Passoni Nero XL – The Perfect Dancing Partner

Forgetting about bicycles for a moment, I am a creature who enjoys aspirational products. I admit it; I am tempted by just out of reach brands and toys that promise the ultimate in an experience or performance. Good enough is never good enough for me. I rarely get disappointed when I cross into the luxury purchase category.
However, there is always a risk of falling prey to being over promised and coming up short on delivery.

My expectations for my Passoni Nero XL were high. They had to be. Passoni was breaking a ceiling set by our other custom brands that already stood as tall as Grand Central Terminal’s ceiling – higher than necessary, but definitely worth the statement.

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Powering Into 2012: An Evening with SRM

“A power meter allows you to quantitatively track your fitness changes, more easily define your weaknesses, and then refocus your training based on those weaknesses.  It can be the impetus for change in your training program.  Using a power meter can take your training to a new level.”

Hunter Allen & Andrew Coggan, PhD, authors of
Training and Racing with a Power Meter

Signature Cycles is proud to present two events which will highlight the ongoing partnership between SRM Power Meters and Signature Cycles. For the past two years, Signature Cycles has been the top “brick and mortar” dealer of SRM Training Systems in North America. Our depth and breadth of experience with all powermeters, and with SRM specifically, allows us to offer exceptional service to our clients when it comes to on-bike training data.

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Owner’s Survey: SRM Power Meters

Cycling is an easy sport to get in to, but once initiated the pursuit of better fitness is never ending. The more we commit ourselves to the sport, the greater time commitment is needed to produce measurable gains. The calendar has just recently turned over and for most of us a new year means setting new goals. And, new goals often require a new method of tracking our progress.

Unlike heart rate, which can be effected by environmental conditions, power is considered the only absolute measure of performance and fitness on a bicycle. The German company SRM was the first to create a system of measuring power on a bicycle in real world conditions, outside of a lab. Today they remain the leader in the field, but new competitors enter the market every year.

Signature Cycles is the fourth largest SRM dealer in the United States and the largest brick-and-mortar retailer. For our second owner’s survey we reached out to our SRM PowerMeter users to find out their thoughts on the marquee bicycle power system.
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