We invite you to shop small and celebrate Small Business Saturday with your favorite Denver bike shop on November 30th and December 1st! Beer will be provided on November 30th from 3-5PM. Big-box stores have a monopoly on Black Friday, so Small Business Saturday gives us small, local shops a chance to shine. Supporting […]
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By Derek Murrow Justin Holle and I have plans to race the Colorado Trail Race in July of 2020. The CTR is a 550 mile self supported bike race through some of the most rugged, challenging, and rewarding terrain that Colorado has to offer. I knew that if I was planning to commit my winter
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History Founded in in British Columbia, Canada, Northern Cycle Industries was deemed too long for a downtube decal or headtube badge and was shortened to Norco Bicycles in 1968. Norco Bicycles began manufacturing its 10-speed drop bar road bikes in 1975 after spending some time on full suspension BMX bikes. In 1984 Norco began designing
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History Yeti Cycles was founded in 1985 by John Parker in California, when mountain biking was gaining popularity. Parker was a welder who built movie sets in Hollywood, which transferred perfectly for his career of becoming a mountain bike designer and racer later. The company made a range of mountain bikes but were best known
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Santa Cruz Bicycles History Santa Cruz Bicycles was founded by Rob Roskopp in a space about the size of a garage in Santa Cruz, California. Rob wasn’t tied to following trends or being told how to think, instead, he could see that full-suspension was an innovation whose time had come. Ever since then, Santa Cruz
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This independence day we are celebrating freedom from cables. If you haven’t heard of AXS yet, prepare for your mind to be blown. This wireless technology is changing the game and Base Camp’s VIRs can be the first on the trails to have it! The AXS wireless system sends communications between the controls and
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No matter how often you ride, you should give your bike a tune-up at least once a year – especially when we’re talking about your kids’ bike. Tuning a bike requires the mechanic to have specific technical skills and finesse. Once you bring your bike into Base Camp Cyclery, you’ll never want to go anywhere
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Orbea Bikes History In the heart of Basque Country, three brothers created what will be known as the Orbea bike and company. They began selling handguns to governments with an ornate logo reading “OH” for Orbea Hermanos, translated to Orbea Brothers. In 1930, Orbea Brothers permanently exited the gun business and welcomed a new age
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Ibis Bikes History The name Ibis Cycles was inspired by the fact that birds are light and they fly – both good traits to associate with a bicycle. The Ibis got the nod due to its beauty in flight and gracefulness. The head badge is meant to reflect these traits. Today, Ibis Cycles is located
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Enduro bikes have been around for several years, but the difference between enduro mountain bikes and other mountain bikes still might not be too clear. Enduro, in its most basic definition, is a type of downhill mountain bike racing. This race times riders mostly in downhill stages and has untimed transfer stages. So, what makes an enduro mountain bike different from trail bikes or other mountain bikes?
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