Tag: 20/20 cycle
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Electric Lady’s Alex Kostelnik on why he’s closing the Central District e-bike shop
Alex Kostelnik is getting out of the e-bike showroom business. After nearly three years on the front lines of a volatile e-bike industry, selling shiny new bikes out of the Central District’s Electric Lady, he finds himself looking longingly up E Union Street where, just two blocks away, his first shop 20/20 Cycle is still…
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Public Bikes will close Pine St shop
When Public Bikes opened at Summit and Pine in April 2015, we noted that the shop was “well-positioned to take advantage of Capitol Hill’s bike shop desert.” Velo Bike Shop had recently moved to the Denny Triangle area after decades on the Hill, and one of the city’s densest and bikiest neighborhoods was left without…
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20/20 Cycle owner plans Central District electric cargo bike shop: Electric Lady
Alex Kostelnik built 20/20 Cycle out of little more than a couple maxed out credit cards and a serous desire to create a bike shop in the Central District focused on getting any old bike rolling again. Perhaps more than any other shop I’ve been to, 20/20 staff always default to fixing what’s on a…
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PUBLIC Bikes now open on Capitol Hill
I just swung by the PUBLIC Bikes shop at Pine and Summit, and the crew there is mopping the floors and putting the final touches on the renovated shop space. They opened quietly this afternoon, and their grand opening party planned for closer to June, said VP of Retail Bryan Shawley. As we reported previously,…
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Seattle Met: 20/20 Cycle got its start with 2 credit cards, a record player and a pot of tea
Since Velo moved from 11th and Pine to the Denny Triangle, 20/20 Cycle has been one of the only bike shops in a sea of bike-friendly neighborhoods in the Central District and Capitol Hill. Located at 21st and Union, the shop is more than just a place to get your wheels rolling again at a…
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CHS profiles Branford Bike, the ‘last bike shop on Capitol Hill’
It’s pretty hard to imagine that, with Velo Bike Shop moving from 11th and Pine to the new Via6 building in the Denny Triangle/Belltown area, Capitol Hill is now a bike shop black hole. The neighborhood now has a high end shop toward the north end, and is just a hop skip and jump from…
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