Pedaling Revolution

Where would I be without Guy LaValle emails! Here is another link he sent me about a really interesting book. We will order the book and have it available for lending at the shop! Have to stay true to print media. Let's support bicycles and the printing presses!

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/bike-book-heads-for-best-seller-list.php

Jill

All 2008 Bikes are now 20% off!!!

Hey everyone!

We still have a good amount of 2008 bikes in the shop. They are now all 20% off, so come on in and check out some of the cool deals!

Why Matthew Bodine Loves His Bicycle

Very interesting post:

Jill

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-modine/cars-are-like-cigarettes_b_207894.html

Jill's New Bike

My New Bike!

I just received my beautiful custom bike from Stephen Bilenky of Philadelpia! It's without question the nicest bike I have ever ridden. I wanted a 1 x 9 geared bike that I could ride in upstate Ithaca, NY. Disk brakes for all weather, drop bars for comfort, fenders, 650b wheels, front and rear rack capacity and S&S coupling for travel. It's my idea of the perfect bike for the lifestyle I lead. Aside from the features I wanted, the workmanship is the best I have ever seen. Rene Herse would be jealous. In addition, Stephen built much of the bike out of original lugs and tubesets from old Proteus stock ... materials left over from their heyday of frame building. The bike is the culmination of amazing talent, friendship and respect. Many friends and Stephen himself all contributed to make this happen for me. In Stephen's words this build was called the "Proteus Group Hug."

This weekend was my first real ride. Friends and I joined in on the Kinetic Art Sculpture Race. The bike is the best fitting bike I have ever had. Just hopping on and going, the bike felt already dialed in. I rode all day perfectly balanced and relaxed. I could have ridden on and on all day. As someone who specializes in pro-fitting bikes, I couldn't believe how amazing this bike felt right out of Bilenky's shop.

I own a bike shop. I've seen some of the best of past and present bikes. Bikes mean the world to me. The love, talent, and quality of the bike Bilenky built has by far shadowed everything I have ever seen and ridden. This is one of those rare moments of speechlessness. Thank you everyone for making this possible.

Jill

what goes on in our top secret internal proteus e-mails.

We always end up sending people links back and forth through e-mail but then forget that we have a shop blog. Here's an article that Jill just sent us, worth a read.



Energy boss Steven Chu misses his bike

opening late today

11AM

because of snow and ice stuff!

Hot Chocolate and Cookies Dec 24th 10-5

Come join us Wednesday, December 24th for hot chocolate and cookies. We'll have wrapping paper available, too, for any last minute gifting. Be sure to check out some of the awesome gift items we have. Fun Reflectors for $5, every design of sock you can imagine for around $10 a pair, bicycle repair manuals for $33, O2 rain jackets for $32, wool beanies $15-$30, etc.....

Please note that we will be closing at 5pm Dec. 24th.

LEFTOVERS!!!!

so we have some leftover from the big sale.

2008 bikes are now 10%
but we still have some slammin' deals on 2007 bikes. THe following bikes are 50% off their old MSRP (which is even lower than the 2009 MSRP)


Bianchi Virata 49cm was $2299 now $1149.50
Kona Kula 29er 20" was $2299 now $1149.50
Jamis Dakota Elite 19" was $1650 now $825
Felt F75 56cm was $1399 now $699.50
Jamis Exile SS 29er 15" was $1000 now $500
Kona Dew Deluxe 49cm was $599 now $299.50

Kids bikes are 10% off for Cranksgiving Sale

All kids bikes are 10% off regardless of model year.

some other crazy deals @ the sale this weekend NOV 28-30.

so. the 50% off bikes have been getting a lot of attention, but it seems worth it to point out what a deal the 20% off bikes are. It's an unfortunate fact that bike prices from 2008 to 2009 have made a jump across the boards. So the difference between the old and new is pretty significant. I was never good at math in school, but let's do some anyway.

2008 Jamis Nova Pro = $1100. 20% off = 880. 2009 Jamis nova pro = $1575 (regular price). So you save almost 50% of the 2009 MSRP. (there are a couple upgrades on the nova pro this year also, but you get the idea)


let's do another one.
Kona Major Jake (yeah, we have one). $2000 normally. 2008 sale price would be $1600. 2009 regular price is $2200, so you're saving $600.


one more?
OK.

Bianchi VOlpe. 2008 price = $1000. 20% off is $800. 2009 Normal Price = $1100.
So you save $300.


Oh, I said I would let the cat out of the bag for some of the 50% off bikes. A few are mentioned in the comments for the last entry, but here's a few more:

Somebody's going to get a Felt F85 Road bike with 105 and Ultegra for $525.


Some lucky devil will get a Jamis Dakota Elite MTB for $825

Felt F75 for $700
FULL CARBON Jamis XENITH PRO: $1550
Bianchi Castro Valley for $425 with a front Dynamo Generator Hub!


and more. hope to see you this weekend.