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Team Palm Beach Bike Jockeys is Gearing Up for SMART Ride 2014!
Read more →Hey, SMART Riders! It's time to register to be part of all the fun again with Team Palm Beach Bike Jockeys. If this is your first year, here's a tip sheet on the background of this incredible event (one of our favorites!) happening the weekend of November 14th and 15th: "SMART" Ride stands for "Southern Most AIDS/HIV Ride" First event was in November of 2003 with less than 100 riders and about 100 crew A decade later over $5.3 Million has been distributed throughout Florida SMART Ride is the 2nd largest AIDS bicycle ride in the country It's the only...
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Celebrate The City of West Palm Beach's Bike Month with BIKE TO WORK DAY 3/28/14
Read more →The City of West Palm Beach, the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority, and the Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization are celebrating Bike-to-Work-Month just a little early this year in March 2014 with the following activities: From Monday, March 24th to Friday, March 28th join their challenge to win a $100, $50, or $25 gift card. Each time you ride to work, just log your trip. Winners will be randomly selected so the more you ride, the better chance you have to win.The commuter who logs the most trips or reduces the most emissions will be their 2014 Bicycle Green Commuter...
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NEW for You in Our Store: Pedal Assist Bikes!
Read more →OYM is pleased to offer a super-exciting product for you: Easy Motion Electric Pedal Assist Bikes by BH. These E-Motion bikes (pictured here are the NEO City and NEO Cross models) are manufactured by one of the oldest and largest bicycle suppliers with over 100 years in the business. The electric components are by Samsung, and the drive and crank components are by Shimano. The bikes come with a five year warranty on the entire bike and a two year warranty on the battery. These bikes are "pedal assist" which means that you still do the work, but the bike...
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OYM Gets Dirty (Now, Every Single Month)!
Read more →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")
Read more →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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A Professional Fitting Will Help YOU Make the Mark
Read more →Did you catch our latest HEALTHY LIVING article in the January Florida Weekly about "Professional Bike Fitting"? (Read the full article by clicking HERE). Make an appointment today for your comprehensive bike fit evaluation session with the OYM Performance Center team of professionals. Plan on hanging out with us about an hour and a half. During that time, we'll look at everything: handlebar height, seat height, cleat placement and whether you're positioned too forward or backwards in the saddle. Take a look at this "before" pic of Zach: We want to talk with you about your cycling goals and current...