Video Premiere at Cycle Dynamics!!!

Hosted By: Cycle D (www.cycledynamicsventura.com)
When: Saturday Dec 13, 2008
at 7:00 PM
Where Cycle Dynamics
10225 Telephone Rd. A1
Ventura, CA 93004
United States
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Cycle D (www.cycledynamicsventura.com)

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The Shadow Conspiracy video premiere at Cycle D!  Come see this highly anticipated video from some of the best riders in BMX today. There will be refreshments & stuff, and get $5 off the DVD if ya buy it at the premiere.  That is all!

Check out their stuff & the trailer here: www.theshadowconspiracy.com

See ya there!

Elizabeth

December is here!

Hey all!

This time of the year, we all begin to remember those less fortunate than ourselves. Especially this year, with so many out of work, and so many who have lost their homes to the recent fires in Santa Barbara and LA Counties, the need is bigger than ever. We all want to help our fellow man (and woman), but we don’t always have time.

We’d like to help fill a little bit of that void. Now through December 24th, bring in at least one item of non-perishable food (canned, boxed, etc), and we will give you 10% off your total purchase. (The minimum is one, but please feel free to bring more!) The proceeds will be donated to Food Share to help feed someone who might otherwise not eat tonight.
Did you know that 1 in 5 children in Ventura County goes to bed hungry? Please help us feed some hungry families this Holiday Season!

Also, the Rotary Club is sponsoring the Coats for Kids Project 2008. Read more about that at http://www.clubrunner.ca/CPrg/Home/storyitem.asp?cid=2868&iid=76010.

We also want to encourage giving in all aspects. Volunteer your time for a local shelter, church, or charity helping those in need. Donate food, clothing, blankets, etc to the many charities out there making a difference. Give of yourself.

On another topic, by now everyone knows all about the injuries of BMX riders Stephen Murray, and more recently, Mike Aitken. There are T shirts for sale on Mail-Order Sites such as Dans Comp to help raise money for their continuing treatment, etc.  This is a great gift idea; you can give a gift that gives twice! Or just support the cause and wear one yourself. (we would carry them but they are only available online!).

Here are a couple more links to places where you can help out:
Mike Aitken
http://www.5050bmx.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=GET-WELL-MIKE-.html&Itemid=154
and
http://www.danscomp.com/704133.php

Stephen Murray
http://www.danscomp.com/products.php?brand=STEPHENMURRAY
and
http://www.stephenmurrayfamilyfund.com/

hank You for helping us make a difference.
We hope to see you soon!!!
Cycle D

Sad Day at Cycle D…

Alas, today is a sad day in the history of Cycle Dynamics. Today our new surveillance system is up and running in it’s entirety.  We had hoped never to have to do this, but it seems a handful of “bad seeds” with sticky fingers have ruined it for everyone. Funny how that works.

On a happier note, we’ve got some new product coming in today! We’ve got the new 2009 Nirve Beach Blossom single speed in Ice Blue for you girly girls, as well as a new box of Paul Frank Ring-a-Bling Bells.  For those of you of the BMX persuasion, we’ve got a smattering of parts coming from System Cycle in Ohio including some new Sprockets, bar ends, and some WTP linear cables; (unfortunately, most Shadow Conspiracy product is out of stock until December).

We also have our first 2009 Fit hitting the floor this weekend, A TRL 2 in clear.

Well, that’s all for now…Happy Riding!
Cycle D

Custom Bikes to be Auctioned for Charity

Hello! This is not an event we are involved with, but I believe that it warrants sharing. So, here goes!

Shimano and five renowned bicycle frame builders are offering five custom bicycles being auctioned off to raise funds for the Young Survival Coalition (YSC) this month of October which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Shimano Alfine Pink Ribbon Fundraiser is LIVE, lasting through October 30, 2008. It is a special way for people to help raise money and awareness for Cancer research while acquiring works of art.  100% of the proceeds go to the YSC.  Each handcrafted bicycle is unique – with its own flair and personality. From the custom bicycle designs to the custom paint and graphics to the unique accessories like custom leather bags and real wood fenders, each bicycle tells an individual builder’s story and reflects their own style.  The custom frame builders include, Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles, Rock Lobster Bicycles, Sycip Designs, Torelli Bicycle Company and Vicious Cycles.For more information on the auction and to see the photos, visit:

http://www. youngsurvival. org/donate/Shimano-Alfine-Auction

or

http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8veXNjMDguY2hhcml0eWJ1enouY29tL3ZpZXdMb3RzLmRv”>http://ysc08. charitybuzz. com/viewLots. do

Reposted from Bike Life: http://www.myspace.com/biketowork

Good Day!

