Tech Talk: Road Bikes vs. Gravel Bikes - What's the difference?
Tech Talk: Road Bikes vs. Gravel Bikes - What's the difference?
Attach a tail light to your helmet easily and securely to your bicycle helmet, using the Giant Recon TL 100 or Recon TL200 lights, an optional mounting bracket, and compatible helmets, such as the Giant Path MIPS and Liv Path MIPS!
We are one month away from Bike Travel Weekend! Join Century Cycles on June 4, 2022 for our Bike Camp-Out Ride! If this would be your first time at bicycle touring, apply for our Bike Travel Weekend Scholarship! Find details and register at:
Today (Sunday, May 1, 2022) marks the start of National Bike Month, and the Medina Bike To School Challenge starts tomorrow! Check out the flyer above for the schedule of events at the NINE school that are participating.
Good luck to all of the students, and THANK YOU to all of the hard-working school staff and our sponsors!
Tomorrow (Saturday, May 1, 2022) is National Bike Month!
The RideSpot App from PeopleforBikes.org lets you join National Bike Month Challenges and other events to earn patches, stickers, and other FREE prizes. Now it's even easier to track your rides and earn points towards your challenges.
For users of the popular Strava ride tracking app, you can connect your Strava and RideSpot accounts so that your rides tracked on Strava are automatically uploaded to your RideSpot account! Learn more here:
RideSpot and Strava Integration FAQ
Eat at Buffalo Wild Wings in Cleveland Heights, Massillon, Medina, or Strongsville from 4-9pm on May 18, June 16, and July 20 (2022), show the ticket above or the flyer below, and BWW will donate 15% of your total bill (excluding tax, gratuity, alcohol, and promotional discounts) to Team Left Hand/Century Cycles in support our fundraising efforts for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society!
You may have a hundred questions, or you may not know that you need to be asking questions ... either way, Century Cycles has the answers you're looking for right here about how to best enjoy your new bike and keep it running reliably for years to come:
Want to learn more about the 2022 Medina Bike To School Challenge? Then join us with Medina City Schools as they host the first annual Medina BTS Challenge Kick-off Party at Garfield Elementary School on Thursday, April 28th from 6pm - 8pm! See the schedule of events in this flyer:
Thanks to Emily Pennington from Outside Magazine for using our bicycle rental service on the Towpath Trail in Peninsula to explore the Cuyahoga Valley National Park! And thanks for the shout-out! Read the article online here:
Otherwise, the time frame for replacing your bike helmet is affected by many factors, including age, exposure to sunlight and heat, storage conditions, and more. Consumer Reports talked to their own testers, manufacturers, and others to come up some recommendations in this article:
When You Really Need to Replace Your Bike Helmet
One of their top helmet recommendations is one of our best-sellers here at Century Cycles, the Giro Register MIPS!
With gasoline prices all over the place lately, maybe it's time to give bike commuting another thought (if you're not already doing it)? Check out our 5 Tips for Commuting by Bicycle here:
https://centurycycles.com/tips/5-tips-commuting-by-bicycle-pg3247.htm
Century Cycles invites road cyclists to join us for our monthly Sunday Group Road Bike Rides at our Medina location! Your own bicycle, helmet, and flashing taillight are required. No pre-registration is necessary; however, you will need to sign a waiver. The ride will take place on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Start time is 8:00am.
The rides are moderately paced, averaging anywhere between 13-16mph. This group will be riding 20 miles and is a no-drop ride (meaning that nobody is left behind if they can't always keep up).
You'll have help in case you get a flat tire or anything, but you should have what you need to be self-sufficient: water/sports drink, spare tube, tire levers, pump, and a mobile phone. Cathy Kasper is your ride leader.
All rides start at 8:00am.
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This information is also available on our website at: centurycycles.com/for/MedinaSundayRoadRides