Blog stories tagged Trade your car for a bike
Trade my car for a bike: Boise
Tue, 08/18/2009 - 2:45pm — swellbowMy car is a 1992 VW Jetta. It's black, it's cool, it has low miles and gets good gas mileage. It also has a red button on the dash that serves as the horn. I thought it would eject me through the sunroof the first time I drove the car. All in all, it's the perfect commuter car. So why would I want to trade it for a bike?
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Trade my car for a bike: Portland
Thu, 08/13/2009 - 12:08pm — swellbowTo Be Car Free
an essay by Noah
Meet Stacy, she is a fun loving Chevrolet Malibu with an engine humming to the tune of 230,000 miles of adventure and with the repair bills to prove it.Read more
Trade my car for a bike: Portland
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 7:14am — swellbowFor us, at the heart of car free living is a choose your own adventure: live the 7-11 life or bring our subterranean square of suburbia just a little closer to the tiny cabin in the big woods with the foosball table on the porch.Read more
Trade my car for a bike: Seattle
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 9:59am — swellbowPatrick is up for trading his car for a bike in Seattle!
Trade my car for a bike: Minneapolis
Fri, 07/17/2009 - 9:23am — swellbow
I am an Minneapolis artist working with the city parks. I have been contemplating the move to a scooter or bike commute for a few years now and think I could be convinced onto a beautiful new bike! I have been leaning on the excuse of my job, my daughter and my husband's job.
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I want to trade my car for a bike in Chicago! by Vic
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 11:48am — swellbowZach and NB comrades,
Don't let the raised hood fool you- the putt still runs. This car was purchased brand new by my mom in 1972. There was an energy crisis back then too. Remember when you could only fill up your tank on certain days, and petrol stations ran dry? The Putt was there!Read more
I want to trade my car for a bike in Chicago! by Paul
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 11:10am — swellbowPaul R. says "I'm ready to lead a car-free lifestyle in Chicago and trade my car for New Belgium's cool custom commuter bike."
Check out his video on our Chicago Tour de Fat page on Facebook.
I want to trade my car for a bike in Chicago! by Steven
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 11:03am — swellbowDear New Belgians:
I write you today to describe the tattered relationship I share with my 1995 Dodge Avenger, a vehicle I wish to trade for your most excellent bicycle. My vehicle and I have grown apart and your offer of a bike in exchange for it is the trigger I've been seeking to leave her.Read more