February Build of the Month - S-Works Stumpjumper FSR Carbon

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.

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Demo Ride Photos

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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around the shop

Posted by PeterD Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:15:00 GMT

• Specialized has provided us with an awesome display rack for bikes. This jungle gym has replaced the wobbly wall rack of old…
• Timing on getting the rack was great, as we have received some 2 dozen new bikes. We were letting our stock run a little low as we waited for the 2007s to come out – well, now they are here. Many are still in boxes, but Sterling, John, and Charles will get them on the floor quickly.
• Save the Date – We are planning a little shindig on the weekend of March 3 and 4. Group rides, a small fleet of demo bikes, party on Saturday night, etc. This will be an event that you don’t want to miss!

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Enduro SL Carbon is in stock

Posted by Charles Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:54:00 GMT

We just received our first 2007 Specialized Enduro SL. Its a complete bike, S-Works, in size Medium, and for sale at $6500. We are also expecting a Large S-Works frame in on Tuesday, and another Large S-Works bike in a day or two after that.

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January Build of the Month - S-Works Roubaix

Posted by PeterD Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:51:00 GMT

Before you ask – Yes, Passion does do bikes with drop bars and skinny tires…

On to the bike… This is likely to be the least custom, or should I say, most stock equipped Build Of the Month in some time. This Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL SRAM is the top of a very fine line of performance road bikes, and left little room for upgrading. The adjustable Barmac, range of sizes and long rails on the Body Geometry saddle, and uncut fork steerer negated any need to change out components to get the ideal fit for this rider.

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December Build of the Month - Hammerhead 125

Posted by PeterD Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:14:00 GMT

This month we are featuring a Hammerhead HH125. What is a Hammerhead 125, you ask? Good question…

Hammerhead is a small company in Austin, TX that has been facilitating custom geometries for bikes. They use a variety of big name builders (Titus, Ventana, etc.) to put together the bike. This frame is similar to the Ventana El Saltamontes.

As always, click on photos to see high resolution version of the picture…

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Winter is Here

Posted by PeterD Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:40:00 GMT

I hope you got out for a ride last weekend – the weather was amazing and the trail conditions awesome. It is hard to remember that we are in the middle of winter. But this couldn’t last, and the next few days will be a bit more like what we expect of winter.

But us being in winter means that racing season is just around the corner…

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November Build of the Month - Giant Trance 1

Posted by PeterD Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:16:00 GMT

This month we are featuring a Giant Trance 1. These bikes are speced from Giant with a good, cost effective set of components, so not much was changed on this from stock, besides what was needed to fit it for the rider.

As always, click on photos to see high resolution version of the picture…

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Knobbies on a road bike

Posted by PeterD Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:19:00 GMT

Have you seen knobbie tires on road bikes recently? It may not be a surprise if you did, as this is the season for them.

These bikes are called Cyclocross bikes, and it is a real sport with a race season and everything. Cyclocross races take place in the fall/winter on short courses (half mile to a mile long). The course is a mixture of dirt trails and paved surfaces, with barriers put in place to force the rider to dismount (watch a 3MB MPG format video of this), hence a bike that is a hybrid between a trail bike and a road bike is used. Similar to a criterium, riders race for between 30 minutes and an hour (depending on class). These races are very popular in Europe, but there are areas in the US (San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Colorado, etc.) that have strong showings. More info on cross can be found at at this site.

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2007 S-Works

Posted by PeterD Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:35:00 GMT

Some of the first 2007 Specialized S-Works bikes have arrived, and we are getting the built up. We are mostly getting carbon framed versions for our stock, and these things sure are light. The hardtail pictured to the left (size large, without pedals) is bit over 21.5 lbs.

I just sold a titanium framed bike that I thought was light, and it was at least a half pound heavier! And that bike didn’t have disk brakes, and only a bit more than half the travel in the fork.

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