“Movimento Alternativo 2010” by hugojcardoso. The photo is from this years’ Movimento Alternativo in Porto, Portugal. Check out Hugo’s flickr stream for more sweet rides from this event that will bring back some happy memories from when you were a child…
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The ‘Ring of Fire’ is the latest design from Wheeltags. They’re made to dress up your deep dish rims with decals available to run edge-to-edge on 16, 25, 38 and 60mm deep rims. They also have some designs available for disc wheels. Close up photo behind the break…
We’re taking a more optimistic view of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals’ recent decision that riding under the influence does, indeed, count as a DUI. The case stems from the January 2007 arrest of Baker Everton after he almost rode his bicycle yelling and screaming, almost ran into a kid and then fell over.
In making their precedent-setting decision, a three-judge panel came to the following conclusion, written by Associate Judge Vanessa Ruiz:
“The traffic act defines ‘vehicle’ as ‘any appliance moved over a highway on wheels or traction tread, including street cars, draft animals and beasts of burden. Furthermore, a comprehensive interpretation of the term ‘vehicle’ is consistent with the intent of the traffic act to regulate traffic for the protection of public safety.”
There you have it folks. Bicycles are vehicles, and any driver that says we don’t belong on the road should go complain that we shouldn’t be subject to a DUI for riding our bikes after a few beers, either. Suck it.
Read more here.
I snapped the photo of this custom-painted Cannondale at Sea Otter with no particular intent to use, just thought it looked cool and no harm in using up a few extra megs on an 8GB SD card. The OUCH/Bahati team just sent out this press release with their lineup for the upcoming SRAM Tour of the Gila race, and it turned out to be relevant enough to share. Cool paint job. Oh, and my five-year-old son just did a school project on Rahsaan Bahati, take a peek at his picture for that after the break.
PRESS RELEASE: The newly named OUCH-Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team announced its lineup today for the 24th annual edition of the SRAM Tour of the Gila. New Mexico’s premier 5-day stage race will take place throughout the mountains of Silver City, NM April 28 to May 2nd with a confirmed star-studded field. The OUCH-Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team is set to compete strongly against the best in the world, led by 2006 Tour of California winner, Floyd Landis.
The full team roster includes Floyd Landis (USA), Cesar Grajales (COL), Jason Donald (USA), Alex Hagman (USA), Corey Collier (USA), Neil Coleman (GBR), Evan Hyde (USA), and Matty Rice (AUS).
“This Tour of the Gila is going to be spectacular! I’m excited to see our team line up against the likes of Levi (Leipheimer), Lance (Armstrong) and Tom (Danielson)â€. said Steve Owens, Manager and Technical Director for the team. “I know we’ll be very competitive.â€
About that bike: It’s the “Cannondale X Mike Giant graffiti bike” and it’s being sold on eBay to raise money for the Bahati Foundation. Buy It Now price is $30,000, or you can make a bid. It’s a SuperSix hi-mod carbon frame with Shimano Di2 drivetrain and carbon wheels, PRO cockpit, Fizik saddle and Continental tires. Auction ends May 24, go ahead and put in your token bid now.
They say the last couple of pounds are the hardest to lose, but Newbury Park Bike Shop (the ones that built up that 15.6lb Cannondale Flash) have come up with a way to drop about half a pound from your portly whip.
Custom fabricated for an upcoming project bike they’ve hinted at, these carbon chainrings and spider were machined from blocks of carbon fiber for a total crankset with bottom bracket claimed weight of just under 500g. We didn’t get any pics of them on the scale, but the standard Cannondale Hollowgram Si SL crankset system with BB30 bearings weighs in at just 580g, so it’s not a stretch. The crankarms are machined, hollow 2000-series aluminum mated to a thin-walled 30mm axle.
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SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – The internally geared Metropolis Patterson Transmission crankset wasn’t the only new thing FSA showed off. They had a smattering of updated and new bars, stems, cranksets and more for both the road and triathlete crowd and the mountain bikers.
Above are the redesigned Vision aero base bars that have been redesigned to comply with the UCI’s 3:1 rule. Available in carbon fiber ($250, 207g) and aluminum ($79, 237g), they’re both available now for those looking to get back in compliance with the bicycle rules juggernaut.
Check the rest after the break…
SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – FSA had one of the few, perhaps only, real game changer* product release at Sea Otter. Debuting under their Metropolis line of street products, their new Patterson Transmission crankset uses an internally geared planetary drivetrain that provides an effective 42T chainring to complement its physical 28T ring. The big news? It requires no frame mounts or modifications.
