Tag: rodriguez bicycles

February 28, 2023

Saturday: R+E Cycles celebrates 50 years in the U District

R+E Cycles is turning 50 years old, and the storied bike shop and frame builders behind the Rodriguez and Erickson custom bikes will be celebrating by hosting the return of the free Bike and Pike expo for the first time since 2019. Bike and Pike runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (March 4)…
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tagged: angel rodriguez, bike and pike, erickson bicycles, events, R+E Cycles, rodriguez bicycles
September 12, 2019

Watch: The Path Less Pedaled visits Seattle (4 videos)

Russ and Laura from the wonderful bike adventuring YouTube channel the Path Less Pedaled were in town recently and made four videos documenting their time. And they are all great, of course. First, they toured R&E Cycles in the U District/Ravenna and the legendary Rodriguez Cycles manufacturing area in the basement. Then they joined a…
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tagged: bainbridge island, counterbalance, free range cycles, path less pedaled, rodriguez bicycles, swift industries
March 4, 2014

Get your tickets to the 2014 Bike Works auction + A chance to score that amazing Seahawks bike

Remember that amazing Seattle-made, Seahawks-themed Rodriguez bike that Mayor Ed Murray put on the line in his Super Bowl bet with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock? Well, (spoiler alert) the Seahawks won and the bike stayed here. And there’s really only one obvious choice about what to do with it: Donate it to the Bike Works…
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tagged: auction, bike works, ed murray, R+E Cycles, rodriguez bicycles, seahawks
January 27, 2014

Mayor Murray bets a Seattle-made Rodriguez bike that the Seahawks win

This morning, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray bet Denver Mayor Michael Hancock a Rodriguez bike (and some other stuff) that the Seahawks will win the Super Bowl. That would be a pretty solid score for Mayor Hancock if the Seahawks lose. Rodriguez bikes are made in Seattle, and have been since 1973. Of course, the score…
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tagged: denver, ed murray, michael hancock, R+E Cycles, rodriguez bicycles