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Two-Wheel Revolution

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Two-Wheel Revolution

Published: Fri, 17 Apr 2009

Description: After tough start, NYC bike shop begins to thrive

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" Thank you. Now it's time for our American diary a series of reports on fox report for the day to day impact of the economy in crisis and how all of us are coping. Tonight it's that two -- revolution here in New York City we visit a Brooklyn woman. Who was a bike messenger engine mechanic until last fall when she decided to be your own boss she opened the bicycle repair shop. Just in time for the market to tank but now. She's right behind."

" Now put the -- I invested my life into this business has been September 2008. IMF focus on the economy."

" Francisco's south of the blame game has already."

" The economy is definitely drive being customers towards us that this might be salvageable the biggest trend that we have right now is bringing in an -- ten -- where upgrading their by -- state they don't have to buy a new bike and not think there. Need in the new biker arena."

" I am not afraid to invest -- bicycle because it saves me money on public transportation and -- expenses."

" What they dead joblessness going on around people are getting on -- bike instead of in their cars with some of the flat or as a cook and we got that recession bike shop by -- kind of stand. There pocket situation I'm in the same division because I'm a brand new shop with my and financial troubles. From twelve dollars in the winter it was dead for about a month straight about two weeks I think I made forty bucks. I definitely top democratic car companies talked to my landlords and I didn't talk I cry. And eliminated -- make up I don't buy. Fresh new clothes. I think in my hair cut presented evidence sacrifice the time -- really using the luckily. February and got little warm there and it went from zero to 63 -- to -- on its nonstop continue to come in and you want the media -- they're not turning a profit yet. But we're able to pay our bills. And able to paid interns and bad for me is making and it riding on the south. Attitude half the battle."

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