Tag: g&o family cyclery

August 19, 2024

$115/mo for an electric cargo bike? Wombi launches bike subscription service in Seattle, sets up in the old G&O space

Electric cargo bikes are incredible machines that can do a lot of what a car can do (and a lot a car can’t do) for a fraction of the cost. They are also a lot of fun. But even though $2,500 to $8,000 is not very much money compared to buying a car, it is…
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tagged: g&o family cyclery, tern gsd, tern hsd, tern quick haul, wombi
January 12, 2024

G&O Family Cyclery is closing after ten years

In a devastating and unexpected announcement Friday, G&O Family Cyclery sent a message to customers that the shop is permanently closing. They will be totally closed until January 17, then they will reopen to sell off remaining stock. They are also working to complete existing orders, but are no longer taking service appointments. This news…
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tagged: bike shops, davey oil, g&o family cyclery
May 30, 2019

Saturday: G&O Family Cyclery hosts a Cargo Bike Festival in Greenwood

Greenwood’s G&O Family Cyclery is hosting the first annual Cargo Bike Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. The event is part of the Phinney Neighborhood Association’s LGBTQ Pride Rainbow Hop. It promises “test rides, kids activities, food, games and more.” More details from the event page: Be a part of Seattle’s first ever Cargo…
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March 3, 2017

One year after the Greenwood explosion, G&O Family Cyclery opens its new home

It’s been a very long and hard year for many Greenwood businesses damaged or destroyed by the March 9, 2016, natural gas explosion. Many are still struggling to hang on while insurance companies and Puget Sound Energy delay and haggle over who needs to pay out for the immense damage that has so far mostly…
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tagged: #greenwoodexplosion, davey oil, g&o family cyclery, greenwood, tyler gillies
November 8, 2016

Eat dinner and talk about grassroots bicycle movements Monday

For years, Microcosm Publishing’s Elly Blue and Joe Biel have been traveling the country with chef Joshua Ploeg to make dinner and talk with local people working to improve their communities through bicycling. They have collected these stories of grassroots change, and they want to share them with you here in Seattle over dinner. Dinner…
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tagged: dinner and bikes, elly blue, g&o family cyclery, joe biel, joshua ploeg
April 5, 2016

Specialized apologizes for ‘better bike shop’ ad on wreckage of Greenwood bike shop

The bicycle giant Specialized apologized today after G&O Family Cyclery tweeted photos of a street advertising campaign pasted on the wreckage of their former Greenwood shop that says, “BETTER BIKES COME FROM BETTER BIKE SHOPS.” G&O was severely damaged in a major gas explosion a month ago, prompting a big community effort to raise money…
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tagged: #greenwoodexplosion, g&o family cyclery, poster giant, specialized