If BMX is your thing, chances are you’ve heard of a website called The Come Up. Adam Grandmaison, or Adam22 as he’s known to many is the mind behind the site, which, almost by accident, has become perhaps the largest BMX website on the web.
Here for the first time, Adam sheds light on how The Come Up blew the competition out of the water and lets BikeRumor in on a new components brand dubbed OSS that he’s set to drop in just a few months time…
Answer sprung these hot new DJ stems on Ben’s Cycle and John Prolly. Following the machined look and design of the new direct-mount DH stems they showed at Sea Otter, the Dirt Jump models debuted at Interbike in the Red and Gold colors. We’re glad to see the addition of White and Black, and they’ll match up with the new 2010 Answer pedals and handlebars.
Weight is ~200g, and they come in 35mm and 50mm lengths for 31.8 diameter OS bars only. More photos after the break…
Via LondonCycleChic: The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is sponsoring a cycling tour from London to Paris (with a train trip back to London) this spring to raise money to help promote environmentally responsible trade practices in the fashion industry. The video above has clips from last years’ ride and music that will make you want to join in the fun this summer. Maybe you could tie it in to your Tour de France trip…
For details about the ride and to read more about the foundation sponsor, EJF, and it’s work, click ‘more’.
For all you triathlete’s out there looking for a slim training watch that’s fully featured and plays friendly with all the latest ANT+ doodads, Timex has you covered.
The long-named Ironman Global Trainer with GPS has a customizable four-section screen that lets you show the data you want, and hidden inside the thin body is a SiRFstarIII GPS module that’ll track your speed, pace and distance in real time. It’ll work with Timex heartrate and bicycle sensors as well as third-party ANT+ power meters.
Take another look after the break, and wait for next month’s announcement to learn that it’ll be available in May for U.S. consumers and September for the rest of the globe.
The Toronto Star has a gallery of “urban cycling tribes” featuring various types of cyclists and their bikes. Above, The Futurist. Others include Shopper Girl, The Commuter, The Recycler, The Grey Wolf, Winter Beater, The Family Dynamic, The Roadies, and a couple more.
Another (vastly cooler) feature is the Weekly Maps, recently showing Commuter Cycling by Census and Drunk Driving Map so you can see which streets are most likely to get you run over by booze hounds.
Artist Kevin Cyr’s Camper Bike is designed as a functioning sculpture piece that’s also the subject of several paintings.
The Camper Bike project began in 2008 and is a fully functional solo camper that’s attached to a modified bicycle frame. Inside are all the amenities one could hope to squeeze into such a miniature living space. Check out the blueprints and some of the paintings of it after the break…
Photos submitted by Balint Hamvas of the Cyclocross World Cup in Hoogerheide, Nederlands, held this past Sunday. The photo above is Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) who won her third World Cup Championship! Click ‘more’ to see Niels Albert, who won the Elite Men’s race, which placed him second in the Series. Check out Balint’s website for more photos of the World Cup.
A racer in the 2009 CTS International Classic
The Carmichael Training Systems International Classic is now a UCI-sanctioned stage race with Time Trial, Cross Country and Short Track events.
The change in structure gives pro men and women each a shot at 655 UCI points, which, according to race director Andy Bohlmann is almost half of all points available from U.S. races in 2010. Besides all those points, pro men and women series winners will automatically qualify for the 2010 USA Cycling World Championship Team as well as earning qualification points toward the 2012 Olympic squad and entry into the National Championships July 15-18 in Granby, CO.
2010 USA Cycling World Championship Team. In addition, the race is a 2012 Olympic Qualification Race as well as the final National Championship Qualification race for the National Championships held July 15-18 in Granby, Colorado.
The CTS International Classic will be held July 9 – 11 at Cheyenne Mountain State Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. More info here.
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Pearl Izumi is seeking a Custom Sales Manager to oversee the custom orders department to make sure all the teams get their last minute orders in before the first race of the season (we’re kidding, sort of). Here’s the scoop:
The Custom Sales Manager (CSM), working within the context of the Company’s overall strategy, will develop and implement an effective business plan that will establish Pearl Izumi as a key provider of custom apparel. The business will support a long term strategy that aligns with the consumer focus of the organization and is both profitable and scalable. The position will be accountable for managing and delivering revenue targets.
The CSM will align and assist in building a focused and compact team that supports the multiple facets of the custom-team apparel business. The role will work closely with Sales, Product, International and Operations divisions to ensure that a dependable fulfillment business and custom supply chain are can grow in revenue and distribution over time. The CSM will be in an entrepreneurial position that will require a broad business experience within the apparel arena. The ability to provide various methods of leadership including Strategic planning, project management, process implementation, sales within the organization is essential.
Duties and requirements listed after the break…
Trek Bicycle Corporation just announced that they’re seeking someone to manage their Trek Women Brand, among other open positions listed on their website. Here’s the skinny:
Trek Bicycle Corp. is currently looking to add a new member to our team to manage our Trek Women Brand. Trek Women is a group of people dedicated to ensuring that Trek products designed and produced specifically for women are the best in the cycling industry. This group of enthusiastic athletes and professionals are tasked with creating an avid community of female riders through participation and community within cycling. The Brand Manager candidate should have unrelenting energy for the encouragement of an active lifestyle. An understanding of the global business environment, identifying opportunities while activating a marketing plan that optimizes key resources within a budget is key to the role of the Trek Women Brand Manager.
Specific duties and skills listed after the break…
