We're in Denver, CO!

We're finally in Denver, CO for some training this week. I'll announce later what it's for so stay tuned. I hate it when people steal my ideas and try to play catch-up so we'll wait until all of our ducks are in a row. Below is a photo I took of Denver's B Cycle program. In a nutshell, you can swipe your credit card and ride the bike and return it. I actually saw a ton of people taking advantage of it. Cool stuff.

I'm sure urban farming isn't new to many of you but it is to me. This urban farm co-op is next door the the bed and breakfast I'm staying at. Tomorrow starts my 3 days of training.

Tour Time

It's that time of year and we have many events going on here at the shop. Every night during the Tour de France we have viewing parties at the shop (except on Sunday and Monday). My custom Guru Sidero arrived. It's built with Columbus Spirit steel tubing. I decided to build it with SRAM Red and Chris King hubs and headset etc. It rides like a dream.

2 weeks ago we had our free monthly maintenance clinic for the month of June.

We got a fresh new keg for Le Tour, everybody seems pleased with it.

Here is Fabian, our warehouse cat. Guarding our warehouse from intruders.

Our kickoff party for the Tour de France was a big success. We had good fun with a great crowd.

The couches in the lounge area got upgraded.

Tour Prep

Its that time of year finally. That time when there is something on TV worth watching all day long. We are getting prepped for our Tour de France parties here at the shop. Our kickoff will be on July 2nd. We spend a good bit of time making sure our new TV is operational. We have also been showing replays of the Tour of Switzerland a few times a day just to be sure that our new dish is working.

Saturday we helped out at RIDEYELLOW in Bay Minette. Our rest stop was 9 miles from the finish of the 37 and 62 miles routes. The atmosphere was loud and exciting since a few of the University of South Alabama football players were there assisting cyclist. We can't wait for next year.

It's been a while since I've updated this blog

We have managed to stay very busy since opening the shop. I'll do a quick update with some pictures in no particular order. 2 weeks after opening Katie and I got hitched.

We hosted our first free monthly maintenance clinic. We ended up with a good crowd and had a good time. Katie has done 2 tri's in 2 weekends and ended up with 2 wins. Not too shabby?

We hosted a LAMB ride (loop around Mobile Bay). A few of us ended up doing the whole lap, only 6 flat tires.

Here is Katie pulling her custom Guru CR.901 tri frame out of the box.

Our group rides have ended up being a big hit.

Chip delivers a fresh keg of Sweetwater 420.

Our trusty grill keeps us entertained after business hours.

Game on!

I haven't had a chance to update the blog lately, I've been a bit busy. With a grand opening and a wedding spread 2 weeks apart there isn't too much spare time. Amazingly everything came together in time. We had a great grand opening celebration. There were times when I had issues walking around the place because of the crowd, especially when I tried to get near the beer keg. I ordered 3 kegs of Great Divide DPA and they all got emptied.

Afterwards a group of us walked to McSharrys and finished off the night. The grand opening was perfect. Hopefully the momentum continues.

Construction Update

We have been going full speed with the construction, we have also had many clients showing up. I've been doing many repairs and bike fits, it's gotten a bit overwhelming at times. Especially when they sneak up and knock on the office window. It has been a fun process and we have had many people show up and help out.

The inventory has been steadily coming in and the bikes are starting to get built.

We have a few touch-ups to do in our fit studio and we are awaiting the flooring.

Above will be the check-out counter,

The changing room is almost complete

Inspector Chip making sure everything runs smooth.

Working on the shower

I am currently working in my office (less than 10ft away from where the above picture was taken) trying to knock out some work while slowly developing a headache. We are less than 1 month from grand opening so I must have my brain rattled one way or another!