Biller's Bikes Sells Car Racks...To Go

Biller's Bikes sell car racks to transport bicycles. We love it. We help you discover the instant freedom to go ride bikes anywhere.

There are dozens of factors to consider. Your particular bike traveling needs and your vehicle type will narrow the choices considerably. Quality of construction is a given (the major brands are all very good.) Ease of use is paramount. Security is important. Cost is also a major issue. Every bike rack owner has a different set of important needs to fulfill.

Biller's Bikes has considerable experience in bike transport. We'll help you pick a rack. We'll put the rack (and bikes if you bring them) on your car together. (First-time installation of the rack on your vehicle is always free). We have seen hundreds of car/rack combinations, and will share what we have learned. Our prices are very good on this major lifestyle addition.

Drop by and ask us about bike racks. It always leads somewhere good...

Biller's Bikes
Havre de Grace, MD
http://www.billersbikes.com/

Rowdy Boys Return on First Friday, Oct 2, to Biller's Bikes Sun Stage

Paul "P-Flat" McGuire and The Rowdy Boys and Friends will bring their R&B/Pop sound back to Biller's Bikes SUN Stage on Friday, October 2, from 7-10.

They're playin' all the favorites! Free music, dancing and beverages. Every show gets bigger and better. Drop by and enjoy the fun.

Come by and enjoy HOT, COLD, RAIN OR SHINE!

Kickstands Are Cool (Installed Free at Biller's Bikes)

Biller's Bikes installs our fine alloy kickstands (generally $9.50 to $14.50) free-of-charge. We carefully custom cut and bolt-up the lightweight alloy kickstand through the maze of cables, funky frame and crank designs, and "step-to-the-street" wheel sizes to save your bike, everything near your bike, and your cool, calm self from the "Big Bike Down" situation. (We'll do it while you wait, but try to avoid busy Saturdays, please.) Kickstands, by the way, are cool again!

Handlebar Changes: Business as Usual at Biller's Bikes

Customers are often having us change-over handlebars, usually to help establish the rider "higher in the saddle" and more upright on the bicycle. The parts aren't expensive (the most popular handlebars are about $20). In many, if not most, cases, brake cables must be changed to compensate. No big deal. It only gets more expensive, parts-wise, when shifter cables or handlebar stems need to be switched, and even that's not too bad. Usually, labor and parts combined is about $50-75. If this interests you, bring your bike by and we'll look over all possibilities, together. Every bike and every bike rider is different.

Biller's Bikes
www.billersbikes.com

Biller's Bikes Fourth of July "Giant Bike" Parade Hit

Biller's Bikes' 9-foot-long, 7-foot-tall bicycle, pulled by Scott Hughes' 1949 Chevy pick-up truck, was a big hit at the Havre de Grace Fourth of July parade (July 5th). Thanks to all the builders, signmakers, drivers and riders who participated.

Thanks to Ellie Mencer at Havre de Grace: The Meeting Place and Paula Casagrande at Big House Signs for the photographs.

Front Derailleur and Chain Wear

This time of year we see a lot of cyclists complaining about a lack of response in front derailleurs. Some main culprits are:

1) The shifters and/or cable. We always look here first. Generally requires parts.
2) The derailleur itself. If there's up and down/sideways play when you grab it by hand, could be the problem. Sometimes related with other wear issues in the drive train. Replacement only.
3) The chain rings are bent/worn etc. Depends on a lot of things going on around the crank.
4) The chain is damaged or "stretched" (rarely the case; we have a tool for measuring chain wear). Don't replace chains haphazardly. Usually a waste of time, money and expectations.
5) Everything is filthy dirty. Oddly, usually not the problem.

Don't blame the chain. It's usually not it. Bring the bike by and drop it off for a careful overnight or "in by 10, out by 5 inspection." Diagnostics are generally free of charge.

Walter