Tag: gregg’s cycle

March 23, 2022

Bloomberg: The e-bike boom is back (or maybe never stopped)

For as much attention as this country gives to electric cars, e-bike sales continue to grow at a remarkable pace. And with gas prices through the roof, sales of e-bikes will not likely slow down any time soon. E-bikes are especially useful in the United States, where people often need to travel fairly long distances…
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tagged: bloomberg, e-bikes, gregg’s cycle, rad power bikes
February 26, 2015

Pronto launches first ever Women’s Bike Month + Women on Wheels 2015 is tonight

36 percent of Pronto Cycle Share members identify as women, but so far only 19 percent of Pronto trips were completed by women. Part of that gap is likely due to the gender gap within Pronto’s service area. For example, the 2010 Census counted 32 percent more men than women living in South Lake Union,…
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tagged: gregg’s cycle, pronto emerald city cycle share, women on wheels, women’s bike month, womenwhobike
September 8, 2014

Bike Works one of 4 Seattle shops among ‘America’s best bike shops’

Seattle has four of the best bike shops in the country, according to the 2014 list from the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Bike Works, Gregg’s Cycle, The Bicycle Repair Shop and Montlake Bicycle Shop all made the list, which is based in part on the experience of a “mystery shopper” and part on the shop’s…
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tagged: bike works, classic cycle, gregg’s cycle, montlake bicycle shop, national bicycle dealers association, the bicycle repair shop
May 22, 2012

Thursday: Cycling Sojourner talks bike touring at Gregg’s Bellevue Cycle

Portland’s Ellee Thalheimer (yes, another biking and writing Elly/ee from Portland) is headed to town to promote her book: Cycling Sojourner: A Guide to the Best Multi-day Tours in Oregon. Thalheimer’s book has advice for people of all income levels interested in bike touring in Oregon, according to a preview in the Oregonian: Thalheimer covers…
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tagged: cycling sojourner, ellee thalheimer, events, gregg’s cycle, oregon, touring
May 8, 2012

Bicycle Paper: The 80-year history of Gregg’s Cycle

The Bicycle Paper has a fantastic history of Gregg’s Cycle, which has been serving Seattle for 80 years this fall. A great read to long-term look at cycling in the city through the eyes of one — then, eventually, three — bike shops. From the Bicycle Paper: Original owner and founder, Ray Vincent (R.V.) Gregg…
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tagged: bicycle paper, green lake, gregg’s cycle
March 1, 2012

Thursday: Bicycle Alliance and Back Alley Bike Repair celebration + Women on Wheels

And while you’re down there, Back Alley Bike Repair is celebrating their official Grand Opening in Nord Alley during the First Thursday Art Walk. They’ve been open since February 14, but now it’s official. So stop by and buy something from them (or just say hi). And while you’re down there, the Bicycle Alliance of…
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tagged: back alley bike repair, bicycle alliance of washington, gregg’s cycle, pioneer square