Awesome turnout last night for The Ride Of Silence! 100+ riders, including several wee ones which was quite awesome to see, and zero problems of either a mechanical or traffic variety. Big gentlemanly ups to Tim at Summit Cycles and all the other local independent bicycle dealers (Cycle Center, Outspokin’, Harrell’s) clubs and organizations for [...]
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Ride Of Silence
Posted: 19th May 2011 by The Ghost of Jerry Reed in Local Flavor, This Just In...Tags: PCC, Ride Of Silence
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First It Carveth, Then It Taketh Away
Posted: 29th October 2010 by The Ghost of Jerry Reed in Daily Ramblings, Local FlavorTags: Pumpkin Carving, Thunderdome
Pumpkin carving contest. Nay. THROW-DOWN. Double Nay. THUNDERDOME. The best and brightest of the greatest generation… of bicycle parts distributors came to together (after much cajoling, thank you Bonnie, aaaaand threats of violence, thank you Dr. Ragefist Bloodtooth) this afternoon for a “winner takes all” competition that combined knife wielding skill, mental agility and wildly [...]
2011 Catalog Meeting: Pobody’s Nerfect!
Posted: 1st October 2010 by The Ghost of Jerry Reed in Daily Ramblings, Local FlavorTags: catalog, SORBA
The combined forces of the graphics department and product managing department assembled this morning in a Voltron fashion as we prepped for the start of the 2011 catalog. Most other distributors are or have already done this so this isn’t new to you, but for those wondering what it takes to put out an 800 [...]
Like Bea Arthur, I Will Return.
Posted: 9th September 2010 by The Ghost of Jerry Reed in Daily Ramblings, Local FlavorTags: Banana Pudding, Century, Pake, Two Fish
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Or was that General Douglas MacArthur? Or was that Vicki from “Small Wonder”? But I digress. Ahhhhhh, so glad to be back to the blogging grindstone after a much-needed vacation to recharge the batteries and exact carefully calculated revenge against those who have wronged or slighted me, real and imagined. Now that “venge-cation” is but [...]
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First group commute in a while went off without a hitch. Adam, Josh and Ole Bloggy met at the intersection of Platt Springs and Emmanuel Church right down the road from the airport. Bloggy wanted a McDonald’s breakfast burrito but the prospect of bib chili this early in the day kiboshed the idea. Adam and [...]
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Tired of riding your titanium Moots road bike in Wrangler jeans and Myrtle Beach tanktops? Well, the Palmetto Cycling Coation has the cure for your denim-chapped posterior and shame-chapped everywhere else. It’s called the 2010 PPC Kit and the deadline for ordering one is next Monday, aka June 21st. If you’re a member, you get [...]