Bike-shop ride?

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    wheelswings
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    Is there an organized ride that goes to all the bike shops in the region…from Bikenetic to Phoenix to Proteus, and beyond? I think this would be a fun ride, and it’d be useful to visit all of them.

    I don’t think I’m alone in being a “regular” at one or two places and largely unfamiliar with the others. I’m thinking it would be great to know the bike-shop landscape for times when we might be away from our usual stomping grounds and needing access to a pump or a new tube or whatever else. I’m imagining more than a “drive by”… the ride would involve actual stops at each of the shops, so we could become familiar with their offerings. Maybe such a ride exists already?

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    kwarkentien
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    I think this is a great idea. I would imagine that there would need to be several different rides arranged by region to capture 6 or so shops at a pop.

    #1040948
    Steve O
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    @kwarkentien 127717 wrote:

    I think this is a great idea. I would imagine that there would need to be several different rides arranged by region to capture 6 or so shops at a pop.

    Okay, I’ll go ahead and commit now to organize one of these during Freezing Saddles. Shops will be slower in the winter, so we can have more time to meet the staff, etc.

    Kwark is right. It would be a long schlep from Green Lizard to Proteus and then back home, especially if you also went to 12 other shops along the way.

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    consularrider
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    I think one in the first week of January would be great.

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    Kitty
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    That’s a grand idea! I’m going to need fun things like this to convince me that doing more riding than the daily commute is a good idea this winter. :p

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