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.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

New Policy

Just to give you all a heads up. Due to the rash of bike thefts on campus (sorry, FSU PD doesn't have details yet) we're instituting new bike buying and trade in requirements. First, we can not buy or take a trade on a bike who's serial number has been removed or damaged. Second, we must require a photo-ID (Driver's License) for all trades and sales (if you buy a bike from he GBP you don't need one). Finally, everyone who sells us a bike or trades one in must sign a statement affirming that the bike is theirs to sell and was lawfully purchased.

We will also be sending descriptions and serial numbers of all bikes we deal with to both FSUPD and Tallahassee PD. Bike theft is a horrible crime who's victims are often discounted while many of the perpetrators get off scott free. We've instituted this policy both for your protection and ours so please help us try and stop bike theft at all levels.

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