You're warmly invited to a fun evening of stories, bikes, snacks, and beer at Cambridge Bicycle! Our very own mechanic, Spencer, and his wife Sam, will be telling their tale of a multi-week bike tour through Japan from earlier this year. Come hear of their adventures and be inspired to go on one of your own! Spencer and Sam's talk will be hosted at our shop on Thursday 10/11 at 7:30 PM. See you then!
Camping season is finally here, and we’re focusing on helping you make the most of it! Join us this Sunday in our shop for an Intro to Bike Camping workshop with the founder/owner/creative director of Swift Industries, Martina! Doors open at 6:30, presentation starts at 7! Martina's presentation is focused on executing a bike camping adventure with an emphasis on accessibility and reducing the learning curve of being self-sustainable on two wheels. She will be explaining how to prepare...
The other day, Paul Carson, a local frame-builder and teacher, announced a minidrome was completed inside the Artisan's Asylum, a Somerville collective art space. Some of the Cambridge Bicycle crew headed up to check it out armed with a stash of beer and a vintage GT Dyno. The results were beautiful. You can see this wasn't your average Red Bull-chugging minidrome event. Bill's up there rocking our snack bike, a vintage GT Dyno. It's not even broken after this. At the start, it was supposed to...
In need of some tips to stay on your bike this winter? We're excited to announce our first Winter Commuter Clinic (see our Facebook event)! Stop by on Thursday, December 5th at 6 PM for a talk with Bill and Josh. We'll be chatting about preventative maintenance for wintertime and setting up your bike for winter conditions in Boston. Best of all, there will be snacks.
Late last month Cambridge Bicycle was asked to table for Colliers at their Tenant Appreciation Day. Shreyas and Ben walked over with a couple bikes, a lot of product, and some helpful pamphlets to give out. They had the opportunity to meet and chat with a bunch of friendly people, some experienced cyclists and commuters, and some just beginning cyclists. Colliers also raffled off three bikes purchased with us to three very lucky people. Although it was just a few short hours, they both had a...
Last week Cambridge Bicycle was invited to an event with the MIT Transportation Department to promote cycling in the MIT community. Ben, Bill, and Bud represented the shop for community outreach. Students, staff, and faculty stopped by for air in their tires, oil for their chain, and a quick safety check to make sure their bikes were road-ready. We also were able to give away some bike maps from the City of Boston, pamphlets on bike safety and laws from the Cambridge Police, and some great...
Tom, Morgan, Ben, Pete, and a few friends riding the Ronde de Rosey this past Sunday. Who knew there was this much dirt to ride around Boston?!
NAHBS 2011 has showcased so many amazing bikes it's hard to know where to start! One of my favorite things so far has been the Speedhound both. These guys have developed a unique dropout system that allows you to switch between track drop outs and multiple spacing setting... The bikes are great but I think my favorite moment thus far was running into Mr. Gary Fisher at Mellow Johnny's and snapping this gem of him wearing a Cambridge Bicycle hat and giving us a taste of his race face! Gary's...
Packing a bike to fly can be a mildly stressful ordeal. Airlines often charge high fees for bicycles and if you are anything like me you don't like the thought of your bike getting tossed around by baggage handlers who likely laugh at the word FRAGILE written on boxes. While I have had a reasonable amount of luck using a new bike box and packing it with care, this trip I have decided to try something new. Kip (owner of Cambridge Bicycle and Superb) offered to let me borrow his Bike Pro USA...
More info to come, but for now enjoy the pics! Stay tuned for more from Austin! -Morgan
What good trip would be complete without a few mechanical difficulties, right??? What will hopefully be my first/last for this trip occurred yesterday when I was attempting to assemble both my girlfriend Karla and my bicycle. I was pleasantly surprised to open our bikes and find that I was missing a split ring from my integrated headset and Karla had an axle bolt broken off into her hub (pic below)! The build process started off well, with a Shiner Bock on the back porch... Many expletives...
