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Paul's Independent Fabrication Corvid

Paul’s Independent Fabrication Corvid



Not everyone out there spends ten grand on a bike for a plethora of good reasons. A purchase like that really cannot be rationalized when there are so many great bikes out there for a fraction of that. But buying a bike like the Corvid from Independent Fabrication is not...
Guest Review: Brian Wright Tests The Viscacha Seat Bag from Revelate Desings

Guest Review: Brian Wright Tests The Viscacha Seat Bag from Revelate Desings



I was in my last couple of days before I was to depart on a solo bikepacking ride on the C&O Canal. I had just stop by Carytown Bicycles Company to get some items that I needed. While talking with Braden I told him that I did not have all...
Featured Customer Bike: Nathan's RIP9

Featured Customer Bike: Nathan’s RIP9



Nathan come to us looking for a kick butt full suspension 29er that could handle a big guy.  Since he has been upping his riding time Nathan has been dropping the pounds but he only recently got under 300lbs so finding a bike that can handle his body now but...
Speed up your trip to T2 in 2012: The Carytown Bicycle Co. - Ridley upgrade.

Speed up your trip to T2 in 2012: The Carytown Bicycle Co. – Ridley upgrade.



Still toiling away during a triathlon on a road bike? You probably already know that the bike leg is the only part where equipment really REALLY matters and the fastest way to get faster is to make yourself more efficient on the bike. Upgrading from a road bike to a...
So I went for a bike ride...

So I went for a bike ride…



So yesterday was a good day.  I woke up with the intention of racing my bike at Richmond International Speedway but after much procrastination I realized I really had no interest in that.  I realized the thought of riding really really fast around the track for an hour was just...
Pizza Crawl IV: A New Slice

Pizza Crawl IV: A New Slice



From Grant over at the Pamparius Pizza Blog: Carytown Bikes and Pamparius spent the night with each other, and about 80 other kiddos who braved some unusually cold weather to eat a few slices on the sidewalk. All in all it was a great turnout. We got to hang with...
Syd's Independent Fabrication

Syd’s Independent Fabrication



Lieutenant Collier may have only been into road riding for a couple years not but that did not stop him from developing some good taste. After riding a mid level carbon fiber bike he realized he wanted something a little different. Something more personal. Something with a classic look. Something...
Latest From The Shop

Richmond Festival of Cyclocross weekend recap!

If you did not make it out to either of this weekend’s cyclocross races at Bryan Park and Chimborozo Park you missed out! Racers and spectators alike had a great time. Once again the Altius Cycling Team put on a spectacular weekend of racing. Great job guys! Saturday’s race was at Bryan Park at the...

Winter Clothing Savings!!

Carytown Bicycle Company Winter Savings!  We are having our winter clothing savings event all month and invite you to print this coupon out and save up to 10%-50% on selected winter gear. We need to make room for all the new 2012 winter gear…come and get it!!                        Print out coupon ...

Race Cyclocross in Richmond… have fun… win a sweet t-shirt

It’s that time of year… Again with River City Women’s Racing, Altius Cycling is happy to host the 4th Festival of Cross. Day 1 will be Bryan Park and day 2 at Chimborazo. More to come on prizes but there will be at least $1500 in cash to be split among the men and women...

CBC athlete Marty Stiegmann won the World Duathlon title in Spain last weekend.

Carytown Bikes multi-sport team member, Marty Stiegmann clearly knows how to peak for a race as well as anybody. Once again he timed his training perfectly again this year and won the Duathlon World Championships in Spain last week! Marty won using a strong performance in the bike leg(and his HED Stinger 6′s) and held...

Hello, what’s this?

Met with Hinmaton at Stijl Cycles Tuesday night. Worked up the geometry for something really cool. True fast handling road bike with the ability to run fenders and fat tires? Yup. Disc brakes and mounts for lightweight racks? You bet. This thing is going to be amazing.

MABRA/VA track championships.

This past Saturday was the Virginia and Mid-Atlantic (MABRA) track championships.  All the way up in Trexlertown, PA on their 333 meter velodrome.  After a season of racing down here in Richmond on our own little track it was time to head up and test ourselves against guys from up north on a real track....

Surly’s new ugly Ogre

At this years Interbike show Surly showed off its newest creation, The Ogre. Its main use will be for multi day off-road tours. The most innovative part of the bike is its adjustable wheelbase, which can be re-positioned in the rear dropouts.

Check out the new and improved TEAM CBC

Everyone who rides a bike competes. Maybe you compete against others or maybe you compete against yourself. Maybe you compete against the weather or the aging process. It doesn’t matter. On the road, in the mountains or taking on the challenge of multi-sport, there is competition in all of us. Team Carytown Bicycle Company was...

Ryan Call’s new Cinelli

A few days ago we sold a Cinelli Mash track frame to Ryan Call. He was looking to trade in his Brooklyn frame because he liked the style and ride of the Mash better. Yesterday he sent us a photo of the bike after he built it up. It turned out really sweet.

New T-shirts on the way!

We have some new shirts in the works… check ‘em out! Our new logo makes it’s official debut… Our love and what fuels it…

Schwinn Racer = Amazing Deal!

If you’re looking for an awesome single speed bike for a great price, this bike can’t be beat! With a rear coaster brake, commuting and recreational riding become simple and fun.  It rides great, looks stylish, and, best of all, it is less than three hundred dollars!            

Jack of all trades…

For my Acadia trip I stripped off all the extras on my Civia Bryant and put on some Kenda Happy Medium cross tires. It looks pretty awesome. I almost don’t want to change it back into my commuter bike but the fall brings wet roads and I would regret it if I don’t put my...

NEW Niner stuff on the way… current in stock stuff on sale!

Fans of Niner bikes take note! Niner bikes are taking their game to the next level in 2012.  The already light and fast Air9 gets a full redesign with hydroformed tubing and a tapered head tube… not only that it’s little bro the EMD does too! What could be better than that you ask? How...

Back to normal…

Power came back on around 6:30 today and things are getting back to normal.  If you called and left us voice mail we’ll finally get to hear it in the morning.  Thanks for bearing with us while we worked in the dark. .

Mike Fawell

I was really hoping that any update to this post was going to be good news. Life is often not fair and I am sad to say that Mike’s condition did not improve and at 5am Monday he passed away. I could talk about Mike as a talented athlete or as a customer. I would...