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.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Trades and Donations

Hi Green Bikers,

You may have noticed the slowdown in bikes over the last month. I can say with honesty that it's not my fault. It used to be that I could find lots of bikes just by closing my eyes and pointing (I kid you not). The combination of increased competition and market forces has made it harder and harder to find bikes. This brings me to my point, if you have a bike that doesn't fit your needs, you have a friend who has a bike they don't want, or mom and dad have an old bike that's taking up space, bring it in to the shop. Donated bikes help keep costs down and thus lowers the price we can sell them for.

Also keep in mind that we do trade bikes. So if you're looking to upgrade from that heavy mountain bike to a lighter road bike, bring the old one with you. We can certainly work out a trade for at least part of the price of that "new" bike.

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