Tag: bike works
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Bike Works launches new groundbreaking family biking projects
Bike Works has hired longtime family biking guru Morgan Scherer to lead a new series of adult programs aimed at making it easier for people to find a family biking solution that works for them and to provide classes for adults who want learn safe roadway biking skills. Scherer, who lives in Rainier Beach, has…
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Pint-sized Bike Works annual report showcases big impact
I just got the Bike Works annual report in the mail. It’s a tiny document with some big numbers on it. 391 adults volunteered for Bike Works at some point in 2011, and 3,556 bikes were donated. Wow. Seattle Bike Blog’s shameless pro-Bike Works bias is no secret. But even with as much time I…
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Ballard High School students hosting bike drive for Bike Works Friday
Students at Ballard High School are hosting a bike drive Friday to collect people’s old bikes and donate them to Bike Works. They will be collecting them from 4-7 p.m. at the upper parking lot of the high school. Remember, if you live in the area and can’t get to the bike drive, you can…
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Photos from the Kids Bike Swap and Madrona bike and trike parade
Kids love their bikes. And two events last Saturday demonstrated this point clearly. The annual Madrona Mayfair kicked off with a decorated bike and trike parade. Hundreds of families showed up for the sunny parade down 34th Ave. Some kids rode on their own, while many other younger ones were accompanied by parents. I would…
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Does your kid need a bigger bike? Bike Works’ 16th Annual Kids Bike Swap is Saturday
Kids love bikes, maybe even more than I do (and I like bikes a lot). But there’s one big problem they have that I don’t: Kids grow. Riding a bike that is not the right size can be uncomfortable or even dangerous. But buying a new bike every couple years is expensive, and many families…
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Bike Jobs: Bike Works service rep + Detours sales rep + Cascade staff writer
There are a lot of bike jobs flying around lately, which is awesome! Seattle bicycle economy keeps growing. I’ve been throwing around the idea of adding a paid job listings feature to the site (like the one on Bike Portland). Does Seattle have enough bike jobs to support a bike-focused job listing service? I think…
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