Kelly Koehler
They say the body remakes itself every seven years. If so, Kelly is now officially from San Francisco, having fled the humidity of Southern Florida for a “beautiful place where you don’t need a car to survive” just over seven years ago. She’s been biking since day one and still considers a pedal over the Golden Gate to be a perfect ride.
Kelly’s passion for cycling, and her desire to share that excitement with new riders, brought her to us. Her experience as a photographer and graphic designer refined her eye, and contributed to an aesthetic sensibility that helps our riders realize their dream bike. Kelly also co-founded a cycling club in SF, races alleycats on weekends, and rocks mean sparkles on her purple Mission Bicycle.
Kelly is the Mission front line: she answers questions, emails, phone calls and diffuses crisis of color. She knows without looking what’s on the shelf, and works directly with our vendors to ensure we’ve got only the best goods. Before, after and during all of this, she smiles more than we thought possible.
Kelly is the only Mission Bicycle staffer who has photographed skateboarding legend Bob Burnquist on his home ramp.