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Bike Mechanic ad - Excel Sports 5/20/2011

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About the Store: Excel Sports Boulder is a high end mail order (phone and internet) retailer with a retail storefront in Boulder Colorado. We are a reasonably small company with 20 employees that work very efficiently. We have a saying that we are "cyclists serving cyclists" and we try to provide knowledge, experience, parts and service that you don't always find in our part of the market. Our showroom is located at the front of our warehouse in Boulder Colorado. It is a very small space but has a good amount of traffic that goes through it. We do produce a catalog, we have a website and we advertise nationally as well as locally. Check out our website at www.excelsports.com

About the position: We are looking for a seasonal addition to our work shop. We need an experienced mechanic that is ready to work on high end bikes throughout the summer months. This position ends September 15th.

Responsibilities
• Communicate with Staff, Marketing and buyers when questions arise
• Bike Repairs
• Bike Builds
• Work with customers, answer questions etc

Requirements
• Positive attitude
• Communication Skills
• Organization
• Ability to multi task
• Wheel building a plus
• High level of experience building and maintaining bikes at a professional level.

Please send in your resume and cover letter

Josh McGuckin | Excel Sports Boulder

2011 Boulder Walk and Bike Month

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Sunday, June 5 – B-360 Bike Ride
As part of Boulder’s Walk & Bike Month, everyone is invited to take part in the annual B-360 Boulder By Bike Ride tour from 3-5 p.m. It’s an enjoyable ride that’s fun for all ages and showcases the city’s cycling and pedestrian paths. Participants can ride an entire loop around the city or ride a half-loop called the B180. Both rides begin and end at Scott Carpenter Park at Arapahoe Avenue and 30th Street. Stick around after the ride for refreshments, a picnic and prize drawings.

Wednesday, June 8 – Boulder Creek Path Historic Bike Tour
Come to the historic Settler’s Park at 5:30 p.m. on June 8 for a relaxing ride along the Boulder Creek Path. All ages and abilities are welcome. For more information, visit www.boulderhistory.org, or call 303-499-3464.

Friday, June 17 – Park(ing) Spaces Day
As part of Park(ing) Spaces Day, paid parking spaces downtown and in parking lots around Boulder are transformed into places where visitors can stop, visit, and benefit from many different types of activities, from chair massages to yoga to bike repair stations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Volunteers sought for Boulder’s Walk and Bike Month

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BOULDER — Organizers of Boulder’s 35th annual Walk & Bike Month are seeking volunteers for the 70+ events planned for June. Come be a part of this annual tradition celebrating Boulder’s unique and nationally-recognized pedestrian and bicycle culture. Volunteers help with everything from distributing posters to offering administrative support. Dates and hours are flexible.

Benjamin Trail Loop opens today

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Today at 4pm there will be a ceremonial event to open the desperately need 3.1 miles of the new at the Betasso Preserve. Later this summer a connector tail from Four Mile Canyon will be created allowing riders who don't mind a little asphalt to make a wonderful loop ride out of Boulder. 303Cycling will attempt to ride the trail today to provide more feedback of the trail. If you ride this trail this week then please comment here on this story your opinion of how it was.

Schedule of events today

Grand opening schedule
2:30 p.m. – Nature hike from Betasso Trailhead to ceremony site.

3:15 p.m. – Time hikers should leave trailhead to reach the site in time.

3:30 p.m. – Shuttle van departs trailhead.

o The van is for people who are not able to hike or ride.
o Reservations are required. Contact Sukey Williams at swilliams@bouldercounty.org or 303-678-6222.
o Van riders must still be able to make the 15-minute hike at the top.

3:40 p.m. – Time bikers should leave trailhead to reach the site in time.

4 p.m. – Ribbon-cutting ceremony and official trail opening!

Sugarloaf Hill Climb

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July 1st, Mike Horgan HC Race heads up the Sugarloaf route

Sugarloaf may not be hardest climb in Boulder County but it isn't far behind. To the "summit" it gains 2735 feet of elevation in 9.6 miles so clearly isn't for the meek at heart. For many the "summit" is the highest point on paved road, however for those daring to ride some hard pack gravel, the road descends for a little over a mile then turns into gravel at a much lessor pitch than what the rider has just completed.

For those on a mountain bike or cross bike this ride opens up many other options besides the typical out-and-back. The most common alternative route takes the rider on the Switzerland Trail and who's entrance to that road is just to the right at the summit of the climb.

The ride up Sugarload starts on Boulder Canyon which has a Ok shoulder most of the way, the worst part about the entire ride is the 100ft of tunnel to ride through. Best advice is to have a tail light on your bike and use it while riding through. After the tunnel it's about a mile to the right hand turn up Sugarloaf. Just a 100 yards before Sugarloaf on the left is Magnolia which is THE hardest climb in Boulder County!.

At first the ride is mellow-ish but you will find that is gradually gets steeper as you become more exhausted and by the end it is fairly bare landscape and exposed due to a fire in the 80's. Once at the top a look back over the Boulder Valley is enough to tell you this climb was worth it... we hope.

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