Six-Eleven Bicycle Co.

Come to our open house! This Saturday, 3:00 - 6:00

Been looking for an excuse to swing by the shop? Have no idea what it is we actually do down here? Want to see this year’s NAHBS bikes before we ship them off? Like beer and hamburgers?

Come by the shop on Saturday for a super relaxed open house! Go for a ride and come by for a recovery snack, courtesy of Six-Eleven Bicycle Co. We want to thank you all for your support this past year, and what better way to say we love you than with an open grill and beer? Last year we hosted an open house on a week night, but this year we wanted to open it up to kids, families, and anyone who could make it out this way on a weekend.

We’ll be here with the doors open and the grill hot from 3:00 - 6:00 this coming Saturday, March 24. We’ll have Tshirts on sale for $15, so get the new ones before we put them up on the website!

No need to RSVP, and we’ll be here rain or shine. If you have any questions, give us a call at 540-929-0611.

See you Saturday!

Roanoke’s First Tweed Run Saturday!

Style photographer David Verde is putting on Roanoke’s first ever Tweed Run this coming Saturday. David has been working hard to bring style and substance to the Roanoke and New River Valleys, and we can’t wait to see Roanokers in their finest!

Registration begins at 10:30 at Cups in Grandin Village, and the ride is set to commence at 11:30. Participants will ride approximately 3.5 miles through Roanoke’s downtown, and awards will be given for best dressed, best bike, and honorable mention. Don’t forget to bring a non-perishable food item for donation! Now if only we could get out of the shop to go buy some tweed. We’ll see you there!

Roanoke Outdoor Circus

We had the opportunity to participate in Roanoke’s First Annual Outdoor Circus this weekend. The event took place in a large open field at the base of Mill Mountain, which was alive in reds and yellows on what must have been the peak weekend of the color change, and it was also close to train tracks and the Roanoke River Greenway. The field used to house a big old stadium called Victory Stadium (or McClelland Field, depending on how old you are) that was torn down a couple of years ago. I remember going to football games in the old stadium and was sad to see it torn down, but excited that the space is being used for large outdoor events like this. Aaron and I think it’s a perfect place for a velodrome… someday.

We met tons of local folks who ride and didn’t know there’s a framebuilder in their backyard, as well as lots of people who stopped by because they’d heard of Six-Eleven and wanted to meet Aaron. Aaron had a great setup - brought some tools and tubes, a torch and blocks, and some dropouts and other things so that folks could see what goes into putting a custom bicycle frame together. We hung out with the local bike shops and enjoyed basking in the warmth of the day at the foot of that beautiful mountain all weekend.

Scott M. was kind enough to let us hang on to his frame for the weekend so that we could show a client’s bike. The paint received oohs and ahs as it reflected in the sunlight - and we hope Scott thinks the same! Thanks for letting us display your frame, Scott!

(Not Mill Mountain, but still gives you and idea of how incredible it was here this weekend.)

Thanks Scott!

Bike Alley at the Roanoke Outdoor Circus!

Six-Eleven Bicycle Co. at Classic Rendezvous Weekend 2011

Six-Eleven Bicycle Co. will be happy to be showing at the Classic Rendezvous Weekend this Sunday. I’m very much looking forward to it and if you are in the area, be sure to come out and say hello!

Visit us at NAHBS!

Six-Eleven Bicycle Co. will be at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show February 26-28 in Richmond!  Come support the home team and see the show bike revealed.