All first week entrants can come in for a discounted price $10 T-shirt and some stickers, thanks for playing lets see what photos you can come up with for next week!

For next week we want the people to decide the winner, the picture with the most “likes” will win.  So get taking some pictures, come back post them up, and start liking your favorite photos!

Cam Fries showing us how to stoke out with your pal's and get air time at the same time.

Mr. Crabbs getting some hang time while contorting a bike in unheard of ways. *always wear a helmet*

Doctors Park, Crested Butte Colorado

We love to ride our bikes, we love when you ride your bike, and we love to see pictures of people riding bikes. So we decided to make a contest in the month of September and give away a QSBS T-shirt every Friday (starting September 3rd) to the person with the best ride picture. So… run to the hills, trails, road, streets or where ever you ride with your friends, get a camera and get to work! Come back, post them up on our Facebook page and wait to see if you won.

Search Quick Stop Bike Shop on Facebook to become our friend.  Upload photos, hear about events and sales before anyone else!

Come out and show your support for our trails with trail building classes, trailbuilding, and group rides!

Friday August 20th

6:00 to 9:00 pm TTC trailbuilding classroom session and Lakeview Arena (Citizens Forum Room)

Saturday August 21st

9:00AM to 1:00 PM Trail building. Meet at Shiras Park
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Group ride. Meet at the South Trails Trailhead on M553 (on the left before Marquette Mountain)
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Reception at Presque Isle Pavilion

Sunday August 22nd

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Group ride. Meet at Jasper Ridge Brewery M41 in Ishpeming

For more info call the NTN at 906 235 6861

Nevin Brownell hammers the much awaited Kona project race bike.

Andrew Hanson on his Gary Fisher Hoo-Koo-E-Koo

Tom Hayward concentrates to clean the line.

Chris Bloom tames the trail with ease

Thanks to Dennis Loy Photography for the great images, check out the rest on his website. http://dloy.zenfolio.com/

Here is the article by Ryan LaBar:
Marquette is a small college town tucked in the forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Here, roads with more than four lanes are non-existent, and “rush hour” typically involves a total of five cars at a stoplight.
Nestled on the southern shore of Lake Superior, Marquette is enveloped by glacier-hewn bluffs brimming with breathtaking views. In the fall, the area’s dense woods of maple, birch and oak transform from bright green to a jaw-dropping display of fiery reds, oranges and yellows. But the terrain is more than just pretty-it’s the ideal setting for almost every outdoor activity, from rock climbing and kayaking to nordic and alpine skiing.
The city of just over 20,000 people exudes an outdoorsy vibe, with a paved bike path running through the middle of town, multiple lakeside parks and four high-end bike shops. If your ideal adventure-sports destination has a dozen coffee shops or a booming aromatherapy/health spa industry, you might find Marquette a bit wanting: this is what big-city folks like to call “quaint.” That said, the quality of the restaurants, shops and hotels makes up for what the city lacks in sheer quantity.
The winters are harsh this far north, and lake-effect snow keeps the ground coated with a thick layer of white for nearly six months of the year. But what Marquette lacks in a lengthy riding season it more than makes up for in riding quality. The landscape offers diverse terrain: from rocky, rooty, gnar-strewn lines to buff, flowing ribbons of singletrack that weave through the thick stands of hardwood trees.
SOUTH TRAILS: Until recently, navigating Marquette’s South trails took local knowledge and a keen sense of direction. Thankfully, the Noquemanon Trail Network has been hard at work in recent years, shaping the maze of trails into four clearly marked loops. Each loop is roughly 5 miles long and mostly, if not entirely, singletrack. Navigation is made easier by color-coded trail markers. Most riders refer the to the trails by their corresponding colors: Carp River loop(yellow), Morgan Creek loop(green), Mount Marquette loop(blue) and Pioneer loop(red).
There are several ways to start a ride on the South trails, but the easiest approach is to access each trail from the main trailhead parking lot; eack loop cloverleafs from this point. Though each one is only a few miles long, they take an average rider 45 minutes to an hour to complete-this is technical and steep terrain.
The Mount Marquette loop is arguably the jewel of the network. If there is only time for a quick ride, this is the one to do. It features everything from swooping singletrack to stair-stepping jagged rocks that will make any rider’s leg hair stand on end.
MARQUETTE MOUNTAIN: The local ski resort may only boast 600 vertical feet, but it’s a steep 600, and it’s no fun to push or pedal your way to the top-especially on a big bike. Fortunately, you don’t have to: Marquette Mountain’s chairlift makes pedaling a non-issue. That’s right, there is lift-accessed riding in the Midwest. The mountain boasts 16 runs and connectors that range from insanely rough, full-on downhill trails to more XC-style descents. Be sure to check the mountain’s schedule, because the lifts only run every other weekend during the season ( visit marquettemountain.com, or call Quick Stop Bike Shop: 906-225-1577).
For the purebred downhill racer, the mountain offers Gypsy Road. The trail is about as close to a World Cup downhill course as the Midwest’s limited vertical terrain can offer. Freeriders will be stoked on the bermy, jumpy Plug to Lower Hemi to DTF to Bad Medicine trails. Cross-country riders with less do-or-die riding styles also have options such as Fiddler’s Creek or the Easy Rider trail (currently part of the Carp River loop).
BENSON GRADE: Still not feeling challenged? Freeriders and the technically apt should check out the Benson Grade. While the area is no secret(it’s part of the Pioneer loop and the end of Morgan Creek), the trails that spider-web off the top are. Most of the local shops can point you in the right direction. Longtime staples on the Grade include the Your Mom and Your Sister trails. More huck-happy trails, including Jethro Tull and Hardtail Pride, have been built in recent years. Probably the area’s toughest trail is The Huckstables, which concludes with a near-20-foot natural huck. -RYAN LABAR

For 2010 the addition of the TECH series of bikes gives riders more of what they need and less of what they don’t. Taking notes from their team rider setups, the new Completes offer simple, lightweight and strong setups no matter what style of riding you are into. Large bars, low standover, large tires and lighter weight across the board make the new FITs the best Complete BMX bikes money can buy. Whether its a TRL series, a TECH series or a STR series, a FIT is the best you can get. All in stock at the Quick Stop Bike Shop, just in time for fall riding or the perfect Christmas gift.

2010 bikes are trickling in. All 2009 bikes are on sale and 2008 closeouts are priced to move. We also have rental Niterider lights so you can extend the riding season, and enjoy a unique riding experience. Stop in for the best deals of the season!