Do The Test

Posted by PeterD Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:27:00 GMT

Interesting awareness test – can you pass?

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2nd Anniversary Demo Days

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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2nd Anniversary Demo Days are almost here: March 15&16

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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Tandem Drag Races?

Posted by PeterD Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:19:00 GMT

Ok, we like bikes. And we like beer. So any event that involves both has to be pretty cool! Below is listed one in the city for this Friday that sounds like a blast…

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Google Maps for Bike Commuters?

Posted by PeterD Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:21:00 GMT

I have been using Google Maps for driving directions for a while, and find it to be quite useful. But it really doesn’t help when you want to bike commute.

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Riding with Presidents

Posted by PeterD Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:22:00 GMT

Charles and a whole crew went out for a ride at the Demo on Presidents Day. He has a new camera, so took a bunch of pictures and a few videos (plus one non-blurry pic courtesy of Caroline). Here is his write up:

A Three Hour Tour…

Well, that’s what I had planned. Ok, maybe a four hour, and at best a four and a half hour adventure in the woods, but I’ve swum with these fishes before, so I came prepared for an all day adventure as past experience has taught me. We used the occasion of Presidents Day to get together with friends and customers and take advantage of the warm Spring like day by taking a tour of the Soquel Demonstration State Forest. Of the fifteen or so riders that started last Monday’s ride, about half of us ended up spending over 6 hours riding just about every trail we could find.

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October Build of the Month - 29er Specialized Stumpjumper

Posted by PeterD Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:22:00 GMT

This customer brought some parts in for Charles to build up a 29er bike around (and yes, he only brought one derailer in, though I don’t think that is he reason this bike ended up as a 1 by 9).

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Sheldon Brown, 1944-2008

Posted by Patty Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:31:00 GMT

Today we learned that Sheldon Brown has died. This is a great loss to the American cycling community. Sheldon was a man with great humor and a wonderful philosphy of life that we could all learn to emulate.

Please take a moment out of your day to learn a bit about Sheldon. Visit his wonderful webpages, and read about his special chain cleaning methods, as well as “The bright side of MS”. You will be a changed person.

Ride in peace, Sheldon, with the wind at your back.

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We are hiring (again!)

Posted by Patty Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:20:00 GMT

We have two positions open starting soon:

for details, clicky on the linky below.

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Save the Dates

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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