As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, demand for bicycles skyrockets. For every bike I post there are 5-10 people lining up to buy. This causes a problem. To satisfy the demands of the masses I can either increase prices and lower demand, or increase supply and sell more bikes.
As my goal is to provide inexpensive transportation for everyone the first option is impossible. That leaves the second option, finding, repairing, and selling more bikes. To expand the GBP will require the help of the community. I will begin selling the stock of road bikes (the one's you've been drooling over in the right sidebar) this week as "premium" bicycles. These are still priced below the market rate but they do bring in money beyond cost. This extra money is being put aside for one of two major expenses the GBC is going to need in the next few months. The first is a truck to transport these bikes (my Jetta's incurred several very expensive scratches and dents while transporting some of these bikes). I anticipate we'll need $1500 for a good old diesel truck. The second and more pressing need is for additional space to repair bikes. As I haven't found a place yet I can only guess at the rent. I will be adding a ticker on the right hand column to show the progress to our goal.
In a related subject. The GBP has not yet applied for tax exempt status and thus can not give receipts for donations. We need a permanent (or semi-permanent) location before we do so. While we will still accept help, please understand that the GBP isn't the Goodwill and if you need that tax break donate to them. [As a side note: the Goodwill is a wonderful not-for-profit but not so good at bike repairs. I encounter a lot of Goodwill bikes that were bought by people who wanted to fix them up and just didn't understand what they were getting into. If you want your bike to get back onto the road, talk to me or any of the other bike activists in Tallahassee, not Goodwill]
Thank you all for your support. With your continued help, I know the GBP will grow to the level that "Bigger" cities have enjoyed for years with other similar projects.
Welcome to the GBP Blog
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.
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.
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