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Closing out 2021!

It’s been… a year. We’d like to thank you for your business in 2021. If you haven’t noticed yet, we just became a Marin Bikes dealer and brought in 30 bikes on our opening order. You can review the models we have in stock on the (Almost) Every Bike In Stock page.

For the remainder of 2021 we’ll be putting some thought into what we’d like to accomplish next year, hoping that in 2022 we can get back to doing some educational classes that we’ve done in the past, and continuing our efforts on being the best little bike shop we can be!

If you want to help us out, please consider leaving us a 5 star review on Google, Facebook or Yelp!

Feb/Mar 2021 Appointment Scheduling

Open for curbside, for your safety and ours. We are facilitating bike and accessory sales, repairs (both drop off & while you wait), rentals and more, just outside our front doors.

Browse our “back to school” products here: ASU Back To School 2020/21.

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225. You may also text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com

We ask that you wear a mask per city and county mandate and maintain social distance while speaking with us in person. We wear masks continuously at the shop to protect each other as well as you.

Due to a shortage of bikes due to supply chain issues and increased demand, bike sales are best facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and test ride appointments should only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us. Available bikes are listed on our (Almost) Every Bike In Stock page.

It’s also possible for you to purchase a Surly from us for shipment anywhere in the continental USA!

Want to support us now and shop later? We have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public. We can not take the risk of someone positive entering the store. Arizona is again the worst in the nation and globally for new cases.

January 2021 Appointment Scheduling

Open for curbside, for your safety and ours. We are facilitating bike and accessory sales, repairs (both drop off & while you wait), rentals and more, just outside our front doors.

Browse our “back to school” products here: ASU Back To School 2020/21.

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225. You may also text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com

We ask that you wear a mask per city and county mandate and maintain social distance while speaking with us in person. We wear masks continuously at the shop to protect each other as well as you.

Due to a shortage of bikes due to supply chain issues and increased demand, bike sales are best facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and test ride appointments should only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us. Available bikes are listed on our (Almost) Every Bike In Stock page.

It’s also possible for you to purchase a Surly from us for shipment anywhere in the continental USA!

Want to support us now and shop later? We have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public. We can not take the risk of someone positive entering the store. Arizona is again the worst in the nation and globally for new cases.

December Appointment Scheduling

Open for curbside, for your safety and ours. We are facilitating bike and accessory sales, repairs (both drop off & while you wait), rentals and more, just outside our front doors.

Browse our “back to school” products here: ASU Back To School 2020/21.

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225. You may also text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com

We ask that you wear a mask per city and county mandate and maintain social distance while speaking with us in person. We wear masks continuously at the shop to protect each other as well as you.

Due to a shortage of bikes due to supply chain issues and increased demand, bike sales are best facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and test ride appointments should only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us.

It’s also possible for you to purchase a Surly from us for shipment anywhere in the continental USA!

Want to support us now and shop later? We have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public. We can not take the risk of someone positive entering the store.

November Appointment Scheduling

Open for curbside. Repairs (both drop off & while you wait), rentals and shopping. Hopeful we can re-open to the public sooner than later, but not quite yet, COVID19 cases are again rising in the state.

Browse our “back to school” products here: ASU Back To School 2020/21.

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225. You may also text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com

We are open for business, but are continuing all business by curbside model outside our doors. We can facilitate all sales via curbside. Drop off repairs, while you wait, repair pick-ups, bike shopping, etc. We ask that you wear a mask per city and county mandate and maintain social distance while speaking with us in person. We wear masks continuously at the shop to protect each other as well as you.

Due to a shortage of bikes due to supply chain issues and increased demand, bike sales are best facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and test ride appointments may only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us.

Our online store is now live and open 24/7! Shop our catalog of over 10,000+ items from the comfort of your home!

It’s also possible for you to purchase a Surly from us for shipment anywhere in the continental USA!

Want to support us now and shop later? We have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public. We can not take the risk of someone positive entering the store.

October Appointment Scheduling

Open for curbside. Repairs (both drop off & while you wait), rentals and shopping. Hopeful we can re-open to the public sooner than later, but not quite yet.

Browse our “back to school” products here: ASU Back To School 2020/21.

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225. You may also text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com

We are open for business, but are continuing all business by curbside model outside our doors. We can facilitate all sales via curbside. Drop off repairs, while you wait, repair pick-ups, bike shopping, etc. We ask that you wear a mask per city and county mandate and maintain social distance while speaking with us in person. We wear masks continuously at the shop to protect each other as well as you.

Due to a shortage of bikes due to supply chain issues and increased demand, bike sales are best facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and test ride appointments may only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us.

