Demo Mountain Bike Blowout

The Sports Arena store is putting up a handful of our rental mountain bikes up for sale.

We've got two (one medium, one large) 2009 FSR XCs and two (one medium, one large) 2009 Enduro Expert
SLs.

We're selling the FSR XCs for $800.oo each and the Enduro Expert SLs are $1000.oo each.

If you have any questions, give us a call or stop by the shop.

Reminder: Crank Spin Classes Starting Soon!

Spin classes are an excellent way to get an intense, structured workout even if you have a very limited training schedule. For more information or questions, contact B+L Solana Beach at 858.481.4148.

Sunday Ride Redux

From yesterday's ride:

Distance: 44.99 mi

Elevation Gain: 3,658 ft

Calories: 1,777 C

Moving Time: 03:06:17

Avg Speed: 10.6 mph

Avg Moving Speed: 14.5 mph

Max Speed: 41.2 mph

In other news, I am now the happy owner of a Garmin Edge 500 computer and I love it. It's bringing out the inner geek in me 100% and it'll eventually be mated to a Quarq crank based powermeter. But for now, I like the ability to time intervals, keep tabs on HR and % gradient all on one screen.

Sunday Ride is ON. Rain or Shine.

Join us for our Sunday hill repeat ride. We'll be at the shop at 8AM and will roll toward Mt. Soledad from here. See you tomorrow.

Chris Horner tweets the 11/5 event...don't miss it!

Check it out:

http://twitter.com/hornerakg#

Thank you Chris!!!

Register here.

See you all on the 5th!!!

B+L Solana Beach Hosts Crank Cycling Spin Classes

Beginning Tuesday November 2nd, Crank Cycling is partnering with B&L Bikes in Solana beach to offer two 6 week training sessions this winter.

The classes are designed to help you properly prepare for your spring campaign, without leaving you burned out before the season even starts. This series is a great way for triathletes, road racers, and even century riders to ensure that 2011 is their best season ever.

The first class of each 6 week series starts out with a test to determine your fitness level, and each subsequent class is based on your own personal fitness and goals. No one size fits all classes here. Not only are the classes personalized, they are progressive as well. The classes will start at one hour, and the length and intensity of the classes will progress as the series go on. It is time to start thinking about 2011, and this is the best way to get started.

Class will meet at 6 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. More information and Registration can be found at the Crank Cycling

See you there!!!

Ride safe,

B+L Bikes

November 5th Meet and Greet is FREE

A quick update to the November 5th meet and greet, we've decided to make the event FREE for all to attend.

We ask that you still register (so visit the registration page) but there is no donation required to attend.

Also, you'll be eligible to win amazing!!! raffle prizes, such as:

• S Works road shoes
• Special Edition Cane Creek World Bicycle Relief head set
• A signed copy of Johan Bruyneel's Book We Might as Well Win
• WBR bike bells
• Desk top photo frame with limited edition photo from Zambia
• A copy of Wendy Smith's book Give a Little
• WBR 71,461 bags
• Cowboy Star Restaurant T-shirt
• Cowboy Star Restaurant baseball cap
• Cowboy Star Restaurant $25 gift certificate
• $25 gift certificates to Lefty’s Chicago Pizzeria
• Speedplay SS pedals
• Fizik saddles
• Specialized Floor pumps
• Water bottles
• SockGuy socks
• and more...

See you on the 5th!

Coming up: November 5th Meet and Greet with Chris Horner!!!

Don't forget to sign up for our November 5th Meet and Greet with Chris Horner.

We'll be giving away door prizes and you'll have the chance to enjoy the company of an exceptional, professional cyclist.

To sign up, please CLICK HERE

So what door prizes do we have on offer? We'll have:

• S Works road shoes
• Special Edition Cane Creek World Bicycle Relief head set
• A signed copy of Johan Bruyneel's Book We Might as Well Win
• WBR bike bells
• Desk top photo frame with limited edition photo from Zambia
• A copy of Wendy Smith's book Give a Little
• WBR 71,461 bags
• Cowboy Star Restaurant T-shirt
• Cowboy Star Restaurant baseball cap
• Cowboy Star Restaurant $25 gift certificate
• $25 gift certificates to Lefty’s Chicago Pizzeria
• Speedplay SS pedals
• Fizik saddles
• Specialized Floor pumps
• Water bottles
• SockGuy socks
• and more...

Remember to sign up soon!

See you on the 5th.

Ride safe,

B+L Bikes

What length crank arms does Lance ride?

You'll just have to show up to the November 5th event to find out because this sweet assortment of memorabilia just arrived:

These are the actual components that Lance rode in this year's TdF and they'll be up for auction at the silent auction that we'll be holding during the November 5th dinner event.

