Giro de Birra #3: Schaffer Farms & Dogfish Head Sat March 29

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Thanks for your interest in the Giro De Birra Mountain Bike Ride at Schaffer Farms. Here is the Location of the trail, we will meet here at 11 AM. Unfortunately, you will need a car to get to the trail head, AND to the brewpub, and then to get home. However, this ride is going to be excellent, and I think that everyone will have a lot of fun. We will do a beginner loop, and depending on how people feel we will run the trail twice. This ride is cyclocross bike friendly.

This is the trailhead, use google maps to get directions to this spot.

This is the driving directions to the brewpub.

For more info, e-mail josh.nadas(AT)gmail.com

giro de birira # 1: Baltimore

It was a great day of riding. Altogether, there were 9 of us. The thermometer said 50 but the wind said something else. At a few points, it was a struggle just to move forward.

I'm getting better with the helmet cam (if you happen to want one of these, we can order it for you through the shop :)

Here's the evidence, set to the sweet sounds of Caleb Stine and the Brakemen.

In case the video embedding doesn't work, you can follow this link.

The next one will start at the shop at 11 AM and will roll along the PG county trail system to Franklin's in Hyattsville.

Giro de Birra #1

The Webpage doesn't want to print this info so here it is on the blog.

Giro de Birra Ride # 1 Duclaw Brewery in Baltimore MD

Starts @ 10:30 AM Cherry Hill Park, 101 Reedbird Ave, Baltimore MD

There is on street parking on Reedbird Ave. or you might be able to park at the Cherry Hill Splash Park. We will ride along the Gwynn’s falls bike path to downtown Baltimore. Where we will be riding in the city briefly and then continuing on to Fell’s Point via the Inner Harbor Bike Path. This is a ROUGH map of the route we will be taking (I couldn’t trace the Gwynn’s Falls Trail perfectly, but it’s there)

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1652260

Bring a good lock and enough cash for refreshments. Remember not to leave anything of value in your car. The pace will be EXTREMELY relaxed. We will probably cover around 12-15 miles total. Bring a friend, maybe that friend that wants to start riding more but is intimidated by your speed.

Awesome Charity Ride Team!

Hey All,
One of the coolest members of the Proteus Family is a young lady named Constantia. She's done the MS150 ride a number of times in a very unorthodox manner (once she did it on an old English 3 speed!). She is part of a team that takes the fight against MS pretty seriously but manages to have a lot of fun while doing it. Please take a second to click the link below and make a donation to Team Greykell.

Here are a few words from Constantia herself:

The MS Fundraising Ride will be on June 7th & 8th this year, operating out of Salisbury University on Maryland's Eastern Shore. 30, 62, and 100 mile routes are offered, all fully supported. Registration is cheaper if you join a team, and Team Greykell is the team to join! We have cyclists at all skill levels and welcome more. Check us out at

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/goto/Team-Greykell

CAPTIONS!!!!! for snickers the cat!

Cranksgiving Leftover Sale!!!! 50% of some awesome bikes

So the sale went really well, but everyone knows about Thanksgiving leftovers. Well we're not making turkey soup, turkey tetrazini, or turkey casserole, but we DO still have some ridiculous deals on some 2006 bikes. 50% off!!!

• Lisa FS (14") for $700. this bike rules. I want to buy it for myself.
• F80 (49 cm, 52 cm) for $500. if you want to get a road bike and start riding, but don't want to buy a bike that you'll burn through and need to replace, get this one.
• F55 (56cm) $1000. Awesome Frame and did someone say Dura Ace?
  
• F5C (56cm) $1250. A FULL CARBON bike for that much?
  
• Dr. Dew (49cm) $499. hydraulic dis brakes and everything!
  
• Sutra (52) cm. $700. Fully loaded touring/commuter rig. drop bars and disc brakes....rad.
  
• Orbea Vuelta (54 cm) 50% off a hand painted Spanish beauty.
  
• Koga Miyata (medium) The Cadillac of Bicycles.
  

• Kona Scrap (size sm and med) $440. This is for people who want to jump off things.
  

