For the past three years we have rented a group camping site somewhere in the National Forest and invited everyone to spend a weekend camping and having some fun. This year we returned to Big Bear and had another amazing time riding. We camped at Deer Group camp which is close to the spectacular Skyline Trail. We ate, biked, camped, campfired, and generally had a terrific time. Here are a few photos that barely capture the fun time.
Tony has been planning a new bike for a while and today was the day to pick up his Jones. Red frame with a black truss fork is very uncommon along with everything about the build. Look for Tony everywhere. His bike can take him there.
Juan was like a kid on Christmas morning hoping his new bike would be waiting for him as he stood at the gate exactly when we were opening up from our weekend in Big Bear. His new Surly Long Haul Trucker was under the oak tree and here is Juan ready to hit the road for adventures.
Andre stopped by to by the Advocate Hayduke during the final moments of Chris packing up for Big Bear. Kinda great series of events for the bike industry. Advocate cares about getting more people on bikes. Chris is bringing everyone to Big Bear for the weekend camping and riding. Naturally, a big encouragement went to Andre to join in.
This is a photo of where we are going for the weekend. FYI. Please bring a chair for the campfire. Bring water, not potable water. And…….Chris is going to drive up Friday around 3 PM and might not be able to answer questions during the drive, so please prepare ahead and look at a physical map. GPS, iPhones, etc…might not work in the mountain so having a physical map and a general idea of directions is a good idea.
Here is the vague directions form the Forest Service. Goes without saying, this is not the Gospel.
Continue westbound on Big Bear Blvd/SR-18 into the City of Big Bear Lake. From State Highway 18, west of the village, turn left on to Millcreek Road. Proceed past Aspen Glen Picnic Area, 0.4 of a mile and turn left to continue on to Millcreek Road to Forest Road 2N10. Proceed on 2N10 for 0.8 mile to the end of pavement. Continue on 2N10 past Cedar Lake turnoff. Proceed on 2N10 to 2N08 (7.9 miles from the Cedar Lake turnoff). Go left on 2N08 and proceed 0.6 of a mile to 2N45Yk, turn right.
Eric has been joining us on our Saturday Morning shop rides for the past few months, and he was looking for a new bike to hit the trails with. Thanks again and we hope you have an amazing time on your trip through Yellowstone! 
Colin and Dani stopped by the Outpost to get setup for a pair of Surly Long Haul Trucker touring bikes for their upcoming trip from Los Angeles to New York. They were so excited that they rode them home. Thank you guys and we hope you both have a wonderful trip!
Salsa Cycles is doubling down on getting adventure bikes out into the wild. Great news for us and UnPredict Your Journey folks. For a very limited time, you get two bikes for the price of one Bucksaw. A Vaya is included. Wow. If you join us for the camping trip in Big Bear at the end of the month, (August 26-28), you can ride Skyline on a Bucksaw and the Vaya around the lake and fire roads. Just kinda perfect bike combo for SoCal.
We make a lot of paper scrolls with recycled wood from guitar making.
We made some more paper scrolls from the wood left over from guitar making.
Rogue Journeymen belts with custom dyed leather.
Rogue Journeymen belts are happening all the time.
We had a request for ALTOID box containers and worked out some ideasHa