"a marketplace for people who love bikes"
OK, so it’s been a little while for posts on the pedalr blog as we’ve been working on the road ahead. Lots to tell on that front, for now we wanted to share the What’s New feature our man Matt (more on him soon as well), have peek and check back often:
As I write this it is not snowing outside. All signs point towards another 65 degree day. Hailing originaly from the east coast embracing the season of merriment can be a bit difficult in CA. Without freezing temperatures and either snow on the ground or a wintery mix falling from the sky it is hard for me to wrap my head around the holidays. Regardless, they are happening. Holiday shopping is over, I have procured Chia Pets for my nearest and dearest.
I am preparing myself for a week in the mountains (even farther in the mountains than I currently reside). It is time to unplug as much as possible, hang loose with family and spend time alone on two wheels. I look forward to days full of nothing but play time and deep introspective time in the saddle.
For us at pedalr, we wish you a happy holiday. I hope you as well get into a rhythm that brings a little joy to your heart. It has been a big year for us, slowing building the site and eventually launching our most recent endeavor, the pedalr store. We are not going anywhere, and we look forward to all that 2012 has in store. Except taxes, we don’t like those. We do like this:
Dirty Dozen Race 2011-Canton Ave from Matt Dayak on Vimeo.
Thanks for sticking along for the ride, we hope above all else that pedalr has given at least a little something back to the cyling community this year. The cycling comunity certainly has given us a ton.
With that I leave you till the new year. As we hit 2012 the store inventory will rotate, bring fresh new product before your eyes. The marketplace will be geting a facelift in the coming months. Till then if you need us, look for the guys pedaling slowly uphill, with a huge grin on our face. Till 2012…
-Billy Souphorse
This week has had it’s ups and downs. I got a paper cut reading an actual honest to god book, but I also sealed a deal with my good buddy Spencer at Ritte Racing. The details of the deal are top secret, but for my part I will come into possession of a custom built KVA Stainless steel road frame that will look something like this.
I think the parecut and the new bike about balance each other out.
Holiday shopping is nearing an end, as is your chance to get some of the existing items on the pedalr store. At some point shortly after the holiday we will be switching products, we have some great new stuff lined up. Keep your eyes peeled and your internet open? You know what I mean.
A bunch of sweet new items have surfaced on the marketplace. Head over and check out the new goods. I have featured several of them on the homepage, as will become the standard in the future. Keeping it simple and keeping it classy.
Time for me to hop back in my sleeping bag.
-Billy Souphorse
Judging from the fact that I heard the Smashing Pumping singing carols on the radio, the holidays are in full swing. I am neither here nor there on the subject. I like spending time with family and giving and receiving gifts. The huge consumer element associated with Christmas makes me a bit sick to my stomach, love and happiness cannot be bought. Unless you get them at the pedalr store. Both are on sale as we speak.
I mentioned that we are going to be transitioning over to Tumblr. It has begun. I will continue to post on the blog when relevant, but not three times a week. It may be a lot more quick posts, or it could be one a week. I guess we will have to see how the spirit moves me. Follow us on Tumblr, I will of course keep it 100% pure class and elegance.
There are several new items up in the marketplace, I featured them on the homepage. Swing over and take a look. As far as the pedalr store goes, it is officially 1 week old. Tons of folks have stopped by and checked it out. The current inventory will be up for two more weeks then everything will change. Lots of good stuff lined up for the second set. Lots of good stuff on the first set as well though.
I think it is time for me to climb out of both my hole and my PJ’s and see what the world is all about today.
-Billy Souphorse
Todays post is gonna be super brief. I am looking at a long weekend of work related projects and the assembling and disassembling of many bikes. I hope all of you have several days full of not shopping or working. If you do have to shop, I encourage you to do it on the new pedalr store. I am told there is some good stuff going on over there.
Things will resume on Monday as normal, and over the next week or two the blog will transition over to our tumbler. Apparently there is no number of social media platforms that can be considered too many.
Keep it classy and on two wheels, with any luck bikes will be ridden by us all this weekend.
-Billy Souphorse
I thanked everyone on the bookface yesterday but as the week hits it’s midpoint I wanted to take a moment and do the same here. As the folks who shared, visited or shopped in the new pedalr store over the lat few days, you rock. We are making changes over here at pedalr and we appreciate the love that you all have given us.
With that out of the way let’s dive right into some of the new products on the site.
First off, the store has a great selection of gear for it’s first installment. Items such as this Cars r Coffins hoodie, which is a holiday gift waiting to happen.
Another special item from R.E. Load bags is on the store. We have been granted exclusive rights to a Waxed Canvas Civilian messenger bag with olive trim. Anyone who knows anything about messenger bags knows that it is all in the trim.
So clearly you can see the goodness that is the store. Swing by and say hello. I will be there all day.
On the marketplace we have several new offerings. Black Ship Crafts has stepped up their game.
Ryan from Go Means Go has curated what I can only imagine will become a collectors item. If you are not familiar with Raphagate, clicking on it will give you more information than you care to have in your cranium about said subject.
With these fine offering I leave you to your own devices. My devices are outdated and in poor condition. Maybe I need new devices.
-Billy Souphorse
The time is now. Go to the pedalr store and check out all the best gear out there. Just in time for the holiday season, we have curated (fancy word for picked) some of the coolest gear for your commute or city adventures on two wheels. Or one wheel if unicycles are your cup of whatever. Either way head over and check out our new landing page, and the store itself.
