RALEIGH LIFE
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An (ab)normal commuting day for a Sales Rep. (II)
Part II in a III part blog. * * * Equipment At the very least, I need to take a my laptop computer, charger cord, cell phone and the latest monthly special catalog. The best way I have found to move these items around with me on bike has been a backpack with a padded computer sleeve (I guess I’m not hipster enough to have a Chrome bag). It allows me to carry all the other essentials (glasses, car keys, Tic-tacs, pen, wallet, [...] read more
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An (ab)normal commuting day for a Sales Rep.
 * * * Part I in a III part blog. It seems slightly ironic that the sales reps of bicycle companies are pretty dependent upon cars to get their job done.  With towns being as spread about as they are, and the need to see these shops often, an automobile is a necessary evil. This is one Sales Reps foray into ditching his driver seat for a bicycle seat to go see some of his dealers. * * *        One sees many stories in the media these days about how many more people [...] read more
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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Toes sting, squinted and blurred vision searches out traces of trail while numb finger tips clumsily reach for brakes. Cold, wet, dark days do not inspire many people to venture out on their bicycles to get to work. And the bicycle trails in the Pacific Northwest get awful lonely in the winter. One nite while attempting to warm our spirits over a local pint the discussion turned to that of the bicycle commuter. It was noted what a great idea the [...] read more
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From the Factory
Recently our Raleigh Product Manager was over seas at one of our production facilities. Breaking from work he happenend to look out the window and saw a big group of riders returning from a ride. He inquired as to what was going on. Turns out our factory has a weekly team ride. Every Sunday they ride 60K from their office out to Kinesis and back. This is their training for a monthly competition they have with the Kinesis team. We haven’t heard [...] read more
