Spring has sprung early!!! We are out on the roads! 7th line and Torrence barrens are dry and in great shape for riding! We have started our shop rides on the roads when weather permits. Bethune has a very nice new paved shoulder, making the start of our rides much safer. My favorite recipe of the spring is Tahini cookies;

Saturday was a bit of a dream for both Matt and myself….Chris Velan! Live in Muskoka! Great friends! The Sunday ride was the cherry on top! I think Matt’s FB post said it best “beers, buddies, biking AND Chris Velan…. I am a bit like a giddy school girl”. Fall is one of my favourite times to ride, the colours are amazing, the temperatures cooler ( a bit warmer than this Saturday is preferable). We should have a minimum of a month of good riding left…keep those wheels spinning! The fall sale has started! Shop online or in the store for up to 70% off your favourite riding gear.

Hello! Had a great ride at spin the lakes! Nice to ride with a group of fun people….always fun to look up and see a line of cyclist doting the road!

I am always looking for a great way to eat after a ride and found this great recipe(thanks Gord!) A great bar with protein  to rebuild for the next ride.

Kumat Bars

• 4 cups puffed rice(kumat)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 cup cransins
• 1/4 cup flax seeds

mix and set aside.

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup tahini
• 1/2 cup honey

bring to a boil, pour over dry mix and press into greased 13×9 pan. Let stand for 1hour before cutting. Remember this is just a guide…you can throw all kinds of healthy fun things into this bar. They are delicious and healthy! What a combo!

Happy riding…..

For those of you who know us at The Bike Shop in Gravenhurst, there’s another passion besides the bicycle. Skijoring is a great way to get out and enjoy winter with your pet. What is skijoring? A sport in which a cross-country skier is attached by harnesses to one or more dogs. The sport is growing in intrest. We plan to make it larger as we scheduled 4 days of skijoring for Arrowhead Provincial Park in Huntsville. January 16th, February 6th, March 13th, and April 3rd. Times are from 10am to 3pm. For those with or without dogs are welcome to come out and join in the fun at Arrowhead. If you don’t have the equipment we’ll have gear to borrow. Instruction is available to teach you and your dog the best way to start skijoring.

It was but a week ago when I arrived to the store to find a lonely Donnie leaning against the bike bar with a long face. All it took to put a smile on that face was a FAT bike. A Surly Pugsley. Pretty neat, a bike that will conquer anything, snow, sand, moss, and a long faced fella.
Come in check out the new winter biking phenomenon that is the Surly Pugsley. I have one left in stock with more to follow.

If you have ever tried to ride a bike in the snow you quickly find out how difficult it is. Surly produces a bicycle that makes riding in snow, or anything soft for that matter, better. They should be here in about a weeks time. Come in and check them out.

1 Scott Doran 16:10
2 Jeremy Simmons 16:31
3 Will Hunter 18:03
4 Matt Todd 18:09
5 Andrew Gibson 18:37
6 Mason March 19:30
7 Greg Roloson 19:50
8 Tammy Simmons 20:10
9 Donnie Collins 20:40
10 Adam Hepburn 21:03
11 Ted Ratajczak 22:04
12 Michael Hepburn 23:00

If you have been to The Bike Shop in Gravenhurst, you will know our greeters. Maverick, Goose and Yukon. With these lovely greeters comes a lot of fur. Turns out that these lovely animals shed a little fur. It seems that nothing can be spared the contamination of fur. In celebration of our furry friends were having a FUR-ocious SALE.

50% off all clothing and 20% off all accessories.

Now until the end of September.

Bike, bike, bike, BEER. Bike, bike, bike, eat. Bike, bike, bike, BEER. Bike, bike, bike, sleep. Bike, bike, bike, BEER. Bike, bike, bike, eat. Bike, bike, bike, BEER. Bike, bike, bike, sleep.

Repeat,

Ride on!