The Gear Peddler

Commute Options Week Winners Announced!

Adam — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:59:47 +0000

It’s that time a year again! The Commute Options winners have been announced and the Gear Peddler tied with the Bendistillery with 100% participation!

Small Business: (6-20 employees)

Gold – 2 way tie with 100% participation: Pine Mountain Sports & Gear Peddler

Silver – Bendistillery – 89%

Here are the rest of the results:

Large Business: (101-999)

Gold: Deschutes Brewery – 46% participation

Silver: Juniper Swim & Fitness Center – 28% participation

Bronze: Eagle Crest Resort – 15% participation

Medium Business: (21-100 employees)

Gold: Pine Tavern – 62% participation

Silver: G5 Search Marketing – 55% participation

Bronze: Strictly Organic – 50% participation

Small Business: (6-20 employees)

Gold – 2 way tie with 100% participation: Pine Mountain Sports & Gear Peddler

Silver – Bendistillery – 89%

Extra Small Business: (5 employees or under)

Gold – 2-way tie with 100% participation: Ambient Architecture & Repeat Performance

Silver: Downtown Bend Association – 88% of participation

Best First Time Effort

Otmar Borchard from PV Powered – “Bought a bike off Craigslist just in time for Commute Options Week with almost no experience cycling”

Runner Up – John Bambe from Deschutes National Forest – “Left his ever-present diesel long bed pick up at home and biked 11 miles round trip”

Most Dedicated

Genara, Felipe and Refugio Gamboa from Brightwood Corporation – “Three brothers who carpool every day and have done so for 20 years”

Special Nods to year round commuters: Brian Jorgenson, Brian Rankin, Heidi Faller, Seth Epps, Neil Roberts, Erik Hammer, Chiho Gray, Colin Mahood, Rob DeClerk, Colleen Moyer, Ron Alvarez, Cherie Touchette, Steve Jorgensen – Keep up the good work!

Most Unusual

Lance Kasari from PV Powered – “Rode a unicycle 5 miles, took about 75 minutes”

Runner Up – Paul Evers from TBD – “Rode a unicycle 1.5 miles”…. Not quite the 5 miles of Lance but still an honorable mention!

Biggest Reward

Jim Bendis from Bendistillery – Bought all employees a bike

New Summer Rides – Transition

Adam — Sat, 08 May 2010 18:17:45 +0000

Summer is almost here and it’s time hit the trails! Even though the weather might be cooperating that doesn’t mean you’re stuck in the house.

The Gear Peddler in Bend just got in three Transition bikes. We have:

The Covert – Large

TransAM – Medium

Syren – Medium

Be sure to stop by the shop in Bend and check out these sweet rides! I doubt they will be around for very long, so don’t miss out! If you have any questions, be sure to give us a call at 541-617-5254.

2009 Cross Nat’s Blowout Bash

Adam — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:56:46 +0000

The 2009 Cross Nat’s Blowout Bash at the Midtown in Bend was a success! A good number of people showed up considering there were a lot of other events going on that night. The beer was flowing upstairs as well as down and a good time was had by all.

The live music was great! Had a few different local bands play and the Sprockettes were suppose to be there but were unable to make it due to bad weather and slick roads. Which was to bad, I really wanted to see what all the hype was about. Maybe next time I’ll have better luck.

The best part of the entire night was the give away. The Gear Peddler gave away a TON of stuff. Including but not limited to…gear, gift certs, and even an entire bike! Which was totally killer. A little girl won the bike and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone so excited. Take a peak at the pictures below and you’ll see what I mean.

Awesome….

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