Don't forget to sign up for the meet and greet and/or dinner at: http://sdc4wbr.kintera.org/

See you all on the 5th!

Thanks for reading.

Ride safe,

B+L Bikes

Cross is here. Are you ready?

Come down and see our full selection of Cruxes and get muddy this winter!

Sunday MTB ride: Hubert goes headfirst...over the bars.

Leo picked me up at 7:15 this morning and we made our way out to Sycamore Canyon to do my third (ever) mountain bike ride. I've ridden Sycamore Canyon on a previous occasion but this time we rode through Martha's Grove and descended down some ridiculous rock garden, staircase of doom.

In lieu of the full-suspension Epic 29er that I rode last time, I rode a Stumpjumper Comp 29er hardtail. I wanted to get a personal, real-world take on the full suspension versus hardtail debate on a trail that I had ridden on previously.

The ride was going swingingly, until we got to the winding-rock-garden-staircase-of-doom descent and I made the unfortunate error of trying to ride down it on my front wheel which meant that I ended up on my head. The saving grace to my improptu ballet routine was that it was going all of 1 mph and so I mostly caught my fall.

After going through a rather long and lonely walk through what is truly beautiful countryside, I rejoined to group to find them all lounging around and waiting...

Leo and Nate were nearly catatonic by the time I rejoined the group:

Chris did manage to get his OG pose on for the camera:

Carlo, as always, was ready for his close-up:

The rest of the ride went off, mostly, without a hitch although Carlo had a minor spat with gravity and gravity won...however, he was thankfully unhurt.

We all made it back to the parking lot and proceeded to do what any rational person would do... indulge in an 11,000 calorie burrito lunch:

So what's my (naive) take on the full-suspension vs. hardtail debate? I need more seat time and I can't wait to go back!

The Sunday road ride resumes next week. 8AM from the shop. See you all then.

Thanks as always for reading.

Ride safe,

B+L Bikes

Fresh Full Suspension Awesomeness

The 2011 inventory is starting to trickle in and the latest visitors to take up residence at the Sports Arena store are a 2011 Stumpjumper FSR Elite and an Epic Evo.

The Stumpy:

It features a Fox fork, XTR rear derailleur, Roval wheels (built with DT Swiss hoops and hub internals), SRAM carbon crank and a new for 2011 2x10 drivetrain. It's an exceptional build kit and an exceptional value.

The Epic Evo:

The Epic Evo features the same XC World Championship geometry that the Epic line is known and loved for, but for 2011 it takes on a more stealth look (minor bling points with the gold accents, of course) by featuring a matte finish, carbon SRAM 2x10 cranks and drivetrain and the renown RockShox Reba/Fox and Brain valve combo.

Both bikes are built up and rearing to go, so come down an take one - or both - out for a spin.

Thanks for reading.

Ride safe,

B+L Bikes

Excuse the interruption...

... the Sunday road ride for this week is being changed to a mountain bike ride.

We're planning on going out to Sycamore Canyon (aka Martha's Grove).

If you're interested in joining us, meet us at the trailhead (Mast Blvd. & Medina) at 7:45AM on Sunday.

For those of you who can't make it for the mountain bike ride, don't worry, the road ride will resume on Sunday October 14th.

See you on Sunday.

November 5th Dinner Filling Up Fast, Register HERE

The registration link for the November 5th World Bicycle Relief Charity Event is now open and filling fast.

To register, for the meet & greet or the dinner, please click HERE.

Register now and don't miss out on good times, schwag, and the opportunity to support an outstanding charity.

For more information, please visit the SDC4WBR blog.

See you all on the 5th.

Thank you,

B+L and SDC4WBR

Register for the November 5th Event HERE!!!

The registration link for the November 5th World Bicycle Relief Charity Event is now open and filling fast.

To register, for the meet & greet or the dinner, please click HERE.

Register now and don't miss out on good times, schwag, and the opportunity to support an outstanding charity.

For more information, please visit the SDC4WBR blog.

See you all on the 5th

Thank you,

B+L and SDC4WBR

B&L Sports Arena Presents: WBR Meet & Greet Fri Nov 5th 5-6:30PM

Join B&L Sports Arena In Supporting World Bicycle Relief

B&L Sports Arena is proud to announce that we will be hosting a very special meet and greet event on Friday November 5th, 2010 from 5PM to 6:30PM.

In attendance will be a very special guest...Chris Horner.

There will be door prizes, refreshments and the company of an exceptional athlete in a very casual setting.


To attend the event, a $25 minimum donation is required (tax deductible) but the company, swag and fund will be well worth it. And, you're directly contributing to poverty relief by contributing to sustainable mobility.

For more info, or if you have questions, please visit: www.sdc4wbr.blogspot.com or email hubert@blbikes.com.