Current Issue

• July 2010. This newsletter is just a mini-newsletter. We've been so busy that I haven't had time to put together a standard sized newsletter. That's a good problem to have I guess. There's still some good specials in it though. Thanks for reading.

• September - October 2009 (1.1 megabytes)
  The most affordable Travel bikes around - Floor Sample Special...Save $$$$$$ - Bikes for Buckets (trade-in program) - Winterize your bike - Have some Class - Solve the puzzle - Much much more!!!
• July 2009 (1.7 megabytes)
  Chaos, The New Standard - The Best Deal in the World - How to choose a commuter bike - Now offering Frame Building Courses! - Stretch Your Budget - Some Last Minute Ride Items - A couple of sweet Value Rides! - 6' 4" John and his 5' stoker check in - The on-line store is Rockin'
• May 2009 (1.4 megabytes)
  Sunnier Days Ahead - Bike and Pike Wrap-up - Commit to Commute! - The Navigator is now available - "How much is a Tune-up?" - The Rodriguez Kidback is Back! - Check out the items available in our new on-line store
• January - February 2009 (1.2 megabytes)
  The Bike and Pike Expo!! - Rodriguez Titanium Frames are here - The new Rodriguez Shiftless frame ($800) - R+E announces a new $1,599 bicycle that's made right here in Seattle - John can't stop raving about his new Trillium Big Squeeze brakes - Watch your toes, or wind up on your nose (toe overlap)
• September - October 2008 (1.8 megabytes)
  Push Pull or Drag - Gas Busters II - The Perfect Blend - Scott Edwards shouts out - Shiftless (single speed sweeties) - The Sub-27 pound Tandem is Revealed - Lights out for winter - Willie Weir is Hard-Boiled
• July - August 2008 (1.9 megabytes)
  What's Hot - Gas Busters - Just Your Size - Dan Jensen weighs in (at least his bike does) - Why we use 650 wheels on smaller bikes - What's up with the 9-speed gearing on the Rodriguez Touring bikes? - Lots and Lots of fun
• May - June 2008 (1.8 megabytes)
  Weight a Minute... - With a Grain of Salt - Bushnell goes Big - Marguerite kicks her friends butts! - Willie Weir checks in from Columbia - Bike Shops! Keep sending your customers to us (650 tires) - A new member of the R+E team - Bark Fooey
• March - April 2008 (2.4 megabytes)
  Pioneers and 'Profits' - Will the real Mr. Rodriguez please stand up - Devilish Details - Big Fast Wheels! - The Thomas Clan gets a new member - Welcome Pearl Izumi shoes - Fresh Squeezed Brakes? - Fit to Finish Quiz
• Winter 2007 (2.4 megabytes)
  Where's The Beef? - A Broken Record! Season wrap-up - Lee rises through the ranks - Thanks Tammy - A new best seller - Miles of Smiles (profile on 'the sales dept.' Smiley) - Victor and Eliosa discover tandem riding - Repair Class Schedule
• August 2007 (1.6 megabytes)
  Things are heating up at R+E Cycles - Gregg's fast touring bike - A message from Idaho - The Guy With The Shoes (profile on head mechanic John) - Travel bike season is back - Larry and Sharyl go to Germany - Four new sweet Rodriguez bikes to choose from
• May 2007 (3 megabytes)
  Willie Weir's South East Asia Show - Bill Thorness Slide Show - Organization of the Organization (Amber) - Signs of change (restoring the old sign) - Christmas Card from the Shuhart Family - Get you 'Phil' (Wood that is) - The Big Squeeze is here - OS X is up and running (7 years after its introduction) - Techno Gadgets
• March 2007 (4 megabytes)
  Behind the Scenes - Team Rodriguez - The 2007 Rodriguez Bike Line-up - Just Your Size - A Work of Art (The most advanced fitting bike) - Two New Playgrounds (websites) - Bye Bye Beige - One of the Lightest Road Bikes Made, and it's steel! - Upgrade your Co-motion tandem to a Bushnell eccentric - Limitless Possibilities
• September 2006
  Time Sure Flies - Repair Classes - A Freindly Reminder - A Letter From Nina - NEXT fit Services - It's a Gas Saver - Winter Commuting Specials and Features - The new Houdini Travel Bike - The fastest turn-around in the industry - A new Brake - An old derailleur hanger - The Bushnell Eccentric EBB - Update your old bike
• July 2006
  Status Report - Favorite Recipe - Meet Todd the Framebuilder - A Letter from Carol - Where's Willie - Travel Sport Bikes - Touring Equipment - GPS for bikes - Jenise's Jammers - Connie and Scott get married

• May 2006
  What's hot in 2006 - The Time is Right - A Letter from Mike and Angela - Angel Rodriguez Pays us a Visit - How Light is a Trillium? - Our 15 Sizes Fit People Better - Sweet Upgrades for your Bike - the 2006 Staff

• February 2006
  No Rest for the Wicked - How we fit Bicycles at R+E Cycles - Rare Birds (The Wright Brothers) - (What's NEXT) All about our Bicycle Fitting software - A new way of manufacturing bicycles - Bikes that Steel the Show - The 2006 Rodriguez bike line-up

• September 2005
  Where's Willie - Repair Classes - A Letter from Joseph Dillard - Winterizing your bike - A feature on Dale and Carmel - S3 bikes - The Bushnell Eccentric BB - A wrap-up of the 2005 season

• July 2005
  The Perfect Blend of Comfort and Performance - A tandem feature on Louis, Becky, Dan and Courtney - A feature on FSA K-Wing bars - Stretch your budget not your Chain - Serfas sunglasses - Tandem Brakes (tech talk) - What's hot for 2005

• May 2005
  Equal rides for Men and Women - The Stellar becomes an industry standard - A Letter From Bruce and Karen - Triathlons for the Beginner - Single Speed Bikes are the Rage - Dan's First Custom Bike - Detours Handlebar bags - How much is a Tune-up - Repair Classes - A Cartoon by Nicholas

• March 2005 (1.2 megabytes)
  Here We Go Again - The Rodriguez Ultralights - Big, Fast Wheels (by Stacia) - A Letter From Mike - My quest for a light, comfortable bike - Travel bikes - Meet the Bushnells - The 2005 Repair Staff - A Cartoon by Nicholas

• September 2004 (1.0 megabytes)
  Reincarnation for your bike - Repair Classes - A Willie Weir Winter - A Letter From Sean - Indoor Stage Races, Indoor Triathlon - Stacia's Winter Training Tips

• July 2004 (1.5 megabytes)
  There's a lot going on at R+E Cycles - Shimano vs. Campagnolo (no contest) - The Most Stellar Stellar yet - What's Hot in 2004 - A Letter From Mike C. - A Swim in the Wild (by Paul Lundgren) - Unreal Steel (A Letter From Stacia) - The Really Rainy Rally (Tandem Rally '04) - The New RAPsody Ride - Phil Wood hubs

• April 2004 (0.6 megabytes)
  All we can say is WOW (our busiest season ever) - R+E Cycles coffee shop (Pedal-a-latte) -KHS Tandems -A couple of Lightweights (a comparison between Scandium aluminum and S3 Steel)

• March 2004 (1.0 megabytes)
  The Feel of Steel - Built for Comfort - Stacia's Training tips - Sweet new rack trunk - Bikes for Women - Bikes that Fly - Tandem Tech Talk (cantilever brakes) - The Matrix

• January 2004 (1.2 megabytes) Where's Willie - Welcome Back Stacia - Cycling indoors - Introducing the Ultimate Travel Bike - Calories to Burn (training tip)