Bicycle Garage Indy is a sponsor of the Hoosier Outdoor Experience, Saturday & Sunday, September 18-19, 2010, at Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, IN.
Bicycle Garage Indy is a sponsor of the Hoosier Outdoor Experience, Saturday & Sunday, September 18-19, 2010, at Fort Harrison State Park, Indianapolis, IN.The Best of All Worlds!
Name: Kat Andrzejewski
Bicycle: Giant Sedona/Cannondale Six/Cannondale MTB
City: Greenfield
State: Indiana
Thank you Kat, from everyone at Bicycle Garage Indy! Glad that we can be part of your bicycling fun!
Dumb Luck
Name: Alan Edgar
Bicycle: Cannondale Synapse 3
City: Yorktown
State: IN
Alan: Thanks from everyone at Bicycle Garage Indy for sharing your story with our Customers, Friends and Fans.
4 Riders x 12 Bikes = Lots of Tires
First up was our Santana Sovereign tandem. It got a pair of 700x28's Continental (wire bead) Ultra Gatorskins. Based on a durable carbon black compound, a well regarded puncture protection system and DuraSkin-anti-cut fabric, the Ultra GatorSkin have a reputation as long wearing tire. They weigh in at 330 grams and are a tandem team favorite. We also carry a 700x25 Ultra Gatorskin folding tire as spare on the tandem.
Next up was my wife's 2008 Trek 1.2 WSD and our youngest son's venerable, hand-me-down `90 Trek 1200. Linda rides for sport and triathlons, while Justin is riding to school, and on club and family rides. For their bikes I went with the durable and economical Serfas Seca with Flat Protection System (FPS). The Seca is a great all-round wire-bead road tire a with long tread life, great cut resistance and superior road feel. Linda got 700x25's, and with Justin's teen riding style, I opted for 700x28's. 
Finally, my `83 Trek 850 commuter bike was due for new rubber. I had to replace (mid ride!) one tire last summer, so on the rear I have a Bontrager H2 Hardcase 26 x 1.5". My front tire, which had plenty of tread left, but had sidewall breakdown after 3 years of all-day, outdoor parking was replaced this spring with a Continental Contact 26 x 1.9". Both are smooth road tires, great on this on former mountain bike now dedicated to commuting.I will keep you updated on wear over the coming months on all four sets of tires. And odds are, I will have another set to replace soon enough.
Giant Trance Advanced
Name: Mark Finney (Sales Staff at Bicycle Garage Indy North)
Bicycle: '08 Giant Trance Advanced
City: Indianapolis
State: IN

Mark: Thanks for Your Bicycle Story. Bicycle Garage Indy features the Giant Advanced Trance as part of a full line of off-road Giant Bikes Indianapolis.
My weekend ride
Name: Rick Beauchamp
Bicycle: Kona Hoss
City: Indianapolis
State: IN

Rick: Congratulations on your return to racing and PR from everyone at Bicycle Garage Indy. BGI is a very active sponsor of the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association.
The Family Starter Bike
About 9 years ago I purchased a Giant Sedona hybrid bike and tag-a-long to tow my autistic son on the Monon Trail. This was actually the first "new" bike I had ever had in my life and LOVED it! My son soon outgrew the tag-a-long and we purchased tandem recumbents to replace it. My poor hybrid just sat unused in my garage for a couple years all by itself. When I was introduced to mountain biking and "real" road riding in 2008, I fell in love with sport! My sister Julia saw how much I loved it and started riding my hybrid. I eventually gave it to her as a present in 2009 but she quickly graduated up to a MUCH nicer road bike and has been quickly become an avid rider herself. Julia then gave the hybrid to our sister Brenda who began taking her kids on family bike rides in Beech Grove. Brenda has since started losing weight and became more interested in road bikes. Her oldest son has "filched" the family bike and frequently takes it out for rides. If you have a bike languishing in your garage, use it...or give it to someone who will. You will be amazed at the diffence it can make in a persons life!Name: Linda Waddick
Bicycle: Giant Sedona
City: Westfield
State: IN
Linda: Everyone at Bicycle Garage Indy thanks you for Your Bicycle story. The Sedona continues to be a popular "starter" Giant Bike Indianapolis at Bicycle Garage Indy.
My Commuter Bike
Name: Chris Baggott
Bicycle: Trek 4500 Mountain Bike
City: Greenfield
State: IN

