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Burn Rubber at Calhoun Cycle when we welcome Schwalbe Tires to the shop. We'll kick it off with our first fun ride of the season and end at the shop with all kinds of tire talk! Pro racer Henry Horrocks will be there to inform and inspire. Treats and deals for all...
Sunday, May 18th
Relaxed Lakes Ride: 9am to 10am
Schwalbe Events: 10am to 4pm
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Ride with the Hiawatha Bicycling Club in
open rides from Calhoun Cycle. Everyone is welcome. No membership
fee for Calhoun Cycle rides! Refreshments and chatter supplied by
Calhoun Cycle after the ride. Helmets mandatory. HBC details here: www.hiawathabike.org
Sundays at 1pm; 30-35 mile ride
April 13, May 11 and more dates tbd
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An Early Spring Unfolds at Calhoun Cycle as we welcome Brompton Bicycles to the shop. Join us to see the new Brompton's or just to hear a real live british accent!
Thursday, March 13 from 4pm to 7pm
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Burley Bash! Bryan
Hess from Burley was in town to share what's new from Burley this
season. A great afternoon to gear up for spring!
Friday, March 10, 2006
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Fun Ride '05 A loyal band
of cycle groupies braved the unseasonably warm (aka swealter hot) afternoon
for our annual event. It'll be a pleasant memory to keep us warm during
the January freeze! Click
here to see photos.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
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Florian & Fondue A
wonderful evening of cycling camaraderie with innovative designer Florian
Schlumpf. Florian showed his revolutionary system. It adds lower gears
to a bike by adding a planetary gear within the crank/bottom bracket. Super
cool on a folder or recumbent. And simply amazing on a unicycle. Click
here to see photos.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
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Velo City A spectacular
afternoon with Carl-Georg Rasmussen of Leitra. A great group of folks met
to admire the vehicles and take a nice spin around the lakes. As far as
we know the largest gathering of Velomobiles in Minneapolis! Click
here for more information on
Velomobiles...
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
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The Ice Races The
MN Human Powered Vehicle Association hosts an annual Ice Bike Race. Often
copied but never dupliated, this is the event that started it. Click
here to see the 10th Anniversary Races.
The last Saturday in January
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Customer Appreciation Day It
just keeps getting bigger. This year we added a longer ride for the fast
riders - so they didn't all beat us to the food! Knock on wood - we just
keep getting fabulous sunny days.
Sunday, July 25, 2004
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Customer Appreciation Day Bacchetta
Bicycles and the Hiawatha Bicycle Club joined our largest group yet for
the annual ride and party. Click
here to see photos from the big day.
Saturday February 1, 2003
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NBC Today Show Luke
Breen facilitated an ice race between Soledad O’Brien and David
Bloom. Click
here to see photos from Luke's 15 minutes.
Saturday February 1, 2003
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Star sightings David
Bryne, Cheryl Tiegs, Bobby McFerrin, Gary Fischer, Martin Sheen, Emilio
Estevez,
Charlie Sheen among others have all graced us with their presence. Luke’s
pictured here with Genevieve from Trading Spaces.
Various Dates…
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Speed Baby Tim Dunsworth’s
annual presentation featured slides of the 2002 World HPV Championship
from Brantford, Ontario. Then Jeffery James Caswell shared photos from
the 2002 Battle Mountain Speed Challenge
Sunday November 17, 2002 6 to 8pm
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Fun Ride and Party Mark Fischer
of RANS and John Schlitter of Bacchetta joined us for our annual customer
appreciation fun ride and party. See
more photos here…
Sunday July 29, 2002 1 to 6pm
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A mass of recumbent cyclists took over
the bikeway for a casual afternoon spin. Followed by food and fun back
at the shop. Mark Collitan unveiled the spectacular Bacchetta bicycles.
Author Sam Tracy answered questions for the roadside impaired. Juggler
Dan Grider was there to amuse and amaze.
Click
here for 2001 photos…
Sunday July 24, 2001
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BikeE Day ’01 BikeE has provided
us with great new product to kick off each season with this annual event.
The RX didn’t disappoint anyone. See
for yourself.
Friday April 6, 2001
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MN HPV Rally The absence of races, though
disappointing, gave more time to admire the homebuilder's bikes, go on
a fun-ride and eat some goodies. The
best Mother's Day ever!
Sunday May 12, 2001
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BikeE Day 2000 Kirk Welfet from
BikeE came to Calhoun Cycle to unveil the exciting new FX and E2. People
came from all over to test ride these exciting new bikes. More
pictures.
Friday March 31, 2000
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Richard Taylor came on a cool autumn
morning for a chilly morning ride with a few hearty souls. Hot tea and
scones were waiting upon their return and Richard spoke about the trends
in recumbent bicycles.
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Greg Bauer one of the founding partners
of ATP Vision came last fall to tell an eager crowd about the new developments
at Vision. The Saber prototype he brought had many folks drooling…
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A Better Bike Shop On August
1st 1999, we expanded our business and opened a new store dedicated solely
to recumbents. The day before we opened, we celebrated with our customers
and friends with a big ride and party. More
Pictures.
Our original shop remains
open, though it is exclusively rental. www.calhounrental.com
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