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Hometown Happenings 2015: Chapter 1

Welcome to Hometown 2015
Hometown Bicycles 2015
Well, well, well… 2015, we meet at last! This is going to be one HAPPENING year at Hometown Bicycles. On the agenda are:

   •  Celebrating 5 sweet years of business in the world’s coolest industry
•  Opening a monumental Hometown bicycle adventure center in Brighton
•  Participating in more events
(If there’s an event YOU’d like us to be a part of, email us!)
   •  Creating year-round learning opportunities – clinics, classes, and crafting
   •  Launching new shop rides (If you’re interested in becoming a ride leader, email us!)
   •  Hosting product demos
   •  Other coolness and fabulosity, yet to be revealed

To start this year off right, we’d like to show some major love for a few additional Hometownies who took time to “Believe in Hometown” over the holidays (see below). Want to be a part of this magic? There’s still time for you to reap the very real rewards of becoming a Hometown VIP. For details, swing by and talk to Shaun!

"I Believe in Hometown" gift certificate VIPs
(Clockwise from top middle: Our undying gratitude to Tom, Terry, Dean, Craig & Vikki, Mark & Becky and Leslie & Debi, and George!)

 

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Hometown Bicycles Bike Clinic Series 2015 logo

Bike Care & Maintenance Clinic: Part 1

There is NO CHARGE for any of the clinics in this series. For a full list of our 2015 Bike Clinics, click here, or stay posted on our Facebook page.
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TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TOES
Okay… maybe not, but here’s how you CAN improve your ride
Yoga for Cyclists at Hometown Bicycles

Continuing by popular demand at our Brighton shop on Monday afternoons, this class is geared toward the avid cyclist, but novice yogi. This class will make you a stronger and more efficient cyclist.

Winter Hours, Leslie’s Choice, and MDOT Helps Cyclists

Tell Us About Your Dream Bike Shop
YOUR INPUT. YOUR SHOP.
Hometown Bicycles - Your dream bicycle shop
Over the last few emails, you’ve learned about how Hometown Bicycles got its start,where we are today, and our vision for the future… now it’s YOUR turn to chime in!

Tell us what you want to see in the future Hometown Bicycles – anything from products, services, events and rides, to the qualities that you believe will help make us your dream bicycle shop.

Share your feedback on our Facebook page, under the post that’s pinned at the top of our newsfeed. Your input is a critical part of our evolution.

We’re listening…

Shaun & Dawn Bhajan

WINTER HOURS START MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Our “BRR-R-R-R-R!! That’s Michigan for you!” hours run November 17 – April 1.

MON – FRI: 10AM – 7PM
SAT – SUN: 9AM – 5PM

Our Whitmore Lake shop will be CLOSED JANUARY 1st and REOPEN MARCH 1st. 

AHHHHHHH… YOGA FOR CYCLISTS 

Yoga for Cyclists at Hometown Bicycles of Brighton, MI

This past Monday marked the inaugural, weekly, in-shop Yoga for Cyclists class series, led by the supremely talented (as you can see by the cyclists melting into the floor) Jessica Beaubien of Soul Stretch Yoga.

If you think tension is the hallmark of a good ride or that touching your toes is for runners, you NEED this class. Heck, we ALL need this class.

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LESLIE’S PEDAL-POWERED MAKEOVER
Customer Highlight: Biking with benefits of the life-altering variety

Leslie Cook, a cool customer of Hometown Bicycles

If you look up “enthusiasm” in the dictionary, there should undoubtedly be a picture of Leslie Cook.

Leslie’s taken to mountain biking like a fish to water. Here’s his story in his own words:

“I started riding my old style steel trail bike to get into shape.  It was fun gravel grinding on back roads but started getting boring when riding by myself.  I wasn’t very motivated either, until my kids started to get on me about my health.  When I finally took a look at myself and realized I couldn’t see my belt buckle anymore and had to lean to see my shoes, I decided things must change if I wanted to live to see my grandkids and enjoy them.

I joined a biggest loser contest at work, started getting in shape, and started riding my bike again.  I’ve lost 35 pounds, kept it off, and started trail riding.

I have been riding two years now, rode in my first Iceman, and finished.  I could not have accomplished this without the support from Home Town and the support of the riders I have have met (plus the ripping tune up I got from Shaun.)  I am looking forward to continuing my friendship with these wonderful people and encourage others to do so also.  Look forward to seeing you all on the trails.”

Want to share your story and inspire others to ride?  Send us an email with your favorite cycling photo and a little bit about why you ride, what inspires you, and what you’ve done that might inspire someone else to change their life, too!

