Tag: business

December 3, 2012

New service hopes to fill long-term bike rental gap

There are several places in town where you can rent a bike to ride around town for the day. But at $30/day and up, bike rental fees add up quickly if you need a ride for a week or more. That’s where Lucas Nivon, founder of Seattle Monthly Bike Rental, comes in. “I did some research…
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tagged: bike rentals, business, capitol hill, lucas nivon, seattle monthly bike rental
June 22, 2012

3rd Annual Spoke & Food coming to a restaurant in your neighborhood Tuesday

Spoke & Food is a brilliant event that brings bikes, local dining and local non-profit fundraising together. All you have to do is bike to the participating restaurant near you for dinner Tuesday (June 26). A portion of your bill will go to support FamilyWorks (they pick a new organization every year). A restaurant’s best…
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tagged: bikenomics, business, restaurants, spoke & food
November 8, 2011

Riding Reporter: Ballard designer making wool cycling apparel for winter

Biking five miles to her apparel design classes at Seattle Central Community College, Katharine Andrews learned the power of wool in the the rain. So she founded Telaio, which makes stylish wool clothing for everyday cycling. The Riding Reporter’s Anne-Marije Rook spoke to Andrews about her Ballard-based business. From the Riding Reporter: Telaio founder and…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, ballard, business, fremont, hub and bespoke, riding reporter, swift industries, telaio
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
June 15, 2011

The value of offering customers Bicycle Benefits

Seattle business owners: If you are approached by an enthusiastic, positive guy who wants to talk about how great bikes are, you may have met Ian Klepetar. Ian travels the country on his bike promoting his program Bicycle Benefits wherever he ends up. He rolled into Seattle last week (and has crashed a couple nights…
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tagged: bicycle benefits, bike-friendly business, business
February 8, 2011

Pie by bike – U District’s Piecycle getting lots of attention

Piecycle in the U District is getting a good amount of attention recently, and for good reason. They bake interesting homemade pies and deliver them to your door via bicycle. $20/full pie, $3/slice. And according to their facebook page, they have been selling out of pie a lot lately.
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tagged: bike-powered business, business, piecycle, u district