$3+/per gallon. Wouldn't You Rather Ride a Bike?

56cm Salsa La Raza, 105 10-speed STI, Flite saddle, RaceFace Cadence cranks. This thing is sweet! $1000


Do you like Brass Nipples? I know I do. Show your support with one of these bitchin' Pilderwasser American Apparel t-shirts. $20

Give gas prices the finger on this Swiss-made commuter rocket. Fenders included. $800

Pornography of the Bicycle-Thursday, 13 March @ StrongArm Marketing

This Thursday March 13th, for one night only! Strong Arm Marketing presents, The Pornography of the Bicycle. A series of short films on the theme of Bike Porn. It's cumming on thru it's east coast tour here in Mpls. It will play at the Strong Arm Marketing Complex. 117 Washington Ave N. Mpls, MN. $5 at the door. 99 to 100 limited seats. That's this Thursday night. Door at 8pm, Director/Producer intro at 8:15pm. Showtime at 8:30pm. Scrool down the trailer page here for a short look. We all know cycling, and sex, are some of the best things life offers us. You really do not want to miss this. Spring is coming:) (go)

Economic Stimulus?

Back to Prosperity
Originally uploaded by [Zakkaliciousness]

If the government, hell, the citizenry of this great nation could figure it out, then we'd see a lot more people on bicycles and there'd be a lot more good times happening. As the sticker says, "Put the fun between your legs!"

The Big Dummy is on its way, but check out our other fine delivery vehicle...

The original Surly Steamroller prototype, circa 2000, has been reborn with a Cetma Rack and some gnarly old-school (circa late 80's?) SR MTN bars.

Haulin' cookies...

Early Monday morning, 25 February. Foggy mountain breakdown...

Lamont, I'm Having the Big One...

Sir Jon Fleck, Esq. dropped by the Cykel Garage today with his newly assembled Surly Big Dummy. Damn, those things are cool, and it's just a matter of weeks before the 20" size arrives. And by 20" size I really mean "my" size. Ahem. But I digress. [edit: 20"s just arrived in stock at Qube Farm. Mine is ordered and will be picked up manana; woo-hoo!] This is Fleck's first foray into the longbike. He says he digs it, but that it took a boatload of Framesaver to coat those tubes. I believe him.

"Grady, pass me some more ripple..."

The pink Chris King headset is a nice touch, and adds a bit of color to the behemoth. "It's such a dark bike," sez Fleck. Is he talking about its soul?

A man and his machine.

Frostbike Weekend-Party @ One On One!

Hey Foxes, it's Frostbike Weekend. And what better way to rip it up with cycling luminaries from around the country, globe, world, than drink and revel at the epicenter of Mpls. Bike Culture? No better way, I say.

SBCIHFIR&SDFCHC

Get thee to the SBCIHFIRASDFCHC, this Saturday, 9 February. Lots of fooligans on bikes, on the ice, on the rivet...

STUPOR BOWL 11 Starts Now

STUPOR BOWL 11 starts tonight. Pre-Registration is from 5-8pm here at beautiful downtown CRC. Come early for the PBR, stay later for the Texas Twin Bicycle Relay Rally. Yes, on those bikes you see above. It's going to be a beautiful mess...

Handpresso Wild

This Bike Pump Espresso Machine is pretty cool, pretty neat.

Rachel Dow Skirt Ride-This Saturday 26-January

This Saturday, 26 January, meet at 10pm at Chiang Mai Tai. Wear a skirt, if you feel like it. Bring some roadies for a bonfire. Be ready for anything, be ready to celebrate Rachel's life.

Goodbye Rachel

We salute and terribly miss our good friend, and co-worker, Rachel Dow. There will be a memorial this Thursday, from 3-5 pm at the Soo-Vac Gallery at 27th & Lyndale Ave. S. There may also be a memorial ride sometime in the near future, and we will post that information if and when appropriate. Thank you to our wonderful community for the outpouring of support.

Bikes, Bikes, Bikes

Well, the On One Inbred is gone, as is the 59cm Steamroller, but come on down and check out the latest hot-rods at the Cykel Garage:

Late 80's/Early 90's (?) 58cm Schwinn Voyageur Touring Bike w/56cm top tube.
Made in Japan by Bridgestone, for Schwinn, this bike has 27" wheels with new Club Roost Cross Terra tires (27 x 1 3/8") and would make and excellent touring rig or all day gravel grinder. This thing is in IMMACULATE condition. Forest Green paint.
$450

I can't believe no one has bought this sweet gem: 1988 RB-2. 53cm c-c, 53cm top tube. Pretty sweet condition, right dowwwn to the bio-pace chainrings. If this doesn't sell by the end of next week, it's getting converted to fixed gear, and the price will go up to prove it. Right now: $350.

Happy Nü Metal Year Everybody.

Nu Tshirts

Back by popular demand, courtesy of STROKER ACE, the Greg Higgins-designed, "Slip it [coff]in" shirt. With apologies to Raymond Pettibon... American Apparel, S-XL $20.

Asphalt gray w/columbia blue logo. American Apparel, Girl-cut. Sizes S-XL (fitted) $20.

