Tag: fremont
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Recycled Cycles opening second shop in Fremont
One day after Back Alley Bike Repair opens in Pioneer Square, Seattle will get another new bike shop. Recycled Cycles, the legendary used bike mecca in the U District, is opening a new, smaller shop next to their Fremont warehouse February 15. The shop will be the second bike shop in the area, moving in…
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City installing runnel for bikes on N 41st St walking bridge
This just in from Wallyhood‘s Margaret Steck: A runnel is basically a groove on the side of a stairway that allows you to push your bike up and down instead carrying it. Here’s an example of one built as part of the Lake Forest Park Burke-Gilman Trail detour:
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Seattle trails now on Google Street View
View Larger Map Upon hearing the news that Google Street View now features Seattle’s multi-use trails, I figured I’d pop by Google’s trail-side office in Fremont, and look who I found! Street View on bike trails is awesome. Not only is it useful for planning your route, but it’s fun to see all the people…
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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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Bicycle Benefits: Theo offers half-price chocolate for bicycling customers
This is the first in a new series featuring innovative Seattle businesses that offer Bicycle Benefits and help encourage the local bicycle economy. If your business offers Bicycle Benefits and would like to be featured, email [email protected]. For Theo Chocolate, encouraging customers and employees to bike to their Fremont chocolate factory fits with the company’s…
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N 34th Street project demonstrates the bike box’s true potential
I have heard nothing but praise and excitement so far for the new N 34th Street bike box, which SDOT completed last month. Where other bike boxes in the city (such as the bike trapezoids on Madison) seemed to be more like experiments, the bike box on N 34th at Fremont Ave is the real…
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