This is Evergreen

Beware of B & B Sport Cycles, they might just rip you off too…

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:43:55 +0000

A friend of mine recently told me about a really bad experience with B&B sport cycles in Evergreen. Usually, I’m really supportive of local merchants as they really try to do the right thing for all of us in the community, but in this case, it seems so obviously bad, that I thought it was worth telling people and making sure that if you go to B&B Sport Cycles make sure you get everything in writing, or better yet, maybe find somewhere else to go. Here’s what he said in his email:

I requested B&B Sport Cycles to get my bike on June 23rd and bring it to their shop to get me an estimate for cleaning the carburetor on my 1992 Honda Shadow as it was clogged and needed cleaning and wouldn’t run. They picked it up and then about a week later the owner told me that it would be about $800 to fix it. I told him I was shocked it would be that much and not to do anything as I would contact the last company that worked on my bike to see if they would do it for cheaper – which they would.

I arranged for Sun Honda to pick up the bike from B&B and was then notified that I had to pay B&B Sport Cycles $485.00 before they would release the bike. I asked why the bill was so high and they said it was because they did 3.5 hours of work to replace the battery and spark plugs. REPEAT: 3.5 hours to replace a working battery and spark plugs!

There are 3 problems with this.

I NEVER approved ANY of this work to be done to my bike and they NEVER gave me this estimate prior to performing the work.

And 3.5 hours to replace a battery and 2 spark plugs is thievery at it’s finest. These tasks should take 30 minutes, tops.

The problem WASN’T the battery or the plugs. I told them it was the carburetor and it was this issue for which I needed an estimate. Just before they picked the bike up, I tried to start it and it turned over just fine. When I asked for my battery back, he told me they disposed of it already.

Essentially, B&B Sport Cycles did unneeded and unapproved work in MUCH longer than it should have taken and held my bike hostage until I paid their ransom. Now that I’ve paid them, I’m requesting a full refund. If I don’t get one, I’ll be reporting them to my credit card company, the Colorado Secretary of State, Department of Labor and the IRS to report them for unfair business practices.

Needless to say, his carburetor wasn’t fixed… If anyone has any better options than B&B Sport Cycles, please let us know so we can promote good, honest businesses in Evergreen, CO.

Bears in evergreen, digging in the trash!

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:15:25 +0000

It’s time for the bears to start coming back into Evergreen. Unfortunately, this mama bear is getting pretty big. A couple mornings after I took this photo off of our deck, she was back with her babies in the morning. Fortunately, our deck doesn’t have stairs to the ground, so it’s not easy for any wildlife to climb up. She didn’t like the flash, and took off running right after I shot this. Of course, I’m always trying to scare them off, but our neighbor feeds the wildlife and I can’t imagine that isn’t helping to bring in the wildlife. More on that in another post…

Evergreen Lake Concerts 2010

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:48:41 +0000

Wednesday, June 2
Josh and the Empty Pockets, Evergreen School of Music

Wednesday, June 16
Laurie D and the Blues Babes, Mark and Steve

Wednesday, June 30
Your Father’s Mustache, Megan Burtt

Wednesday, July 14
The Luv Brothers, Once Removed Blues Band

Wednesday, July 28
Matt Clark Band, Strike III

Wednesday, August 11
Hosty Duo, Avé Deep

Wednesday, August 25
Jakarta, The 3eatles

The Spirit of Evergreen tree carving

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:18:20 +0000

I finally had a chance to check out the tree carving at the entrance to Hiwan Hills the other day. It’s truly an amazing carving when you get up close and personal. I don’t have a ton to say about it, except that you should definitely stop by and have a look. Meanwhile, have a look at these photos of the detail.

Earth Day at Evergreen Lake House

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:22:05 +0000

The annual Earthday celebration at The Lake House seemed to be a nice success, despite the cold and early snow. It wasn’t nearly as well attended in the past, but even so, it was nice to see so many people out today, learning more about Earth Day. And it sure looked like a beautiful day!

Earthday at the Evergreen lake house

Thawing Evergreen Lake

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 03:32:37 +0000

I took a nice walk around evergreen lake today and saw it was melting pretty quickly. I took a hike up to near this Geocache and took this pretty interesting panorama shot with my iPhone (Pano app).

Evergreen Lake thawing out

It’s pretty much just a slush pond right now, but you can still see the remains of the ice rinks and on the near side, you can see the open stream that feeds the lake. I’m sure that before we know it, it’ll be frozen and we’ll be ice skating on Evergreen Lake again!

Espresso Evergreen Drive Through Coffee Shop Now Open!

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:00:47 +0000

Espresso Evergreen drive through coffee

It’s nice to see that Espresso Evergreen is open again! It’s also nice to see that this drive through coffee shop is doing well enough to build a more permanent building! They certainly do a great job at coffee and the smoothies, which my kids LOVE!

Thanks for coming back!

Three Sisters Hidden Fawn Trail

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:06:47 +0000

Hidden Fawn Train in 3 Sisters Open Space Park - Evergreen, CO - September 5, 2009.

A great hike today at Three Sisters around the Hidden Fawn Trail. As you can tell, it was a beautiful day! It’s hard to believe it’s September already and the Aspens are starting to turn. It seems way too soon for it to be September. Fortunately, the wonderful weather now is making up for all the rain we had earlier in the summer.

The Hidden Fawn Trail is 1.2 miles and is relatively flat and easy to do for small children. We had our 2 and they did awesome on it! It’s also a great mountain bike ride and we saw a lot of bikers going around it in addition to some other hikers. I think this will be my next warm up mountain bike ride this weekend. Then up and over the sisters for a bit more of a challenge. Then probably across the highway up Evergreen Mountain for a good work out of the day!

Grafitti on The Evergreen Lake Statue

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:12:22 +0000

This is a real bummer. The other day we were at the lake and our kids noticed someone had drawn faces on the statue a the Lake House. In Sharpie even. I’ve never understood why anyone felt they had the right to destroy something that someone else spent so much time on and is enjoyed by so many people each day. Obviously, this person’s (or people’s) parents didn’t teach them this sort of respect. Hopefully, someone will have some Tolulene or some other highly potent and dangerous chemical to clean it off soon.

It’s also too bad that whoever did this can’t draw…

Just got back from The Splash in Golden….

admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:32:56 +0000

Just got back from The Splash in Golden. What a great place! So glad that Summer finally arrived on August 22. Had a great time with some friends and the kids. If you want some great, relaxing fun at a pool, this is the place to be! There’s still lot’s of time to go and enjoy. Get there early (they open at 10 am) so you can get a shady spot if it’s hot.