The excitement has begun to take over! I can almost smell the Texas air (which smells something like gun powder and diesel...). Until further notice and despite Blog Master Ben's objections this blog shall be taken over with NAHBS info/photos/debauchery until I return. I apologize in advance for the rampant spelling and grammatical errors. The listed below are a few side events going on during NAHBS weekend. If you are heading down to Austin and need your bike packed up feel free to stop in to...
We are starting a regular Thursday Trick Night. Anyone interested can meet up at Superb at or before 7pm Thursday nights, literally anyone, beginner to advanced, with whatever bike you have. We will roll out to various locations around town to have fun and work on some tricks. Even if you just want to master your track stands or hang out this will be a good way to learn new skills and make new friends. Last night was our test run and Christian, Craig and I had a great time! Hope to see you...
What's summer without a Boston alleycat? This Saturday is the Race to Candyland. There's a $10 entry fee, as well as raffles and giveaways to benefit the American Diabetes Association. Even if you aren't one to race, be sure to show up to the events to win some free stuff and have a great time.
For those of you looking to save a little cash, this weekend has been declared a tax-free holiday in Massachusetts. That means everything in our shop will be sold without the usual sales tax. We have a ton of new bikes in stock, as well as plenty of cycling clothes, shoes, bags, and other cycling necessities. Everyone loves a tax break; stop by our Cambridge and Superb locations and get a break of your own.
Earlier in the summer we were asked by Livable Streets if we were interested in sponsoring their Street Party this summer. To us, this was a no brainer. If you attend the party this evening, you can enter their raffle to win a KHS Cidi 3 aluminum 3-speed! The event is from 5-8 PM, at 100 Sidney St, Cambridge. Here's a link with more information.
Yesterday I had the honor of being a guest speaker at The Cambridge Friendship School. I was asked to speak to the 1st grade class about bikes and bicycle safety. Me taking a few question from the kids. Me teaching the little ones how to bunny hop over their teachers jacket Me pretending to be smarter than the 1st graders. Good luck kids, and don't forget to wear your helmet! -Morgan
This Friday, December 4th from 6pm-8pm, our Boston shop, Superb is opening a show by artist Simon Peplow. This exhibition will be featuring both original work and limited edition prints. His work is very colorful, very fun, and is inspired by his love of cycling. Check out the Superb blog for a preview of the show!
Thanks to everyone who came out Friday night for Superb's grand opening. As the photo above shows, there was a huge turn-out - the place was packed! Even though the night ended prematurely, the raffle and hot bike contest was still completed. Winners were announced yesterday on the Superb blog as well as how to pick up your winnings if you won!
From Superb Grand Opening From Superb Grand Opening We are pleased to invite you to our Superb Grand Opening Celebration, Friday, October 23rd, for a chance to meet the artists, designers, and minds behind Boston?s latest outpost of high design and retail panache. With a focus on new & classic track, road and urban cycling, Superb is a full-service shop offering repairs and sales in an environment designed to stylize bicycle shopping. We've expanded on the shop?s original 1900s motif by...
Ok, so it's not quite as bad as this picture...yet. But we all know that the section of North Harvard St. by Harvard Stadium is in dire need of some big-time repairs. I used to loath that route like nothing else when I had to take it to and from my old job every day: bumpy as hell, cars parked on both sides, the godforsaken 66(6) bus nearly running me off the road. So, I'm excited to report that the city has finally taken note of this deathtrap and drawn up reconstruction plans. According to...
This very morning a pack of three hundred cyclists are making their way up the Mt. Washington auto road in the yearly Mt. Washington Auto Road Hillclimb. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the annual hillclimb, it's roughly 7.9 miles of a 22% uphill grade. (Here's a breakdown of the ride, courtesy of North East Cycling.) Last week someone came into the shop and talked about his experience with the climb on his Bianchi Pista. He said he made it in one hour and 20 minutes, at a better time...
NACCC BOSTON 2009 - JULY 31 - AUGUST 2 2009 "The NACCC is one of the biggest international events every year for cycle couriers, but not just for racers. The NACCC is also one of the largest annual gatherings of our community. Cycle Messenger Championships are world class sporting events, but they are also a festival celebrating messenger culture. The related events, shows, parties and vendor markets showcase the artistic, photographic, musical and literary talents of the world's hardest...
