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Bike to Work Week 2012

Reser Staff — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:41:08 +0000

Reser Bicycle Outfitters will be at the following fantastic Bike to Work Week Events

5/14 Monday

Breakfast on the Bridge 7-9am
Coffee Emporium OTR Bike Commuter Station 7-9am
Park+Vine: Free bike safety checks, 4:30 -6pm

5/15 Tuesday

Roebling Point Coffee Bike Commuter Station 7-9am
Coffee Emporium: Free bike safety checks, 4:30 -6pm

5/17 Thursday

Park+Vine Bike Commuter Station 7-9am
Pike Street Lounge, 266 W. Pike Street, Covington. Look for the firebird. 4:30-6pm

5/18 Friday Night

Fries Cafe 4:30-6pm

Howl at the Moon – Friday May 4th, 8:00pm

Reser Staff — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:53:48 +0000

We’re going rollin’ around town. Casual pace, all ages and abilities welcome! Hang out at the shop for a spell afterwards and enjoy some refreshments and a snack.
We encourage all participants to wear a helmet, and don’t forget – a white light on the front of your bike, and a red on the back! Meet us at the shop (648 Monmouth, but you already knew that!) at 8pm, and let’s ride! If it’s raining at 8, we will not depart right away and may reassess.

BMC ontour Bike Demo

Reser Staff — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:48:02 +0000

Thinking about owning a BMC? The ontour demo is an awesome opportunity to test the latest BMC road and mountain bikes. The BMC team truck will be at Reser Bicycle Outfitters on Thursday 4/26 from High Noon until 8:00 p.m. If Thursday the 26th doesn’t work and you want to hit some dirt on a BMC…Join us at Devou for some more BMC fun on Sunday the 29th! We’ll be at the Drees Pavilion from 12:30 to 7:00 pm, near the Devou Mountain Bike Trails.

Bikes for you to ride:

Trailfox TF01 XO naked S
Trailfox TF01 XO naked L
Teammachine SLR01 SramRed Team 50cm/Double
Teammachine SLR01 SramRed Team 55cm/Double
Teammachine SLR01 SramRed Team 57cm/Double
Teammachine SLR01 SramRed Team 60cm/Double
Racemachine RM01 Red-Force Red 47cm/Double
Racemachine RM01 Red-Force Red 50cm/Double
Racemachine RM01 Red-Force Red 53cm/Double
Racemachine RM01 Red-Force Red 55cm/Double
Racemachine RM01 Red-Force Red 57cm/Double
Roadracer SL01 Ultegra Naked 48cm/Compact
Roadracer SL01 Ultegra Naked 51cm/Compact
Roadracer SL01 Ultegra Naked 51cm/Compact
Roadracer SL01 Ultegra Naked 57cm/Compact
Roadracer SL01 Ultegra Naked 60cm/Compact
Streetracer SR01 105 Black 51cm/Compact
Pure PR01 Ultegra White 51cm/Compact
Fourstroke FS01 XO Red S
Fourstroke FS01 XO Red M
Fourstroke FS01 XO Red L
Fourstroke FS01 XO Red XL
Fourstroke FS02 XT/SLX Green M
Fourstroke FS02 XT/SLX Green L
Fourstroke FS02 XT/SLX Green XL
Trailfox TF02 SLX/XT Mango M
Trailfox TF02 SLX/XT Petrol M
Teamelite TE29 XO white S
Teamelite TE29 XO white M
Teamelite TE29 XO white L
Speedfox SF29 XO white S
Speedfox SF29 XO white M
Speedfox SF29 XO white L
Trailfox TF01 Launchbike XO naked S
Trailfox TF01 Launchbike XO naked M

Bike Parade

Reser Staff — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:22:16 +0000

The Riverside Drive bike lanes that were supposed to be installed this summer are in danger of being “indefinitely postponed.”

So we’re going to do what we can do while we still can, and bike to Lunken Airport and have quick a picnic, because soon that might be taken away from us.

We meet at Fountain Square at 6; we leave at 6:15. We’ll stop half-way there at the intersection of Collins Ave and Riverside to take a picture with the East End welcome sign. Then we’ll continue on to Lunken Airport and eat picnic food. You should bring picnic food. Then we come back in time for a Saturday night downtown.

This will be a SLOW paced ride, approximately 6 miles each way (12 miles round trip). If you have ever done the thursday ride this will be a piece of cake.

Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5370219.

It will be beneficial for the Riverside Drive Project if we set a positive tone for the ride.

Quality of Life

Livable Communities

Access for All

Complete Streets

We don’t want to come across as a group of angry bike riders but as concerned citizens who are pushing for progress.

The streets of our cities and towns are an important part of the livability of our communities. They ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. But too many of our streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams.