Our online store is now live and open 24/7! Shop our catalog of over 10,000+ items from the comfort of your home!

It’s also possible for you to purchase a Surly from us for shipment anywhere in the continental USA!

Want to support us now and shop later? We have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

Though Arizona’s numbers are moving in the right direction, we are still choosing to operate curbside only. For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public. We can not take the risk of someone positive entering the store.

September Appointment Scheduling

If you arrived here directly, please read our most recent blog post for the most up to date status and ways to shop!

Browse our “back to school” products here: ASU Back To School 2020/21.

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225. You may also text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com

We are open for business, but the shop remains closed to the public. All business is by drop off and pick up outside our front doors. We ask that you wear a mask per city mandate and maintain social distance while speaking with us in person. We wear masks continuously at the shop to protect each other as well as you.

Bike sales are facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and test ride appointments may only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us.

Our online store is now live and open 24/7! Shop our catalog of over 10,000+ items from the comfort of your home!

It’s also possible for you to purchase a Surly from us for shipment anywhere in the continental USA!

Want to support us now and shop later? We have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

Though Arizona’s numbers are moving in the right direction, we are still choosing to operate curbside only. For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public. We can not take the risk of someone positive entering the store.

August Appointment Scheduling

If you arrived here directly, please read our most recent blog post for the most up to date status and ways to shop!

Browse our “back to school” products here: ASU Back To School 2020/21.

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225. You may also text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com

We are open for business, but the shop remains closed to the public. All business is by drop off and pick up outside our front doors and most payments will be email invoiced for online payment (cash only as last resort). We will only have in person conversations outside of the shop at a 6′ or greater social distance. We wear masks continuously at the shop, and ask that you do, too.

Bike sales are facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and test ride appointments may only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us.

Our online store is now live and open 24/7! Shop our catalog of over 10,000+ items from the comfort of your home!

It’s also possible for you to purchase a Surly from us for shipment anywhere in the continental USA!

Want to support us now and shop later? We have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

Why are we closed to the public? Data. We are still adding thousands of cases daily and there is no notable trend downward. Until there is, we remain curbside only.

For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public. We can not take the risk of someone positive entering the store.

Here’s an anonymous tip line for reporting and tracking infections at businesses that fail to provide transparency to employees and customers: https://twitter.com/PHXCovidTracker.

July Appointment Scheduling

If you arrived here directly, please read our most recent blog post for the most up to date status and ways to shop!

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225. You may also text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com

We are open for business, but the shop remains closed to the public. All business is by drop off and pick up outside our front doors and most payments will be email invoiced for online payment (cash only as last resort). We will only have in person conversations outside of the shop at a 6′ or greater social distance. We wear masks continuously at the shop, and ask that you do, too.

Bike sales are facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and test ride appointments may only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us.

Our online store is now live and open 24/7! Shop our catalog of over 10,000+ items from the comfort of your home!

It’s also possible for you to purchase a Surly from us for shipment anywhere in the continental USA!

Want to support us now and shop later? We have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

Why are we closed to the public? Data. Positive test results. Exponential increases. In early June we were adding over 1,000 positive cases per day, we are quadrupling that here in July. A new record was set on July 1, with 4,878 positives. On June 4th we were at 22,753 cases statewide. Since June 4th we’ve added 71,800 positive cases for a total of 94,553. An increase of 316%.

We cannot take the risk of someone positive entering the store. It has come to light that some businesses are failing to be transparent and employees are rightfully outing the businesses for various transgressions. You can follow a new Twitter account that tracks our metro area: https://twitter.com/PHXCovidTracker. News reports from June 13th are showing that tens of businesses have been exposed and are temporarily closing. You may read that article here: https://www.abc15.com/entertainment/events/phoenix-area-restaurants-are-closing-again-citing-covid-19-exposures For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public.

June Appointment Scheduling

If you arrived here directly, please read our most recent blog post for the most up to date status and ways to shop!

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please text 480-269-2453, email info@thebicyclecellar.com or call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225.

The shop remains closed to the public. All business is by drop off and pick up outside our front doors and all payments will be email invoiced for online payment (cash only as last resort). We will only have in person conversations outside of the shop at a 6′ or greater social distance. We wear masks, and based on the results of this research study, you should probably wear one too.

Bike sales are facilitated through phone/email/text pre-sale conversations and in store appointments may only be set after you’ve discussed specific in stock bicycles with us.

Our online store is now live and open 24/7! Shop our catalog of over 10,000+ items from the comfort of your home!

