Robocycle: Domane with Ultegra Di2

Welcome to the future of cycling.  Ultegra Di2 shifts your cycling experience into the future with electricity.  Instead of having those disposable cables connecting your shifters and your derailleur, you could have wires connected to your robotic derailleurs for the most precise shifting ever!  Come by the shop to check it out, it feels really good!!!!

Alpine Loop Gran Fondo video!

Check out the latest Adventure Seen production on Cycling Dirt of the Jeremiah Bishop Alpine Loop Gran Fondo!



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Salsa frames for your upgrading pleasure.

Tired of riding your clapped out hardtail?  Ready to have a little squish for your toosh?  We can special order Salsa frames for your upgrading pleasure.  Check out what Salsa has to offer at www.salsacycles.com.

 

Advocacy Inspiration: John Burke Interbike Speech

Trek CEO, John Burke, delivers a motivational speech at Interbike about making a bicycle friendly America. "It doesn't happen by accident. It's all about people taking responsibility for their markets." Local advocacy groups like the SVBC are making huge differences in local planning and infrastructure for making Harrisonburg and Rockingham County a better place to ride a bike. He mentions IMBA and the Ride Center concept, directly referring to our community!

SOCKS!

So, we have brand new Swiftwick socks. That is right. NEW. We have pumped up our game. Isn't that a beautiful sock display below? Julie is super proud. We have ankle socks, one inch, two inch, four inch, seven inch, and twelve inch socks. Black, brown, grey, and even some sweet funky argyle socks for all you hipsters out there. For the ladies we have two inch (also for dudes too) pink and light blue socks. All of the Swiftwick line is Unisex so ladies, don't you worry, there are plenty of choices! There is a synthetic blend as well as a wool blend. COME GETCHU SOME! Winta is a'comin!Beautiful blue socks!

Along with the arrival of our Swiftwick babies we are also putting all GIRO SOCKS ON SALE! CHYEAH! 20 percent off of all Giro socks. Better stock up while you can!

Get your upcycled old tubes: Alchemy Goods bags are in!

We upcycle your dead inner tubes.  Supposedly SBC is one of the top 3 contributors of dead inner tubes with the Trek tube recycling program.  Alchemy Goods, a Seattle Based cycling accessory company, that makes all their goods from upcycled bike trash.  Come check out these stylish and sustainable accessories.

Rapha Continental: worth watching

If you have some time to let your computer load this short film, you won't be disappointed.  Rapha hits the nail on the head with this one.  Be sure to watch the final bit on suffering, such a well done project!



Rapha Continental – The Movie from RAPHA on Vimeo.

Updated Gallery!

If you are totally stranded and want to watch a bunch of awesome local cycling videos, check out our gallery! It's got a new and improved and easy to navigate hubnut gallery of our Vimeo videos! Pop some popcorn and just keep clicking play!

2013 Trek 5.2 C Madone WSD

Attention all Speed Banshee Women out there, this aero carbon machine will bring the fury to your lifestyle ride.  Some 2013 bells and whistles: a more aerodynamic frame design, aerodynamic integrated brakes with rear brakes hidden by the bottom bracket, brakeless seat stay making for a really fast ride.



 

Jeremiah Bishop's Alpine Loop Gran Fondo teaser video.

This past weekend Harrisonburg was flooded with hundreds of die hard cyclists for Jeremiah Bishop's Alpine Loop Gran Fondo.  Riders had a gorgeous September day to enjoy epic mountain roads of Virginia and West Virginia. This was the Gran Fondo's second year and proved successful yet again. Enjoy the sneak peek Adventure Seen video teaser and some photos courtesy of Joe Foley Photography.  Visit www.AlpineLoopGranFondo.com to learn more about this awesome event!

