Versatility

I get really excited when someone brings a bike in and has it modified to do something that it is totally capable of doing (and doing well) but it's not the "normal" use of the bike.


I haven't seen it, but I know that one of our customers named Meghan has a Jamis Coda Sport but she has fat tires on it and does light mountain biking with it.

You can also ride a cyclocross bike on singletrack. Here's Josh riding a log pile last winter. Admittedly, Josh is a much better rider than I am, I wouldn't try this myself.



The Jamis Nova Pro is a really cool bike. I raced it through most of last year's cyclocross season. We recently sold one to a woman named Candace who will be using it as a fast and light touring bicycle. She's got some slicks on it, and we found out that using a monostay adapter, we can set it up with a rear rack even though it has carbon seatstays. Cool! Here's some pictures.





are you doing something cool with your bike? Drop us a line and let us know, send a picture if you have one.

jim (AT) proteusbicycles.com

OK! Here come the updates

We have this blog for the shop. It never gets updated. People rarely read it because of that. So I am going to try very hard to update it more frequently, even if it is just something small.

One of the best things about working @ proteus is meeting all the cool customers. This might sound like sucking up, but a lot of really cool people come through the doors.

Chris is one of them. He used to row for the Maryland Crew Team. He races cross on the proteus cross team. He's super fast, super strong, and super cool.

He is also an environmental engineer, he has been working in the Appalachian Mountains and has been doing some interesting work. He keeps a blog about it. CHeck it out :)

bakers dozen race

so this weekend, many of the proteus gang (along with some folks from the racing union) tried out their first enduro mtb race. Here's some abbreviated helmet cam footage of my first lap. It doesn't look great, apparently when I am on a mountain bike I need to angle the camera up higher so it's not all pictures of the trail. But here it is for your viewing "enjoyment".

Directions to las giro de birra. Saturday! Rain or Shine!!!

directions from 495:
Take 495 to 270 north take exit 4a montrose road
stay left at fork
take left at first light (Tower Oaks BLVD)
take right at first light (wotton pkwy)
left at second light (west edmonston)
got to bottom of the hill. straight at stopsign
at the end of west edmontson take a right (cabin john pkwy)
take left at stop sign and than IMIDIATE left (monroe st)
follow monroe into the park
the first parking lot onthe left is the meeting spot
you should see b ball and tennis courts

Las Giro De Birra Ride

11 AM Saturday April 12th.
Dogwood Park (Monroe Street in ROckville MD) to Gordon Biersch in ROckville.

park near the basketball courts @ the north entrance.

for more info call 301-441-2928 ask for Wes.

New Standard in Bike Fitting.

Welcome to the next step in fitting technology. While it's possible for a trained fit specialist to adjust a saddle to the perfect position, there is no way to guarantee your butt will stay there...Until now. Proteus Bicycles is proud to introduce the clipless saddle (patent pending.)

Used in conjuction with our cleated shorts (patent pending,) the clipless saddle keeps your rear in the perfect positon for maximum comfort and performance.

While wearing the cleated shorts (or Clhorts for short,) just rest your pelvis against the saddle and press your body downwards. To exit the clipless saddle, simply jerk your pelvis to the left or right (like the electric slide.) We opted for the Look Cleat Platform as it provided the greatest engagement between cleat and saddle. We are currently testing prototype spd/time/and crank bros Clhorts with recessed cleats for mountain biking and long touring, we expect that they will be available early 2009.


Still not convinced of the superior quality of this product? Come try it yourself. If you're not absolutely sure this is the best saddle ever made... than you can try another one.

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

PLEASE POST ON WEBSITE FOR GIRO DE BIRRA :

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