And it was my favorite bike lock! I know I had it with me when I hid those 9 other keys in geocaches for this month's contest... shoot. I bet I hid it too! That means there are 10 keys in geocaches around Tallahassee and one unlocks my bike!
Tell you what, if you can find the key to my bike lock, you can have the bike (but I get to keep the lock)! Seriously! I'll even give you all the gear you'd need to go with the bike. And if you find one of the 9 keys that doesn't unlock my bike, I'll give you a $5 gift certificate for our troubles.
I've posted all the rules and regs on thegbp.org/treasure! Good hunting!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Move along, nothing to see here
...except the guy who's covered in purple dye! I'd love this idea except for the whole having my bike covered in ugly purple dye but. That's why I ride a Police bike with Lojack! Feel free to steal it. You'll never be able to sleep soundly with the cops on your butt.
Update: And if purple dye isn't enough to keep the guy from stealing you bike I sure hope this is!
Update: And if purple dye isn't enough to keep the guy from stealing you bike I sure hope this is!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
New bike and the cost of doing bussiness
Tallahassee has some problems, every city does, and by most measures they're small. Tally doesn't have LA's gang problem, NO's water, or even Seattle's rain. Tally has a road bike shortage. Gasp! As is the case with any shortage, the price of road bikes increases until quantity demanded falls to a point where supply and demand are stabilized. Welcome to Econ 101. The problem is, you (the blog reader) and I (the blog writer) think that road bikes should be valued at a certain point. The GBP is built on this. The market doesn't agree, thus forcing us to raise prices to compensate for increasing costs. Why the long winded explanation? Because we have a new road bike in the shop! WOOT! Unfortunately it's only one and it's not the high end model we had all hoped. On the brighter side, it's a very nice Panasonic mid sized men's bike with 15 speeds. We're pricing it at $150 for two reasons. 1) It's below our cost and 2) we're pissed that the Braves are 7 games out and tied with the Marlins. Oh, and we want to provide good bikes at the most reasonable price we can. But mostly the Braves part.
Friday, July 24, 2009
The Attack of the Premiums
Thank god I don't sell birds. If I did I think I'd have the makings of a good Hitchcock movie on my hands. Also, I am not Tippi Hedren (for those of you who just pictured me as Tippi Hedren I can take no responsibility for any loss of libido or sanity due to the image).
Fortunately I sell bikes. Even more fortunately the GBP has quite a few premium MTBs done and ready to ride! We have name brands including Trek, Specialized, Gary Fisher, and GT to name a few. Prices on Premium range from $100 to $275! Not enough? Well how about $10 off a $100 purchase and $20 off a $200 purchase? How u like them apples?
Not satisfied? Well, we're also starting the conversion of 6 road bike frames into fixies! Feel free to come by Saturday to watch (read: stand around and laugh at) us sand and paint the frames!
Fortunately I sell bikes. Even more fortunately the GBP has quite a few premium MTBs done and ready to ride! We have name brands including Trek, Specialized, Gary Fisher, and GT to name a few. Prices on Premium range from $100 to $275! Not enough? Well how about $10 off a $100 purchase and $20 off a $200 purchase? How u like them apples?
Not satisfied? Well, we're also starting the conversion of 6 road bike frames into fixies! Feel free to come by Saturday to watch (read: stand around and laugh at) us sand and paint the frames!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Bikes and a Tour
New bikes are up on the main site. 4 very nice premium MTBs for your drooling pleasure. Also, anyone up for a nice long ride in April?
http://tour.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TC_homepage
http://tour.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TC_homepage
Friday, July 17, 2009
Beat the Heat with GBP and Cool Cow!
Our friends at Cool Cow (formerly D'Lites) are helping us offer one sweet deal this weekend. For every purchase over $10 tomorrow, we will be giving away a coupon for a FREE SMALL ICE CREAM at Cool Cow! Even better, one of the featured flavors this weekend is Lauren's favorite, Fluffer Nutter Fudge! Check out the cool cow website for a full list of flavors and a map to the shop (as if you didn't already know where it is). 
