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Competitive Cyclist Looks at Capo Cycling Apparel Spring/Summer 2011

pbik — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:10:02 +0000

We visit with Gary Vasconi from Capo Cycling Apparel about the highlights of their Spring and Summer 2011 lineup. Products Reviewed: Padrone Short Sleeve Jersey: www.competitivecyclist.com Dorato Short Sleeve Jersey: www.competitivecyclist.com Padrone Bib Shorts: www.competitivecyclist.com…

Lance Armstrong: Cycling Science & The Talented Mr. Lim

pbik — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:10:03 +0000

Want to bike faster? Talk to sports science expert Allen Lim. That’s just what Lance Armstrong did in an effort to maximize his efficiency and aerodynamics. For more videos and blogs, visit Facebook.com/MastertheShift

Day 3 Cycling – Mountain Bike (17 Aug 2010)

pbik — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:10:19 +0000

Image taken on 2010-08-17 12:10:17 by Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

Cycling TV of Roughest Crit Bike Race in Florida

pbik — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:10:34 +0000

Cycling TV and cycling news of roughest and toughest cycling criterium bike race in the state of Florida. www.chavezcycling.com Watch now and see the best cyclists in Florida showing off all their racing skills and strength to conquer this difficult bike racing course. On Saturday, October 16, 2010, Laura DeWitt, one of the owners of the Get Healthy food stores, along with Florida Cycling put great effort into organizing a beautiful, but difficult criterium bike race in downtown Brooksville, Florida. This criterium cycling race drew a huge crowd of spectators who enjoyed a great day of cycling racing and witnessed how the best competitive cyclists of all ages and categories in the state climbed over cobblestone roads and hit downhill corners at over 35mph on their road bikes. This 1.1-mile, 6-corner criterium course is considered one of the roughest and toughest courses in the state because of the cycling racing skills needed to hit downhill corners at high speeds and the leg strength and endurance needed to climb a long, difficult cobblestone hill many times during the race. Here in the state of Florida, the Florida cycling racers wait for opportunities like this to show off their bicycle racing skills, leg speed and strength, especially when the course is difficult, dangerous, and rough. That is what Leonardo Martinez racing for Miami’s Team Cocos did. He showed off all his racing skills, leg speed and strength that he has developed during his long career as a cyclist …

Cycling Maintenance for Mountain Bikes : Bleed Brakes on Mountain Bikes with Hytes System

pbik — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:12:03 +0000

Get tips for how to bleed brakes on a Hytes systemmountain bike in this free online video on cycling maintenance. Expert: Mickey Denoncourt Contact: www.spookybikes.com Bio: Mickey Denoncourt owns Spooky Bikes, at www.spookybikes.com. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Competitive Cycling Tips : Upper Body Conditioning for Competitive Cycling

pbik — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:11:39 +0000

Upper body conditioning is an important but often overlooked aspect of competitive cycling training. Learn how to condition and train your upper body in this free sports training video lesson for competitive cyclists. Expert: Sal Collura Contact: www.velotv.net Bio: Sal Collura has been racing bikes at the elite level for 20 years. He placed 5th overall in the Criterium rankings for the State of Oregon in 2007, and 3rd overall in 2006. Filmmaker: Sal Collura

Which Bikes Team Up With Which Shimano Cycling Shoes?

pbik — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:11:07 +0000

Which Bikes Team Up With Which Shimano Cycling Shoes?

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Which Bikes Team Up With Which Shimano Cycling Shoes?

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Shimano Cycling Shoes offer you a great cross section of footwear to go biking in, but which styles fit with your type of bike?

In this article we breakdown the different bike categories and suggest the most suitable Shimano cycling shoes for the task.

Road Bike

The traditional road bike is used for road riding, club rides and criteriums.

While the popular road bike has many distinct frame geometries to maintain the preferences of beginner and expert riders alike, the components they use are comparable in design and function. The road bike has drop-handlebars and skinny tires on a taller frame. Road bike gear choices are classified as double and triple gearing.

Pro Tour features at a more affordable outlay
SH-R190 SH-R133L
SH-R106L SH-WR61
SH-R087G SH-WR41
SH-R077 SH-WR31L

The Road Competition and Sport series combines the three most vital properties of a competitive racing shoe: Solidity, Rigidity and Light Weight.

Time-Trial/Triathlon Bikes

These types of bicycles are built for speed and are designed to put the rider out in a more aerodynamic body angle.

This is accomplished by incorporating the use of aero bars, that makes the rider more aerodynamic so creating a faster ride. The drawback with time trial or triathlon bikes is that they are put together for speed on shorter courses.

Where these bikes contradict with regular road bikes is in the chain ring combinations on the cranksets (designed for high-speeds on relatively level land) and the types of shifters that are used on the aero bars.

Triathlon and Multi-Sport racing
SH-TR71 SH-TR52
SH-WT52 SH-TR31

The Triathlon/Multi-Sport group meets the relentless needs called for with high ventilation, seemless interiors and rapid drying mesh for better comfort without socks.