2nd annual Cranksgiving Sale. Huge Deals!!! 3 DAYS ONLY. Fri Nov 23-Sun Nov 25 SPECIAL HOURS: 9AM-9PM all three days!
Huge Deals. Friendly People. and Snacks! Thanksgiving is here, the season is winding to a close and the 2008 bikes are starting to roll in. To help make room for the new bikes we are having a big sale! We'll have some BLOWOUT CLEARANCE BIKES 40-50% off! I don't want to give all the details but some of these bikes are being sold below our cost. Killer road bikes from full 105 to full carbon dura ace on sale for as little as $600 - $1250 Full Suspension XC and Freeride Mountain Bikes with Hydraulic Disc Brakes $700-$850 And More!!!!! All 2007 Bikes are 20% off Here are just some of the awesome deals: Kona Jake $640 (was $800) Kona Paddywagon $519 (was 649) Bianchi Volpe $720 (was 900_ Bianchi Nirone $800 (was 1000) Jamis Sputnik $560 (was 700) Jamis Exile Singlespeed 29'r $800 (was $1000) Bianchi San Jose $480 (was $600) Orbea Aspin $1000 (was $1250) Orbea Vuelta $1320 (Was 1650) Felt F1X $1159 (was 1500) We have lots of 2008 bikes too... and they are 10% off. THESE BABIES ARE FRESH OUT OF THE BOX!!! Get started on your 2008 Road training Felt F-85 Orbea AQUA Orbea ONIX Commuting, Day to Day Riding, and Cylcocross Kona Jake the Snake Kona Jake Kona AfricaBike Kona Dew Jamis Aurora Elite Jamis Nova Pro Jamis Commuter 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 Jamis Coda 2008 Mountain Bikes from Kona and Felt!!! Select Accessories and Apparel will be heavily discounted also (up to 50% off) Jerseys Heart rate monitors Select Components and other good stuff. Come See Us :) It's hard for us to do things at the shop without food. So we will have Free Hot Food, Coffee, Tea, HOT CHOCOLATE, and more. Maybe you already have enough bikes and gear to last you forever. That doesn't mean we don't want to see you. Come on by, have some food and hang out for a bit. Because we're still that kind of shop. Hope to see you.

3 DAYS ONLY! Come get your dream bike and start your best journey ever.

9217 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, Maryland 20740
www.proteusbicycles.com
301.441.2928

Sunday in November

So this is a cross post from the cyclocross blog (pun intended). This weekend was a huge weekend for the proteus cyclocross "team". We've had more and more green jerseys coming out at the 'cross races as the season has progressed (you would think that it would go the other way since it's getting colder and colder) and yesterday's race was a big one. We had six riders who in the women's B and Men's C race. But along with that, we had a number of friends and family also there. I put the word "team" in quotes because we're not a team in a conventional sense. If you go fast and do well, that's cool. But if you don't, that's cool too. So here's two pictures compliments of CJ's camera (I can only assume that she didn't take both, because she's in one of them). The first is Greg, who raced for the first time because he thought it looked like fun. He's in a borrowed jersey on a borrowed bike. And the second is 3 friends on a cold Sunday in November.

more photos here.

fun stuff from interbike

So the blog wasn't around when I was @ Interbike so I never got to do a proper report.

I can hardly do one now more than a month after the fact, but I figured it was a good chance to mention a few cool things and put up some funny pictures.

SRAM has a new gruppo coming out called RED. It's Ultralight and works on the same principles as Force and Rival. They had a lot of bikes set out so you could try it. It shifted super smooth and looks pretty slick.

I got to do the photo/autograph thing. I'm not one to get starstruck but there are a Greg Lemond is an exception. I also got a picture with Phil Ligget, because you know...he's Phil Ligget.

I also got pictures with Cyclocross Phenoms Barry WIcks and Ryan Trebon who seem like pretty cool guys. I met them last year and they were nice. Here's a conversation I had with them:

- My friend Wes said I should get a picture with you guys because you're so tall and I'm short.

- Yeah, you are really short=

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As always, there was some pretty fun stuff there. We ordered some of it. SOmething we got in a few weeks ago but you may not have noticed are KRIEG CYCLING Seat Bags. I actually recognized the guy because he also makes Chalkbags for rock climbing. The cool thing about them is that they are not boring! It's easy to get tired of black nylon everything. If you want to add a little flavor to your bike, you can pick up one of these bad boys. They're not too big and not too small, just enough to hold all the essentials. We have a lot of different styles in the shop, but this one (although flashy) is pretty photogenic as well.

Want to try road racing?

Artemis is one of the teams we work with at the shop. They have an introduction to Road Racing clinic going on this weekend. Check it out. Maybe one day, you'll be as cool as this guy:


Here's the info, Click it for a link:

Have you ever thought about giving bike racing a try, but are not quite sure how to do it? What makes racing different than fast, hard group rides? Do other people ask you if you "race?" Or maybe you just want to be a more proficient rider.

This clinic is aimed at the athletic road bike rider who has never raced before and wants to give it a try. The information provided spans the very basics of riding for racing on and off the bike, and to the special skills needed for different kinds of races.

Basic information from how to get a license to local resources will help you get past the paperwork and to feel comfortable when you arrive at your first race. Training tips and targeting your strengths will get you ready this winter to race next spring with confidence!