Now, in communities across the country, a movement is growing to complete the streets. States, cities and towns are asking their planners and engineers to build road networks that are safer, more livable, and welcoming to everyone.

You can read more about the status of the Riverside Drive Project below:

http://www.queencitybike.com/?p=3522

http://www.queencitybike.com/?p=3519

Tell one tell all.

See you tomorrow!

Happy Faces!

You can tell us you’re coming here:

https://www.facebook.com/events/246946628734370/

A letter to Cincinnati City Council

Reser Staff — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:27:23 +0000

“I bike on Riverside Drive. I want to continue to bike on Riverside Drive. This road provides safe access to beautiful scenery, parks and businesses. The road itself is an historical trait of Cincinnati’s personality. A dedicated bike lane will actually give people another reason and ability to identify with and become a part of it. Just as important, the road is actually flat. It is very accessible to bicyclists of all levels, and that is a rare trait for a road this long in Cincinnati.

The number of cyclists, use of bicycles as transportation, and the city’s reputation as a city that bikes is growing very fast. Cincinnatians are choosing health and clean air over sitting in their cars and adding to our smog alerts. This behavior should be encouraged, not taken away. I understand that 471 will be undergoing construction. I know that the highway will not be shut down, only face reduced lanes. If this is too troublesome for motorists, Columbia parkway is already an option. If they still wish to use Riverside Drive, that is fine, at 35 MPH. Riverside Drive is a residential street and no place for a highway. The speed limit should be enforced, not erased.

I hope that you understand that this bike lane will protect the property values of the residents on Riverside Drive, allow children to play in their front yard, and add to the quality of life for the residents of Riverside drive and the rest of the city. This is a simple matter of livability and conscience. Please, please do not let this road be misused.”
-Alex Temple

Bike Lane Struggle

Reser Staff — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:37:53 +0000

We may lose the proposed Riverside Drive bike lanes. We need your help to keep this project a priority.

BACKGROUND:
The City of Cincinnati has been preparing to make changes in the lane configuration on Riverside Drive between Bains and Congress to add new bike lanes. (See http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/pages/-42817-/.) Queen City Bike has advocated for these changes, and worked with the East End community and the City of Cincinnati to create a plan that will benefit everyone.

CURRENT SITUATION:
I-471 will soon be under major construction. The City of Cincinnati is concerned that the construction will push traffic from I-471 onto Riverside Drive, and that the road may not be able to handle the extra traffic if a car lane is reconfigured into multiple bike lanes.

QUEEN CITY BIKE’S POSITION:
Queen City Bike believes that commuters from the eastern suburbs would use the limited-access Columbia Parkway to avoid congestion. Columbia Parkway is a non-residential road which gets you to downtown from the eastern suburbs faster than the residential Riverside Drive. Bicycle commuters from the eastern suburbs have no alternative to Riverside Drive.

If this project is delayed, current budgetary realities lead Queen City Bike to believe that the lane reconfiguration would be lost for the foreseeable future. Any future reconsideration will almost certainly require rerunning the considerable analysis that went into the decision, effectively wasting the work done and taxpayer’s money spent so far. Therefore, Queen City Bike opposes any delay in the Riverside Drive lane reconfiguration.

CityBeat Article

WKRC12 Video

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:
We encourage you to write, call or email the Director of the DOTE, the Mayor, and Cincinnati City Council using the information at the end of this Action Alert.

Your message should make the following points:

The residents of the East End want the Riverside Drive lane reconfiguration.

◦ It will make their neighborhood safer.

◦ It will improve their quality of life.

◦ It will have a positive effect on their property values.

Delaying the Riverside Drive lane reconfiguration takes Cincinnati’s Integrated Transportation plan a step back.
The Riverside Drive corridor was called out in the Bicycle Transportation Plan as a priority corridor, and the Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering (DOTE) has been working on this project for almost 18 months
Riverside Drive is a major bicycle commuting route into the city from the eastern suburbs. It had no practical alternative, while cars have a practical alternative on Columbia Parkway.
If the Riverside project is forced to wait several budget cycles it is almost certain the DOTE will be force to rerun the entire traffic study and public participation process again. This will

◦ delay the project further.

◦ cost taxpayers more money.

This project is budgeted. If the project is killed, the budget goes to other projects. Budget realities mean it will be very difficult to allocate the resources again, including rerunning the analysis.
The Riverside Drive lane reconfiguration should be completed now.

