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Little Things Matter, Crane Bell Review.
Now that the weather is warm the number of people out and about is quite a bit higher.
From riding the JRPS single track to just crossing the T-Pot bridge, if you’re on a bike, there is a pretty good chance you will be encountering hikers, walkers, flocks of beagles,...
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Phaedra's Soma Buena Vista Disc, 650b Commuter.
Our story as a bicycle shop is really the story of our customers. Here is the story of Phaedra and her Soma Buena Vista.
Describe yourself as a bicyclist.
I started cycling seriously about 15 years ago to compete in triathlons. I moved from that to road racing for several years, and for about the last 5 years
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Compass Tires, Switchback Hill / Review.
In early January I headed out to Cumberland State Forest to do a little recon and mapping for a spring gravel ride.
I took this opportunity to finally test out a pair of the Switchback Hills tire from Compass Cycles. This tire is a tubeless ready 650bx48mm slick that is touted to be ideal for a variety of surfaces.
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Robert's Niner RLT 9 Gravel Crusher.
Our story as a bicycle shop is really the story of our customers. Here is the story of Roberts and his Niner RLT 9.
Tell me a little about yourself.
I started riding as an alternative to many years of running. As a result, I now have several bikes, but don’t own a pair of running shoes.
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Ben's Custom 650b Marin Nicasio; Go anywhere build.
Our story as a bicycle shop is really the story of our customers. Here is the story of Ben and his Marin Nicasio.
So who exactly is Ben Buhrman anyway?
I'm a person who stumbled into riding mountain bikes a couple of years ago, which led to me spending lots of money on broken bike parts. This led to me getting into other forms of cycling, which led to me owning more bikes with parts to break!
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Three Years of Bikes, Food, Beer & Wine, and...
In 2015 I started with a simple enough idea. I wanted to take the conventional idea of the bicycle shop and scrap it.
After years of working in shops, I knew that bike shops could be intimidating,...
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Reuse Me, Reuse Me, Reuse Me,... New Reusable Bags.
Since opening in late 2015 we have only used recycled paper bags and given away 1500 reusable polyester bags.
The first version of our reusable bags admittedly were not made from recycled plastic...
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The Norco Search XR Carbon/ Review.
Sometimes it is hard to start a review when the product is so incredibly good.
Between not wanting to come off as biased or just being floored by how perfectly executed things are it can be surprisingly difficult. This is absolutely the case with the Norco Search XR carbon.
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Outpost Adventure Club/ Chippokes Campout Recap.
"This past Saturday members of the Outpost Adventure Club and others loaded up their bikes and set out from the shop to embark on an overnight bike camping trip to Chippokes Plantation State Park."
Under mostly sunny skies our group rolled along the fields and forests of eastern Henrico and Charles City counties. The Capital Trail is always the most pleasant way to head east and this day was no different.
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Aug 15, 2018
The Norco Search Tiagra/ Review.
"The Search from Norco redefines the entry-level road bike."
Sure, the basic materials are the same as your typical road bike. A light aluminum frame and a carbon fiber fork are almost always the starting point for road bikes in this price range.
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Marin Nicasio/ The jack of all trades on a budget.
"As far as entry level “road” bikes go many of the options out there are pretty lacking. Harsh aluminum frames, poor clearance for larger tires, and rim brakes often make for a bike that really is only for pure road riding, yet at the same time hardly excels at it."
The Marin Nicasio is the anti-entry level road bike. A chromoly frame and fork make for a much smoother ride than comparably priced aluminum frames. Clearance for a variety of tire sizes means the rider...
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Outpost Adventure Club/ Chippokes Campout.
"Join the Outpost Adventure Club on August 18th for a semi-guided bike camping trip to Chippokes Plantation State Park in Surry, Virginia."
Chippokes is one of the best state parks in Central Virginia to camp at as a beginner or with the family. The park has high amenity camping and a few cabins. There is a sandy beach on the lower James that is easily accessed...
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