WheelHouse Bikes

04/21/2012

Questioning the usefulness of SB Bike Station, perhaps a more vibrant bike parking solution can be had
http://www.independent.com/news/2012/apr/12/doggerel-verse/

City Council confronts bike parking, God, and the Great Flu Outbreak of 2012

04/16/2012

Cyclists out in force for another successful CicLAvia
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/ciclavia-100000-cyclists-pedestrians.html

CicLAvia organizers estimate that 100,000 people participated in the bike festival Sunday, on par with expectations for what has become L.A.’s marquee event for pedestrians and cyclists.

04/03/2012

Bike Corrals! Nice article by SB Bike Coalition Erika Lindemann. Take note local businesses, bike corrals will help improve traffic into your stores.
http://www.independent.com/news/2012/mar/31/-street-bike-parking/

When demand for bicycling improvements come from businesses, decision makers tend to pay attention.

03/30/2012

Cool 360 degree shot of the new Specialized Turbo e-bike by local Carson Blume. This has got to be one of the better looking e-bikes on the market, good look Carson and Specialized!
http://carsonblume.com/2012/03/specializeds-turbo-e-bike/

e-Bikes have been around awhile but none really feel quite right, most are some abortion of a bike or a strapped on system on a geriatric looking machine that even my old Navy salt of a Grandpa wouldn’t be caught dead on. Specialized has defiantly changed the game when it comes to looks and function...

03/27/2012

Worried automakers? Millennials buying bikes?
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/03/why-dont-young-americans-buy-cars/255001/

Auto makers are worried about the Millennials. They just don't seem to care about owning a car.…

03/21/2012

On this beautiful Spring day in SB, I'd like to apologize to those of you who are stuck in your cars in traffic waiting to get to the gym to ride a stationary bike.

03/17/2012

SB Mouintain Bike History, nice article Howard!
http://www.independent.com/news/2012/mar/17/klunkers-mountain-bikes/

In the early 1970s, young hippie bicycle enthusiasts from Marin County to Los Angeles began riding old Schwinns down mountain trails and fire roads.

03/06/2012

Local frame builder Aaron Stinner wins best new builder award at NAHBS!
http://stinnerframeworks.blogspot.com/2012/03/2012-north-american-handmade-show-best.html

03/02/2012

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03/02/2012

Welcome to the Thunder Drome: SB's first ever velodrome. This beast boasts 45 degree walls with a 2 foot skirt at a 40 degree angle at the bottom. The drome is 18 feet wide and 26 feet long. Who new riding in a circle could be so much fun?

On Saturday March 3rd at 6pm we will hosting a Thunder Drome tournament at WheelHouse. We are hoping to get 16-32 riders, if you are interested e-mail me @ [email protected] for more details.

02/23/2012

Stoked! Bike Snob NYC used our Brompton Interpretive Dance video in today's post!
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2012/02/off-back-how-to-dismount-your.html

02/22/2012

Who is up for some Mini Bike Olympics?
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=J0&Dato=20120221&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=202210802&Ref=PH