Damn its cold outside! But there is a way to keep riding and I was out yesterday. 35 Degrees and the conditions were pretty awesome….keep those extremities warm with this next deal.

This year has been a great one with our DH Team, Freeride guys, and the OG BMX Team. This next year we will be going old school with a shop BMX team. Heading up this project is our good friend David Bauder. Here is a Jersey that Brad Moore from Hutch/Sign Dog fame designed for us!

Jesse borrowed my xtracycle so he could pick up his tree and be green! He said it wanted to sway a little bit but gave him a smile ear to ear…Merry Christmas everyone.

We will be closed the 24th and 25th for the Holiday. We will be back open on Sunday from 12-5…So take back the sweater your grandma gave you and come in and get the bike parts you really wanted!

I dont know who funded this project….but I think they could have saved some money.

Heres an example of someone who can fix it on the trail. We fix stuff in the shop the right way!

Since we finally have some good weather in old Washington state we are going to start up our Friday night cruiser rides.  June 27th will be the first of many Renton cruises.  Bring out any kind of bike and check Rentons sites.  We meet at the shop at 6:30-7:00 and then we usually get out about 7:30.  From there anything can happen.  Usually it is down to the lake and back with some bar hopin involved.  Bring yourself and a bike.  We will see you then.

Also since the weather is on our side this weekend a few of us will be floating the Cedar.  I am thinking around 1pm will be a good time to meet at the shop.  We will depart from there and float for a while down the rapids of the cedar.

Who can resist the fact to ride a bike instead of driving.  Atleast for some short distances or if your outfitted correctly you can commute farther than you think.  If you do choose to ride, walk, bus, or even sharing rides there is an opportunity to win prizes.  We have partnered with Metro along with some other local businesses in order to help inform you and motivate you into using the resources available.  We have packets at the store or you can check it out online here.

So the new Northwest Dirt Culture movie is out and the premier was a blast.  Greg put out his best movie to date and the DVD is on the streets.  He put together a great swag toss and kickoff party.  Heres a few pictures of what went down.

Good Crowd

Heres the man behind the lens, Greg Tubbs.  And the cover in front of the DVD.

The go huck yourself crew getting tuned up.  After the movie things got a little rowdy and Wilsons’ boxxers got removed for him.  Heres right after and the aftermath.

Well the day started off with everyone scrambling to get the 6 cases of beer, 100 hot dogs, stop watches, tape, and get everything back to the flow park.  But once we did get everything there it was one of the best times I have had at a bike event in a long time.  The race started after everyone was satisfied that they practiced enough.  The racing was pretty fun since the downhill part has been cut in down to the creek.  The last drop was the place to watch for sure.  It gave almost everyone a little kick sideways.  After two runs the times were stacked like this HERE.

Since everything was so much fun up until then why not fire up the BBQ throw on some dogs and play some Huffy Toss.  Norm and Jake were the test pilots.  Norm had a good launch but nobody expected the NASA commander Jake Hopple was in the house.  He hauled ass into the jump and sent that bike into orbit.  Just check out Coltons face in the background.  Not only is he looking at the bike but the expression is priceless.

Once again we thank all that came out and all that helped.  Thank Travis and Angie next time you see them…thats for sure.  Click Here for more pics.

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