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.

3rd ANNUAL CRANKSGIVING SALE

check here later for updates on what kind of crazy bikes are going to be on sale. ok. maybe not crazy bikes. but on crazy sale.

Don't forget to vote and election day discount/party

WOW! Election day is almost here! Tuesday, Nov. 4th. I'm going to go vote as soon as possible. I hope everyone else is going to vote, too. Each and every person's vote truly matters. If anyone needs help getting to the polls please call us. We'll free up staff to drive you. Let us know how we can help. We live in this nation and we need to participate in it's governing.

Let's celebrate this historic day. Hope everyone wears their "I Voted" sticker. Feel free Tuesday to ask for 10% off on any one item in the shop.

We are also having an election returns party at the shop. We'll provide food and beverages as we watch the returns. Come join us.

RIDE OF THE LIVING DEAD 4! a proteus halloween ride/party

It’s that time again, the Proteus Halloween Ride / Party is upon us. The past few years we have had slow casual rides on a weekend morning, but this year we’re going to turn up the spooky (but keep the ride casual). At 7PM Thursday Oct. 30th we will meet @ the shop. At 7:30 sharp (no stragglers!) we will roll out for a casual, slow, fun night time ride along the local trail system. There will be some on-road riding, but most will be on trails. Dress warmly because it will probably be a little chilly. Bring a light if you have one, if you don’t it’s OK. Along the way, we are going to stop briefly, turn out most of the lights and enjoy some “spooky live music.” Then we turn around and hightail it back to the shop (probably arriving around 8:30 or a little later?) for some snacks, food and drinks.

New gift cards and a tip for squeezing in more ride time

Last year's gift cards are all gone. Instead of gift cards, they were framed 3-color linoleum reduction prints. We kinda like that idea so we are trying it again. This time, the gift cards are gocco riso prints of a front dropout, hub, axle, and spokes. 36 were made. Hopefully people like them. Here's a picture.



They should be available @ the shop by Thursday.


Fortunately, we all have lives outside of cycling. No matter how obsessed we may seem when talking to people who don't get it, we all still have other things going on in our lives. Sometimes the trivial things in our lives get in the way of riding bicycles, but hopefully riding bicycles never gets in the way of the important things.

I'm a fairly busy guy and I have a hard time squeezing in as much time on the saddle as I'd like. Today, I think I had a good idea. My wife and I had a number of errands to do and one of them involved going to IKEA and buying a set of shelves. The IKEA is about 12 miles from my house. Instead of trying to cram in a ride before we left, I decided to meet her there. I got on google maps, got what seemed to be a decent route, took off and she met me there. It took her about 30 minutes, it took me about an hour. She waited a bit before she left and everything worked out perfectly timewise.

Now, I realize I'm not the first guy to think of this. I'm sure I read this tip someplace else, but what's important is that I'm passing it on. So maybe give it a try, I definitely think that I'll try to do this more often.

NEW BIKES

We got a lot of 2009 bikes in recently. Please come in and check out.

For the mountain bikers (or future mountain bikers)
THe Jamis Durango - entry level MTB.

For the around towners and fitness riders
bianchi iseo
jamis coda sport
kona smoke

for the fast commuters or cyclocrossers:
the kona honky tonk (DOWNTUBE SHIFTER STEEL ROAD BIKE UNDER $900!!!)
kona jake and jake the snake

we have more in the back waiting to be built! come by.

More Customers and their bikes!!!

I've been slacking a bit. These pictures were taken a while ago.
Here's John and his new Felt Mountain Bike.

and here's a picture that Charlotte sent us of her trip to Washington State with her Felt Road bike.


Please feel free to send us pictures of yourself riding your bike. If you do, I will do my best to try and get it up here!

a little bit later, there will be an update on some great 2008 bikes we got in.