Blacktop Celebrates 1 Year In Business

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, some of whom have become regular customers of ours.

Although our business model is somewhat unconventional we have had lots of encouragement from many people and organizations.

First, on Aug 12th, Soma Fabrications, the people who bring cyclists many fine products, both of  high quality and great value (one of my favorites if you haven’t noticed), did a “Shop Spotlight” featuring Blacktop. This of course was a great honor for us as this is a manufacturer whose products we love, and who we have noticed does listen to customers when considering new innovations.You can find many great examples of this on this website alone.

Second, on Aug 24th, VeloCast, a UK based podcast (Scotland to be exact) did a small report and commentary about Blacktop as well, both on our business model and work. If you’re not familiar with VeloCast definitely check it out. These guys love riding bikes and love to talking about them; sounds familiar to me.

Finally, I would personally like to thank every one of you who has helped keep the dream going. It sure hasn’t been easy, but every second of it has been a treat. We at Blacktop have been very fortunate to have the absolute best customers and been able to work with the best in the business when it comes to our manufacturers and distributors.  I know I have been greatly blessed and I work every day to make sure my family, friends, customers and business associates all know that I appreciate it. Thank you again, everyone.

If you’re interested in checking out our Shop Spotlight at SOMA Fab’s blog you can find it here: SOMAfeed

If you would like to hear the great guys at VeloCast discuss Blacktop, and lots of other bicycle related topics on their podcast, you can download the episode here (we come up at 28:30 min.): VeloCast; Episode 107: Giving Gingers A Bad Name

As always, whatever your bicycle related needs, little or great, never hesitate to contact us at the shop. We’re always happy to hear from you!

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