Green Fleet Messengers, Nashville's Bicycle Courier Service.

Big news this month. Green Fleet is welcoming new clients from Brentwood based Courtesy Courier. Our good friend and colleague Chuck Hargrove has decided to close his business and retire after 23 years in the industry. Chuck was one of the very first people to reach out to me when I started Green Fleet. On many occasions we have worked together to complete client errands, and he has counseled and advised on ways to make our business stronger.

In the short term, Chuck will be working with us on errands, and in the long term, we’re hoping that his clients quickly feel at home with Green Fleet. We’re certainly not Chuck, but do we’ll our best to carry on in his shoes.

If you didn’t catch that pun, maybe you didn’t realize that Chuck is an ultra-marathoner.

STOP TWEETING and get on your bike!

According to facebook, this event lasts until 3am. So it wont matter that my blog post coincides with the start time, and it wont matter if you have other plans.

You can just come by the Bike Lounge afterwards! But fair warning – as soon as Dan (the shop owner) gets sleepy, he’ll probably start throwing wrenches at people until they leave. j/k

BUT SERIOUSLY, If you enjoy biking and you live in Nashville, you should check out group that organized this, Music City Cycling. Keith, Devan, and the other folks involved, have been working hard to cyclists with in-town events like the Music City Cannonball.

The event is going to raise money for Toys for Tots. They have donations and door prizes from lots of great companies, like Halcyon Bike Shop and the Nashville Bike Lounge. This is just a taste of what Nashville the cycling community is becoming.

It’s what I like to call “fun for all, y’all.” See you there …

STOP TWEETING and get on your bike!

Some heroic entrepreneurs just launched the Nashville Pedal Tavern, a 16 person pub-crawilin-pedal-machine. It’s half bicycle / half tavern, and it’s been on the streets for about 6 weeks. I met Ryan, one of the owners, just after he got started up. I was out with some friends, and I saw the behemoth bike rounding the corner at 12th and Demonbreun.

Ryan told me about their plans for taking the Nashville party bus market by storm. Being curious about the business plan, I asked him about liability concerns, and he quickly put all fears to rest. Basically, their treat their party bike like an antique car, and they drive at an average of 5 miles an hour. So you’re probably more likely to get hurt on the dance floor than on the Pedal Tavern.

But that hasn’t stopped people from getting nervous. The Tennessean just ran an article titled “Nashville Pedal Tavern rides into Music City and safety issues arise.” So what do you think? Is Nashville ready for this?

I think we need a brave councilperson to draft an ordnance especially for these guys that goes something like this … “whereas Nashville ranks 14th on a list of top DUI cities, and whereas TN ranks as the 2nd fattest state, and where as Pedal Tavern’s offers a safe and healthy way for tourists and residents to enjoy our cities finest establishments, we extend all rights of the road to Pedal Taverns that are currently enjoyed by motor vehicles in the State of TN.”

Note: this would allow passengers to drink while riding. After all, it’s legal to drink as vehicle passenger in the state of TN. Shouldn’t we go ahead and extend the equal rights to Pedal Tavern passengers?

STOP TWEETING and get on your bike!