Back in black!

Ok, so we've gotten trough the holiday season in one piece. No more holidays till Valentines. Perfect. What? We still have Christmas and New Years? Blerg. Well, fortunately both are on Fridays which means the GBP will be open! W00T! We'll also be open tomorrow (Saturday) during normal hours.

No structured sale this week but there are about 1/2 a dozen bikes that were nearly done before the break that should be on the floor by day's end. We're also marking down some of the bikes that have been sitting around for a while to try and get some more room for January and the spring semester rush.

Last but not least we have a GBP first. We have a brand new bicycle in the shop. It's a 56cm fixie road bike that came to us new in the box. We'll have it asymbled and ready to ride for just $300 tomorrow. I promise you it won't last the day.

Better Than Black Friday Sale

Because we hate the black Friday lines as much as you do, the Green Bicycle Project is having their Black Friday Sale a week early! We will be offering $10 off your entire purchase of $100 or more, $25 off your purchase of $200 or more, and $100 off your purchase of $500 or more! What makes this sale better than black Friday? Well, we're also offering savings on all of our accessories! Buy any 2 accessories (new or used) and get one used accessory free!

It should be noted that several of the bikes listed in the previous post aren't ready yet. The sale only applies to what's ready... BUT! if you come in early I could be convinced to finish one or more of these bikes before closing. Otherwise, you'll just have to wait till December.

Sorry for the Down Time

It's been a hectic couple of weeks. First we were closed for Halloween, then Justin got a new day job, we both had midterms and finals eating all our time and now I’ve been sick. I hope you can forgive us if we didn't have a whole lot of time for the shop. The good news is that the shop is not dead and even though we've been silent on the interwebs we've been keeping our stock up in the shop. Here's what's new and a taste of what's still there!

Jamis Rangers MTB x2
Gary Fisher MTB
low cost MTB x2
ready to ride road bike
fixer road bike x2

We also have several mountain bikes from TREK, Dimondback, GT, and others just waiting for a shipment of parts.

Of course we still have some oldies but goodies

Free Spirit Single Speed RB
Trek Police Bike
24" wheel MTB x3
Giant MTB
GT MTB
Smaller Cruisers x2
Kids Bikes
and much more!

And we have some new accessories! We have a new shipment of new and used seats from $10, water bottles and cages from $3, and stainless steel water bottles for just $5!

We will be open normal hours on Saturday (12-5) this week but will be closed next week for the holiday. We will be taking appointments for individual bike showings so don't hesitate to ask!

October 23rd Chain Links

This post marks 160 posts on the blog! Frankly, I never though the blog would last this long (several others died around 2 posts) but so many people read it (or say they do) that it's hard to stop. Speaking of hard to stop, here's three links to trends that will be very hard to stop in the next few years.

First: I chronicle bike thefts often because I believe that as bike usage grows theft will also grow (something about supply and demand). This city has the same problem as many others, but unlike others it acknowledges the problem and is working to solve it.

Second: China has had such a great track record for biking that this news is surprising. However, the pervasiveness of bikes might make China suffer from the reverse problem of most cities. Too many bikes.

Finally: I'm not a fan of critical mass. Civil disobedience is a useful tool to affect policy change but the idea of putting people in harm's way to make a protest is not civil disobedience, it's criminal.

Bonus: 10 cities just made for biking.

(Photo Credit: Bike Rentals in China from Chinadaily.com)

Tidbits from the news letter

It's the last Saturday of our month (we're closed on Halloween) so it's time to turn over the inventory. We're taking 10% off all bikes and marking all our Jerseys down to just $15! That includes our new arrivals! We've also got 1.25" hitch bike racks from $25!

The best part of the sale is we have a brand new single speed road bike in the shop. We've priced it low and it even qualifies for the 10% off!

No Chain Links Today

Couple a computer crash with work and what do you get? No chain links.

October 19th Chain Links

Man, was it just me or was last weekend the longest weekend ever? Seriously. It seemed like that sucker would never end! Thank god I was having fun all weekend or else it would have been kinda a downer. Here's a handful of links that shows how for every bit of bad there seems to be some good.

First: Imagine getting your entire inventory stolen in one weekend. I suppose GPS would help. I prefer the hidden camera myself.

Second: For every sane and well reasoned article there seems to be one nutjob looking to cause trouble.

Third: If you missed this weekend's State Mountain Bike Championships at Tom Brown, here are some pictures to soften the blow. Take notice of the types of bikes being ridden. I promise you that there are none of these.

(Photo Credit: Bamboo Bike from voanews.com)