(Thanks Chris- we will pass your thanks along to to Toby and the rest of the staff at Bicycle Garage Indy)
Town Run Trail Park Re-Opens After Flooding
Thanks to HMBA member and BGI employee Mark Finney for this update.
Bicycle Garage Indy supports Mountain Bikes Indianapolis and HMBA events through sponsorship and staff support.
Discover Cannondale Sales Event at Bicycle Garage Indy
The Discover Cannondale Event details are:
Also in this edition of the the Bicycle Garage Indy Email Newsletter, you will find information on
You can sign-up for the BGI Email Newsletter on our home page at www.bgindy.com or the next time you visit BGI.
The Discover Cannondale Sales Event takes place at both Bicycle Garage Indy locations, BGI North, (Indianapolis, E 82nd St. in the Clearwater area) or BGI South (Greenwood, just west of I-65 on County Line Rd).
UAB Mk 1 (aka 1983 Trek 850)
Name: Jay Hardcastle (Marketing Manager, Bicycle Garage Indy)
Bicycle: 1983 Trek 850
City: Carmel
State: IN

Carmel Sprint Triathlon Pics
This rider was the first female to reach the turnaround of the bike leg. (Shameless plug: notice she's on a Serotta bike!)

Here's a pic of BGI alumnus Scott Mansberger, riding his Cannondale road bike:
There was a freeze warning last night and the 9am temperature was in the low 40s. It was interesting to see folks racing side by side with completely different biking clothing. There were jackets, sweatshirts, bare arms, & even some bare torsos.
I have no picture, but here's a shout out to racer #285: "Your helmet was on backwards." I suppose that's easily done in a hurried transition from the Carmel High School pool.
Among all the high performance bikes, there were plenty of racers on mountain bikes and hybrid bikes. This woman is riding a Trek hybrid bike, which is built more for comfort and less for speed. She must have had a strong swim, because she was racing in the midst of men on $3,000+ triathlon-specific bikes.
This lady is showing a very efficient & aerodynamic position on the bike:
Racing on 110th St, just east of the Monon Trail:
(Congratulations to all Carmel Sprint Triathlon participants. You will find Triathlon Bike Accessories Indianapolis, and Triathlon bikes in-stock now at Bicycle Garage Indy North in Indianapolis, and Bicycle Garage Indy South in Greenwood. Blog Editor)
Great Cannondale Re-Spun Bike Jersey in Indianapolis!

Mountain biking in Indianapolis is just around the corner. The sun is starting to shine, the trails are starting to dry up and my Cannondale Mountain bike is ready to get muddy! Today I stopped in at the Bicycle Garage Indy Spring Bicycle Expo and picked up some fantastic gear. I am really excited about my new Re-spun Cannondale bike jersey. The coolest thing about this jersey is that it is made from discarded polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles or excess fabric scraps.
Name: Kaila Woodside
Bicycle: Cannondale
City: Indianapolis
State: Indiana
(Thanks Kaila from everyone at BGi. We hope you in enjoy your Cannondale Re-Spun jersey.)
Bike Expo
Name: Bill Hawkins
Bicycle: Giant Boulder XL
City: Danville
State: IN
(Thanks Bill! All of us at BGi are glad we were able to take care of your shifting issues. Enjoy your new Giant Bicycle and good luck with your goals!)
Best ever hand-me-down
Name: Ryan Kee
Bicycle: Cannondale Rush Carbon
City: McCordsville
State: Indiana

