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 would like to highlight how our niche approach to cycling accessories has been an incredible way for us to become true experts at the groups of products that we work with and to share this knowledge with our great group of customers.   Our daily interactions with all aspects of our very specialized product ranges, bike trailers, bike bags and racks, family cycling accessories and most recently bike lights and electric bikes has given us an incredible opportunity to really get to know and love these products.  Customer interaction has been a critical aspect of this focused product knowledge as our customers always have the hard and specific questions for us to figure out.  We relish the opportunity to answer the toughest product questions because it expands our knowledge base, so bring on those tough questions.

To wrap up this post, we have some incredible deals that we have running during the Black Friday through Cyber Monday 4 days of shopping frenzy.  All Chrome Bags are all 20% Off thu Monday the 28th!

When it comes to the collision of function and style in a wearable cycling bag, Chrome is the standard.  Their solid designs are built for long term use.  Feature full of their bags are designed with daily utility in mind.  Chrome offers a lineup of Backpacks, Messenger Bags, Utility Bags, Laptop Bags and for when the loads get large, their Pro Series.

So support your small, local business today.  When I say small, I mean expert and focused and when I say local, I mean local to your interests and perspectives, be it the shop around the corner or BikeShopHub.com.

We launched a new sale last weekend promoting overstocked products that we’re looking to reduce inventory on. We’ve targeted a specific number of products often a specific model or color, to sell to bring our inventory levels down to where we want them during the winter months. The numbers available for each deal are displayed on the product page.

Because this offer is not a manufacturer supported sale, but rather targeting a reduction of select overstocked areas of our inventory (See Ted’s CommuteByBike.com post for more on the nuances of these deals), we are not displaying the reduced price on the website. To find out the price, click on the “inventory price reduction” box and fill out the email form. The price will then be automatically emailed to you. If you are interested in proceeding with an order. Just give us a call at 1-800-717-2596.

Screenshot of Inventory Reduction for Chariot Cabriolet

We’re offering inventory reductions at all of our 4 specialty shops. Click on the following links for the inventory reductions at each of our shops:
BikeTrailerShop.com’s Inventory Reductions
BikeBagShop.com’s Inventory Reductions
BikeKidShop.com’s Inventory Reductions
BikeTechShop.com’s Inventory Reductions

The sale had just gone live so the most deals are available now, but with Christmas around the corner these limited deals are bound to go fast.

Here in our Flagstaff office, we’ve gathered a collection of used and new bike stuff to lure in the locals. These are mostly items that you can’t find on our online shops. You’ve got to come by in person to check out what we’ve got.

And unlike craiglist, your missed connection has a good chance at a happy ending — provided your missed connection has something to do with bike trailer hitches, bike racks, panniers, etc.

If you want to take a closer look, the images below link to very big high-resolution versions of the same images. If you want a closer look than that, you’ll just have to come in.

These items are available on a first-come-first-served basis.

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We’ve just launched our final sale Ortlieb, Tubus and Racktime for 2011. With all of these incredible bike bags and racks at 10% off through August 24th, I thought I would take this opportunity to announce the new BikeShopHub.com logo panniers that we just got in. We decided to have our wheel logo emblazoned across a bunch of yellow and black Ortlieb Back Roller Classics. The logo was done at the factory in Germany at the same time they put on the Ortlieb logo, so you can be sure it won’t fade. Here is a photo of Ted fresh of my camera riding in on a Kahlkoff Pro Connect that I will be posting a review of over at CommuteByBike.com any day now.

Flagstaff Bike to Work Week is underway in Flagstaff and around the country. We’re excited to be getting in on all the action. Check out our coverage of the Bike to Work Week kick off at Commute by Bike.

For Bike to Work Week we are offering up one of our big semi-annual specials with 10% off ALL Chariot Carriers, Croozer Child, Cargo & Dog Trailers through May 24th!

Chariot and Croozer offer up great product for bike utility and fun. Check out the Chariot Cougar 1 and Cougar 2 in action in the photos below! Biking to work and celebrating biking to work week.

Gathering at Flagstaff City Hall to Kick Off Bike to Work Week

Flagstaff Bike to Work Week Kick Off Parade

The Final Zinger of Zinger week is the Wandertec BONGO Bike Trailer, the trailer that we manufacture In-House. Now thru Decemeber 26th, we are offering $30 off on both the large and small version of the Wandertec BONGO Trailer.

The Ortlieb Velocity Messenger Bag is our forth Zinger of Holiday Zinger week. It is marked down to $85 from $99 through December 26th.

The Racktime ShoulderIt is third up for our week of Zinger specials. They are marked down to $49 thru Dec. 26th. This pannier makes a perfect holiday gift for your cycling honey!

For our 2nd Zinger for Zinger week, we are offering up the Tubus Cargo rack in both 26″ and 700c sizes for $99 through December 26th! The Tubus Cargo is a great rack for bike touring or bike commuting and makes a great gift for the cyclist in your family who is interested in outfitting their bike with an extremely solid, reliable and long-lasting bike rack.