Monday, July 6, 2009

HED Jet Disc Wheel


The HED Jet Disc features a Bastonge 24 hole spoke wheel with a fairing covering the rim and spokes.
They incorporated the toroidal rim shape to bulge the rim making the disc extremely aerodynamic.
A completely trueable disc wheel that only tips the scale at a scant 1200 grams.

Features: Low rolling resistance with the wider Bastogne rim.
Patented Toroidal rim shape for improved aerodynamics.

Trueable
1200 grams

Disc Retails at $1050.00
Available in store now!

Campy.... Bring me to life...


Sunday, July 5, 2009

John Tanner, Update

Last night was a long night for John, he didn't sleep much. He had quite a few visitors today from colleagues and family.

John will be evaluated today and will begin treatment on Monday.

The hours of visitation are
Monday - Friday 12-1 and 4-8pm
Saturday - mornings
Sunday - mornings & evenings

The family thinks that visitors might be a good thing for John right now, so please feel free.

Go ahead and send cards and flowers to
10101 Park Rowe Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70810-1686
John recieved the large card that was signed at the blood drive today and he enjoyed reading the messages.

TdF; Stage 1 Results: Cancellara wins Tour opener in Monaco

Results of the ITT/Stage 1 and the GC after Stage 1
  • 1. Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank in 19:32
  • 2. Alberto Contador Astana in 19:50
  • 3. Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream in 19:51 at 00:19
  • 4. Andréas KlÖden Astana in 19:54 at 00:22
  • 5. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto in 19:55 at 00:23
  • 6. Levi Leipheimer Astana in 20:02 at 00:30
  • 7. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 20:04 at 00:32
  • 8. Tony Martin Team Columbia - Htc in 20:05 at 00:33
  • 9. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 20:09 at 00:37
  • 10. Lance Armstrong Astana in 20:12 at 00:40

Campagnolo 11 speed only - 11 speaking - test


Saturday, July 4, 2009

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

Happy 4th of July from Precision Bikes!




Campagnolo 11 speed only - 11 speaking - Introduction

John Tanner, Update

John was moved to the rehab hospital last night.
He was very frustrated.
I believe he thought he was going home, and he is at yet another hospital..
Believe me from experience, this is a maddening feeling for any patient, especially when you're use to live life your way and all of a sudden you're at the mercy of health care professionals.
Address and "Green Light" for cards and flowers/gifts will posted as soon as the family sees fit.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Tomorrow we'll ride

There will be a ride
leaving from Red's
>>>@6:00 AM<<<
Winds 2 mph ENE(70°)
Temperatures upper 70's
Probability of Precipitation 30%

Campagnolo 11 speed only - 11 speaking - Concept


Wednesday, July 1, 2009

St. Francisville Ride


There will be a ride in St. Francisville on
Friday July 3rd

Leaving @ 5:00 AM (Carpool)
from
Red's

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

new record...

I'm not suppose to be bragging,
but heck, the webmaster put up 100+ posts in one month!

A new record!!!
I realize it is not about quantity, but quality...
Just hope you are enjoying this site as much as I do :)
Thanks for being such loyal visitors and supporters of
PRECISION BIKES!!!

Myths in cycling Part 9


A leg that's free from hair moves swiftly through the air

Non-cyclists simply don't understand why many male bikers shave their legs. The most used excuse is the aerodynamic benefit of baldness. Oops! While leg shaving makes your muscles look nicer and road rash easier to clean, no academic study shows any kind of significant advantage in terms of speed.

But before you bin the razor, the same is not tr ue if you plan on dabbling in triathlons. Given that water is around 1,000 times denser than air, the resistance hairy legged athletes face when swimming is more of an issue. Several studies have proven that body hair removal can reduce the drag effect significantly. One study even found that swimmers achieved 10 per cent greater distance with each stroke.

La Vuelta de Acadiana

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Jan Ullrich; Comeback 2009?


Monday, June 29, 2009

National Championships

A Run-Down Of The National Championships

Belgium
Boonen finally gets his win. Gilbert second. More on that below.

Netherlands
Koos Moerenhout took his second title in three years. He jumped out of the leading group inside the final kilometer, thwarting the best Dutch sprinter at the moment, poor Kenny Van Hummel. Van Hummel must have been tasting the red, white, and blue colors. He had to settle for 2nd.

Italy
Pippo Pozzato picked up his first ever Italian National Championship. He beat out poor, I get second a lot, Damiano Cunego for the title in a select group sprint.

France
Dimitri Champion left his breakmates behind on the final climb about 4k from the finish. He left behind his favored ProTour break companions, BOTH from FdJ to take the win. Ouch.

Germany
Another surprise in Germany - neo-pro Martin Reimer of Cervelo was the happy benefactor of a miserable war between Milram and Columbia. Both teams played a nasty, negative race, and both teams came out utterly empty-handed.

