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Who’s Been Biking?

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:32:16 +0000

Have you all been participating in bike month? We’ve seen a little bit more bike traffic around here in the last couple of weeks but nothing substantial. Friday is bike to work day. Are any of your city officials participating? We are curious to know the amount of participation from those who don’t already ride. Let us know, share your pictures, stories, thoughts on bike month here!

Be Cool, Wear Bullfrog

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:46:19 +0000

Big shout out to our friends at Bullfrog Suncreen. Thanks for the product to keep us safe (from the sun that is) in the heat of Moab this week!

Tree Hangers

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:01:19 +0000

A deployable hanging tent for rock climbers. This image has been circulating around the social media feeds we follow. Which leads us to ask, any of you out there hard core enough to have spent the night in one? Never heard of or seen anything like it? Check out the images on this site for some even crazier sleeping climbers.

Rock City Celebrates 80th Anniversary

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:37:12 +0000

Did you guys see this article in USA Today? It’s a cool little history lesson on the city everyone has been talking about lately and that we have added to our travel itinerary this summer. Glad we will be helping Rock City celebrate it’s 80th anniversary. We’ll be sure to leave our mark!

May Newsletter

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:15:24 +0000

May Newsletter Folks. Happy Friday!

May newsletter

Happy Cinco De Mayo and National Bike Month! Two great reasons to spend some time outdoors celebrating. Another reason for celebration? Summer travel! The time is upon us so take advantage of it while you can. We realize Bonvoy won’t always be your choice for adventure – and that’s ok. We do however want to be your source of information for all your travel related questions! If a Bonvoy adventure trip is not on your agenda this summer, at least give us a call for our expert knowledge of international fares and guides, secret food jaunts you won’t want to miss on your trip, packing tips and more. We are happy to help you plan whatever adventure you have in mind.

In the mean time, jump on that bike and log in some time on your favorite trails. (If you don’t have a bike but want one and are not sure where to get started, we can help with that too!)

Happy travels, happy adventures!

Sean Jackson

Bike Enthusiast and Summer Traveler

Tip of the Month

In honor of National Bike Month, here is a tid bit on adjusting your bike.

I just recently had my bike adjusted and it has already made all the difference in the world.

I was having some knee pain after about 15-20 miles of riding. I was also not comfortable on my arrow bars. My arms kept rolling out of the holdsters, my arms were too narrow, and I was having back pain.

I had the bike shop move the arm holdsters outward and raise the bars about 1 inch. This brought my arms up and out to give me a more comfortable ride.

I also had them bring my seat up and inward to change both the angles of my legs and arms while riding. This has already relieved some of my pain while riding and has allowed me to stay down on my arrow bars much longer.

Don’t force your body to adjust to your bike. Sometimes it can take some riding to figure out what you don’t like about the fit of your bike. If you don’t feel comfortable take your bike to a local shop and have them tweek it. A good shop should be able to measure your angles to make sure you’re fit to the bicycle correctly. And don’t be afraid to tell them what feels good and what feels bad. The most important thing is that you feel comfortable on your bike.

-Sean

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May is National Bike Month

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:47:48 +0000

If you haven’t already been inspired to air up the tires and dust of the helmet (or to buy your first bike!) now is the time. It’s National Bike Month!

Here’s a few dates and facts to celebrate the month:

*An estimated 730,000 Americans bike to work as their primary means of transportation, a 50 percent increase from 2000!

*Davis, Calif., Boulder, Colo., Eugene, Ore., and Berkeley, Calif., have the highest percentage of bike commuters.

*CycloFemme, The International Day of Women’s Bicycling is May 13

*National Bike to Work Week is May 14-18

*There will be more than 450 bicycling events across the nation highlighting the growing popularity of bicyclists.

*The number of bike trips for 16- to 34-year-olds grew 24 percent between 2001 and 2009.

Enjoy your ride(s)!

Oklahoma Rocks!

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:17:40 +0000

Hey guys – the May/June issue of Oklahoma Sports and Fitness magazine is now in stores and online. Check out their web site and view our article on page 40, here.

Happy Monday – Enjoy!

A Segment from Jason Robillard

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:49:10 +0000

Last August, we had the opportunity to interview barefoot runner Jason Robillard, which we posted here but have since had a chance to catch up with him. So we were pumped this morning when we saw this video segment posted from our friends at Backwoods of Jason speaking on barefoot running that aired in Austin. Maybe he is making his way to Tulsa next?

Is This How You Feel About Ziplining?

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:26:59 +0000

We watched this in the office yesterday and while there is some foul language – it’s South Park people! – we felt it was too funny not to share if you haven’t already seen it. Mostly because we can relate. If you have ever gone ziplining, you probably will to. It’s long because it’s the full episode, but worth watching. Enjoy!

http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s16e06-i-should-have-never-gone-ziplining

ICEDot and Bonvoy keeping you safe

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:08:18 +0000

Bonvoy has teamed up with ICEdot to help increase your safety on our trips. We were super excited to try them out on our first trips of the year. These snaps hold all our clients important medical and emergency information. If anything happens during a trip a full medical profile can be pulled up and emergency contacts informed. Here’s a pic of them in action. These cool little snaps attach directly to your clothes and are sturdy enough to make it through a washing cycle.

We love the snaps but for the remainder of our trips we’re going to be switching over to ICEdot wristbands.

We think these will be easier and more convenient for our clients. Let us know what you think. Would you rather have a snap that attaches to your clothing or a wristband?