Time for spring riding!

Spring has FINALLY come to Portland! Clearly folks are thinking "bike" because The Salon has been busy lately. We've had a couple of customers come in for an assessment of their current bikes (neither fit well at all).  They decided to ditch their ill-fitting machines and go shopping with Audrey. Both ended up with sleek but comfortable road bikes that will allow them to commute AND train for those long mileage rides. One woman's goal is the 100-mile segment of Reach the Beach. Another hopes to ride Cycle Oregon.

People are checking out Bike Fridays, too. I've noticed that having a Bike Friday is a little bit like having a cute dog -- people see it and just have to come over and check it out! It happened to me today up on Mississippi Ave. Someone asked to take a look at the bike because she had never seen one except on the Bike Friday website. 

Some folks are anxious to ride but decided they'd better learn to fix a flat tire before heading out for a pleasure ride. We hold clinics for 1 or 2 people at a time in the Salon -- we could probably squeeze 3 people in, but you would have to like each other! Let us know if you would like to set up a clinic.

Speaking of clinics, we don't get much demand for it, I guess because it's so dirty, but doing a little cleaning on your bike every few weeks makes a huge difference in terms of how your bike rides and feels. Stay tuned -- I plan to put up a piece or two (with pictures) about how to do some of that simple cleaning. But I really can't do anything about how messy it is...

Anyway, it's time! Get out there and ride!