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Are You Ready for The Challenge?
In honor of Bike Month, we wanted to let you know about the National Bike Challenge. It's a great time to try something new on your bike. Consider a simple, local challenge, like riding to work one morning a week or gathering some younger friends to cycle to the ice cream shop. Think functional. Think FUN! What is the Challenge? The National Bike Challenge is a nationwide FREE event uniting thousands of current bicyclists while encouraging new riders. Challenge yourself, your colleagues and your community to cycle while competing on a local, state and national level. The Challenge's goal is...
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OYM Gets Dirty (Now, Every Single Month)!
We're psyched to announce our newest monthly club ride. This one invites you to get down and dirty with your best mountain biking buds. And although these cool pics are all from the recent 12th Annual Tour de Felasco taken by photographers Cathy Bester Trent Shreeve, you get the idea the idea of the fun we are talking about: So, starting this Sunday, February 9th (and continuing every second Sunday of the month), join us for our brand-new OYM MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB RIDE. Meet directly at Amelia Earhart Park at 9 AM. Feel free to call the shop to coordinate carpooling if you'd...
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The Super Bowl of Chili ("The Club Ride of All Club Rides")
It's on! On Sunday, February 2nd at 8 AM, we ROLL! Since year one, we've been hosting this annual family-friendly event immediately after our regular OYM Club Ride. We'll offer our typical 30 or 50 mile ride options to work up your appetites. After that, it's a head-to-head chili cook-off competition with major bragging rights to the winner along with some pretty cool prizes (to be determined). HINT: What's the most underrated item for your bike that provides you with the most benefit? The winner will get one! So, strap on those aprons and pull out those cookbooks... (Image and recipe found...
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Holiday Lights Cruise 2013
Light up the season with your OYM friends: (Image found via Pinterest) One of our favorite Holiday traditions is grabbing our cruisers and meeting our family and friends for a night ride through the festive neighborhoods of Abacoa. Dress to be safely seen, and meet us at 6:30 PM in the upper level of the parking garage behind Rooney's the Gastropub in Jupiter, FL on Friday, December 20th. (Image found via Pinterest) It'll be Merry AND Bright! We'll cruise around together until about 9:30 PM. Invite your neighbors and friends. Everyone is welcome! (Image found via Pinterest)...
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OYM Loves to Get Dirty
We had a blast at the 2013 Santos Fat Tire Festival in Ocala, Florida! From March 8 - 10th, this was our weekend home-away-from home as we sponsored one of the event campsites: It was an awesome weekend of trails, bikes, friends, and entertainment for all cycling enthusiasts to benefit the non-profit Ocala Mountain Bike Association (OMBA). Thanks to Office Tech Consultants for sponsoring our Friday night dinner. Special thanks also to photographer Mick Shea for granting us the use of his copyrighted action pics. Go Team OYM! Way to smile through that dirt, guys! Love, Peace and Bicycle Grease, Matt &...
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Seeing Pink (and Having Some Fun)
A while back, we shared with you some hard-earned wisdom in our "Common Training Mistakes to Avoid" post on the Coach Matt Goforth website. In case you missed it, our number one piece of advice was - and still is - this: Don't Forget to Have Fun! So on Saturday, January 26, we did just that at the 22nd Annual Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure. We love supporting local causes, especially when we can do it with plenty of our very own OYM Team friends and family on a gorgeous, sunny South Florida morning... Just start wherever you...