Entries for: April 2009
Naming Rites
Things are going full-swing on developing our third model. We'll be introducing it at Interbike in September and are targeting March 2010 for availability. Internally, we're all excited about the user experience… More »
The Early Days
This weekend, I was going through some photos my dad had scanned from the original prints and slides. I came across this picture and was taken back to a much simpler time. I chatted with my brother to fill in the details… More »
Bike Fair at Folsom Lake College
Gold Country Cycle and EcoVelo will be at the Folsom Lake College "Green Machine" Bicycle Fair April 22nd from 11am-2pm. They will have a Civia Hyland on hand for you to check out and Alan will have his Surly Long Haul Trucker… More »
New Dealers
I wanted to announce that Civia has two new dealers, Calhoun Cycles in our very own city of Minneapolis MN and Sports Garage in Boulder CO. Both are fixtures in their respective bike communities and it makes me feel very lucky… More »
Glove update
I've put quite a few more miles in on the Pearl Izumi Cyclone gloves and I'm appreciating them more than originally. They are still on the edge of being warm enough for 20-30 degree weather, but they shine in 35-50 degrees. … More »
Civia in Colorado
Civia will be traveling this week to CO mostly Boulder and the greater Denver area. If you are a shop that is interested in carrying the Civia line, please contact the home office at 952.229.5040 and they will get in touch so that… More »
A happy story for Friday
A few months back I received an email from Graeme in Vancouver, a forlorn customer who had just had his Hyland stolen. I have never had the horrible experience of returning to find my bike missing but I can only imagine… More »
April Fool
I sort of felt like the joke was on me this morning during the ride in to work. April 1, 33 degrees, snow and a 14mph headwind. Blah. I was at least in the right mindset. This morning, I also was putting some new… More »

