Yojimbo’s Garage is open the next four days, including today, and the 50% off sale is extended until Monday.  After then- the bright yellow sale tags will be removed from many items in the shop.

Happy New Year!

The shop is open today 2-7, tomorrow and Sunday 12-4 (I know it’s a holiday) and 2-7 Monday.

The half-off sale is going well with a rush expected in the next couple of days.

I’m trying to fill out the flickr collections with more photos, information and prices.  I’m trying to add to the craiglist ads as well.

Come by this weekend for a visit and have a safe New Years!

To augment the big 50% off sale, I’ve listed a few dozen items on craigslist.  More items will be listed as I have time.

I’ve also updated my flickr page with the intention of making it easier to find bike stuff for sale without getting lost in everything else.

Take advantage of these deals during the last week of the year (everything in stock is on sale)…

In contrast to bicycles leaving the shop, I’ve made a lot of new friends who have come into the shop through the Chainlink- one of my favorite local resources.  Thanks for stopping by!

The shop is in full-on sale mode, stop by to take advantage of the deals on everything in stock.

Are you aware of today’s cyclocross race by Fish Lake?  Big thanks to Ted for hooking up the local community!

Wisconsin has some cross action today, as well.

50% off everything*

Equipment…

It’s now November, there has been headway getting rid of excess inventory, but I still have a good amount that I don’t need.
I’ll be updating this site with new sale details before the weekend; looking to get rid of the 60+ new bikes and frames still on the rack (25 road, 31 track, 6 cross, 1 TT).

So I called my brother on the telephone expecting to chat; his wife was expecting their third child soon and I wanted to catch up a bit. Rich tells me that he’s on the way home after looking for an accessory for the baby’s bassinet since he’s rolling around…
I wasn’t sure if I heard him correctly, but I did. His wife delivered Kaleb a couple of days before and he put photos up on his “facebook wall”… Didn’t I see them, he asked? No.
I see the value in facebook now; if I hadn’t signed up I might not have found out about the newborn until Christmas.

In all seriousness- Congratulations Nicole and Richard (parents) and Jorden and Jayden (sisters)! I love you all!

In other news- I refuse to set my time pieces ahead.
I have three manually-set clocks and I’m fed up with this big government and it’s demand to redefine the range of daylight. Is this what my tax dollars are paying for?
Ok; I’ll probably reset my clocks today, no worries.
btw- The shop is open 2-7pm today.

Plants are starting to grow.

When I first opened Yojimbo’s Garage, in the late 90′s and early 00′s, I took photographs of most of the customers who bought bikes from the shop. At some point I stopped, switched over to digital… And was just thinking about how thousands of customers and friends have passed through the doors in the last few years and how I hadn’t documented much with the camera.
Well, here are a few recent visitors:

UPDATE:  I forgot to mention the Gapers Block Crits…
Every day all week- sanctioned criterium racing on Chicago’s South Side (Calumet Park), excellent opportunity for juniors, women and beginner and sandbagger men

Meanwhile in the shop’s basement, the small garden has been working a bit…

I wanted to show some friends my onions which were ready for harvest.  I wasn’t sure if these were garlic or onions since they sprouted from my compost, but after digging them up all things were revealed.

Not only were the green onions healthy but the soil was too with redworms thriving in quantities I hadn’t seen in potted plants previously.  Also- the expanding onion roots had started a couple new bulbs (which I’ll replant).

The shop’s four day schedule is keeping me busy on the professional front.  I’ve been building a lot of wheels and a few bikes as some customers are taking advantage of the sale prices on inventory…  I’m still trying to reduce my overstock and am discounting colored rims more starting this month.

Some models of bikes are available in a range of sizes (Fuji Obey, Duratec T9, Blue TR250, SE Premium Ale, various road bikes, etc) while others are down to one left, such as this Dolan Arc DF3:

Gratuitous bike video?  Kudos for a bit of cycle-choreography.

(two times, thanks Robyn)

A favorite jamin’ shamisen piece with taiko back up.  
Listen. Close your eyes.
You’re standing at the intersection of Hubbard and Wolcott this Saturday. It’s high noon and 150 tribes have assembled, each represented by five people and one shopping cart. Costumes, embellishments and high spirits abound. At once sound erupts, the race starts and 750 souls begin a journey through the Jungle, gathering a bounty for the Chicago Anti-hunger Federation.

Chiditarod is 5 March at noon. Registration is closed but they’re still looking for volunteers (fun!) and the start is the best spectator spot (show up early).

Other news?  The shop is busy (closed until Friday) and a little bit of green is showing itself…