Hi all, Hope this year has been as good to you as it has to us! Thanks to seriously kick ass customers we've had a strong season, and a great year all around. This time of year finds us starting a little remodel while building new bikes and looking forward to the 2013 season (after a well deserved break in late January/early February). Once again we're hosting a Holiday Party, and this years shindig will go down on December 15th between the hours of 2 and 6pm. Feel free to swing by and guzzle our drinks and partake in our pulled pork, chili or whatever other good stuff Stacy decides to make for us all! A vegetarian dish of some sort will also be on the menu, so there you go. Please bring an unwrapped toy to be entered in a raffle for bike gear and accessories! All the toys collected will be donated to Children's Friend as part of their Spirit of Giving Campaign . Clothing such as mittens, gloves, hats etc make great gifts and are very much appreciated as well! Ahead o...

So, in case you didn't already know we've been holding an in season sale on all of our in stock bikes. Basically any of the bikes in the shop are 15% off msrp. Not a bad deal. Anyways, we just received and built some new Rocky Mountains and KHS bikes as well as a beautiful new Banshee Scythe to ride at Highland and Diamond Hill. The Banshee is not for sale but we can, and will gladly, build one just for you. Some of the standout sale bikes are listed below with the sale prices, just in case math is a problem for you. 2012 Rocky Mountain Altitude 30 . Size 18" MSRP: $2500. On sale for $2125. 2012 Rocky Mountain Element 930 . Size 17" MSRP: $2600. SOLD 2012 Rocky Mountain Slayer 50 . Size 19" MSRP: $3750. SOLD 2012 Rocky Mountain Trailhead 29er . Size 17". MSRP: $1200. SOLD 2012 Surly Karate Monkey sporting our own Ala Carte build. Size 18", or medium. $1650 - SOLD. Build is below... Recon Gold 100mm, X9 hubs la...

Hi all, It's already May! Insane, isn't it? Seems like it was just yesterday we were getting back down to business here after our winter break... Hopefully you've taken advantage of the dry, warm and generally great weather we've enjoyed in southern New England as of late. The Monday night Lincoln Woods rides are in full swing.We're still meeting at the covered bridge off of route 123 at 6:00 on Monday nights, and we're able to ride for almost two hours now that the sunset is cooperating with us! The Thursday night Big River ride has now moved to exit 6 (Burnt Sawmill Rd.) and starts at 6:00 these days, just a friendly reminder. Speaking of Lincoln Woods.... if you ride in there without a helmet well, then, you probably don't need one. Seriously kids! Use your damn brains while you still got 'em. I'm getting tired of seeing people ripping around out there sans protection. Don't get hurt and ruin it for everyone, please. I'm asking nicel...

We blinked and then it was busy, and then it got really, really busy. Not complaining by any means but if we look like zombies and smell like Tri Flow, well, now you know why! In other news the Rocky Mountain Element 950 demo bike and the Transition Bandit 29 demo are both built and broken in for your demoing pleasure. Call the shop for details if you would like to take one out. It's worth noting that both of the above bikes sport Rock Shox Reverbs . We can't help it, we're addicted to height adjustable posts! We also still have a very lonely Surly Karate Monkey in 18 " wearing some stunning grey paint as well as some BB7s, Salsa rims and a nice Truvativ Crankset . Someone needs to find it a new happy home out in the woods soon! $950 takes it home. Our Facebook page has a bunch of pics of the new bikes in stock, including the new Redline Metro Disc, the super affordable Rocky Mountain 29er hardtails and the trail bikes we're rocking this year. Over and out.

Last week we came back to work after a nice long break and we're ready to go! Apparently the local riding community is as well judging by the service work and general busyness around the shop. It could be the weather we've enjoyed this winter, or it could be that all the diehards just needed to ride all year round. Whatever the reason, we got you covered in 2012. Here is some pertinent info to check out as we roll into the new riding season. "The Basics" Free Repair classes: These are free classes, close to the start of the season (so you don't learn it and forget it), that cover the basics like flat tire repair, drivetrain maintenance, chain repair and basic wheel truing. The idea is to empower you so you can get home should anything (or a few things) go wrong. The classes are FREE and we give a 10% discount on all tools and supplies (tubes, patch kits, lube, etc..) bought after the classes. The dates are March 5th and March 12th, classes start at 6. Basically we...

Howdy, This is already all over the interwebs, and is likely old news to you if you peruse Facebook, but we're hosting a small get together on Saturday the 17th to celebrate the close of season number 2. Join us from 3-7pm for some beer and pizza and take advantage of our "we're going to be away for a little while so a bunch of stuff is on sale" sale! We have a whole bunch of winter riding gear from gloves to tights to pants and jackets, as well as lights for your early AM or night time riding pleasure. All in stock bikes, parts and accessories are 10 - 20% off. Now on to our winter vacation schedule... X-Mas break: 12/25 - 1/1 Open again with regular business hours from 1/2 through 1/14. Winter break: 1/15 through 2/6 returning on 2/7. So, that's it. All the news that's fit to print! If we don't see you before we take off have a great holiday season!

