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Posted by Charles Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:53:00 GMT
Passion recently had the pleasure of building up a Santa Cruz Tallboy 29r for one of our customers. Alan invested a lot time making sure he was getting the best possible bike for his intended riding, and what follows is his story:
Posted by Patty Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:28:00 GMT
Monday December 21: Closed
Tuesday December 22: 10:00am to 7:00pm
Wedndesday December 23: 10:00am to 7:00pm, followed by Holiday Lights Ride
Thursday December 24 (Christmas Eve): 10:00am to 2:00pm
Friday December 25 (Christmas Day): Closed
Saturday December 26: 9:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday December 27: 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Monday December 28: Closed
Tuesday December 29: 10:00am to 7:00pm
Wedndesday December 30: 10:00am to 7:00pm
Thursday December 31 (New Years Eve): Closed for Inventory
Friday January 1 (New Years Day): Closed
Saturday January 2: 9:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday January 3: 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Happy new year!
Posted by Charles Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:52:00 GMT
This comes from one of our favorite customers and frequent flyer, Tom Rice:
I just upgraded my illustrious Yeti with the new SRAM XX components: brakes, shifters, derailleurs, crankset, chain and cassette. So, on Thanksgiving day(the Yeti and I have much to be thankful for), we went for a short, inaugural test ride at Belmont’s Waterdog park. Here are my impressions of SRAM’s efforts.
Posted by Charles Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:15:00 GMT
The Specialized Women’s Specific Demo Rides and Body Geometry Presentation on Wednesday night was a successful and fun event that brought together women from around the area.
We took some Specialized demo bikes out for rides, with one group doing dirt up at Waterdog, putting some Safires and Eras through a few singletrack tests, and another group hitting the road with feather light Rubys. Our trail riders reported enjoying the stiffness of the full suspension carbon frames, with the brain technology keeping the bike feeling quick and nimble on the climbs, yet active on the downhills. The Ruby riders liked the vibration damping qualities of the zerts inserts in the fork, seat stays and seat post, not to mention the overall speedy feeling of these awesome bikes that take the same concept of the men’s Roubaix and size the frame and spec the components to suit womens’ proportions better.
Read more...Posted by Pancho Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:42:00 GMT
We got a box full of DVDs earlier in the week containing some good footage to get you through the winter season.
The first of the two new DVD releases we have is Redbull Rampage Evolution which showcases 27 of the world’s best big mountain riders take on Virgin, Utah’s most challenging terrain. Huge cliffs, big sender gaps and gut wrenching crashes should keep you entertained during the off season.RED BULL RAMPAGE THE EVOLUTION 2008 DVD Trailer from UniTy Bikes on Vimeo.
Second is the highly anticipated film from Chain Link Productions, Barred For Life. This video features riders like Cam McCaul, Andreu Lacondeguy, Andrew Taylor, Greg Watts and Jordie Lunn pushing the limits on what is humanly possible on a mountain bike.
Barred For Life Teaser 2 from Bjorn Aunet on Vimeo.
Along with these two new videos, we were also able to restock some of the old favorites like Days of Dirt and Tipping Point.
Posted by Pancho Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:37:00 GMT
It’s the end of the season and the 2010 bikes are rolling in from most of the manufacturers. In turn we are selling off a few of our demo bikes to make room for a few new ones we have coming in.
Posted by Charles Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:03:00 GMT
Whew! We just had a fantastic weekend running our third Fall demo event at the shop. We had major league participation from Giant, Specialized, and Santa Cruz for the first time, and were also able to round out this fleet with bikes from Maverick and Ibis, allowing us to send out over 200 separate test rides over the two days. I want to thank everyone that participated, from those that came to tempt themselves by looking at new hardware, to the benevolent bunch that volunteered to help us keep things running smoothly, to those that just left a little extra in the til or the tip jar before the end of the day. We have been getting a lot of positive strokes and good feedback since Sunday, and it would not have been as good without everyone’s help.
I still want to hear what bikes you liked, what you liked about them, what you didn’t see or get to try, and what surprised you. Add a comment to this thread, or shoot something out to info@PassionTrailBikes.com. Santa Cruz left some bikes here for a couple extra days, so I was able to get a long ride in on a Blur LT Carbon yesterday. Look for a more thorough ride report on that one from me soon.
We ran special pricing on all bikes this past weekend, special orders and stock bikes included, and sold a few bikes and frames in the process. If you are regretting not taking advantage of that and getting one for yourself, let me, Berry, or Pancho know and we will do what we can for you.
I am updating Passion’s Flickr page tonight, and a few images from the weekend are already posted here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/51326343@N00/sets/72157622385579697/
Posted by Patty Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:19:00 GMT
We are having our Fall Demo Days on October 3 & 4, with plenty of bikes to test ride at Waterdog Park. FREE!
Check out the list of bikes and make a reservation here: http://spreadsheets.google.com
Some of the bikes that are available include the Santa Cruz Tall Boy 29er, and their long travel V-10 and Driver 8, the Specialized Demo 8, and the new fabulous Stumpjumpers and Enduros, the Ibis Mojos, and Giant is bringing a HUGE truck full of bikes including the Glory and Faith, plus many Trances and Reigns. And MORE. Please see the list here!
ALSO WE WILL HAVE ROAD BIKES! Giant is bringing their TCR, Avail, and Defy Advanced road bikes, and Specialized is bringing their Tarmac, Amira, and Roubaix, including a couple models with the new electronic Dura Ace shifting sytem.
A sea of test bikes from Specialized occupied half our driveway at the Spring Demo Days
Posted by Patty Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:57:00 GMT
Patty hands out maps to Waterdog Park for the start of the Female Friday rides
On July 24th we enjoyed some great riding in grinning groups of girls on Female Friday. After savoring lots of fun swoopy singletrack, along with a wee bit of coaching for the novices, we returned to the lounge for a gourmet meal prepared by David and Marianne Milburn and managed to fill our bellies and our smiles. Lots of socializing and girl bonding with a bit of show and tell of our amazing collection of bruised bodies! Only mountain bikers really understand this, and it’s so fun to gather and give each other the support that makes us all feel right at home in this wonderful community.
Save the date! Put August 28th in your calendar for the next Female Friday. Rides will probably launch sometime around 6pm. This month food will be catered by the amazing chef Chris Aquino who has planned a fabulous menu with Spanish dishes to delight your tastebuds! Please RSVP if you think you can make this event so we can get a headcount for our shopping expedition by sending Patty an email at patty@passiontrailbikes.com.
Marianne and David Milburn working on the finishing touches to a tasty meal
Posted by PeterD Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:52:00 GMT
Well, those are the official Passion Trail Bike jerseys, made by Zoic, and we have plenty in the shop at $45 each should you want to be fast like them (custom tandem not included).
Here is some information from Zoic abut these jerseys:And here’s a closeup of the front and back logos:
They are t-shirt style, so they don’t have pockets on them (none of that roadie stuff).
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