Basic Maintenance & Repair Class, Sunday, April 3rd!

Learn the basics of keeping your bike running smoothly and safely. Topics covered in this basic maintenance class include pre-ride safety check, flat repair and avoidance, cleaning and lubing, and minor gear and brake adjustments. No need to bring your bike; we demonstrate on one of ours. The class costs $45, which includes a $25 tool kit. RSVP on our Meetups page, call us at 703-938-8900, or visit our shop to sign up.

Get your bike ready for Spring!

Metrorail CLOSED Wednesday, March 16th!

 

http://wmata.com/#

In an unprecedented move, the Metrorail system is going to be completely shut down, from midnight on March 15th until the morning of Thursday the 17th!  Apparently this is due to an urgent need for safety inspections of parts of the electrical system.

A good day to ride your bike to work... the weather forecast looks good, although there is a chance of rain.  If your own bike isn't an option, Capital Bikeshare is offering FREE 24 hour memberships tomorrow:

https://www.capitalbikeshare.com/news/2016/03/15/capital-bikeshare-to-offer-corral-service-march-16-for-metrorail-closure

Word didn't go out until 4:35pm on Tuesday, which doesn't give a lot of warning for folks.  If there's anything we can do to help you with your commute, let us know.  We'll be open from 10am until 7pm, ready to fix your bike, and we'll have hot coffee for you too!

Chocolate Chat - Bicycle Touring! - March 13, 2016

Have you ever thought about trying bicycle touring? Packing up your bike and heading out on the open road or the trail for a couple of days, a week, or a whole summer? Why not come and listen to folks who have done it? That's our next Chocolate Chat, on Sunday, March 13th at 10:00am. We'll cover supported and independent touring, and discuss how to prepare, pack, and enjoy your bicycle adventure, from an overnight trip on the C&O to a coast-to-coast epic!  You'll get to hear from four or more people with many years and miles of touring experience between them. We'll provide coffee, hot tea, and cocoa for a cold day.  Come and learn and share your own experiences too!

“Wishing For Spring” Service Specials!

We all know Spring is coming... sooner or later.  Why not take advantage of these special offers on service packages and avoid the inevitable Spring rush? As an added bonus, we can offer faster turnaround time at this point, due to the fact we just have fewer bikes coming in!

These specials only apply when you bring your bike in before March 15th... after March 15th we move to our regular 2016 service prices.

2 - Wheel Standard Tune Up (brake & gear adjust, wheel true, bearing adjustments as needed, wipe down and inspect frame, safety check and test ride:  NOW $65 ($95 after March 15th)

2 - Wheel Standard Plus Tune Up  (remove drivetrain for cleaning, brake & gear adjust, wheel true, bearing adjustments as needed, wipe down and inspect frame, safety check and test ride:  NOW $95 ($125 after March 15th)

3 - Wheel Standard Tune Up (brake & gear adjust, wheel true, bearing adjustments as needed, wipe down and inspect frame, safety check and test ride:  NOW $75 ($105 after March 15th)

3 - Wheel Standard Plus Tune Up  (remove drivetrain for cleaning, brake & gear adjust, wheel true, bearing adjustments as needed, wipe down and inspect frame, safety check and test ride:  NOW $105 ($135 after March 15th)

Sunday, January 24th, 2016

Well, the lot hasn't been plowed yet today, and from what we hear the road crews are out in force today and folks are asked to stay off the roads if possible to let them do their job. Tim will be at the shop today, so if you need something, give a call before coming. Be safe out there!

CLOSED for Inventory 1/11 - 1/14

PLEASE NOTE: We will be CLOSED for inventory from Monday, January 11th through Thursday, January 14th. We will return to our regular hours on Friday the 15th.

Make Black Friday a GREEN Friday this year!

Following the lead of REI and others, we've decided we're going to be CLOSED on Black Friday (11/27/15).  Since none of us here are really fond of braving the crowds on Black Friday at other stores, we're doing to try something different... we're going for a bike ride!

Many of you probably recall our famous Guilt Reduction Rides, which used to be held on Thanksgiving Day.  We took a hiatus from those the last few years, and now we're hoping you can join us on Friday instead.  Think about it... a bike ride in the fresh air, or sitting in traffic, fighting your way to some big box store sale?

We'll leave from the shop at 10:00am, so please try to get here a bit ahead of that.  Our destination is the train station in downtown Herndon.  We'll have coffee and tea and perhaps some treats back at the shop.

Since we're a drop off point for donated food for the folks at the Committee Helping Others, we encourage everyone to bring some canned goods to help out those less fortunate!

Here's a blast from the past... Guilt Reduction Ride 2008.  That's John and Ces Brunow in blue jackets next to the yellow tandem. Tim is next to them in the yellow vest with less grey hair than he has now.

Great bikes on sale for fall!

Autumn is the perfect season for riding... and the holidays are coming too... so what better time to take advantage of our sale on ALL in stock Linus bikes - 25% OFF!!!! We've got a good assortment Dutchi and Mixte models, in 3- and 8-speed versions, in a variety of colors. Stylish, comfortable, practical and fun... what more could you want?

