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If anyone is thinking of a new hobby other than cycling that is on the crazy side check this out.
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http://www.bicyclelinks.info/ is a site worth bookmarking.
Check it out. We are working on getting www.Ride-Strong.com and www.RoadBikeRides.com on their site. Please go to their site and suggest Ride-Strong.com and RoadBikeRides.com.
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David Finlayson sent me cool product called PrestaFlator to giveaway to one of our lucky readers.
The PrestaFlator is a presta valve air compressor bicycle inflator. If you have an air compressor in your garage this product is for you. Also perfect for bike shops.
Comment on this post at a chance to win a FREE PrestaFlator. Please leave your name, city and state to be eligible to win. Ride-Strong will be selecting a winner on June 2, 2008.
Prestaflator is engineered specifically for the needs of bicycles and bicyclists. Only top quality materials are used for it’s 
components. We start with a cast Aluminum body and give it a bead blasted finish. Next we use Brass, Aluminum, Chrome and Stainless Steel components for all connectors and moving parts. The industrial grade hose is rated for 300 PSI of continuous use.
Prestaflator’s unique variable-rate trigger plunger is long and narrow. This allows the user to more easily regulate very small amounts of air to reach the exact pressure desired in even the smallest racing tires.
The pressure gauge has a rubber shock housing and offers accuracy with +/- 2%. The dial has a bicycle-specific pressure range of 12 Bar/174 PSI. It’s high enough to inflate any daily-use tire, but not excessive so the gauge is easy to read.
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Arizona is a unique state state with all sorts of topography. There are not many other states in the country where you can be at 2,500 ft and then 25 miles later be at 9,000 feet. Tucson and Phoenix Arizona are becoming a mecca for cyclists around the world during the winter months. Plus Flagstaff, Arizona is becoming a great place to train during the summer months because of its high altitude and even has a high altitude training camp.
Lacne Armstrong trained in Tucson in the winter months in preparation for his Tour de France victories.
There are some great road bike rides in the state of Arizona. I have had the unique opportunity to live in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Tucson and have done all the Must-Do-Rides in the state of Arizona. So here is my list of the top 10 road bike rides in the state of Arizona. If you click on the name of the ride the ride will open up.
TOP 10 ROAD BIKE RIDES IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA
What is your favorite Must-Do-Ride in your area? Check out this post by clicking here.
Please visit www.RoadBikeRides.com to find road bike rides across the country or to add road bike rides to the site.
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For all of you that have been reading Ride-Strong.com you have seen various post on a group ride in Tucson, AZ called the Shootout. The Shootout is one of the best group bike rides in the country and cyclist come from all over the world to train in Tucson, AZ and do the Shootout during the winter months and early spring.
There was a recent article in VeloNews on an incident that happen on the Shootout. VeloNews picked up the article from the cycling blog of Ride-Strong.com.
Here is the link to the article that was in VeloNews: http://www.velonews.com/article/75311
Currently the Shootout is the featured ride on www.roadbikerides.com and the link to the Shootout is:
http://www.roadbikerides.com/ride/view/shootout_/77
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Anyone ever done this? Come home with your bike on your car roof top after a day in the saddle and totally space that your bike is on the top of you car. Open you garage door and pull in only to hear a bang and immediately know what you just did.
Not only is your bike trashed but your bike rack and the roof of you car is all banged up.
Turns a good day on the bike into Sh*t Happens.
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CO2 is defiantly the way to go when on the bike. It is light weight and easy to use.
Below is a video tutorial on how to properly use the Genuine Innovations CO2 inflator.
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I don’t believe there has been as much build up and anticipation about the opening of a bike shop ever seen (States side anyway) then the grand opening of Lance Armstrong’s shop Mellow Johnny’s. The blogosphere has been abuzz since the initial press release. Mainstream media has also picked up and relayed the news. On May 10th the shop opened for business with a star studded lineup with Gary Fisher, Chris Carmichael and Lance himself on hand. I didn’t make it down to the grand opening premiere, I was busy riding the 106 miles of the Armadillo Hill Country Classic.
I was however able to get to downtown Austin this week to the shop located on 400 Nueces. The shop is spacious, the layout is very well thought out and the use of the space is conducive. With 9000 sq. ft you can see the entire shop from end to end. This also makes it easy to see all the merchandise and Lance Armstrong memorabilia. It’s obvious that a lot of thought has been put into the layout and asthetics of the shop.
The walls are adorned with photos of Lance throughout his career. His past Trek bikes are hanging from the rafters in many locations throughout the shop, along with other things he had cluttering up his garage like 7 yellow Tour De France jerseys. This all made for a nice atmosphere.
The actual shop area is very clean, which would be understandable since they’ve only been open for a week. What will be impressive is if they are able to keep the tidiness as their clientele grows and the number of bikes they are working on increases. With the openness of the area they will have to make sure all their tools are properly put away.
Trek and Gary Fisher are the big bike brands that Mellow Johnny’s carries. There are also Swobo, DeRosa, Eddie Merckx, Pinarello, Seven and local frame builder Crumpton had a bike on display for sale. The item that really piqued my interest were the kits. The Mellow Johnny’s kits are impressive and they come in 3 different color combinations. For a shop kit’s they look good, are simple and adorned with only the Mellow Johnny’s logo. Kits are available in black with white lettering/logo, white with black lettering/logo or blue with white lettering/logo. All kits have matching shorts, bibs and socks. For me the price of the jersey ($109) was the deterring factor.
It’s not all bikes at Mellow Johnny’s, they also have a coffee shop, Juan Pelota, located inside. They offer coffees, smoothies, assortment of teas, pastries and grab and go salads and sandwiches. As for the name, no there is no bike reference and no it’s not Tex-Mex for Johnny’s Peloton. In case you missed the inside joke, it’s Spanish and translates to One Ball, another Armstrong nickname. Pretty darn funny, but makes me rethink ordering the pelo-tonic smoothie.
All in all the shop is a cool place to hang out. If you are a commuter in downtown Austin then the shop is a welcome opening as they offer a shower for commuters and bike storage for commuters as well.
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