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Category Archives: Brompton
Yuskauskas, still nice, now Peter from Brompton
I finally met Peter Yuskauskas, a tall and enthusiastic folding bike promoter, back in February 2018 at the Chicagoland Area Bicycle Dealers Association (CABDA) Expo in Schaumburg, Illinois. When I wrote about Peter from NYCeWheels in 2011, he worked for … Continue reading
Posted in Brompton, Business, People
Tagged Brompton, CABDA, folding bicycle, marketing, NYCeWheels, Peter Yuskauskas
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Take-five bicycles. The wish list
Why spend thousands of dollars on one bicycle, when a piece of paper full of bikes costs you nothing? Continue reading
Posted in Brompton, Other bicycles, Tern Bicycles
Tagged 650B, Brompton, Greenspeed GT-3, Victory ordinary, Volae, Wish list
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Word on the street: Al Cappello, Portapedal Bike, Tempe, Arizona
“When I get a phone call here, it’s somebody saying, hey, I love the bike, I want to order one for my wife. In architecture it’s hey, one of you guys made a mistake in the dimensions, and it’s a $25,000 mistake. Who’s going to pay for it?” Continue reading
Posted in Bike Friday tikit, Brompton, Business, Dahon, Montague bicycle, Tern Bicycles
Tagged Al Cappello, Arizona, bicycle shop, Bike Friday, Brompton Mafia, Brooks, folding bicycle, Moulton, Phoenix, Portapedal, Ryan Guzy, Tempe
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Word on the street: Bill Tracy, Metro Cyclery, San Diego
Bill Tracy sells Brompton and Tern folding bikes. He commutes to work using a combination of bicycle, car and trolley. Here’s how you find Bill Tracy’s two-year old bicycle shop. In the continental United States, go as far west as … Continue reading
Posted in Brompton, Business, Other bicycles, Tern Bicycles
Tagged bicycle shop, Bill Tracy, commuting, folding bicycle, Metro Cyclery, multi-modal transportation, San Diego, Santana
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Waiting for Jack Bauer model from Tern. And a Taco John’s turnaround
"In this case, that run down block that the city and others would like to see replaced is actually 41% more valuable than the brand new Taco John’s.” Continue reading
Posted in Brompton, Business, Equipment, Tern Bicycles
Tagged Amsterdam, Bike Snob, Brompton, cargo bicycle, EdgeRunner, Nitto, Taco John's, Tern Node D8
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