August 1st Repair Class Cancelled!

Due to low enrollment, we are canceling the Basic Maintenance and Repair class scheduled for Sunday, August 1st. Our next class is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 12th. Please watch this space for updates.

1941-42 German Army Bike

Tim is test riding a German Army bike that one of our customers had us
reassemble after it had been shipped from Germany. This not something
we see every day. The bike is heavy, but it carried substantial
equipment. One accessory was a grenade box.

Our customer is gathering an interesting collection. Earlier this
year he had us assemble a bike ridden by Hitler Youth which was
estimated to have been ridden in 1937. We believe it was 1937 when a
large group of Hitler Youth toured England. We were intrigued if the
bike might have made that tour. History can be so interesting.

First Tent Sale Item

The Sale Tent is UP!

The last week of July is normally when John disappears to Iowa to ride
a tandem with Ces across the state. He isn't going. He gets grumpy
and walks around muttering that he could be eating rhubarb pie with
Blue Bunny ice cream somewhere.

We trying to distract him so we got the faded red tent out. Our
intention is to have a sale which will keep him busy. That means you
need to stop by and examine the goods.

Tomorrow through July 31 we'll be showing sale items on this blog.
Check on what's for sale. Come visit the store.

Recumbent Ragtop

One of our customers rolled up today on his Greenspeed trike with a top from Recumbent Ragtops. It's the first one I (Tim) have seen, and it's pretty cool. And according to the owner, it does a great job of keeping the sun off him.

More Bromptons arriving soon!

Just an update... we received notice that the following Brompton Folding Bikes are on their way to us from England, winging their way across the Atlantic as I type this:

• M6R, Flamingo Pink main frame w/black extremities, EazyWheels.
• P6R, Arctic Blue main frame w/black extremities, EazyWheels.
• P6R, Racing Green main frame w/black extremities, Eazywheels.

Already here and ready to roll are:

• M6R, Apple Green main frame w/black extremities, EazyWheels.
• M3R, Orange main frame w/black extremities, EazyWheels.
• P3R, Orange main frame w/black extremities, EazyWheels.
• P6R, Red main frame w/red extremities, EazyWheels.
• P3R, Red main frame w/red extremities, EazyWheels.
• M6R, Yellow main frame w/black extremities, Eazywheels.
• P6R, White main frame w/black extremities, Eazywheels.
• S2L, Turkish Green main frame w/black extremities, Eazywheels.

Come on in for a test ride!

Recess Monkey at Jammin Java this Saturday at 11 AM

Our house is shaking from all the cleaning and preparing for a visit from the Holloways.  Ten years ago this month daughter Jessica and Drew Holloway were married at Hunter House in Nottoway Park just two blocks from our home.  A week later they loaded up a U Haul truck and drove across the country to Seattle.  A major reason for their move to Seattle was so Drew could pursue his interest in music.

This week Jess and Drew with daughters, Mira and Sadie come to visit.  It is satisfying that Drew and his Recess Monkey bandmates will be appearing at Jammin Java on Saturday and several other venues in the Washington area in the following week.  They also have performances in Philadelphia, Atlanta, and the Carolinas.  The three elementary school teachers have stayed in the classrooms as they have built success in the music business, note the kind words on the poster which appeared in Time Magazine in May.

I like success stories and even more in this case.