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July 21, 2016Jake LawrenceNews0

Fall Gran Fondo along the coast of California

Beautiful scenery, a variety of distances, co-hosted by Bob Roll, food, beer, and entertainment. Looks like an excellent weekend getaway trip. http://www.slogranfondo.com

July 19, 2016Jake LawrenceNews0

Fatbikes without spending a fortune?

Fatbikes have grown like crazy these last few years but how do you get involved without spending a fortune? The House, a Minnesota company has offered fat bikes for a while and here is a package that looks good and is priced right. $1500 gets you an aluminum frame, x7, Bluto suspension fork plus a carbon fork, 4” tires plus an extra 29+ set of rims and tires so you...

July 18, 2016Jake LawrenceNews0

Sleeveless and short sleeve base layers

In the latest print edition of Bicycling Magazine, I saw this cool base layer that the author loves. The q36.5 Base Layer 1 Sleeveless and short sleeve base layers are very lightweight, and extends the use of jerseys. I currently use a Craft base layer both in the summer as it is supposed to keep you cooler, but also in the fall for more warmth and love it. https://www.q36-5.com/baselayer/

February 4, 2016Jake LawrenceBlog0

Bike Friendly Hotels

There aren’t that many bike friendly hotels in the United States, but the numbers are growing. For example, the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta has a brand new flat bar Trek fleet of bikes, a public use tool stand, and a partnership with a local tour company so guests can tour the city by bike. You’ll see others including the famous Hotel Domestique, but there are a lot more bike...

July 13, 2015Jake LawrenceBlog0

New Kuat Transfer Hitch Rack

We’ve been looking for a new hitch mounted platform rack since last fall. There are a variety of options from many good brands; 2 bikes or 4, steel or aluminum, 1 1/4″ mount or 2″ mount, fat bike compatible or just road and mountain bike, and finally reasonably priced or expensive. What did we choose? The brand new Kuat Transfer 3. Why? Here’s what we were looking for: 1) The Kuat Transfer...