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Join us in “The Big Revolution”

Ever wonder what the Niner fuss is all about? Friday July 23rd at 4-7:30pm we are hosting a Niner Demo Day. Niner will be in town with their demo truck full of Niners for you to try out, we are meeting at Forest Hill’s back parking lot with the sheltered picnic areas with about 15...

Nite Rider has gone above and beyond.

Yesterday I received a very exciting package. I bought the PRO 1200 Lumen LED light from NiteRider. I no longer have to babysit a friends baby (however I love this baby and I will anyways) to borrow lights to ride at night.  His set up was the 900 lumen NiteRider mounted to the helmet with...

How to get involved

Over the past year of working at the shop, one of the most common question I hear is “Where can I find information about rides/trails…mostly How do I get involved. Cycling by nature is so network based. My experience starting out in cycling was friend based and then after working at the shop as well...

Special delivery: MissonWorkshop bags, + Randonnuer 25

MissionWorkshop, has finally made it’s way to Richmond. Come check out the industries largest bag. Some neat features are it’s 3 large waterproof compartments, 2 accessory pockets, life time warranty, made in USA and rugged internal frame. We also got all your Randonnuer 25 needs. So come by and get your bike ready for this...

Happiest girl in the world

Today my 29-er race wheels came into and the shop consensus is that the Stan’s 355 ZTR wheels are the lightest most least expensive wheels on the market to date. I upgraded my wheels with revolution spokes and red nipples. With rim tape and valve the come in weighing 1580 grams together!!! Today my bike...

on cloud Air9

My Niner Air9 is here and I am so excited to build it up. The frame is made out of Easton GX2 Scandium tubing, and the geometry is nothing to be reckoned with. Niner specializes in making twenty-nine inch mountain bikes frames. This allows them to master the precision needed for the most epic xc...

Saturday Anthem Moonlight Ride=Huge Success

Saturday at 6 p.m., CBC posted up under a tent outside of Anthem Registration selling Knog lights and giving away free h2o bottles. The ride took off in larger numbers than expected. I believe originally only 700 people pre-registered, and 1000 showed up. This is a huge success! The ride took us through lakeside, in...

Track Season

With the Virginia State Track Championships coming up August 29-30, the shop is holding GO Fast turn Left’s at the Southside Speedway every Monday night. It’s also a good time to get tarck savy for the up coming school year. The shop is now carrying a bmx style fixie made by Subrosa. This bike has...

ID3 Races in Roanoke

The Team is off to race an uphill time trial today, and a crit saturday and sunday! Wish us luck!

May 23, 2009, marks the day when I along with most cyclists embarked on my first race accident which left me with a broke collarbone and sprained wrists. With great hospitality and encouragement from the volunteers and fellow racers at the Devil’s Backbone Challenge, I was able to muster the integrity to keep racing a...

Cycling Cap June 21st Sale

Buy one cycling cap and get another of equal or lesser value for free!

Huge Savings June 18th

Today’s Sale is on a medium/large Quintana Roo Kilo complete tri bike. Take $800 off the tag price of 1899.99, this bike is a steal! Come in and take a test ride, but hurry this bike won’t be here long!

Tim

One of the owners of the shop came in today to modify his son’s Kokua. He put a purple BMX Tweet Tweet stem with BMX handle bars and saddle. Joel one of our mechanics modified a fender to conform to this kids bike as well. Watch out for this kid, he’s gonna be doing wheelies...

Sale Item June 16th

Take $20 off all Chrome Bags today only. The best deal in town on the most durable, comfortable messenger bags. We have a variety of colors combinations including camo as well as various styles such as side strap and double strap (backpack) in stock! Come by and check them out, perfect for gifts and the...

June 12th Sale Item

Original Price: $99.99 Today’s Price: $49.99