Today's BikeBandit.com deals

Good morning, blogosphere and dear reader or two.  A quick check of my e-mails, and another great set of deals from BikeBandit.com.  Of note are two deals I'd like to point out.  First, they are selling tires at up to 55% off.  The brands start at high end tires like Metzler and Pirelli, and extent to tires for the more budget conscious like Kenda and Shenko.  I can vouch for Kenda tires-I run them on the Sportster and while not high performance tires, I get mileage I appreciate and all the handling I need.  The last rear tire I put on the Sportster came from BikeBandit, and was delivered quickly and in great shape.  Of course, I'm local to them, so bragging it showed up next day needs to be taken with a grain of salt.

The second good deal is their Podium Membership.  If you don't live a few miles from their warehouse, the free shipping alone may make the membership worth it for you, plus you get a free subscription to "Cycle World" magazine, all for $29.95 (in best Bill Murray Bass-o-Matic voice!).

If you could, click on the link to the right of this post with the picture of Bandit-I'm now an affiliate marketer for BikeBandit, and would appreciate the click through.

Local biker magazines as a source for events and shops

When I am traveling, one thing I try to do is pick up the local biker magazines .  Usually I can find these at independent shops or a Harley-Davidson shop.  Here's a couple I always try to get:

Quick Throttle magazine (also at www.quickthrottle.com)
Thunder Press (www.thunderpress.net)

both have an events section.

Are there others? Likely, and if you have a favorite, please recommend in the comments.