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Why Does Whole Foods Hate Bicycles?

Monday, May 16th, 2011

An Open Letter To Whole Foods 
I was initially excited when Whole Foods opened a market near my house.  The new Whole Foods is located at the end of a bike path called the North Bethesda Trolley trail.   For me, it is quicker to bike to the market rather than drive.  The bike path exits […]

Radio Shack - Opportunity Lost

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Radio Shack spent a significant amount of money to sponsor a professional cycling team, but I don’t think that they maximized the advertising benefit of it during the Tour De France.  There was very little tie in with their stores.  The picture below shows a Radio Shack near my house during the Tour.  There was […]

A Better Approach Than Bikes For The World

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

In many underdeveloped countries, a bicycle can make a significant difference in the quality of a person’s life.  If a person can ride to get the water they need each day rather than walking, or a farmer can use a bicycle to haul supplies or bring produce to a market to sell, or a health worker can […]

Thoughts on Supporting Your Local Bike Shop

Friday, February 13th, 2009

I wrote a post entitled Support Your Local Bike Shop in November.  Recently I received a very long and thoughtful comment on that post.   It focused on things that a local bike shop can do to better serve their customers.  Rather than leave it in the comment section on that post, I decided to put it on the blog […]

Stop, Swap and Save Bike Swap

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Photo Of Cold Weather Gear For Sale at Westminster Stop, Swap and Save

Bike Demo At The Bike Swap

Photo Of Shoppers at the Bike Swap

Photo Of Bikes For Sale at the Bike Swap
I went to the Stop, Swap and Save Bike Swap in Westminster, Maryland  this past Sunday.  The Swap has been an annual event for the […]

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