Can You Push SLOW?

The USA Pro Challenge starts on Monday the 18th and rides through Sunday the 24th. During this week the pros will ride 524 miles around Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. They will be pushing much faster than you and I, so I say "let 'em." I'm ready to sit back and watch and go on some chill rides. That's where this month's challenge comes into play. The Meritan Midnight Classic is August 23rd. While a lot of folks will be trying to treat this ride like a race we challenge you to treat it like a cruise. Whoever lands at the bottom of the leaderboard will win the challenge. Be sure you are registered for the ride here.

The prize for this challenge? A Bontrager Paw T-Shirt* to remind us that we don't always have to kit up to go ride a bike.

*T-Shirt subject to availability

Longer Miles and Shorter Months

It's me, right? These days are just flying by; filled with grand openings and grand projects and grand tours. Maybe you feel it, too? I think we need to take a step back and focus on what's important right now: riding bicycles. July felt really great and if you didn't get out and enjoy those cool temps, well, dudes, I feel sorry for you.

I know someone who did enjoy them, though. Goes by the name of Richard Taylor and he logged over 1,000 miles in the month of July. For his efforts I'm going to buy him some beers. Root beers. Flavored Gu. Root Beer Flavored Gu:

Swing by the shop on Walker and pick up your prize an any time, Richard!

Check back soon for the August Local Challenge!

Wind and Rain and Morning Sun

It looks like somebody was able to get out on short notice and steal a KOM, despite any foul weather. Congratulations to Bryant from BPC on crushing Morning Sun Hill and swiping a Knog cycling cap to keep the sun out of his eyes while he sits so high atop the leaderboard. How's the weather up there? It's still kinda rainy down here in Regularsville. Maybe July will clear up.

To redeem your prize contact cort@peddlerbikeshop.com.

Everyone stay tuned for July!

Last Minute June Local Challenge!

I'm sure you can imagine how busy it's been at the shop, what with the move and all. So we'll go ahead and blame the lack of June's Local Challenge on that, and not that I had an excellent vacation in California and I also just built a brick patio at my house. And man has it been hot! Whenever it's not raining that sun is blazing! We want you to stay cool out there so this Challenge's prize will keep you in the shade. Or, at least, it will keep your eyes in the shade.

This cycling cap from Knog will protect your eyes, absorb your sweat, and has the added bonus of making you look good. Not to mention the fact that it's yellow, and I'm sure you know the connotations of that *cough* Tour de France *cough*

To win this shade-thrower all you have to do is post the fastest time on the Morning Sun Hill segment in the month of June 2014. You have until the end of the month, which is Monday, at 11:59:59 PM. I know that one Strava Cycling Club Member has already ridden it this month, now get out and prove yourself!

Here's the link to the segment so you can see the deets: http://www.strava.com/segments/morning-sun-hill-1735748

May Local Challenge Winners

Kudos to everyone who got out and rode on Memorial Day! While I wasn't able to participate in Tour de La Grange, I was able to get out and steal some KOMs elsewhere! It also gave me some time to get an amazing prize for our 3rd May Local Challenge Winners. That's right, I said winners!

There's a little segment out on the course around mile 15 on Yager Road called Yager Shot. We had some Club members post up some good times on the segment. Two of the top times belong to Peddler Employees; as such they are ineligible for prizes. And I know they are wishing they could have won one of these beauties:

In keeping with the theme of the segment name we have a 16oz Stainless Steel Trek Logo Cup for each winner. The two Club members with the best times on the segment yesterday are MR Graham and Trey L! They actually tied each other! I can only imagine them going up at the same time and encouraging each other along the way!

You guys can pick up your prize at Peddler Bike Shop on Highland, ask for Cort or email cort@peddlerbikeshop.com to make other arrangements.

May Local Challenge Week 3 (Kinda)

According to Strava, a week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday. But whenever there is a holiday on Monday we say we have a "3 day weekend." So I'm fudging the rules a bit and holding the 3rd week challenge on Monday. Now a lot of you guys and girls who are on teams have been DOMINATING the club leaderboards. So to get some swag into the hands of the folks who may not be the fastest, who may not climb the most, or who may not ride as much or as long, there will be some challenges over the next few weeks to reward them.

The challenges will focus on charity rides because riding for a cause is just as important as riding for yourself.

The week 3 challenge will occur during the Hightailers Tour de La Grange on Monday, May 26th.
The actual challenge is still TBD and the prize is still TBD, so you just have to do the ride, and do the best you can do! Remember to log it and load it, or it doesn't count!

Don't forget to tag your Instagram pics #shelbypeddler and Twitter @shelbypeddler!

Bike To Work Week Winners

So I looked down at my feet after another busy day at work and said, "What are all of these water bottles doing down here?"

Duh! I forgot to post the results of the May Week 2 Local Challenge! So I did take a picture of the winners and thankfully I still have it. The top ten are as follows:

1. Dwayne Accardo
2. Will Stoffel
3. Dannie Medlin
4. Victor Gasior
5. Carter Chappell
6. Jeff Fejfar
7. Patrick Smith
8. Michael Burt
9. Richard Taylor
10. Tim Hanisco

Tim edged me out by 1.1 miles! Not that I need another water bottle...

So all of you guys can stop by the Highland store and pick up your 1 World, 2 Wheels water bottle at any time, preferably soon, so I don't keep kicking them!