End of July

Well, here it is almost July 31st. Thanks to our customers, we've had an amazing month. Moving to our new location was definitely a worthwhile move. Now that people can find us, we're starting to get out of the hole we were in. True, it was a small hole - as far as businesses go - but I don't like any kind of debt at all. We're finally getting to a place where we can be debt-free.

Our stock of bikes is rapidly being depleted. I have ordered a few more, and they should arrive on Tuesday. I have also placed another Uvex helmet order, a Diadora shoe order, and an LAS helmet order. A little early perhaps, but we will also have Fall/Winter clothing arriving soon.

CBC will be carrying Magura forks. The first one will be arriving on Monday. We are also carrying Vaude products. If you aren't familiar with Vaude, they are similar to Arkel and Ortlieb. They are based in Germany, and make very high quality bags, panniers, and outerwear.


One item I'm very excited about is named "Eva's Office". It's a pannier for women that has an integrated laptop sleeve. Perfect for taking books and laptop to class or to work.

We will also be stocking Vaude Women's "Drop" jackets. Expect them to arrive on Tuesday. These are very high quality rain jackets. Forget the steamy rain jacket saunas that sell for $20 and are worth about half of that... this is a true quality cycling jacket with excellent craftmanship, quality, performance, and style.

We have restocked our Sock Guy sock display, as well as added a second one. No matter what oddities you like, we likely have a sock for you.

Are you into cyclocross? Come in and check out our affordable Origin-8 framesets and custom builds! Or, order the gorgeous 2011 Raleigh 'cross bike. Need a cyclocross crankset? We have a shiny new SRAM one here calling your name.

Touring? We do that too. Racks, Panniers, bar-end shifters, Brooks saddles. Touring bikes from Raleigh, Gunnar, and Co-Motion. Wheelbuilding is available, too.

Country bikes are what I recommend for those who don't want to race, but do want to ride on the road; and don't want to have to worry if the road turns into gravel. These are usually custom builds, although the new 2011 Raleigh Port Townsend seems to fit the bill perfectly at $850. Other options are available from Rawland, Gunnar, and Scott.

For city bikes, we have added Torker to our selection of bikes. CBC will be stocking select Torker models, and can order any that we don't stock with order fulfillment taking 2-3 days.

I've rambled enough for today. I plan on having the grill outside tomorrow, so feel free to stop by for a burger and to check out the new Raleigh catalog.