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Tag Archives: folding bicycle
Goodbye, N + 1
N + 1 is the formula to calculate the number of bicycles one should own. Have one bicycle? The right number to own is two. Have 15 bicycles? The right number is 16. There are at least three reasons why … Continue reading
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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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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Test riding Brompton bicycles in Oak Park, Illinois
I remember first seeing an early Brompton in action during the 1980s at the CABDA Midwest Bicycle Show. A man stood in an aisle with the little bicycle all day, folding and unfolding, and talking with anyone who would talk with him. I was impressed–and absolutely certain that high-quality folding bicycles would soon be found in every shop. Instead, I spent the rest of the decade selling mountain bikes. Continue reading
Posted in Brompton, Equipment
Tagged Element Cyclesport, folding bicycle, Oak Park, test ride
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