Author Archives: OTE Fruita

Jun / 17 / 2012

Happy Birthday Eddy Merckx

He is one of, if not THE, greatest cyclist of all time.  The guy would show up to a race, and everyone else just knew they were racing for second place.  He won the Tour de France five times, won all the monuments of cycling at least twice, with 19 monument victories in all,won the Giro d'Italia five times and the Vuelta a España once, won the world championship once as an amateur and three times as a professional, and broke the world hour record. He was a hard man, hard like woodpecker lips.  He inspired so many to push themselves and be greater than they would have been otherwise, he showed us it can be done.  The world of cycling owes a lot to this man, and that is why today, we hope you go out and ride your bike.  Take your dad out for a spin around town, […]

May / 21 / 2012

Pure Cool

This doesn't have anything to do with cycling, directly, but it sure is cool as hell, so we wanted to share it.  It might start off a bit slow, stay with it, it just gets better.  Enjoy.

May / 08 / 2012

Clip Less…In Dirt Rag Magazine

http://www.commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2012/05/clip-lessin-dirt-rag.html

May / 02 / 2012

Getting the monkey off her back…

http://commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2012/05/getting-monkey-off-her-back.html

Feb / 16 / 2012

Adventures in the Hillbilly Hideaway…59 Miles Till Pie…Parts 1-3

Part 1 http://commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2012/01/adventures-in-hillbilly-hideaway59.html Part 2 http://commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2012/01/andventures-in-hillbilly-hideaway59.html Part 3 http://commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2012/02/adventures-in-hillbilly-hideaway59.html

Jan / 31 / 2012

King of the Mountain…

http://trekmountain.typepad.com/king/2012/01/redemption-as-told-by-westylivin.html   OTE video guru Keith Lay gets a little national exposure cleaning the Horse Thief Drop In on Trek Bicycle's website.   Nice work!

Jan / 31 / 2012

We’re Baaaaack

Hey everyone, we are back in the saddle, just like Aerosmith sang about.  As of February 1st, OTE Fruita is back open for business.  If you need trail info, cool swag you can't get anywhere else, or expert mechanical service, or if you just want to see the fresh coat of paint and say hello, stop in.  We will be open everyday from 10 -6 for February, and then our usual 9-6 starting in March.  

Dec / 29 / 2011

Heading to Sedona

Hey eveyrone, it's Thursday, December 29th, our last day open for the year.  Just letting you all know, Over The Edge Sports in Fruita will be closed for the whole month of January, we are going to enjoy the sweet trails down in Sedona, Arizona.  (if you can get away, come on down and ride with us, we would love to show you around and ride with you).  We will open February 2nd, retrurning with our usual awesome world class customer service and technical expertise.   Please be aware that any online orders will not be filled until we return in February.   We will be updating our Facebook page from time to time with Fruita trail conditions as well as our antics and adventures.  We hope to see you in February or March, rested, and ready to ride.  Have a kick ass New Year everyone. 

Dec / 28 / 2011

BIKE Magazine Picture of the Day!!!

http://www.bikemag.com/photos/anne-keller-122511/ Current OTE Fruita manager Landon Monholland and former OTE manager Noah Sears featured on BIKEMag.com   Thanks to Anne Keller of the Hot Tomato for continuing to show the world what Fruita is all about. 

Dec / 21 / 2011

The Shortest Day’s of the Year..

http://commandonlandon.blogspot.com/2011/12/shortest-days-of-year.html