Question:
Posted by Charles Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:28:00 GMT
“Where on the Tahoe Rim Trail is a good place to land a helicopter?”
ANSWER:
“Nowhere”
Read more...Too many delivery trucks
Posted by PeterD Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:54:00 GMT
If you have been to the shop recently, you may have noticed that we have piles of boxes on the floor. Normally, these would be in the back, but we have run out of storage space back there.
What we have here is the start of the “pre-season” orders from our suppliers. They want us to buy stuff off season to show our commitment to their brand. Definitely makes it tough on our cash flow to be getting a pile of new bikes and gear just before our winter slow down, but that is the bike biz for you.
But, once thing we have to do is make space for all of this on the floor. And one place I had some room was the sale rack, so I have moved a small pile of Fox and Sugoi clothing over to there and placed it on sale (25% or more off).
I ran out of space on the sale rack, so some items are elsewhere. For example, the red full face helmets are on sale (under $100!). Some shoes are also on sale over in the shoe area.
As a reminder, we have little rings labeling the size on the hangers of most of the clothing. The ones that are black and list a number showing the waist size of the item, white show men’s/unisex sizing (S, M, L, etc.), and the ones with red stripes are women’s specific sizing (also S, M, L, etc.).
Passion in Downieville 9/15 to 9/17 -- Join us!
Posted by Patty Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:48:00 GMT
Extend your summer in the Sierras! Passion Trail Bikes has reserved a handful of rooms in the Riverside Inn , and a bunch of seats on the Yuba Expeditions shuttle for a three-day weekend in Downieville.
The weekend is going to be fun, casual, and supported with logistics and meals. Given that most of the dining establishments are iffy these days in terms of actually being open, I will be doing a bunch of cooking, and serving meals on the deck overlooking the Downie River.
B’fast Sun/Mon: French Toast breakfast on Sunday, Eggs and Bacon, or Cereal and Fruit on Monday.
Lunch Sun/Mon: Sandwich buffet (I set out bread, ingredients and ziplocks; you make it).
Dinner Sat/Sun: The evening meal will include some variety of pasta or other carb, a yummy salad, grilled meats and vegies, a dessert, wine and beer, and maybe some sort of icy tequila and lime juice concoction. Also EANABS for true hydration needs. Monday night we usually hit a restaurant in Auburn on the way home.
Slowly moving up
Posted by PeterD Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:49:00 GMT
John and Michael are slowly moving up in the rankings at the Trans Rockies.
On Day 1, they were 116th
Day 2, they moved to 108th on GC
Day 3, to 100th
Day 4 to 96th
Day 5 to 92nd
Definitely holding their own (and more).
Etiquette
Posted by PeterD Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:31:00 GMT
We had a great Wednesday night ride tonight. For a change, we had a singlespeed variation of the regular ride. 5 true single speeds showed up, along with one guy with a singlespeed chastity belt (a zip tie placed such that he couldn’t shift) and 2 shifty guys.
The ride did make me think of trail etiquette. I am sure most people have seen the share the trail signs (such as the one to the right). It basically says that we are expected to yield to horses and hikers. But what does this really mean?
TransRockies Arrival
Posted by Patty Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:36:00 GMT
“Bag your Barf”
That’s what someone wrote on the air sickness bag in the seat pocket in front of my seat. I’m not sure what meaning I should take from this: ride ‘til you puke maybe?
So back in May we heard at the shop that one of our good customers is in need of a partner for this event up in Canada called the Trans Rockies Challenge. It is a 7 day stage race, all point to point taking place in the Kootenay Rockies of British Columbia. The mileage is about 350 for the week and altitude gain of around 37,000’. I checked into a bit, looked at the calendar, saw I had a couple of months to train and figured, why not. I emailed Michael and got signed up.
Read more...John and Michael are off to race the TransRockies
Posted by Patty Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:46:00 GMT
According to the TransRockies website,
“The TransRockies Challenge has quickly earned the reputation as being the toughest and most rugged of the epic endurance mountain bike races. Hundreds of competitors from all over the World—Olympians to amateurs—come every year to spend seven days deep in the Canadian Rockies taking on the trails, the elements and themselves. It is truly the Challenge of a Lifetime.
