Tag: seahawks

May 12, 2015

Seahawks’ Michael Bennett launches charity foundation with bike ride

Michael Bennett’s bike ride seen ’round the world (or at least the United States) sparked t-shirts, Internet memes and became a symbol for winning a seemingly impossible game after the Seahawks’ remarkable comeback win in the NFC Championship game. The defensive end borrowed an SPD officer’s bike and took a joy ride around the field…
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tagged: bellevue, king 5, michael bennett, seahawks, the bennett foundation
January 26, 2015

Seattle Police will auction bike Seahawks’ Bennett made famous

Michael Bennett’s bike ride after the NFC Championship game quickly became an iconic image of the moment. And now the Seattle Police bike he used for his joyride around the field will be auctioned for charity. The Puget Sound Business Journal has the details: The Seattle PD bike is stuck in a bit of a…
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tagged: michael bennett, seahawks
January 20, 2015

Seahawks’ Bennett: ‘Best bike ride I’ve ever had’ + Voxx Coffee buys bike for sobbing Packers fan

Watching Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett borrow an SPD bicycle and cruise around the field after the craziest comeback win in recent memory was pretty much the best thing ever. Bennett’s jubilant cruise around the field was televised to stunned football fans across the country, many of them probably still staring at their TVs in…
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tagged: seahawks, voxx coffee
January 12, 2015

Terrible person attacks Seattle’s favorite cycling patriot after Seahawks game

No doubt you have seen Alvin Graham Jr. cycling around town or biking on his roller trainer on his iconic USA-themed bike and matching kit. You may even have donated to support US veterans, a cause he tirelessly supports. For years he has set up his stationary roller trainer on city sidewalks or at big…
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tagged: alvin graham jr, crime, seahawks
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
February 4, 2014

A lot of you biked to a Super Bowl party, and there’s data to prove it

A lot of you biked to a Super Bowl party Sunday, and the Fremont Bridge bike counter captured the data to prove it. It also looks like a bunch of you hung around for a little post-game partying and high-fiving, too. SDOT posted the graph above on their blog, which shows above-average bike trip rates…
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tagged: bike counter, downtown, fremont, parades, seahawks, super bowl