Restocking the Stoke: Frostbike 2019
Why I traveled to Minneapolis in the Dead of Winter in Search of Inspiration I feel like one of the luckiest people alive to be able to do what I’m doing: owning and running a thriving bicycle shop in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico, a town I was lucky to stumble into almost completely by […]
Staff Ride: Jett’s Surly Krampus
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Big, Red, and Ready to Punish There’s no question about it: this bike is a tank. With meaty 29×3.0 Maxxis Minions, chromoly frame and fork, racks, dropper, and bags, this is a machine built for long days in the saddle and is unafraid of any terrain. Jett built up this Surly Krampus for everything. […]
Staff Ride: Dylan’s Chromag Surface
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Handmade Canadian Hardtail Spring is just around the corner and many of us are dreaming of high country singletrack and maybe even a new bike. We thought it would be a good idea to display some of our staff’s bikes and give you an idea of why they are built the way they […]
The Big ‘E’ Question
E-bikes or Electric Assist Bikes have been around for a long time. In fact, the first patents were issued in the 1890s but e-bikes really started to gain popularity in the early 2000s and today e-bikes are available from countless brands and are offered in many styles from simple commuter options to high-end road and […]
Stop! Which Brakes in 2017?
Slow down, buddy… In the past few years a new generation of brakes has hit the market. SRAM finally came out with a successor to their much decried Avid brakes (although some were quite good, like the Codes), Shimano kept slowly improving their excellent stoppers, and Magura came out with their Next generation of mountain […]
What’s New? The ‘Spoke Welcomes Trek!
People are asking us this question in the shop, sometimes wondering what the latest cool new thing is and sometimes just wondering what’s been going on in our lives and in the shop. A lot of times I don’t have a great answer and reply with a generic “oh this and that…” but lately there […]
Santa Fe Trail Jam 2017
The 2017 Santa Fe Trail Jam happened a few weekends ago and was a great success despite unfavorable winds and last minute mishaps with the construction crews. High-flying riders from around the state showed up in droves to give the crowd a show! All ages were represented and there was a healthy mix of BMX, […]
24HOP: Arizona Mudfest, Beer Included
24 Hours in The Old Pueblo Every spring, deep in the Sonoran desert, a tribe of people gather to celebrate the oncoming riding season. Over a course of a week, 5,000 people will create a makeshift camp filled with bikes, beers, and RVs. The purpose of the gathering? Simple: enjoy the camaraderie of the mountain bike […]
2016 Retrospective: The Good, The Bad, The Meh?
Opinions of Kyle Klain – Well, that’s a wrap. 2016 has come to an end with a whimper and we’re off, bravely, into 2017. A lot happened this year (even an election, believe it or not), but we are going to focus our thoughts on 2016 from a bike shop perspective. The Good While the […]
Stoke: Kona Bikepacking Video
We have been watching bikepacking grow over the years and rightfully so! Here in Santa Fe we have easy access to public lands straight from town. This video posted by Kona of a Finnish fellow riding near his hometown rings familiar to here…well, minus the fishing, lakes, trees, etc. But you get the point. otterbox […]