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Specialized’s Women’s Ride Day on May 5th

alexa — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:25:58 +0000

Join us Sunday, May 5th for Specialized’s Women’s Ride Day at Oak Bay Bikes: A fun ladies only bike ride, to celebrate women in cycling across the nation! Meet in the OBB Victoria parking lot at 9:30am to receive:

- A complimentary bike check over + sizing
- Snacks and Beverages
- Pro tips and answers from our female ambassadors

The ride begins at 10am to 2 locations VIA the Galloping Goose.

Route 1: 20 KM total ride to Victoria General Hospital with Jessica.
Route 2: 40 KM total ride to Oak Bay Bicycles Westshore with Jenny.

Snacks and fill up station will be available at Oak Bay Bikes Westshore

Free Demo road bikes will be available on a first come, first serve basis.

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2013 Used Bike Swap Meet

alexa — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:35:27 +0000

Do you have a used bike or bike parts to sell?
Are you looking to buy a used bike or bike parts?

Then you should come to the Monthly Used Bike Swap Meet! These happen on the last Thursdays of the month, from 6pm -8pm at 1990 Oak Bay ave Victoria, BC. (In the back parking lot of Oak Bay Bikes)

SELLERS- Please call to reserve a spot as space is limited -call 250-598-4111 to register/reserve a spot (it’s free!) bicycles and parts only.

BUYERS-Looking to BUY bicycles and/or parts? Just show up, please park on the street, and sales are cash only.

The bike swaps for 2013 are as follows:

April 25th 6pm-8pm
May 30th 6pm-8pm
June 27th 6pm-8pm
July 25th 6pm-8pm
August 29th 6pm-8pm
September 26th 6pm-8pm

*Oak Bay Bikes is simply hosting this event, we do not assess bikes for value or condition. Caveat Emptor and Carpe Dium while you’re at it*

Welcome Tenille Hoogland!

alexa — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 02:44:43 +0000

We are thrilled to be working with Tenille Hoogland, professional triathlete sponsored by Specialized Bicycles. Tenille will be making appearances at OBB Victoria Women’s Rides; and other great events providing encouragement, advice, and acting as another great training partner for our community. Be on the lookout for Tenille, and welcome her to our clan!

Below is a short biography of Tenille’s journey into the sport of Triathlon:

“I started in the sport of triathlon while working as a Senior Planner for the Canadian Government. I did my first sprint triathlon in 2005 and won my age category. Later that summer I completed my first Olympic distance triathlon and won first overall woman. I had a history of elite sport as a synchronized swimmer and felt that I never fully realized my potential as an athlete. Triathlon provided me with another avenue to be the best I could be. I received my elite card status in 2006 and in the winter 2010 I gave up my job to pursue the sport full-time.

I started with Olympic distance draft-legal racing. Although successful at the Pan-American Cup level of racing I realized that my future was in longer-distance non-drafting triathlons. In 2011 I changed focus to 70.3 or half ironman events and immediately encountered success placing first at the Viterra Ironman 70.3 in Calgary and seventh at the ITU Long Course World Championships. In November 2012 I completed my first full Ironman. I now live in Victoria Canada and if I am not training or racing I am studying fitness, health and nutrition at Simon Fraser University through distance education and coaching.”

This upcoming season, Tenille will be participating in the following races:

May 5 – Wildflower

May 26th – Subaru Shawnigan Lake Triathlon

June 1-2 – Quassy Rev3

June 9 – Eagleman 70.3

June 16th – Saunders Subaru Victoria Triathlon

June 23 – Williamsburg Half Rev3

July 21 – Lake Stevens 70.3

July 28 – Calgary 70.3

Sept 8 – World Championship 70.3

Sept 22 – Branson Half Rev3

November 3 – Florida Half Rev3

For more information about Tenille check out her website: http://www.tenillehoogland.com/

Custom 2013 Niner Rip RDO

alexa — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:24:07 +0000

Just finished up another very cool mountain bike build, here at the OBB Victoria Shop. This customer chose the 2013 Niner Rip 9 RDO frame in that awesome blue, with the following parts:

-Rock Shox Revelation fork
-I9 wheels laced to carbon rims
-SRAM XX1 drivetrain and cranks
-Cane Creek Angleset headset
-Niner RDO bar
-Schwalbe Nobby Nic’s 29″ tires
-Rockshox Reverb seat post

Specialized Spring Classics Sales Event

alexa — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:42:39 +0000

Specialized is releasing a unique promotion this year in order to provide recognition to the seriously competitive professional series of 1 day road races that occurs during the spring time. These intense one day races take place over the course of 1 day and primarily take place in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands.

