April 15, 2009

Fabian Guzman has joined the weekday schedule at Ventura Bike Depot, Inc. He comes to us with many special talents and titles. Some of these are:

• Fastest Wrench In the West (Park Tool Company)
• Guatamala BMX Champion
• Cat 2 Road Racer

Come in and meet Fabian Tuesday through Friday and watch what he can do in a matter of minutes. Be carefull, and stand back, as he is also very charming!

November 5, 2008

With new bike display fixtures, many bikes for sale, BMX added and a point of sale bar code register, we can now capture our loyal customers who have been returning time and time again due to our excellent turn around time on repairs, fair pricing, accessories, parts and rentals.

If you want to purchase a slightly used high grade bike with a warrantee and service to back it up, come in and see how we can help you become a cyclist or support the people who just want to do more commuting via bicycle. We have a lovely new bag line from Holland, plenty of baskets, rear racks and bike specific bungees.

If you like Road, Mountain, BMX or beach cruiser style bicycles, come in a check out the new Ventura Bike Depot store and meet our friendly staff. You will be glad you did!

May 2003

A sunset bike ride up Main Street in Ventura will be held Saturday, May 29, to celebrate the first anniversary of Ventura Bike Depot, the latest bicycle business started by Ms. Shelley Sund who launched the festive Italian quadricycles upon the Santa Barbara Boardwalk with her first bike-rental business, Cycles 4 Rent, in 1984. Sund will lead a beach-cruiser ride from her 1938 Chevrolet pickup displaying a vintage Western Flyer.

Sund sold Cycles 4 Rent after setting her sights on Ventura County’s bicycle escapes. No longer the overseer of six locations spanning Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, Sund enjoys being sole mechanic and manager of this cornerstone shop at Main and Julian streets, between the Ojai and Beach bike paths. Reminiscent of mom and pop stores in bigger cities where people invent any excuse to drop by and shoot the breeze, this mom of two-year-old, Brendan, is glad to dispense bike maintenance tips, give a quick tune up and adjust the helmut straps for the little ones while she continues spreading her motto, “Live life in the bike lane.”

Sund will be happy to rent a beach cruiser to anyone who would like to participate in the sunset ride, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., beginning at the Depot. Beach cruiser reservations in advance are recommended due to a limited supply. Refreshments will be served before the ride. Please contact Ventura Bike Depot at 652-2100 for more information about joining this anniversary trek up Main.