Bikes of the week!
A head up on this week's stock for all the blog readers. We have 6 new bikes so far for this week.
Raleigh C30 woman's hybrid, medium frame, gold color ($100)
Sun Dog(?) men's Cruiser, standard frame, blue color ($55)
Trek men's 4100AL, 19" frame, red/silver color ($200)
Trek men's 4300AL, 14" frame, blue/siler color ($250*)
Roadmaster men's MTB, medium frame, black color ($50)
Jamis men's MTB, medium frame, silver color ($150)
This is not our entire new stock for the week! We're still out on the hunt for the next 24 hours (usually our most productive)! Who knows what we'll find!
*Has a claim but is unsold.
Raleigh C30 woman's hybrid, medium frame, gold color ($100)
Sun Dog(?) men's Cruiser, standard frame, blue color ($55)
Trek men's 4100AL, 19" frame, red/silver color ($200)
Trek men's 4300AL, 14" frame, blue/siler color ($250*)
Roadmaster men's MTB, medium frame, black color ($50)
Jamis men's MTB, medium frame, silver color ($150)
This is not our entire new stock for the week! We're still out on the hunt for the next 24 hours (usually our most productive)! Who knows what we'll find!
*Has a claim but is unsold.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Last call
I promise I'll shut up about this sale after this. The text from an email to the "interested parties" list.
Hi all,
I've spoken to some of you about the GBP garage sale this weekend, but I wanted to extend one last invitation to participate. We're having a BIG garage sale at the shop this Saturday and we need more stuff to sell. Don't get me wrong, we have lots of stuff already, but we're trying to make this a mammoth sale! Please don't think this is a call for donations (while we'd accept them if you offered) as my goal is just to make this as big an even as I can. If you want to participate, please let me know by Friday.
Before you ask, here are the answers to some of the common questions I've been asked.
Q: I have big stuff and no truck. Can you help?
A: YES! I and my truck are available every night this week to pickup large or heavy items for the sale.
Q: I don't want to have to lug all this junk to the shop before 9am on a Saturday!
A: Don't! We have lots of space in the shop to store your stuff for the sale.
Q: I don't want to donate, but I can't be there all day to sell my stuff.
A: That's OK. There will be several people working "the box" and we can sell for you. All we ask is that your items are priced beforehand or that you don't get mad when we try and sell it for what WE think it's worth. The money we make from your stuff is yours.
Q: I'm worried about rain.
A: Aren't we all. To prepare we have at least 1 tent and we will be using the inside of the shop as a fallback position.
Q: Where does the money go from the donations and where do unsold items go?
A: The money goes to help pay for the renovations to the shop (several hundred dollars worth so far). Extra items will be donated to Goodwill or salvation army.
I hope to hear from you all soon!
-Mike
Hi all,
I've spoken to some of you about the GBP garage sale this weekend, but I wanted to extend one last invitation to participate. We're having a BIG garage sale at the shop this Saturday and we need more stuff to sell. Don't get me wrong, we have lots of stuff already, but we're trying to make this a mammoth sale! Please don't think this is a call for donations (while we'd accept them if you offered) as my goal is just to make this as big an even as I can. If you want to participate, please let me know by Friday.
Before you ask, here are the answers to some of the common questions I've been asked.
Q: I have big stuff and no truck. Can you help?
A: YES! I and my truck are available every night this week to pickup large or heavy items for the sale.
Q: I don't want to have to lug all this junk to the shop before 9am on a Saturday!
A: Don't! We have lots of space in the shop to store your stuff for the sale.
Q: I don't want to donate, but I can't be there all day to sell my stuff.
A: That's OK. There will be several people working "the box" and we can sell for you. All we ask is that your items are priced beforehand or that you don't get mad when we try and sell it for what WE think it's worth. The money we make from your stuff is yours.
Q: I'm worried about rain.
A: Aren't we all. To prepare we have at least 1 tent and we will be using the inside of the shop as a fallback position.
