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Adventure Shorts Program Details

Josh Lipton — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:53:41 PDT

Our screening is right around the corner, next Tuesday, September 14th from 7 to 9PM! Tickets are still available but selling out quickly. Get Your Tickets Now! If you’re still on the fence about coming out, here is a quick rundown of the just updated Filmed By Bike Adventure Shorts program. The Filmed by Bike Adventure...

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Our Fall Events Are Here!

Josh Lipton — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:02:22 PDT

After a long wait, we’re hosting our bikepacking events again! The decision to begin running events has obviously not been easy. And just as we were starting to settle our plans, the Delta variant became a major concern. We are forging ahead with our plans but prioritizing safety every step of the way. The majority of our...

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Introducing our New Shop Manager

Josh Lipton — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:44:23 PDT

As you might imagine, launching and growing Campfire Cycling over the last two years has not been an calm, relaxing affair. Riding the waves of these times and circumstances has provided a steady supply of challenges to untangle. This spring the challenges really reached a crescendo. It was time to find a new location all...

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Our New Location!

Josh Lipton — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:36:59 PST

We just signed a lease at a new downtown Tucson location! We’re moving to 15 E. Toole on the NE corner of Stone and Toole. Tuesday, March 23rd we’ll be open at 15 E. Toole. Our last day at the old location (2801 Flowing Wells) will be Friday, March 19th. Temporary hours – March 4th...

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A Winter/Pandemic Family Overnighter to Catalina State Park

Josh Lipton — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:07:46 PST

The weekend following Thanksgiving, our family went on an overnighter bike campout from our house in central Tucson to Catalina State Park. It was the first bicycle camping trip of any sort that I’d taken since the start of the pandemic. Figuring out how to stay safe, manage our time, keep the kids having fun...

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Vaccine Prioritization for Tucson Bike Shop Employees

Josh Lipton — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:23:59 PST

Until the process becomes more clear, I thought it would be helpful to post up this info as a reference for other Tucson Bike Shops. This is the Pima County COVID-19 Vaccination info portal. And here is the tentative 1B plan. While I have not had this confirmed, I’m thinking that bike shop employees are...

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Announcing the Campfire Garage Sale

Josh Lipton — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:42:20 PST

We are now selling our used, tested, returned and closeout products in a new section of our shop, the Campfire Garage Sale. We’ve organized the gear into these sections: We will be keeping the Garage Sale replenished with new goodies, so check back if you don’t find what you need right away. *We’re keeping things...

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Is it In-Stock? A Guide

Josh Lipton — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 06:00:57 PST

The theme of this year’s shopping guide is: What is Actually in Stock? Finding the good stuff for gifting may be a bit tricky this year when it comes to bicycle touring gear. This guide should get you to what we have quicker! One thing that is always in stock are Campfire Cycling Gift Certificates....

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Salsa!

Josh Lipton — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:02:48 PST

A few months ago Salsa brought us on as a new dealer. We managed to get some bicycles in just as the last available models were selling out. Being that we’ve been busy and haven’t put the word out, we still have some Salsa cycles around. In case you haven’t heard, bicycling has become a...

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Statement of Accountability

Josh Lipton — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:05:55 PST

You may have noticed that Campfire Cycling has stopped almost all of our content and messaging since the murder of Mr. George Floyd and the global civil rights movement that has followed. As a white, male-owner of a small business with an environmentalist mission, this period of time has made me think deeply about my...

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Two Months of Pandemic Life, the Campfire Cycling Version…

Josh Lipton — Sat, 30 May 2020 08:11:15 PDT

This has been a strange time to publish marketing content for Campfire Cycling. As a business we’ve been blessed by a strong surge of e-commerce orders since Coronavirus began. We’ve been so busy in fact that we’ve had no time to invest in continuing to create content and stoke the fire. And while we’ve been...

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Survey Says… How Can Campfire Cycling Help You Now?

Josh Lipton — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 13:36:43 PDT

Our Take on the State of the World The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic has caught all of us by surprise and is forcing all of us to rethink so much. Many of us will suffer either directly from the impacts of the virus, economically or some other way. Amidst the doom and gloom, it’s important...

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Our COVID-19 Precautions

Josh Lipton — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 14:11:53 PDT

Masks Required Mask wearing is required and enforced. We do have free masks available at the front.

