Demo Bikes On SALE at Passion Trail Bikes

This week’s word on the trail, on October 21, 2009

1. Demo Bikes ON SALE – Great Bargains on Really Nice Bikes
2. Wednesday: NO Wride
3. Pumpkin Ride & Picnic 10/24
4. Women’s Specific Body Geometry Gathering and Rides 10/28
5. Passion’s Candlelight Halloween Party 10/29
6. ONE Awesome Ride in SF 11/8 (SF Flow is postponed)


1. Demo Bikes ON SALE – Great Bargains on Really Nice Bikes
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It’s the end of the season and the 2010 bikes are rolling in from most of the manufacturers. In turn we are selling off a few of our demo bikes to make room for a few new ones we have coming in. All of these bikes have been well maintained and tuned to run great for each test ride they went out on.

The first couple of bikes we’re giving up are two 2009 Specialized Enduro Expert SLs in size XL and Medium. They feature adjustable Fox Talas forks that allows the rider to pick their level of travel between 140, 120 or 100mm, complete with compression/rebound adjust and lockout. The fork is accompanied by a Fox Triad rear shock that was custom-tuned for the Stumpjumper to enable on-the-fly three-position damping with open, lockout and ProPedal settings, plus adjustable rebound. Other highlights include custom Avid Elixir brakes, XTR rear derailleur, and DT swiss X420SL rims. The full specs can be found here.
New retail price was $4600, sale price is $2100, save 54% off.

We also have a 2008 Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper FSR size Large. The frame features FACT 10m carbon main triangle, Az1 construction, M5 alloy chainstays with Brain mount, FACT 10m carbon seatstays with carbon drive side dropout, DMD Direct Mount F.Der, full cartridge bearing pivots, and 120mm of travel. The Future Shock S120 fork contains the Trail Tune inertia valve, adjustable Brain Fade and rebound, and piggyback one sided air spring and damper. Full specs can be found here.
New retail price was $6700, sale price is $3700, save 45% off.

Next is our black anodized Santa Cruz Blur XC size Small. It includes a Rock Shox Reba SL fork paired with a Fox Float R, Shimano LX cranks, XT rear derailleur with an SLX front derailleur. WTB Rocket V seat on a Race Face post with a Cane Creek headset and Avid Juicy 5 brakes. This bike is quick, snappy and trail ready. Get details on this bike here.
New retail price was $2950, sale price is $1800, save 39% off.

Last but not least is our 2009 medium Giant Reign XO. Its key components include a Fox 36 Float RC2 fork with 160mm of travel, a Fox DHX 4.0 air rear shock, SRAM X.9 shifters/X.0 rear derailleur with Avid Elixer CR disc brakes, Crank Brothers Joplin adjustable seatpost, WTB LaserDisc Trail rim/WTB LaserDisc Lite 20mm hub wheelset. Full specs can be found here. This bike has an ideal all mountain setup and is perfect for riding Downieville along with all your local trails. Details are available here.
New retail price was $4300, sale price is $2900, save 32% off.

The pictures above are not of the exact bikes for sale and are posted for reference. Please contact Pancho at (650) 620-9798 or pancho@passiontrailbikes.com with any questions.

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2. Wednesday: NO Wride
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Sunset is at 6:25PM this Wednesday 10/21/09. Twilight ends and near-darkness falls right around 7:00pm.

Due to the lack of daylight, we are not scheduling any more Wednesday Wrides for the season. (Whaaaaa!)

For the next few months, make sure to log into MTBR’s NorCal Forum to find ride partners and the random Passion Trail Bikes rides we will be posting. Also, feel free to post your own ride and invite others to join you. We will also send out notices in this newsletter of weekend wrides when we have one planned to launch from the shop.

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3. Pumpkin Ride & Picnic 10/24
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On October 24th the ROMP Fall Picnic and Pumpkin Ride, staged near the top of Whittemore Gulch Trail at Purisima Creek Open Space Preserve, costumed riders will descend to Half Moon Bay to select pumpkins for the holiday. Here’s the blurb from the ROMP website:

Purisima to Half Moon Bay & Back
Annual ROMP Halloween Costume Ride & Barbeque

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Singles, Couples, Families, Guests, Nonmembers Invited

$10 per person For The Barbeque

Paypal RSVP http://www.romp.org/

9:00am Advanced Intermediate Ride Starts

(Multiple ride leaders helping)

10:00am Beginner Intermediate Ride Starts

11:00am Party Starts, 12:30pm Food Arrives

Party Lasts Until Approx. 3:00pm

Keg Provided By Passion Trail Bikes

Advanced Intermediate Ride Meets at 9:00am Kings Mountain Fire Station to ride down Skyline to Half Moon Bay via Purisima Open Space. Back up via Purisima Creek Road. This is a mountain bike ride with over 30 miles total & 3,500 ft climbing. 30% of the miles are paved roads to Half Moon Bay. We ride to a preselected pumpkin patch for photo opps, pumpkin selection, & a break. Maps will be provided. Prizes awarded back at the Kings Mountain Fire Station for those bringing back the most weight in pumpkins purchased, oddest looking pumpkin, weirdest stem etc. Prizes awarded for best costumes (optional & please keep costumes cycling safe). This event draw a fun hilarious group! Paniers, backpacks, bob carts, pockets etc. can be used to transport pumpkins. Historical record is over 100 lbs in pumpkins hauled back up the hill. Tandems are welcomed. If someone does not wish to cycle off road trails, there is the Tunitas Creek Road down &/or back as an alternative.