The sale and shipment of Surly bikes to anywhere in the Continental USA is permitted through June 30th. We also have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

Why are we closed to the public? Data. Positive test results. The percent of positives of total tests has DOUBLED from 6% as of May 17th, to 12% as of May 31st. We’re adding over 1,000 positive cases per day. A new record was set on June 12, 1,654 new positive cases.

We also cannot take the risk of someone positive entering the store. News reports from June 13th are showing that tens of businesses have been exposed and are temporarily closing. You may read that article here: https://www.abc15.com/entertainment/events/phoenix-area-restaurants-are-closing-again-citing-covid-19-exposures For the economic security of the shop and our employees, employee health and community health, we can not open the store to the public.

May Appointment Scheduling

If you have questions you’d like answered before booking an appointment please text 480-269-2453, email info@thebicyclecellar.com or call us between 10am and 3pm Mon – Sat at 480-219-7225.

The shop is closed to the public. All business is by drop off and pick up outside our front doors and all payments will be email invoiced (cash only as last resort). We will only have in person conversations outside of the shop if you’re wearing a mask, and we will wear one too. Please maintain 6’+ of distance.

Our online store is now live and open 24/7! Shop our catalog of over 10,000+ items from the comfort of your home!

The sale and shipment of Surly bikes to anywhere in the Continental USA is permitted through May 31st. We also have gift cards available!

Appointments take priority over walk-ups. Please do not book an appointment that you do not intend to keep.

To continue booking an appointment, please visit our Calendly Appointment Page.

04/29/2020 COVID19 Update

If you arrived here directly, please read our most recent blog post for the most up to date status and ways to shop!

Hello! Hope you are all well and staying safe! We’re hanging in there as well as can be expected! We are currently working on a plan to staff the shop for limited hours, 6 days per week, starting Monday May 4th for more convenient appointment scheduling and walk-up service. The shop will remain closed to the public for the safety of our employees (with exceptions below). 

We will have one staff member at the shop each day to facilitate pre-scheduled appointments for drop-off / pick-up of repairs, service and pre-purchased products. Walk up service will be facilitated as time permits and no in person communication will be permitted without a mask. All payments will be email invoiced to facilitate a completely contact-less and socially distanced payment. Cash will only be accepted as a last resort.

Bike sales will be facilitated via phone, email and text as much as possible. In person test rides of previously discussed bikes as well as completion of sale inside the store will only be permitted if wearing a mask (we will wear one, too). Only the individual purchasing the bike will be permitted in store and should refrain from touching anything other than the bike(s) which they are test riding.

We will continue to provide personalized shopping assistance for products shipped direct to your home via text, email and phone. We are soon launching an online store. Phones will only be answered during our limited business hours. We appreciate the business you’ve given us over the last month and it has allowed us to continue our commitment to keeping our full time staff paid as usual.

If you are interested in buying a Surly for shipment to anywhere in the Continental US we can continue to facilitate these sales until May 31st. Reach out and we can get you rolling on some sweet Surly steel!

If you need to speak with us, please text 480-269-2453 or email info@thebicyclecellar.com!

You may read our previous post here: Physically closed but open for business!

Physically closed, but open for business!

If you arrived here directly, please read our most recent blog post for the most up to date status and ways to shop!

3/19/2020. The risk to the health and safety of our employees, customers and community is too great to remain open as usual. Though our store is physically closed, we are still open for business!

5/31/2020. We remain open for business but closed to the public. Positive cases have spiked in the last number of days as we reach two weeks out from the stay at home order expiration. We expect that to rise as June 6 will be 12 days out from Memorial Day shenanigans.

We are happy to facilitate the following business via text, email or appointment.

1) We can ship any one of tens of thousands of products directly to your home. To start shopping online visit http://www.thebikecellar.com. For personalized service to suit your specific needs please text 480-269-2453, email info@thebicyclecellar.com or call us between 10a and 3pm Mon – Sat.

2) We are available by appointment for larger repairs or service requests.

3) We can sell and ship you a Surly bike or frameset (continental USA).

4) Available by appointment for bike purchases of $599 or above in store.

5) Purchase a gift card for future use.

Driving/Parking in Downtown Tempe/ASU is the pits!

Recently I tried to run some errands around downtown Tempe with my vehicle. Wow, that was an exercise in futility. Never again. Drive around in a circle looking for a place to park, find quarters, end up parking much further away than hoped, walk in the heat, repeat. No, thank you! And when ASU is in session, downtown Tempe’s streets are even more clogged, literally, mornings, lunch and closing time. It’s pretty futile to attempt to drive into, around or out of downtown during these times. It is definitely much simpler and quicker by bicycle. It’s also much cheaper, an ASU parking structure permit ranges in price from $210 to $780 per year! You can buy a pretty sweet bike and accessories for $780 and even $210 pays for 90%+ of a single speed road bicycle which makes great transportation and is pretty stylish to boot!