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You Are Unlimited w/ Kait Boyle

Josh Lipton — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:11:16 PST

On December 7th, Kait Boyle visited our shop to share her remarkable story as part of a fundraiser for the Cairn Project. Her triumphant 2018 of bicycle racing was dramatically curtailed by an accident on Christmas Eve. Over the course of 2019 she endured a grueling rehabilitation however was able to fully recover and has...

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Comparing Bicycle Camping Stove Systems

Josh Lipton — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 08:05:45 PST

The Following was Boiled Down from the Video: Howdy bike campers! I’m Josh with Campfire Cycling. I’m out on a overnighter bikepacking trip out near Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. I brought with me the most commonly used styles of lightweight camping stoves that you would commonly use while bikepacking. Hopefully I can help get...

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Launching the Campfire Showroom with “I Just Want to Ride”

Josh Lipton — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:05:20 PST

On November 15th we kicked off the Campfire Cycling showroom and repair center in grand style by hosting a screening of I Just Want to Ride with Lael Wilcox, Rue Kaladyte and Chris Seistrup. We had over 200 folks show up and had a blockbuster of a party. For a business used to selling through...

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Our Grand Opening Event with Lael, Rue and Now Chris Seistrup!

Josh Lipton — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 09:42:57 PDT

In April we launched the Campfire Cycling brand and website. But now we’re gearing up to launch the heart of our new enterprise, the Campfire Cycling Showroom. And we’re doing it in style by screening the new film about the 2019 Tour Divide Race, I Just Want to Ride. We’ve been hard at work for...

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Campfire Progress Report

Josh Lipton — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 09:51:27 PDT

We’ve been hustling around setting up our new showroom. There hasn’t been too much time for newsletters, but I figured its been too long. We’ve been busy adding lots of new brands to the site. Oveja Negra, Hyperlite & SOL, Adventure Medical Kits. We’ve also refreshed our lineup of Brooks and Carradice. Overall our Pack...

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Preparing for Your First Bicycle Campout (Even if you’ve never camped)

Josh Lipton — Mon, 20 May 2019 15:18:21 PDT

Who’s Ready for Bicycle Camping? Are you a cyclist who loves spending time in the great outdoors? Then bicycle camping is something you’d probably truly enjoy. If you’re not yet a cyclist but interested in bicycle camping, why not get out there and get started? Give cycling a few months and you should be ready...

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Welcome to Campfire Cycling!

Josh Lipton — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:47:57 PDT

Welcome to the bicycle camping outpost. This is CampfireCycling.com! Last week, we switched the website over from BikeShopHub.com to CampfireCycling.com. Having had a week to make sure everything is running smoothly, I am incredibly excited to share our new website and brand with you. I feel much gratitude to have you, our customers, friends and...

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The Journey from Beginner to Advanced Bicycle Camping

Josh Lipton — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:47:37 PDT

Welcome to Bicycle Camping! There are so many inherently good things about bicycle camping – from fostering a healthy lifestyle, to practicing sustainable transportation, to experiencing new landscapes and cultures. I’m inspired to inspire you to consider getting out there for some bicycle camping adventures. I’ve laid out the incremental steps one might take on...

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Our First Family Bicycle Campout!

Josh Lipton — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 06:54:34 PDT

Last weekend our family successfully embarked on our first bicycle campout. This campout was very meaningful to us because of what it meant for our family and for our business with the upcoming launch of CampfireCycling.com. As I’ve been preparing for the major directional shift to a bicycle camping focused business, a major dilemma has...

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Building the Campfire Cycling Showroom + We’re Hiring

Josh Lipton — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:40:17 PDT

A Showroom for Bicycle Camping Gear The idea was to build a great showroom for bicycle campers that strongly complimented the Campfire Cycling ecommerce brand. As we’re building the showroom we’re thinking about how to develop synergy between Ecommerce and brick-and-mortar. Our showroom will be a physical manifestation of our online presence. And conversely our...

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CampfireCycling.com is Launching April 29th!

Josh Lipton — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 09:49:37 PDT

BikeShopHub.com is becoming CampfireCycling.com! We’re gathering up kindling and wood chunks for our “campfire”. Come late April, we’ll be striking a match to set ablaze our rebranding to CampfireCycling.com! I’m inviting all of you to the campfire to gaze into the flames with us. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing with you why we’re rebranding, what...

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