Blog

Vaccine Prioritization for Tucson Bike Shop Employees

Until the process becomes more clear, I thought it would be helpful to post up this info as a reference for other Tucson Bike Shops. This is the Pima County COVID-19 Vaccination info portal. And here is the tentative 1B plan. While I have not had this confirmed, I’m thinking that bike shop employees are…

Announcing the Campfire Garage Sale

We are now selling our used, tested, returned and closeout products in a new section of our shop, the Campfire Garage Sale.  We’ve organized the gear into these sections: We will be keeping the Garage Sale replenished with new goodies, so check back if you don’t find what you need right away. *We’re keeping things…

Is it In-Stock? A Guide

The theme of this year’s shopping guide is: What is Actually in Stock? Finding the good stuff for gifting may be a bit tricky this year when it comes to bicycle touring gear. This guide should get you to what we have quicker! One thing that is always in stock are Campfire Cycling Gift Certificates….

Salsa!

A few months ago Salsa brought us on as a new dealer. We managed to get some bicycles in just as the last available models were selling out. Being that we’ve been busy and haven’t put the word out, we still have some Salsa cycles around. In case you haven’t heard, bicycling has become a…

Statement of Accountability

The following statement was published in November of 2020. However, now (November 2022) we’ve gone through more learning and change where we are taking a deeper look at our commitment to DEI. Please see our updated DEI Statement. For transparency we will be leaving up this original Statement of Accountability. You may have noticed that…

You Are Unlimited w/ Kait Boyle

On December 7th, Kait Boyle visited our shop to share her remarkable story as part of a fundraiser for the Cairn Project. Her triumphant 2018 of bicycle racing was dramatically curtailed by an accident on Christmas Eve. Over the course of 2019 she endured a grueling rehabilitation however was able to fully recover and has…

Comparing Bicycle Camping Stove Systems

The Following was Boiled Down from the Video: Howdy bike campers! I’m Josh with Campfire Cycling. I’m out on a overnighter bikepacking trip out near Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. I brought with me the most commonly used styles of lightweight camping stoves that you would commonly use while bikepacking. Hopefully I can help get…

Campfire Progress Report

We’ve been hustling around setting up our new showroom. There hasn’t been too much time for newsletters, but I figured its been too long. We’ve been busy adding lots of new brands to the site. Oveja Negra, Hyperlite & SOL, Adventure Medical Kits. We’ve also refreshed our lineup of Brooks and Carradice. Overall our Pack…

Welcome to Campfire Cycling!

Welcome to the bicycle camping outpost. This is CampfireCycling.com! Last week, we switched the website over from BikeShopHub.com to CampfireCycling.com.  Having had a week to make sure everything is running smoothly, I am incredibly excited to share our new website and brand with you. I feel much gratitude to have you, our customers, friends and…

The Journey from Beginner to Advanced Bicycle Camping

Welcome to Bicycle Camping! There are so many inherently good things about bicycle camping – from fostering a healthy lifestyle, to practicing sustainable transportation, to experiencing new landscapes and cultures.  I’m inspired to inspire you to consider getting out there for some bicycle camping adventures. I’ve laid out the incremental steps one might take on…

Our First Family Bicycle Campout!

Last weekend our family successfully embarked on our first bicycle campout.  This campout was very meaningful to us because of what it meant for our family and for our business with the upcoming launch of CampfireCycling.com. As I’ve been preparing for the major directional shift to a bicycle camping focused business, a major dilemma has…

Building the Campfire Cycling Showroom + We’re Hiring

A Showroom for Bicycle Camping Gear The idea was to build  a great showroom for bicycle campers that strongly complimented the Campfire Cycling ecommerce brand. As we’re building the showroom we’re thinking about how to develop synergy between Ecommerce and brick-and-mortar.  Our showroom will be a physical manifestation of our online presence. And conversely our…

CampfireCycling.com is Launching April 29th!

BikeShopHub.com is becoming CampfireCycling.com! We’re gathering up kindling and wood chunks for our “campfire”.  Come late April, we’ll be striking a match to set ablaze our rebranding to CampfireCycling.com! I’m inviting all of you to the campfire to gaze into the flames with us.  In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing with you why we’re rebranding, what…

Biking Off Road

5 Tips for Riding with Your Kids in Low Light

Fall is here and the days are getting shorter. Gone are the long, sun-filled evenings of summer. At the same time our kids are back in school, and it’s harder to find time to ride. If you’re like our family, you’re still trying to squeeze in some after-school, after-work evening rides. We did one of…

Pedal Cliques: Top Five Reasons to Go Clipless (not)

“All real cyclists ride clipless pedals.” “No real cyclists use platform (“flat”) pedals.” That’s what you’d think, anyway, from reading many biking websites and magazines. They’ll tell you, in not so many words, that you’re not “serious” about biking if you’re not walking around in clunky plastic shoes and clicking on linoleum like a castanet….

A tale of N. America’s 3 hi-end trailer brands & Why we’re closing out Croozer at 40% off

Croozer Trailers – 40% Off!!! I know it sounds to good to be true.  Let me explain… This is not an ordinary sale.  We’re offering this amazing line of German designed trailers at what is effectively our wholesale/dealer pricing while supplies last. I should explain how things evolved as I know the price probably sounds to good to be…