When I read this post in the Guardian Bike Blog this morning, it struck me that it spoke to all the reasons why I started Penhale - to get back to that sense of adventure, the fun and that "seeing whats over the next hill" wonder about being on 2 wheels.
Take a read -
For the last few years there's been a ride here in Southern California called the 50 Mile Ride for Rwanda. raising money for the Rwanda Project supporting both Team Africa Rising, unifying Africa through cycling and the World Bicycle Relief getting bikes into Rwanda.
Come along and you'll get the choice to ride 10, 25 or 50 miles, all on the trails that we test our bikes on, here in Orange County. Check it out here at 50mr.com. When there take a look at the sponsor page, you'll see our logo, thats because we're donating a Gypsy frameset and some other great prizes to the raffle. Mark your calendars for April 30th, register, come along help a good cause and have an awesome time - oh and if you see us don't forget to say hello!
So it's been almost 2 years since I started working on Penhale, but now we're rolling. There have been challenges along the way that I won't bore you with, needless to say I'm happy to say that the first frames are on order and we hope to ship the first of the Gypsy models in early April.
If you're interested in one of our frames, click on the "Pre-Order" button on the relevant frame model page in the shop and we'll get back to you on delivery ASAP.
In the mean time, keep up to date on our Facebook page, here on this blog and have a read of our adventures where our first story will be a 3 part story from a trip we took a little over a year ago.
Time for coffee, cheers
Andy
