Sophisticated, trendy, worldly, and refined.  These words pop into mind when I think of the people I encountered in my European travels.  With cycling integral to the Dutch culture, the Netherlands-based Batavus creates a city bike to couple the style of Europe with the practicality of a daily commute.  These bikes are characterized by their upright posture and low maintenance design.  They’re comfortable, relaxed, and the perfect way to get around town.  At Cycle 9, we’re pleased to bring some

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Just take a deep breath, sit back, relax, and…pedal?  Welcome to one of the most comfortable and ergonomic bikes in the business – the Journey by Day 6 Bicycles.  If you can imagine your favorite armchair sprouting wheels and pedals, you’ll picture a ride similar to this bike. Day 6 Journey Everything about the Journey is designed for pure comfort.  Instead of leaning forward on a tiny little seat, sink into a cushioned backrest.  Your hands will rest naturally on

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At Cycle 9, we love Surly’s no-nonsense approach to bicycles.  These bikes are not flashy or trendy, but are elegant and refined in their functionality.  Made from CroMoly steel, Surlys are built to last and ride beautifully. Take the Surly Cross Check, for example. Surly Cross Check The versatile Cross Check handles all terrains with ease.  It’s a great commuter bike, offering a fabulously comfortable ride.  After work, go ahead and hit the trails.  You’ll love how

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Since we love beautiful bikes here, and especially beautiful bikes that aren’t outrageously expensive, we brought in some bikes from the Masi Soulville line. Masi is an original Italian company known for the tradition of road cycling Remember the Italians in the movie Breaking Away? They weren’t no nice, but they give the idea of italians being big on biking. The Soulville line is designed in a classic and classy style that is perfect for cruising around town on a

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At Cycle 9, you’ll find kids bikes for ages 2 through first adult bikes. For your littlest riders, ages 2-5, we carry Balance Bikes by Kazam. What’s a balance bike? This is a short little bike that has no pedals. Your toddler sits on the seat and walks along, holding onto the handlebars. The advantage of this is they learn how to balance the bike in an upright position. As they get a little older, they can run along and

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Many of us can remember the excitement of a new bike for the holidays. Give the gift of joy and activity in a new kids bike. All kids bikes on sale

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Are you a fan of retro steel mountain bikes? Then have a look at this…. share: Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

To many local folks, we are known as the electric bike shop. We are one of the very few shops in our area that carries electric bikes. But that’s not the only thing we do. We promote biking in all of its forms, whether electrified or not. We carry regular bikes by Surly, Marin and Breezer, Day 6, and more, that are great for getting around on by leg power. The owners and employees of Cycle 9

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Well, a lot of this blog seems to be about serious stuff, from environment to energy to happenings in our shop. But, as with everyone, we need to have a little fun from time to time. One of the things Morgan likes to do for fun is build up mountain bikes and ride them. Her last project was her classic Fat Chance Yo Eddy rebuild. But that was a year ago. So it was time for a new project… We’ve

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We just wanted to mention another exciting development we’ve had lately. We had the great fortune of signing on to be a dealership for two great lines of bicycles. Some people don’t need an electric assist or cargo bike, they just need a reliable, great ride designed from the ground up for riding every day. Things like integral fenders and racks , integral lighting systems , swept back handlebars for reduced wrist strain, a more upright riding position

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