Hey everyone! Thanks for coming to visit our Blog.

I have copied the last handful of posts we have made on our myspace site (myspace.com/venturabikeshop), so you can get to know us a bit better. Now, we are new to the whole blogging thing, so please bear with while we learn! You will likely see posts mostly from Goose and myself, but we may open it up to others involved with the shop. (The same goes for flik’r…still learning).

We have recently updated our website to include more products, links, and we have added a slideshow of available used bikes. I will try to keep this as current as possible. I also plan to add a slideshow of available frames for all you fixie riders, so check back for that!

You can also add us to your Twitter- our user name is cycledynamics.

That’s all for now! Thanks for visiting!

Elizabeth

Cars for Causes Employee Picnic Repost

September 2, 2008 – Tuesday

Cars for Causes employee picnic
Current mood: thankful
Category: Blogging

Thanks for the thanks!
Repost from Cars for Causes blog:

blog.cars4causes.net/

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Employee Appreciation Day at Lake Casitas! Category: Friends Cars  4 Causes(R) held the event to show appreciation for all the hard work, for the thousands of donations and cars sold, and for the great charity work that these dedicated employees enable Cars 4 Causes(R) to do. We work very hard together, and it was fun just to play together for a change! The event was organized by a commitee of corporate employees who did an outstanding job and received a sincere thank-you from President Patti Kennedy.  The event location provided a picnic area and a water park that was reported to be great fun for all who attended. The meal was a catered chicken BBQ with salad and trimmings. There was a cake, goodie bags for the kids, games (including a pinata and water balloon toss), and a raffle. Employees attended from various locations, bringing their families along to enjoy the great food from Epicure Catering of Ventura, CA, the warm fellowship, the very warm weather, and to get in on the prizes! The grand prizes for the raffle were a DVD surround sound system, and a new child’s bicycle.The bike was donated by Cycle Dynamics of Ventura, CA.. Music was provided by DJ Flashback Eddie, and a wonderful time was had by all. Thanks to everyone who organized and attended this fun afternoon!

Respect My Right to be on the Road

July 29, 2008 – Tuesday

Please, respect my right to be on the road.
Current mood: distressed
Category: Life

Goose here, just wanting to share a story about a portion of my day. So, a few nights ago I stumble across a video showing violence against bikers by police officers. Not saying who was in the wrong, but just saying that I saw one view point of it. Anyways, I decide to share that video with my co-workers. While we’re watching it, the shop gets a phone call from somebody saying that they were clipped by a car while on their bike. Never good and never something you want to hear. It just so happens to be the third incident we’ve had this month about collisions either between cyclists or motorists and cyclists, mine included. So, I’m bummed between the two things there and decide I’m gonna head on home and make a side stop at Ralphs. So, I pull up to the intersection of Telephone and Petit and am waiting to cross from the Autozone side to the Chevron side of the street, those of you familiar with the area know what I’m saying. So, light turns green, I have the walk signal and I’m in the cross walk. Just so happens a lady is making a left turn on to Telephone, right at me. Now, I did make eye contact with this person before I started crossing the street, but she decided that she was just going to accelerate through the turn. When she passed me, without slowing down, there were about 4 inches between my back tire and her front bumper. Now, seeing her coming scared me pretty bad, one of the few times I’ve really been worried about getting hit. And I’m yelling at her while shes coming that I’m in the intersection. She just looks at me like I’m some nut job and keeps going on her way. Sounds like fun right? Well, I decide that I’m gonna just keep going, until a man, who must have been in a hurry, pulls into the right turn lane to go from Telephone to Petit and almost hits me because he decided to run a red light. The only reason he stopped was because I yelled at him that red means stop. Again, I got the exact same look, like biking is some ind of fringe activity enjoyed by people who seem to want to be hit. Why is there such aggression towards cyclists in this city? Why is it that I don’t feel safe riding my bike the mile and a half it is from work to home? Please, to anyone that drives, or to anyone that will soon be driving, or even a passenger, please be aware that you share the road with people on a means of transportation that isn’t encased in thousands of pounds of metal and plastic. My bike and I together weigh barely over 200 pounds and if I’m hit by a car weighing ten or more times as much as I do, then what do you think the odds are of me not getting injured?

