Flat Tire Co. Bike Shop

06/19/2026

Happy Birthday to this legend! So proud of you buddy. You’ve become a master of suspension along with so many other things for us.

06/18/2026

Nancy is ready to roll on her new Santa Cruz Skitch!

06/17/2026

FTC Group Gravel Ride | Laurel Mountain

Flat Tire Co Gravel Series · FTGS #4

Join Flat Tire Co for a group gravel ride from Laurel Mountain Ski Resort, part of our ongoing gravel ride series focused on exploring local routes and riding together.

This is a social, community-focused ride with multiple route options so riders of different abilities and time commitments can all have a good day on the bike.

🚲 Ride Details

Start / Finish: Laurel Mountain Ski Resort

Parking: Lot across from the entrance

Date: Sunday, June 28

Wheels roll: 10:00 AM

🗺️ Routes & Pace

Three route options

20 miles: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53631793

26 miles: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53631765

40 miles: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53631845

All routes will be available on Ride with GPS prior to the event

Riders are responsible for downloading and navigating their route

Groups will naturally split by pace

Expect a mix of:

gravel roads

quiet pavement

mountain-adjacent adventure riding

🍔 Post-Ride Hang

After the ride, we’ll hang out in the parking lot for a potluck-style grill hangout and beverages. Bring something to share if you’d like — or just come ride and relax.

No racing.
No pressure.
Just bikes and good company.

📍 Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
🕙 Sunday, June 28 · Wheels roll at 10 AM
💸 Free · Open to all riders

Questions?
📧 [email protected]

06/17/2026

Got the Starling crew out at Slagfest this weekend! Still working on a reel. So amped on the feedback from our builds so far. Got some pretty eclectic ones coming your way. Reach out to learn more why steel is real and single pivot ain’t dead.

06/13/2026

Fresh Heckler CC trade in bought and maintained here size Medium XT build with Fox Performance Elite Fork, Rockshox Super Deluxe Rear Shock, G2 Ultimate brakes. Yours for $2,500 local pick up.

06/13/2026

Sharing for our friends in Indiana. The Co-op park was where Justin and I got started with our first mountain bike rides 🚵‍♂️

Protect IUP Co-op Park from Timbering!

06/12/2026

Thanks for building a Starling with us Jake! Congrats on your new whip. What is a Starling?

The Starling Murmur is proof that simplicity still works.

Built around Joe McEwan’s signature single-pivot suspension design, the Murmur delivers 145mm of rear travel paired with a 160mm fork for a ride that’s incredibly planted, predictable, and easy to understand. No complicated linkage systems. No marketing gimmicks. Just suspension that works.

Hand-built from steel in the UK, the Murmur combines the smooth ride quality and durability of steel with modern geometry that encourages speed, confidence, and creativity on technical terrain.

What makes it special? Traction. The rear wheel stays glued to the ground, the bike carries speed through rough sections, and it has that rare ability to make ugly lines feel smooth.

If you’re the type of rider who values ride quality over spec-sheet bragging rights, the Murmur deserves a serious look.

Steel is real.

06/11/2026

The all-new Santa Cruz Tallboy 6 is here.

More travel. Less weight. More fun.

The biggest change? Santa Cruz ditched their legendary VPP suspension design in favor of a completely new four-bar rear suspension platform. The result is improved traction, better braking performance, and a more active ride without giving up the climbing efficiency that made the Tallboy famous. (Singletracks Mountain Bike News)

Travel grows to 140mm up front and 130mm out back, making the new Tallboy even more capable when the trail points down while still remaining one of the fastest trail bikes you’ll pedal uphill. (Jeff Kendall-Weed)

Santa Cruz also trimmed roughly 300 grams from the frame and now builds every Tallboy with their premium CC carbon layup. Lighter, stronger, and ready for bigger days in the mountains. (Pinkbike)

If you’ve ever wanted one bike that can crush all-day rides, local trail loops, and still get rowdy when things get steep, this might be the closest thing to a perfect trail bike.

Available now at Flat Tire Co.