Switzerland
Fabian Cancellara took his first ever Elite Swiss National Championship on the road. BMC was great with 2nd and 3rd.

Norway
Kurt Asle Arvesen got another Norwegian National Championship - this was #3. Hushovd was 3rd.

Russia
Sergei Ivanov took a dominant win to repeat last year's feat.

Spain
Ruben Plaza (Liberty Seguros) continued the ProTour upset ways of the weekend with the win. Zaballa (Fercase) was 2nd, Astarloza was 3rd - first from the ProTour. Valverde was 4th.

Luxembourg
Andy Schleck took a hugely dominant victory with a nearly 2 minute margin over second place Laurent Didier. Frank Schleck rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Denmark
Matti Breschel took his first ever Elite Danish National Championship. As expected, SaxoBank ruled the roost - they swept the podium.

Sweden
Marcus Ljungqvist took the day in Sweden.

Estonia
Rein Taaramae did the Tour predictions good with a double this weekend: he won both the TT and RR. Watch this guy!

Michelob Ultra La Vuelta de Acadiana


Promoted by the Precision Bikes Race Team.
July 10th, 11th, and 12th of 2009 in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Giles Automotive Friday Night Criterium

Details – (Women and CAT 1-2-3 ONLY)
10-JULY – the women’s race will start at 06:15pm for app. 35 minutes and the 1-2-3’s at 7pm for app. 50 minutes. This is a 1.2 mile technical circuit located within the residential area of the River Ranch subdivision 329 Richland Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70508. The start / finish line will be right next to the courtyard.

2M-Tek Saturday Morning Road Race Details (all categories)

11-JULY - Races start at 8:00AM with the 1-2-3s. The staging area for the road race will take place at the Coteau Holmes baseball Park in St. Martin Parish. (1691 Coteau Holmes Hwy, St. Martinville, LA 70582) This will be a 16-mile loop.

Precision Bikes Saturday Afternoon Time Trial Details (all categories)

11-JULY – First rider off at 4pm. The time trial start will take place near the RR start but headed in the opposite direction. Please check for posted start times. The course consists of a fairly straight 3.75 miles on smooth roads. (1691 Coteau Holmes Hwy, St. Martinville, LA 70582).

F.Camalo’s Menswear Sunday Criterium Details (all categories)

12-JULY – The juniors begin at 07:00AM. The course consists of a .8 mile course with 3 turns and various slow curves to complete a loop. The surface is fairly new blacktop; so it is very smooth and fast with manageable turns. Approximately $2000 worth of prizes to be evenly distributed during the Criterium courtesy of F.Camalo’s menswear. 143 Matrix Loop Lafayette, LA 70507

For Race Info Links: ( FLYER, BIBLE, REGISTER)

Over $8000 worth of cash and prizes!

Myths in cycling Part 8

Eating is cheating

It seems logical that your body will be in a fasted state if you do your exercise before breakfast and, without food to burn, it’ll set upon the spare tyre round your midriff instead. Not true. Well, at least it’s not true that your spare tyre will diminish any more quickly than if you do your exercise at any other time. “It’s a pretty straightforward equation,” says sports nutritionist Karen Reid. “You eat a certain amount of calories per day and exercising burns some of those calories, regardless of when you do it. If you cycle in the morning, you may burn fat, but you’ll add the calories back throughout the rest of the day.”

With that myth busted, early morning cycling may even be best avoided. Statistically, it’s the most common time for suffering heart attacks and strokes during exercise.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Tom Boonen claims Belgian road crown

2009 European championships: Tom Boonen (Quick Step) wins in Belgium.
2009 European championships: Tom Boonen (Quick Step) wins in Belgium.

Tom Boonen (Quick Step), whose participation in the next Tour de France may depend on a court order, won the Belgian road cycling championships on Sunday.

The 28-year-old outsprinted Philippe Gilbert and Kristof Goddart to claim his first national title as an elite on an undulating 234km course that some felt would not favor the big rider’s strengths.

"Philippe was the strongest today,” said Boonen. “I had no legs but I raced with my head. I am especially happy for my team, which did a great job.”

Now Boonen must wait to see whether a court will overturn a decision by Tour de France organizers to bar him from this year’s race over an out-of-competition positive for cocaine.

Buffalo Springs 70.3 / Half Ironman

The results are in.
John Fell 4:43
Jeremy Johnson 4:46
Adam Morgan 5:07
Dodd Foreman 5:34
Stephen Anson 5:39
Dave Suter 6:20
Jared Quoyeser and Daniel Redifer both flatted out of the race.
They said temps were in the 80’s
and
of course the wind blew and some rain came down.

Congrats to all the racers!