And the winner is.....

Every once in awhile it's fun to check behind the scenes of the blog and see some of the stats. It's fun for me to see that people are reading in Korea, Japan, France, Australia and all of the other places that I see in our results. Hello one and all! We are glad you've found us and I, personally, hope you find reasons to keep coming back.




Today I was curious not about where people were visiting from, but why. Give the people what they want, right? If there was a clear winner, well, I'd try to write more about that subject. So...what was the winning search that landed on our blog (in the last month)?


Drum roll please....

Jody Perewitz!

I did say "give the people what they want" right? Well, we are ahead of you on this one, thankfully. You will be seeing a lot more with Jody and Kryptonite soon. Until then, you can always catch up with her on the Plog.

Some folks who have been clicking here have been disappointed, I know. They are coming to find out how to say "hello in Korean". Yikes! Sorry...I don't have a clue. But Google languages says it's 안녕하십니까. Because I'm not sure those characters will show up on all browsers, you can go here and see it. Hope that helps.

People are also searching in droves about the Evolution series oval, New York Mini, Jeff Clark motorcycles, Tony Hawk and Wonder Woman Lock.

I'm just fascinated by all of this info. But, I'll stop now....for those of you who aren't as interested. But, if you want more Jody, stay tuned...or head over to the Plog - she's just posted about a snowboarding trip she took last weekend.

Jody - you're a "stah"!

Tony Hawk Bike Line Announced

Woa...skateboarding legend/guru/god, Tony Hawk is going to have his own line of bicycles in stores next spring. That's huge! Young kids love Tony Hawk, idolize him even. I know a few kids between the ages of 8 and 13 who are Hawk fanatics. They have to have anything Hawk - skateboards, games, clothes. Hopefully, this will be a great way to get these kids on a bike, too. They all have his video games, why not his bike, too? And, what a great balance - I'm someone who thinks that kids inside playing video games all the time is a bad thing. They should be outside, having adventures with their friends, getting exercise and fresh air (when did I start sounding like my parents?!?). But, it's true....video games are ok in moderation, but maybe these bikes will get the kids interested in cycling because of Tony, too. They'll start skateboarding and biking.

Ok, maybe that is a fantasy, but I'd like to think so. More kids on bikes is better for their health and for the environment, especially if they get hooked and continue to keep riding their bikes throughout their life.

Apparently, there will be two lines of bikes - the Tony Hawk Huckjam bikes will be in mass market stores and the Tony Hawk Signature Series will be in independent bike shops. Those of us in the bike industry will get to see all the bikes at the Interbike trade show in September. Photos will abound, I'm sure.

Congrats, Tony Hawk! I wish you great success with this new venture!


Thanks to both BikeBiz and Bicycle Retailer for pointing me to this news.