BikeSport holds ‘Door Buster Sale’

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Last weekend a white Bronco smashed into the door of BikeSport at 24th & 56th.

Now the bike shop is throwing a “Door Buster Sale.” The motto is, “You don’t have to drive into our store to get a truck load of savings!” As part of the impromptu sale, just show them proof of car insurance and you’ll get 5% off your bike repair bill. Helmets (with the glass removed), 09 bikes, and supplies are also on sale until July 25th.

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22 thoughts to “BikeSport holds ‘Door Buster Sale’”

  5. This is brilliant. Here's the summary of the incident, from BikeSport's Door Buster Sale email:

    July 12th 5:12pm Ballard's BikeSport to get into head-on collision with some dumb dude.A younger male driving a “borrowed” older white Ford Bronco that wasn't insured hit BikeSport's storefront on Saturday around 5pm. After hitting a mini van about two blocks north on 24th, suspect drove south on 24th then running (driving) from the scene and proceded to hit three more cars in a domino order in front of Aster Coffee. He then lost control and ran into the front of BikeSport. An employee and a test rider were just a few feet away from him on the sidewalk. Employee ran to the car and kept him from leaving the scene. He was very out of it mentally and denied being drunk when witnesses were asking him if he was ok. Driver didn't remember doing anything and was asking what had just happened. Witnesses had to tell the man over and over to shut the car off and how to do the emergency brake. He also had no remorse or acknowledged any wrong doing. Police said there was no sign of alcohol and it was possible “he was just that dumb”. No one was hurt inside the store though James, an employee, had to jump out of harms way. Police are positive the fellow will go to jail for his hit and run accident.

  6. Waiting for someone to say, I don't drive, there-for I carry no auto insurance, so, tough luck…
    And lemonade sounds damn good right now ;-)

  9. That's no excuse, Chopper. Non-Drivers can still enjoy this retail irony. Hey, I'll just be bringing some one who does drive along. :-)

  11. No way am I taking odds on intelligence. Odds on him not doing time however I'll take. Kids here kill people and only do a couple weeks. No way he's doing more than community service.

  12. Agreed, and it's most unfortunate.
    Most of the greatest thinkers and writers in history got years of hard labor, or death.
    God forbid we treat these dummies in the same manner…

  16. Since the alcohol test showed no sign of alcohol, it's still sounding to me like the guy had a seizure (unless he was really high on a drug that wouldn't show up in a test). But that mental incoherency and no memory are exactly what happens after a seizure. Anybody hear any follow up on what happened with the guy – if charges will be pressed or if they figured out what was wrong with him?

  19. Lucky nobody was hurt! These people in their awful cars are trying to take out the cyclists!!! Get the Cascade Cycling Club in on this!!!

    :)

  20. I'm all for punishment for the crime, and down for a good joke as well, but this whole “har! har! prison rape is funny!” thing is getting a little disturbing. Why not advocate torture in prison as well? We could waterboard this guy too.

  21. “Police were positive the fellow will go to jail for his hit and run accident”

    I doubt it. We don't put most criminals in jail for bigger offenses than this, and since the cops were saying he “was just that dumb” instead of testing for being under the influence of something other than alcohol, he's going to walk. When it comes time to pay for the damage, he'll plead poverty and wind up with a $500 fine which he won't pay.
    I'm not even sure I need any bike stuff, but I think I'll stop by anyway and see if I can't make a good impulse purchase to help them out. Besides, I've heard a lot of really good stuff about these guys from some friends who are customers.

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