Bike Junkie Party - Thur May 13 6pm

Kick Off the new Mountain Biking Season the right way -
Golden Bike Shop presents the 2010 Bike Junkie Party!

The event is at the American Mountaineering Center in downtown Golden and includes: 

Anthill Films new production "Follow Me" will be headlining the evening. Check it out http://www.anthillfilms.com/followme.php

Upslope Brewing Company will be providing refreshments -

And finally the raffle may send you home with a brand new Salsa Dos Niner Frame, a fork, bike parts, DaKine gear, and lots of other sweet swag!

$12 gets you into the party, gets you one raffle ticket, and 1 drink! Bring more $$$ for more raffle tix and beverages.

Proceeds Benefit the Colorado Trail Foundation and COMBA

So come out for a fun night out in Golden and raise money for a few great causes!

Buy your tickets at three locations -
  ~ Golden Bike Shop in downtown Golden
  ~ Bent Gate Mountaineeringin Downtown Golden
  ~ Online at bentgate.com http://www.bentgate.com/bijupati.html

2x10 for the massess

Both SRAM and Shimano have announced 2x10 in the SRAM XO and X9 groups and Shimano for XT and SLX.

New SRAM XO


New Shimano XT


Check out the SRAM unveiling and the Shimano unveiling on Bike Rumor.

New SCB Bikes Announced - The Nickel & The Butcher

Santa Cruz just announced two new rides to their lineup - the 5" travel Nickel, and the 6" Travel Butcher.  Both bikes are based on their new APP suspension, that is priced between their VPP bikes and Single Pivot models.

NICKEL: $1350 with Fox Float R (complete bike pricing expected to start under $2k)
- Available June 15, 2010
- 125mm travel
- Patented APP suspension with angular contact bearings at the main pivot
- Hydroformed aluminum tubing
- Tapered head tube
- Cable routing for dropper seat posts
- 2 waterbottle mount locations

BUTCHER: $1350 with Monarch 3.3 (complete bike pricing expected to start under $2k)
- Available June 15, 2010
- 150mm travel
- Patented APP suspension with angular contact bearings at the main pivot
- Hydroformed aluminum tubing
- Tapered head tube
- ISCG05 tabs
- Cable routing for dropper seat posts
- Bottle opener on the derailleur hanger

Check out VitalMTB.com for the full store http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Introducing-Santa-Cruz-Nickel-and-Butcher-APP-Bikes,80

All Geared Up for YOU!!

One of the years hottest and most coveted bikes is available for demo. Come on in and throw your leg over the Niner Air9 Carbon. We just added a new Stans wheelset (ZTR hubs with 355 rims) and a sweet SRAM XO drivetrain (in steezy green no less!) for your riding pleasure. This baby comes in at a scant 19.25 pounds!

Enjoy a full set of gears and a super smooth carbon ride all at under 20 pounds!

Trips for Kids Boulder Launch Party

Trips for Kids has been instrumental in the Front Range with helping to get underserved youth excited about mountain biking. For 2010 they are expanding their footprint into Boulder.

Information about the April 10th, launch event at Boulder Indoor Cycling can be found at http://www.tripsforkidsdenver.org/special-events/.

As always, they constantly have a need for bikes in both the Denver and Boulder programs. See their website for an explanation: http://www.tripsforkidsdenver.org/donate-bikes/

Green Mountain - Hazardous Millitary-Munitions

The Colorado Department of Health and the Environment recently learned that pieces of spent artillery shells from prior to World War II have been found on the north slopes of the William Frederick Hayden Park (Green Mountain) open space. This can indicate the potential that other, more dangerous military munitions-related items could be in the open space. The state is asking visitors to Green Mountain to retreat from any items they suspect might be old munitions and to call 911.

For more information:

Colorado Department of Health and Environment- (303) 692-3304
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/campgeorge.htm

City of Lakewood, William Frederick Hayden Park- (303) 697-6154
http://www.lakewood.org/comres/page.cfm?ID=60&WilliamFrederickHaydenParkonGreenMountain/