Archive for January, 2010
TTX on slow twitch.com January 29th, 2010
Things have been pretty mellow around the shop this week. Base is going good and until yesterday the weather has been good. We have started our indoor training rides on Mon and Weds at 5:30 the first week was good more people would be better….you can bring your own trainer or rent one of the brand new jet fluid pro trainers I have……so to all of you tri geeks out there check out this review of the Trek TTX from slow twitch.com…..
Slowtwitch.com Reviews the Trek Equinox TTX 9.5 01/28/2010
Slowtwitch.com Review the Trek Equinox TTX 9.5
Dan Empfield, known for being a tough critic, has written a great review of the TTX 9.5 and the Project One program. Here are a few of his comments.
“One thing I really like about this [Project one] process is that the bike comes exactly as you need it, with the right gearing, the right stem length and pitch, and—though you may not think this important—the right length cables and casings for the stem option you’ve chosen.”
“If a Trek Equinox TTX is on that list [of bikes that conform to a rider’s geometric needs], Trek will build you this bike, with the right stem, and the proper length cables and casings. You won’t have to sub-out / sub-in cogs or chainrings, saddles, aerobars, what have you, because, like Burger King, Trek thinks you should Have It Your Way.”
To read the full review, please visit slowtwitch.com.
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Sunday riding and indoor training rides January 25th, 2010
Another Sunday ride in the books and it was a great success….we got in almost 40 miles before the rain started…..there were 5 of us this week….hopefully more people will start coming out. Starting today at 5:30 we will be holding indoor training rides at the shop….bring your own trainer or rent one for $10…..we will have indoor rides on Mon and weds at 5:30 and we can add days depending on the turnout….come out and ride.
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23a in Jan January 21st, 2010
Marky Mark and I did some work today…it was a nice day sunny and above 40 perfect to head into the catskills. We rode out to woodstock then up 23a to Hunter and back…….nothing like burning over 4000 calories and climbing over 4000ft all in a days work…….Marky Mark well done.
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2010 WILLIAMS LAKE CLASSIC IS ON January 20th, 2010
The 2nd edition of the Williams Lake classic brought to you by T quilty and I is on for June 20th so mark you calender and register at bikereg.com……..we have some new twists on the course for this year it should be loads of fun……
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snow blowing today… January 19th, 2010
So I need to do some intervals and of course it is snowing…wtf..I thought global warming would have taken care of winter by now….I guess the trainer it is….
some pics from our sunday ride…..
thanks to Andy Thomas for the sick pics……
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sunday ride…. January 17th, 2010
Todays Sunday ride was pretty good….Marky Mark, Tom, Andy, Pops and I headed out before the storm to get in some miles. It was actually quite nice not too cold….next Sunday Same time 9 am from the shop….tom took the first town line sprint of the season….it might have been uncontested.
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Do Work January 15th, 2010
The warm weather is awesome it has been above 40 for a few days now and I am super stoked….yesterday Marky Mark, AccuMatt, pops, and I did a nice ride…it turned out to be just about 5 hours for me. less than 3 months until battenkill so gotta do work. It felt so good to be in the sun and not be freezing I hope this trend hangs around for a while. Just to put it out there the sun morning rides are game on….9 am from the shop………
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2010 is here January 12th, 2010
Over the last 2 years I have been very bad at keeping this blog up to date but this year I am going to try and keep it going. new bikes from Trek and Gary fisher are out and will be in the shop early this spring. The Trek Madone is redesigned lighter and stiffer, and the best 29 er MTb’s in the game from Fisher are ready to roll for 2010. New for this season we will be having indoor training rides in the shop a few nights a week starting next week call or email for more info. this way you can suffer through riding the trainer with company and get a leg up on the season…….Marky Mark J dog and I have started base last week ans despite the cold I got 15 hrs in last week. it supposed to be in the high 30s this week so that should be nice….while all the big dogs do the training in Tucson the real men of cycling suffer through the cold of the north east…actually I am just jealous to ride just one layer of clothes would be awesome…….
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