Heyooooooo sweetest of baby booboos..we see you in that dark, damp corner..just itching to be slapped on a rippin’ rig, or maybe your a rig yourself that has not seen the warm embrace of a human body in ages..
All these sweet nothings mean only one thing..BIKE SWAP TIME BEEEETCHES!!!!!
We’ll be kickin’ it Saturyay 4/1/2023 from 12-5pm with registration starting at 11am. BYO tables for slangin’ the goodies..Here’s the rundown:
Less then 10 parts: $15
10+ Parts: $20
1-3 Bikes: $20
3-5 bikes: $30
5+ bikes: $40
@glidepizza will have beer and Zaza for purchase! if you need to get rid of some overflow parts or if you’ve been searching hi and low for that dream bike, come on by! Your rad rig buildup awaits!
Hey partay peoples..how about you dust off them scootie booties and come celebrate 9 years of The Spindle on 11/12! We're super appreciative of the support throughout the the years and are stoked to have a little throwdown to celebrate!
We’ll blast things off with a good new fashion’d Bike Swap!
Registration starts @ 11 from then we run it from 12-5pm..BYO tables for slangin’ the goodies..Here’s the rundown:
Less then 10 parts: $10
10+ Parts: $20
1-3 Bikes: $20
3-5 bikes: $25
5+ bikes: $30
We’ll be partyin’ all day into the eve until us oldies dwindle it down to nighties which usually means around 9/10 but who knows! We could go all the way to 10:18 or beyond!
We’ll have some beers and other coldies covered for ya and we’ll sporadically snag some pizza’s from our buddies at Glide!
In Aprll 2022 we took a rad group of folx on an extended mixed-terrain ramble route going from Harelson, Ga. to Gay, Ga. sleeping under the stars at The Towerhouse Farm Brewery.
Shot and Directed by lovely Stay Loose Productions
Rolled outta bed early, fixed a flat hopped in the car with Eddie and rolled down to Shady Dale, GA to do some riding with our good buddy and talented frame builder, Donald Hoefer.
At arrival we’re greeted by the barking and howling of the smallest group of farm dogs you done ever seen. Shortly after the screen door slung open and out burst, Jesse, Donalds wife and overall sweetheart with a warm greeting. After a short tour of the chicken coop and Donalds cock stand off with the rooster: he lost by spur to the thigh.
One last snack check and we were off to blindly follow Donald, as we always do. He’s known for his incredible sense of direction and a charming sense of adventure. My best riding buddies don’t talk much. We spend our time inside of our heads and outside of our bodies, somewhat meditative. The crunching miles of loose, chunky gravel beneath our knobby tires. The breeze forcing limbs of trees sideways. The crashing of leaves fluttering against each other are only disrupted by the reeling of White Industry hubs. Not much was really said within the first 20 or so miles. Most of the dogs that chased us didn’t even bark at us, it was eerily peaceful and the continued silence, welcomed.
From short, punchy open roads that branded our tan lines to shaded gravel checkered in evergreens to young overgrown single track carpeted in bright green ferns, it was a perfect mix of terrain with very little road. After rallying up some tenacious climbs and nerding out on photographing the rad handmade, custom built machines I’ve had the pleasure of riding alongside, we got to a fishing pond and filled our bottles at the public filet station.
After Eddie approved of the sprayer-born agua, we peacefully grazed on snacks ranging from homemade trail mix, Clif Bars and meat sticks we finished out the last 15 miles.
We were chased by about 15 or so dogs on this trip. Most were quiet, waiting for us around corners or at the top of unforgiving hills. We also saw: 3 rat snakes, countless deer with 2 fresh fawns, one baby bunny and acres of horse, cattle, goats and other farm animals. And just like that were had looped back to the house for some refreshing brews, recaps, app checks and an abbreviated farm tour.
After Eddie approved of the sprayer-born agua, we peacefully grazed on snacks ranging from homemade trail mix, Clif Bars and meat sticks we finished out the last 15 miles.
Donald is an incredible frame builder and I’ll be doing some work with him in the near future and I’m extremely excited about it. Till then check out his work here.
Donalds personal Hoefer and Edwards custom Stinner are photographed below.
Route Info by wahoo. I started later into the ride to honor Donald and Jesse’s privacy:
{Rte coming soon}
Daily stats:
2500ft climbing
46mi
top temp 39C/103F
Our friend Afotey has been a fixture in the urban cycling community for years, but has always had one rule: never go off-road. However, as we all know, for Team Spindle rules are more like guidelines. Join Afotey for some dirt shredding, cold pasta eating, and <strikethrough>light trespassing</strikethrough> camp making as he takes his first bikepacking trip through the Green Swamp Wilderness Area in southwest Florida. Shot by David Childers of @getlostphotoclub(link to Instagram) and Among the Pines Photography(https://www.amongthepinesphotography.com).