Jason scored almost 50 cases of free Gatorade. We either need a hot sweaty party or a plastic bottle disposal company.
Cambridge Bicycle employee Morgan Staples lines up for the first night of Omnium competition. Last Tuesday night was the opening of the 3rd Annual Cambridge Bicycle Summer Omnium Series at the New England Velodrome. It was a great night of racing for the category C and D riders with points being scored towards the overall Omnium title. Some photos can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/junkernaut/20090526_NEV_Omnium_Tues Last Wednesday's Cat A&B races were rained out and...
Our block party/liveable streets funds raiser was a huge sucess...here's some of our activities... Best commuter bike contest... Tricycle Racing... Lots of Prizes! And some armwrestling...more complete coverage to come.....
The Cambridge Bicycle Omnium Series returns for the 3rd year to the New England Velodrome & Cycling Park beginning this Tuesday and Wednesday night. This week kicks off the first of a 3 part series which culminates with awards for the top three in each category. The Omnium will consist of 9 events spread over 3 weeks of racing. Points are awarded to the top 4 riders in each event. The top 3 riders per category, with the most points at the end of the series, will be the Omnium winners....
WHAT: Cambridge Bicycle Open House and Block Party WHEN: Thursday, May 21th, 6pm-9:30pm WHERE: Cambridge Bicycle, 259 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA Cambridge Bicycle Shop invites you to attend the first annual Cambridge Bicycle Open House and Block Party!!! Think you have one sweet commuter ride? Prove it by entering the "Best Commuter Bike" Contest. Have questions about how to start bike commuting? No problem! Cambridge's friendly and knowledgeable staff will be on hand to answer questions...
This is Robynn Cruz, the orgainizer of Bike Awareness Day at M.I.T. She enlisted us to help out this year and we were very pleased to do so. We sent Tom our rock n' roll tech over to give free repairs and diagnosis for any aliing bikes. We also offered a KHS green up for the raffle to anyone who registered their bike on campus. I'm not sure who this 4 leged guy is or what's his major but you really can't ask too many questions. I think the person on the left is getting directions to the next...
Ever thought about giving bike racing a try? There's no time like the present, or more specifically, this coming Monday, May 11th! Cambridge Bicycle and New England Velodrome are hosting a seminar on Beginning Track Racing this coming Monday, May 11th at the Livable Streets Alliance space in Cambridge. This seminar will be designed for those who have little or no racing experience and it is free and open to all ages. There will be a short presentation on the history of bicycle track racing,...
Last night was the Opening night for the track season up at the New England Velodrome, and the Cambridge Bicycle Racing Team was on hand to celebrate and compete. Now don't you worry if you missed out, because last night was just the beginning of a whole summer of exciting events at the track! This year will be the first to include a Keirin Series and a Madison Series, in addition to the staple of the season, the Cambridge Bicycle Summer Omnium Series. Check out the full schedule here. Leah,...
Lucas "Safety" Brunelle going head-to-head with Morgan from Cambridge Bicycle at the checkpoint in Grudgematch 3 on Friday night. Friday night was Grudgematch 3, a one checkpoint alleycat from Chinatown to Forrest Hills, and back to the party at Puma City on the waterfront. At the checkpoint, everyone had to go head-to-head on the tricycles before booking it back downtown. Matt Budd of Budd Bike Works got the wholeshot out of the Kneeland St. courts, and was first into the checkpoint. Steve...
A great time in Brookline last night!...See Pedal Power Photography
Mark Your Calendar for Grudgematch III sponsored by Cambridge Bicycle, Jacobs Bicycles, Freight Baggage, and the BBMA. Proceeds will be going toward the 2009 North American Cycle Courier Championships which are being held in Boston this summer July 31st though Aug 2nd. More info to come!!
