One more: BEER. On Mar 22, 4:34 pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lessee... > Velo Cult > Joe Bell > CycleArt > Adventurecorps/Rough Riders > So Cal Riv Riders > Mt. Laguna Classic > San Diego Custom Bicycle Show... > > Do you all need another reason to visit in the next month?! > > Esteban > Hometown: San Diego, Calif. > On Mar 22, 3:53 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > Thank you Chris. Sounds like my kind of place. > > > I have an increasingly huge horde of vintage, mostly French and > > Italian parts from the '40s through the early '80s. Beginning to > > think I ought to donate the parts to an operation like this, both to > > share with interested observers and also to better ensure the parts > > don't get thrown away. Believe it or not, one day on tour last fall - > > during the quiet somewhat boring part of the ride where the road > > conditions are not challenging and the scenerey boring - I spent about > > an hour worrying what if I were to be run over on this tour. My heirs > > have no idea how rare some of my parts are. They may wind up selling > > them at a huge discounts to people who would use the parts on throw > > away bikes. > > > Having a destination museum run by people who at once care and know > > what they are doing is a real nice thing for like minded collectors. > > > On Mar 22, 5:15 pm, "XO-1.org Rough Riders" <adventureco...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Velo Cult is the only shop I frequent down here in the San Diego > > > region. They are great guys, very eclectic and fun, and true cycling > > > advocates and enthusiasts. Owner Sky Boyer (how's that for a cool > > > cycling name?) loaned me a part from one of his personal Chris King > > > headsets to help me get my Rivendell Roadeo on the road recently; > > > that's the kind of guy he is and the kind of shop they are. He's an > > > accomplished mountain bike and cyclocross racer, too, and "wise beyond > > > his age," as he's pretty darn young to have such a great shop and such > > > a broad view of cycling. (You wouldn't believe their "warehouse" - > > > seriously, they could charge for tours. Their shop's retail floor is > > > totally fascinating with the most amazing collection of interesting > > > bikes for sale. That selection is just 1/10th as amazing as what's in > > > their warehouse. It's like Velo Cult is a magnet or vortex for funky, > > > one-of-a-kind, and "impossible to find" classic bikes of a very wide > > > variety, even mountain bike tandems from the early 80s, just to name > > > one niche they are also into.) > > > > They also founded and moderatehttp://www.sdbikecommuter.com, which > > > covers all types of cycling, not just commuting. They also were the > > > main proponents of the recent San Diego Tweed Ride. > > > > They have a very image-heavy blog and are developing an online museum > > > on it and their website:http://www.velocult.com/Skyandemployee / > > > photographer Anthony even came over to our house a while back to > > > photograph most of my bikes, frames, and some of the more interesting > > > and/or odd-ball parts for the museum. (The shots are not online yet, > > > but I'll feel better about selling 90% of this stuff when they are > > > documented online in their museum.) > > > > Any trip anywhere near San Diego by a cyclist must include a stop at > > > Velo Cult! > > > > - Chris Kostman > > > La Jolla, CAhttp://www.XO-1.org
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