Bike Hugger 

We’ve done that. Not only wet, but stormy the day we rode in Amsterdam.

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More visual aids for Sunday’s single-speed Cross race. Don’t want to have another erroneous mud avoidance.

Chris Mahan was so kind and thoughtful to make that sign for us.

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Amazing that this weird and beautiful sport has been gone so long from NYC. – Zach

I didn’t know there wasn’t any Cyclocross racing in New York? Well, rock on it’s back, and featured on the City Blog with video.

More Cyclocross Coverage

• Cyclocross tag
• Mud avoiders, tape rubbers, and more
• Single Speed Cross

Our sale is on today through Monday, 12/1/08, and while supplies last. The deals are on Wool Ts, Socks, and Jerseys.

We’ve also updated our aStore with new recommend goods and a Bike Widow’s Guide, written for us by Zannestar.

“I know that cyclists are thoughtful, I’m married to one. I’ve spent many a season as the Bike Widow, and while I never minded the elements, the wait, the all-day-every-day weekends, I’ve put together a gift list for the bike widow in your life, because I know you are thoughtful too.”

So please give us something to do, besides ride our bikes! Place an order and we’ll get it all filled, shipped, and out the door to you.

We’ve also updated our aStore with new recommend goods and a Bike Widow’s Guide.

The deals were on

• Wool Ts
• Socks
• Jerseys
• Buddy Flaps

Hugga Wool T with Bonus Beanie

Our new Hugga Wool T is on sale now with a Bonus Beanie offer from Ibex. Purchase the T, upload a photo of you wearing it to Flickr, and boom get a free wool beanie – details here. We’ve got limited quantities of the shirt and this offer is good while supplies last.

The Wool T is best used for Apres cycling – everyday wear, lightweight for warmer weather, and layering. It’s made for us by Ibex with their best wool and looks hugga hot in our green logo and black. The tech specs are

• 18.5 Micron Merino wool, 150 g/m2 (lightest weight)
• Semi-fit, Machine washable
• Screen Bike Hugger Logo and made in USA.

The Wool Ts are so new, they’re not at Amazon yet, but you can order directly from Hugga HQ with Paypal. When you do, bells ring, lights flash, and we all run around saying, an order came in, what do we do?!! Later, we just fill it.

Order Hugga Wool Ts

Order your Wool T via Paypal.

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   Mens Large $49.00 SOLD OUT
  
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   Men X-Large $49.00 SOLD OUT
  

Socks

Buy one pair of socks for $9.99 and get another free! That’s right, we’re offering two for one socks – booyah sock boy! You can double stuff your stockings with socks and keep your feet warm during the winter.

Check our sock gallery for more photos. They’re super stylin’, super comfortable, and good stocking stuffers.

Order Socks

Order your Bike Hugger Socks and get the deal from Amazon. Add 2 Socks to your shopping cart and you’ll get one free at checkout.

Club Cut Jerseys

Our roomier, club-cut Bike Hugger Jerseys are on sale for 15% off.

The jerseys are custom made for us by Hincapie Sportswear with their best technical materials in their Colombian factory and the regular price is $79.00 USD.

Order Jerseys

Order your Bike Hugger Jersey from Amazon, use this code A8ZRDHME, and get the deal.

Check the Product Detail Page — Club Cut Sizes for sizes.

Bike Hugger Buddy Flaps

After selling out our initial batch, we’ve got more Bike Hugger Buddy flaps in and are offering free shipping. The purpose of the front flap is to protect your feet and in the back to protect your buddy from the spray, mud, and debris. Of course, it’s also a fashion statement.

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Shipping

Amazon fulfills and ships our jersey and socks for us. Shipping will depend on the choices you make with Amazon.

The Wool T is shipped directly from Hugga HQ via USPS.

The Buddy Flaps ared shipped directly from Hugga HQ via USPS for free.

Other Deals

Clip-n-Seals, an innovative Bag Clip, are also on sale at 15% off.

Questions?

Does the massive awesomeness of the sale have you confused? Wonder why a T would cost $49.00 (cause it’s Merino wool)? Please ask questions in the comment section below and we’ll figure it out together.

The voice said to me Mark, explain what Bike Hugger at SxSW is like.

Well, I’ll tell ya’. We swoop into town in a cloud of dust and tortilla chip crumbs, spreading good will and nacho stains like cycling fairies… in the magical sense, not the alternative lifestyles sense…not that there’s anything wrong with that. First we check into our swanky digs, and then we spread out to find our cycling brethren and their rides…the cool and carbon…the chill and custom…the wild and Frankenbikin’. We will immerse ourselves in Austin’s bicycle atmosphere…and then we inhale. Next we gather unto us all the fellow cycle-friendly travelers, music and film festivalers, the creative professionalers. We will use all available means to announce our presence such as smoke signals, cans-on-string, bird calls, and possibly even emails and twitter (but absolutely no drum circles).

I heart Boxee because of this Little Blue Trickster dude from an ancient episode (1981) of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. While I reminisced with 80s nostalgia about the episode, my kids not so much. Maybe it was the disco-influenced sets they didn’t like. Most likely the pacing and why exactly did the Zykarians have removable heads? And damn Erin Gray was an 80s hottie.

Picking up on Chris Mahan’s observation that Cross has this, “old school mountain bike vibe,” it’s also more freewheeling, with rules on-the-fly, and lots of opinions on them rules.

I particularly enjoy this because I was into the scene years ago, out, and back in for Bike Hugger’s coverage. It’s cool to see it grow so much with huge crowds, families, BBQs, big personalities, and enthusiastic fans.

Dan Norton – legendary Cross racer, champion, race promoter – and I met midrace at Spokane Roubaix many seasons ago. I’d been dropped hard in another category and later joined by a rotating line of Masters. I asked to roll into their line and pulled until the next big hill. Dan nodded his appreciation for the work and rode off with his competitors. I finished my race by myself, but proud that I’d helped someone. We’ve been friends ever since and saw each other at the Seattle Cyclocross Series Monroe race. Check this quote from Dan

I would not hesitate to relegate him, Redline or not, if I thought it was intentional. And now, please give him some grief ! Yell some nasty things at him ( in good spirit), make a sign with an arrow “Matt this way, all others that way” ” Bike Hugger turn here, all others turn there” You can even make a sign that says ” Dan, this way” just have it pointing to the mountains and a figure 11 over Jim Browns snowboard bound figure lying flat in the snow. Knuckledrager, I’m coming ta git ya’

Made for us by Ibex, the Hugga Wool T is the latest addition to our Hugga Comfort line.

Note: This story was told to me by Chris Mahan, REI Designer.

The best part of spending your cold, wet, winter Sunday mornings racing cyclocross is the group of racers. Most of these people are just happy you’re dumb enough to be out there with them riding knobby-tired road bikes in the mud. It’s an old school mountain bike vibe.