Always on Two Wheels

It's really about stepping out of your comfort zone and doing something to aid the environment, the community and yourself. As a bike shop owner, it's almost expected that I set a good example. For me however, it's really about the love of two wheels. Pictured are my two commute vehicles. There's nothing like being exposed to the elements, the sunshine, the rain, the sounds, and above all, the smells. It doesn't hurt that I minimize my carbon footprint in the process. The scooter on steroids (Vader) gets 60+ mpg and will do 100mph. With the windscreen and heated grips it's a fantastic commute alternative. I've been scootering for over four years now, the first three on a downsized classic Vespa without all the current accoutrement's. Similar to cycling, you have to try it, it's addicting. It now feels awkward to drive a car, which I have to do on occasion when I have a bike to transport or just to keep the car battery charged.

My other commute vehicle is a Specialized S-Works Tricross which doubles as my recreational ride for both road and off-road. What a Great bike, and I don't say that lightly. Due to time constaints, I only get to commute on it about twice a week, but that gets me 80 commute miles weekly. Not a record but a darn good average.

Let's not have short memories about $4.00/gallon gas prices, just because they are currently artificially low. They will be back and it is time we changed our lifestyle to do something good for Planet Earth and ourselves.

You have to Start Somewhere

Welcome! Here we are in Menlo Park, Ca. A full service bike shop, emphasis on Service. Specializing in Road and Commuter bikes but we carry Cyclecross, Mountain, and Kid's bikes as well. We carry the full line of Specialized bikes, Roubaix's, Tarmac's, Globe's, Tricross's and Childrens Hotrocks. We are the largest Breezer dealer in the country. We are especially fond of our Masi line. Steel is real. Fixie's are simplicity at it's best. Surly is our other passion. Long Haul Truckers and Crosschecks.

We service all manufacturers. If you want your bike cared for like you would care for it if you had the time, bring it to us. We service them like they are our own.

We also rent Road, Hybrid, and Mountain. Included are the Specialized Demo bikes, Roubaix's, Tarmac's and Women's Ruby's. Apply the cost of the rental to the purchase, Wow.

All the details are on our Website, http://www.menlovelobicycles.com/, so enough of that.

We are also the proud shop sponsor of the Stanford University Cycling Team, (National Champions 2007). What a great group of kids! We love supporting them. We also carry the official Stanford team kits, jersey's and shorts. We can ship them anywhere in the country.

While we are on the subject of sponsorship we also sponsor the Menlo Park Police bike patrol.

We love seeing the Police on bikes in our community.

There's only three of us serving the community. Rainer, the owner with a passion for bikes. Rich, the mechanic extraordinaire. An old school mechanic that can fix things that mere mortals would put in the landfill. Christian, a new hire, that shares our passion and has a history in the Stanford bike community.

That's us in a nutshell. I'll add more later along with pictures. Remember our philosophy: The Bitterness of Poor Quality remains long after the Sweetness of low price is forgotten