6 Pack Season is here!

Before suspension stems and 29" rims, a culture of insanity was sprouting deep in the shadows of the George Washington National Forest with the 1992 Dollar Downhill races. Racers would throw down one whole dollar for an entry fee and go scream down trails west of Harrisonburg each Friday in the Fall.  Racers grew dissatisfied with race fees going to the after party tab at Luigi's.  A culture shift happened in 1995, springing forth a tradition of the 6-Pack Downhill.

This year, we celebrate the 18th year of 6-Pack Downhill rides.  Each Friday at 3pm, riders congregate at the Food Lion parking lot with 6-pack entry fees and fat tire bikes ready to shred.

Enjoy the mid-90's flyers from the days of yore.

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GRAN FONDO

Join Harrisonburg, VA's professional cyclist Jeremiah Bishop for the ride of your life. It isn't just any race. Proceeds from the race benefit local organizations such as the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition, The North End Greenway, and Prostate Cancer Awareness Project. The race is September 15th so you better register soon! For more information visit: http://www.alpineloopgranfondo.com/

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SBC invites you to volunteer at the SM100!

On September 2, 2012 hundreds of Mountain Bikers will convene at Stokesville Campground for the 14th annual Shenandoah Mountain 100.  SBC runs Aid Station #3 at the bottom of Dowell's Draft.  We invite you to volunteer with us at our station!  We will be carpooling from Stokesville Campground at 8am.  Please do not drive alone to our aid station as parking space is very limited.

Aid station 3 is the place to be.  You'll can even leave a little early to get back to the campground in time to catch the finishers.  Don't miss this awesome event!

 

Block Party in the 'Burg is upon us!

SBC will be open until 9PM tonight to support this awesome event.  Be sure to stop by!

Also, JMU Jerseys are in stock.  Come scoop up some new spirit for the coming school year.

Awesome bikes and a killer deal!

 

Come by the shop and check out the newest 2013 Trek bikes that we have on the floor.   The FUEL EX 8 just got built today and is ready for you to test ride.  Fully loaded with front and rear Through Axels, SLX Shifters, SLX Hydraulic Brakes, Deore XT Derailleurs and DRCV in the Front and Rear.

Also, we have been marking some of our products down.  This rack is just one example of the awesome gear that is on sale here at SBC.  We've got select items from IBEX, Sugoi, Saris, Bontrager, Trek, Light & Motion and many more on sale right now!  Get it while the gettin's good!

Two used bikes: Trek 4 series

The shop just got in two identical 16 inch mountain bikes with 26 inch tires. They are in great condition. Perfect for someone jumping into mountain biking.  $450.00 each.

SBC CLOTHING SALE

So we got in a bunch of new SBC Stuff but we also need to ship some older stuff out the door. We have Yellow SBC jerseys on sale for 69.99 and Ibex jerseys for 80.00! What a steal. The Ibex jerseys come in grey, blue, and red. SBC Shorts are also on sale. Come in and get you some!

We will PULP you up!

SBC recently received a brand new order of jerseys, shorts, and bibs. What is new you ask? SBC has added the beloved PULP logo to their product. Pulp is the smoothie bar located inside the bike shop that promotes healthy eating whether post bike ride or everyday lunching. Pulp is also owned by Tim and Thomas of SBC. Support both by wearing our sweet new jerseys! We have jerseys in red and blue. We have women's jerseys too (and also shorts)! They are still the amazing baby blue they have always been with the PULP logo added.

Below:  S. Scott Wootten is modeling SBC PULP Bibs and the red SBC PULP Jersey.

Scott usually wears a Large tee shirt so in this photo he is sporting XL bibs and a size Large jersey.



 

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Bowl Special

As you have likely heard we have sweet new PULP mugs! We have two colors orange and blue. Yeah, so the bowls are 7.95 but the sweet thing is if you buy a smoothie bowl in your mug you can get both for 12.00! That is a gnarly discount. Frequent PULPer Braxton Congrove just bought her blue PULP mug today with the weekly special "The (GNAR)CISSIT."  A big thank you to her for the photo!

