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Fit Friday – More to come!
We know we missed a Fit Friday article, but we wanted to note it’s for a good reason. We’ve been spending time in the fit studio as well as the editing room to wrap up some filming. We realize that a...
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Specialized Turbo E-Bike – New at Erik’s
This week, Erik’s staff went to Denver for the launch of Specialized’s new electric bike (eBike) offering, the Turbo. Aside from being tons of fun, the purpose of the Denver trip was to learn just how...
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Group Rides are go! Erik’s Rider’s Club
Spring arrived this past week in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and you may be itching to get your bike on the road or trail. While the mountain bike trails still need a little while to dry out, the roads...
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Fit Friday – Fit Impressions from an Erik’s Regional Road Team Racer
Erik’s is excited about our Regional Road Race Team this season. As part of this, we have 10 riders across Minnesota and Wisconsin who train and race hard all season long. Many of these riders have...
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Get the Right Bike – Mountain Bikes and Why We Ride.
Where will the trail take you? Mountain biking is the newest style of bicycling when compared to all things bike related, but even mountain biking has split into distinct styles in recent years. As...
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Get the Right Bike – Hardtail Mountain Bikes
The trail in front of you slips silently into the trees, and the temperature eases as you move deeper into the shade. Pockets of light zip by as you meet every new turn and rise in the trail. An owl,...
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TD Five Boro Bike Tour Report
Our entry today comes from Jason, Erik’s Director of Bicycle Purchasing. Jason recently returned from the TD Five Boro Bike Tour and gave this report: Last weekend I was invited by Raleigh to attend...
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Get the Right Bike – Full-Suspension Mountain Bikes
How do you want to ride? When you want to challenge harder lines, try more technical sections, or just plain be comfortable on a bike, you don’t have to look further than a full-suspension bike. A lot...
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How to Save Money and Gas by Riding Your Bike.
Gas prices in some places are over $4 a gallon today. In Minnesota, where it’s currently $4.29 per gallon, we have the distinction of being the second highest prices in the country (only Hawaii is...
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Fit-Friday – Getting Ready for a Big Ride – MS150
We’re back! Things have been busy with creating our new FIT web page featuring some great videos that we hope will better explain what a fit can do for you. This time of year is also a busy one in the...
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Erik’s Commuter Challenge – Electric bike versus other modes.
We’ve been working on a project here at Erik’s. We love riding bikes, and we all love going fast – so it was a no-brainer when we received the new Specialized Turbo that we needed to put it to the...
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Fit Friday – The Group Ride
As a bike fitter going on a group ride can be a little like work. Like every cyclist I enjoy the camaraderie, drafting, pushing the pace as well as the the challenge of a good group ride, but as a bike...
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Who makes the best hitch rack?
For the past ten years I’ve owned a pickup as my primary vehicle – carrying bikes was either on the roof rack, or for short trips to the trail head; in the bed of the pickup. This winter I decided to...
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Fit for how YOU ride? – Fit Friday
One key element that we take into consideration with every bike fit is how you actually ride your bike, no matter the style of bike it is. During a recent conversation I had with a rider at the MS 150...
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Race Report – Lutsen 99er
This past weekend, Erik’s mechanics were on site at the Lutsen 99er, held at Lutsen Mountains on the North Shore of Minnesota. Dave Seifert, Merchandising Coordinator with Erik’s completed the 99er and...
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Lutsen 99er – Race Report (cont’d)
Editors Note: This post is a continuation of yesterday’s post on the Lutsen 99er. Here we catch up with Dave on race day morning. To see yesterday;s post, click here. The race kicked off at 7:30...
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Specialized Fatboy and 45NRTH Pre-order available now at Erik’s!
Yeah, it’s summer, and we’re loving it here with open roads and endless mountain bike trails, but let’s face it; Mother Nature is fickle. Before long we’ll be seeing the shift in seasons again, and we...
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Things I’d never leave home without; Mountain Biking
A thought occurred to me on a recent mountain bike ride about what it takes to truly feel comfortable on the trail. We’ve all had those moments on any ride where you think of something you would like...
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Erik’s Warehouse Sale Information
Erik’s Bike Shop Announces their Warehouse Sale, September 11th through the 15th September 4th, 2013 – Bloomington, MN – Once a year, Erik’s opens up their 45,000 square foot warehouse to the public...
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Interbike Highlights
With another Interbike in the books , and Erik’s Product Managers hopefully rested from their trip, we asked what some of their highlights from the recent show were. Read on to learn more about some...
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