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This is the Blog associated with our main website TheGreenBicycleProject.org

The GBP has merged with Damn Good Bikes LLC. Please visit the new blog for more recent updates.

We are the GBP. Our mission is to keep bikes on the road and thus keep cars off. We call this “Bikecycling”; that’s recycling, but for bikes. The concept is simple. Take a bike that’s no longer wanted, broken, or even bound for a landfill and apply a bit of knowhow and a lot of elbow grease and you get a bike that can last someone for years. These bikecycled bikes are sold at a price that covers only our costs in repairing them so as to provide bicycles at the lowest cost possible. All of our bikes are repaired and tuned by a mechanic so that from the moment you pick them up they are ready to hit the road. Take a look below for our current project bikes and completed rides.

Location:
We are located in the US Storage facility at Capital Circle NE and Mahan Rd. While have moved into our new store, we are in the same complex. To get there follow the road through the complex, around the 90 degree bend and make the first left (at the tree). We'll be the first store front on your right. Sound complex? The best way to find us is to follow the bikes!

Buying our bikes:
Please visit our main website at thegreenbicycleproject.org for information about buying our bikes. You may also email us at Thegreenbicycleproject@gmail.com.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

SOLD: Schwinn Caliente Woman's "Mini" Bike


This bike was posted and "sold" a little while ago and the person who wanted it changed their mind.

The bike is a navy blue woman's Schwinn Caliente "mini" cruiser bike. It's a light weight road bike frame with the swept back handlebars for comfort. It's a 15" frame bike with 24" wheels and is a 10 speed. That pegs the ideal rider as being between 4'6" and 5'6". However, I've ridden it and must say that at 5'9" it's a little bit small but very fun to ride.

I've checked this bike and found it in very good condition. Tires and tubes have been replaced and the drive train has been cleaned and lubed. Brakes work very well as do the shifters.

This bike is classified as a "Green" bike and is priced accordingly at $65. That's a 15% discount!


*I should note that this bike was donated by a gentleman who had had it stashed under his house for quite some time. When he heard about the project he insisted we fix it up and get it back on the road.

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Megan said...

Hey, I'm interested in a bicycle like this, but I'm 5'7", so I don't really want to push it with a short person bike. Can I email you and tell you some of the things I'm looking for? (I use my bike to get to work.)
Thanks,
Megan