Vienna Halloween Parade!

Every year, bikes@vienna rides in the Town of Vienna's Annual Halloween parade. Bring your bike or trike, decorate it and and dress up, and be ready for fun! We meet at the shop at 6pm, so we can ride to our start point by 7. The parade typically takes about 2 hours, and we'll be having food and beverages afterwards. Come on out and have a truly unique experience.

Sunday, August 30th - A Wheely Fun Time

Afternoons on Church “Wheely Fun Time”

August 30th from 1pm-5pm on Church Street from Dominon to Mill Street

Kids band Playing from 1pm-5pm “Bach to Rock” from Herndon Americas Music School

5pm concert to follow on Town Green by Harlen Simple

This event is sponsored by Bike @ Vienna 

Street Closed from Mill to Dominion

Vienna Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Historic Vienna, Inc. and local businesses will be hosting an event called Afternoons on Church with the theme being “Wheely Fun Time,” on Sunday, August 30th from 1-5pm along Church Street in Vienna. The event will showcase all things with wheels. With Moon bounces and corn hole games. Caboose Brewery and Vienna Vintner will be selling drinks. Free limited bike helmets giving out by INOVA!

There will be a Church Street Business Passport (This is a passport that patrons will go around to business to get stamp that they visited each business. With a chance to win a drawing for gift cards from Church Street Businesses.) 

Activities and Vendor Information:

Historic Vienna Inc. Bike Parade and Best Decorated Bike Contest

Historic Vienna, Inc. is pleased to sponsor the first annual Bike Parade and Best Decorated Bike Contest. The contest is open to anyone wishing to participate. No registration is necessary. There will be a designated bike ‘parking’ area so that decorated bikes may be viewed prior to the parade and contest.

4:00  Bike Parade: The bike parade will begin from the designated bike parking area. Riders will follow the parade route riding past the judging stand to the judging area for their age group.

Award Ceremony: Once the judges have made their decision, winners will be presented with their prizes.

Prizes for the best decorated bike will be awarded in the following categories:

Ages 5 and under

Ages 6 to 8

Ages 9-12

Judges Choice – Any age may compete (multiple awards may be given)

Contest Rules:

Bikes must have decorations of some sort

Bikes must be ridden with all decorations intact

Riders may also be ‘decorated’ to match their bike decorations, or wear a costume

Decorations that make noise are allowed

 

Vendors:

Girl Scouts will be doing balloon animals and face painting

Electro Scooter 

Snow Cone will be served by “ONO Hawainn Ice”

Lombardi’s will be serving pizza

Dr. Katie Thompson, The Health Improvement Center

"Bowen Therapy, Chris Kahn" and "Vienna Massage Therapy" are offering different onsite massage options for attendees.

 

 

 

 

July Second Saturday Ride is tomorrow!

Check it out -

Please join Bikes at Vienna staff for the July edition of our "Second Saturday" bike ride series. This time, we'll bike from our shop to Reston and back, using a mix of trails and roads to visit some of Reston's many public art displays. The ride will be about 18 miles round trip. This is a friendly, fun, "no drop" ride. And it's free!

No go in case of rain.

We are meeting at the shop at 9:00am and expect to be back by noon!

More info can be found at :

http://www.meetup.com/BIKES-VIENNA-Events/events/223468618/

And:

http://bikesatvienna.blogspot.com/2015/06/bikes-viennas-second-saturday-ride-art.html

4th of July - CLOSED!

We will be CLOSED for the 4th of July! We wish all of you a fun and safe holiday with your family and friends.

Come see us on:

Friday 7/3  -  10am - 7pm
Sunday 7/5 - 10am - 5pm

A group of us will be riding recumbents in the Fairfax City Independence Day Parade.

More info:

Independence Day Parade

New Sunday Hours!

We've decided to extend our Sunday hours, effective June 28th.  We will now open at 10:00 am and close at 5:00 pm.  So come on in earlier if you'd like!

We've got lots of great bikes and trikes to try and to buy...

Come ride with us in the Fairfax Independence Day Parade!

All recumbent cyclists are encouraged to join us on Saturday July 4th 2015 at 8:15am for our fourth participation in the Fairfax City Independence Day Parade.

Do you know a vet with a trike? Ask him to join us! 

Do you know a vet without a trike who would like to join us? Let us know - we might be able to find a loaner for him. 

Costumes are not necessary but welcomed; 4th-of-July-themed bike decorations are expected. We usually have extra flags and red-white-blue crepe paper to share.

We are in Division 2, Position 209. This puts us ahead of the elephants (if you've ridden with us in the past, you'll know why this is a good thing; otherwise, use your imagination). Our holding area is in the green stripe along the parade route in map below.

If you want to join us at the shop to ride down to the start point, please arrive at the shop by 7:30 so we can depart by 7:45!

Link to meeting location and parking info

Link to official Parade website

Bikes @ Vienna's "Second Saturday" Ride:  "Reston Art Tour," July 11, 2015

Join Bikes @ Vienna staff on July 11 for a casual, fun ride from our shop to Reston, using a mix of trails and roads to visit some of Reston's interesting public art displays.  The ride will be about 18 miles round trip.

