Why are there new bikes at Freeze Thaw?
Although Freeze Thaw Cycles did start out with exclusively recycled bikes, the shop currently has a large selection of new bikes in stock as well. As the needs of our customers evolved so has the inventory of the shop as we now can meet the needs of any cyclist from a singlespeed commuter to a cyclocross racer or endurance mountain biker. Often a recycled bike is still the best choice for some customers but in the absence of a frame that is correctly sized we have new bike options that still fit the simplicity and budget of our recycled bikes.
Every new bike assembled at Freeze Thaw Cycles is built to the highest standard with expert care. New bikes from boxes are stripped down to the bare frame and treated with our extensive collection of frame-preparation tools. Facing of the headtube, crown race and BB shell as well as BB shell thread chasing are performed on all bikes to ensure maximum performance.
This preparation is a costly and labor-intensive process that we feel every frame and fork deserves. This is included with every bike, no extra charge.
The benefits are less creaking and things coming loose as well as longer bearing life in the headset and bottom bracket. Because we take everything completely apart for every build, customization is easy! Our customers get the bike they want through a process that is enjoyable and caters to their specific needs. We rest easy knowing the bike is double checked and tested.
We treat each new bike as if it were a custom build and can modify them to your specifications. It is rare that a new bike leaves our shop stock, with modifications ranging from custom fitting to component swaps and handbuilt wheels. If there is something on your mind, let us know and we can try to figure things out. Our approach takes a little longer, but you end up with a well thought out bike that will suit your needs and make you want to keep riding.
Yeti Cycles was established in 1985 before mountain biking was even considered an industry. Back then, mountain biking was all about getting outside, having fun, and going fast. Riding was fun, but it was really fun when you beat your buddy to the top of the hill. It was in that vein that mountain bike racing took shape and Yeti took hold. Many of the greatest names in mountain biking raced for Yeti over the years. Straight out of Golden, CO, Yeti’s can now be seen in the Alleghenies.
Yeti
The Vassago Way We Design our frames around the wheels with no regard for what was accepted or expected on a 26" bike. The result is a refreshingly balanced, perfect handling, big o' 29er that sets the standard for how the big wheelers should feel. The Result A bike that immediately has the feel of riding IN the bike, not high up, on top. Our bikes are long and low with the rider weight evenly positioned in the center point between the wheels. Value A word over used but vital to enjoyment. One of our main features throughout our line is value. Sadly, there are other things in life than riding, and most of them also require cash. But your riding experience should never have to suffer. Enter the key feature. VALUE.
Vassago
Torker prides themselves as a brand for people that use bikes everyday. They proudly put the “fun” in “function”, designing bikes that are as fun to ride, as they are functional. This is a bike company that focuses on utility as well as comfort, with designs that make sense.
Torker
Steel is real. Surly embraces this mantra to the fullest, making solid super-versatile bikes made to be ridden for a long time. Based out of Bloomington, MN, Surly has a full line of rugged rides made for whatever adventures you can throw at them. Whether your touring, mountain biking, or ripping through down town, Surly’s got you covered.
Surly
We're a small bicycle company located in Bloomington, Minnesota. We see bikes as being more than 'just bikes'. They offer the user a chance to change their lives and the world around them. They offer unlimited possibilities for adventure and fun. They bring people together but they also offer escape. They offer a heck of a lot of good stuff. We make good bikes and bike parts for folks who really want to enjoy their riding experience. Mountain, road, or cross...we offer a great ride.
Salsa
Backed by a formidable BMX racing history, Redline Bicycles builds great cyclo-cross and mountain bikes as well. Their Monocog 29er has been one of our all-time best sellers because it works so well on our local trails. Their geared mountain bikes are also top sellers with quality details at unbeatable prices.
Redline
Niner continues to innovate the 29” wheeled mountain bike. It was one of the first new bike brands we carried and for good reason. We are happy to share in the Big Revolution. Niner has fast full-suspension, rigid, geared or single speed setups built to make you smile.
