From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Santas Race on Electric Sleighs

December 22, 2009

Merry Christmas! From the Navarros and their eZee Carro Electric Trikes!

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Tis The Season (for a folding bike)

December 21, 2009

It’s the holiday season, and in addition to hundreds of Xootr kick scooters, we’re seeing lots of bikes as Christmas gifts! Julia devised a plan earlier this week to surprise her husband with a Dahon Mu SL folding bike. We wrapped it with ribbons and bows and waited for the big surprise. Coming into the [...]

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BionX Powered Park Ranger

December 19, 2009

Rick works for the Central Park Conservancy, and he uses his Cannondale as his main form of transportation. Back in May, we outfitted him with a BionX PL350. Now, seven months later, he’s come back to fix the only problem in that timeframe: a single broken spoke. He mentioned that he has logged about 1,500 [...]

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NYCeWheels-Supported Ebike Delivery

December 18, 2009

If you live on the Upper East Side and you order delivery food, chances are you’ll get your food quickly and still hot. Why? Well most of the delivery guys around here are riding our electric bikes. They zip around twice as fast as the competition and rarely get tired. Lately, we’ve been ordering food [...]

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Hollywood Called…

December 17, 2009

I know Bert has been playing around with this “acting” hobby lately, staying up all night editing movies about electric bikes and kick scooters. He also directs and stars in them – a complete one man operation. I always joke with him about taking the whole show to Hollywood now that he loves the camera [...]

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Secrets for Lighter Bromptons

December 16, 2009

Brompton Folding Bikes are all the rage. This isn’t a secret. We’ve seen them explode in New York, the compact dimensions fitting perfectly on a train or subway. However, we often get asked about the weight. Aside from getting a Titanium Bike, what are some other ways to minimize the weight of a Brompton? One [...]

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Brompton in Jamaica

December 15, 2009

Well the temperature is plummeting here in New York. Now would be a great time to take that Caribbean vacation you’ve been dreaming of all year long. While you’re at it, why not bring your Brompton folding bike along? Our friend Paul did, and it’s changed his entire trip. His M6R, nicknamed the “Black Pearl,” [...]

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Custom Brompton Bikes, No Wait!

December 14, 2009

This is for all you last-minute Christmas shoppers out there. For the holiday season, we have a few Brompton folding bikes here in our store that we don’t usually carry. Typically, these bikes would be a six to eight week wait. Well, now you can pick these limited edition bikes up in our store just [...]

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Strida SX – For the Tall Guys

December 12, 2009

The Strida folding bike is an interesting specimen. There’s that triangular frame, the small wheels, and what’s with that belt? No matter who comes into the shop, even those customers looking for a bike lock, everyone is intrigued by the unique Strida. Lately, we’ve had a few customers over 6′ tall that have been interested [...]

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Paul Steely White, making New York City better for biking

December 11, 2009

At the Biking Rules PSA Film Festival, Daniel Leeb premiered a video of T.A.’s Executive Director Paul Steely White talking about what it takes to make New York City better for biking, walking and public transit. We thought you might enjoy watching it while considering whether to take advantage of our very special year-end dollar-for-dollar [...]

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