Come Support our Racer and Photographer Tasha at her Release Party on April 20th. We have coupons at the shop.. stop on by
Cambridge Bicycle is proud to be the title sponsor of this year,s East Side Polo Invite. Bike Polo is really growing and bikes like the volume cutter are perfect for playing. The cutter is a BMX inspired frame which is super stiff and ready for anything you can throw at it. We have a full selection in stock but if you play bike polo you'll have 3 chances of winning one...Good luck and check out the guys at Letgitbikepolo
Lucas "Safety" Brunelle going head-to-head with Morgan from Cambridge Bicycle at the checkpoint in Grudgematch 3 on Friday night. Friday night was Grudgematch 3, a one checkpoint alleycat from Chinatown to Forrest Hills, and back to the party at Puma City on the waterfront. At the checkpoint, everyone had to go head-to-head on the tricycles before booking it back downtown. Matt Budd of Budd Bike Works got the wholeshot out of the Kneeland St. courts, and was first into the checkpoint. Steve...
Earlier this week was the long anticipated Embrocation Volume 3 Release Party. The party was a huge success and I have to say Volume 3 is looking pretty amazing (I got a free copy for DJing! Thanks Jeremy.) The New England cycling scene was out in force and wasn't shy about getting down on the dance floor. I had a great time behind the decks alongside DJ Claude Money. Money started the night off with some nice soul Jams while I finished it out with some bangers and electro. sick moves. Pick up...
When you have one of New England's top racers demo the new Shimano electronic shifters, you can count on getting some seriously thorough guidance. Mark McCormack is both our Fuji and Shimano rep., and he really has the whole spectrum of cycling covered. He brought in the new Shimano system on an updated SL1(14lbs) Fuji (my own sweet ride of choice) and showed us how quick and responsive it can be. The chain did fall off once when Jason was cranking it, and we questioned its durability and need...
DJ Mayhem here keeping you up to date on some fun events. Tonight I am holding it down at my weekly residency at Zuzu a couple blocks from the shop. We are bringing in a special guest, DJ Frank White, so make sure you don't miss this one. Then tomorrow night I will be spinning alongside DJ Claude Money at the huge Embrocation Magazine Volume 3 Release Party at the Middlesex Lounge. Double trouble in Cambridge tonight and tomorrow. See you there!
As many of you know, I am an experienced < href="http://www.usacycling.org/" target="_blank">USAC racer. F vs. J was my first alleycat. I had a great time at this well organized and challenging event. Here are a couple of Cambridge riders' full race reports : RMM's version. Seth's version Natasha took some great photos that I am able to share with you here: Milling around waiting for instructions: In place of a clearly defined start, an address was yelled out unexpectedly, triggering a...
The long awaited date is upon us where all of our plotting and scheming will come to fruition. Prizes have been showing up at the shop on the daily and last minute issues have been ironed out. Here is just a short list of some of the prizes you can expect to see come friday: -Freight Bag -Bailey Works Bag -Pedal Strike Custom Hat -Free Tattoos from Fat Ram's -Issues of Rouleur -Embrocation Cycling Journal T-shirts -Rapha cycling caps -Various handlebars/accessories from Soma -Laek House...
Our girl Kaiko, designer/creator of Pedal Strike Hats is hard at work making a special Custom Cambridge Hat for our upcoming Freddy vs Jason Alley Cat on Friday the 13th! Make sure you come out to the race for a chance to win this awesome hat! If you don't win you can always pick up one of her hats at the shop! Keep an eye out to our blog for all the latest updates about the race or follow along the discussion over at Boston Fixed.
Big thanks to everyone who came out to, and helped make last Sunday's Bold Sprints at the Middle East a big success! Fun was had, prizes were won, and the after party was full of dancing even as the snow storm started to pelt Boston with over a foot of snow! Nick and Brandon have completely reworked the Bold Sprint Apparatus and it worked flawlessly the whole night. Peep this crazy LED Spoke Apparatus on the rollers!!! If you missed last Sundays event for what ever reason make sure not to miss...
Be there!!!! Roller Racing from 5pm-9pm at the Middle East Corner and dancing from 9pm-1am next door at Zuzu! And Friday the 13th is the Freddy vs Jason Alleycat on Elm St, with more Bold Sprints and DJs at the Afterparty.