The two-person team format, though driven by the added safety element in the backcountry, adds an element of camaraderie and bonding not seen in solo races. When combined with the remoteness of the surroundings and the moving athlete village it means that that riders, staff and volunteers spend a full week immersed in a tight, multi-national community. During the week, they face challenges together, forging friendships and memories which will last a lifetime.
Though the race is held in early August- the height of Canadian summer-competitors face everything aspect of high mountain weather from heat in the 100s to snow, hail and driving rain.
We are really excited about the team’s prospects for great adventure and speedy finishes. We will try to post updates on the race as we get them.
The Fat Bottomed Girl Rides
Posted by Patty Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:11:00 GMT
Some of you have started to ask questions, and you seem a little uncomfortable. FBG rides? Who? What? Huh?
Patty, our resident Fat Bottomed Girl, likes to ride her bicycle.
Bicycle! Bicycle! Bicycle!
Fat bottomed girls will be riding today so forget all your worries, oh yeah.
Patty also likes to sing Queen songs at the top of her lungs, so be advised.
Anyway, the FBG rides are rides that Patty leads, usually with Reba, the shop dog. FBG rides usually have three reliable characteristics.
1. Patty is the ride leader
2. The climbing is very, very slow
3. The purpose of the ride is to have fun
Other characteristics that vary by location, time, whim, etc, are the presence of Reba, the quantity of stick throwing, the number of times the dog goes swimming, the technical difficulty of the trails (Patty may not be a fast climber but she is pretty skilled), the amount of Natural History Interpretation, and the number of rest stops.
For the Wednesday Evening Rides from the Shop,
Read more...Downieville Sept 15 to 17
Posted by Patty Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:24:00 GMT
Downieville in September
We’re organizing another Passion Trail Bikes Downieville Trip September 15-16-17, Sat through Monday. The time shift eases commute issues, to keep the grin factor high. The noon shuttle on Saturday makes it possible to get up at a reasonable hour and still make the 4.5 hour drive to D-Ville in time; returning Monday means we’re traveling against the commute, for the most part. Usually some of us stop in Auburn for dinner to avoid traffic in Sacto and it makes for a relaxing drive home.
We’ve booked rooms at the Riverside Inn again & made shuttle reservations with Yuba. If you want to be part of the fun, All you need to do is mail or bring in a cash or check deposit of $50 to hold your place on the fun wagon. Total costs will vary, but will be around $60 per night for the room & $20 per day for the shuttle. So for now all we need is the deposit to hold you space, which is limited to about a dozen fun hogs. You are also welcome to bring your non-riding partner; D’ville is great for hiking, hanging out, swimming, fishing etc. There will likely be a FBG shuttle ride on either Saturday or Sunday. More details to those who join up. Deposits are due here no later than Aug 21, that’s when we have to give back any unused space…. who wants that? Check out our blog entry for some pics and videos from our last trip.
Wednesday Rides Roll Back; Dirt Jumping Clinics
Posted by PeterD Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:36:00 GMT
Wednesday Rides
For those who come to the Wednesday evening rides, we are starting to adjust the ride times to make sure we get enough riding in. Next week’s ride will start at 6:15 for early ride, 6:30pm for slow ride, and 6:45 for latecomer ride. The FBG ride usually goes out with the early ride. Likely the next few weeks will be the same start times, but at some point we will have to move the start times another 30 minutes forward, so pay attention to the emails.
Dirt Jumping Clinics Filling Up
We’ve managed to coordinate some dates for Chris Duncan to teach you a bit about dirt jumping. It should be a fun and educational event, and we are excited to help put this together. The intermediate level classes on 9/8 and 9/9 are full, but we are putting together a wait list. On 8/12, we have three spaces left in the advanced clinic, and on 8/26, we have three spaces in the women’s clinic. All classes will be held at Shells in Foster City. Class cost is $100, and you must send or bring us a check made out to Chris Duncan to reserve a spot. Call Patty at 650-620-9798 for up to the minute info on availability.
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