Bikeworks ABQ

We sell road bikes too! Here’s a sweet Enve Melee that is going out the door today with our good friend James. The Enve complete bike program is really cool, and is basically a custom bike builder where you get to specify nearly all the specs on the bike. And the paint jobs are just so good.

New tool day! This is exciting if you’re a nerdy bike nerd who likes tools. We have never been impressed with the Park disc tab facing tool, so we upgraded to the VAR. Way nicer to use! Having the best tools available is always worth the investment. (If you’re wondering what this is, a disc brake mount facing tool cuts the brake mating surface of the frame so that it is perfectly perpendicular to the axle / parallel to the rotor, and makes sure that both mounting surfaces are on the same plane. This can fix issues like hard to adjust brakes, noisy brakes, and uneven brake pad wear.)

Last week I (Lucero) went to Fox’s new Suspension Academy. After 20 years of working with suspension, it was nice to get some formal training from Fox for the first time. The class was pretty intense, we spent 30+ hours over three days rebuilding numerous fork dampers, rear shocks, and dropper posts.
I picked up a lot of technique, have some new tools to buy, and met some cool people.
Thanks for the opportunity , I look forward to the next class!

New brand alert! We signed up with Commencal for their partnership program. You can order through us, or on their website to pick up here at the shop. Let us put it together for you!
This TEMPO Power is a very nicely equipped mid power / short travel e bike for $6k.
We sold Commencal back in the day when they first showed up in the US, and we’re excited to have them back.

Lucero just picked up a Pivot Vault with the Force XPLR 13 speed group. The new copper color definitely matches one of the many shades of brown on his beloved ratty Westy! What do you think, would that be a good color for a repaint?

Merry Christmas! We’re out until Tuesday.

Hey nerds, this is important so listen up!
1) We’re taking the rest of the week off! We will be back Tuesday 12/2
B) Come ride with us Friday, Placitas, 11am. We promise to take your breath away.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Smooches!

Monday funday! Some moody weather over the Sandias, and hero dirt in the north foothills with just the occasional puddle.

The shop turned 18 this week. Here’s some photos from when we opened. It has gone by quick!
Come celebrate with us this Saturday 11/22 at the shop. There will be food and drinks and the Pivot bike demo going on (go to pivotcycles.com for more info and to reserve a bike). And we’re all getting tattoos and smoking ci******es and buying lottery tickets and fireworks, because we’re adults now!

Do you have hands? Because we have customs Bikeworks gloves again! Just in time for fall, these lightweight are the bees knees. Great for touching trees, taking calls on the banana phone, holding stuff, and even riding bikes. Back by popular demand, they are also available in pairs of left / left, right / right, and classic left /right. In my hands, in my hands, blee blah blee blah hands.