Bike Gallery converts space to tri shop
Kind of a interesting thing for Beaverton, I will have to check it out.
Bike Gallery converts space to tri shop BEAVERTON, OR (BRAIN) Jan 23, 06:55 MT — To serve the surging triathlon market, Portland, Oregon-area chain Bike Gallery has converted the upper floor of its Beaverton location into a separate store, Epic Tri Shop. A grand opening is set for this Wednesday evening. “Triathlon has been growing in Portland for sure. There’s been a real plethora of events the past three or four years,” including the launch of half-Ironman and Olympic-distance races, Epic manager Gordie Cumming said. “We’ve seen a lot of growth in the number of people participating.” The 1,000-square-foot store-within-a-store has its own register, a modern, boutique atmosphere and custom racks made by a local fabricator, said Cumming, who competes in Ironman and half-Ironman events, XTERRAs and other tris.
Source: addtoany.com
Storm brings Seattle retail to a halt
Just in case you didn’t know a couple hours drive north of Portland was blasted with a super winter storm. We got lucky and had rain mostly.
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Maverick shuts down
Looks like Maverick stopped operations on Jan 1 according to BRAIN.
![I like it. Why? Future potential. I remember when Magura released their first MTB hydros and really wanting a set, but I was a poor college student. I could see the advantage back then and can see it now. Better braking equals faster riders. Look how far the MTB brake systems has come since then AND how much the sport has progressed because of those systems.
This development will ultimately lead to more progression on the road side of the bike industry which will then feedback into MTB and is in general a good thing. I am excited to see what happens next.
Click the picture to go to Magura’s site and read more. Or just read the usual bike industry pundits for their take.
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I like it. Why? Future potential. I remember when Magura released their first MTB hydros and really wanting a set, but I was a poor college student. I could see the advantage back then and can see it now. Better braking equals faster riders. Look how far the MTB brake systems has come since then AND how much the sport has progressed because of those systems.
This development will ultimately lead to more progression on the road side of the bike industry which will then feedback into MTB and is in general a good thing. I am excited to see what happens next.
Click the picture to go to Magura’s site and read more. Or just read the usual bike industry pundits for their take.
Giant road bikes recalled because of forks
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This is not a spy shot of the rumored Shimano Dura-Ace hydro shifters.
BUT it is dang interesting. Here is the source: http://www.factor001.com
via BikeRumor
Specialized's suit against Volagi to start
Interesting case.
Specialized’s suit against Volagi to start SAN JOSE, CA (BRAIN) — Jury selection starts Wednesday in Specialized’s lawsuit against Volagi over the start-up brand’s carbon bikes. Specialized is charging that Volagi’s co-founders, both former Specialized designers, stole aspects of their company’s bike design from their former employer. Robert Choi and Barley Forsman left Specialized in April 2010 and launched Volagi at the Interbike show in Las Vegas in September that year. The Volagi line features carbon road bikes with disc brakes and distinctive “long-bow” seatstays designed to absorb road shock. Specialized filed suit against the company in October that year.
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My daughter has a crush on Ruckus Components now.
We stopped by to pick up my new chain guard for the Karate Monkey. While we were there she received a carbon fiber heart. I loved geekin’ out over their bike stuff, but I think it made her day even better when he made the heart on the spot for her.
Thanks Ruckus!!
P.S. She thinks you’re handsome. LOL.
** I’ll have some pics of the new bling bling on the MTB once I get it mounted up.
Get paid to ride.
Get paid to ride. I’d like to see this in action. I wonder how the shop is doing this? Can it be replicated through out the bike industry?
Shop’s promotion targets resolute riders WOODLAND HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—Santa Monica Mountains Cyclery is looking to help customers stick to their New Year’s riding resolutions—and sell a few extra bikes in the process. Cyclists who purchase a bike from the Woodland Hills, California, retailer before Jan. 22 will be eligible to earn 10 cents per mile for every mile ridden on that bike in 2012, up to 50 percent of the bicycle’s purchase price. “We know that many people out there want to improve their fitness and maybe lose a few pounds, and we just want to give them a little nudge in the right direction,” shop owner David Kooi said.
Source: addtoany.com
Cycling job fair seeks industry partners
FYI - Go to Eugene February 26th for bike jobs.
Cycling job fair seeks industry partners EUGENE, OR (BRAIN)—Collins Cycle Shop is seeking industry participants for the inaugural Eugene Bike Fair, aimed at connecting job seekers in the Pacific Northwest with human resources representatives from cycling companies. “It’s a way to give back to the community, to let people who are unemployed know the cycling industry is strong in the Northwest,” said Collins Cycle Shop partner Jay Loew, who is organizing the event. “We want to highlight the cycling industry and make some small contribution to people getting jobs in it.” Several companies both in and outside the region have committed to the Feb. 26 nonretail event, including Garmin of Olathe, Kansas (two HR representatives); Specialized of Morgan Hill, California (head of HR); Castelli USA of Portland, Oregon (HR rep); Cyclone Bicycle Supply of Portland (HR manager); Seattle Bicycle Supply of Seattle, Washington (sales manager and HR manager); Giant Bicycles of Newbury Park, California (HR rep); and Rolf Prima of Eugene.
Source: addtoany.com
San Diego's Velo Cult is Portland-bound
San Diego’s Velo Cult is Portland-bound SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN)—Velo Cult owner Sky Boyer is the first to admit that life in Portland, Oregon, will take some getting used to. “My reflex reaction to rain is to stay in and sleep,” said the Los Angeles native, who will shut down his San Diego shop effective Jan. 1 and relocate with his four employees to a new space in the Rose City midmonth. Boyer has narrowed his location search to two spaces in Portland that are four to five times the 1,200 square feet he has been operating out of in Southern California. The extra room will allow for a broader product line, adding more cyclocross, 29er and steel road bikes to Velo Cult’s touring, commuter and randonneuring offerings. The shop, which opened as Velo Culture in 2006, will also increase its already heavy emphasis on cycling culture, such as art and events, noted Boyer. “We’re pretty much a Portland store in the wrong city. We’re very commuter-oriented, very city-oriented,” he said.
Source: addtoany.com
Gates sponsors design contest
Gates sponsors design contest
DENVER, CO (BRAIN)—Gates Corp. is sponsoring a design contest at the 2012 North American Handmade Bicycle Show and is bringing in a panel of well-known bike innovators as judges. The show is March 2-4 in Sacramento, California.
The judges are Joe Breeze, Scot Nicol, Steve Potts, Joe Murray, Ross Shafer and Paul Sadoff. The panel will vote on the most innovative bikes using the Gates Carbon Drive drivetrain. First prize is $5,000 in cash and prizes ($2,500 cash, 10 Carbon Drives valued at $2,500). Second prize is 10 Carbon Drives worth $2,500. Third prize is five Carbon Drives worth $1,250.
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10 speed is so last yea…oh wait what?!?
This cassette goes to 12. KCNC is going to be shipping this 12 speed road and a 11 speed mountain cassette. The MTB cassette looks beautiful, like a piece of art. One could run a 1x11 on a 29er and be happy I think.
Found via BikeBiz
“I thought I’d just killed a good friend in the name of telling rich folks which expensive wheels to buy”
I think this may be the best quote from a bike pundit this year.
From the VeloNews article about disc brakes coming to road bikes soon.
Source: velonews.competitor.com
Velocity Rims Moves Manufacturing to Florida
Lorenz said the move will make Velocity the only U.S.-produced cycling rim.
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