Help sponsor longtime Colonel's friend David Regier as he rides the Million Dollar Challenge

Dave Regier is an amputee cyclist who has been riding for six years and has been a customer of Colonel's from the beginning. He has ridden over 24,000 miles on his Moots Mootour and is undertaking a significant challenge and wants to ask for your help.

He has been chosen to ride in the Million Dollar Challenge as one of the disabled riders for the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). CAF was started by a high level Triathlete who was injured in an accident and is now competing in sports from a wheelchair. CAF's focus is providing funds to other disabled individuals who want to compete in athletics but do not have the support or funds to do so. The Million Dollar Challenge is their major fundraiser of the year. If you want to see more about the foundation and their activities throughout the country, go to www.challengedathletes.org .

On October 15, 2011 Dave will start from San Francisco and ride to San Diego in seven days (620 miles) with 100 able bodied cyclists and 6-10 disabled riders. It will be a very challenging ride to complete but well worth riding and raising funds for the CAF.

He would like to ask you for your support by donation on line to this foundation and helping him help others. You can donate by going to www.challengedathletes.org , choose Million Dollar Challenge, click on Sponsor Participant, type in David Regier and then click on his name to donate. If "online" does not fit your way of donation, you can print the donation form on the donation page, call in your donation (# on the donation form) or come into the Colonel's and pick up a donation form in the shop.

Please feel free to contact David if you have any questions or comments dregieratc@gmail.com

Colonel's Saturday Special (April 9 2011) Tifosi Sunglasses

Another weekend is upon us and hopefully for most of you this means an opportunity to do some riding. If you're needing some new eyewear then stop by the Colonel's before you head out. This weekend's (April 9) "Saturday Special" will be 15% off all Tifosi sunglasses. Whether you're looking for eyewear that has interchangeable lenses or ones that adjust rapidly to changing light conditions, Tifosi has you covered.

Trying to decide if you're a 26er or a 29er? Come on down to the shop and hop on one of our big wheel beauties that we have on the floor and see why we dig'em so much. With 29er wheels you can roll over obstacles (roots, rocks, etc.) with ease, and confidently blaze down paths on the trail that you'd normally try to avoid. Bigger wheels allow a bigger contact area with the ground, giving your ride grip and stability. Making singletrack heaps of fun! We carry a wide variety of 29er bikes from hardtail, single speed, to full suspension.

Brands: Giant, Orbea, Surly, Salsa, Redline, Moots

Colonel's Saturday Special (April 2, 2011)

We are going to start having a weekly Saturday sale at the Colonel's called the "Saturday Special". Every week we will be choosing new items for the one day sale. To kick things off this weekend (April 2) we are starting with
15% all Rubber.
This will include all tubes and tires. Tire brands include: Continental, Vittoria, Serfas, Geax, Surly. Tubes include: Slime, and all standards.

This sale is for one day only! So come on up to the shop and take advantage of the discount.

2011 Salsa Vaya/ 65Ob Salsa Vaya

So I loved the 2010 Vaya I had as a demo so much that when it sold I immediately bought myself the 2011 with Sram Apex. The first pic shows it stock except for the Lizard Skins bar tape, the Dean Ti seat post (a Colonel's heirloom passed on from Colonel to Sully to me), and my WTB Devo saddle. The second pic shows it set up with 650b Pacenti Quasi-Moto 2" tires. One of my favorite rides these days is riding the gravel out to Gateway park, doing a couple loops of the mtb trail, and then riding home. This set up knocks it out of the park.

Discount Shimano/ Sram

We have a few random parts up here at the Colonel's that we are discounting. If you are looking for a Shimano front hub or a Sram Rival shift/brake lever set, then stop on by and pick one up for cheap.

We have one of each following:

SRAM RIVAL shift/brake lever set
REG PRICE $400.00 SALE PRICE $ $325.00

SHIMANO DEORE XT Hydraulic rear disc brake caliper/roter set
REG PRICE $124.00 SALE PRICE $99.00

SHIMANO DEORE XT Hydraulic front disc brake caliper/roter set
REG PRICE $124.00 SALE PRICE $99.00

SHIMANO DEORE XT Rapidfire Plus Shift Lever
REG PRICE $160.00 SALE PRICE $136.00

SHIMANO DEORE XT front hub
REG PRICE $59.99 SALE PRICE $45.00

WE NOW CARRY OSPREY!

We now carry OSPREY commuter bags and hydration systems. These bad boys offer gender specific sizing and smart functionality. They are super cool and designed with an ergonomic, ventilated back panel for superb riding comfort. There'a also lots of built in storage to help keep your gear organized. Perfect for everything from your tools to your phone. Their HydraLock system effectively squeezes your reservoir, supplying enough hydraulic pressure to increase water flow and minimize water slosh. Plus, the reservoir is BPA & PVC free. Come check 'em out and get your hydration on!