What this really means is that come NAHBS, Oregon Manifest and Int’l Framebuilders Expo (formerly the San Diego Custom Bicycle Show) next year, I’m betting you’ll see this on many, many bikes. Why? Because combined with an internally geared rear hub like, oh, say Shimano’s forthcoming 11-speed Alfine, you could get a 22 speed bike with nary a derailleur in sight! If FSA makes it available with a carbon belt drive gear, which FSA mentioned is in development, you’d be looking at a relatively bomb-proof commuter and city bike drivetrain that would appeal to a lot of folks.
Sound interesting? Click more for details and photos…
SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – Ergon had one of the most useful little items at the show. Their new TP1 pedal cleat tool provides a guide for aligning your cleats the same on both shoes, and for matching the alignment across multiple pairs or when replacing worn cleats.
The Ergon TP1 is offered in several versions for different types of pedal/cleat systems (SPD and Crankbrothers shown above). To use it, you loosely attach the cleat to your shoe and position it how and where you want it on one shoe. Then snug the cleat through the hole in the bottom. From there, you can trace the outline of the sole on the grid, allowing you to match up the other side exactly. Brilliant, simple, and cheap: MSRP is only $25.
They also showed off a few new grips and their new BC3 trekking pack. Check ‘em out after the break…
Vino' celebrates his win at Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Photo: Roberto Bettini
After serving a two-year suspension for doping, Kazakhstani rider Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana) made a bold statement regarding his comeback by winning the 96th edition of the storied Liege-Bastogne-Liege race this weekend.
Vino’ outkicked Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha) in the final few hundred meters of the tough uphill finish for another victory, five years after winning the race for the first time. Vinokourov and Kolobnev found themselves in a breakaway about 17km from the finish, after some incredible team tactics allowed Vinokourov to get away.
Coming up the final climb, Vino’s Astana teammate Alberto Contador launched a brilliant attack to join race favorites Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank) and Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) in a lead three man breakaway, causing panic in the peloton as the rest of the race favorites came to the front to chase. As directors and riders alike scrambled to decide what to do about Contador, Schleck, and Gilbert, Vinokourov slipped off the front with Kolobnev on his wheel, seemingly unnoticed by the distracted peloton just as Contador’s group was caught.
In just 2km, the duo had gained nearly 30 seconds as Contador slipped back into the field with a teammate successfully up the road. The Astana team tactics were perfectly executed, and it was then up to Vino’ to do the rest.
A chase group of three strong riders quickly formed as Cadel Evans (BMC) and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) joined Gilbert on the front, working furiously to reel in the duo up the road as the kilometers ticked away, but their efforts wouldn’t be enough.
Vinokourov and Kolobnev stayed away, with Vinokourov attacking in the final few hundred meters to drop Kolobnev and take the win with plenty of room for celebration.
The chase group of three didn’t come in until over a minute later, with Valverde beating out Evans and Gilbert on the line as another chase group behind them, led by Andy Schleck and American Chris Horner (Radioshack), came within seconds of catching the trio on the start finish stretch. Schleck took that sprint for 6th, with Horner, the top American, finishing 8th on the day. See a full list of results after the break.
An artist rendering of the proposed velodrome.
The city of Rock Hill, SC, just outside of Charlotte, is moving forward with a $4 million project that would include the construction of a velodrome, a BMX supercross track, and a permanent cyclocross course as part of an Olympic caliber sports park.
The park, which has a working name of Riverwalk Park, will cover a 1,000 acre tract of land which was formerly used as an industrial manufacturing plant. The city of Rock Hill will put nearly $3 million of the $4 million needed into the park using tax dollars and city revenues.
Officials don’t yet have a projected completion date for the project, but major construction is expected to begin late next year. Read the full story from the local news station here.
“Blockage” by georouan. Pic from the Singlespeed-A-Palooza race in Stewart State Forest, NY, this past Saturday. Check out more pics from the race on georouan’s cycling blog.
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SEA OTTER CLASSIC 2010 – We posted a quick phone cam photo of this during the event, but here are the big, glorious photos of the new Focus Redskin 29er, including one of it on the scale. Yes, the name could change if their U.S. marketing folk have their way, but the bike is ready to roll (we’ve inquired as to release date…and I’m posting this without the aid of my notes, so I’ll update later).
For now, hit ‘more’ to see all the pics…
