Don’t let a flat tire ruin your day! Learning to fix a flat tire is quick and easy. We will teach you the skills you need, the tools to take on your ride, and make sure you leave feeling confident about riding by yourself. Join us at our South Boulder location for a free clinic on how to fix a flat tire!

Our professional mechanics will go over all the basics on how to fix a flat tire. You’ll learn all the tips and tricks which make flat tire repair simple and easy!

WHEN:
Thur. 7/6 &7/20 6:00-7:00pm 
Thur. 7/13 6:00-7:00pm – WOMEN’S ONLY

After 7/20, the clinics will take place on the first and third Thursday of every month!

WHERE: Boulder Cycle Sport – South (629 S. Broadway, Ste. K)

WHAT TO BRING: It’s not necessary, but if you’d like bring your own wheel, spare tube, tire levers and pump so you can practice, feel free!

For more info email: chris@bouldercyclesport.com

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The Colorado Mini Classic, which is the premier Developmental Stage Race for junior racers in the Rocky Mountain Region has been announced! Young athletes are strongly encouraged to attend this year’s event.  The entry fee is just $50, and the lodging at the host hotel is just $70 per night.  This event is pre-registration only and closes on May 22nd!

http://www.coloradocycling.org/articles/save-date-2013-colorado-mini-classic-year-u23s

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BIKES 4 TYKES DROP OFF DAY!

June 2, 2013 // 11:00am – 3:00pm

Backcountry Pizza and Tap House 2319 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder, CO 80302

As the school season ends and our kids trade in school buses for bicycles, please consider cleaning out your garage of unused bikes.

The annual Bikes 4 Tykes Drop-off Day will take place at Backcountry Pizza and Tap House on June 2nd. With each bike you donate, you’ll get a free slice of pizza and be entered to win one of several prizes.  They are hoping to collect a record number of bikes this year so please consider making a donation!

If you can’t make it on June 2, they will be collecting bikes throughout the month of May and can even come to you to make a personal pick up. Email  bikes@rfcbcc.org  if you have a bike you would like to donate. The value of your bike is tax deductible!

Every bike collected will be refurbished by volunteers and donated to an at-risk youth in Boulder County who are referred by affiliate agencies. Furthermore, with every bike we distribute,  kiddos will get an insulated, BPA-free water bottle from Polar Bottle Water Bottles!

Each bike donor gets a free slice of pizza and is entered to win a prize!

Donated bikes are tax deductible.

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CALLING ALL CYCLISTS!

Boulder’s Walk & Bike Month in June is always a blast, and festivities usually climax on Bike to Work Day with several thousand people commuting by foot or bike or bus. This year, Boulder Transportation Connections is extending the fun with the first-ever Bike from Work Competition & Celebration at Twenty Ninth Street Mall.

In addition to bringing the always fun Eggless Relay – now in its 12th year – to the new venue, they’ll host food trucks, music, a bike repair tent, kids relay races, and many other fun social activities for all ages to help celebrate everything we love about cycling. More details to come!  For now, they are calling for volunteers to help with our Bike from Work event and teams to register for the 12th annual Eggless Relay.

1. VOLUNTEER: No good community event is complete without dedicated volunteers to make it successful. To show appreciation, they’ll give volunteers thank-you bags full of goodies from our sponsors. To volunteer CLICK HERE

2. EGGLESS RELAY: For 11 years, costumed, fast or slow and fun-loving teams have joined for the Eggless Relay, a goofy competition that has been held on Bike to Work Day in east Boulder. Now, by bringing it to Twenty Ninth Street – after work – we’re planning for more teams and laughs. Compete for multiple awards, including “Champions” (1^st place) to earn the honor to pass the coveted Eggless Trophy among team members for the entire year; “A Crack Behind” (2^nd place); “Yolks on You” (last place); and “Spirit”, earned by the team with the best costumes.

To compete, you must have four team members, including three cyclists and one walker. Join the fun and sign up now! To sign up CLICK HERE

If you have questions on the Bike from Work Competition & Celebration event or would like to learn more, visit bouldertc.org or contact Amy Breunissen at amy@bouldertc.org or 303-728-4568.

Boulder Transportation Connections is here to help you develop, implement and maintain transportation programs that fit you or your organization’s needs to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips.

