Author: Kelli Refer

April 30, 2014

Cycling Sojourner will guide your bike adventures in Washington + Release party Thursday

Cycling Sojourner is like a real life Choose Your Own Adventure book for bike touring. It lays a solid foundation to plan your pedal-powered vacation ranging from bare bones camping in the Cascades to sipping wine in Walla Walla. Following 2012’s Oregon guide, Ellee Thalheimer and friends have turned their gaze to the Evergreen State.…
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tagged: cycling sojourner, ellee thalheimer, washington bikes
August 29, 2012

Preview of the Seattle launch of Pedal, Stretch, Breathe: The Yoga of Bicycling

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kelli Refer is a Seattle yoga teacher who uses her bike as her primary mode of transportation. Her small book Pedal, Stretch, Breathe: The Yoga of Bicycling was recently released by Taking the Lane Media. Since I live with Kelli, I have had the pleasure of watching this book develop into a wonderful…
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tagged: kelli refer, pedal stretch breathe, yoga for bikers
November 2, 2011

Bicycle bag maker Swift Industries settles into historic Ballard building

On a lovely rooftop garden of their new studio space one sunny afternoon, I chatted with Martina and Jason, the creators and designers of a growing Seattle company that makes custom bags built for bike touring. Swift Industries bags are different than other panniers, not only in the way they look but also the way…
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tagged: ballard, business, guest posts, swift industries