July 8th, 2008
Val Kleitz Interview
This video from Cargo-Bike features Val “The Bikesmith” Kleitz of Seattle Bike Supply. In it he discusses cargo biking in Seattle and goes over the details of his highly customized cargo bike.
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2 Responses to “Val Kleitz Interview”
Neat piece, Alan. Thanks. Here’s another short film from StreetFilms. A bit NY-centric at times, but the broader points are well made.
http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/transportation-ethics/
Cheers,
Scott
Excellent. Thanks Scott..
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