The Big Move! New Location in the Railyard
Back in March, Mike and I had what felt at the time like a completely reasonable idea: transition ownership of the shop and move it across town at the same time. In hindsight, maybe not our most well thought out plan. But here we are, and honestly? Everything has come together and I cannot wait […]
We Got the New Warakin in the House
Is this our new favorite Caja Killer? We’ve been a big fan of Otso over the past few years (ask the staff, almost each owns one themselves) so when the new Warakin hit our inbox a few months ago, we lined up for a size run. Come by and check out the bikes in person […]
BIG NEWS: New Ownership!
A Note From Mike Chapman, Founder In 2008 I started the Broken Spoke as a solo operation with the vision of creating a welcoming space with a simple mantra: “There are no stupid questions.” Initially the shop was focused on used bikes and repairs, but I soon saw that Santa Fe was needing more and […]
A First Time Bikepacking: Caldera Crest
The trip would be a simple overnighter: start out at Pajarito and traverse the Valles Caldera, spend the night above the rim, and then end at Bode’s in Abiquiu for burgers. It all sounds easy enough and while it fundamentally is, your first time bikepacking has a fairly steep learning curve. Long time customers and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
What happened to summer…?
Wow! It’s halfway through September, another Interbike trade show is in the books and 2015 products are already starting to grace our showroom floor. Where did the last 4 months go? For anyone that’s actually following this blog (Mom), you can see that I have failed at my promise to contribute on a weeklyish basis as I had initially hoped. Well, with all the day to day tasks that it takes to run a bike shop during high season, the blogging simply got bounced down the priority list by matters that needed more immediate attention. Well here we are, it’s 4:30am (I can’t sleep) and the house is quite so I’ll ramble a bit…