Posts tagged “green bike”  

You know that riding your bike instead of driving is good for the environment, but do you know how good it is? If you've got a bike and an iPhone, you can calculate just exactly how green you're being at any time with the REI Bike Your Drive iPhone application.

Ride a route and see how much carbon you've saved, how many calories you've burned and how much money is left in your pocket. You can upload the ride to EveryTrail.com to share it with other people as well.

Steve Gluckman of Novara talks to us about the Green Bike Project.

Bike Hugger was there for the Green Bike Project debut. Participants meet at South Lake Union and rode to REI’s Flagship store for a press conference with dignitaries. We spotted the Green Bike a few months ago and “haven’t seen that much green in Seattle since Hempfest!”

The participants covet their bikes and we weren’t able to ride one, but it’s a Novara Transfer with a nice, updated spec.

Wow, just look at that. That’s a warehouse of Green Bikes ready to be deployed out into Seattle’s streets. Read more about Project Green Bike. We haven’t seen that much green since Hempfest!

Uploaded by Hugger Industries | more from the Bike Hugger Photostream.

Last month we spotted the Green Bike frame and here’s the bike. The project launches next week. We’re attending the ceremony with posts to follow.

Green Bike is a collaboration between King County, Cascade, and REI to provide bikes to commuters that drive their cars less. It’s directed at large companies in the Pacific Northwest.

The Green Bike Project is a collaboration between King County, Cascade, and REI to provide bikes to commuters that drive their cars less. Hugga spotted the project’s prototype frame during our visit to REI HQ.

From King County Commute Trip Reduction site:

REI, Cascade Bicycle Club and King County are partnering to bring 200 new award-winning commuter bikes (complete with helmets, locks and lights), bike safety training and more to 20 - 30 CTR-affected worksites. The aim of the project is to reduce drive alone commute trips and to create bicycle commute cultures. Stay tuned for more information.