Left to Right: Steel City Diamonds, Gears and Chevrons

A new option we  have been working on for the Plank Fender is finally complete. Using retroreflective vinyl, the same stuff that is used for road signs for high visibility at night, we have created a few custom decals for the Plank Fenders. The vinyl is added in between oiling steps, insuring it is equally protected against the elements as your beautiful fender (and rear end!). Available immediately in the gears, chevron and steel city diamonds for $39.00.

Rumors that this prototype was discovered attached to a bicycle outside of a beer garden in the bay area are clearly exaggerated, as we are based in Pittsburgh and there is no way that could happen. However, any staff member that may have been responsible will be dealt with swiftly.

While we will still refute that such a product exists, if it were to be released, it would be some time this summer, would perhaps be at a price-point of $79, and would be exclusive to AT&T, with the possibility of a Verizon model.

Please direct any future questions regarding such products to the comment system, or the contact page, so our public relations department can better assist you.

**Incase this makes no sense to you, read this over first.

As the poster shows, we will be starting in Doughboy Square, home to ClankWorks and the new home to BikePGH. From here, a brief ride through the strip, Allegheny West and Downtown will culminate in a brief jaunt in the South Side until we end at Piper’s Pub. The exact route can be viewed on Google Maps. We will begin milling about the square shortly after 2, but will have our door open earlier than that if you wish to swing by. Come out and show your support for good cycling, good friends and good times in tweed!

Feel free to post any questions in the comments section below!

We'll be having this in our window a lot more often.

April brings spring showers, especially in this city, which is why it will be oh-so-crucial to have a fender this coming season. We see that as a great reason to begin having standard hours as well too!

Beginning Tuesday, April 6th, and carrying on every week thereafter, we will be around from 10 AM – 7 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Weekend hours will still be sporadic, but we will begin using twitter account for updates on weekends when we are open and here.

Stop by and take a look at the space, some cool products by ourselves, Velo Orange and a few other suppliers.

Looking forward to seeing some new faces!

Our latest shelf (still needing some paint…)

The Retail Space

We’ve begun with the final buildout of the shop space. Fenders and the Miyata 912 now take center stage in the corner of the store.

Shop Hours

We are also happy to announce the beginning of Spring Hours starting the first week of April. Tentatively, we are planning on a few days during the week we are here 10-7, most likely Tuesday – Friday. Hopefully some weekend hours will be ironed out soon as well too.

Upcoming

Finally, some new products are on the assembly line in the promenade deck. Finalizing the designs is just about done, and production will begins shortly. We hope to have announcements and pictures up before the end of March.

Additionally, we are planning an event for the first weekend in April as well. More details to follow, but we are aware that Sunday is Easter, so Saturday looks best. Stay tuned, the blog is going to pick up just like the warm weather.

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I know, I know.

The decorations have all come down, and at 18 days into the new year, much of the enthusiasm has been chilled by the unceasing (though very pretty) snowfall that seems to be defining the first winter of the new decade here in Pittsburgh, PA. Inside ClankWorks, however, the excitement is still alive and well, especially when it comes to our plans for the coming year.

News from the end 0f 2009:

Sold the first Plank fender! David & Vivian stopped by on December 5 to get a Plank installed on David’s Raleigh (see gallery above). Thank you for the early support, David! Looking forward to hearing how it is working. The first sale of the new year, and the first of our online store (wow! it works!) was shipped a few days ago- will update further should information and photographs become available.

News for the beginning of 2010:

Ben and I are in motion on a number of new products, several of which are slated for release in the coming year. Keep an eye on updates in that department- a couple of them, including full length touring fenders, should be out by the time the weather starts to warm up again.

Two web additions: We’ll soon be expanding the site to include a running stock list of what’s on hand in the storefront. This stuff will not be for sale online, mind you- it will be more to keep a running tab so that one might check that we have what you’re after before wandering over. That said, you should always wander over anyway, if only to say ‘hi’… The appearance of this page will be coupled with the development of a stock of cycling essentials (helmets, tubes, tire levers, tail lights, etc.) and, of course, more regular hours in the shop.

The other page requires a bit of community participation. After reading and loving Grant Petersen’s Tips for Happy Riding on the Rivendell site we’ve added our own happy cyclist page, and we want your notes on ways to be a happy rider. We’ll add this to the page, with a mildly editorial eye, and see where it goes from there.

New items for sale? Yes, we have some. We received our shipment of hats from Columbus, OH duo Octopus Caps. These fantastic velo caps are sewn from recycled fabrics. Some VO saddles have arrived as well! We are carrying three styles: the Model Three, a standard touring saddle, the Model Five, a sprung touring saddle, and a thin-line racing saddle, the Model Six. Ben and I have been riding on the Model Sixes for, well, six months now- they’ve broken in very nicely and have become quite comfortable indeed. We will sell each of these models for $85.

That’s all for now. We’re excited for our first full year- remember to tune your web browser to clankworks.com often!

We’ll hope to see you sometime between 10AM and 8PM tomorrow. Keep an eye out for regular hours- they’ll be posted as we start to get our schedule nailed down.

For your consideration, a sneak peek:

FRIDAY NIGHT: Be sure to swing by Roboto on Wood St in Wilkinsburg to catch bands Birds & Wires, Onodrim (featuring our good friend Justin Lacey), and Blood Red. Doors at 7pm!

Shops will be open up and down the street with cookies, recipes and of course wonderful art and designed objects.

We would love Clank to have it’s door open for this event, but are unsure if we will have much to show by then. Stay tuned for updates, and we may just have a public appearance yet!

More details about the tour can be found here.

Additionally, the final kinks in the web store are getting ironed out as we speak. A launch this week would be great, but we want to make sure we don’t get a case of the hiccups half way through. As a heads up and PSA, several items that will be carried in store will not show up online. These are mainly limited to things like tubes/tires and other more maintenance centric items.

Get ready, going to be a fully functioning company soon!