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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en-US"> <head profile="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/> <title>Nickw 21st Avenue Bicycles— Make it awesome 21st Avenue Bicycles</title> <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.21stbikes.com/author/nickw/" /> <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow, noodp, noydir"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../wp-content/themes/thesis_18/style_093010-232344.css" type="text/css" media="screen, projection"/> <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.21stbikes.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom/layout.css?102612-191844" type="text/css" media="screen, projection"/> <!--[if lte IE 8]><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://www.21stbikes.com/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/lib/css/ie.css?093010-232403" type="text/css" media="screen, projection" /><![endif]--> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom/custom_111610-163726.css" type="text/css" media="screen, projection"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="../../wp-content/uploads/2011/11/favicon.ico"/> <link rel="pingback" href="http://www.21stbikes.com/xmlrpc.php"/> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://www.21stbikes.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd"/> <script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[ // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.2.8 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ //]]></script> </head> <body class="custom nickw"> <div id="container"> <div id="page"> <div id="header"> <p id="logo"><a href="/">21st Avenue Bicycles</a></p> </div> <ul class="menu"> <li class="tab tab-home"><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li class="tab tab-1"><a href="../../service/" title="Service">Service</a></li> <li class="tab tab-2"><a href="../../contact/" title="Contact">Contact</a></li> <li class="tab tab-3"><a href="../../events/" title="Events">Events</a></li> <li class="tab tab-4"><a href="../../specials/" title="Bike Closeouts">Bike Closeouts</a></li> <li class="tab tab-5"><a href="../../movies/" title="Movies">Movies</a></li> <li class="tab tab-6"><a href="../../jobs/" title="Jobs">Jobs</a></li> <li class="tab tab-7"><a href="../../rentals/" title="Rentals">Rentals</a></li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-3"><a href="../../category/blog/" title="View all posts filed under Blog">Blog</a> </li> </ul> <div id="content_box"> <div id="content" class="hfeed"> <div id="archive_intro"> <h1>Nickw</h1> </div> <div class="post-2960 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box top" id="post-2960"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Urban Velo">Urban Velo</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-11-25">November 25, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><a href="/" rel="attachment wp-att-2958"></a>The November issue of <a href="http://urbanvelo.org/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://urbanvelo.org']);" target="_blank">Urban Velo</a> features a couple mini-reviews of new-ish items we’ve been stoked on of late.</p> <p>The Knog Blinder 4v takes their super-bright all-in-one USB rechargable rear light and puts the LEDs in a vertical, rather than square orientation for a more svelte look behind a seatpost.</p> <p>The PDW Dios Thronus saddle is the first waterproof saddle to be molded entirely from EVA foam. It’s mid-sized and should work for a wide variety of riders/bikes.</p> <p>While we’re on the topic of Urban Velo- we would mention that we stock Urban Velo. In case you’re not familiar it was started a few years back by some Dirt Rag alumni and has a nice take on everything related to city riding. It’s always free so swing by and grab a copy when you’re in the neighborhood.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-2885 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box" id="post-2885"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../blog/rent-an-awesome-cyclocross-bike/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Rent an Awesome Cyclocross bike!">Rent an Awesome Cyclocross bike!</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-10-26">October 26, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="../../blog/rent-an-awesome-cyclocross-bike/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><a href="/" rel="attachment wp-att-2878"></a>Maybe you’ve been thinking about racing CX but your commuter is covered in racks and fenders and you don’t fancy run-ups with your 30lb trail bike.</p> <p>We have you covered. Rent a podium-ready Ibis Hakkalugi carbon race rig for $60/day from now through November 18. After that we’ll be putting these demos up for sale. Available in 54, 56 and 58.5 sizes (top-tube measurement)</p> <p>Questions? Call us up at 503-22-2851</p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="../../blog/rent-an-awesome-cyclocross-bike/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-2887 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box" id="post-2887"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../blog/new-pdw-saddle-video-starring-21st-ave/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to New PDW Saddle Video- Starring 21st Ave">New PDW Saddle Video- Starring 21st Ave</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-10-16">October 16, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="../../blog/new-pdw-saddle-video-starring-21st-ave/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p>The denizens of sweet bike stuff and all-around good guys at Portland Design Works have a new saddle out. The</p> <p>Dios Thronous is pretty darn nice for a $40 chair and waterproof to boot. Videographer extraordinaire James Wilson shot this promo feature, starring 21st Ave Bicycles as well as 21st Alumnus Sean Light floating some dirt jump<br/> <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/51471903?title=1&byline=0&portrait=1" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="smarterwiki-popup-bubble smarterwiki-popup-bubble-active smarterwiki-popup-bubble-flipped" style="top: 127px; left: 175px; margin-left: -54px; opacity: 1;"><span class="smarterwiki-popup-bubble-body"><span class="smarterwiki-popup-bubble-links-container"><span class="smarterwiki-popup-bubble-links"><span class="smarterwiki-popup-bubble-links-row"><a class="smarterwiki-popup-bubble-link" title="Search DuckDuckGo" href="http://duckduckgo.com/?q=Dios%20Thronous" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://duckduckgo.com']);" target="_blank"><img class="smarterwiki-popup-bubble-link-favicon" 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href="http://www.rapha.cc/rapha-continental/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.rapha.cc']);">Rapha</a> site. Tons of good ideas and great places around Portland. Check out the video from the <a href="http://www.rapha.cc/rapha-northwest-gentlemens-race-2012" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.rapha.cc']);">2012 Gentlemen’s Race</a>- you’ll see some <a href="http://www.velodirt.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.velodirt.com']);">Velodirt</a> riders in there too.<br/> <iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/50546820?