November in the shop

Cuddling for warmth...

The Big Race!

Sunday was race day, the 26th running of the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship. Known for many years locally as "The Core States Race" and formerly the US Pro Championship. I have had the pleasure of attending the race for the past 15 years and Heather and I have attended together for the past 12 years. Needless to say it is a huge Philly tradition and a personal milestone.

Our crew holding it down on Lemon Hill, Lazlo, Heather, Sara and Patty.

Jason and Leah enjoying some jerky.

To say Tony was a HOT MESS would be an understatement...

By the end of the day everyone was pretty whipped, Lazlo melted into the grass.

Of yeah and a bunch of dudes raced in 90f heat for 156 miles over 6 hours. And Matt Goss from Australia representing team HTC-Colombia took the big prize.

Always a great day, hope to see you there next year!

More pics HERE.

Bags? Yeah, we've got those.

My word our bag selection sure has exploded since we opened the boutique!

We are pretty serious about messenger bags – both the single and double strap variety. Almost every bag we stock in the shop is one that we use so we can honestly tell you that we believe in what we sell.  

We try to always stock each bag in black as well as a couple of colors, depending on how popular they are. We  are also happy to order you a specific color if we don’t have it right now. Currently we carry bags from the following excellent companies.

Chrome: Citizen and Metropolis messenger bags, Dually, Ranchero, Backbone, Pawn and Marathon back-packs, Kirov + Berlin pro bags. We also carry the light duty Corsair and Vega as well as laptop sleeves, hip packs, cell holders, and usually one or two of their different laptop specific bags.

BaileyWorks: Super Pro messenger bags in all sizes, the new Digital Super Pro Citizen back-pack, and 2-strap work pack

RELoad: Civilian, Small Civilian and Dash messenger bags. Softpack, minipack and midpack back packs. Hip packs and cell holders and other accessories like frame and shoulder pads and tool rolls are in stock too.

DeMartini: Undisputed Original in all three sizes (S,M,L). We also have a few of the mini bag and the extra small 3605 bags.

We have a few Manhattan Portage bags still in stock. The medium size waxed vintage messenger bag in a couple of colors and the Bike Messenger – large in most colors.

Looking to carry less stuff with you? We have small hip bags/pouches, and utility belts from Fabric Horse, Vaya, and Camp Cupboard (as well as RELoad and Chrome).

Not sure what’s right for you? I strongly recommend coming by and trying a bunch of bags on. Bring the stuff you usually carry and jam it into the bag and see how it fits and if it is comfortable. Everyone’s body is different so it is hard to tell what you are going to love without trying it on. Got questions, or need an opinion about a certain item? Come on in and ask! We all use these bags daily so we can give you our thoughts on what we like and don’t like.

Oh, and messenger bags aren’t just for carrying deliveries, school or work items, groceries, etc. You never know when your 4 legged friend is gonna need a lift (or at least a nice spot to nap)

Shop Shirts

I printed up some new Bicycle Revolutions shirts this week. Just in time for Spring we have a nice grass green shirt with brown ink. American apparel  men's sizes S - XXXL (yes that is triple extra-large). Sorry I had no one to model but Lazlo and he didn't want to get in the shirt, just near it. We have some black shirts as well but these are "limited edition" for Spring 2010.

We also have some shirts for the ladies. Kelly green with either pink or brown printing in sizes small, medium, and large. Pink tank tops with brown ink and some black shirts with green ink that I didn't take a picture of - both of those styles are size medium only for now. Oh and you can't leave out the kids! We have super cute onesies and child size t-shirts with either the shop logo or our extra cute flying trike graphic (thanks Cara for designing that for us!)

You can purchase any of these fantastic items for a mere $20 at the boutique. Representing your local independent bicycle shop is good for your soul so you should probably do that.

Meet The Dogs.

So for those of you that already know and love the dogs you know what a part of Bicycle Revolutions that they are. Recently we have had a lot of internet visitors from far and wide, so I thought I'd introduce the pups. Lazlo is the goofy puppy in the left of the picture, he will be 2 years old tomorrow! Buda is the handsome man in the right of the photo, he is 7 1/2 now and still won't forgive us for bringing home that crazy puppy. They are very fun and loving, but in their very own special ways. I will now try to keep everybody updated about their adventures now that you have all been formally introduced. And if you find yourselves in philly, I know they would always enjoy new visitors.