This short blog post isn’t really a place to get into why folks continue to use the automobile instead of the numerous alternative transportation options available, especially in downtown Tempe. I’ll just say that it’s an addiction, rife with all the habits and denials of any other addiction. If you’re interested in this topic, you might want to look for my friend’s book that’s forthcoming this fall, titled America’s Addiction to Automobiles, by Chad Frederick.

No, the point of this post is to talk about alternatives, namely the bicycle and a bit of public transit. The bicycle is the perfect vehicle for getting around downtown Tempe. A bicycle gets as many as 36.3 miles per burrito! If you don’t own one, you can even test the waters without having to purchase one, courtesy of Tempe’s newly launched GRID bike share. If you have any questions about using a bicycle for transportation or otherwise within the Phoenix metro area, come chat with us, we can advise! We’re transportation focused and we can help you find the right bicycle to suit all your needs!

As for getting to downtown, there are more than a few park & rides conveniently located along the light rail and others throughout the valley. Tempe also provides a free neighborhood shuttle service called Orbit. All buses have bike racks on the front, and bicycles can be wheeled onto the light rail trains. Even if you do use a vehicle to get closer to Tempe, these options help you ditch the car outside of the congested downtown area and let you move through Tempe with ease using the bus, bike or rail.

DLMR Bike Tours Puget Sound Part 1

My (Alex) birthday was around the corner and I knew I wanted to celebrate it on a bike, touring some place. She Hulk (my 2004 Surly Cross Check) was already up in Washington from a previous trip . Unridden for over 2 years sitting in my friend’s garage collecting moss. Unfortunately, I had missed a trip up there the previous summer due to flight and scheduling issues. So naturally, I felt the need to make that up. Tom was itching for some bike touring himself. Between you and I, I also think he missed our old wrench Matt. So DLMR (Dark Legion of Midnight Riders) was back at it.

Wednesday April 26, 2017. De ja vu, I missed my flight again, doh! Fortunately, seats on a Delta flight 1 hour later were still available. Cheap! Didn’t break the bank. Blessing in disguise, maybe? I heard Frontier blew anyways. Turns out, Tom was on the same flight, haha! Arrived at 9:45am to be swooped up by our own personal unmarked shuttle. Matt owns a big white stupid van. Complimentary gift of fruit and energy gels were provided, hells yeah! Quick stop at the grocer for foods and beers and off to Matt’s to set up our rigs.

Thursday April 27, 2017. Happy Birthday to me! Let’s get this show on the road. Leave from Matt’s house in Bothell in route to Mukilteo to catch our first ferry. I love boat rides! Lets just get that out of the way. Snuck some whiskey shots with the bois. Snap shot here, selfie there. Quick boat ride later and we were on Whidbey Island. About 35 miles in, stopped for our second break at South Whidbey Island State Park. The park contains many mature specimens of Western Red Cedar, Douglas Fir, Sitka Spruce, and Western Hemlock. Some of the largest trees I’ve ever seen with an ocean view. Caught our 2nd ferry from Fort Casey to Port Townsend. Tom bought a round of IPA tall boy’s on the ferry. Who knew you can catch a buzz legally on a 20 minute ferry boat ride?

Port Townsend is a cool town for sure. Took a quick break at probably the world’s smallest park. Visited a couple local bike shops. The Broken Spoke was a mostly Trek shop with a little bit of everything and PT Cyclery was like stepping into a museum of classic road bikes from all decades. Even a Peugeot from 1951. Both shops were worlds apart different from each other, but were fascinating in their own right. Turns out Bob Chung over at PT Cyclery is good friends with our own local favorite Erick Cedeño of Bicycle Nomad in DT PHX.

After getting our fill of bike shops, we checked out Propolis brewing for some old world style beers. Really dig the ambiance. Post beer flight and bottle purchase we headed over to Sirens Pub to stuff our faces and eat all the calories. Little did we know the pub was up two and a half flights of stairs and we weren’t comfortable leaving our bikes outside with no way of seeing them. Matt investigated the option of carrying upstairs and discovered a large open hallway in which we could store our bikes.

Our evening was completed after a few miles of riding to Fort Worden Historical State Park to camp just off the beach. A former military installation, Fort Worden was built to protect the Puget Sound from enemy infiltration in the early the 1900’s. We were all pretty pooped after a 50 mile day. Set up camp, scored some free wood, kicked back some whiskey and prepared the night’s chow ;).

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