 



2012 Jeremiah Bishop Alpine Loop Gran Fondo Teaser from Shenandoah Bicycle on Vimeo.

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Harrisonburg City Council Candidates Forum

Calling all Harrisonburg residents!  When the bicycle community speaks, leadership listens; all the candidates for city council will be participating in the event tonight.  Come to Memorial Hall to hear what your votes will count for with the City Council elections.  Kudos to the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition for hosting such a great platform.  We hope to see big crowds and an engaging event.

Jeremiah Bishop's Alpine Loop Gran Fondo

Beautiful weather and a record breaking turnout both contributed to an amazing day for Jeremiah Bishop's Alpine Loop Gran Fondo. In the second year the event grew from 250 riders to 400. It is an event not to be missed and with a distance for nearly everyone (35, 75, or 105 miles distance options) We can't wait to help out again next year.

Adventure Seen Shenandoah Mountain 100 Video

Here's a short film documenting this year's Shenandoah Mountain 100.  Congratulations to Jeremiah and Sue for crushing the competition.  Enjoy the show!

2012 SVBC Century Ride

On Spetember 9, 2012 Art Fovargue organized another great Shenandoah Valley Century Ride to benefit the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition.  This year marks the monumental 30th anniversary of the Shenandoah Valley Century.  Riders gathered at Hillandale Park and rode multiple loops through pastoral valley landscapes.

Enjoy Kyle Lawrence's photo album of the event!

Jeremiah Bishop reigns as the 2012 NUE Series Champion.

If Harrisonburg is the Bike Capital of the Commonwealth, then Delegate Jeremiah Bishop proved himself as a successful ambassador of our strong riding community. He went to the 2012 Fool's Gold 100 mile race in Daholnega, GA this past weekend to wrap up the NUE Series. Delegate Bishop negotiated 100 miles worth of gravel roads, singletrack, endurance clycling, blistering paces and smiling faces.  Congrats to Team Bishop!  Enjoy CyclingDirt's Thom's highlight coverage on the race.  Also, don't forget about the Alpine Loop Gran Fondo this weekend!



Watch more video of 2012 Fool's Gold 100 NUE Series Final on cyclingdirt.org



Watch more video of 2012 Fool's Gold 100 NUE Series Final on cyclingdirt.org

Shenandoah Mountain Touring does it again! SM100 Race Recap Video by Thom Parsons

Enjoy Thom Parson's 10 minute highlight reel of the brutal 2012 Shenandoah Mountain 100.  Jeremiah Bishop crushed the course in just over 7 hours winning the Men's category by a minute.  Sue Haywood took her second win of the weekend with her celebratory flabongo at the finish after 8:33 of pushing everyone.  For most of the 600+ riders, simply finishing is a major lifetime accomplishment.  We are very proud of all the locals killing it all the way to the finish line.  JMU Senior Erik Jensen was the first mortal from Harrisonburg to cross the finish line in 21st at 8:21.  He was able to go so fast because he had a broken derailleur, leaving him with only gears 1,2&3 in the big ring for the death climb, he's a kind warrior.

Most importantly, we're stoked to have a champion in our ranks here at SBC. Kurt Rosenburger pedaled the JV Tandem to glory for the 2nd annual top podium finish. "It's kind of a JVSquad thing".



Watch more video of 2012 Shenandoah Mountain 100 NUE on cyclingdirt.org

Watch more video of 2012 Shenandoah Mountain 100 NUE on thom.cyclingdirt.org

6 Pack Downhill 2012 Season Opener Thom Parsons Video.

Watch more video of 2012 Shenandoah Mountain 100 NUE on cyclingdirt.org

With lots of ruffians from out of town coming through the shop for SM100 weekend, our community did some growing. Several new believers joined the Harrisonburg funbunch after they got some super crucial beta for the 6 Pack Downhill season opener on Braley's. Thom Parsons from CyclingDirt.org made a quick and dirty about his first 6 Pack Downhill. Invitational trophies were commissioned, christened and tagged by winners, Sam Skidmore & Sue Haylady. Sam was sub 10 minutes and 30 seconds ahead, earning his spot on the suspension stemmed soft ride for next week.