Bikes and Clogs in Eagle-Vail, Colorado

Jeff in his Black Oil Mountain Clogs tuning
a GT Sensor Elite 65OB bike

   Clogs are nothing new to Eagle-Vail locals, Jeff and Dominique Mohrman, owners of Colorado Bike Service. Jeff has received a new pair of clogs almost annually, personally delivered by Chris Manning, for the last 8 years. As I took in the impressive inventory of their store, Jeff described his experience with clogs. When I asked him what a 29er was, he was nice enough to share his knowledge on bikes as well.

   When Jeff moved to Stockholm, Sweden in 1982, he realized something about the footwear of the locals--they were wearing wooden soled clogs. Determined to have the same comfort as his local friends, Jeff bought his first pair of clogs. He brought those clogs back to Colorado, and he was wearing them when he first met his wife Dominique. As most who move to Colorado and prefer to do something they enjoy more as a profession, Jeff worked part-time ski bum and part-time bike bum. After being frustrated with the lack of year-round bike shops, Jeff and Dominique opened their own store, Colorado Bike Service. 

Jeff's' preferred Black Oil Mountain Soles and my
Ultimate High Black Oil clogs

   Chris Manning, being the clog-wearing-biking enthusiast that he is, happened upon the bike shop, and it didn't take long for Jeff and Chris to come to an agreement. When Jeff's wooden soles were getting worn, he calls Chris, and Chris drops of a fresh pair of size 42 clogs. Recently, Jeff got a pair of the mountain soles ,which he prefers because the tread helps in the wetter season. 

  After Jeff's' clogs have retired, he lines them up on his stairs, all the way to his first pair he bought in Sweden. Curious as to how steps are lined with a pair of clogs? Ask Dominique or Jeff at Colorado Bike Service.

With spring season here, check out Jeff's preferred Mountain Sole Clogs. With summer just around the corner, check out Tessa Clogs sandals!

-M

How do you wear your Clogs?

People often assume that Tessa Clogs can only be worn in the summer. Not only do I see local residents of Vail wearing them all year long, I often look online and see an abundance of people enjoying their clogs in the colder months as well. It is there on the pages upon pages of pictures that I look for my inspiration. It is right about this time, that I get annoyed with winter for limiting my wardrobe to pants, boots, and a coat. With the weather getting warmer, sometimes reaching up to the 60°, I want to celebrate. Although I do enjoy winter, I just love the summers here in Vail!

Some inspiring photos, Clockwise from top left: Man with cuffed pants and Brown Oil clogs,
Becky Black oil boots, Man in jeans and clogs, Brown Mtn Ski, Clogs with socks,
Wardrobe inspiration with Ultimate High, Black clogs with socks, Stapled clogs

 After grabbing my lighter clothes out of storage, I decided that today (with bluebird skies and a projected high of 40°) I would throw on some tights, a jacket  my cream slip dress and my pair of ultimate high stapled clogs. After coordinating it all with a pair of painted flower snap straps and my black Dala Horse necklace, I realized that it was I who had been limiting my wardrobe in the cold months.

Local Inspiration, clockwise from left; Tessa Manning in Van Deurs dress and Zoe boots,
Chris Manning in Black Clogs, Me in Ultimate high clogs,
Local in clogs, Svea in Nordic Clogs, Tessa in Ultimate High and HandMeDown jeans

Locals who have experienced the advantages of owning a pair of Tessa Clogs, are also my inspiration. I have sold clogs to many who just want something comfortable to slip on after they get out of their boots, and to take the dog out real fast. Something that they can walk around in all day running errands, wear to dinner as well as work. One of the most popular trends that I see is locals wearing their clogs and cuffing their pants. I am not sure why the pants are cuffed, nor do I think there really has to be a reason, it simply something that I see locals doing. Pairing their cuffed jeans with a puffy jacket and they are ready to go.
If you get stuck on what to pair with your unique clogs, just surf the web. You can find a way to wear them with tights, knee socks, cuffed pants, shorts, skirts.. well you catch my drift. You can continue to check out the blog for inspiration as well, previous posts by Chris Manning can inspire men who like to wear clogs and our website has Tessa Manning in some coordinated outfits with her hand painted clogs.
_______________________________________________________________________  Coming soon! Stay tuned to check out the newest designs and limited edition Dala Horses, visit our website or call (970)476-8083, to reserve these unique gifts.

-M