Comments on: Longtail spotting at NAHBS

By: William Safranek

William Safranek — Thu, 10 May 2007 14:24:22 +0000

Martina is right about most of Charleston being about the same as SF but some of the area just outside of Charleston is worse. However, an electric assist like the Stokemonkey is perfect because it allows you to take advantage of gearing also. I love Charleston for the hills. It limits some of the sprawl.

By: Martina

Martina — Wed, 09 May 2007 15:39:42 +0000

Bruce, when Todd got the idea for Stokemonkey we lived in San Francisco, and Charleston can’t be worse (hill-wise) than SF.

By: Erik Sandblom

Erik Sandblom — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:53:55 +0000

Bruce, that’s why Todd sells electric assist.

By: Bruce Alan Wilson

Bruce Alan Wilson — Tue, 08 May 2007 16:04:06 +0000

One reason that there is so little transportational cycling around here is that West Virginia is not called The Mountain State for no reason. There are parts of Charleston that are difficult, if not impossible, to access by bicycle if one is not in tip-top physical condition and on a very high end machine.

By: hans von Clemm

hans von Clemm — Sun, 06 May 2007 00:14:26 +0000

i think that extracycles are great. We have two and they are really good. If you put an el;ectric motor on them they are even better. I just wish that more people would ride bikes around.

By: Bruce Alan Wilson

Bruce Alan Wilson — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:42:46 +0000

I wish we had something like this here! There is only one bike shop here in Charleston, and while they are good people, they emphasize sports/recreation biking, rather than transportational cycling. They are also kind of ‘high end.’ There is nothing here between department stores and high end bike shops.

By: vj

vj — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:05:38 +0000

Thanks, Todd!

By: todd

todd — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:52:25 +0000

vj, we will be in our space at 1516 SE 9th Avenue and conducting business in the month of may. we’ll hold off on a “grand opening” until the dust settles and our inventory becomes reasonably well-rounded.

you can see, and ride, 3 models of city bike right now, by appointment; call 503.889.0452. lovely day for a spin huh? alas, we won’t sell you these particular bikes; they’re demo/testers. we have a bunch to sell on order, due to arrive later this spring.

pricing varies by model and options, but is in the $1K-1.5K range.

By: vj

vj — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:27:39 +0000

No kidding!

Any date on store opening? When can I see a citybike, and how much are they going to run?

By: Bill Manewal

Bill Manewal — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:30:05 +0000

Now THERE’s a motormount!