HOT off the Truck Archives

Glorious new, mouth watering gear and other things that come across my desk

Pro Scooters are Ready to Roll!

We’re not sure who is more excited about our newest shipment of Grit Pro Scooters-our Staff or our Customers…YouTube Preview Image

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Felt Bicycles Now at Braun’s

At this point we’ve only received a few but boy are they cool. Road, triathlon and urban commuter bikes that have style and great technology. The Felt has a history of making light, fast bikes that are a good value.  They also do freaky high end like the $13,000 DA1 triathlon bike shown below. What ever your taste is Felt has you covered.

Come check out the Felt bikes and stay tuned as we get the 2012 models in.

2012 Road Bikes hit the floor

One way to beat the early onset winter blahs is to check out the cool new bikes for 2012 and get excited for next season. To help this along we’ve gotten in a number of awesome bikes that are drool worthy and as good as Vitamin D in battling the effects of seasonal affected disorder.

Eye candy that can be your road candy for Canadian

Here is a list of the hotrods we’ve just gotten in.

Drop by the Kitchener and Cambridge stores to see the newest gear in the flesh. Get a jump on next season and say good bye to the blahs.

Review – Time Atac Clipless Pedals

The Time Atac design has been around for a while now and while they keep upgrading them with new materials, the basic design has stayed the same because it works. Durable, easy to engage and very good in all weather conditions, the Atac pedals are a great option for mountain bikes, commuters and touring riders who want to be able walk when off the bike.  While there are many variations of the pedals including the Roc and Z-control downhill pedal, the mechanism functions the same for all of them. Read More

Montague folding bikes will change your mind

Happy Spring,

Why should we have to make sacrifices for convenience?  Does that not negate something actually being convenient? Read More

Argon18 is gaining speed

If you have been following us on Twitter or our Blog posts than you know how giddy we get when new stuff shows up, yes, maybe even overtly so but we usually chalk that up to the exceptionally strong pot of shop coffee.

So of course it’s been like fireworks here for the past week as we have been receiving our 2011 Argon18 shipments.  Never heard of them ? You should have by now!

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TEST Ride a Fizik Seat before you buy

At Braun’s we have brought in the fi’zi:k saddle test ride program. 

This program includes samples of all six of  fi’zi:k’s unique saddle platforms.  We’ve all been there.  Your bike seat isn’t doing what you want it to … or it just plain hurts. Read More

Riding at the Speed of Lite

Countering the Winter Blues

To help counter act the “winter blues” this time of year, I find that I am constantly pressing my face up against the window of the  bay door of our shipping department, waiting for that magic delivery truck.  Yes friends, I am anticipating  the delivery of all the shiny, trendy, technologically advanced new bike products for 2011! Read More

CycleOps Trainer: Keeping you fit in 2011

Happy New Year,

If you’re interested in continuing to spin through the winter months from the warmth of your own home than you need to get set up with an indoor bicycle trainer. Read More

Get a grip with Vent Flex

A very common question I get asked at the shop is “What can I do to alleviate wrist pain or numb hands when riding?”  Although the answer is sometimes not simple and could be a host of issues with both bike set up, type of rider and size of bike, something that will never hinder your comfort is a good set of cycling gloves. Read More