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Posted by PeterD Wed, 21 May 2008 22:30:00 GMT
Got our first set of Crank Brother Cobalt wheels in. Pretty cool looking.
I think we got 2 sets in the door, but one has been sold already. Come check out the remaining one while it is here.
Read more...Posted by PeterD Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:48:00 GMT
A piece of good advice I once heard was that you should avoid debating about religion and politics, as people hold strong feelings on these that they rarely will change. I think that Mountain Bike Suspension design could be a third area to add to the list.
That being said, here is the second part of Berry’s report from the Giant Training he and John went to a few weeks back. This will be on various suspension designs…
The most interesting part of the talk was given by Andrew Justaitis (sp?), which contained a lot of basic and useful info on all the various kinds of rear suspension designs, how they work and their characteristics, both good & bad. He called it a Suspension Rating Report Card, giving ratings for Activity, Efficiency and Independence; how well the rear suspension works separately from the rear brake, whether they influence each other or not. Below is his Report Card, which I found very informative. He went to great lengths to be fair and neutral and didn’t bad mouth any other brand or design type.
Read more...Posted by PeterD Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:16:00 GMT
John and Berry went to Santa Cruz a few weeks back to attend the Giant Maestro Suspension training event. Here is what Berry had to say about the event:
They had sales and tech info in the morning, the lunch & dirt demo in the PM at DeLaveaga Park, where they had Anthems (3 1/2” Race bike), Trance Xs (5” trail bike), and Reign Xs (6.7” freeride bike) available to ride. I rode a Trance X and a Reign X. Loved the Trance X, the rear suspension truly worked very well; if it had had a Vanilla RLC on it, would have tried to take it home. It weighed 26lbs.
Read more...Posted by PeterD Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:56:00 GMT
Being Halloween season, I thought I would post something scary today. Charles dropped this honking big Chris King headset on the counter in front of me. It comes wrapped with a black instruction sheet, so to me looked like a can of Guinness (and about the same size).
To show the size of this 1.5” headset, the photos show it next to a standard (1 1/8”) size that we are all familiar with.
Read more...Posted by PeterD Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:24:00 GMT
Ok, when you are a new shop (as we are), you almost have to beg to get bike manufacturers to let you carry their lines. Most manufacturers already have dealers in place, who they don’t want to annoy by adding another dealer.
Charles had an advantage, being well known in the industry (which he got for working at shops for over 20 years now). And Berry, John, Sterling, Patty, and (most recently) Brett have been building on this rep, and it is paying off…
Read more...Posted by Patty Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:19:00 GMT
Actually, Berry sampled Bikes at the Dirt Demo at Interbike. Here’s his cool report:
On Tuesday I rode the Dirt Demo at InterBike, actually out at Bootleg Canyon. Great weather, not too hot. Plenty of bikes, trails & other entertaining riders.
I went for the Specialized Stumpy 29r first, as I felt that would make a good baseline; I was familiar with that suspension & ride quality.
Read more...Posted by PeterD Tue, 01 May 2007 19:31:00 GMT
Conversation recently overheard of folks looking at our web site:
Person A: “Hey, is that a new logo over in the Bike Brands Carried section of the web site?”
Person B: “Huh, where’s that?”
Person A: “It’s in that column over on the right side of the page.”
Person B: “Wow, you’re right dude. That is new. Does that mean they are carrying them now?”
Person A: “I hope so, they make a good addition to what the shop carries”
Posted by PeterD Sun, 08 Apr 2007 03:09:00 GMT
This month’s bike is one meant more for DMC than for Waterdog (though I have ridden one at WaterDog) – a Versus Trigger.
Here is what our customer said:
“The Versus Trigger doesn’t disappoint. It has an ultra burly frame designed for Downhill/Freeride and is stiff in the rear. The bump absorption is great and the linkage is excellent for hitting berms at warp speed. It pedals decently without much pedal feedback. “
Posted by PeterD Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:22:00 GMT
This month we are featuring a Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper FSR. 5 inches of travel on alight bike makes this an excellent choice for most any trail around.
Here is what the customer had to say:
After taking a 1-1/2 year break from ridding, and not buying a new
bike for 13 years, I was blown away by how the technology had
improved.
Posted by PeterD Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:18:00 GMT
Over 30 demo bikes and awesome weather. Made for lots of smiling faces.
We had 3 lead group rides on the weekend, and a bunch of people who took bikes out on their own at other times. Seemed like around every turn at Waterdog or DMC you’d see another person on a demo ride.
Special thanks to JayB, JohnH, JustineM, DaveO, and BeckyG for leading rides!
Below are some pics from the rides…
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