Comments on: Cleverchimp is now Clever Cycles http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles Fri, 11 May 2012 19:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Nic Nelson http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-65669 Nic Nelson Sun, 06 Jan 2008 07:25:46 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-65669 Congratulations on your new team! I'm thrilled for Clever Cycles and hope to give you some business soon. First off, we have a ZEM too! Living in the city (one with hills few and far between), we love it. But we need more range, and the ability for my wife to drop off her chief stokers at school and still make it 4 miles home pedaling the ZEM in traffic by herself. I emailed you a couple of years ago about using a Stokemonkey on a ZEM. If you fellows figure out how to do that well, I'm a guaranteed sale. Not to mention my X that needs a 'monkey... and a snow-bike that REALLY needs a 'monkey... Looking forward to earning the cash necessary to buy all this stuff from you! Congratulations on your new team! I’m thrilled for Clever Cycles and hope to give you some business soon.

First off, we have a ZEM too! Living in the city (one with hills few and far between), we love it. But we need more range, and the ability for my wife to drop off her chief stokers at school and still make it 4 miles home pedaling the ZEM in traffic by herself.

I emailed you a couple of years ago about using a Stokemonkey on a ZEM. If you fellows figure out how to do that well, I’m a guaranteed sale.

Not to mention my X that needs a ‘monkey… and a snow-bike that REALLY needs a ‘monkey…

Looking forward to earning the cash necessary to buy all this stuff from you!

]]> By: Lindig Harris http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-55385 Lindig Harris Sat, 08 Sep 2007 03:44:42 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-55385 I'll be watching this closely. At age 64, I'm downsizing into a 22ft RV and simplifying my life considerably. Fulltimers in RVs don't move around as much as you might think -- as a lifestyle it's pretty slow. What I'm looking for is a method of transportation to run errands on so that I don't have to unhook the RV and use it. I can't do too much pedal power as it makes my knee problem worse so I'm looking for something with an assist engine of some kind. This may be it. I'll keep in touch. I’ll be watching this closely. At age 64, I’m downsizing into a 22ft RV and simplifying my life considerably. Fulltimers in RVs don’t move around as much as you might think — as a lifestyle it’s pretty slow. What I’m looking for is a method of transportation to run errands on so that I don’t have to unhook the RV and use it. I can’t do too much pedal power as it makes my knee problem worse so I’m looking for something with an assist engine of some kind. This may be it. I’ll keep in touch.

]]> By: Scott Mizée http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-35778 Scott Mizée Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:59:10 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-35778 Congratualations, Todd, Dean and families. I know you all have been very busy lately. What an exciting time. Frankly, I can't wait to tell all the people that ask me whenever I am riding "my" Bakfiets, "There's a great little shop down on Hawthorne where you can get one of these!" For now, It will have to suffice to continue handing out Clever Cycles business cards to them. Todd, It was great to meet you at the Alice Awards. I am confident that the balance that you and Dean create will be a successful business relationship. Your writing in the above article (and I say article because "post" for some reason does not seem dignified enough)...the writing was very engaging. The conditions are right. The future is almost here. To roughly borrow a quote from truly great literature, "The harvest is plenty, but the workers are few." I look forward to being there opening day! Scott Congratualations, Todd, Dean and families.
I know you all have been very busy lately. What an exciting time. Frankly, I can’t wait to tell all the people that ask me whenever I am riding “my” Bakfiets, “There’s a great little shop down on Hawthorne where you can get one of these!” For now, It will have to suffice to continue handing out Clever Cycles business cards to them.

Todd, It was great to meet you at the Alice Awards. I am confident that the balance that you and Dean create will be a successful business relationship. Your writing in the above article (and I say article because “post” for some reason does not seem dignified enough)…the writing was very engaging.

The conditions are right. The future is almost here. To roughly borrow a quote from truly great literature, “The harvest is plenty, but the workers are few.”

I look forward to being there opening day!

Scott

]]> By: Ian Hopper http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-35018 Ian Hopper Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:20:58 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-35018 Congratulations! That is so AWESOME! As a long time reader of your blog (does a year and half count?), I could see something like this coming (as could many others). I look forward to visiting the shop the next time I'm in Portland! Now, if someone would just do the same thing here in SF... Congratulations! That is so AWESOME! As a long time reader of your blog (does a year and half count?), I could see something like this coming (as could many others). I look forward to visiting the shop the next time I’m in Portland! Now, if someone would just do the same thing here in SF…

]]> By: Aaron Goss http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-34539 Aaron Goss Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:39:20 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-34539 That was fun the last 2 days. I look forward to my very own Bakfiets! That was fun the last 2 days. I look forward to my very own Bakfiets!

]]> By: Ana http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-33940 Ana Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:51:04 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-33940 Hi! :-) I've discovered your site more than a year ago and have been watching it closely since then. ;-) I stumbled upon it while searching for a commuter bike for my own use. Since then lots of things have happened and I'm currently also involved in a recent bike business. I just wanted to tell you I want to be like you when I grow up. ;-) And what you wrote about the philosophy of your new company is much of what I write and feel about my own. I wish you all the best for this new venture of yours. You're helping create the conditions people need to start changing their world. It's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it. ;-) Cheers, Ana Hi! :-)

I’ve discovered your site more than a year ago and have been watching it closely since then. ;-) I stumbled upon it while searching for a commuter bike for my own use. Since then lots of things have happened and I’m currently also involved in a recent bike business. I just wanted to tell you I want to be like you when I grow up. ;-) And what you wrote about the philosophy of your new company is much of what I write and feel about my own.

I wish you all the best for this new venture of yours. You’re helping create the conditions people need to start changing their world. It’s a dirty job but somebody’s gotta do it. ;-)

Cheers,

Ana

]]> By: Jim http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-33932 Jim Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:56:05 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-33932 I take issue with your plan to have more generator lighting and mudflaps than anybody else... Nonetheless, I wish you the best of luck, though I don't think you need it. I take issue with your plan to have more generator lighting and mudflaps than anybody else… Nonetheless, I wish you the best of luck, though I don’t think you need it.

]]> By: Bill Manewal http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-33904 Bill Manewal Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:16:21 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-33904 Hearty congratulations to Todd and Martina and Dean and Rachel! While we've seen this coming, now that it's just about to happen, it's VERY exciting. And your last paragraph is a powerful, eloquent mission statement, not only for your shop, but for us all. Thank you. Hearty congratulations to Todd and Martina and Dean and Rachel! While we’ve seen this coming, now that it’s just about to happen, it’s VERY exciting. And your last paragraph is a powerful, eloquent mission statement, not only for your shop, but for us all. Thank you.

]]> By: Erik Sandblom http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-33896 Erik Sandblom Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:31:12 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-33896 Wow. It's so great to see someone do something so constructive. We are all jealous of Portland. Wow. It’s so great to see someone do something so constructive. We are all jealous of Portland.

]]> By: Todd http://clevercycles.com/blog/2007/03/17/cleverchimp-is-now-clever-cycles/comment-page-1/#comment-33890 Todd Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:52:02 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=177#comment-33890 Phil, as you observe there's a lot of functional overlap. People have done PBP and transcontinental touring on Bromptons, but at the outset at least, we don't intend to carry equipment conceived primarily for "escape from daily life." Our niche is right in the middle of your life, not at the weekend/holiday aspirational fringes. Phil, as you observe there’s a lot of functional overlap. People have done PBP and transcontinental touring on Bromptons, but at the outset at least, we don’t intend to carry equipment conceived primarily for “escape from daily life.” Our niche is right in the middle of your life, not at the weekend/holiday aspirational fringes.

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