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Outside Bikeville, Looking In

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:09:27 +0100

Two reporters from the Charleston Post and Courier took a day trip to Greenville a couple of weeks ago, and this article was the result. I was really pleased to see that they took the time to experience a lot of the bike-friendly aspects of Greenville, and also to ride the length of the Swamp Rabbit Trail and visit a couple of the businesses that have grown up in its vicinity (including ours!).

Greenville Rec's Ty Houck and both Brian Graham and Andrew Meeker fromRead More...

tell a friend

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:56:03 +0100

Vote here or text 104074 to 73774. Help the Swamp Rabbit Trail get $250,000 in funding to improve safety.

Active Transportation

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Sat, 29 May 2010 04:09:55 +0100

Bike Month is winding down, and this year it's been a fun opportunity to raise awareness and gain momentum for the future, particularly since we celebrated here by opening the Swamp Rabbit Trail and—thanks to some forward-thinking city council members—by keeping some bike infrastructure projects in the city's 2010 budget. There was even a Critical Mass ride this evening, which was a great chance to get out there and see a nice mix of faces both familiar and new (picturesRead More...

Local advocacy and the Bike of the Week

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:32:23 +0100

I've been wanting to do a Bike of the Week feature for a while, so I thought that Bike Month would be a good time to start. Sometimes it will be a bike that we sell or build, sometimes it will be a customer's bike, and sometimes it will be just whatever shiny object catches my attention that day. Here's the first one:

This is Donald's bikeRead More...

Bike Month '10

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:38:24 +0100

Friday morning Scott and I left the shop in capable, er, hands . . .

. . . and headed down Washington Street to the press conference announcing the events that will mark thRead More...

It's coming . . .

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:00:16 +0100

21 days until opening weekend.

When you're out enjoying the trail, look out for these colorful folks. They sponsor laid-back, nobody-left-behind, stop-and-photograph-the-flowers rides on the greenway.

Speaking of group rides, the monthly Bikeville Greenways Ride is Friday, April 16. Friday's ride starts at noon—this time it kicks off at FuRead More...

Swamp Rabbit 5K

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:49:37 +0100

The second annual GHS Swamp Rabbit 5K will be held Friday, May 7, at 6:30 as part of the grand opening festivities for the trail—during Bike Month, no less. We're urging people to participate in the activities in order to demonstrate the community's support of local trail and greenway improvements . . .Read More...

Is it the third Friday already?

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:47:05 +0100

OK, not quite.

The monthly greenway ride is Friday 8/21 at noon. It's guest hosted this week by Andrew Meeker from the City of Greenville and Ty Houck from Greenville Rec. Enjoy the scenery, learn what's new around town, and bug them about why YOUR street doesn't have bike lanes, share-the-road signage, and a police officer stationed on the corner, ticketing motorists who ride tooRead More...

In case I get lost on my way to work...

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:54:01 +0100

... now there's a sign that'll help me get back on track. It could happen. Seriously.

The sign is tight, no?

A post on Streetsblog pulls together some ideas on why we need to move those bodies.

A lot of this resonates with me, given my experience as a bike commuter. When I started riding to work I noticed that I was fresher & sharper on days when I rode. Now that I riRead More...

Since you don't get anything done on Fridays anyway...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:26:20 +0100

... you should join City Greenway Planner Brian Graham on his monthly trails & greenways ride.

It's an easy-paced 30 minute ride, with the option of a longer route if you're interested. It's a good opportunity to get to know the Greenville trails & greenways and to learn about upcoming projects and improvements to the trail network.

The next ride is August 21st. HereRead More...

Trails and Greenways Survey

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:19:54 +0100

Ty Houck, Greenways Honcho of the Greenville County Rec District (I'll have to check and see if that's his actual title) wants you to take a minute to complete this survey. Click the "comment form" link to launch the survey.

Ty is working hard to advance the Swamp Rabbit Trail . . . help him by becoming a greenways partner or just by letting your elected officials know that you support local trail and greenway projects.

Greenways Ride

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Tue, 12 May 2009 05:32:40 +0100

There are a lot of interesting events planned for Bike Month in Greenville. There's one coming up on Friday that's exciting for two reasons:

First, leaving work at lunchtime on a Friday for a bike ride? Exciting.

Second, it's going to become a regular ride—the third Friday of every month. As Greenville's planned trails and greenways come online, I can see this Read More...