Winter Fun

Have been trying to think of something interesting to write about.....but there really isn't too much going on here these days. The shop hasn't gotten any busier and with snow falling this week that definitely impacts bike sales. We have had a chance to put up all the Seasonal decorations. We just have to get a few more lights. The shop looks awesome right now. The front crew of Alli, Geri and Marcus manage to do an awesome job of keeping the store looking good when it is busy in the summer and they have it totally dialed right now. The boys downstairs are a bit bored. Too bad we can't spread their work load over the year. They spend from mid March to sometime in October with stacks of work orders to get through on any given day. Now they are fighting over who gets to do the few repairs we have right now.

Shipped Pineapple Jonny his mountain bike down to New Mexico....it was almost $200!!! Thank god he made all that prize money this year so he can afford it. Apparently JonnyO has gotten himself hooked up with the NMSU women's swim team. That guy leads some kind of charmed life.

It is the second annual 'Boys Night' at Apex on Saturday. I am sure there will be some stories from that.....I am just not sure I will be able to tell them.

Will

Running

Wrote this on Friday....didn't get around to posting it until today.....

Think I am getting softer or smarter as I get older. Went for a run with 'The Mang' and Diablo this morning. It was pretty good. Finished up after 35 minutes fairly tired, but my feet and hands weren't cold so I was stoked. I haven't ridden my bike in almost two weeks. I just can't muster up the enthusiasm to ride in the cold right now. I think I have had too many mornings of riding in the cold and dark and I have run out winter riding mojo. I know there are lots of people who ride in colder and less desirable conditions than I ever would, but I have never liked being cold and now I seem to like it even less. So I think I may be doing a bit of running in the mornings this winter.

Got a call from JonnyO yesterday. He has decided pass on coming back to Penticton this winter and head to New Mexico. Too bad because I think Dr. Tommy and I were both looking forward to having him come out on the skate skis. But it does work out okay for M and I since we are turning his room into a bouldering cave.

The shop has been really slow this week. Fortunately the latest New World Disorder video arrived today so we spent some time checking it out. It is currently playing for the second time in the shop. There is some unbelievable footage in that movie along with some amazing scenery and camera work. The quality of all the freeride videos seems to be ever increasing. Too bad there weren't more to watch.....we have the time right now.

Will

The First One

Well here is the first Barn Blog. Not sure if this is going to amount to much of a blog but thought I would try. This will probably just end up becoming a bunch of rambling posts....I recently read that a blog is "a collection of ideas, given away for free that you would normally spend more time developing and seek publication." Well I have never been published and doubt I have any ideas that someone would pay money for......so thank goodness for blogs.

Not much going on at the shop these days. Just the usual slowing down in business as Winter approaches....we get stuck in a pattern of the grass being greener on the other side. When it is busy in the Summer you can't wait for it to slow down and when it is dead in the winter you can't wait for Spring so it picks up. Ah well, at least it gives me time to write a blog.

Will