Riding through Kendall Square and Wellington/Harrington today reminded me of the tremendous opportunity we lost in Crystal City/Pentagon City in Arlington VA
@bikepedantic my neighbor works for Amazon in Crystal City, and they just announced a program with Conte’s bikes that if you agree to bike to work, they will pay for an annual bike rental through Conte’s - anything up to a $7k road bike. Too bad the roads won’t be best in class…
@Will @bikepedantic the bike lease reimbursement has been in place for a while, just Conte's as an option is new. Previously the only offerings were direct with brands.
@bikepedantic @nikkid corporate America embracing bikes is unequivocally good , even if it offends one’s personal punk rock / never sell out sensibilities. Give me a thousand corporate deals between Deloitte and Trek/Specialized. You can still go curate a Crust bike in your spare time.
@bikepedantic @Will vanMoof is a leasing partner so I was curious to see if A* would be a potential bankruptcy purchaser but I think ultimately it is too small. I am also a cynic and think the only reason we get bike reimbursements is because the localities eat it up.
@bikepedantic @Will biking the 15th street traffic sewer from Crystal drive to Eads gives me the morning adrenaline boost I need to skip morning caffeine!
@bikepedantic @Will even though Conte's is right there and they bring VeloFix to campus, I still spend my reimbursable dollars with Daily Rider. But I am also an anomaly in that I didn't shop on the big A before I worked there and still don't now that I work there.