Mellow Johnny's

Commuting with The Kids

mellowjohnnys — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:58:44 +0000

Commuting With Kids or The Only Time It’s OK to Wear Really Tight Clothes to Pre-School By David Mider, Brand Director The addition of small, dependent, humans affects every aspect of your life. First, there’s the love and complete adoration. But then there’s how much time you spend at work to what time you go to bed [...]

Santa Cruz Bronson

mellowjohnnys — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:46:13 +0000

Over the last year the movement to 27.5/650B wheels on MTB’s has grown rapidly and we’re proud to show the new Santa Cruz Bronson and Bronson Carbon. Named for their former street in Santa Cruz, the Bronson delivers 150mm of rear travel and can accommodate from 150-180mm travel forks. The wheels sometimes referred to as [...]

Bike To (and Away From) Work Day

mellowjohnnys — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:37:27 +0000

Commuter Rewards on at May 17! Bike to Work • 7-9:30 am Stop by Mellow Johnny’s and enjoy a free breakfast of tacos, Stumptown coffee, and KIND products, while supplies last. Win a Timbuk2 bag! Commute by bike and sign up to win a messenger bag. You gotta ride to be eligible. HOW THE CONTEST WORKS: WHERE: 4 Key cities [...]

Trek FX Hybrid Series

mellowjohnnys — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:10:03 +0000

Do More for Less Like all shops we get new riders looking for a bike that can be their “everything” machine and very often the bike we show them is the Trek FX Hybrid Series of bicycles. The FX is Trek Bicycles’ best seller and ours as well. We wanted to show you some of the [...]

Clues to Your Bike’s Maintenance

mellowjohnnys — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:09:51 +0000

When do You Need to See the Mechanic? Dave Ryther, Service Manager We hate to fix what ain’t broke, so here are a few signs to look for when riding that will tell you it’s time for a check-up at the bike doctor. It’ll help prevent road catastrophes and keep you from spending money you don’t have [...]

Levi’s Commuter Series Clothing

mellowjohnnys — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:12:41 +0000

Levi’s has built a global reputation for durable, reasonably priced products. Their clothing is universal, well-constructed, and quite simply effortless. In fact, Levi’s is in the brilliant position producing a product line that will simply never go out of style. For years urban cyclists have been commuting in their 501′s, but with the introduction of [...]

Meet Will Black

mellowjohnnys — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:48:19 +0000

Meet Will Black, General Manager As Craig Staley, our previous boss extraordinaire, has moved on to the boardroom (don’t worry, Craig is in the store almost daily) we are happy to welcome Will Black as our new GM. If you’ve been to our shop in the last few months, you’ve probably met Will [...]

Trek Demo Walnut Creek 6/2

mellowjohnnys — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:03:54 +0000

June 2, 2013; 12:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location:

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 • WALNUT CREEK PARK 9 am-1 pm Join Mellow Johnny's and Trek Bicycles to demo 2013 Trek Mountain and Road Bikes. They are coming to town with lots of great models to try, including Domanes, Madones, Superflys and more. All riders MUST have a Drivers License and Credit Card to Demo. No riders under 16 [...]

GIRO New Road Clothing

mellowjohnnys — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:05:21 +0000

Giro produces some pretty amazing cycling gear, from their ubiquitous helmets, to their beloved shoes and gloves. More recently, the California based company has introduced an entirely new line of road clothing, appropriately named “New Road“. In doing so, Giro has taken a courageous step forward: Creating a line of performance clothing that your girlfriend [...]

Road Trip!

mellowjohnnys — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:18:55 +0000

The BP MS 150 is an unbelievable event in many ways, and the scale of it is just mad. I have so much respect, not only for the riders who raised money to participate, but for the organization itself. Over the past several years, The MS Society has cultivated an event that always sells out [...]