Tons of good gear from One On One Bike, Portland Design Works, R.E. Load bags and many more. We are awfully proud and excited to let everyone have a look. Let us know what you think, this is round 1 so we know there is room for improvement. The inventory on the store will change every 3 weeks. Nothing is discounted, this is our favorite stuff all in one easy to digest page.
If you are a current pedalr and think that your product should be lifted up on high and placed in the store, hit us up and let us know you are out there. Exciting day for us. If you are feeling all generous with the holiday spirits, or last nights spirits still flowing through your veins share this on your social platform of choice. Got to get the word out.
Thanks to everyone who has helped make this possible.
-Billy Souphorse
Unnecessary creepy spandex shot.
Anyone who frequents this blog on a regular basis knows by now that we have been talking non-stop about the pedalr store. As with any good project it tends to take a bit more time than expected. Hurdles must be jumped, websites must be built and a ton of other things need doing that I probably should have taken the time to think about. Well, the time is nearly upon us friends. Come Monday morning pedalr.com will have a whole new look and feel. The site will be segmented, segregated or divided if you will. You will have the option to head to the marketplace, which is what exists now or to head to the store. You other option will be to do neither and just keep watching videos of sleeping pandas on Youtube.
The store is going to look and feel different, and that is hopefully a good thing. We have partnered with some cool companies and picked some of our favorite pedalrs to work with for the first couple weeks of the store. All the items in the store are awesome, and available in limited quantities on pedalr. Every few weeks the inventory will change bringing constant fresh product delivered right to the world wide web for your viewing pleasure. Monday morning the big announcement will be made.
The other big change happening over the next week will be the phasing out of this blog, and the rebirth of out tumbler. Posts here will become far less frequent, but still just as awesome.
I am going to leave it at that for now. Feel free to shop the marketplace, there is a lot of good going on over there. I am going to feel free to go get lost in the dirt. I found a ton of new trails that are calling my name. If you don’t hear back from me by Monday send someone to look for me. Have them bring a snack, I may be hungry.
-Billy Souphorse
I spoke briefly about Thanksgiving on Monday but I did not delve into my own personal thanks. First off, I am thankful for naps. Also snacks.
Over the holiday I spent more time on my bike in one week than I have in the last month. Every now and again I need that little kick in the ass to realize how amazing spending time on two wheels can be. I am fortunate enough to work on or around bikes and bike for my job (which occasionally pays actual money). Living and breathing bicycles day and night has a tendency to take the simple childlike joy of pedaling around.
Last weekend brought me back to my marginal senses. I have since made time to get out on the bike every day. It is not abut watts or performance, just the sheer pleasure of turning the pedals and taking in the sights. I find myself somewhat more focused and slightly calmer. These are either the byproduct of riding or the side effect of leftover turkey naps.
Re-realizing the joy of riding has given me new focus at work. I have even stopped wearing pajamas to the office (Tues-Thur only), which happens to be next to my bedroom. Hopefully some of my focus will shine in the new Pedalr store launching on Monday. I for one am pretty excited about the store and the sweet sweet product that will be converging for the first time ever.
Sorry for the long sappy post holiday post, rest assured I have used most of the words I know, so Friday will be mostly grunts and poorly taken pictures. Spend a little time doing whatever it is that makes you happy today. Or don’t. I got to go ride my bike. In closing, I am thankful for all 7 of you who take the time to check out this little corner of the interweb and support what we do here at pedalr. Keep rockin.
-Billy Souphorse
With our bellies still digesting turkey or in my case eating it for breakfast, it is time we return to the real world with sweet memories and a few extra pounds in our heads and bellies. Most of my time was spend playing with family and riding and racing bikes. The mud in G.G. Park is as refreshing as I remember, many photos of the racing on Sunday can be found somewhere other than here. It was quite fun to race in the same place two weekends in a row. I should have just camped out, but I have yet to receive my Poler NapSack in the mail. When I do, I plan on staying outside as much as possible, or just hanging out in my office in a sleeping bag.
Clearly anything more than 3 days off only leads to trouble for me, so I am happy to be back in the drivers seat of my little slice of the internet. The pedalr store will be live early next week for your christmas shopping enjoyment. So far it is looking pretty clean, the excitement is starting to build over here a bit. Many hugs and high fives have been given and every now and again someone fist bumps themselves. I work alone, which makes the whole situation pretty creepy. Next Monday’s blog post should have all the nuts and bolts on that little gem, then we can all high five together.
A bunch of folks dropped a bunch of new stuff on the marketplace over the holiday weekend. None of the bunches of stuff suck at all.
Megan from Moth Attack is quiet the lady. She is a messenger turned sought after frame builder as well as a close friend. She has listed a few items from time to time, none of which have sucked. Her current listing, the coveted Moth Attack Hoodie is no exception. I picked one up at the SF Bicycle Expo and wear it with pride. There does not need to be a special day to support small American business, you can wear it on your back year round.
Another item that caught my eye is this U-Lock holster from Black Ship Crafts. Made from recycled inner tubes and magic, a sure fire holiday gift win for the cyclist in your life. Unless they hate not having their bike stolen or dislike an all vegan product. If you are friends with those kind of folks, I suggest a shift in lifestyle or at least a shift in the blogs that you follow.
A fairly new pedalr Garbella has been bringing the good stuff to the site. She keeps adding sweet shirts and we keep liking them.
Nuff said about that. Nuff said about everything at this point. May you have a smooth transition back into your life and find a little time to get in the saddle over the next few days. That turkey isn’t gonna burn itself off.
-Billy Souphorse
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