The past three weeks have seen a few dozen women through a difficult competition. Fueled only by motivation and the hope of glory (and some sweet prizes), these women made the effort to ride a minimum of 50 kilometers per week.
In fact some went far and beyond expectation and averaged over 350 kilometers per week, riding almost daily for the entire three week period. We have only the deepest gratitude and admiration for all of the participants. You’ve inspired those around you to ride more.
Here are the winners for each category:
Below is the complete list of women who have completed the Queen of the Bike competition. They’ve ridden the minimum requirement of 50 kilometers per week over the past three weeks.
We’ll be contacting the winners within the next week about prizes. Ride on!
With two weeks down and one to go the competition is heating up. Here’s this weeks results for top five women:
The competition will be end in a week.Who will be the bike queen?Let’s wait and see. Fighting girls! Read more
We recently came upon a new fleet of complete bikes. Imported from Holland, these Vanmoof “Dutch Cruiser” bikes are a modern interpretation of the classic Dutch-style city bike.
They’re versatile and can accommodate riders anywhere from 1.5 to nearly 2 meters tall! They’re comfortable and the classic geometry makes for a smooth ride. Finally, unlike their classic predecessor, the frame is a lightweight aluminum and makes getting speed fast and easy.
Also, did we mention? They look really cool too. There’s no other bikes like them in town in fact! Not to mention a few other special features, like head and tail lights that are integrated into the bicycle frame and fenders to keep you dry if you’re caught out in the rain.
Whether you are hoping to reserve one for the Friday Night Ride or just looking to spend your day off cruising the streets of Chengdu exploring, this is the right bike for the job.
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In our shop now we’re keeping in stock a variety of options for those looking to get into bicycle touring.
We carry LKLM frame sets and completes, as well as a wide array of touring bike accessories including stainless steel racks, bottle cages and waterproof panniers.
Hanging up now we have this 54 cm (medium sized frame). Chromoly steel built around 700c wheels with all the parts for taking on big distances: Brooks B17 saddle, stainless steel front and rear racks, Deore 3×9 speed gearing, disk brakes and Schwalbe Marathon tires.
If you’d prefer to ride 26” wheels, we’ve also got you covered. We offer this complete built around a separate 26” wheel specific frame set.
Furthermore, if you want to customize the parts selection we’re happy to help! Looking to set up a 10 speed group set? Want to build it up with road components? Maybe you’re thinking you want to go with a low-fuss internal geared hub? We’ve got it.
Above all，this bike is ¥8600，whose original price is more than ¥10,000. It is a too good choice to miss.
Swing by for a test ride today and see where this bike can take you.
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It’s cooler now that autumn is here, but our passion for riding has never cooled down. Still remember our cute Panda Ride? Our new FNR is coming again, so cheer up friends, hit the streets with us and drive away October’s autumn cold.
Same place, same time. Show up early to have a drink and socialize before we depart as a warm-up for our FNR.
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We’d just like to thank everyone who took the time to join us for our first ever panda ride. As you’re likely all aware, our FNR is a pretty good time all by itself but occasionally doing something silly or different like a panda ride makes for an extra special time.
We had over 70 people join us and most everyone made sure to let their inner panda out. Missed it this time around? No worries. This upcoming Halloween we’ll do our annual Halloween costume ride!
Check out some of the photos we got from the ride to get a feel for what it’s like! Read more
Our women’s only Queen of the Bike competition has begun! And these women aren’t waiting around. Within the first day we saw a dozen submissions from all kinds of riders.
There’s some fierce competition so if you’ve signed up, make sure to get out and ride. In the first day alone the longest ride we saw recorded was __110____ kilometers!
Missed the boat but really want to see if you’ve got what it takes to keep up with the rest, we are accepting late registrants until Friday, October 14. You’ll just have a little catching up to do! Read more
We’ll be participating in Chengdu’s first ever health and fitness oriented festival. With activities, workshops and classes arranged around 12 different sports, there will be a little bit of something for everyone.
Additionally there will be a number of healthy lifestyle food vendors to sample from. Be sure to stop in Sunday afternoon, October 23rd to see for yourself. Most importantly Natook will be representing the world of cycling and hosting gold sprints matches for any interested participants.
Take your friend on in a grudge match or just see how fast you can spin. If you’re looking for more info on the event, get in touch with the shop and we’ll show you where to sign up!
Tickets are only ¥50 on pre-sale or ¥70 at the door. Be sure to get there early as the first 100 people in the door get an extra special grab bag with a bunch of goodies. Read more
We’re always, always, always looking for ways to show some love to our biggest supporters. Without a solid crew of close customers we wouldn’t be able to keep building our community here in Chengdu.
This is our latest and greatest. Introducing the Natooke Riders Club. This benefits program is broken down into two tiers:
Natooke Riders Club Gold Membership
Priced at ¥580 this package includes:
1. a member’s only t-shirt,
2. 1 tune up—includes total adjustment of all systems and covers the cost of parts replacement labor as well as brake cables,housing and spokes.
3. 3 check ups—includes necessary adjustment of all major components including headset, drivtrain, and wheels
4. 20% off the purchase of a bike,
5. 15% off all goods in shop
Standard retail price would put this package at ¥1340. Read more
t’s kind of fun that our four year anniversary coincides with the United States presidential election. Makes it harder for folks to forget. In case it happened to slip your mind, use this as a reminder.
This Friday starting at 7 p.m. we’ll be offering wine and Asahi at only ¥5 a cup. At 8 the price jumps to ¥10. At 9 it settles at its final price for the night, ¥15.
What else can you expect? Well, fun for one. We’ll also have DJ Dan (the bicycle fan) spinning tunes. We’re also planning on having some free food for partygoers to partake in.
Let’s start this next year off right! Catch you then.
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