This company makes an assortment of bike lube, bike cleaners, and bike tools. But from Pedro's website, the thing you may notice first about the company is its environmental focus. A prominent section of the site explains their environmental commitment, focused on sustainability. Plus they have several articles discussing methods to live a greener lifestyle, many of them focusing on cycling.
Their catalog dedicates most of its space to talk about how biking helps the environment. And it’s not all talk -- the majority of their bike greases, lubes, and washes are non-toxic and biodegradable. Canola oil is the base ingredient in their environmentally-friendly lube lineup. Their spray lube uses no chemical propellants, so they also avoid the problem of aerosols. And, when it comes to their tools, if you’re using them to fix your own bike, rather than tossing it away and buying a new bike, you’re already helping out the earth a bit.
Whether Pedro’s is more environmentally-friendly than other bike tool and lube companies in the long run might be arguable -- but if their commitment to sustainability gives Pedro’s a competitive edge that encourages other companies to develop environmentally-friendly products, we’re all a little better off.
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GREENCYCLE is posted each Saturday by Kylie Paul, Adventure Cycling’s sales and shipping specialist. With a lifetime commitment to conservation, Kylie hopes to share the many ways that bicycling and Adventure Cycling are helping to improve our planet!
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