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NEW STUFF!

Monday, May 11th, 2008

 

For the start of 2008 cycling season,

Black Bar Bicycles has added a number of wonderful new products and brands to our already quailty selection.

Black Bar is excited to bring in two new brands of mountain bikes;

Rocky Mountain Bicycles and Salsa Cycles.

These are fine additions to what Black Bar already offers in Off-road bicycles and frames Bianchi, Bilenky, Moots, and Serotta (coming soon, B3) .

 

Both Rocky Mountain and Salsa offer road bikes as well.

Black Bar Bicycles simply offers the best in bespoke custom and production bicyles;

B3, Bianchi, Bilenky, Moots, Parlee ,Pinarello, Serotta, and Temple.

 

And of course, the most FUN of all bikes; Amsterdam, Electra, and Townie.

If these don't put a smile in your heart. Then check your pulse, as you are more than likely dead.

 

Everything else is the same, tried and trued.

Good value and excellent quality.

Well designed and crafted.

Outstanding customer service and warranties.

If it isn't offered at Black Bar Bicycles, chances are one, or all of the above don't meet OUR standards.

 

A few new idems Black Bar Bicycles as added;

Rock Gardn Armor and accessories.

Hudz hoods.

SMP Saddles to go alongwith our line of other saddles by Brooks, Fizik, Koobi, Look-In, Sella Italia, Selle Royal, and WTB.

Along with American Classic, Campagnolo, FSA, Fulcrum, Mavic, Prima Rolf, Velocity, WTB, and Zipp wheel sets.

Black Bar has added Cole and HED wheels.

Remember, Black Bar still builds the best custom wheels in the area.

Black Bar has been a Lupine dealer for four years now, as added Dinotte Light Systems.

Speedplay and Areolite pedals are also new.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cirque du Cyclisme"*

*"Cirque du Cyclisme" June 5, 6,& 7 2009 in Leesburg Virginia,* is a festival celebrating
vintage lightweight racing and touring bicycles, and the artisans and craft
persons carrying on the tradition (http://www.cirqueducyclisme.com/).
It includes riding, a large swap meet, and a show involving 100 or more
of the very best modern steel and vintage racing and touring bikes from
the glory days of the sport. Located at the Loudoun
County Fairgrounds (on the W&OD, just west of Leesburg).

Number of North America's premier
custom builders will be there, showing their best work and responding
to your questions. This will include some of today's leaders, like Brian
Baylis, Steve Bilenky, Rene Herse/Mark Nobilette,, and
Peter Weigle. Plus, many of the best of the new builders, the stars of
the future, will show their latest creations. They're coming from the
West Coast, New England, and the heartland to show why so many
sophisticated riders are choosing today's steel customs over popular
manufacturers like Seven and Colnago.

The bike show is expected to include bikes from Europe, North America,
and even Australia. Early examples with include a 1938 Schwinn
Paramount (US, first year made) fixed gear with wood rims, a 1953 Claud
Butler tandem, and a 1953 Bianchi Campione del Mundo. Later works
will include bike from the likes of Hetchins, Holdsworth, Raleigh, Jack
Taylor and Hurlow from England; Benotto, Bianchi, Cinelli, Colnago,
Frejus, Legnano, Dr Rosa and Masi from Italy, and the incredibly elegant
and well-integrated French touring bicycles of Herse, Rochet, and Singer.
Plus, an extraordinary collection of earlier US icons like Bill Boston,
Drysdale, Eisentraut, Bruce Gordon, McLean, Merz, and Washington's
own Proteus.

Indeed, June 8 is the third and final day of North America's largest
gathering of the "dyed-in-the-wool-jersey" vintage bike clan, a motley
crew of 20-somethings through geezers who relish the hand-built steel
frames of the 1930s - early 1980s, a time when craftsmanship ruled, a
time before indexed shifting and clipless pedals. Friday and Saturday
will feature seminars, rides, an auction, rides, a banquet, and some more
riding. This is the 11th "Cirque," and the first in the DC area. It's always
marked by a great deal of convivial conversation with the fisherman's
dedication to truth and understatement.