Birmingham Bicycle Co. Premium Shop Services

Introducing Birmingham Bicycle Co. Valet Service!

We are proud to announce the start of our Valet Pick-up and Delivery Service. Is your schedule too tight to make it to the bike shop for much needed service? Is the shop on the wrong side of town to make it in on a regular basis? Let us help! We will come to your house or place of business and pick your bike up, complete the needed service or repair and then return it to you in 24 hours in most cases. The BBC Valet service costs $30.00 plus the cost of the repair and parts. Valet service is available Monday thru Saturday and we work around your schedule.

Premium services include:

• Professional Tune-ups and repair work
• Wheel Truing and Spoke replacement
• Bike Wash and Detailing
• Tubular Glueing
• Includes Road and Mountain bikes

The service area is limited to the Birmingham Metro area and surrounding communities (sorry Tuscaloosa). Please give us a call for complete details and to make your appointment.

Cyclocross Crazy? You should be....

We are all gear heads around here and with cyclocross season in full swing there is a ton of really sweet equipment rolling around turning everyone's head. This bike is a real head turner; a wicked 2010 Colnago Cross Prestige w/ SRAM Rival. The bike built up at 16 lbs/15oz. sans pedals.
The specs: Colnago Cross Prestige frame/fork and seat post, FSA intergrated headset, Deda Zero 100 White handle bar and stem, SRAM Rival drivetrain, Pro Logo Nago Gel saddle, Mavic Ksyrium SL wheel set, Stans Raven 700 x35c cross tryes. Without a dought this is one pimpin' machine!

Do you wear your helmet?

Bicycle injuries in U.S. becoming more severe.

By Anthony J. Brown, MD
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bicycle injuries in the US have become more severe and there has been a marked increase in chest and stomach injuries.
Moreover, despite greater public awareness, helmet use has not increased and head injury rates have not fallen.
"There is a paucity of studies looking specifically at bicycle injuries," lead researcher Dr. Jeffry Kashuk, from the University of Colorado, Denver, told Reuters Health. In the last several years, greater environmental awareness, economic downturns, an emphasis on fitness, and other factors have fueled greater bicycle use in the US.
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Italians Sell 57,000 Bikes in 5 Days with Incentive Scheme.

ROME, Italy - The second EcoIncentive Bike Promotion by the Italian Ministry of Environment has proved again to be very successful to get people cycling. Just two hours after the start of the bike buying incentive scheme already 2,000 bicycles were sold. After five days the budget of € 7.6 million was spend on 57,000 bicycles. More...

RIDE FOR WISHES 2009 WRAP UP!!!

The Make a Wish Ride for Wishes 2009 is in the books. Almost 180 cyclist helped to raise over $50,000 to grant the wishes of children with life threatening medical conditions. This is enough money to grant 7 wishes, changing the lives of those great kids forever. Thanks to all riders and volunteers and awesome folks at the Make a Wish foundation especially John Sweeney, he is the heart and soul of this ride. Big thanks to all. This is our team The Seekers. Looking forward to 2010!!!!