Meat-up II (Electric Boogaloo)

Last fall, Bike 29 and a handful of other 29er riders gathered at the Kingdom Trails in North Eastern VT for a 29er festival of sorts. We called it the Meat-up, and it was a hoot. Some folks though it was such a good idea, that they decided to threw an event of thier own. The folks at the Crooked Cog Network is having the Big Wheeled Ballyhoo in the Midwest in late June (of which I am a proud sponsor).

Lots of folks have asked if there will be another one, and I'm proud to say that there is.
While the final details still need to be worked out, the date of Meat-up II is July 21st 2007. The venue will be Catamount Family Center in Williston VT. There will be on site camping available, but for those without tents, the proximity to Burlington will be helpful.
But here is what is different this year.

In addition to the Meat-up, The weekend will include the inagural New England Single Speed Champion Chips. A real race held at Catamount on Sunday July 22nd.
The race will be open to all singlespeeders, on any size wheels. More details on the whole weekend to follow in the coming weeks.

All in all, it promises to be a weekend of fun. Mark your calenders!

Bike 29 News

With biking season coming close, I figured I can let a few cats out of the bag to help get people fired up to ride.

The biggest cat, is in fact Catamount. Five Hills Bikes will be a proud sponsor of their ongoing summer training races. What does this mean? Well, myself, and a few other Burlington area shops will be lending a hand every Wednesday night this summer to the racers who gather at Catamount Family Center. Besides moral and tech support, we will no doubt be throwing down for some post race BBQ and "recovery" drinks.
As part of our agreement, we'll be providing demo bikes for Catamount's patrons to check out.
That means if anyone interested in demoing a 29er off road, in real mountain biking scenarios, has access. There will be more details as to what bikes will be available in the coming weeks.

There are the beginning rumblings of the soon to be legendary Bike 29 Meat-up. Details are still being flushed out, but the official venue and schedule of events promise to be one to write home about. Hang on to your hats boys and girls, this will be an event to remember.
I expect firm details of the Meat-up to be available early next week.

Bike 29 is also a proud sponsor of Crooked Cog's Big Wheeled Ballyhoo. Although they "borrowed" the idea from my Meat-up, they have certainly raised the bar. The event will be held in Decorah Iowa. With any luck, I'll be able to attend. I've never ridden in the Midwest, and I think it will be a ton of fun.

In product news, Niner has a new bike that will be unveiled at Sea Otter. I can hardly wait, and I am bursting at the seams about this bike. Needless to say, there will be one in my quiver. Optomism points to a June release, but we'll have to see. The RIP was supposed to be out in June last year, and widespread availability is only just now being realized.

More news as it happens...