CONTACT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Michael Moore, Director
801 Plum St. Rm 450
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1979
Phone: (513) 352-3303
Fax: (513) 352-6246
Email: michael.moore@cincinnati-oh.gov

CONTACT THE MAYOR
Mayor Mark Mallory
801 Plum Street, Room 150
Cincinnati, OhioPhone: 513-352-3250
Fax: 513-352-5201
e-mail: mark.mallory@cincinnati-oh.gov

CONTACT CITY COUNCIL
E-mail all Council Members: CityCouncil@cincinnati-oh.gov

Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls
801 Plum St., Suite 352
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-3604
Email: roxanne.qualls@cincinnati-oh.gov

President Pro Tem Cecil Thomas
801 Plum St., Suite 356
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-3499
Fax: 513-352-3218
Email: cecil.thomas@cincinnati-oh.gov

Council Member Laure Quinlivan
801 Plum St., Suite 349
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-5303
Fax: 513-352-4657
Email: laure.quinlivan@cincinnati-oh.gov

Council Member Chris Seelbach
801 Plum St., Suite 350
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-5210
Fax: 513-352-5229
Email: chris.seelbach@cincinnati-oh.gov

Council Member Yvette Simpson
801 Plum St., Suite 346B
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-5260
Fax: 513-352-5265
Email: yvette.simpson@cincinnati-oh.gov

Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld 801 Plum St., Suite 354
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-5270
Fax: 513-352-5287
Email: pg.sittenfeld@cincinnati-oh.gov

Council Member Christopher Smitherman 801 Plum St., Suite 346A
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-3464
Fax: 513-352-3407
Email: christopher.smitherman@cincinnati-oh.gov

Council Member Charlie Winburn
801 Plum St., Suite 351
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-5354
Fax: 513-352-5367
Email: charlie.winburn@cincinnati-oh.gov

Council Member Wendell Young
801 Plum St., Suite 348
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-352-3466
Fax: 513-352-3957
Email: wendell.young@cincinnati-oh.gov

Yeti SB-66 and SB-95 on the way

Reser Staff — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:51:14 +0000

We’re going to have a few new Yeti bicycles for the weekend: SB-66 and Big Top 29. The first production SB-95 will arrive at the shop Monday!

Yeti SB-95 29er

Reser Staff — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:50:44 +0000

The 29-inch big brother to the SB-66, using SWITCH TECHNOLOGY and Yeti’s trusted engineering.SWITCH TECHNOLOGY is an optimized dual-link design that utilizes an eccentric mechanism that switches direction as the bike moves through its travel. Built into a compact assembly, the eccentric creates a micro-link that continuously repositions the lower pivot of the swing arm, allowing it to create a suspension system with no compromises.

The following three paragraphs will bore all but the most hardcore techie.

Here’s what it says in a nutshell: The bike rides smooth, the back does not bob up and down when you pedal, and it works better than anything ever.

Efficient Pedaling: At the beginning of the travel the eccentric link is rotating in a rearward direction guiding the lower pivot of the swing arm rearward. This counter-clockwise motion coupled with the initial rearward wheel path creates an excellent pedaling platform, making the SB-66 pedal and climb crisply without sacrificing small bump sensitivity.

Responsive Mid-stroke: The flat linear shape of the leverage ratio coupled with Switch Technology allows the bike suspension to be more responsive, especially in the mid-stroke of the travel. This essentially creates a larger “sweet spot”, keeping the rider higher in the travel throughout that portion and allowing the suspension to react better to bigger hits. There are no unexpected spikes or wallows so cornering and jumping feel comfortable and consistent throughout the travel.

Continuous Travel: Once the SB-66 reaches the inflection point about 4 inches into the travel, the eccentric link starts to rotate in the forward, clockwise direction. This means the rate at which the chain stay grows [dCSL] drops off quickly allowing the suspension to work independently of chain forces and pedal feedback. Because the suspension isn’t being impeded by chain growth in the last third of the travel, the smooth feel in the middle of the stroke continues all the way to the full compression without a hard bottom-out feeling.

Sizing:
Medium: 5’7″ to 5’11″
Large: 5’11″ to 6’3″
X-Large: 6’3″ to 6’6″

Yeti SB-66

Reser Staff — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:12:53 +0000

SWITCH TECHNOLOGY is an optimized dual-link design that utilizes an eccentric mechanism that switches direction as the bike moves through its travel. Built into a compact assembly, the eccentric creates a micro-link that continuously repositions the lower pivot of the swing arm, allowing it to create a suspension system with no compromises.

The following three paragraphs will bore all but the most hardcore techie.

Here’s what it says in a nutshell: The bike rides smooth, the back does not bob up and down when you pedal, and it works better than anything ever.

Sizing:
Small: 5’3″ to 5″7′
Medium: 5’7″ to 5’11″
Large: 5’11″ to 6’3″
X-Large: 6’3″ to 6’6″

BMC Belgian National Champion Jersey

Reser Staff — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:14:32 +0000

You can look this good too! We just received a limited run of BMC Belgian Champ jerseys, two of each size from Small to XXL and matching caps to go with the BMC bibshorts already in stock.