SBC goes to Madison Wisconsin (Waterloo too)

Thomas and Kyle spent three days last week up at the Trek dealer show in Madison Wisconsin. Besides looking at the entire 2013 Trek product line, they rode B-cycle bike share bikes to at Trek concept store in Madison, largely on green ways and bike paths. Tuesday consisted of a tour of Trek headquarters in Waterloo Wisconsin and test rides of the new 2013 bikes on Trek's own trails located 1/2 mile away from their headquarters. Check out a video of the "green" trail system at Trek. The trails have a whole bunch of alternative lines made up of wooden structures. Below is a photo gallery from the first day of Trek World. Great photos of the bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure around Madison as well as some of the new 2013 Trek products.

Some of the ones that we were most excited about:

The TREK Stache is an aluminum 29er hardtail with a 120 fork and a thru axle rear. After riding it the best way to describe it is the front end of a Rumblefish with a super stiff and responsive rear end. The bike felt playful and light in the front end, begging for "playful" riding. The Crossrip is Trek's new 700c fat tire bike with disc brakes. Also, get ready for Bontrager Tubeless tire systems coming soon, these full kits will set up certain wheels tubeless to avoid pinch flats and the ability to run lower pressure. SBC hopes to have some Bontrager Demo wheels for customers to try out the whole tubeless deal.

 

Bowls in Bowls

New bowls are available at PULP!

For $7.95, get one to go with the SBC pint glass you already treasure.

OR

Fill it with your favorite Acai Smoothie Bowl for $12!

Tuesday Night Fast Ride in the Rain!!!

As the thunderclouds moved towards town, the weekly Tuesday Night Ride rolled out of town.  Kurt and Dave get some interview credits for their kind words!


Tuesday Night Ride from Shenandoah Bicycle on Vimeo.

Vintage Bicycle Restoration

This week, we had an opportunity to repair and restore an interesting machine.  This vintage mountain bike was custom built some time ago with some very interesting features, including 4 chain rings in the front, campy derailleurs as well as campy grip shifters, internally routed housing and a well used brooks saddle.  "This is where we came from."  Circa 1980's

Lifestyle Riding:Torrey Ridge

Last Sunday, a group of riders assaulted Torrey Ridge in Sherando, on the Eastern realm of Augusta County.  This rocky trail has about 6.5 miles of gravity fed technical rock gardens, fast flowy singletrack and some great views from the top the Tye River watershed on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

 

Used but AWESOME

Here are a few of our sweet used bikes you can purchase if you are itchin to get a sweet ride:

Gary Fisher Mullet. Thick tires for road traction. 1 X 9 drivetrain. Disc Brakes. POPS SICK WHEELIES! $375.00



Fuji road bike. Carbon fiber everywhere! $2000.00

Trek 7100. Smooth ride. Incredible Comfort. $350.00



Trek 7.3 FX. Disc brakes. Sleek, black, only ridden a few times. $800.00



Better get them before they are gone!

Custom wheel builds at SBC

Even with so many great high quality options for stock wheels there is  no denying the superiority of a hand built wheel.  The ability to custom design the exact combination of rim, hub, and spokes to fit the needs of our customers complements the knowledge that the craft of the build is uncompromised.  These are two major reasons why we love hand building wheels here at SBC.



Today we had the pleasure of building this wheel for one of our customers.  With 36 triple butted DT Swiss spokes, a wide Salsa rim, and White Industries ENO hub, this wheel is a single-speeders dream for reliable off-road riding.  The icing on this cake is the White Industries Trials freewheel.  72 points of engagement translate to a very responsive wheel when transitioning from coasting to pedaling and the rebuildable, sealed bearing design guarantee miles and miles of smiles.

'Nuthern'

'Nuthern' from Shenandoah Bicycle on Vimeo.

Wootten puts another short video together to document lifestyle riders from Harrisonburg, VA on some of their sweetest trails.  They rode Sunday on Big Schloss, Wednesday Night Ride at Massanutten and Friday Fatty on Reddish Knob down Timber/Wolf Trail.

2013 Salsa Bikes are HOT! Order them now so you don't get burned!

Swing by the shop to have a look at the recently released 2013 dealer preview catalog.  Order your 2013 Salsa now BECAUSE THEY WILL SELL OUT SOON!  They've got a few new spicy designs that will light you up!