Green Fleet Bikes Closing

Local Bike Shop to Rebrand, Become Scooter Only

April 1st – Green Fleet Bikes will officially close and re-open as Green Fleet Scooters. After 10 years of working to support alternative transportation in Nashville, Green Fleet has partnered with Lyft, Lime, Jump, Bird, Spin, and Hydro-Man.

The old bike shop at 934 Jefferson St will be retrofitted with fire proof walls and two new transformers from Nashville Electric Service to handle 1,000+ new scooter charging stations.

“Bicycles just weren’t sustainable enough” says Drew Beeler, Green Fleet’s service manager. “It costs barely anything to operate a bicycle. You can literally get anywhere in town for less than a quarter a day.”

Owner Austin Bauman laments on how unsustainable the bicycle business had become, “we didn’t even keep the power on at night! And people in Nashville just don’t like outdoor exercise”

“With electric scooters, we can plug in 300 scooters at a time and keep the power running 24/7. The Mayor’s office of sustainability is even considering giving us a ‘green power usage’ award.”

In addition to increased power usage, Green Fleet Scooters anticipates a much faster purchase rate from scooter companies.

According to Bauman, “the average life span of a well maintained bike is 10-15 years. The current lifespan of a scooter in Nashville is only 3 months. If it’s not maintained, it could only be a few weeks.”

Dr Oscar Guillamondegui formerly at Vanderbilt Trauma will also join the Green Fleet Scooter’s Team. He will head up the scooter safety division, “Our goal is to fully understand the health benefits of standing on a lithium ion battery.”

When it comes to health and transportation Bauman adds “Outdoor exercises like walking and biking don’t get people where they want to go anymore. Stationary bikes, stair climbers, and treadmills fill that need.” Bauman says.

“After an indoor spin class, the last thing you want to do is get on an actual bike! Standing on a scooter just makes more sense.”

Former bike shop customers will have until the end of APRIL FOOLS DAY to trade in their bike for a scooter.