New Group Ride Pace Range: 2 to 20 Miles Per Hour

Filed under: Newsletters — Andrew Barlage @ 2:34 pm on December 24, 2009

Would you show up for such a ride? No, you wouldn’t. You’d flip out due to the lack of any real ability to plan accordingly. Why, then, is it acceptable for the weather folks to give us such a wide range of possible snow accumulation for the next couple of days? 2 to 20 inches? [...]

We’re National Champs… Sort Of!

Filed under: New and Cool,Newsletters — Andrew Barlage @ 4:48 pm on December 18, 2009

Okay, maybe nobody here will be pulling on the ol’ stars and stripes this year, but we did just pick up a new bike line, one that has some serious racing heritage. As of last week, excelcycle is a Stevens Bikes dealer. As of last weekend, the U.S. Women’s Cyclocross National Champion is Katie Compton, [...]

The Best Bad Decision You’ll Ever Make

Filed under: Newsletters — Andrew Barlage @ 9:14 am on December 11, 2009

To the sane, riding a bike in the winter is a bad idea. Put that bike on a frozen lake, and the idea gets even worse. Let’s be honest, nobody reading (or writing) this is sane when it comes to bikes. Since you’re just as crazy as we are, we’re here to help you make [...]

7 Largely Unrelated Thoughts

Filed under: Newsletters — Andrew Barlage @ 2:11 pm on December 4, 2009

We’re back after our little vacation last week. A combination of factors, including getting a huge pile of new products ready for the online store, kept us from getting a newsletter out in time. To make up for it, we’ll set you up this week with another mountain of haphazardly arranged mini-thoughts to help you [...]