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="400" height="300"></iframe><br/> <span><br/> </span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="../../blog/inspiration/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-2830 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box" id="post-2830"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../blog/blind-date-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Blind Date 2012!">Blind Date 2012!</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-09-29">September 29, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="../../blog/blind-date-2012/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p>Wondering why we’ve been closing early on Wednesdays? Here’s some video from last week’s <a href="http://www.crossseries.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.crossseries.com']);">Blind Date at the Dairy</a> race thanks to Kent Johnston’s Vimeo.</p> <p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/50286141" frameborder="0" width="500" height="281"></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/50286141" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://vimeo.com']);">Blind Date Cyclocross 9-26</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user12890600" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://vimeo.com']);">kent johnston</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://vimeo.com']);">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p>We had 550 riders out on Sept 26, which is a series record. What are you doing next Wednesday?</p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="../../blog/blind-date-2012/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-2717 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box" id="post-2717"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to New Water Bottles!">New Water Bottles!</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-08-11">August 11, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><a href="/" rel="attachment wp-att-2718"></a>We have new water bottles! They look like this——————->>>>>></p> <p>and are awesome.</p> <p>We got Specialized Purist bottles for the clean taste (BPA free of course) and their sweet “Watergate” top.</p> <p>They hold 26 oz of water, sports beverage or pure grain alcohol.</p> <p>A 10-spot will get you the best-looking bottle in town.</p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-2686 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box" id="post-2686"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to New Shop Kit!!">New Shop Kit!!</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-07-12">July 12, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p>We’re so stoked to announce that we have the best-looking shop jerseys in the universe, and some pretty nice bibshorts to accompany them. How is this possible, you ask?<br/> Well, prior to leaving us to sharpen his design skills working for Chrome Industries, Sean Light slaved away for nearly 10 years, refining the design that would eventually be produced by Castelli USA and worn by bicycle industry luminaries such as <a href="http://backyardblam.blogspot.com/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://backyardblam.blogspot.com']);">Amanda Sundvor</a> and <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4806119" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://vimeo.com']);">James Wilson</a>.</p> <p><a href="/" rel="attachment wp-att-2683"></a></p> <p><span>If you would like to rep 21st Avenue Bicycles by looking good and feeling comfy in fine Castelli cycle wear, email us at <a class="smarterwiki-linkify" href="mailto:info@21stbikes.com">info@21stbikes.com</a> or come on by the shop to place your order. We’re taking orders through late July for delivery in early September. (Good things take time.)<br/> </span></p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-2666 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box" id="post-2666"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to America!">America!</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-07-03">July 3, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p>We’re going to be closed on the 4th of July. No bike plans in the works for me this year, but it’s a good day to remember freedom with a long ride, and I count past 4th of July rides amongst my best.</p> <p>Thanks to you, founding fathers who looked away from established political and religious systems of national governance and decided to try something new.</p> <p>It’s been a messy 236 years, but we’re in a pretty good place despite hiccups along the way.</p> <p><a href="/" rel="attachment wp-att-2667"></a></p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-2642 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box" id="post-2642"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to Bloody Weather.">Bloody Weather.</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-06-23">June 23, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hQ72fcHDUC8?version=3&feature=player_detailpage"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hQ72fcHDUC8?version=3&feature=player_detailpage" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object><br/> <span><a class="smarterwiki-linkify" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hQ72fcHDUC8"><br/> </a></span></p> <p>We’re having great weather for April in June this year.</p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="post-2623 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog post_box" id="post-2623"> <div class="headline_area"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to News!">News!</a></h2> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><a href="../../author/nickw/" class="url fn">Nickw</a></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2012-06-16">June 16, 2012</abbr> · <span><a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow">0 comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <p><a href="/" rel="attachment wp-att-2639"></a></p> <p class="to_comments"><span class="bracket">{</span> <a href="/#comments" rel="nofollow"><span>0</span> comments</a> <span class="bracket">}</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="prev_next"> <p class="previous"><a href="/">← Previous Entries</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="sidebars"> <div id="sidebar_1" class="sidebar"> <ul class="sidebar_list"> <li class="widget thesis_widget_search" id="search"> <form method="get" class="search_form" action="/"> <p> <input class="text_input" type="text" value="To search, type and hit enter" name="s" id="s" onfocus="if (this.value == 'To search, type and hit enter') {this.value = '';}" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'To search, type and hit enter';}"/> <input type="hidden" id="searchsubmit" value="Search"/> </p> </form> </li> <li class="widget widget_categories" id="categories-3"><h3>Categories</h3> <ul> <li class="cat-item cat-item-3"><a href="../../category/blog/" title="View all posts filed under Blog">Blog</a> </li> </ul> </li><li class="widget widget_killer_recent_entries" id="widget_killer_recent_entries-3"> <h3>Recent Posts</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/" title="Click to read Urban Velo" rel="bookmark">Urban Velo</a></li> <li><a href="../../blog/tis-the-season-winter-service-specials-in-effect/" title="Click to read ‘Tis the Season! 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