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February 14, 2024

Back Alley Bike Repair will close at the end of March + A letter from owner Ben Rainbow

Born from the ashes of the of old Bike Port, Back Alley Bike Repair opened on this day, Valentine’s Day, in 2012. It was one of three bike shops that opened that week. Since then, Back Alley Bike Repair‘s small but unique shop in the middle of a Pioneer Square alleyway has been a vital…
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February 9, 2012

Pioneer Square’s Back Alley Bike Repair will open for business Valentine’s Day

Back Alley Bike Repair is on track to open its doors February 14, operating out of the shop’s space in Nord Alley in Pioneer Square. We spoke with the shop’s owner Ben Rainbow in December about closing the Bicycle Alliance’s Bike Port and the attached JRA bike shop, where Rainbow was the manager. That shop…
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tagged: back alley bike repair, ben rainbow, bicycle alliance of washington, pioneer square