Hmmm...time for the shop.

This picture is a little dated...like last week.  I was convinced to head up and ride the summer solstice ride with the Tuesday Night Ride Group on the Emigrant Trail.  However, I did notice the next day when I was getting around to cleaning the bike that I had more than a little grease / oil on the left  stanchion.  Turns out the seal wasn't totally blown but was leaking pretty good (it's been rolling for 5 years with no maintenance).  I diligently googled the replacement kit....$78.00 and the pain in the butt of doing the messy rebuild.

So the following day I found myself on the way to Great Basin Bicycles to drop it off and let them do it!  Don't get me wrong...I can do the rebuild...I'm just that lazy some days!  By the time my work day was done the repair was done too.  Have to love Great Basin's service turn around.  And perhaps the best part...my total bill was $70.  Less than buying the kit and doing it myself.  I guess it pays to be friends with the bike shop owners in town!

So if you've got a little "project" that you're just not in the mood for, head down to Great Basin Bicycles and let them do it.  It might just be a better deal than doing it yourself!

Great Basin Bicycles brings in the ladies!

Last night wifey and I headed down to Great Basin Bicycles for a "ladies night".  Now this could have been a risky venture for Great Basin, since cycling is often an old boys club type of activity.  However, they obviously see the light and know that if you make it available to women and present it from the correct point of view, you can tap into a customer base that is just waiting to turn some peddles.

Just from the turn out I'd say it was way more than worth their while!

So why was it a hit!?  Could be that Rich (the owner) brought in reps from companies like Sugoi to walk through their entire women's line and explain important things like why one chamois is better than another. Might just be that Rich provided amazing appetizers and wine for the women (and some tag a long husbands).  Perhaps it was that he also brought in Reno orthopedics center to talk about exercising geared (pardon the pun) towards cyclist.  Or possibly it was because Rich brought in the women who have built up the Edible Peddle Century event, to tell women they want them on their ride.  My money is on the fact that Rich loves being surrounded by a room full of sporty, athletic women.  He was a blur of handing out drinks, explaining merchandise, and generally just a great host all night long.

I know that's a lot of "Could be's, Perhaps, Possibly, and Might ", but any way you look at it, this was a great event for female cyclists.  They probably like it even more when he concluded the evening by discounting the whole store by 30%!

So, thank you Great Basin Bicycles for helping to get a few more women on the road!  We're a better cycling community with events like this!