I had the pleasure of riding the 2011 Pan Mass Challenge with Senator John Kerry and Lance Armstrong this past weekend.
Have a look at these photos I took of Lance and Senator Kerry
and
read this article at the Boston Globe website.
I’ll be back to fill in the details of the ride later.
What’s in a name?
Guru Photon with Rush paint scheme. Campagnolo Super Record components, Shamal Ultra wheelset. Racy and light but perfectly suited for every day riding.
Tomorrow’s ride, same as it ever was: 9am, 26 miles, 16-ish m.p.h. It’s a casual-moderate kind of ride.
The weather forecast is for overnight rain tonight, so we might have some stray showers in the morning. If it’s really raining at ride time, then we won’t head out.
Tomorrow’s Greenwich shop ride will depart at 9am from our studio at 28 Bruce Park Ave, Greenwich CT.
This ride is a no-drop but moderate paced ride. We typically have a small-ish group so we stick together and wait for everyone to regroup after the more significant climbs. Our 26 miles loop takes us on many of the smaller roads through backcountry Greenwich. It should be a beautiful weekend for cycling.
Call (203) 485-0500 or email if you have any questions. We hope to see you for the ride tomorrow!
Please join us Thursday, August 4th at our Manhattan Studio for a night of pure inspiration.
Meet and greet I Will Foundation triathletes Hector Picard and Minda Dentler. Hector and Minda will be racing the NYC Triathlon on Sunday August 7th representing the I Will Foundation. Come hear their inspirational stories and see Hector Picard’s custom built bike that he will race as a double arm amputee.
Snacks and beverages will be served from 6pm until 8pm. The program will start at 7pm.
The evening is sponsored by the I Will Foundation founder, Matthew Long, and its Vice President, Noel Flynn.
Aug 4th, 6-8pm
Signature Cycles Manhattan
80 West End Ave, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10023
RSVP by email or call (212) 706-0026
Read our post about working with Hector Picard, and more at his own website: dontstopliving.org
In many ways, we cyclists are trying to get back to the simplicity of when we first fell in love with cycling. The simplicity of that first single speed bike on which we learned to ride. All you had to think about was turning the cranks over and pointing the wheel wherever you wanted to go. The desire to get that feeling back is evident in the resurgence of the single speed bike in urban areas around the world. However, as our cycling aspirations increased, so did the need for a broader range of gearing. We had to learn a host of new skills, how to shift, when to shift, the most efficient cadence. We traded the simplicity for speed, comfort, and distance.
There are eight factors that determine ride performance of a bicycle frame which need to be explored and understood when purchasing a new bicycle. By taking each of these factors into account, the cyclist can be sure to make an educated decision in his next bicycle purchase. The goal is to optimize these factors to create the best combination of efficiency, handling and comfort.
ITT: Instant Torque Transfer. That is the best way to explain how riding Lightweight Standard wheels feel. I have around 4000 miles on a set that I took to France last summer to ride in the Alps. I first noticed the ITT, a.k.a. acceleration, on climbs when I got out of the saddle. Then I noticed that when riding with the same group that I normally ride with, other riders were shifting to an easier gear at the base of a climb sooner than I was with the Lightweights. Once I got to know the wheels better, I realized how easy it was to change speed on a climb without changing gears. Speed adjustments were simple and easy by just pushing a little harder on the pedals. I know that sounds simplistic, but it typically takes a lot of effort, mental and physical, to accelerate a wheel when you are setting pace on a climb at your anaerobic threshold. Not so with the Lightweights.