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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Friday Links…..(It Snowed Last NIGHT!!)

It's Friday. Let's roll the link-tape! For you cross-fitters that inspire us so much… a tutorial… http://bodybuilding.about.com/od/olympicweightlifting/ht/snatch.htm and a dose of motivation…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=300i1qmyl-k Snow means snowshoes and here are two uses that ROCK!!! From Pittsfield State Forest via BradTube… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVvaI4M5L2I … Continue reading

SNOW!!!!!!!!

The Checklist: Steel grey sky? Check Humidity? Check Nostril Clearing Air?  Check Gramp's Left Elbow Creaking? Check Chipmunk noises from the walls? Check Conclusion? Snow! (Proof? Here it is! From NWS!) Proof! Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued by NWS Albany, NY … Continue reading

Monday Morning Review

A thought… or two… Monday morning at The Shop is almost always filled with talk about our weekend adventures. This is often a time of product talk. Did you like the new cycling shoes? How did the cam design fit your … Continue reading

The Foliage won’t quit!

I wish the Berkshires would put something like this together! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ckTbBKg_vw Get outside!

Peak Foliage!

WHOA! Driving into work this morning was nothing short of awe inspiring. The trees are dressed in colors that can only be designed by Ma Nature. The sunlight that poked through the cloud breaks illuminated the hillsides with perfectly modulated … Continue reading

Friday Links Rock!!!!

It's Friday!!!!! Going to Denver? Stop by and say hello to former Lenox XC Ski standouts Jon Weaver and Bret Gray. They are running this establishment in Denver. http://www.theginnmill.com/ It gets great reviews! http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-ginn-mill-denver You go lads! If these boys were still … Continue reading

Better than The Beatles….

You might think Abbey Road was the best Beatles album ever. You might be right. You might wonder what The Beatles and the Arcadian Shop have in common. Yup. We have nearly nothing in common! But we DO have a … Continue reading

Recovery Aid!

Okay… We don't get excited about fad based training aids and recovery gizmos. Most of us have been athletes for a long time and we've tried almost everything that is out there. Some aids seem to work well (creatine for … Continue reading

Doctor, Doctor… give me the news

Luke and Doc stopped in yesterday. This Father and Son duo spreads cheer and good vibes whenever they arrive. Yesterday was no exception. They had us smiling within five minutes of finding the winter cycling headgear. You can tell by the … Continue reading

You say hello, I say good-bye….

It's transition time in the Shop. A time when the Shop floor takes on a chaotic look. Summer cycling jerseys are elbow to elbow with goose down parkas. Skis and bikes battle it out for prime floor space. Hello winter: … Continue reading