Tag: alex kostelnik

March 23, 2020

Bike repair deemed an ‘essential service’ during statewide stay-home order

Most people are required to stay inside under Washington State’s just-announced “stay home, stay healthy” order. Similar to the “shelter in place” orders in other cities and states, Jay Inslee announced further restrictions on activities and businesses that are allowed right now in an effort to further slow the spread of the virus that causes…
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tagged: alex kostelnik, bike shops, covid-19, jay inslee
February 11, 2019

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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tagged: 20/20 cycle, alex kostelnik, central district, electric lady
June 24, 2015

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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tagged: 20/20 cycle, alex kostelnik, cargo bikes, electric lady, family biking
April 22, 2015

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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tagged: 20/20 cycle, alex kostelnik, capitol hill, electric lady, public bikes
October 10, 2012

‘We cater to moms with duct-taped Burley trailers with their kids inside on their way to Montessori school’

Cycling Illustrated recently interviewed Alex Kostennik, owner of 20/20 Cycle in the Central District (which happens to be my local bike shop). 20/20 is a welcoming, laid back shop, and the people who work there are really just interested in getting your ride rolling again. They will almost never try to upsell you or push…
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tagged: 20/20 cycle, alex kostelnik, cycling illustrated

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