Christmas Countdown…

December is just racing by and you’re already dreaming about your upcoming vacation, but there’s so much to do before you can sit back with that well-deserved glass of eggnog. At Local Ride Bike Shop, we can help you get there quicker. We have something to suit everyone on your list – like a Suffer-O-Rama Spinervals DVD for Grandma!

Robbie’s Back!
Local Ride’s master welder, Robbie Bitz, is back from his two-week titanium welding course in Ashland, Oregon, and he’s got the skills! Robbie’s big assignment was building a titanium road bike frame, which he passed with flying colours. Stay tuned for a great new Maple Ridge-based handmade bicycle manufacturer in the next couple of years…. Congrats Robbie!

Weekly Specials
Barry is raving about his Specialized cycling glasses, which he tested yesterday on a long, rainy ride. “They didn’t fog up, they stayed put on my face and I couldn’t even tell they were there because of the AdaptaLight lenses.” Because of his enthusiasm for Specialized eyewear, Barry is discounting all in-stock Specialized glasses this week by 20%.

The second big special of the week is 40% off all in-stock Bell and Giro helmets (excluding Bellistic model). We’re blowing them out to make room for the new Giant headgear.

Featured Product
Giant has introduced a brand new line of helmets for 2007 and we have a large variety in stock to suit all sorts of functions, colour schemes, sizes and budgets. From the slick Ares with carbon accents priced at $149.95; the fashionable Athena women’s model at $129.95; the functional Orion at $79.95, to the quality Talos at $49.95, the new line offers it all. Come check them out in store now.

Spinning!
Last Monday we saw a 100% increase in participants of our weekly spinning sessions and we had a total of seven last night! We kick things off at 6:15 p.m. Bring your bike, trainer, shoes, two towels (one for yourself and one for under your bike) lots of water and $5 for the drop in fee. If you don’t have your own trainer, we’ll have a limited number of rentals available for $5 per session. Workouts generally last between one and two hours.

Want to do some indoor training at home? We offer Spinerval DVD rentals at $5 for two days. We’ll have a bigger selection of training DVD’s available soon.

Sunday Ride
Sunday’s ride was a blast. Despite the wet weather, eight riders met for coffee and rode off into the rain for a jaunt through the backroads of Maple Ridge and Mission. They took to the Thorn Hill area and even veered off-road for a bit of an adrenalin rush as they navigated on wet leaves and melting snow patches with skinny slick tires. It was a rough ride, but only two mechanicals happened – Steve’s fender came loose and Mike bent his derailleur hanger. All in all, a success!

Join us regularly for a Sunday road ride. Depending on numbers, we’ll try to split into an “A” and “B” group. The “A” Group normally averages around 30kph for 3+ hours, while the “B” Group hovers around 25kph for 2+ hours. Road bikes and fenders (with extenders) are highly recommended. Make sure you join us for coffee before we head off:

Where: Starbuck’s at Valley Fair Mall, Lougheed Hwy., Maple Ridge
When: Sundays @ 8:30 a.m. for coffee; ETD @ 9:00 a.m.

Saturday Women’s Ride?
We’re throwing the idea out there. Sandra has suggested a women’s group ride on Saturdays in the New Year, because we know there are a lot of you out there. Saturday’s ride would slightly scale back the hammerfest mentality of the Sunday rides, but still focus on a steady endurance ride of around 3 hours. What do you think? Please e-mail us if you’re interested.

Holiday Hours
Please make note of our holiday hours.
Monday – Thursday 10-6
Friday 10-7
Saturday 10-6
Sunday CLOSED
CLOSED December 24, 25, 26, January 30, 31, 1

Have a great week!