This is the (unofficial) official blog of Rock Solid Bicycles in beautiful San Jose, California. Many of you may know us as those guys who fixed your bike, or the guys who are going to fix your bike, or the guys who are in the process of fixing your bike right now. Well we are all those things to many people, we are also so much more.
Here, we will share insights, interests, and some (hopefully) interesting stuff for you. While, we enjoy a ride on any kind of bike, we do tend to lean toward bikes you can ride in the dirt. Whether it be a Mountain Bike, BMX, Fat Bike, a commuter, or even a hybrid, it is typically more fun to ride off the pavement. If that offends you, good. Get out of our blog. Thanks. Now that only the cool kids are reading, I can continue.
I'm not sure if it's the connection with nature, a tie-in with childhood, or just an adrenaline rush, but something had always called to me from the dirt path. I would often times go well out of my way to ride in the dirt, and I still do to this day. The soft feeling of tired sinking into it, the sound it makes as you ride over it, and the sheer unpredictability of it all make unpaved routes so much more exciting, don't you think?
We will use this blog (mostly) for good, and bring you updates on all the great places we find in and around this great valley we call home. From the Penitencia Creek trail, to Demo Forest, to the little trail along the perc ponds and beyond, we'll post pictures, routes, and thoughts from all over.
Hopefully you all will like what we have to show and say and this becomes a regular thing. If not, at least I have a place to vent my thoughts. Thank you all for reading and I'll be posting again soon!
Ride on!
