We woke up to our first substantial snow fall of the coming winter season this morning here in Flagstaff with about 3″ on the ground. I suited up the Kahlkoff E-Bike that I’ve been testing with my Schwalbe Winter Marathons for the ride into work. I put on rain pants and rain booties to keep…
Shop Updates
Fall Inventory Reduction Sale
We launched a new sale last weekend promoting overstocked products that we’re looking to reduce inventory on. We’ve targeted a specific number of products often a specific model or color, to sell to bring our inventory levels down to where we want them during the winter months. The numbers available for each deal are displayed…
Early Fall's Flagstaff Bike Commuters for Inspiration
Its been a tough summer and fall as I’ve been scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to the finances of our business here at www.CampfireCycling.com. As I scramble to make ends meet and make some tough choices to get our business plans in line with reality, I’m very glad that I’m doing…
Cyclists in the Night & A Toy Soldier
I was quite pleased with the strange colors and shapes that my camera was capturing a few nights ago. Not that there is that much to do with what we do here at Campfire Cycling other than these photos were taken down the block from us and you can make out cyclists in the shot.
Disc Brake Schooling with CJ
With our recent move into selling Electric Bikes here at the www.CampfireCycling.com, we’ve been boning up on both our electric bike skills as well as some of our out dated bike mechanic skills. Those of us handling the bike wrenching around here, Stu and I came into cycling during the 1990’s mountain biking boom when…
Wandertec BONGOS Ready for Paint
Here is a glamor shot of a batch of Wandertec BONGO Trailers ready for paint. I took this shot a few months ago, when Stuart was still wrapping up the Campfire Cycling – Bike Rack Sculpture project, thus capturing it in the background.
No Bikes Allowed — and Thank Goodness
For the next several days, I’ll be away from the Internet, and in a place where bikes are not allowed. I’ll be backpacking in the Grand Canyon, on foot, from the North Rim to the South Rim. Bikes are allowed at the Grand Canyon, but only up on the rim and on roads. Below the…
How Many Mouse Clicks?
This is my “day in the life of” picture of our blogger-in-chief, Ted Johnson most likely clicking and tapping away at a CommuteByBike.com post. So many mouse clicks and keyboard taps………..
bikeshophubslist Sale
Here in our Flagstaff office, we’ve gathered a collection of used and new bike stuff to lure in the locals. These are mostly items that you can’t find on our online shops. You’ve got to come by in person to check out what we’ve got.And unlike craiglist, your missed connection has a good chance at…
Burley Tandem Enjoying a Martans Brunch
We just kicked off a Burley Trailers Sale and I thought I’d post this photo of a Burley Tandem in front of one of Flagstaff’s favorite restaurant’s Martans. Burley stopped making their tandems a few years back to focus primarily on their great trailers. Pick up a Burley Child, Cargo or Dog Trailer now thru…
Campfire Cycling Rack Installed
Stu’s awesome Campfire Cycling bike rack has been out glittering in the sun for the past week and a half. We’re finishing off a removable section which will have the Campfire Cycling lettering on it for photos and events. We couldn’t make it permanent as that would make it into a sign that would have…
Flagstaff Summer Bike Commuters
A couple of snapshots of cyclists breezing by in the Flagstaff summer air. Don’t let the summer pass you by without making sure to get in some good riding yourself…
Commute by Bike Taxi
I was in New York City about a month ago, and I was really impressed by how many bike taxis there were. It really appears that bike taxis are taking over the city. It got me wondering what were the forces behind this strongly emerging trend. I suspect some combination of economic, fashion and environmentalism….
Saving The World With Bikes
This is what I call a lucky snapshot. I was recently visiting family in New Jersey and as we drove by this bike shop I noticed this great sign in their window. A cyclist was conveniently riding by at the same moment, doing his part to save the world.
Ted's Vapid Vacation
I took a vacation from Commute by Bike earlier this month, and turned it into five posts on Commute by Bike.One of the highlights was a visit to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. This is my wife, Cyd, turning one of nature’s wonders into a Campfire Cycling advertisement: Oh Cyd, how crass!Truthfully, we…
Final 2011 Ortlieb, Tubus, Racktime Sale + CampfireCycling.com Logo Panniers!
We’ve just launched our final sale Ortlieb, Tubus and Racktime for 2011. With all of these incredible bike bags and racks at 10% off through August 24th, I thought I would take this opportunity to announce the new www.CampfireCycling.com logo panniers that we just got in. We decided to have our wheel logo emblazoned across…
Caption This
A customer sent in this photo of the www.CampfireCycling.com logo contrasted against these enormous grain elevators “used to dry and store corn and soy beans, to feed the nations meat…..”
Ted Modeling the Wearable BackTpack Panniers
We got in a pair of this interesting hybrid of panniers and a backpack called aBackTpack. As Ted was proudly showing off this amazing piece of innovation our entire staff worked hard on mocking him incessantly. Was this a man purse for construction workers and was its use just nerdy or ultra nerdy. With them…
A Slippered Urbana Test Ride and a New PPC Marketing Strategy
I’ve become inspired to try out a new Pay-Per-Click strategy. And I’m posting my notes and thoughts right here on our blog for all of you to read or more likely ignore right after thinking something like “there goes Josh rambling on again”. Actually, I’m posting them here because I was going to write these…
Pizzicletta – Italian Cycling Inspired Pizza
Check out this great new cycling inspired, Neapolitan style pizzeria in Flagstaff. It is located just south of the tracks at 203 W. Phoenix Ave about three blocks from our location. Check out their menu at Pizzicletta.com.
South San Francisco Street
Campfire Cycling is up three blocks and to the right from this spot on South San Francisco Street in downtown Flagstaff. Notice Mount Elden on the upper right which is still topless from a burn that set it ablaze about 25 years ago.
Stu with the New Tubing Bender
Stuart’s been working hard on organizing the assembly/repair area of the shop, building a variety of metal tables for work surfaces and organizing all of the tools. With this project completed, he is back to wrapping up the massive bike rack sculpture project before diving into bike trailer prototyping mode. Stu is pictured here with…
Megan's Going Away Dinner
After 3 years of helping grow the Campfire Cycling, our star employee Megan Fitch is moving on to new opportunities and adventures, pursuing her masters degree in Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. We had a going away shin dig for her last week. Here is the whole crew out at Beaver Street…