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TTR Thanksgiving 2011

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:53:38 +0100

When JJ and I were leaving work on Wednesday night, a neighbor from Miracle Hill walked across the street to invite us to theThanksgiving meal at theRead More...

TTR closed Saturday Oct 22

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:04:47 +0100

**TTR will be closed Oct 22. Regular schedule resumes next week **

Sorry for the inconvenience, but bikes are taking a back seat to my brother's wedding. Congratulations Mike and Meredith!

Fall 2011 Clearance Event

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:10:41 +0100

TTR Bikes is happy to announce our fall rental and clearance sale. It's an opportunity to snag some good deals as well as the first chance to check out our new location, which we'll be adding hours and functionality to over the coming months.

The When: October 15 and 16 from 10 'til 5 on Saturday and 12 to 4 on Sunday

The Where: TTR Bikes Swamp Rabbit Test Ride Center. It's important to note that the main shop will be CLOSED during the sale.

The site is 205 CedaRead More...

note on upcoming hours

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:03:41 +0100

TTR Bikes will be CLOSED on Friday, September 9th. In lieu of visiting the shop, enjoy the Palmetto Joyride, courtesy of the PCF, the PCC, and Bikeville. That's what we'll be doing. We're open again for regular Saturday hours.

We will also be closed the week of September 19th-23rd (Mon-Fri), opening again on Saturday the 24th.

Mia Birk's Palmetto Joyride

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:26:33 +0100

Mia Birk is coming to Greenville!

Bike transportation expert and advocate extraordinaire Mia Birk will be in Greenville on September 9th. Details are at the Palmetto Conservation Foundation and the Palmetto Cycling Coalition.

As Portland, OR's Bicycle Program Manager from 1993-1999, Mia oversaw the beginning of Portland's transformatiRead More...

You never know

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:37:39 +0100

...what you'll find on your local greenway.

Vest in Show

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:30:17 +0100

Remember these? Official Bikeville high visibility Share the Road Vests—a portion of the proceeds of vest sales goes to Bikeville, so they can continue with the advocacy, events, and outreach efforts that make Greenville a bike-friendly town.

They're $20, and available in M and L. They're cut to fit over street clothes. EnjoyRead More...

Bike Month Update

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:29:30 +0100

Next up for Bike Month in Greenville:

Sunday May 15:

Bikeville volunteers will provide information and free bike valet services at the Drive Me to Wellness event @ Fluor Field from 12:30-3:00

Bike Valet will also be available for the Greenville Drive vs. Charleston Riverdogs game following the wellness fair.

Monday May 16:

Free bike commuter course @ TTR Bikes

Combines hands-on training with an interactive presentation covering basic bicycle maintRead More...

Breezer Uptown Infinity - Infinite Best

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:04:36 +0100

For the fourth year in a row, a Breezer Uptown has been named the 2011 Bicycling Magazine Editor's Choice in the Commuter Bike category. This time around, the accolade goes to the new Uptown Infinity. You can read about Breezer's reaction to the honor here.

We've been huge fans of the Breexer uptown ever since our expansionRead More...

Bikeville's Commuter Challenge

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:45:57 +0100

May is National Bike Month, and Bikeville—Greenville's Bicycle Friendly Community initiative—is stepping it up this year with several noteworthy events. There's a full slate of events and activities, which you can see here, but TTR Bikes wants to highlight one in particular: the Commuter ChallengeRead More...

Trike Strike

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:49:13 +0100

All three of our trike manufacturers have announced big news recently. I'm going to go in alphabetical order, to avoid playing favorites, since we love them all equally.

First is Catrike, who announced their new, second-generation spaceframe featuring an adjustable seat as part of Read More...

Another kind of Green

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:01:04 +0100

This isn't St. Patrick's day green, but the other kind. Well, the other kind other than money or envy. Was your next guess sustainability? Of course it was.

I've always found blogging to be awkward, since it's necessarily self-involved, and I'm not much of a self-promoter. My dad had some advice for me recently, though: if you don't promote yourself, you can't guarantee that anyone is going to promote you. Anyway, in that spirit, I thought that this was as good a place as any to throw Read More...

BMP Community Workshop

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:46:05 +0100

The City of Greenville's second Bike Master Plan Community Workshop is tomorrow (Tuesday, March 15) at 6:00 PM at the Hughes Main Library. More details here. Representatives from project consultants Alta Planning + Design and the City of Greenville will give a preliminary look at the plan, and there will be an opportunity for public discussion of the project. We hope to see you there!

Get to know Norco

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:36:28 +0100

We've got a lot of big changes coming down the rails this season at the bike shop, and one of the most exciting ones is this: TTR Bikes is now an authorized dealer of Norco Performance Bikes. You might know Norco as a British Columbia-based purveyor of radness in the MTB/downhill/freeride world, but you might not know that they have a similarly impressive lRead More...

Outside Bikeville, Looking In

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:09:27 +0100

Two reporters from the Charleston Post and Courier took a day trip to Greenville a couple of weeks ago, and this article was the result. I was really pleased to see that they took the time to experience a lot of the bike-friendly aspects of Greenville, and also to ride the length of the Swamp Rabbit Trail and visit a couple of the businesses that have grown up in its vicinity (including ours!).

Greenville Rec's Ty Houck and both Brian Graham and Andrew Meeker fromRead More...

Wasn't Tiagra one of the ThunderCats?

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 06:34:14 +0100

This post from road.cc covers some of Shimano's upcoming offerings. Road.cc originates in a charming-sounding place called "England," which seems to be a lot like South Carolina except they say "chainset " instead of "crankset" . . . surely that's the only difference, right? Anyway, the post focuses on the forthcoming Tiagra group, which is :

1)Transitioning to 10-speed [insert wistful sigh or celebratory whoop here].

2)Maintaining the exposed cable runs of the currRead More...

Bike Master Plan meeting

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:24:22 +0100

Bikeville has announced the latest public workshop for the Bicycle master Plan being undertaken by the City of Greenville, assisted by Alta Planning + Design. It's set for 5:30 PM on March 15, at the Hughes Main Library. If you live or ride in the city, come to the meeting to learn about and participate in the process.

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ELVS lives, and so does Alfine 11

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:04:03 +0100

Thursday was a busy day.

Busy for most of us, anyway.

We had some really fun visitors in the shop. While JJ and I were helping two delightful folks from Atlanta pick out an easygoing recumbent bike that would suitable for touring, our friend Steve stopped by. Steve is recently back from his epic cross-country tour raising funds for rRead More...

Showers Pass in stock now

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:27:32 +0100

TTR is pleased to be carrying Showers Pass foul weather gear. Know an all-weather cyclist? If you're reading this, odds are the answer is yes. It may be a little bit late for a Christmas gift, buy hey, it's going to be nasty outside for a few more months yet—check out the Showers Pass line.

Showers Pass is headquartered in Portland and has its roots iRead More...

Catrike sales specials

nathaniel@ttrbikes.com — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:53:14 +0100

Have you considered a trike? If you've thought that the freewheelin' three-wheelin' life is for you, but you needed a little nudge, Catrike is here to provide it. They currently have three winter specials running:

$200 off $MSRP on any blue, white, or candy blue Catrike or Catbike. Free color upgrade on any pink or aqua trike, plus $50 Read More...