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Sitting in the Double Tree Hotel getting very frustrated at their “high speed” internet.  It’s slow speed and slowing down my productivity this morning.

Several photos to upload from the trip up, but will wait till I find better internet!

The 4, I mean, 5 of us will be making our way up to Maryland for a long weekend. Driving up tonight after work, hanging around tomorrow, going out with new friends at night to wake up and find our way to a large college lacrosse tournament in Baltimore. Driving home Sunday.

This will be a first of many :

1. Quinn’s first car trip over 30 minutes
2. My first car trip with 2 young boys
3. Kim and my first car trip over 2 hours
4. The first time being home in 6 months

The only thing bringing me down about this whole trip is that Velo Orange will be closed as they will be at the national hand made bicycle show.   BUT I did pick up a new camera today, so look out for random video and photos.

Joey & Jen from Arleigh Jenkins on Vimeo.

Currently sucking down a latte at lunch in hopes of it curing my lack of sleep.  As you can see we have been a bit busy.

His name is Quinn and he’s an 8 week old lab/german shepard mix.  We had gone to get grocieres last night and some how came home with a puppy.  He’s very sweet and I think will turn out to be quite the gentleman and friend.

Or something like that…

“Lance is Back” is the key words floating around the bike industry and most importantly my bike shop. As a Trek Concept store we stand behind any promotions or sales that Trek has.  This includes their get ready for spring push, that happens to fall on the first week of the Tour of California.  Did you hear that Lance’s TT bike was stolen???

Anyways we are having a huge promo sale on parts and accessories that will spruce up your bike, or yourself.  Here’s a couple things that stick out to me for any person that rides a bike and also parts that I use daily and love.

Bontrager Race Lite tires.  These babies in the 700x32c are installed on both of my commuter bikes, the Salsa Casseroll and Trek XO.  The tires roll well, can handle 115 psi and are pretty tough against the glass/crud that is strewn across Old Statesville Rd that is my 17 mile commute. This isn’t a high performance race tire, but instead something to rack your miles on and get ready to tear legs off, then you swap to a more racy tire like the Race X Lite and Michelin Pro3.

Bontrager inForm Race Lite saddle.  I can’t say enough about these saddles.  Available in mens or ladies, these beauties are perfectly aligned with your butt width with a handy 5 minute process of sitting on a special bench, measuring your sit bones and fitting this new saddle on your bike.  A nice flat/long area for your sit bones for climbing, descending and hours on the saddle.  Available in white or black to add those special touches to your bike.  Personally, I have been riding one for about 5 months on my commuter Casseroll.  Once I can afford a white one for every other bike in my stable I will be outfitting them as so.

Trek Time Computers.  Simple, wireless, colorful and fun.  It’s the next best thing to a PowerTap SL wireless and because it is a 60th of the price you can’t beat it.  Put one on your bike, they even come in special childrens sizing!

One last push : Instore we have special “Lance is Back” promo brochures.  There are labor coupons in these guys for $25 off $100 or $50 off $200 in labor.  So if you have been putzing around for that spring tune up and need new cables/housing or bearings repacked this is the time to do it!

The sale run through this coming weekend so I hope to see you guys in the store.