After work yesterday I decided to have a little impromptu full moon fire. So backpack full of groceries I stopped by a nearby cabinet shop to pick up some free wood. I loaded up my front rack and headed home. This is normal for me. As a car-less city dweller being able to haul around stuff on my bike is invaluable.

(Jackie’s bike, not mine, on a camping ride last year)

As you may (or may not) have noticed in our daily rider photo series most of our personal bikes have a townie style. Upright handle bars with sweep and front racks/baskets are pretty ubiquitous at Box Dog. We find over and over again that this is a really common and practical change to make for most people’s daily use. We probably do a road to townie conversion at least once a week. Turning people’s 80′s steel frame road bikes into practical commuters is something we are experts at.

So, in prep for the Spring and all the sunny rides it brings we are having a townie conversion sale!!!!

It breaks down like this:

In store only we are offering 10% off of your choice of a package of Velo Orange townie bars, Shimano Brake Levers, And Wald Basket -OR- 15% off of a package of Velo Orange townie bars, Shimano Brake Levers, and a Velo Orange Porteur Rack!!!***

Save money, put a bunch of cool stuff ( or a dog, or a present for me (my birthday is April 19th ) or a snack) on your bike and go somewhere cool!

***in store only! sale until april 30th 2013

Gabe spent the week finalizing a new build.

The full photoset is available at our Flickr page.

That’s me smiling : )

One of our customers brought in his bike for some final touches and a fender install.

With a wide range of gears, wider tires, fenders and an upright riding position, this bike is a great example of a classic looking build that will be comfortable on long rides anywhere in California.

Shot out to Bhava for setting the fenders up with good lines.  Nice job dude!

You can see the whole photo set of the build HERE