PLEASE NOTE: All three of our stores will be CLOSED on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 for our annual staff training retreat. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Also, please note that since there are none of our Bicycling & Maintenance Clinics scheduled in the Peninsula store on Tuesday and Thursday of this week, the Peninsula store will close at 6:00pm on Tuesday, February 12 and Thursday, February 14 (instead of 8:00pm).

Congratulations to Craig Butler! He attended our recent Choosing and Using Clipless Pedals Clinic at the Century Cycles store in Peninsula, and was the winner of our drawing for a pair of Shimano Click'R Pedals and Pearl Izumi Fuel Shoes!


Thanks to Shimano and Pearl Izumi, we've got two more sets of Click'R Pedals and Fuel Shoes to give away. We'll be drawing one winner from the attendees at each of the following clinics:

 

 

Preparing For and Riding in the MS 150 (And

Other Event Rides)

When: Thursday, February 28, 6:30pm 

Where: Medina, Peninsula, and Rocky River

Last month, we gave you Our Staff's Indoor Training TIps. Even in this cold-weather season, however, many people continue to ride outside. If you're thinking about getting more miles in winter conditions, check out our latest 5 Tips, which covers how to dress, how to handle different types of snow and ice, and staying hydrated:

This picture of Joe Schneider was posted on the WEWS Facebook Page on Jan. 22 with the caption "CRAZY OR SMART? This viewer photo shows a bicyclist riding on Lorain Road in the wintery slush during this morning's commute." It quickly went viral, with 58 worldwide shares and 210 comments.

Joe was riding his Surly Long Haul Trucker (purchased from Century Cycles in Rocky River) to work. You can read Joe's response in this article from the Great Lakes Courier.




In the international spotlight are Century Cyclist Carol Kerslake and other TOSRV 2011 riders climbing Schoolhouse Hill on the cover of the February issue of Adventure Cycling Association's magazine. Carol is head down in the green jersey. Josh in our Rocky River store recognized her bike when the issue arrived at the store - he had worked on it both at TOSRV and in the store!
 
Carol bought her Giant OCR Touring at Century Cycles in Medina in 2004, and just brought it in to Rocky River yesterday for a tune-up, as she starts to prepare for her 11th year of GOBA and her 11th year of the MS 150. She's not riding TOSRV this year because it's the same weekend that her daughter graduates from college.





Finally, 15 customers and the Akron Beacon Journal helped to make our Snow Biking Clinic this past Saturday a huge success. The sun was shining, but there was plenty of snow, ice, and slush on the Towpath Trail, perfect for test-riding snow bikes.

Pictured here are John Wasko and Colin Sheppard test-riding the Surly Moonlander and Surly Pugsley snow bikes on the Towpath Trail in Peninsula.

Customer Fernando Chaves was featured at the very top of the front page of Sunday's edition of the Beacon Journal, and the article by Beacon staff writer Jim Carney appeared front and center in the Community section. You can read the article and see more photos here.

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With all of this talk about snow bikes and winter riding, just how many of you ride in cold weather? How cold is too cold to ride your bicycle? Click here to take our latest online poll and let us know!

Last month's poll asked, "How do you begin your bike ride?" Mounting from the left side is the clear favorite, with 78% of responses "Standing start, mount from left side" and 12% "Running start, mount from left side." You can see the full results of the last poll here.

Our schedule of Night Rides on the Towpath Trail for 2013 is now available!

Back for their 19th season, our popular Night Rides on the Towpath Trail are fun, FREE, family-friendly rides that start at 8pm from our Peninsula store. We've got a full schedule of rides this year, with some special events thrown in to add to the fun!

Our first ride of the season is on Saturday April 27. The rides are about 14 miles long, which usually takes about 2 hours. All skill levels are welcome! You need your own bicycle, helmet, and headlight. No pre-registration is required!

Never biked a Night Ride before? See our 5 Tips for Getting Ready for a Night Ride on the Towpath Trail and our Night Rides on the Towpath Trail Safety Tips.

 

February 12: Tandems 101 Clinic (Medina only)
February 13: All three stores CLOSED for company retreat
February 16: Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic
February 19: Roadside Repair Clinic
February 21: Shifting Adjustment Clinic
February 26: Bike Commuting 101 Clinic
February 28: Preparing for and Riding in the MS150 Clinic
March 1: Like, Totally Rad Spring Kick-Off Party in Medina
March 5: Riding in Traffic Clinic
March 7: Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic

Go to www.centurycycles.com/for/calendar for our complete Calendar of Events!

Here are some of our favorite posts from the Century Cycles Blog and our Facebook Page from the past month that you may have missed:

• Snow Biking Clinic a Huge Success! 
• Congratulations to our Clipless Pedals Clinic Prize Winner! 
• 2013 Night Rides on the Towpath Trail 
• Guest Product Review: NiteRider Headlight and Taillight 

Happy Valentines Day! 

Electra Bicycle Company's Custom Cruiser 3i on display in our Medina store