I have always been a fan of aluminum bicycles. They resist rust and are more light weight than steel bicycles. But rarely have aluminum bicycles been available and particularly not available in Beach Cruiser Bicycles. Now all that has changed and Just Bicycles.com has started adding a new category on their site with just these bicycles.
Probably the rave of the future as discriminating consumers understand that bicycling is more than a sport it is a life style in this ever evoving economy. Check them all out at JustBicycles.com
What makes a good bicycle is the manner in which it is built. Is it sloppily spot welded so that it still has rough spots on the welds or once painted is it almost impossible to see the joints where the steel was welded together. What makes a good bicycle is the choice in using real ball bearings. What makes a good bicycle is the use of shimano parts. What makes a good bicycle is (in many cases) whether that bicycle was made on main land China or Taiwan. What makes a good bicycle is whether the pedals are screwable type so that they can be replaced rather than the whole bicycle having to be thrown away when they break.
To see the difference in good bicycles and junk view a couple of beauties CLICK HERE
I have been really frustrated lately in that we do a fair amount of bicycle shipments to Canada. Sometimes we ship direct and other times we have the manufacture ship direct. What is happening is that sometimes the driver won’t leave the bicycle unless they collect the Canadian Duty/Tax (Hooray that is how it is suppose to work) but then about 50% of the time they go ahead and leave the bicycle and then bill our account for the Canadian Customs/Tax. As a result we started collecting these fees up front. Problem being that not all manufactures do the same so sometimes the bike shows up and gets fees paid and other times there is no fees paid. However, after weeks of this cost and confusion I think we have established a pattern.
I appears that if you get a delivery in Canada via Fedex that they are far more likely to leave the package and not collect the fees than if the package ships via UPS. We first noticed this when it was Fedex always adjusting their bill to accomodate for unpaid Canadian fees. UPS rarely did. This would see to be born out by the fact that stateside Fedex is far more common to drop and run than UPS.
It looks like we are going to have to ship more and more with UPS. The confusion and mistrust that Fedex is causing with our customers simply isn’t worth the head ache. UPS is a little more expensive but then they seem to have fewer damage claims and now this issue with Canadian Customs. To bad because I really like the Fedex guys.
From a family perspective this has been a great year. The economy is down so fewer people are spending money on big ticket items like bicycles (I’m assuming most have decided the old nelly will make it one more year) and the heat in Texas has been unbearable. Today it is 101 and tommorrow it is suppose to get hotter. But family in San Antonio say it is even hotter down there (I’ll take there word for it).
So remember that when you bicycle this summer water, water, water. It may come as a shock but the summer heat in Texas is nothing like the summer heat in the northern states. I remember living up north and it was nothing. Summer was water tubing, picnicing and fun. Frankly, I now only find it not suprizing that Dallas didn’t start growing untill after the advent of the air conditioner but I don’t understand how any one lived in Texas prior to air conditioning.
Stay cool, ride in the evening, ride on trails and drink plenty of liquid.
Just Bicycles.com the online distributor of premier Beach Cruisers, Bicycles, Stingray, Banana Seat Bicycles and Mountain Bicycles has started Tweeting free baskets and bells to customers that follow JustBicycles.com on Tweeter.
Here is how it works;
Much like calling in for a radio contest you will need to 1) sign up to be a follower of “JustBicycles” on http://Tweeter.com and, 2) respond to occasional “tweets” from Just Bicycles. If you respond within the specificed time as the tweet directs you will win free stuff including kids bicycles, Beach Cruisers Bicycles, Baskets, Bicycle Bells, Bicycle Horns and much more.
It is simple straight forward and FREE.
Just our way of saying THANK YOU to those thousands of customers that have made Just Bicycles their premier bicycle dealer.
This video is from one of our friend on our MySpace Account. We get a lot of these types of videos but this one was put together so well and demonstrated a dedication to bike riding (even after a car/bike accident) that we wanted to share.
I would once again like to thank this company for outstanding services! Thank you for keeping in touch with me! I will be recommending this company to friends, and family. Thank you, and God bless.
This is a large Chrome GTS bicycle. Many big and tall men find this bicycle to be a show stopper and comfortable to ride. This is particularly so with the 19 inch frame. Although not specifically designed for Big and Tall men (like the Chief Beach Cruiser) this bike is built with quality in mind. Some of the specifications include;
MODEL: 26″ URBAN LRD
Frame Size 19″ for Man Colour CP
Frame Hi-Ten Steel Frame Fork Springer Suspension Fork
Headset Steel Crank 1 piece Steel 44T
Front Der Nil Rear Der Nil
Shifters Nil Rim Alloy Rim, 68H
Hub Front Steel Rear Coaster Brake 68H Freewheel 1 Speed
Tire Kenda 26″x2.125″ White Wall Brake Steel Coaster Brake
Handlebar Steel Cruiser Bend Stem Alloy
Saddle Comfort w/ Spring Post Steel, CP
Pedal Resin Body Extras Stainless Spoke / Fender
