Saturday, January 26, 2008
Good news for FW mountain bikers!
The FWMBA (Fort Worth Mountain Bikers' Association), which has done a great job building new challenging trails at Marion Sansom Park, has gotten permission from the city to start building a trail on the east side, in Gateway park. They plan to begin work Feb. 9, and they'll need all the hands they can get. If you ride a mountain bike, you should consider giving a little help back to the folks that make the trails possible....
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Don't forget about the Swap Meet!
Come see us at the Great Southwest Bike Swap on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Here's a little sneak preview of the very special, swap-meet-day-only specials we'll be offering:
Innertubes: $3.00 each or 10 for $25
Ultra-bright LED taillights: regularly $35, just $15
Serfas Interchangeable Sunglasses, W/ 4 different lens colors: regularly $50, just $35
All winter clothing: 50% off
Hammer Gel Bulk Bottles: regularly $20, just $15
Serfas FP50 floor pump, w/built-in gauge and dual head: regularly $25, just $15
This is not even close to all the great deals we'll have, but it should give you an idea of the kind of discounts you can expect. We'll have a few of last years bikes on sale as well.
Finally, we'll be emptying out our bins of used, odd, or mismatched parts and offering them for sale. Make us a reasonable offer on any of this stuff, and we'll probably take it. We've got STI shifters, cranksets, handlebars, tires, saddles, derailleurs, and much more.
Here's a little sneak preview of the very special, swap-meet-day-only specials we'll be offering:
Innertubes: $3.00 each or 10 for $25
Ultra-bright LED taillights: regularly $35, just $15
Serfas Interchangeable Sunglasses, W/ 4 different lens colors: regularly $50, just $35
All winter clothing: 50% off
Hammer Gel Bulk Bottles: regularly $20, just $15
Serfas FP50 floor pump, w/built-in gauge and dual head: regularly $25, just $15
This is not even close to all the great deals we'll have, but it should give you an idea of the kind of discounts you can expect. We'll have a few of last years bikes on sale as well.
Finally, we'll be emptying out our bins of used, odd, or mismatched parts and offering them for sale. Make us a reasonable offer on any of this stuff, and we'll probably take it. We've got STI shifters, cranksets, handlebars, tires, saddles, derailleurs, and much more.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
NYC Pedicab
I just came across this photo I took on my honeymoon in New York last year.
We have pedicabs in Downtown Fort Worth now... I need to undertake a photo documentary project on those guys, I think.
Click here for a couple more NYC pedicab photos.
We have pedicabs in Downtown Fort Worth now... I need to undertake a photo documentary project on those guys, I think.
Click here for a couple more NYC pedicab photos.
The Masi Caffe Racer
Yet another new-for-'08 Masi that we're excited about, the Caffe Racer Solo:
This is the bike for you if you want to beat your buddies to the coffee shop (hence the name), but don't believe you should have to put on a bunch of lycra and/or a sperm helmet to do it.
Check out the muscular, great handling fork:
I thought this was an especially cool touch on several of Masi's city bikes for this year, an LED taillight integrated into the seatpost. Good luck forgetting to bring this one along!:
This is the bike for you if you want to beat your buddies to the coffee shop (hence the name), but don't believe you should have to put on a bunch of lycra and/or a sperm helmet to do it.
Check out the muscular, great handling fork:
I thought this was an especially cool touch on several of Masi's city bikes for this year, an LED taillight integrated into the seatpost. Good luck forgetting to bring this one along!:
Monday, January 21, 2008
The Age of Conversation
Even after 3 years of blogging for my business, I'm always amazed by the increasing potential of blogging as a marketing tool. The collaboration it encourages is its greatest asset, and I know I have only scratched the surface of its possibilities.
Last year Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton, a couple of very ambitious marketing bloggers, came up with an exciting idea. They challenged 100 bloggers to contribute one page - 400 words - on the topic of "conversation."
The resulting book, The Age of Conversation was sold online. The books editors and authors all signed over the rights to their chapters and agreed that all proceeds would be donated to Variety, the Children's Charity.
PCB friend Tim Jackson contributed to the book last year and raved about the experience; when I heard from him that there would be a "Conversation 2.0," I knew I had to give it a try.
Go on over to Drew's Blog to read more about this year's book, and to vote on the topic. You need not be an author to vote.
The three possible topics are:
-Marketing Manifesto
-Why Don't People Get It? [I voted for this one]
-My Marketing Tragedy (And what I learned)
Voting ends January 31, so get to it!