Specialized is selling select carbon road bike models up to $1000 off of 2013 models until April 21st, in honor of the Spring Classics races!

Oak Bay Bikes has the following models and sizes for sale at our Nanaimo, Westshore, and Victoria locations:

Roubaix

Roubaix Expert- Regular price: $4,009 , SALE Price: $3,779

Victoria: 56cm only

Nanaimo: 54cm, 56 cm, and 58cm

Roubaix Comp- Regular Price: $3200, SALE Price: $3,059

Nanaimo: 54 cm, 56 cm, and 58 cm

Westshore: 54cm

Roubaix Elite- Regular Price: $2,500 , SALE Price: $2,399

Nanaimo: 54cm, 56cm, and 58cm

Westshore: 54 cm and 56cm

Roubaix Sport- Regular price: $2,199.99 , SALE Price: $2,059

Victoria: 52 cm and 54 cm

Ruby

Ruby Compact- Regular price $1,899.99 , SALE Price $1,669.00

Victoria- 44cm ,48 cm , and 51cm

Ruby Sport- Regular price $2250 , SALE Price: $2,059

Nanaimo: 51 cm and 54 cm

Westshore: 48 cm and 54 cm

Tarmac

Tarmac Comp- Regular Price: $3,200 SALE Price: $3,059

Nanaimo: 54 cm, 56 cm, 58cm

Tarmac Elite - Regular Price: $2,629, SALE Price: $2,399.00

Victoria: 54 cm and 58 cm

Tarmac Sport - Regular Price: $2,199.99 , SALE Price: $2,059

Victoria: 52cm, 54 cm, and 56 cm

Nanaimo: 52 cm, 54 cm, 56 cm, and 58 cm

*Also available in Grey & White color scheme*

School Bike League 2013: # 1 Bike Jam

alexa — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:58:20 +0000

The first School Bike League event of 2013 was a roaring success! Over 100 kids between grades 6-10, from beginner to competitive came out and participated in this wicked event. Kids competed and were coached on bmxs, downhill bikes, velodrome single speeds, to dirt jump tricks on an airbag! Stay tuned for the other great bike league events, and check out their website at School Bike League.

Thomas Beardmore: A New Beginning

alexa — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:38:07 +0000

Check out OBB Victoria grom Thomas Beardmore shredding at Willis Point! Great video by Piers Zdan, sure to be a VOD on Pinkbike soon great work boys!

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/303966/

Scotty’s Custom Ridley Fenix

alexa — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:20:56 +0000

Scotty from OBB Victoria just finished building up his baby for this season. This year he and a bunch of the road team, that make up some of the vital members of the Victoria Wheelers, decided to get Ridley Fenix frames and build them up from there. Scotty put together a ridiculously nice build of the following parts:

-XS 2013 Ridley Fenix carbon frame

-Full Shimano Dura Ace 9000 drive train

- Shimano Dura Ace brakes

- Specialized black bottle cages

- Specialized Romin Evo Expert saddle

- Smart Enve 6.7/DT 240 wheelset

- Forza Cirrus Pro bar & stem

- Continental GP 4000s 25c tires

Custom SantaCruz Tallboy LT Carbon

alexa — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:36:48 +0000

An OBB Victoria customer just created a brand new SantaCruz Tallboy LT Carbon… and it looks great! The bike features:

- Fox Talas 34 fork

- XTR rear derailleur

- XT brakes

- Easton Haven stem

- XT cranks

- XT pedals

- Easton Haven Wheelset

- Easton Havoc bar

- Rockshox Reverb seat post

- Chromag Moon Dt saddle

-Cane Creek headset @ 1.o degrees

- Schwalbe Hans Dampf 2.3 x 29 tires