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GEORGIA GOULD WINS ICEMAN’S GOLD
Community Highlight:  The gals take it

Velo News - Gould wins Iceman Cometh Challenge 2014

Velo News ran a fantastic article on the recent triumph of cyclist, Georgia Gould, two-time winner of Michigan’s Iceman Cometh Challenge.  Check it out HERE!
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MDOT Bicycle Event Survey
Industry Highlight: Help Michigan prove the value of cycling

Bicycling in Michigan MDOT infographic

Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), distributor of the “Bicycling in Michigan” infographic above, has launched a new and intriguing survey to assess the economic value of cycling events to the Michigan economy. Let’s help ’em see the value in the sport we love!

Iceman, Coffee, and Your Cycling Experience

The Ultimate Cycling Experience
THE STORY OF HOMETOWN: INTERMISSION

In last week’s newsletter, we ended our recent installment of the Hometown Bicycles saga with what amounted to a cliffhanger… and, boy, did we ever learn what Hometown means to all of you!

We had visits, and calls, and messages from so many of you, wanting to know what’s happening with the company, and whether everything is okay.

Rest assured, we’re sticking around. But if our last email gave you pause for thought – a world without Hometown Bicycles – then we hope you’ve come to realize the same thing we have…

What Does Hometown Bicycles Mean to You?

Hometown Bicycles has become far more than just a place to buy bike stuff; there are plenty of those already. Instead, Hometown is where you set goals, share your stories, make new friends, overcome challenges, improve your health, vent your frustrations, learn, hang out, dream, thrive, and celebrate your accomplishments. You’ve made us a hub of the community.

In essence, Hometown Bicycles is where you’ve chosen to come for your ultimate cycling experience… WOW. We do not take that responsibility lightly…

Ultimate Cycling Experience

To us, a true Ultimate Cycling Experience means a place that offers the products you need, the service you expect, the education to grow, the opportunity to use what you’ve learned, and the team to support and celebrate what you do.

Based on your feedback, we’ve made a great start, but there’s always room to be better.

So, What Are We Doing?

Right now, we’re working on stronger relationships and intriguing opportunities that will help us achieve our goal of giving you the Ultimate Cycling Experience you deserve.

What Can You Do to Help?

Keep doing what you’re doing!! The fact that you believe so much in Hometown that you send your family and friends, join our shop rides, show up to our clinics, patronize our shop, and come to us for advice is the ultimate show of faith. THAT is what will get us to this goal.

Part 3 of Infinity…

So, although we started this Hometown saga as a Part 1 of 3, we’ve realized that with our story really just starting, it’ll take a heck of a lot more than 3 measly little articles to tell it all.

We promise to keep you in the loop, chapter by exciting chapter…

Shaun & Dawn Bhajan

SHOP CLOSED THIS SATURDAY FOR ICEMAN

Iceman Cometh Challenge logo

Hometown’s headed to Iceman this Saturday, and we’re taking the crew, so…
Brighton & Whitmore Lake
CLOSED SATURDAY, NOV. 6TH
Open Sunday, Regular Hours
We’ll be at the start, so stop by and say “hi!” And make sure to swing by the shop to share your Iceman stories… our fall just isn’t complete without ’em!
HIGH VISIBILITY AT LAST WEEK’S BIKE LIGHTS CLINIC
 
We had a full house at last week’s Bike Lights & Night Safety Clinic. It was awesome!
There were some really stellar questions asked, and a bevy of curious cyclists tested out bike lights on our Devil’s Night Shop Ride immediately after. You sure couldn’t miss them, as you’ll see in the video above.
Thanks, clinic peeps, for showing up, learning, riding, and hanging out with us. And a special thanks to Jim Cleer for leading up one of the ride groups and to Leslie Cook for bringing us some new Hometown fans!
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HOMETOWN CUSTOMERS GET CAFFEINATED
Customer Highlight: Move over Vanna White!
(Jim, Brenda, and Kevin are the elite first to purchase Hometown Coffee)

Our customers are so cool… they were calling dibs on our new Hometown Coffees before we even brought them into the store! These delicious brews come from Brighton’s beloved Bagels & Bites… no wonder why everyone look so happy. Thank you, Hometown pioneers, for supporting our newest product line!

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Yoga for Cyclists Held at Hometown – Brighton
Community Highlight: Starting November 10th!

Hometown Bicycles is proud to present an on-site yoga opportunity for the tight-muscled cyclist in all of us. Open to the community, this class – led by Soul Stretch Yoga – addresses back, hips, wrists, lung capacity and core+balance. You’ll also work on bigger biking muscles, full suspension flexibility and dialed in focus.
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“ICEMAN EFFED MY BIKE” TUNE-UP SPECIAL
Industry Highlight:  Industry event, Hometown program

Iceman Cometh is one of those epic cycling events that makes Michigan such a cool state. In support of such awesomeness, we created an “Iceman Effed My Bike” tune up special for post race bicycle recovery.