Aurora Cycle Re-Locating - Press Release

****PRESS RELEASE***
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

Gregg’s Cycle announces the relocation of Gregg’s Aurora Cycle to the Alderwood Mall area. After over 50 years serving Seattle, Aurora Cycle will close on January 27th, 2007.

Aurora Cycle has been an icon of Aurora Avenue and Greenlake since 1937. It has operated entirely at that location and was owned by the McAllister family until 1986 when it was purchased by Gregg's Cycle.

The expected opening date for Gregg’s Alderwood Cycle is February 3rd, 2007. The store will be approximately 6200 square feet. The address of the new location is: 18021 Alderwood Mall Parkway, Suite 104, Lynnwood, WA 98037.

Gregg's Cycle has consistently been rated as one of the top bicycle retailers in the U.S. Gregg's Cycle has been operated by four generations of the Gregg family since opening the original store at Greenlake in 1932. Stan and Judy Gregg are the current owners. Gregg’s Cycle has been cited numerous times by trade and local publications for its leadership and dedication to the cycling community.

Gregg's Cycle has three locations at Greenlake, in downtown Bellevue and the new Alderwood location. In addition to the the move of Aurora Cycle, Gregg's Bellevue Cycle will be moving into a new 11,000 SF building on Bellevue Way on April 1 and the Greenlake location will renovated with 10,000 new retail space making this flagship store one of the largest such stores in the country.

We look forward to serving the Snohomish/North King County region with our commitment to broad selection and dedication to customer service.

For more information contact: Stan Gregg, President, Gregg’s Cycle, Inc., Marty Pluth, General Manager or visit our website at www.greggscycles.com.

Bellevue Construction Photos

Greenlake Construction Photos

It Has Begun!

The sidewalk has been closed and the process has begun! Gregg's Greenlake Cycle is about to go out with the old and in with the new. The old building, originally built in 1923, was built in three pieces and we're tearing down one of them! It will take a bit of time but sometime in July we'll be opening a new Skate/Rental and Service area with an improved layout and more efficient use of space.

Until then please excuse our mess and construction noises. We are open for business during all of this action but things are a little different. Our Skates/Rentals and Service departments are located just down the street from our main store. The address for this location is 7110 Woodlawn Ave. NE. So it is not far from our main store at all. We've got maps to the new departments posted on the windows of the Greenlake store and on handouts in the store. The new location is, admittedly, a little cramped but we will do our best to serve our customers with the same great customer service you've come to expect from Gregg's Cycle.

We are doing everything we can to continue to offer the best service at the best price in town. We're very excited about the new construction and the efficiencies that having our warehouse on site will bring to our business and to you, the customer. Please feel free to email us at info@greggscycles.com if you have any questions concerning our construction or anything else.


Here are a few more pictures of our first day of construction or deconstruction in this case.

The old service department ready to go!

Just a small venting hole

Construction X3

2007 is going to bring big changes to all three Gregg's locations. The new Bellevue store will be completed by mid March with a move in date by March 31st. This new store is on Bellevue Way two blocks south of Bellevue Square and will be about twice the size at 11,000 SF of our existing store . We will have parking for 22 cars. The is the first store that we have owned that will have been built from the ground up to be a bicycle store. We hope you like it!

Not to be out done, the Aurora store will be moved to just north of the Alderwood Mall at 18021 Alderwood Mall Parkway. We were not able to renew our lease at the current location and a move to this area gives better market coverage for the three stores. In contrast to the present location, the new site has abundant parking and is located on a bicycle pathway. This move will take place in the January-February time frame. We regret that this landmark store (successfully operated since 1937) must be moved, but the matter was beyond our control.

Lastly, for those that shop at the Greenlake store, you have probably experienced the "Woodlawn Waltz" when your bike or other purchases had to be retrieved from our warehouse up the street from the shop. We have utilized off site warehouse space on Woodlawn for the past 30 plus years, but this option is ending for us with the redevelopment of our warehouse sites. Thus in January, we intend to begin construction of a partial second story at our Greenlake building with completion planned for July of 2007. This will necessitate a demolition of the current service and rental areas with these functions being temporarily relocated nearby. Please excuse the inconvenience during the construction period. We will be fully operational, but the construction activity will require the "Woodlawn Waltz" for just a few more months. The new structure will provide an updated service area and larger meeting area for customer seminars as well as the convenience of having all of our functions under one roof.