My Shop Is Moving...Sale!

Im lame...I know.  Havent posted in a while and when I do its this self serving promotion for my shop, Creekside Bikes, and the sale we're having because we're moving locations.

Dont worry, its only about a 1/10 of a mile move, but the digs are sweet, and much needed.  So, this is from the owner...

"CREEKSIDE BIKES IS MOVING TO A NEW LOCATION!

The shop is moving next to SPROUTS in Parker this June.

We are having a MOVING SALE:

Remaining Specialized apparel, rubber, shoes, one ladies bike, (except air products) 50% OFF!

ALL EDDY MERCKX BIKES in stock:  15% OFF (some have Lifetime Limited Warranty).

Selected Pinarello closeouts:  15% OFF.

Selected bikes and frames from 'The Steel Shop':  Masi, Carrrera, SOMA (15-25% OFF).

Also, Creekside just received new additions to The Steel Shop from Colnago, CIOCC, Tommasini."

The new digs will be up and running by the end of June I believe.  Thats the date we've set for ourselves.  Hopefully sooner.

We're moving more into the boutique realm with our frames, and will be expanding the service and fit areas.  

...boots out.

Day 41...I Gots Sum Pix 2day

Ok, so yeah, no post this morning as the wife and I woke up late and had to get the kids up, get ready for work, get the kids ready and feed everyone in less than an hour!  Holy schnikies!  So it all went well  and everyone got where we needed to be at the appropriate time.

Work was great overall.  All our new Colnago's showed up.  Kirk and I got an Air built and an Ace built.  I got to pull out my new World Cup Cross frameset!  So super excited to build it up.  Did LOTS of gluing...again...and nothing new there.

The one hitch in the day was a Pinarello Paris build.  Everything went well until...  I measured all of the housing and got the rear derailleur cable run and routed through the internal routing via the downtube and did 3 test shifts then...SNAP CRACKLE POP!!!  Suddently the shifting went to shit and I cussed myself.  Thinking I missed something in the setup I retraced my steps and found that the internal housing stop on the downtube, the one that is made of aluminum and simply bonded to the inside of the frame via some sort of resin/adhesive, had broken free and dropped into the downtube.  BUMMER! After attempting to fish the stop out for about a half hour I decided to call it.  Its a brand new frame straight from the distributor so a phone call was made and replacement is on its way via 2 day air from NC.  So...all good in the hood.

Tomorrow its another day at the shop with more gluing in store and stripping the broken Paris down to ship the frame back.  Also doing a fit for a friend of mine on his new Cannondale EVO...see previous post.

The BB of the Paris with the lil grom just out of reach

These 2 guys got some new rubber today...all glued and ready for some TT fun

In case anyone wants my opinion..this is the only stuff that should go on your tubies

Here's the NEW RIDE! Cant wait to build it

We can thank Mr Nys and Mr Albert for those stripes

such a thing of beauty

not a great photo of the rear cable hanger integrated into the seatcollar

no doubts here

perfect place for your shoulder to go

Colnago Ace w/105 comes in right around $3000

Great graphics on every Colnago we see

Day 30...Productivity

Well, to quote Ice Cube..."Today was a good Day".  Got to run around all over town all morning, literally.  I went from one end of north west Denver down to Parker and then back home to Stapleton.  The boys came along as usual, and they were pretty good overall.  We went to Rise and Shine Biscuit Kitchen, Highlands, to get some grub and I could meet my newest client to give her her freshly glued wheels/tires.  Then it was down to Parker to Creekside, the new job, to grab a couple things and chat with Boss Man, Kirk Webster, about his decision to carry Colnago! Holy crap is that gonna be an awesome addition to his shop.  He already has Pinarello, Merckx, Tommisini and Bianchi, and adding Colnago will take his shop to the next level.  So excited!  Not only that, the new Cyclocross World Champ, Neils Albert, won it onboard a Colnago Prestige.  We will be getting a Cross bike in, frame perhaps, maybe around a certain mechanic's size...hmmmmmmmmm.

From that bit o good news to driving back home and giving the boys some lunch and then nap time, we fast forward to my first official bike ride of 2012.  It wasnt impressive, but it did feel good.  They piled into the Chariot and the Stigmata got hitched up for the jaunt over to the park.  The boys love the trailer.  I hear them having conversations about the bumps and which ones are fun and which ones are hard.  The "bigger" bumps are typically the fun ones!

all ready to roll!

I also got some spokes ordered from Alchemy Bicycle Works for a build this week.  Thats going to be fun for sure.

boots out...