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Hey folks, To celebrate the fact that the lights are indeed still on, and that we're still here, we're having a one year anniversary sale. Swing by this Friday and Saturday and take 10% off any in stock item (bikes and tune up parts are included!). NEMBA members might even be able to sweet talk us into a better deal if they are smart enough to ply us with adult beverages. So stop by, say hi, and check out all the new bikes and buy something to help finance my next haircut. As you can see below I desperately need one of those... After something that downright frightening I'll leave you with an object of beauty to behold in the form of Mike Rosendale's new Banshee Paradox .

So, we went to the NEMBA Foxboro MBAS ride on Sunday and all we came back with were some pictures... If we weren't having so much riding we might have stopped to take some out on the trail. The weather and trail conditions were great, and the loops that the SE MA NEMBA crew laid out were a perfect mix of the trails and terrain in the forest. We rode with a few folks from RI and hit all of the intermediate loop with some "hero" sections and a custom route back to the event HQ. The post ride BBQ was, as always, excellent and was the perfect afternoon snack. A whole bunch of people checked out the Rocky Mountain demo bikes and got a chance to try them out on the trail (the best way to demo a bike for sure). Overall it was an awesome event and we're looking forward to hitting the trail at the RI NEMBA Tour De' Big River next Sunday . Below are a few pictures from the event. The Rocky tent: The BBQ Master: The yellowest bike you've ever seen: Bart's Banshe...

Be sure to head over to Foxboro, MA this Sunday for round number eight of the 2010 NEMBA MBAS ride series. We're going to be there helping out with the Rocky Mountain demos and of course riding some of the trails in the forest. It looks like there will be a few Altitude 29ers, Altitude 50s (26er), the Element 50 we have in the shop and a couple of road bikes as well. This ride was a blast last year and if you have never been to Foxboro you need to go and check it out. It's a great place to ride roughly 30 minutes north of Providence. The SE MA NEMBA gang did a great job plannign the loops last year, and the BBQ courtesy of Harpoon brewer Jamie Schier (and family + friends) is excellent and not to be missed. In case anyone out there is wondering, our Tuesday night NEMBA ride at Lincoln Woods is still happening. We're now meeting at the park at 5:30, be ready to ride as close to 5:30 as possible! Call the shop for details regarding parking if needed but we are meeting in t...

Here's some seedy, low down and dirty bicycle pictures for the more XC racer types out there. We're heading on down to the wilds of Big River tonight to have some fun riding this beautiful and purposely built go-fast bike. It's been a while since I've been on something so unabashedly XC oriented. Mike and I had the chance to ride the Team version of the Element last year and it's enough to make me want one simply so I can ride less and still go faster. It's that quick, and it's fun to ride in an ass up, head down kinda way. Speaking of Rocky Mountains it looks like the demo mobile will be making it's way to the NEMBA MBAS ride at Foxboro on 9/19 . Mike and I will be there as well, riding and helping out with the demos. There will be quite the spread with some Altitude 29ers, Altitude 50s (26er), the Element seen above and various others including a road bike or two. These same bikes are likely to make an appearance at the Big River Fun Ride a week later ...

Our Rocky Mountain demo sleds are finally here and have been test ridden over the last week by Mike and myself. What this means is they are now officially broken in and ready for real live test rides. We brought in an Altitude 50 and an Altitude 29er (sizes 19 and 18 respectively). The deal with the demos is pretty simple. If you're interested in either bike (or any of the Altitude 26ers , as the platform is similar through the line) you can take one of these demos out for a real ride, wherever you want, as long as you get it back to us by the end of the day and you're OK with us taking a $50 deposit. The deposit is converted to store credit in the off chance you don't fall head over heels in love with the bike and order one for yourself, your neighbor and each member of your family. If you are in the market for a longer travel 29er or an all mountain rig these bikes are worth checking out in the flesh and on the trail. Sorry for the lousy pic of the Altitude 50, I tried t...

We're now officially a Rocky Mountain bicycle dealer. Just thought I'd share the good news with the two people who have visited this blog. If you haven't checked out the new lineup you can click here and drool over the latest offerings from our friends to the north. Expect to see Mike and I out on the trail (and maybe the roads) on Rockys this season. I'm thinking an Altitude 50 is going to make an ideal all 'rounder for those early morning escapades in Lincoln Woods and Foxboro .