We are throwing down another last minute Snow race party tonight to celebrate the New Year and the awesome addition of snow to our Urban Landscape. The race will Start at 10pm at the Loft (3 Tannery Brook Row Somerville MA) and be crit style with 4 laps within Davis Square. $5 to enter and Cambridge Bicycle has Donated a set of Gold Velocity Deep V's to the winner and there will be other prizes for 2nd and 3rd as well as give aways at the party. After the Race the Party gets started in the loft upstairs and another $5 gets you all the Redbull and Vodka you can drink (unless it runs out.) Music will be provided by DJ Mayhem so be prepared! If you don't like vodka Redbull or you want to pop champagne like you won a championship game at midnight we suggest you bring your own alcohol! So all you people that were bummed that you missed the last snow race here is your chance to see what all the talk was about, so tell your friends and be there at 10pm for the Best event of the year!!!



From Gentleman's Snow Race 2008

Finally the wait is over. The super puncture resistant 700-28 white tires that dreams are made of are finally in stock. Hurry up and grab a pair before they go back into hiding. These elusive tires are great for all season riding and enjoy hiding in the snow and long walks on the beach.

      We have some of the brand new Bailey Works Backpacks on the way and expect to see them within a week. It has been awhile since Bailey Works has done a backpack and it has been a widely anticipated release. We have been telling John Bailey to design a backpack for a long time and earlier this year he brought in the first prototype. Our own Jeremy Dunn has been using an early prototype of this bag now for the past couple months and is really into it.
      There are 2 versions of the pack that are now available, the HUGE 2 strap work pack, and the small or large Citizen Pack.
      The Two-Strap Work Pack’s sturdy shell features a combination of CORDURA™, Flashpoint, and Ballistic Nylon fabrics. The bag is fully waterproofed with their new Flashpoint lining. Complete with Flashpoint and CORDURA™ front bellows pockets, nylon mesh side pockets, thickly padded shoulder straps, and 1” adjustable nylon sternum strap.



      The Citizen Pack combines the rugged functionality of the Work Pack with the size of an everyday pack. Its sturdy shell features a combination of CORDURA™, Flashpoint, and Ballistic Nylon fabrics. The bag is fully waterproofed with their new Flashpoint lining. Complete with Flashpoint and CORDURA™ front bellows pockets, nylon mesh side pockets, thickly padded shoulder straps, and 1” adjustable nylon sternum strap.

Last Wednesday was the release party for Embrocation Volume 2.5 at the Middlesex in Cambridge. The New England Bike scene was out in force and the place was packed with the some of the biggest names in bicycles this side of the Mississippi. Soul Jams were flowing from the speakers and the dancing was unstoppable. T-Shirts from the recent Embrocation Design contest were for sale along with Vol 2.5 and some hand made tool pouches from Croth-Jackson. Click here to see the whole Embrocation Vol 2.5 Release Party album!

Huge thanks to everyone who made it out to Friday's Snow Race. We all had a blast and so many of you made it out with only about an hours notice. Cambridge Bicycle and Embrocation Cycling Journal gave out lots of cash money to the top 4 racers and every participant went home with either a Cambridge Bicycle T-shirt or cycling cap. The Top four racers and Top Lady are as follows.

1st Place- Peter Bradshaw $200
2nd Place- Tyler Sage $100
3rd Place- Jeremy Dunn $50
4th Place- Rob Gigantic $30
1st Place Lady- Lauren won a Fabric Horse Utility Belt

The Race started at Cambridge Bicycle at Midnight. Most of the racers took off south on Mass ave at full speed over the packed snow and ice. The first sketchy move was the turn off of Mass ave onto Beacon, coming off the bridge with some speed and then trying to navigate an icy, slushy turn was rather exciting. From there it was a pretty straight shot down to Boston, but the 35 mile per hour winds made it feel like the whole race was uphill. After touching the pole outside of Boston Bicycle the racers circled back to Cambridge for the win. Spirits were high and everyone was very friendly cheering the slower riders on as they past them going back. Jeremy Dunn did the whole race with his new HD video Camera taped to his handlebars so hopefully the video will be available soon, but for now check out the pictures from the event taken by myself, Andrew Snowden and Craig Roth.
Click here to see the whole snow race album.
-Jason

      Freight Baggage has just introduced a new Rolltop Backpack design and they will be dropping at Cambridge Bicycle in about a week, along with some of the regular Backpacks, waist packs, phone holsters, and top tube pads.
      The new rolltop is based on the same design as the old backpack but with the obvious addition of the rolling top flap that ensures complete waterproofing with little attention needed. It has compression straps along the sides and bottom to allow for total compression when you aren’t moving all the possessions you own.
     All backpacks come with padded back and shoulder straps, reinforced at the straps and at the base. They are waterproof, made of cordura nylon with vinyl interior. They have several pockets, cargo straps for big loads, compression straps when you don’t need all the room, waist strap, chest strap, pen holster, blink light clip, and a little handle to boot.
     As always we can do made to order Freight bags where you can pick the cordura, inner vinyl, trim and stitching colors. Travis makes all the backpacks himself and we have been selling them faster than he can make them, so keep an eye on the blog to find out when they drop!

Stop into the shop all the way up until Christmas eve to pick up that last minute gift. We are open Christmas Eve 10am-3pm and closed Christmas Day. Gift Certificates are also available in any amount!!

Happy Holidays

-Cambridge Bicycle