Just a head’s up. We will be closed Sat, May 25th through Monday, May 27th. We will re-open on Tuesday at our normal hours.
Our grand opening, on Sat. Dec 3rd was a success and we want to thank everyone who visited, or wanted to but couldn’t. Blacktop Cyclery is now officially open for business at 612 18th St in beautiful Downtown Bakersfield. First off I want to thank my family, friends, new and old, and all the local [...]
Just a head’s up. We will be closed Sat, May 25th through Monday, May 27th. We will re-open on Tuesday at our normal hours.
Our grand opening, on Sat. Dec 3rd was a success and we want to thank everyone who visited, or wanted to but couldn’t. Blacktop Cyclery is now officially open for business at 612 18th St in beautiful Downtown Bakersfield. First off I want to thank my family, friends, new and old, and all the local [...]
It’s that time of year again, my friends! Atomic Cycles of Van Nuys is once again hosting the Coaster Brake Challenge of 2011. This self proclaimed “Anti-race Race” is annually put on by the guys at Atomic Cycles for the purpose of having “fun, to race, to sweat, breathe hard, to ride hard, to challenge [...]
Here’s a little background on Mr. David Taylor. I first met him when he was referred to me to build a custom wheelset for his old green Mercier Kilo TT track bike. David rode that bike everywhere as it was his only means of transportation. After the wheelset he invested more into his “daily”, including [...]
First off, I would like to say that Interbike was great, and I accomplished all I had hope to, plus some. What does this mean for you? It means that in the coming days and weeks I will be introducing new and great products and manufacturers that will be newly available to you here in [...]
update The shop will be closed from Sept 22nd to the 26th as we will be in Las Vegas attending Interbike, the bicycle industry trade show. Our hope is that the weather in Bakersfield continues to be a nice as it has been so that you can continue to enjoy it by way of bike. [...]
Happy Birthday to us!!! Wooohooo.. As of September Blacktop Cyclery celebrates it’s first full year in business. We have to say it’s been a great year, full of new friendships and milestones. We have had the great opportunity to serve our community, bring new and exciting products to Bakersfield and get to know many people, [...]
As evidenced by both past posts and some of the featured builds here on this site, I am a big fan of classically styled, or classic original, bicycles. Recently while doing some research and looking for some new build inspirations I discovered Bishops Path Racers, the official blog of Bishops Cycles. If you get a [...]
Blacktop Cyclery is now a direct dealer for Schwalbe Tires. Schwalbe has an exceptional selection of tires that range from light weight race tires to super fat, high pressure cruiser tires and everything in between. Their selection is great and their quality is phenomenal. Also, if you’ve been thinking about building your next city bike [...]
For 2010 Soma Fabrications has introduced a Special Edition Rush track frame. Whats so special about this special edition? Well for one, it’s being offered in this sweet Khaki Green adorned by some pretty nice decals (which are also removable). This model is void of any water bottle braze-ons and it comes equipped with new [...]
