It’s the last day to vote for us in the Nashville Scene’s Best of Nashville. You can follow this link and vote under the Goods & Services tab. We strive to give it our all here in the shop and will continue to be the best humans we can. There are several great bike shops in Nashville which is one of the many reasons that makes this town awesome. We’d be honored and humbled to receive your vote.

This Sunday, July 3rd, the 12th South Taproom is hosting a “7 Bridges” ride!
We are encouraging EVERY level of cyclist to come ride. We’ll be riding at a slow/leisurely pace to maximize our enjoyment!
We’ll be heading out from the Taproom at 6:30pm, so get there a few minutes early!

If your bike needs any small repairs, we can take care of that before we leave!

Here are some details from Sound Forrest Thomas:

About The Seven Bridges
1. Gateway to the Gulch Bridge on 12th South (crosses the river of cars on
the inner loop freeway. This “Gateway” to the Gulch welcomes riders from the
12 South Neighborhood and Edgehillhood to the Gulch)
2. The Mighty Jefferson St. Bridge (crosses the Cumberland River, This is as
close as it gets to feeling like one is riding on the Freeway and cars
driving freeway traffic speeds. Note* There is a very nice wide sidewalk to
consider using.)
3. Woodland Street Bridge (Crosses the Cumberland, Big Climb! Vistas of the
grand LP Field ) [potential pit stop 1]
4. James Robertson Bridge (named after explorer and friend of Daniel Boone,
Crosses Cumberland, ein kühles Bier Stein erwartet Sie im Gerst Haus)
[Potential pit stop 2]
5. Shelby Pedestrian Bridge (originally opened July 5th 1909, opened again
in August 2003 as one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world,
Crosses Cumberland) [Potential pit stop 3]
6. Demonbreun St. Viaduct (Opened Oct. 14th 2006. Crosses the mighty CSX
Rails of the Gulch below. In the distance to the north west one can catch a
glimpse of Union Station and the Flying Saucer ) [Potential pit stop
distraction; Deja Vu]
7. Demonbreun Pont (Crosses river of cars on the inner loop freeway. Welcome
to Demonbreun and a host of pubs. [Caution* Demonbreun Circle lays ahead at
the top of the hill, excess drinking may cause riders to loop continuously])
[Potential pit stop 4]
8. [Potential pit stop 5]

Potential pit stops
1. [Riverfront Tavern, Beer Seller]
2. [Gerst Haus]
3. [Broadway Brewhouse, or pick your honky tonk]
4. [Tin Roof, McGuiness Pub]
5. [PM]

~Ding Pedal Ding~ Bike Bells encouraged

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

The Tour De Nash set off with over 700!!!!! riders this morning!
We Sent two of our most handsome mechanics down there to make sure all bikes were up to snuff.
I have to say there were some nice bikes down there.

Thanks to all the sponsors and volunteers for making this happen!

Looking forward to next year!

Spring has a death grip on the Southeast! Cold front after cold front pushes summer back and back! According to WSMV, this Saturday, May 21st, the temp is supposed to climb to 88! To celebrate we’re throwing some food on the grill!

There will be an Alley Cat staring at 2pm at the Parthenon in Centennial. It’s Monopoly themed race. Points will be collected at each check point to determine the winner. I heard those guys are too fat to do a speed race now…

BBQ and “cold drinks” after the race in our parking lot.

I heard this dude will be there.

Friend of the shop Jonathon Morrell got a bit inspired by the cicadas and decided to snap a few photos and write a little summary.

Attack of the (Briefly) Living Cicadas!

We’ve been invaded!  Tiny, flight-challenged, disoriented, winged creatures have descended on Middle Tennessee by the millions.  With the menacing title of Brood X!X, these little guys and gals have flexed their collective muscles throughout our area and there is literally no place to hide.  Luckily, they should all be gone in a few months, but until then…we all may get a few hop-ons as we pedal along our way.  Here are a few pics from the series “The Cicada and the Huffy.”

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