Tip-Top Cycles will be closed on May Day, this coming Tuesday, May 1st. We’ll be at the MAYHEM day at Sam’s Quick Stop just down the road. Come join in the fun!

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Check out a hip-pack for your minimalist round town riding. ($35)

Keep your basic tools at hand with the handy tool roll. ($25)

All products handmade in Philly, USA !

So, Earth Day is coming up in a couple of weeks. A chance to reflect on lifestyle choices and how they affect the growing concerns we as a society and as individuals face in regard to both environmental and health issues. Choosing to ride your bicycle on a regular basis is one of the best things that you can do for yourself and the world around you. Take advantage of the beautiful weather, the trails (and sidestreets), and the feeling of passing the Family Fare without shelling out fifty bucks for a tank of gas.

On Earth Day, Sunday, April 22,  there will be a festival by Central Park, complete with a blocked off “Open Streets” bike and pedestrian zone. Tip-Top Cycles will be hanging out along the Open Streets route, most likely in front of the old Viking Orthotics space. We’ll provide free safety checks and home repair advice, as well as a learn-to-change-a-tire clinic all between 12 and 3 pm. Come hang out with us, listen to music, and get your bike going once and for all!

 http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/prd/Pages/Earth-Day-Festival.aspx

So maybe your bike isn’t as bad off as this one, but if its been sitting idle all “winter” long, now is the time to get it riding like a dream in time for the nice weather just around the corner. Through March 17th, Tip-Top Cycles will be offering a discounted rate on our house tune-up; normally $50, it will only cost $30* during this time frame. Come on by soon and get your spring tune-up done before the rush & save some money at the same time!

*Any parts will be an additional cost*

Something we have been doing here at the bike shop since we opened our doors four months ago is to feature the talents of local and emerging artists on our walls. It is a way to bring part of the community into our shop, as well as to reflect our backgrounds in the art world. This is going to become more of a regular thing at Tip-Top with a different featured artist every other month. We’ll have an opening for each new show, and in the weeks that follow, we will have the work on the walls available for sale (all proceeds go to the artist, of course).

If you are interested in submitting work, or know someone who is, please do not hesitate to stop on by!

Our featured artist for February is Durham based photographer Shanna Jackson whose glowing, quiet shots of everyday life evoke a strong sense of memory and fleeting youth.

Check out her work here: catharsissquared.blogspot.com  and  here: shannajackson.wordpress.com.

Drop by the opening here at the shop on Thursday, February 16th from 6 to 9 pm.

Check our “Bikes for Sale” section for updates on our used and consignment inventory!