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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 24 > "Pedal power": Northwest bike shop founder undeterred by tough times

"Pedal power": Northwest bike shop founder undeterred by tough times

By Melissa Allison and Amy Martinez / The Bulletin
May 24, 2009

SEATTLE — A funny thing happened the other day as David Schmidt, the founder of Dutch Bike Co., was extolling the virtues of “pedal power.”

A Ford Ranger truck pulled up to his shop in Ballard, Wash., and a paunchy, middle-age man stepped out. He was smoking.....

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