bicycle club, jobs
December 15, 2013

Introducing the first edition of Seattle Bike Blog Magazine

Hello, dear readers! I am excited to announce a new way to read Seattle Bike Blog. The team from Luca reached out to me recently with the idea of prototyping their software, which creates a touch-screen-friendly online magazine. Click here to read our first edition. It’s free and works in your browser (no e-reader necessary).…
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tagged: luca, seattle bike blog magazine