Mar

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Put Me Back on My Bike

Filed Under Cycling, Gear 

About 10pm here on a Thursday night. Just bouncing around the cycling corner of the net from one blog to another. Discovering some good new sites as well as a few wacky ones that I’ll refrain from mentioning. Truly just browsing the internet. Found a neat place that sells some great cycling tee shirts for the real racing fan with a knowledge of some of the sport’s history. Check out this one with the famous Tom Simpson quote:


Simpson Tee Shirt


Is that a great shirt or what? It’s real “insider’s” shirt in that it wouldn’t mean much to you if, say, you didn’t know the significance of the word “Koppenberg“. Click on the image to see the other designs the seller, Cyclista, offers with quotes from Merckx and Hinault. Cyclista sells some neat stuff for the serious bike racing fan. Not the typical stuff you see available in the US.


Their site’s selection reminded me of my first trip to Colorado a few years ago. When I first flew into Denver’s new airport, I was shocked to see the kiosk that was stocked with cycling memorabilia right there in the terminal. I don’t remember the store’s name, but they sold really hard-core racing fan-oriented stuff. Not just Lance and LeMond items that any non-cyclist would appreciate. The thought that occured to me was that Colorado’s reputation as a destination for cyclists must really be true if a merchant like that could exist.


I was back in Denver last August for our Health+Fitness Business Expo and didn’t see the kiosk. Does anyone else know if it’s still there? I’ll be back in Denver this August for HFB again and would love to visit it if I have time while waiting for my flight.


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One Response to “Put Me Back on My Bike”

  1. Mark Ritz on March 21st, 2007 2:01 pm

    The kiosk at DIA was called Bike Kulture. Unfortunately, they lost their lease to Crocs. Yes, it was a little slice of cycling heaven when I traveled through the airport. They carried my coffee before they closed. There’s still a website at bikekulture.com, with most of the selection that one would see at the airport.

    Cheers,
    Mark Ritz
    General Manager
    Kinetic Koffee Company, Inc.
    Coffee for GearHeads, by GearHeads

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