Excited for Spring, and BGI's big sale!!
Last week's warmth was a wonderful relief after too many weeks of snow. Now mind you, I like snow better than slush and ice, but enough's enough! When I was riding sportbikes, "PMS" meant Parked Motorcycle Syndrome. It was that time of year when everyone got a little grumpy, and argued about which oil or tires were best. The same thing happens in the cycling community, but I'm not sure what it's called.
Well, to co-opt another famous line: Free at last, free at last, thank god I'm free at last!! We got out on our mountain bikes for the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association's "Thirsty Thursday Urban Ride Downtown" in the past few weeks, and I even got a few miles on the road bike last week, as well. Wow, does it feel good to have the wind in my face again.
Judging by the number of people in Bicycle Garage Indy's store on the side in Castleton (and our Greenwood store, to, I assume), I'm not the only one. People are more upbeat, and are talking about plans for rides big and small.
I discovered a new favorite pair of cool-weather gloves (see my previous blog) , and am re-discovering my cool (not COLD!) weather riding gear. ...And I'm jonesing for some new tires and maybe some wheels.
BGI's big Spring Expo Bicycle Sale is this weekend, and I'm surprisingly excited! The prospect of long days in the saddle is a bit daunting, but the energy of being surrounded by excited cyclists is contageous. We have over a thousand bikes, and will be putting up our biggest tent ever (150% as big as the store!). It's so big that we're going to use the parking lot back by the movie theater (immediately to the West of our store, due North from the light at 82nd & Dean Rd.). ALL the bikes will be in the tent, and everything else-- cycling shoes, jerseys, bib shorts, bike helmets, bicycle tools... whatever you need(!) will be in the store. We're even going to have trolleys to shuttle folks back and forth!
We're going to be closed on Thursday to prepare, and we'll be going full bore from then through the weekend. See ya there!
Town Run Trail Closed during Spring Thaw
Please, if you see people with MTBs and/or gear, do your best to dissuade them from riding the trails for the next few weeks. Brown County is great for Family Mt. Biking
Name: Chris
City: Greenfield
State: IN

My First Ride of 2010
Name: Sandra Spears
Bicycle: Trek SS Wasabi
City: Indianapolis
State: IN

IMPD Receives Bicycles from BGI Fitness and CIBA Foundation
On November 14, Sgt. Joshua Shaughnessy was injured and his bike was totaled when he was on-duty riding in downtown Indianapolis. While his injuries were not serious, the bike was damaged beyond repair. When Bicycle Garage Indy/BGI Fitness learned of Sgt. Shaughnessy’s accident, first there was a sigh of relief that the officer was not seriously injured. Then, once it was determined the bicycle was damaged beyond repair, BGI President and Founder Randy Clark opted to donate a replacement bike for the officer to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD). The new bicycle, a Trek 2010 Police Bike, was presented to Sgt. Shaughnessy on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. (Photo L-R: Joey Antico, BGI Fitness Commercial Division, Sgt. Joshua Shaughnessy, Sgt. Robert Hipple).
“It is my vision that Indianapolis become as bike-friendly as possible and that includes having active bicycle patrolmen with quality equipment. BGI has been involved with outfitting bicycle police and security officers for many years. We wanted to take this opportunity to give back to the community and to those who serve us day in and day out, keeping the city safer. It is truly our pleasure to support our local police force and we all very happy that the accident didn't result in any major injuries to those involved.” Randy Clark, founder and president of Bicycle Garage Indy / BGI Fitness.
“I’d like to thank BGI for making such a significant contribution to community policing in Indianapolis. This patrol bike will enable officers to more effectively deter crime through proactive crime fighting initiatives. On behalf of IMPD, we are very grateful to BGI for their donation and positive role in the community,” Sgt. Joshua Shaughnessey.
In addition to the police bicycle donated from Bicycle Garage Indy/BGI Fitness, there were four mountain bikes (Giant Yukons) and helmets (Trek Vapor) presented by CIBA Foundation board member Irwin Prince. The bikes and helmets were provided to the IMPD by a $2500 grant from CIBA Foundation. CIBA Foundation has given more than $220,000 in grants supporting all forms of bicycling. Through its grant program, the foundation strives to provide resources to partner organizations that support its goal of promoting the benefits of cycling to the community.
Sgt. Robert Hipple, IMPD Bicycle Liaison, states “The four bicycles will allow IMPD Downtown District Officers to continue policing by bicycle while in a plainclothes capacity. The IMPD Bicycle officers appreciate the tremendous support from the CIBA Foundation and the Indiana cycling community.”
(Photo L-R: Irwin Prince, CIBA Foundation, Sgt. Joshua Shaugnessy, Sgt. Robert Hipple.)
Connie Szabo Schmucker
Advocacy Director
Bicycle Garage Indy / BGI Fitness
Indianapolis & Greenwood, IN
cschmucker@bgindy.com