Just Another Day in the Life…
Working at Baltimore Bicycle Works, some days you just never know where your day is going to take you. Sometimes it is as simple as meeting a recent transplant to Baltimore and giving them all the inside knowledge of the city or welcoming in new model year bikes. Yesterday was not particularly amazing or too far out of the ordinary, but I think serves as an excellent example of what it is like to be a member of the coop here at BBW. I thought I would share it with you all and give a glimpse inside BBW.
My morning began riding to work from Hampden where I live. At the bottom of Chestnut Ave, I ran into a frequent customer of ours who was walking (well really dragging) his bike to the shop for service. I stopped to make sure he was ok and called down to the shop to see if someone would be able to give him a lift. Not unusual, no one had driven a car that day, but we could offer one better. Josh rode the Yuba Mundo up Falls Rd to meet us and towed the bike back to the shop, pedal power.
When we arrived at BBW, I was greeted by Aaron and Alex who had arrived early that morning to begin assembly of our new bike racks. After a few hours of work (thanks Josh, Alex and Aaron for all your hard work!) the racks were completed and ready to display bikes. In that afternoon we doubled the capacity of our showroom floor and because these racks are built with greater precision that our previous home built version, they have a smaller footprint on the floor. Thus, opening up more space for other bikes or accessories.
As we get ready to celebrate our third anniversary in December, seeing these little goals met and the shop continue to evolve warms my little heart.
Keep riding Baltimore. See you soon.