A Cyclists’ Prayer

July 22, 2008 – Tuesday

A Cyclists Prayer
Current mood: inspired
Category: Religion and Philosophy

A Cyclists’ Prayer.

As we bike through the city streets, the highways and mountain trails Protect us Lord from spills and crashes trucks and cars whose drivers do not recognize our right to use the roads dogs who like to bite our shapely legs potholes, cracks and sharp objects that flatten our tires thieves and bikenappers who lust after our bikes the rains and thunders and all kind of nasty accidents. Give us the energy and strength to wake up in the morning and go for a bike ride to keep us from bonking to ride up the hills and mountains to reach our destination. Grant us the courage to descend rapidly down the hills to ride through the rain to join and finish races even if we know we will never win. May we experience the joy and the ecstasy as we are moved by the beauty of nature as the sun and the wind caress our face as we feel one with the bike and the road and forget about the time as we get in touch with the child within us as we enjoy each others’ company as we feel we could bike forever. May we continue biking even as we grow old and up to the day we die. And may you allow us to continue biking in heaven, forever and ever. Amen!

>>>borrowed from a fellow Cyclist

To the Man in the Red Truck

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

To the man in the red truck

I have to say thank you to you. Thank you for cutting me off, thank you for leaving me no place to go on my bike except between you and the car ahead of you which happened to be stopped, thank you for taking the bike lane when you saw I was there. But most of all, thank you for being the first person that I’ve flipped off in ten months of solid riding, truly your driving skills are an inspiration to others and from hence forth I will dedicate my life to teaching others the way of The Red Truck. Not that everyone that drives a red truck is a douche bag, my roommate drives one and hes cool. Really, it just seems to be you. Now, I understand where you may have thought that giving me ten feet of room behind your truck was good enough when you decided to drive in the bike lane, but the thing is, I was going almost as fast as you were and you had to gun it to get around me. If I was driving a car, that would obviously have been unacceptable, I’m just not sure what makes it more acceptable when I’m on a bike to endanger my life. Lets look at it this way: you and your car weigh around 3,000 pounds (I guestimated your weight at somewhere around 275 cause you were a big one), me and my bike, with all my gear weigh all of 227 pounds (wow, less than it looked like you weighed!). Now, add to that the speed at which I was going at the time, roughly 32 miles per hour, and the distance which you gave me before you hit your brakes, 10 feet, this gives you something that could be very bad very quick. Thankfully the car ahead of you was kind enough to stop for a bike going the wrong direction on the sidewalk, maybe you saw this, maybe you didn’t. But either way, its nice to know you thought of me too when you decided to endanger my life. Again, thank you a**hole, you made my morning that much more interesting.

>Virtual finger to the Man in the Red Truck from Bethie! Karma’s  a B**CH!

Am I Cursed or Something?

July 4, 2008 – Friday

“Am I cursed or something? ” by Goose
Current mood: amused

Alright everybody, if you read my last blog on here you know the back story for this, but to make it simple; crashed, new bike, happy Goose. Yep, thats right, yesterday the bike was finished, all nice and beautiful (at least in most peoples opinions). And how do I celebrate the 4th of July? Bike ride!

Decided I’d go up to Ojai, visit my aunt and uncle, and then head back down to Ventura for some party action. Little did I know that on my way back on the river trail disaster would strike. Yeah, I crashed again, with my brand new custom bike. I was coming around a blind corner, in the correct lane and when I came around there were two ladies on beach cruisers, going the opposite direction, taking up the whole path not five feet in front of me. The thought passed through my head “i’m gonna smash this lady”, and I did. Head on crashes are no fun. Oh, and safety tip: wear a helmet, I was and it stopped me from getting hurt. So yeah, clobbered her, laying on the ground, quick check to see if anythings hurting, I’m good, shes a little shocked. Hows the bike? Mine came through like a champ, only thing wrong was the tape was cut a little, the plug came out, and my stem was turned, barely. That thing is a BEAST. How was her bike? Well…… lets just say that she had to take the bus home with her friend because the rim was so tweaked it could have been a taco. Yeah, I think I may just be cursed.