10:00am Beginner Intermediate Ride is to the upper portion of Purisima & back

For those wishing to stay after the ride, we have our barbeque & party. Or for those who cannot ride, we have the party!

Also check WWW.ROMP.ORG for details & paypal registration link

Location: Kings Mountain Fire Station & Community Center: on the forested grounds of the Kings Mountain Community Center and Firehouse at 13889 Skyline Blvd. (Highway 35), above the town of Woodside, California. If cold or foggy weather, there is also indoor space for the party, otherside festivities outdoors. There are several routes to choose from – for example, 6 miles south of Highway 92 (west of Highway 280) or 2 miles north of Kings Mountain Road (up from Woodsid) or 6 miles north of Highway 84. Parking at this location for party & start of the rides.

RSVP By 10/20/09 Midnight. Paypal payment preferred (see www.romp.org) or exact cash at entrance. Email cash RSVP to retrobiker@earthlink.net & provide names, # number of attendees, phone # & please note if vegetarian.

Food Catered by Back A Yard Caribbean American Grill, Inc. – Menlo Park CA. will include:

Jerk Tofu – For Vegetarians

Jamaican Jerk Chicken (mild spice)

Jerk Dipping Sauce

Rice n Beans

Macaroni/Cheese

Mixed Green Salad

NOTE: We suggest everyone bake/buy/bring a dessert to share!

Questions call 408 257-8284 or email retrobiker@earthlink.net or mtbikes@gmail.com

Questions on 10:00am ride – ssulljm@gmail.com

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4. Specialized Women’s Specific Body Geometry Gathering and WSD Rides 10/28
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On Wednesday 10/28, we will be hosting a wonderful women’s event with special guest Amy Shreve from Specialized. Amy will be bringing a truck with a load of Women’s Specific Design road and mountain bikes, and offering up test rides for so you can get a feeling for how these bikes are engineered to fit women’s proportions. Amy will also be giving a presentation after the ride on some of the work Specialized has done with their Body Geometry products to make sure that contact points like saddles, chamois, shoes, and gloves, fit women and work to make riding more fun and more comfortable.

Schedule:
Rides at 5pm – gear up, select a bike, and depart on road or mountain rides by 5:30pm.
Potluck, presentation, and Q&A starting at 7pm.

Please RSVP to Patty by sending an email to patty@passiontrailbikes.com, include if you would like to test a road or mountain bike, and if you want to bring a dish for the potluck.

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5. Passion’s Candlelight Halloween Party 10/29
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Perhaps you didn’t know that Halloween is Charles’ favorite holiday. Hmmm. It gets us all speculating. Why Halloween and not, say Christmas, when the shop is hoppin’ with eager buyers? We’re not really sure, but maybe it’s that his inner werewolf gets restless and needs expression. Maybe it’s the fun of guessing who is behind that amazing disguise. Maybe it’s the dim lights, candles, and dark shadows.

Whatever it is, Charles needs you to come celebrate Halloween with him. If you come, you are sure to be delighted by the wonderful costumes, the very special mood lighting of hundreds of candles, the great food and drink, the comraderie of hanging out with like minded and equally deranged friends. So, do it. Put the Passion Halloween Party on your calendar now, and start planning your escape from reality.

Thursday October 29th. 8:00pm to 11:00pm-ish

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6. ONE Awesome Ride in SF 11/8 (SF Flow is postponed)
17th Annual Tour of the S.F. Hills

Sunday, November 8th
(Note: I’ve finally switched from the first Sunday to the second to avoid foot traffic from the US Half Marathon race.)

Meet at the parking lot across the street from the Marina Safeway at 9A.M.

The ride explores a multitude of neighborhoods in the city, taking the most difficult path from cafe to taqueria. With the many hilltops in the city, and with the usual good luck with weather conditions, the riders are treated to frequent magnificent views. The parade of cyclists winding down Lombard St. and then climbing the 32% grade on Filbert St. always attracts the attention of tourists. Other sites explored on the ride are Potrero Hill (with the fast descent down the “other” crookedest street in the world), Coit Tower, Nob Hill, and Mt. Davidson. A bonus feature is the optional ascent of the Broderick St. sidewalk in Pacific Heights. This street, below the Levi mansion, is so steep that it is blocked off to traffic – the upper half being a driveway more crooked than Lombard St. A casual pace on the ride ensures that the attrition rate is low, but the prospect of climbing Hill St. after scarfing burritos in the Mission always sheds a few riders.

For more information contact Gary Gellin: g2h2@earthlink.net

SF FLOW Postponed until spring due to permitting challenges.

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To contact us, email us at info@passiontrailbikes.com, or call the shop at 650-620-9798.

Happy Trails, the PTB crew
Charles, Patty, Berry, John, Bret, Daryl, Pancho, Will, Peter, Reba and Buster