The Colorado Springs Groupon site will feature savings on Bike School classes at the Ride Center the second week of August.   This is a great chance to get some friends together to improve your bike handling skills by actually riding your bike with our instructors.  Classes meet at the Ride Center, venture up the Santa Fe Trail, and end with a token for refreshments at one of the local Monument establishments.

New to Groupon?     Go to Groupon.com and choose Colorado Springs for your city.

We will schedule extra classes on Saturday, August 14th and Saturday, August 21st for Groupon customers.   Beginners will ride at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., and weight loss customers will have classes available at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

To make your reservation, call 719-488-5761.  On Tuesday and Wednesday you will get the answering machine–just leave your name and phone number and the class you would like to take.  We will call back to confirm and get your groupon customer number.

The groupons are good for an entire year, but don’t wait that long!  The best riding weather of the year is in August and September.

You may also e-mail a reservation with your customer number to Tim@monumentbicycles.com any time.

Let’s ride!

The Speedtrap coffee bar in Palmer Lake is hosting rides every Thursday at 6 p.m.  The Road ride will take the Spruce Mtn Road Loop, and the mountaineers will set out for Palmer Lake Reservoir, the Greenland Trail, or Tim’s New Trail.   Riders get together at the Speedtrap at the end of the rides for beer and live music.  If you spend $20 at the Monument Ride Center, be sure to request the token for a free draft beer.

SPEEDTRAP:  84 HWY 105 in Palmer Lake,  488-2007  Rides are SHOW-AND-GO

www.speedtrapcoffeebar.com

The Ride Center, with just 1300 sq ft. of tools, rental bikes, and gear may be an unlikely place to find artwork for sale.   We think it is the best-kept secret of the monthly Monument Art Hop.  The bicycle has over  100 years of experience as an inspiration, and you will find some very fresh photos, paintings, and sculpture about the experience of riding bicycles.

The photos are by Nathan Hebenstreit–most of which have been published in Mountain Flyer magazine.  They are framed, and reasonably priced from $75.

Mattie O. has a new series of paintings featuring cruisers and wonderful textures.  If you haven’t seen her work yet at the annual Bike Roll Art show (in August), you can catch it now at the Ride Center.

We have beadwork by resident Medicine Man, Tim Watkins, as well as sculpture by Crispy (aka Chris Behm) made from used bicycle parts.

Stop in for a cold beverage on your next ride, and enjoy this unexpected side of the Ride Center!