Tag: cargo bikes

October 28, 2011

Seattle gets a sperm bike

In a completely awesome marketing gimmick, European Sperm Bank USA has released a sperm bike into the streets of Seattle. The bike is how the company will transport samples from their trail-side Seattle Sperm Bank building — located where the Burke-Gilman crosses 25th Ave NE — to two fertility services facilities. One is on Westlake…
(read more…)

tagged: cargo bikes, european sperm bank, komo, seattle sperm bank, sperm bike
September 19, 2011

Cargo Bike Ride in memory of Val Kleitz (VIDEO)

The Labor Day Cargo Bike Ride in memory of Val Kleitz was an incredible showing of bicycle engineering, creativity, utility and fun. People from many different bicycle scenes riding bikes designed for many different purposes all came out to honor the Seattle bike legend who passed away in early August.
(read more…)

tagged: cargo bike ride, cargo bikes, path less pedaled, val kleitz, xtracycles
August 12, 2011

Seattle cargo bike legend Val Kleitz passes away

Video by Daniel Kopald, via Tubulocity. When news that Val Kleitz passed away hit the city yesterday, reactions immediately began pouring in from all over Seattle. It seems just about everyone has a Val story. He rode his custom cargo bicycle everywhere to accomplish what he needed to get done, and in doing so he…
(read more…)

tagged: aaron’s bicycle repair, bike pilot, cargo bike ride, cargo bikes, val kleitz
November 26, 2010

Looking for a way to dodge today’s shopping mayhem?

Get on your bike and head down to Pike Place Market for the Buy Nothing Day Pic-Nic Bike Ride! Ride leaves at 1, but people are meeting at noon: Fork the mall and shopping! It’s Buy Nothing Day! Come ride your bike! Let’s burn off some calories from the national Day of Feasting while avoiding the…
(read more…)

tagged: bike rides, buy nothing day, cargo bikes, oxbow park, pike place market