Peninsula Cycles

Saturday Sojournes

Les — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:38:06 +0000

The sun rises early so Saturday Sojourns will now begin at 8AM. The ride on Saturday May 15th will be for two hours and we will head out around Campbell Valley Park. For the May 22nd Sourjurn we will meet at 8:00AM just south of the border in Blain and do The Birch Bay Ride .

Surrey might be known for it’s Pitbulls…

Simon — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:49:33 +0000

But we like Dobermanns better. $525 for a Pinscher frame, $625 and you can get it any colour you like. Usually a week or two for delivery, place your orders now for the best dirt jump and street bike on the market.

Alberobello to Eboli, 2009

Les — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:11:49 +0000

The Dobson Dobermann

Simon — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:18:53 +0000

We recently started carrying our third “Fabrique au Canada” brand, Dobermann Bikes from Gatneau, QC. The first two being Cycles Marinoni and Rocky Mountain, who still make their high end bikes right here on Annacis Island. Dobermann builds the slickest street, park and dirt jump frames on the market. Few companies spare this much attention to detail when building their bikes, and even fewer can produce a hand-built-in-Canada bike at these prices. Starting at $575 for a Pincher frame, you can also add options like custom colours, dérailleur and chain guide mounts, even gt your name stamped in to the bottom bracket.

Our long time mechanic and resident BMX guru, Dustin just picked up a shiny new black Pincher frame and gave it the royal treatment. RockShox Argyle 409 fork, Profile cranks, with Mavic rims on super burly Shimano Saint hubs and Highlighter-Yellow Funn Bar, Stem and Pedals for extra street cred. Stop by to check it out, but be warned – one ride and you’ll be ordering one for yourself.

2009 Italy Tour – Rome to Bari

Les — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:35:04 +0000

COLD FUSION!

Daim — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:24:22 +0000

All in-stock 2009 Rocky Mountain Fusions on sale for $799.99 (down from $1000). Quantities are limited so hurry in!

Time flys like an arrow, Fruit Flies like a Banana

Simon — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:32:49 +0000

The summer is officially over. It hailed. There were snow flurries. The 5 Day forcast says highs of 9 degrees all week, with rain, and dark, stormy rain. Not a pretty picture, but all is not lost. The time of year has come again when all of the bike companies clear out their remaining stock, and we follow suit. In addition to all of the bikes in store being sold fo clearance prices, Norco and Argon 18 are offering up some hot deals.

So, what does this mean for you, the customer? Put down a $1000 deposit on any 2009 clear-out bike and have it by December 10th. Why buy now? Just check the pricing below.

2009 Argon 18 Radon road bikes, E80 & E112 time trial bikes with Shimano 105 and Ultegra Parts with Mavic Aksium wheels starting at $1575!

2009 Norco Six, Shore, Fluid LT and slope style bikes all on ridiculous pricing! Empire 5 bikes $2500, Shore 1 bikes $3500! Do not miss out on these deals, quantities are limited!

Italy 2009 – Pitigliano to Civita di Bagnoregio

Les — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:39:24 +0000

We spent two nights in Pitigliano which gave us the opportunity to explore the town then we headed for Civita di Bagnoregio. This required that we back track a bit to Latera, starting the day with a climb. At Latera we turned east and descended to Lago di Bolsena. We stopped in the town of Bolsena and had a picnic lunch of Prosciutto, local cheese, tomatoes and fruit. We then started the climb out of town which was long but gradual.

The arrival at Civita di Bagnoregio is even more spectacular than Pitigliano. The town, which has existed for approximately 3000 years, is situated on the top of a tufa rock outcropping

Civita is also known as the “Dying Town”as over the years parts of the cliffs have fallen off.

When we were here in 2006 there was one B&B with three rooms. Now the town is in the middle of a restoration boom which has included a great amount of cliff stabalization and facitily upgrades. We stayed at Civita di Bagnoregio B&B in a building that was constructed in the 1400s. Our bedroom is the window on the right on the top floor. Dinner and breakfast were served on the second floor.

After spending the night chatting with Franco who owns the B&B and doing a few quick bke repairs

we headed back to Viterbo where we rented a car and drove east to Pescarra and then south to Foggia.

Italy 2009 – Viterbo to Pitigliano

Les — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:09:00 +0000

We have returned to Italy for a cycling trip south from Rome. In 2006 we cycled north of Rome through Tuscany, and north to the Cinque Terra. We discovered many amazing Italian cities but fell in love the small hill towns. Two in particular stood out, Pitigliano and Civita di Bagnoregio. These two towns are just north of Rome so we decided to visit them again before heading south.

We arrived in Rome after an overnight flight from Vancouver via Montreal. We unpacked and assembled the bikes then spent three days walking and cycling Rome. We then hopped a train north to Viterbo and cycled to Pitigliano.

We rode from Viterbo to Valantano where we had lunch then on to Latera where the climb ends then there is a rolling downhill to Pitigliano where we spent two nights. As you come around the last corner towards Pitigliano you get an breath-taking view of this walled, hilltop town. Hotel Gaustini, where we spent two nights, is situated overlooking the valley. Our bedroom was the third window down in the pillar that is just to my right

When they turn the lights on at night you have an even more spetacular display of the walls of Pitigliano.

Keith Jones in the Peace Arch News

Simon — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:55:07 +0000

One of our employees, Cycling BC Junior Team member Keith Jones was featured in the Peace Arch News last week.

Keith Jones, 18, won gold in the junior division’s team pursuit race last week at national track cycling championships in Burnaby. Brian Giebelhaus photo

Peace Arch News – Young cyclist on right track

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