Q: Where does the money go from the donations and where do unsold items go?
A: The money goes to help pay for the renovations to the shop (several hundred dollars worth so far). Extra items will be donated to Goodwill or salvation army.
I hope to hear from you all soon!
-Mike
Monday, July 6, 2009
Grand Re-Opening!
It's done. We've painted the walls, fixed the fixtures, swept the floors and even cleaned the bathroom in preparation for our GRAND REOPENING! This Saturday (July 11th) we will be having a Grand-Reopening garage sale! We're pulling out all the stops. All of our back stock (complete bikes, parts bikes, and even just frames) will be for sale at RIDICULOUS PRICES! We're talking whole bikes from $5! We'll also have regular garage sale items (furniture, a drier, books, clothes) for sale to help us pay for our renovations (paint and supplies are EXPENSIVE!). We also have reports that D'Lite's will be there selling their tasty treats.
Oh, and did I mention a Sale? Bring in the coupon below (right click, choose save as, and print the image for better resolution) for 10% off ready to ride bikes and Buy one Get one FREE accessories? Sound good? Glad to hear it as this is a GBPblog exclusive! It pays to listen to my rants.
Oh, and did I mention a Sale? Bring in the coupon below (right click, choose save as, and print the image for better resolution) for 10% off ready to ride bikes and Buy one Get one FREE accessories? Sound good? Glad to hear it as this is a GBPblog exclusive! It pays to listen to my rants.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Fixies get fixed
Pardon the pun, but it seems that fixed gear bikes without hand brakes are being banned in Berlin. This does nothing to stop the craze that is the fixed gear bike in the US, in fact, it even reinforces the perception that riding a bike with no brakes (but WITH handlebars) is anti-establishment.
We at the GBP recognise the need for such bikes and their revolutionary riders. That's a good thing, because if we didn't then the fixies and single speed bikes we're building would just have to be scrapped! We have 4 of these bikes in the works with another 1/2 dozen or so planned. Here's the frame makes and general sizing for the 4 we're building at the moment.
Schwinn Varsity (~60cm) in yellow
Panansonic (~58cm) in black
No name (~54cm) in TBD
Free Spirit (~56cm) in purple or rider's choice
Each bike will be fitted with a single speed or flip flop hub. We will also be customizing the handlebars for a lighter and sleeker ride (eg, bullhorn or shorty bars) and leaving on at least one break (so you can ride in Berlin if you want). ETA on these is about 1 a week through 8/1.
These bikes may only be reserved through 25% deposit that is refundable only if the bike must be scrapped*. Pricing of these bikes is dependant on which parts are included (hub, handlebars, paint, etc). Those who reserve the bike in advance may choose parts.
*Scrapping of a bike means that the frame has been deemed unsafe or parts can not be found. Dates of delivery are approximate and dependant on external parts suppliers.
We at the GBP recognise the need for such bikes and their revolutionary riders. That's a good thing, because if we didn't then the fixies and single speed bikes we're building would just have to be scrapped! We have 4 of these bikes in the works with another 1/2 dozen or so planned. Here's the frame makes and general sizing for the 4 we're building at the moment.
Schwinn Varsity (~60cm) in yellow
Panansonic (~58cm) in black
No name (~54cm) in TBD
Free Spirit (~56cm) in purple or rider's choice
Each bike will be fitted with a single speed or flip flop hub. We will also be customizing the handlebars for a lighter and sleeker ride (eg, bullhorn or shorty bars) and leaving on at least one break (so you can ride in Berlin if you want). ETA on these is about 1 a week through 8/1.
These bikes may only be reserved through 25% deposit that is refundable only if the bike must be scrapped*. Pricing of these bikes is dependant on which parts are included (hub, handlebars, paint, etc). Those who reserve the bike in advance may choose parts.
*Scrapping of a bike means that the frame has been deemed unsafe or parts can not be found. Dates of delivery are approximate and dependant on external parts suppliers.
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