Before we know it, snow will be on the ground.  It will be time to switch gears and focus on winter sports as well as other ways to stay active. Fear Not! Calgary Cycle is equipped to keep you pedaling in the cooler weather and showcases Fat bikes from Norco, Trek and Devinci.

Cold weather and icy riding conditions require proper outdoor gear and for ultimate traction; studded tires which are now in stock at all of our 3 locations. These winter fun machines can operate without the use of studs; however, it does enhance the handling of the bike. Studs can be purchased already installed on the tire OR you can choose to take on the project yourself, which on average takes 2 hours per tire. Fat Bikes will perform best in about 2-3 inches of snow and should be ran at approximately 15 PSI when riding slippery hard packed conditions.  The lower the pressure, the less chance for the bike to sink into the snow. In deep snow you can go as low as 5 PSI with a tubeless set up.

When preparing for your frosty ride, we recommend using quality material base layers, as you can increase your body temp quickly once hitting the trails.  Look for moisture wicking fabric and avoid anything that doesn’t quickly dry.  We offer a wide variety of performance clothing such as lined riding pants, excellent wind and water resistant gloves and winter beanies. If you have problems keeping your hands warm we can solve that too and stock bar mitts that sit on the end of your handlebars and provide an additional layer of protection against the elements.  Our locations also stock specifically designed winter footwear from flats/clip in - so you can forget about frozen feet!

Since the season is right on our doorstep, stop by soon as we have limited stock. Sizes range from XS to XL frames. Click that “follow” button on Instagram or check out our website for online shopping and information on our Fat bike rentals that will be available through our Bragg Creek location.  Get on the trails with a Bigfoot 2 at just $69.00 per day OR want to ride the hottest new technology?  Try a Bigfoot 2 VLT Fat Bike for $89.00 and crush even more laps in the snow.

If you can’t carve out time to get out of the city we can solve that dilemma and will be running rentals from our south Canyon Meadows location:

-Bigfoot 3 Fat Bikes and Trek Roscoe 7 PLUS bikes at $49.00 per day.

-Bigfoot 2 VLT options at $89.00 per day. Sizes will range from Small to XL.  

Even though its more common to see Fat tire bikes in the snowflake months, this style of ride is totally fun to pedal all year round and can tackle gnarly terrain, sand and much more!

Pro tip on maintenance by Derek (Owner) -  Be sure to hydrate post ride with your favorite lager!

For more information contact us at one of our shops or stop in so we can fully understand your needs and get you geared up!

Beginning in January we partnered with Bragg Creek Trails Association to raise money for some of our favorite local trails! For every $10 donated participants gained one entry into our raffle draw for a chance to win their choice of an s-kit Santa Cruz Bicycles Bronson or Blur.

We are stoked to announce that this was our BIGGEST trail fundraiser to date. In total, we had 1384 entries, which means we raised a WHOPPING $13,840!

This week we presented Ken Young from The Bragg Creek Trails Association - Board of Directors with a cheque for the total amount raised, and drew the name of our raffle winner for the grand prize!

Congratulations to our lucky winner Lori Vollmerhaus! Lori has been a Bragg Creek local for 30-years and has chosen a Blur as her prize!

We want to give a massive thanks to everyone at Santa Cruz Bicycles for making this fundraiser possible!
 

Before Christmas, we kicked off another great trail fundraiser, this time with the help of our friends at Crowsnest Coffee!

Support your choice of 3 great trail organizations by purchasing a bag of amazing Crownest Coffee Signature Bushtown Blend! $5.00 from the sale of each $18.00 bag purchased will be donated towards 1 of 3 trail organizations, MMBTS, UROC, or GWBCTA. Select which organization you want to donate to by choosing the group in the product drop-down menu on our website. The fundraiser will be ongoing as supplies last!

3 Choices and Organizations:
- Special K Blend Donates $5.00 to Moose Mountain Bike Trail Society
- Merlin's Brew Donates $5.00 to Bragg Creek Trails
- Buck 50 Beans Donates $5.00 to United Riders of Crowsnest

Coffee can be purchased through the link below:

https://bit.ly/3n8o2ui

Over the course of October and November, we teamed up with The United Riders of Crowsnest to help raise money for trails within the Crowsnest Pass area by hosting a raffle draw for a sweet set of carbon We Are One Composites wheels.

We are extremely stoked to announce that thanks to everyone's generosity we were able to raise a grand total of $2500!!!!

On Friday we presented Brian McFarlene from the United Riders of Crowsnest - Board of Directors with a cheque for the grand total raised and drew the name of the winner for the grand prize!

Congratulations Tom Hamilton for winning a rad new set of We Are One Composites wheels!!!!

We'd also like to give a huge thanks to everyone over at We Are One for making this raffle possible.

The Alberta 66 MTB/MMBTS MooseDuro race this past weekend went off without a hitch, thanks to the many volunteers, and sponsors! With Covid-19 safety measures in place, the event rolled forward with a great turnout! This year Calgary Cycle was the proud sponsor of the first-ever E-bike category, provided race support, and even had a few E-bikes on hand for riders to try out.

Aside from the race action and support, we were super stoked to announce that we have donated a Norco Bicycles Sight VLT to the Moose Mountain Bike Trail Society (MMBTS) trail crew! We hope the addition of an E-bike will help make accessing the trails that need maintenance a whole lot easier.

We want to give a huge shout-out to Alberta 66 Mountain Biking for hosting such an awesome event, as none of this would have been possible without Laura and Jeff!

For a full event, break-down check out the Pinkbike link below:

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/mooseduro-2021-in-person-racing-returns-to-moose-mountain.html