Last year Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton, a couple of very ambitious marketing bloggers, came up with an exciting idea. They challenged 100 bloggers to contribute one page - 400 words - on the topic of "conversation."
The resulting book, The Age of Conversation was sold online. The books editors and authors all signed over the rights to their chapters and agreed that all proceeds would be donated to Variety, the Children's Charity.
PCB friend Tim Jackson contributed to the book last year and raved about the experience; when I heard from him that there would be a "Conversation 2.0," I knew I had to give it a try.
Go on over to Drew's Blog to read more about this year's book, and to vote on the topic. You need not be an author to vote.
The three possible topics are:
-Marketing Manifesto
-Why Don't People Get It? [I voted for this one]
-My Marketing Tragedy (And what I learned)
Voting ends January 31, so get to it!
New Fixie from Masi
This is a model that was very popular last year, in a new color scheme for spring. The shamrock green paint and cream panels are gorgeous, and the new lugged fork is a nice touch.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
New Tubes
Well, actually they're not new. These are the same high-quality innertubes we've always stocked from Quality Bicycle Products, but they're in new packaging.
Now, you're probably asking yourself "what's so exciting about the boxes my tubes come in?"
Well, I admit that I totally geek out over green business practices. I really respect companies that do what they can to lessen their impact on the environment. QBP's new tube boxes are printed on 100% recycled paperboard, with soy inks. It's a tiny detail, but if they sell millions of tubes a year the impact really adds up!
Now, you're probably asking yourself "what's so exciting about the boxes my tubes come in?"
Well, I admit that I totally geek out over green business practices. I really respect companies that do what they can to lessen their impact on the environment. QBP's new tube boxes are printed on 100% recycled paperboard, with soy inks. It's a tiny detail, but if they sell millions of tubes a year the impact really adds up!
Friday, January 18, 2008
Speciale CX
Another new Masi model for this year, a steel 'cross bike:
Though it looks great in this photo, I still don't think pictures do it justice. This bike has some very nice details that you're going to have to see to believe. And the color is just plain classy.
Though it looks great in this photo, I still don't think pictures do it justice. This bike has some very nice details that you're going to have to see to believe. And the color is just plain classy.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
New Masi bicycles are finally here!
I'll be posting a few pictures of the bikes as we build them up. Here's one of the first, the awesome new SoulVille:
It's got fast-rolling 700c tires, a Shimano nexus 8-speed hub with coaster brake, stylin' flat aluminum fenders, a real leather saddle, and even cork grips. Seriously, this is as cool as cruisers get... and it's suprisingly fast, too!
Here's a close-up of the saddle:
The bike pictured is an 18" frame, and we also got a black one with a 20" frame. Come see it!
It's got fast-rolling 700c tires, a Shimano nexus 8-speed hub with coaster brake, stylin' flat aluminum fenders, a real leather saddle, and even cork grips. Seriously, this is as cool as cruisers get... and it's suprisingly fast, too!
Here's a close-up of the saddle:
The bike pictured is an 18" frame, and we also got a black one with a 20" frame. Come see it!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Retro Day at PCB
By the time most of Magnolia Ave. was built in the 1920s, the day of the Highwheel, boneshaker, pennyfarthing, or standard had passed. The safety (a bicycle with two equal-sized wheels) was prevalent, but I still think it's cool that we get to display this replica boneshaker in front of the shop for a couple of days.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Big and Dumb
The Big Dummies are on the boat!
The skinny from the Surly Blog:
"Big Dummy production is now complete. Thanks to the long ass frame, longer than a tandem, it totally clogged production at the frame and paint shops. As soon as they're boxed up and shipped, they'll be on their way to our warehouse. So we should have them in stock around mid-February."
The skinny from the Surly Blog:
"Big Dummy production is now complete. Thanks to the long ass frame, longer than a tandem, it totally clogged production at the frame and paint shops. As soon as they're boxed up and shipped, they'll be on their way to our warehouse. So we should have them in stock around mid-February."
Friday, January 04, 2008
PCB now featured on YouTube
Our buddy Rowdy, who works for Brazos Film and Video, made a promo video a while back as a training exercise. It's now on YouTube... check it:
Behold the raw power of what Jason likes to call my ".38 Special" 'stache!
Update: There is now a very important, possibly life-altering poll about said 'stache at right. Please vote.
Behold the raw power of what Jason likes to call my ".38 Special" 'stache!
Update: There is now a very important, possibly life-altering poll about said 'stache at right. Please vote.
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