This section of our blog focuses on what we are up to here at the shop. Along with announcements of new products and sales, we talk about the daily grind... errr I mean the 24 hour party here at Bike Shop Hub. We discuss various aspects of being involved in the bicycle industry and talk about the cycling community here in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Here at the Bike Shop Hub we are big fans of collecting photos of the cycling products that we love in use. The Bike Shop Hub Blog is really driven by your photos and stories of your cycling experiences. We specifically are after user photos to publish in the 4 sections of the Bike Shop Hub blog: Bike Trailer Blog, Epic Bike Tours, Bike Tech Blog and Family Cycling Blog. Join us in creating a great resource for cyclists.
A recent customer asked for a drawing of a dinosaur with a machine gun with is Burley Flatbed Bike Cargo Trailer.
We were happy to comply.
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The last few weeks in Flagstaff have been dry like it has been in most of the country up until this point. Unlike most of the country we did start out the winter with some decent storms. Here are a few photos from early winter bike commuting.
We’ve been selling Chrome Bags for about a year now. I’m not sure if its made us any more stylish than we were before, but as I’m noticing who is carrying them around Flagstaff, I’m a little bit more aware of the current fashion trends, as I was here spotting this Chrome Citizen Messenger Bags making its way up San Francisco Street over this cyclist’s shoulder.
What seems like an “Internet Marketer” sent in the following graphic to post to Commute By Bike. As we recently posted a thinly veiled link farming attempt with this not very expert post about mountain bike commuting, I didn’t want to subject our readers to two in a row.
For what appears to be a vehicle for getting a link onto sites, I have to say I like the message of this graphic. It’s a comprehensive summary in graphic form of some of the benefits of cycling with info on how some places have made it happen. In summary I think they earned their link but we’re done for awhile.
Created by: Healthcare Management Degree
In developing the Big and the Really Big Wandertec BONGOs, we decided to incorporate the rail system, a liner and a waterproof cover. The challenge for the cover was to come up with a simple, sturdy design that was easy to install and remove. One key element we were thinking through was how to keep water from pooling on-top of the cover. So the brainstorming began.
The proposed ideas included a center tent pole and a pole that tensioned across like this arch. We kept throwing around a variety of potentially lightweight designs, but to get the ball rolling, Stu cranked out a version of this sturdy looking arch. Upon seeing Stu’s first attempt, I realized that simple and strong was most likely best. Not only would this serve to prop up our waterproof cover, it was tough enough to handle any other abuse that might get hurled its way. The Big and the Really Big BONGOs are after all being designed as tough, around-the-town work trailers.
Stu ran with the design and refined it a bit more to this 2nd rendition pictured here, somewhat reminiscent of the Gateway Arch of St. Louis.
Hey look! Someone is using our bike rack! Since Stu built this incredible bike rack, I think that I’ve only seen people lock up their bike to it 5 or 6 times. Perhaps its just so amazing that people are scared to scratch it. I think it just needs to get a little weather worn to be more inviting.
I was happy to see that this Salsa Fargo came by for a visit a few weeks ago. This Fargo was even nice enough to pose for a little modeling of the Racktime DoubleIt Panniers while it was at it.
If you follow this blog, you may have noticed that we are developing a new version of the Wandertec BONGO Trailer. I’ve posted a few images of the Really Big version of this new design. We are also doing a size that we are just calling Big for those who want a large around town utility trailer but won’t appreciate the massive scale of the Really Big.
Really Big Wandertec BONGO Bike Trailer loaded up with Winter Cycling Tires
I hope that you have a cyclist in your family that you get to do some Christmas shopping for. Chances are if you are reading this, that you are a cyclist, but I don’t know what the chances are that that means there is another cyclist close to you who you suspect might be excited to have something cycling related under the tree.
With the holiday spirit in mind, we’ve launched a few great sales which are running through the next few days to get that holiday shopping inspiration flowing.
On the trailer side, we’ve got specials on all of Burley Child, Cargo and Dog Trailers as well as their newly reintroduced lineup of Trailer-Cycles. These are all 10% off thru the 20th. And speaking of Trailer-Cycles, we’ve also got both Adams and Weehoo on sale through the 13th. More in the child trailer category, we’ve got all Croozer Child Trailers on sale through Dec. 20th. We’ve got all Old Man Mountain Racks at 10% off thu Dec. 13th and for some great stocking stuffers, check out all of the Bike Lights that we have on sale through Dec.13th.
If Santa Claus Rode an Electric Bike and Carried Presents in a Bike Trailer
You may or may not have heard of Small Business Saturday. Today is a great day to support small, local businesses.
While we are not local to most of our customers, we can certainly qualify for your patronage today as a small business with a focus on community. And as of this May, we also do have a showroom and have been excited to welcome plenty more local customers into our Downtown Flagstaff location. Our community of bike touring and commuting enthusiasts is linked together by online tools through our blogs, here and over at CommuteByBike.com and UtilityCycling.org, our Facebook page and our forums.
I thought today would be a good day to post some silly photos of Robin wearing some of his packing material based hats for two reasons. #1 Robin is our own in-house turkey keeping us all entertained with his antics and this is the day of Turkeys. #2 it just so happens today is Robin’s birthday, so Happy Turkey Birthday Robin!
