Tag: val kleitz

September 19, 2011

Cargo Bike Ride in memory of Val Kleitz (VIDEO)

The Labor Day Cargo Bike Ride in memory of Val Kleitz was an incredible showing of bicycle engineering, creativity, utility and fun. People from many different bicycle scenes riding bikes designed for many different purposes all came out to honor the Seattle bike legend who passed away in early August.
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tagged: cargo bike ride, cargo bikes, path less pedaled, val kleitz, xtracycles
August 12, 2011

Seattle cargo bike legend Val Kleitz passes away

Video by Daniel Kopald, via Tubulocity. When news that Val Kleitz passed away hit the city yesterday, reactions immediately began pouring in from all over Seattle. It seems just about everyone has a Val story. He rode his custom cargo bicycle everywhere to accomplish what he needed to get done, and in doing so he…
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tagged: aaron’s bicycle repair, bike pilot, cargo bike ride, cargo bikes, val kleitz