Tweed Ride

The time has come, spring is here and to kick it all off, ClankWorks has decided to orchestrate a Tweed Ride in our fair town of Pittsburgh. We hope this will be a great chance to start what will hopefully become a yearly tradition.

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!

Open Hours!

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…)

Helium Case

Drew and I were just discussing one of the rather annoying aspects of bicycle travel cases being the predicament found at the end destination. Hard shell cases, while providing excellent protection, leave minimal flexibility when you arrive at the end of your travels. BIKND has solved this by introducing a soft shell case that folds up into a much more manageable size.

Cycling is all about the freedom the experience of riding brings with it, and by having a collapsable case for one’s bike, the barrier of traveling to distant rides is reduced. This is a great idea and we are looking forward to seeing what the ‘coming soon’ products on the website entail.

The review from Interbike that Cycling News ran seems to be overall quite positive. They asked some good practical questions and still came back with good answers. Well worth a read if this looks like something up your alley.