Spy Report...Specialized New TT Bike.

Here's the first shots of Specialized's new TT creation, unvailed at the Tour of Romandie, under Fabian Cancellara. Not many details avaialbe yet, but look for the finished version at the Tour de France in July.

The season has arrived!

It's Friday 4/17 and the store has been jammin'. Everyone seems to have spring fever, especially with the great weather finally arriving after 2 weeks of rain. Store manager, Jordan, will be celebrating his 21st birthday tomorrow - wish him Happy Birthday on his Facebook, just search Jordan Fitch. Our new intern Kim, started our shop Facebook page today. Become at fan by searching Cycles 54. Once cofirmed, you can check out a great photo album of my recent trip to the Tour of Flanders in Belgium.

We just started our Specialized Stumpjumper FSR promotion yesterday. Specialized is offering factory rebates on select FSR models. Visit www.cycles54.com and click on the promo logo for a link to your rebate coupon ranging from $300 to $1000 depending on the model.

Jonathan Erdelyi is back in the Jerz' Shore after a 6 month stint in Florida. Jonathan is working at the store and personal training. It's been great having him back and were looking forward to an entertaining summer.

The team is off to the Tour of Battenkill and Cherry Blossum tomorrow. Follow their escapeds at teammetra.blogspot.com or on www.cycles54.com.

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Spin Class Action Shots Feb. 09

Here are some action shots from one of our February GTR Spin Class Sessions. Thank you to everyone who attends - we appreciate your support and thrive off your motivation...

Handcrafted

Here at Cycles 54 there is an appreciation for custom bicycles. Whether it be a custom built frame or someones classic road bike, the value of a bicycle is limitless. Every bike is its own machine and has its own personality, it's own sense of being. Only the owner can ever determine a bikes true value because only they have put the hours in the saddle creating a bond that cannot be broken. Being a mechanic you get to see and work on many bikes, seldom do you see bikes that really stand out as works of art. Most of these beautiful machines can be found on the road, in the woods, or tucked away in the most secure corner of the house. Rarely do they ever make there way into the hands of a shop mechanic. At Cycles 54 we understand what these machines really mean to their owners and are handled with the utmost care and respect.

This will mark a start of bike checks of customers, team members, and staff that really have a close bond with their weapon of choice. Each standing out from the pack in their own way. A tribute if you will to riders and their rides. Starting us off is our shop supervisors BMX bike. Typically BMX bikes are pretty standard stuff but what stands out about this ride is the labor of love put into small details. The focus of this bike is the custom made hubs made by Kyle Rogers at Proto BMX. Although starting small with just BMX hubs Kyle has already creating other prototypes and will be expanding to mountain and road in the future with creative and new ideas.

Cycles 54 Team Bikes Arrive!

We were greeted today by our Fed Ex driver and seven boxes from Look USA. Team members were happy to see that their 2009 Team Bikes have arrived. Team members are riding a mix of 595's, 586's, and 585's based on their geometry requests and wanted ride characteristics. I chose the 595 Ultra, a lugged carbon frame, famous for being one of the stiffest frames on the market. We will be building our bikes up with SRAM Red Equipment this year. Stay tuned for photos of the complete bikes in the next few weeks.

GTR Indoor Bike Class Photos

Here's some random shots and a video of the latest spin class taken by Cycles 54 Mechanic, Brian Farrington:

Jordan, kickin' it during the January 27th edition of the GTR Class.

Christian on the mic.

Moira and Sunny putting down some major power.

Jordan's Top 5 Great Gift Ideas Under $200

5. Cateye V2 Double Wireless Computer
4. 2XU Compression Tights
3. Cycles 54 DeMarchi Team Custom Jacket
2. Bell Volt CSC Limited Edition Helmet
1. Go Pro Hero Wide Helmet Camera