This is Bikes @ Vienna's third "Second Saturday" group ride of this season.  We plan to offer a ride on the second Saturday of each month through September, departing from the shop at 9:00 AM.  Cyclists of all abilities are welcome.  Part of bikes @ Vienna's unique "Ride to Discovery" series, each ride features at least one point of historical or cultural interest.

Note:  No-go in case of rain.

                                      Ride to Discovery with Bikes @ Vienna!

Join us for the first of our "Second Saturday" ride series -Saturday, May 9th!

Ride To Discovery along the W&OD Trail:

Bikes @ Vienna to Falls Church

• What African-American astronomer surveyed the original boundaries of the District of Columbia in 1791?

• Where along the W&OD Trail can you find two of the boundary stones? 

• Where is the first house in Falls Church to have indoor plumbing?

• What Falls Church resident was an inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame along with Jesse Owens, Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, and Mohammed Ali? 

• Why did he and his wife put their lives on the line in 1915 in the struggle for civil rights? 

Find the answers on the next Bikes at Vienna “Ride to Discovery” along the W&OD! 

Saturday, May 9, 2015

9:00 AM

The ride is about 16 miles round-trip, mostly on the W&OD Trail, with occasional excursions on city streets to visit sites of historic significance. 

Please arrive a little early so you have time to read and sign the liability waiver and get your bike ready to go promptly at 9:00. 

NOTE!  In case of rain, we will NOT ride.

Ride to Discovery with Bikes at Vienna!

Ride to Discovery: Bikes @ Vienna to Meadowlark Gardens!

Saturday, June 13, 2015

9:00 AM

Bikes @ Vienna 

Join Bikes @ Vienna staff on June 13 for a casual, fun ride from our shop to beautiful Meadowlark Gardens!  The ride is about 8 miles round trip, all on bike trails, plus we'll spend about a half-hour strolling (on foot) through Meadowlark's unique Korean Bell Garden.  The bike ride is free, but Meadowlark Gardens charges $5 general admission, $2.50 for ages 55+.  We will park our bikes at the Meadowlark's visitor center, so we recommend you bring a bike lock.

This is Bikes @ Vienna's second "Second Saturday" group ride of this season.  We plan to offer a ride on the second Saturday of each month through September, departing from the shop at 9:00 AM.  Cyclists of all abilities are welcome.  Part of bikes @ Vienna's unique "Ride to Discovery" series, each ride features at least one point of historical or cultural interest.

Note:  No-go in case of rain.

                                      Ride to Discovery with Bikes @ Vienna!


                                                   
   

Join us for the first of our "Second Saturday" ride series - May 9th!

Ride To Discovery along the W&OD Trail:

Bikes @ Vienna to Falls Church

• What African-American astronomer surveyed the original boundaries of the District of Columbia in 1791?

• Where along the W&OD Trail can you find two of the boundary stones? 

• Where is the first house in Falls Church to have indoor plumbing?

• What Falls Church resident was an inducted into the Black Athletes Hall of Fame along with Jesse Owens, Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, and Mohammed Ali? 

• Why did he and his wife put their lives on the line in 1915 in the struggle for civil rights? 

Find the answers on the next Bikes at Vienna “Ride to Discovery” along the W&OD! 

Saturday, May 9, 2015

9:00 AM

The ride is about 16 miles round-trip, mostly on the W&OD Trail, with occasional excursions on city streets to visit sites of historic significance. 

Please arrive a little early so you have time to read and sign the liability waiver and get your bike ready to go promptly at 9:00. 

NOTE!  In case of rain, we will NOT ride.

Ride to Discovery with Bikes at Vienna!

Brompton Black Edition Bikes are Here!

We've gotten in a selection of special Brompton Black Edition bikes! Seen here, full black, lime green and berry crush. We also have one in lagoon blue.

Only 5,000 bikes were made for this special edition, and we only have FIVE left at this time! Come on in before they are gone!

See the promotional video for the Brompton Black Edition here:

https://vimeo.com/121011955

Interesting folding bike!

One of our customers brought in a really unusual folding bike the other day.  Made in Holland, apparently sold under the Columbia name here in the USA, in the late 60s.  Really interesting bike, with some unusual construction features.  Really sharp looking, and in remarkably good shape.  And pretty fun to ride too!  Take a look at the detail photos to see a real time capsule bike.

Interesting location for the Sturmey-Archer trigger shifter. 

One of the prettiest chain guards we've seen.

The tail light is very neatly blended into the fender.

Classy looking bell. The chrome on the bike is in remarkable shape all around.

Neat headlight.

Really interesting handlebar and fork configuration.

Remember these old school odometers? The little striker wheel gets hit by a nubbin on a spoke as the wheel goes around.

Another view of the fork.

Magneet was apparently the manufacturer. The square tube frame is unusual.

The back side of the chain guard, and the lower part of the frame, showing unusual construction.

Columbia... since 1877 one of the great old names in American cycling.  But for this bike, they turned to Holland.

Very interesting folding pedal.

The classic Sturmey-Archer 3 speed hub dates the bike to 1966.