Posted by PeterD
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:15:00 GMT
Thursday, May 15, 2008, is the 14th annual Bike to Work Day! For those that don’t bike to work, this would be a good day to consider doing that. 511.org has some information related to how to get started, why you’d want to do it, a raffle for those that pledge to ride to work, etc. And there will be energizer stations out at many places where you can grab a bag of goodies, coffee, bagels, etc. (Passion is sponsoring the one at Belmont train station).
Of course, with gas prices what they are, it isn’t hard to understand why you would want to commute by bike.
But, unfortunately, gas prices aren’t the only thing that are increasing…
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Posted by Charles
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:10:00 GMT
Crank Brothers has started shipping their long awaited Joplin adjustable seatpost. These are the newly licensed telescoping posts using the Maverick design and technology to give you 3” of infinitely adjustable range of motion.
I use mine in roughly three positions. Full height for road riding to the trail, a half inch or so lower than that for trail riding, and another inch or so lower than that for rolling things and drop offs. I guess I also hammer down the full 3 inches to hit a jump.
We are stocking these now in 30.9 Lever, 30.9 Remote, and 31.6 Lever. We also still stock the Maverick version of the Remotes and Levers called Speedball.
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Posted by PeterD
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:41:00 GMT
The event went off well. The weather reporters were wrong when they said we would get rain on Saturday – we got just enough Friday night to make sure the trails were dust free, but not so much to make things muddy. Good set of photos and comments showing up on MTBR (though I am copying some of the better ones over to this post).
Thanks for everyone who showed up! And special thanks to folks like JohnH, Justine, TomR, MichaelP, and others who chipped in to help.
More photos below…
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Posted by PeterD
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:56:00 GMT
We will have bikes for you to ride. We will have food for you to eat and beverages for you to drink and a store full of stuff on sale. And it’s gonna be good!
Come on down to the store on Saturday and Sunday, March 15th & 16th, and help us celebrate our 2nd anniversary. Whooda thunkit? We made it through our second year and we need you to help us kick off our third!
We are lining up a whole stable full of bikes for you to saddle up and take out for a nice ride. Scroll down for more info on the Demo Days:
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Posted by PeterD
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:07:00 GMT
A couple of things to mark on your calendar…
The weekend of January 26-27, I am planning to lead a shop ride. Where we go and which day it is will all be based on weather and trail conditions. Perhaps Skeggs. Maybe the Demo. More info to come once we know the weather predictions.
The weekend of March 15-16, there will be a bunch of rides and a party. Probably one of our bigger events of the year. This would be a very bad weekend to take that ski weekend in the mountains – as you will regret missing this.
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Posted by Charles
Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:57:00 GMT
Of all the cool new things we saw at Interbike, one of the hottest was the new 29” Float fork from Fox. Trek is supplying them on a number of their new models, and bought just about all of Fox’s production, at least for the short term. A couple of them did escape the mass purchase, and one or two of them ended up at Passion, yesterday in fact. If you have a 29er project in the works, or will in the near future, you may want to snap this up now, or risk waiting until Spring to have the chance to get another one.
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Posted by Patty
Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:17:00 GMT
This week the shop will be shorthanded while most of the staff is at
Interbike test riding cool new bikes for 2008, and wandering through a tradeshow with over 3000 vendors of bike goodies.
Bret, Sterling and Peter will be here to assist customers as best they can, while Charles, Berry, John and Patty are in Vegas. If the phone rings and goes to voice mail, or you come in and find your self in line for customer service, please accept our apologies. We considered being closed during the week but decided open and shorthanded would be better.
If you’re curious about interbike, you can check out the link above, or check out
MTBR’s photos from the show. On Monday and Tuesday, the boys will be riding in
Bootleg Canyon where there is some awesome rocky technical goodness to put bikes through a real trail test. Between the three of them, they should be able to ride about 15 different 2008 bikes.
Wednesday thru Friday they do the indoor part of the trade show. Wandering through the conference center, they get to pick up and fondle new parts, ask questions and try to stump the techs, and meet up with other movers and shakers in the bike industry.
Look forward to a couple writeups after the boys return. Until then, happy trails, and enjoy the lovely California weather.
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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.).
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Posted by Patty
Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:18:00 GMT
It had to happen sooner or later.
We need another mechanic, and we need one now.
Actually we needed one last month too, but we are just now getting the word out.
If you think you would like to work here, or know someone who would, please send them our way. We will be accepting resumes for about another week or so. Here’s the ad we posted on craigslist:
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Passion Trail Bikes in Belmont is seeking a mechanic for our high-end mountain bike service department. This is a full time, permanent position in the newest and best mountain biking shop in the Bay Area.
The ideal candidate is someone who:
—is passionate about mountain biking and trails
—has extremely high standards for precision mechanical work
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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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