Winter weather is here to stay! Stop into our NYC and Greenwich studios to take advantage of special pricing on Rapha’s winter apparel. Sale begins today and will run through February 1st. Don’t miss out!
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Celebrate the Festive 500 with Signature Cycles
Signature Cycles will partner with Rapha and Strava this year to challenge the NY/CT area to ride 500km in 8 days. We will be hosting 2 Festive 500 rides from on the 28th and 29th from our CT and NYC locations.
On Saturday the the 28th, the Signature Cycles NYC studio and Rapha Cycle Club NYC will start with a Metro North train ride and explore roads most New Yorkers have yet to meet. We will travel to Signature Cycles in Greenwich, CT and roll through some of the most idyllic roads NE has to offer. Also we will get a chance to see some beautiful hand built bicycles while at the Greenwich Studio!
There are 3 places to meet:
1. At the Cycle Club at 9:30am
2. At Grand Central station in time for the 10:04 train to Greenwich CT
3. At Signature Cycles in Greenwich CT – 14 Railroad Ave. – 11:00am
We will have a moment at Signature’s Studio in CT to fill the jersey pockets and have a light snack. The ride will be 28 miles of twisty NE roads.
For ride details, please RSVP to: Blake@signaturecycles.com
Please upload the route if you have a GPS device as there are many turns.
The train is off peak and the round trip ticket is $18. All Riders will need to carry an MTA bicycle permit ($5 for a life long pass). Please allow time at G.C. to fill out a small form and purchase this if you do not have one.
Riders can expect to return to G.C. at 3:08pm or 3:38pm
On Sunday the 29th, we will again join rides, and head north via 9W towards Nyack. The ride will be approximately 70 miles, and in Signature and Rapha fashion, we will try to keep the route interesting by adding some alternative roads less traveled.
There will be 2 meeting points:
1. Signature Cycles Manhattan – 8:45
2. Rapha Cycle Club NYC – 8:30
For details and to register please visit:
http://www.rapha.cc/festive-500-2013
http://www.strava.com/challenges/festive-500-2013
RSVP to Blake@signaturecycles.com for Ride info and GPS links.
Holiday Hours
Please note the following changes in hours at our Manhattan and Greenwich studios over the Christmas and New Year holidays:
Manhattan
December 24: 9am – 3pm
December 25: Closed
December 31: 9am – 5pm
January 1: Closed
Greenwich
December 24: 10am – 3pm
December 25: Closed
December 31: 10am – 5pm
January 1: Closed
World Bicycle Relief Fundraiser: Update & Final Tally
Good enough is never good enough for our clientele. Our initial fundraising goal was $15,000 for World Bicycle Relief. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the generosity of our community and have raised a grand total of $71,788. A very special thanks goes to an anonymous donor for matching every dollar raised and doubling all of our efforts.
535 bicycles will be delivered to Zambia and will help students, health care workers and entrepreneurs in need of transportation.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, and 532 more thank yous.
Small Business Saturday – Rides & Discounts!
Over the past 14 years, we have been lucky enough to have you as our clients. It has been a pleasure serving you and your families. From all of us at Signature Cycles, we wanted to wish you a happy Thanksgiving and a happy holiday season.
As a special Thank You, we invite you to our Manhattan and Greenwich studios this Saturday, November 30th – Small Business Saturday. Our staff will lead a group ride from both our studios. After the ride, join us back at our studios for light refreshments and a special “Small Business Saturday” discount on ALL apparel, plus a special gift to say thanks for braving the cold with us.
Details of the rides from each studio are as follows:
Manhattan:
Shop ride will meet at 8:15 and depart at 8:30am from our 80 West End Ave location. We will ride 3 or 4 loops of Central Park (total 19-25 miles) and return to our studio. This will be a casually paced ride, all skill levels are welcome. Exact distance will be determined by the weather and your request.
— Please RSVP to blake@signaturecycles.com
Greenwich:
Turn those extra Thanksgiving calories into power on our regular Saturday Shop Ride at 9:00am. The ride pace will be 15mph with an opportunity to burn off some pumpkin pie on the hills. Celebrate with us after the ride by reaping some savings at our Small Business Saturday Ride Sale!
