village cycle center winter biking tips

Winter Biking Tips

The onset of winter means that biking gets more difficult – the cold, wind, and precipitation mean that many give up on biking for the season altogether. In this article, we will review some winter biking tips to keep you warm on your bike, even when it gets frosty and icy. This is not just […]
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2014 Trek Farley

The New Trek Farley is Here!

The all new Trek Farley is finally here! After a long wait for Trek to come into the fat-bike market, they introduced the Farley. It has everything you need to tackle any climate and adventure. At only 31 pounds it is much lighter than competitors, is well balanced front to back and is race ready! […]
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All four of the CrossRip models

CrossRip: The Urban Bike that likes to get Dirty

The CrossRip series of bikes by Trek boasts the most versatile commuter bikes in the line, providing a fast city rider, light touring machine and gravel road punisher. This urban bomber offers the road bike enthusiast a fast, yet stable way to get to and from work. The disc brakes offered on every model, except for the […]
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2013 Trek Bikes CrossRip Elite

New at Village Cycle Center! 2013 Trek Bikes CrossRip Elite Trek’s CrossRip Elite is the one bike that truly does it all. This machine loves long rides on the road, cruising along dirt paths, commutes in the city and even down-n-dirty cross racing. Its light aluminum frame sports s carbon fork, making it lively, fast […]
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2013 Trek Crossrip

New at Village Cycle Center. 2013 Trek CrossRip If you’re searching for one bike to do it all, look no further than than Trek’s CrossRip. This machine loves long rides on the road, cruising along dirt roads, commutes in the city and even down-n-dirty cross racing. Its light aluminum frame teams up with s carbon […]
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Chicago Cross Cup #5 Carpentersville, IL.

What a great course! So much fun! Mud, rollers, water crossings, sand, sweet corners, and a beer garden. This is cross. This year the rollers had an add on of farm field full of mud. Thick, sticky, clay filled, mud. Gave the earlier races hell. Hell being fun in cross. We surely do enjoy the […]
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