Niner
Fabricator Lloyd Graves, welder Mike Flanigan, and machinist and toolmaker Jeffrey Buchholz still had the itch to design and build custom bikes. So they dusted off their work boots, brought out the drawing board, and joined forces with Sue Kirby, Ben Cole, and Steve Elmes to start their own company. An independent company. A company that would make bikes the way they knew they should be made. In 1995, Independent Fabrication was formed. What they lacked in adequate workspace, they overcompensated with elbow grease. Would they be employee owned? Yes. Would they allow a customer to paint their bike whatever colors they wanted even if it was ugly? Why the hell not?
Independent Fabrications
In 1987 John built his first frame, a fillet brazed steel frame. In 1990 he worked as a frame builder in Central PA for a small frame builder as he went to school for a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering Technology. Upon graduating, he was promoted to production engineer, where he continued to build frames until 1999. From 1999 to present he has instructed at the college level in manufacturing. In the spring of 2009 he took the plunge and started Hubcap Cycles. Although the company is new, he has several hundred frames under his belt. We feel his frames speak for themselves.
Hubcap
In 1974 Gary Fisher grafted a mixture of road bike and motorcycle parts onto a 1940s Schwinn Excelsior and created the first reliable, low-maintenance mountain bike. Soon after, Gary founded Mountain Bikes, the first company to build production mountain bikes. Today, Gary Fisher Bicycles is one of the world's leading brands of performance bicycles sold through specialty retailers. As chief designer Gary Fisher continues to be one of the most creative forces in cycling with a bicycle line that includes highly engineered, American-made mountain, luxury and children's bikes.
Gary Fisher
Think of our bikes as vehicles for discovery. If you let them, they will transport you to places beyond your average spin down the road. Even if your mission is nothing more than riding to a friend's house or stopping by the corner cafe to grab a latte, Electra bicycles fill the experience with memorable moments that really define you because we design our bikes as extensions of your imagination, style and sense of adventure. With excellence, expression, innovation and progression as our driving forces, Electra bikes speak to your individuality and quest for quality, while their smooth, efficient ride allows you to kick back, relax and enjoy the free flow of a lazy afternoon along the bike path, a free-parking evening pedaling around downtown or an energizing commute to the office. Whether you ride for fitness, fun, convenience, conservation or recreation, the Electra experience is offered in an assortment of flavors to suit your style.
Electra
Civia creates transportation for everyone. We make simple, elegant bikes and products that take you to work, to school, the grocer—anywhere you need to go. Whether you’re commuting hours a day or just pedaling a few blocks to the train station, our bikes and system of components, accessories and clothing keep you and your stuff on the move. At Civia, we see bikes as a vital link in the future of alternative transportation. We sincerely believe life’s better by bike and strive to make your daily transportation choices a lot more pleasant and sustainable. That’s why it is our mission to create products that inspire you to leave the car keys at home—and ride your bike. Because you expect a lot from your ride, we engineer our bikes for optimal utility, comfort and performance. From purpose-specific frame geometry to handlebars, forks, racks, fenders, panniers and clothing, our obsession with fit, function and detail extends across the whole Civia line.
Civia
Upon the recommendation of our friends at Golden Bike Shop, we became a Chumba dealer in the summer of 2009. Chumba has been around for a while in the gravity scene, but our main interest was the HX2 ,a new big wheel mountain bike designed to handle 120mm suspension forks (our other offerings max out at 100mm). The frame's Eccentric bottom allows it to be setup with external or interenal gears or as a one speed. The HX2's machined aluminum yokes add a considerable amount of stiffness to the ride while still remaining comfortable on longer rides.
Chumba
Since 1885, Bianchi has meant Italian Designed bicycles with very high quality standards and advanced technological content, and their unmistakable Celeste colour marked a step in the history of cycling. Bianchi is not only bikes; Bianchi is a way of life, a way to move, and a way of racing. Today Bianchi is an international bike manufacturer based in the historical factory of Treviglio, Italy.
Bianchi
Our goal is to make a significant contribution to the equipment and culture of urban cycling. This is not a cash in, this is not a fad, this is our life, our love, our community and our dream. We are a company of riders making products for other riders. We share a lifelong passion for the machines, the people who ride them, and the positive changes both can effect in this world.
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109 South Allen St State College, PA 16801
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