— Please RSVP to lori@signaturecycles.com
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
Manhattan
Wednesday: regular hours, 9am – 6pm
Thursday: closed for Thanksgiving
Friday: abbreviated studio hours, 10am – 5pm
Saturday: regular hours, 10am – 3pm
Sunday: closed – We Ride!
Greenwich
Wednesday: regular hours, 10am – 6pm
Thursday: closed for Thanksgiving
Friday: abbreviated studio hours, 10am – 5pm
Saturday: regular hours, 11am – 4pm
Sunday: closed – We Ride!
20% off ASSOS Bibshorts
Assos S5 generation bibshorts, now on sale until they’re gone!
Signature Greenwich welcomes Abraham Soler
It’s not just the leaves that are changing in Greenwich! We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new team member, Abraham Soler. Abraham, who brings 10 years experience in the cycling industry, will be working in our Greenwich Studio. We asked Abraham to tell you something about himself. In his own words:
“I was born in Bogota, Colombia and I have been around bicycle wheels and frames since I was a baby in my crib. My father was a professional cyclist who raced in the 1986 Tour de France with the “Cafe de Colombia” Team.
I moved to the US after I finished school, looking for a better future. When I arrived in 2003, I started working in a bike shop as a mechanic and then moved into sales, all while learning English the hard way. At the same time I started competing in the road racing scene in NYC. My goal was to work my way up to be a Category 1 and one day return to Colombia and do a local race, just like my father. In 2009, I was ranked number 1 Category 3 road racer in the US and in 2013, I achieved my upgrade to Category 1. This allowed me to compete in my first UCI event in Bucks County, PA with the top professionals in the US and get invited to Trinidad to participate in my first international race.
I have been part of Foundation’s Elite Cycling Team in NYC Elite Team for the past 5 years. I currently live in Manhattan with my wife Karen. I am very happy to be part of the Signature Cycles team!”
Please stop by the Greenwich Studio to meet Abraham, or join our 9am Saturday Ride and chase him up a few hills!
Signature Cycles Partners with World Bicycle Relief
$134 Buys A Dream Bike!
Signature Cycles is proud to partner with World Bicycle Relief, a not for profit organization that makes transportation available by providing dependable, durable bicycles to the people of Zambia.
Through the power of the bicycle, those living in the rural villages of Zambia have access to healthcare, education and economic opportunities. $134 is all it takes to purchase a “Buffalo Bike” which is designed to carry loads up to 200lbs and navigate the rugged terrain.
Join us on Wednesday, November 20th (NY studio) and Thursday, November 21 (CT studio) for an Extraordinary Evening of Making Dreams Come True – a fundraiser to support the efforts of World Bicycle Relief. Signature Cycles has created the goal of buying 100 bicycles and providing an entire village school with viable, dependable transportation. The events will run 6pm – 8pm.
Your generosity will be rewarded with opportunities to participate in a silent auction with various premium items including a Spring Training Camp in Majorca, Spain and a custom frame from Seven Cycles. SRAM will be providing the complete build kit for this beautiful bike. More exciting auction items will be added as the event approaches!
If you are unable to attend our events you can make a donation by stopping by the Manhattan or CT studios.
Learn more about WBR here.
Hector Picard Round Two
In July of 2011 we had the pleasure of working with the I Will Foundation athlete, Hector Picard. Designing a bicycle for a double arm amputee presented some interesting challenges that we were excited to tackle. A blog post detailing the unique solutions to overcome these challenges for his first bike can be found here. This past May, misfortune struck Hector when his custom bicycle was stolen from the back of his car in Florida.
A collaborative effort between Signature Cycles, the I Will Foundation, and generous industry partners got Hector back on the road as soon as possible.
Thanks to Seven Cycles, Shimano, Zipp Speed Weaponry, and the I Will Foundation, Hector was able to get a replacement bike made so that he could get get back to riding.