Stainless Steel Gray w/3-color iconic "Petropolis" logo. American Apparel, S, or XL. $20. [medium & large currently sold out]

Navy blue w/red ink. Sweet steering wheel-bike rider. American Apparel. S, L, XL. [mediums currently sold out] $20.

the Spot is back

This custom Spot 29'er is back in the shop on consignment. Check it out. Nicest 29'er around!

Minneapolis Park Board Want you to PAY to ride trails at Theo Wirth

Some disturbing info just in from Gentle Stove:

"The Mpls Park & Rec approved their 2008 budget last night, which included an addition of a yearly fee for anyone who rides off-road at Theo Wirth. The fee will benefit the Park & Rec Board, rather than MORC, which maintains the trails. Just thought I'd pass the word on. There will be a meeting on December 11th at 5:05 in which the public can speak out on the budget's contents.

The budget's final approval takes place December 12th.

More info on mplsbikelove.com

STILL a Big Bike Blowout at the Cykel Garage...

Hey foxes, come on down and check out some of these flash rides, available RIGHT NOW at the CRC CYKEL GARAGE:

Volume Sledgehammer 26" BMX Cruiser. BRRRRAAAAAAPPP! $280.

1988(?) 53cm RB-2 in sweet shape. Ride it as is, or convert to a rad single speed/fixed. $350.

RARE Breezer Jet Stream. 18" frame. XT derailleurs. Ritchey hubs & rims. $500 for a piece of history.

The Saturday Morning HC (Hard Corpse) Ride Showed up today...

All the Way Chesterfield, and his band of Merry Pranksters graced our presence today. Conversation became heated immediately, with Ray loudly claiming no allegiance to any one outfit, while daftly waving his Revolution Cycles headwear around. Buying on credit, pink gloves, brown bikes, and olive branches were among the heated topics. There was lots of sponsorship talk, but no concrete offers were tendered in this contentious meeting. Oddly, Randonee Rosenberg was absent.

Look at all of the fancy iron on this ride. It's amazing that Rollo was allowed to accompany them. Must be a testament to the power of Ray's (& Rollo's) personality...



Could all that mud be from Rosenberg's bike, roosting past Ray in an aborted bid for DFL?

STATE CROSS RACE-THIS SATURDAY

SATURDAY-SATURDAY-SATURDAY!
Come out and watch All the Way Chesterfield, B-Rad, Hurling, Gene-O, Sascha, Wild Bohrer, and all the other lungmustard afficianados. Into the Pain Locker!

Big Bike Blowout at the Cykel Garage

Hey foxes, come on down and check out some of these flash rides, available RIGHT NOW at the CRC CYKEL GARAGE:
59cm Raleigh Competition GS. Made in Raleigh's Carlton Factory in Nottingham England. Reynolds 531. Bitchen NOS Shimano Deore XT M-730 crank arms. Suzue Pro-Max hubs. Flite Ti Saddle. $400.

Volume Sledgehammer 26" BMX Cruiser. BRRRRAAAAAAPPP! $300.

1988(?) 53cm RB-2 in sweet shape. Ride it as is, or convert to a rad single speed/fixed. $350.

This fine steed was once owned by the WREXICAN. 20" On-One Inbred. Uncut fork, to get the bars just where you like 'em. TruVativ Stylo 180mm cranks. 32 x 16. You can't go wrong. $500.

58cm Schwinn Traveler Fixed Gear. Late 80's(?). This Celeste monster sports a brand new Surly Steamroller fork, New rear wheel w/Formula sealed bearing flip/flop hub, Bontrage Satelite bars, and a 42 x 17 perfect street gear. $300 out the door. What are you waiting for? SOLD-You snooze, you lose...SOLD

RARE Breezer Jet Stream. 18" frame. XT derailleurs. Ritchey hubs & rims. $500 for a piece of history.

This Just In:

more pain than I can shake a stick at... Hey Ray, I'll see you on the start line...

Finally starting to recover...

[photo cred: Jeff Thrasher]Poor Stevil broke his rib not long after this shot was taken...

MOCA Town Hall Meeting this Wednesday at One On One Bicycle Studio

All the info you need is on this flyer. (click for big.) If you're in the 612 metro, get thee to this. Word.

Hot Cross Action

Hurl and Orange CrushPhoto: Mark Emery
Boom Island has come and gone. I got crushed but theorange crush was crushing.

Next up: The Mark Rahn Invitational Powderhorn Park Hub CX Extravaganza. This, of course, the day after the Homey Fall Fest...

Action Nooze Reporting

Hey Moffit, here's that Electra croozer. Still want it?

The Cykel Garage is becoming a reality. Paint has been spilled. A few beers, too.

Old Style takes an early lead over Budweiser...
Photo Credit: Stroker Ace

New SE Racing brown & blue Chrome/CRC Messenger Bags. Two sizes: Metropolis-$135. Citizen-$110. Act now.

The 2 new CRC shirts, as seen here on the Barlows. Petropolis & Steering Wheel kid. Available now.

Some rock news from the Homey Fall Fest HQ. Thursday night, afore Fest, do yourself a favor and pedal some hooptie bar bike down to Big V's, for some dirty rock action.

Homie Fall Fest Kick-Off Dance
Thursday, 18 October
Big V's in St. Paul.
Juhyo, 4130, & Hondo