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Test the Best at Boulder Cycle Sport – North on Sunday June 9th from 10am – 4pm for a Specialized Mountain Bike Demo Day!

Bikes available for demo include the EnduroFSR Expert, Enduro Evo, Stumpjumper 26 and 29er, Epic S-Works 29er, Epic Expert 29er, Stumpjumper HT 29er, Camber Pro 29er, Fate S-Works 29er & Safire Expert

Please register here >>

For more information email us >>

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Gift bags for the first guests!

 
Oakley in the house.

Great turnout!

Amy Ippolito checkin’ out some new shades.

We are proud to be on this jersey.

Giro, Bell, Blackburn, Osprey represented!

Thanks to Swiftwick.

Need a training plan? Check out Fascat Coaching!

Breeze Brown of Breeze Bar spreading the love.

 
Brad Iskiyan of Sram, Zipp & Speedplay

Daren Alspaugh of Scott and Castelli never misses a good party!

We are so proud to support Phoenix Multisport, too!


Susan Walton take recovery and more with Recofit.

 
Kim and Jake’s Cakes. Yummy!

Thanks to Jason Losey and the Cervelo crew for coming out, too!

       

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As I sit here and sift through my email inbox this Monday morning, I received notice tonight (May 6th) the Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance is having their monthly “brew-ha-ha” at Backcountry Pizza & Tap House. Just yesterday, I got up bright and early and rode the Betasso – Benjamin Loop, so after seeing this email it reminded me of an article I wrote a few years ago and I thought it was worth another post. Enjoy.

My First Boulder Mountain Bike Ride
by Brandon Dwight

I can remember it like it was yesterday. 21 years ago in the Fall of 1990, my mom and I where cresting the hill on Route 36 West looking at the Boulder Flatirons through the windshield of our rental car. Even though I was starting school at the University of Colorado in just a few days, it was the first time I had ever seen Boulder. I couldn’t believe the spectacular view. I also couldn’t wait to explore those mountains on my awesome high school graduation gift: a mountain bike. Thirty-five pounds of heavy-duty chromoly just begging to get dirty! Gazing on those Flatirons as we dropped into Boulder, I thought to myself, there must be hundreds of miles of mountain bike trails in every nook and cranny of those jagged rocks and I am going to ride every inch of them. Boy, was I in for a surprise.

After checking into our hotel room, I mounted my new trusty steed and made my way west toward the Flatirons, where I knew I would find a mountain bike trail. There I was huffing and puffing up Flagstaff Mountain Road in my ratty t-shirt, sweat pant cut-off shorts, hiking boots and no helmet. After a quarter of a mile, I had only made it to the first overlook and I thought I was going into coronary shock as my heart was beating uncontrollably. I pulled over to the side of the road to catch my breath and noticed a trail sign across the parking lot. Jackpot! A mountain bike trail! I made my way over to the trailhead and looked at the sign. It clearly stated, “No Bikes.”

What? No bikes. That can’t be right. This is Boulder! Everyone has a mountain bike! The sign must say no bikes just to scare hacks away, and clearly (hiking boots, sweat pant cut-offs, no helmet) I was not a hack. So, I made my way down the trail with a big ole grin on my face. This was my first Colorado singletrack! Man, was I cool. I approached a couple of hikers, slowed down and said hello. They looked at me like I was a three-headed alien. I shrugged and continued onward. The next hiker I encountered flagged me down to get my attention.

He said, ” Hey man, you know there are no bikes allowed on this trail? You could get a ticket and a fine for riding this trail.”

“Really?!” I said in a state of disbelief.

He replied, “Yep, there are many trails in Boulder for hikers only and you can’t ride your bike on any of them.”

“Well, where can I ride?” I asked.

He went on to explain there are not a lot of trails for mountain bikers in Boulder and I would need to get a map to find the few that existed. I said thanks and began to walk my bike down the trail. A few seconds later, he yelled down to me, “Oh yeah, and get a helmet!”

So, here I am 22 years later. I have a nicer mountain bike, I can ride to the top of Flagstaff , I have a helmet, but I still do not have a trail to ride out of Boulder. Which brings me to the point of this article:

JOIN THE Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance NOW and help create an excellent trail experience for EVERYONE!  Bikers, hikers, trail runners, environmentalists, equestrians and dog walkers included!

JOIN NOW: http://bouldermountainbike.org

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