Our boy, and employee, Craig "Jackson" Roth will be holding it down for Boston this weekend in the 10th installment of Monster Track. Monster Track is the messenger race of messenger races and can only be raced on a fixed gear with no brakes. This has led to problems with the man in years past and obviously to more than a few wrecks, but hopefully this years events will go off without issues or injury! Craig will be heading down on his new whip, which he just got built up. It is an Affinity...
I had the opportunity to attend the exclusive Indy Fab Party last night that opened their weekend long gallery show. I was instantly blown away by the presentation and organization of the event. The bikes were all beautifully displayed either hung from the high ceilings or on wooden platforms, with spot lighting accentuating the amazing handmade frames. The attention to detail was palpable in the lug work all the way down to the fender supports of the commuter bikes. It was also great to see...
One of our Mechanics, JT, was doored by a car earlier this winter breaking his collarbone in 3 places. He has been on the slow recovery road ever since, and has continued to wrench in his one armed state, but has not been able to play in his Band "Where the Land Meets the Sea." This Sunday a bunch of his friends in other bands are putting on a Benefit show to help with his recovery costs, aptly called Boneshaker. Come by to hear some great music and help out someone who has been helping you...
So I'm coming to you today as my alter nightlife ego Dj Mayhem. Mild Mannered Bike Shop Manager Jason by day, Totally insane Dj by night. Some of you already know my night life identity if you have been in attendence of any of the bold sprints events at All Asia over the past few years, or maybe you come to my weekly Sunday residency, Do It Again, at Zuzu in Central Square, but incase you dont know me, I am introducing myself right now! If your passions also include biking and dancing, we...
More info to come but make sure to save the date, this one is going to be insane!
We all had a blast on New Years Eve thanks to all the hard work everyone put in. Racers showed up in the sub 0 degree temperatures to compete in a Crit Style race on the snow covered steets. There were 4, 1 mile laps and not everyone made it to the finish, a few succumbed to the cold while a broken crank arm stopped Tristan in his tracks. In the end it was Eric who took home the Gold Velocity Wheelset donated by Cambridge Bicycle. Alex came in second with Tristan( different Tristan than the...
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...
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...
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...
Race starts tonight at Midnight at Cambridge Bicycle goes to Boston Bicycle and finish back at Cambridge. Winner gets $200, second place gets a Cambridge Bicycle T-shirt, third place gets a Laek House t-shirt. DON'T BE LATE -Jason
From ECJ V2.5 Come over to Middlesex Lounge on Wednesday night to check out the release of Embrocation Volume 2.5. There is a T-shirt design competition, some cycling anime, and some silky - smooth soul jams. -Jeremy
Had a little fun with this one last week. We are toying with the idea of hosting a trick session every once in a while. Maybe in a new secret location every time. It is a good chance for us to test out some new product. And, well if we can find some interesting indoor locations it will be the time of year for it. What you see here is Rob Bottomly crafting one of our new SE Quadangle Looptail. Watch how the gold reflects off the flash of the camera. Pretty bling eh? Rob said that the bike was...
Thanks to everyone who made it out last night. It was totally going off. Racers from the CB team were in full effect and Freezepop even made an appearance!! Check the photo link below for the proof!!! -Jason
Upcoming dates of Mayhem Sunday Nov 16th @ ALL Asia I will be djing the BOLD sprints from 7-10 then heading over to DJ @ ZuZu for the after party!!! Sunday Nov 16th and 23rd @ Zuzu, we "DO IT AGAIN" last sunday was INSANE, you now have no reason to stay home on Sundays!! Nov 20th @ the Beachcomber in Quincy, I'll be spinning from midnight till 1am Then on Wednesday the 26th, Thanksgiving eve, I will be banging it out in Pittsburgh at Remedy. Hope to see all you yiinzers there, I miss yinz...
It is that time of year again and racing is moving indoors. Come check out all the excitement of roller racing @ All Asia right near the shop in Central Square. If you wanna race make sure to remember your single gear bike!!