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US: Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has announced a partnership with San Francisco-based boutique bicycle company PUBLIC to design a fleet of Kimpton-branded bicycles.
The bikes will be available for guests to use free of charge at all Kimpton properties, and feature cherry-red frames with orange and blue accents, cream tires, matching double walled rims, brass bells, and rear baskets.
The partnership with PUBLIC is the brainchild of Kimpton’s newly appointed chief operating officer Mike DeFrino, who said: “Biking is taking over in urban centres across the globe as a sensible way to get around town and explore new places. Biking treads lightly on the planet, which we care a great deal about. It’s fun and it gets the blood pumping too. PUBLIC is a perfect partner for us because we both share the impassioned belief that design matters in everyday life and that the urban biking experience is one of the best ways to explore a city. As a bike enthusiast commuter myself, I could not be more excited to bring this complimentary perk to our guests.”
“We are proud to partner with a like-minded San Francisco-based company,” says Rob Forbes, Founder of PUBLIC. “Kimpton and PUBLIC share the same perspective of offering a fun, stylish product that is practical yet still cool. We want Kimpton guests to get out on the road and check out a city on two-wheels. There is no better way to explore and experience a city than from behind a bicycle handlebar.”
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