Recently, Johnny Velo Bikes in Columbus, Ohio, met a young lady who wanted to ride across country. I've been happily reminded why I am in this business, that bike riders are the best, Independent Bike [...]
Day 26 Left Deadwood and made the “detour” to the Mt Rushmore Memorial in the Black Hills, (stunningly gorgeous) on my way to Wyoming to see Larsen’s. I was amazed how many people were there [...]
Day 20 I stopped by C&C sports in Brighton to thank the young man for the advice on the trail ride. I got there before the store opened and they were nice enough to open [...]
Days 16-20 Start you out with a couple of shots from my ride at Brighton State Park. I met three guys on mountain bikes in the Thai food parking lot and they recommended that I [...]
Days 12 and 13 After a day of training at the Rural King store in Litchfield, IL and multiple meetings at the corporate HQ in Mattoon, Il, our host took us for a ride in [...]
Day 8: Talk about a Sunday drive. Remember those? I took off from Parker, Colorado, at 6 am drove east on I-70 for 10.5 hours to see Erik’s Bikes and Boards in Overland Park, KA. [...]
Day Five: took a picturesque drive from Boulder to Arvada. If you haven’t had a chance to see Colorado, the towns in the front range are magically gorgeous. There I met two of the owners [...]
Day One: What a start to my 6,200 mile tour. Drove 350 miles up to Chico, CA on Sunday the 31st. Got a great evening ride in up to the south rim overlooking the buttes. [...]
Our team of 5 trainers was in the middle of a roll-out at Rural King www.ruralking.com that began on March 1st, but instead of visiting 120 stores, we halted our visits at 54 on March [...]