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PEDEGO DEALER
2019 ISSUE #2
How We Became A
PEDEGO DEALER
MY WIFE and I are always doing things together. We live in
Fredericton, NB, Canada, and both enjoy biking and outdoors.
Our city has fantastic biking trails which we are fortunate to enjoy.
Our only issue are the hills and the inclined city streets. Plus I
tow my dog behind me and I am not getting any younger. This
forces us to stay on the flat trails or get off and push. Pedego to the
rescue... I heard about e-bikes, did some investigating and became
convinced. A Pedego was for us and offered us our best overall
e-bike value. I told Dawna I was ordering one and asked her if she
wanted one. “No, I do not need a e-bike. I like my bicycle." Well,
OK then. Not being discouraged by her quick No, I bought an
e-bike for myself, hooked up my dog carrier on the back, and the
rest is history. Chrome loved it... LOL.
The very first time Dawna saw me bike up Saint Mary’s Street
instead of pushing my bike—as she was doing—that was it.
“Let me try yours.” Dawna’s mind changed faster than a bolt of
lightning. “I want one. I love that Raspberry colour but...” But
what??? I waited until Dawna was sleeping, contacted Mike Clyde
(the Canadian distributer), and ordered Dawna her Raspberry
Interceptor. Dawna’s bike arrived. She was thrilled. It only took
her one ride and Dawna became a Pedego lover for life.
Later that day, I contacted and had a conversation with Mike Clyde
out in BC about how we both loved our Pedegos. And of course,
I was bragging to Mike all about our business Wheels & Deals
“Canada’s Huggable Car & PowerSports Dealer.” Mike said to me,
“You should become the Pedego dealer. We need one in Atlantic
Canada.”
YES>>> Without a second thought, I said Yes. Then I told Dawna
and she said YES. Then I told our two children (Alex and Chelsea)
who now run our family business and they said . . . Are you nuts?
Well then, I started with one car, two gas pumps, and a family loan
40 years ago, and I had a lot of people along the way tell me I can’t
do that, or that can’t work, or no one ever did it that way, etc., etc.
We never listened to the “can’ts” and the “no’s” then, and we still
are changing the game even now in our early sixties.
We both smiled when our first shipment of Pedegos arrived. And
we convinced Alex and Chelsea to go for a Pedego ride with us.
“WOW. Dad, all we have to do is get people to try one out. If they
can afford one, they will buy it. They are fun.” “We will sell lots of
them. People can get out and exercise without getting sore knees or
hips.” “Even younger people our age would love them.” And that’s
how we became Pedego Wheels & Deals Fredericton. Come on
in. Try one out. Dan Richard—or as we call him, “Pedego Dan”—
would love to take you for a test ride. Hello Fun.
- Jim & Dawna Gilbert Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada