Tag: swift industries

July 20, 2012

Swift Travels: Some bike camping destinations from your doorway

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of posts written by Martina Brimmer, a friend and owner of Ballard-based Swift Industries. Swift is a Seattle Bike Blog advertiser, but this post is not paid for. Martina has passion to bicycle travel that is reflected in both her business and her personal life. I…
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tagged: bike touring, bikepacking, martina brimmer, swift industries, swift travels
June 22, 2012

Swift Industries looking for contributions to their women-focused Tough & Tender project

Ballard-based bike bag makers Swift Industries (see our profile from last year) are looking for submissions for their second annual Tough & Tender project. Basically, if you are a woman and bikes are a big part of your life, submit a short essay and photo to Swift for a chance to share your story and…
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tagged: ballard, swift industries, tough & tender 2012
April 24, 2012

Pedaler’s Fair showcases the forces behind Seattle’s growing bicycle economy

The first Pedaler’s Fair (Seattle Bike Blog sponsored!) took over a historic Ballard industrial building last weekend to showcase some of Washington State’s most creative handmade bicycle goods and art. Inspired by Portland’s Bikecraft events, Swift Industries and Go Means Go organized the Pedaler’s Fair to support local small businesses making everything from bicycle clothing…
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tagged: bicycle economy, bicycle heroes, go means go, path less pedaled, pedaler’s fair, swift industries
April 20, 2012

This Weekend: Pedaler’s Fair showcases locally-made bike goods and art

The first Pedaler’s Fair will showcase Washington-made bike goods and art Saturday and Sunday in Ballard. The lineup has grown significantly since we last wrote about the fair, the first of its kind in Seattle. Organized by Swift Industries and Go Means Go, the Pedaler’s Fair is modeled after Portland’s popular Bikecraft events. The fair…
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tagged: bombus bikes, cyclefab, donkelope bikes, independent woodworks, kidical mass, pedaler’s fair, sizemore, swift industries, telaio, totcycle
March 16, 2012

Notes from the 2012 Seattle Bike Expo

What can I say about the Bike Expo? Two huge convention floors full of bike stuff. As regular readers of this blog have probably picked up on, I’m not really into high performance bike stuff. I mean, I think it’s cool and an incredible feat of engineering and human capability, but it’s not really my…
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tagged: bicycle heroes, cascade bicycle club, led-by-lite, mad fiber, seattle bike expo 2012, swift industries
February 21, 2012

Pedaler’s Fair will showcase Washington-made bike goods and art

Calling all Washington crafters, makers, artists and bike lovers: The first ever Pedaler’s Fair will be held in Ballard April 21-22, and they want you to sell and demo your stuff. Swift Industries and Go Means Go are organizing the fair, which they hope will support and highlight all the creative people in Seattle and…
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tagged: ballard, events, go means go, pedaler’s fair, swift industries, washington high school cycling league