Touring Bikes

A touring bike is produced for simply what the name says, “Touring.” The notion of hopping on your bike with a lot of panniers and going out to get a load of the country side.

These bikes generally have a more upright position. Most classic road bikes can be converted into a touring bike, but a true touring bike offers a few differences that make it ideal for wandering with your panniers or bags.

One is more stopping power by the use of cantilever brakes, which need the use of cantilever bosses constructed into the frame. The other is a greater range of gears to get you up hills easier with the use of triple gearing.

Road sport & touring cycling
SH-MT53 SH-MT42NV
SH-WM41 SH-MT33L
SH-MT22

The RT-Series has a lightweight & variable SPD shoe/pedal system for all-around riding, touring and fitness cycling. These models utilize the sunken MTB-style SPD cleat for off-the-bike on foot comfort.

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Major Races in the World of Cycling

pbik — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:10:44 +0000

Major Races in the World of Cycling

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The major professional road bikes riders ride the major cycle races, and they are grouped together into the UCI Pro Tour and all the best races are included

The Best Riders Ride The Best Races.

The major cycle races in the world of bike racing are now all part of the UCI Pro Tour Races, this is quite a big list, which you can find below. All of the twenty Pro Tour teams have to ride them along with other teams invited by the organizers, who are usually local teams or the best of the lower ranked Continental Tour teams. All the races have a complicated points system that would take too long to explain here.

The Pro Tour Races are split into sections, which are: –

• The Spring Classics,
• The Major Tours,
• The Autumn Classics,
• The Shorter Tours,
• The World Championships,

And then there are the other important but not so famous races.

The Major Tours.

The BIG three, the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España, they are all three weeks long and are the hardest races on the calendar and are the major cycle races of the year. All three go over the biggest mountains in their respective countries and venture in to neighbouring ones, sometimes for a few days. Until recently all bike racers rode the “Big Three”, now they specialise and pick and chose their objectives. The organisers are not too happy about the UCI Pro Tour as they feel they are losing some of their power over their own races and were only included at the last minute this year and are still arguing over next year.

The Spring Classics.

The Spring Classics are the monuments of the one day races, all are held in the more northern European countries, apart from the first one, Milan-San Remo, but which is in the north of Italy in March and can get bad weather, like the others. The Tour of Flanders, Gent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix are all ridden over the worst road conditions possible, with short sharp hills and cobbles, when it rains these roads turn into mud baths and are as easy to ride on as an ice rink. The others are more hilly and more suited to Tour riders and the better climbers, all these races are a must to see as anything can happen, but it is always a hard man who wins a major cycle race in the spring.

The Autumn Classics.

The Autumn Classics start just after the Tour de France, before and after the Vuelta a España and around the World championships. All these races have different characters and are held in different countries around Europe. The best known are the Classic San Sebastian in Spain, which is hard and hilly, the Paris-Tours, which is mostly flat and to round off the season, the Giro di Lombardia, which is the last big race of the Pro Tour and is held, like Milan-San Remo, in the north of Italy.

The Shorter Stage Races.

These shorter stage races are dotted around the season and around Europe, some are used as training races for the stars to tune there form for the big stage races, but all are very important and carry much prestige for all. Paris-Nice is the first and is always a good pointer to a riders form for the Spring Classics or the Giro d’Italia. Then the more hilly races like Pays Vasco, Tour de Romadie, Tour de Swiss and the Dauphine Libere are a good build up for the Tour de France. They are all hard fought for wins in themselves and never easy.

The World Championships.

The World Championships are now held very late in the season (September) and the big stars of the Tour de France don’t usually ride, but for the single day specialists its still the race to win, and never won easily. The rainbow jersey is the jersey all riders dream of wearing for a year and will fight hard for it. The “Worlds” are the only races that riders compete for their country and not their sponsor, so there can be some strange allegiances.

Other Races.

There are other races on the Pro Tour calendar that are very important but not so well known, everyone wants to win these also, and in the end a win is a win. The Pro Tour teams can also ride in the lower Continental Tour races, some of these are well known and very prestigious, they carry less UCI points but are hard fought over, there is never an easy win in Professional cycle sport, especially in the major cycle races.

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Cycling Apparel, Safety, Gear & Repair : Bike Helmets & Safety Tips for Bicyclists

pbik — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:06:46 +0000

Wearing a bicycle helmet when riding a bike is extremely important because it protects your head from injury. Learn about bike helmets and how to use them in this free cycling gear video.Expert: Jim Toledano Contact: www.teamoc.org Bio: Jim Toledano has completed the 600 mile AIDS Lifecycle charity bike ride five times. He is the creator and leader of Team OC, a cycling group in Orange County, California. Filmmaker: Beverly Oden

Go! Cycling Adventure Chile Mountain Bikes Extreme

pbik — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:12:34 +0000

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