Weather and day light savings has been effecting our local outdoor community in a lot ways. If you don’t have good quality high output lighting for night riding in the evenings, then you probably haven’t been riding much recently after 6pm. You know we’ve been riding in the evenings as much as the weather has allowed thanks to Light & Motion. The time change is right around the corner and it couldn’t come any sooner as far as we are concerned. Our Thursday evening Road ride and the post ride Grill & Chill is coming soon! March 10 is when the time changes and the 1st Thirsty Thursday Road Ride and Grill & Chill of 2013 will occur on the 14th. Start time is at 5:30pm. Expect 25 miles and see House Mtn.! This is a no drop group ride.  NEW! Come on our weekly rides and earn points to get discounts on selected products. For example, come to 10 Thirsty Thursday road rides and get $100 off a $1000 purchase or $50 off a $500-999 purchase!  You can also make up missed days on our weekly Saturday road ride at 10am. This works best on bike purchases. If you can’t make enough rides to get the discount, Raleigh is giving a $100 rebate on carbon models. We post more frequently on our store Facebook page so become a friend!
Mtn biking has been a challenge with the recent wet conditions but trail work has been going on whether you’ve been involved or not. We work with the AMBC(Appalachian Mtn Bike Club) often to build and maintain local trails. Recent work has been on Sharps Ridge. We hope to drastically improve the park by adding multi-use trails. There is already about a mile of new trail so get up there and put tires on it! It dries quickly after a rain! If you are interested in helping contact us at the store and/or become a member of the AMBC. Future AMBC trail workdays. There is also more work to be done in S. Knoxville.
We are sponsoring KnoxRevolution again this year and are excited about their upcoming events. They lead rides, help with ours, and volunteer for events often. They are all about getting more women into cycling and so are we.
We are sponsoring all the RaceDayEvents rides for 2013 and will be out on the short courses to help beginners with mechanical issues and directions. You’ll see at least one of us riding along with a pack including tools and tubes.
We also ask that you support and/or become members of Legacy Parks and Ijams Nature Center. They are great organizations that do a lot for our community.
We are also a sponsor for the 2013 Knoxville Tour de Cure on June 8th. We’ll be there for mechanical support like usual. We will have a fundraising team soon. Stay tuned….
As you can see we are very active in our local community. Please get involved with your community and help support local business . Keep your internet purchases to a minimum. It effects us all and all of us can benefit from staying local. As a local business we are here as a ride center, bike store, meeting place, information center, service center, advocacy promoter, and more…  We are also here for mechanical support, emotional support, stress management, education, demonstration, and more…..
Call or come in with any cycling need you may have and we’ll do our best to fulfill that void. We are a small business and may not always have every item in stock but we have the ability and expertise to set you up the right way. We have access to almost every bike related item available so just ask(865-357-1580). Our bicycle tune ups are top notch and you get them free for 1 year with all new bike purchases and minor adjustments for life! Ask the guy that just bought a $100 bike off craiglist only to spend $150-200 in parts and labor if that’s a good deal.
