Chris and Ryan (NuNu from the Hollywood days) went to Big Bear for UnPredict Your Wednesday. It was Ryan’s first time bikepacking and just escaping to UnPredict a night. Super success. They camped in the middle of nowhere after riding into the forest. Spending the day on the Big Bear Skyline trail was as spectacular as always.
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Jack was motivated by his grandpa lately riding in Topanga. He has done the Saturday ride, ridden up Chaney and even out to the Oak tree on Backbone. He picked up his own bike to keep going on rides. So much goodness seeing Jack riding in Topanga.
Julian stopped by last week looking for a road bike that had the ability to commute comfortably and also be capable in future adventures. The sparkly brown Salsa Vaya was calling his name, so we ordered one up for him, and now he’s ready to roll with his new “Road” bike. haha
After being passed off by several shops in the area when he inquired about a custom bike that he’s been wanting to build for years, Nick gave us a call and explained what he was thinking about doing, and we immediately started the build sheet for him.
Based off a Surly 1×1, he had it powder-coated and we built it up with parts of his choosing. It came out stunning!
Rogue Journeymen is coming up on its 1 year anniversary next month. We’ve learned and grown immensely from our beginnings with making valet trays out of leather for holiday gifts. The idea behind Rogue Journeymen began during our annual trade show in Las Vegas, NV last September when we were speaking with our friends at Brooks on how to make the saddles sold through the Outpost unique to us, since they were also easily available online. As the months went by, we kept the idea of handmade leather/wood gifts in the back of our heads until around December. Being in the bicycle industry, we have to constantly innovate and keep up with the times, if not, products and genres change and leave us in the dust. Understanding that we had to think outside the box in order to stay in business, Rogue Journeymen was born. What started with a handful of prototype leather valet trays, has evolved into an entirely separate business that has been catering from high volume wholesale hand made goods to personal and unique one-off works. Thank you everyone who has supported our venture, here’s to another year of locally crafted goods!
Matt and Darren stopped by during one of our Saturday Morning Shop rides. In case you didn’t know, they’re from the venerably cool Crust Bikes that are popping up all over social media. We rode for a few hours, and became friends over some fresh banana bread and coffee at the shop, once we came back from the ride. Thanks for stopping by guys, safe travels and stay rad!
Lael & Nicholas. Holy moly, are they two of the most inspiring and incredibly sweet people on planet Earth. Thanks to our friends at Advocate Cycles, Lael & Nicholas made their way up the canyon and stayed with us during their travels to Baja California to preliminary double checks for the race they are hosting in January. We hung out at the shop for a few days and even UnPredicted Our Wednesday together and became great friends. Thanks for stopping by guys, it was truly a pleasure meeting you both.
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