Happy Birthday Jeni Morrow!

Wishing you a wonderful day from all of us at

PRECISION BIKES

We will not publish your age, but what is that number on your arm???

Cajun Challenge Century

Come join us on Saturday, October 3, 2009, for the Cajun Challenge bicycle ride. The funds raised from Cajun Challenge bike ride will be divided among the sponsoring organizations. T.R.A.I.L.’s will use its proceeds to support the 25 miles of paved pathways proposed from downtown Lafayette to St. Martin Lake for families, bicycle riders, and other outdoor enthusiasts. The Cajun Cyclists will help sponsor a local racing team to help promote bicycling in Acadiana.

The ride will start at Magdelon Square in Abbeville.

From there,

riders will be able to pick a

25, 62, or 100 mile route.

This year’s route will take riders to the Islands. Not Virgin or St. Thomas but Cow, Forked and Pecan Islands. This will be the first time many of you make the trek south of Abbeville into the wilderness. Birdwatcher’s dream as you cruise between the rice fields. Do not feed the alligators!

Water stops will be set up along the way; SAG wagons available; and food and drinks provided at the end of the ride.

T-shirts will be available the day of the ride for $8.

The cost of the ride is $30 for pre-registration and $35 for those who register on site.

Registration is also available at www.active.com.

Bring the whole family out to enjoy Music, Food, and Fun!

Event Time Line :

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06:30 AM

Registration & Pickup Info

07:30 AM

62 mile and 100 mile ride depart

08:30 AM

25 mile ride departs

Augusta Ironman 70.3

Courtney Keeling, Margaret Zaunbrecher and James Alexander competed in the Augusta 70.3

This was the first 70.3 for all 3 athletes!

Courtney 6:06

Margaret 6:20

James 6:26

Congratulations from all of us at Precision Bikes!

Ceepo at Interbike and at Precision Bikes

While at Interbike last week, Mark had a meeting with Ceepo.

Pictured here are Mark and Nobuyuki "Joe" Tanaka, designer of the cutting edge Ceepo bikes.

Currently we have the CEEPO STINGER fully build up on the floor!

Retail: $4300.= / Size 52cm

CEEPO STINGER

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Also available the Venom frame

Retail: $3600.= / Size: Medium (top tube: 53.5 cm)

CEEPO VENOM

Quintana Roo and Precision Bikes re-affirmed their relationship

Precision Bikes re-affirmed their commitment with QR at Interbike Las Vegas!

Mark Miller shown in the picture above with Brad Devaney (designer of the CDO.1) and Tres Courdin.

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Pictured below is the CDO.1 which will be build up with Shimano Ultegra.

Retail: $2999.=

Meat Pie Tri 2009

CONGRATS to the 2009 Louisiana State Champions,
Overall Female, Eryn Schilling and Overall Male, Michael Migues!

It was a beautiful day and a great race. Congratulations to all participants and BIG thank you to all of our volunteers and sponsors!

The Miller's after Interbike

-- Posted from my iPhone

Interbike

It is an unbelievable experience to roam the floor of Interbike!
Sights from the newest technology to legends of the cycling world! Such as Ernesto Colnago and Eddie Merckx. Several pro bikes are on display, Mark Cavendish, Fabio Cancellara, Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador and Rock Racing Team. Pictures will be uploaded this weekend, as the webmaster forgot to bring the USB cable...
Good things will come to those that wait. Right now we're getting ready to get a bite to eat, followed by watching the National Criterium Chapionships over at the Mandelin Bay.

-- Posted from my iPhone

Checking out the brand new Suplicy

Team Precision Bikes at the booth, getting the scoop on the Suplicy from Mauricio Bueno.

Interbike

It has been a busy and (for me) an overwhelming event. I had hoped to post pictures and info sooner, though it didn't happen.
Sorry for that.



-- Posted from my iPhone

7/11 1987

Happy Birthday Jason Meaux

Jason, best wishes from all of us at Precision Bikes!

Hope to share many miles and laughter in years to come ;)

CEEPO; Precision Bikes 1 of 10 dealers in the entire USA

CEEPO is a new line added to the stellar line up at PRECISION BIKES!

Mark took his CEEPO VIPER out on Sunday for her Maiden Voyage.

It was a short, sweet, low-speed (front brake has yet to be mounted) ride.

Once the Viper is wind tunnel tweaked

and fitted with a "Scott Rogers" custom front brake,

we will update you with a 'John Cobb Verdict'...

Roth in training

Roth is in training at Precision Bikes. Just like his daddy, Roth loves messing with bikes and has a great feel for it. Roth is shown here checking the spoke tension on the front wheel of daddy's Ceepo Viper.

Redman Triathlon; Race Report by Dodd Foreman

Redman Triathlon

Thought that I would write a few lines to share my experience at Redman with you guys. I’ll try to keep it short but you know how I can be once I start flapping my gums.

Amy and I drove up Thursday for a Saturday race. It’s basically a nine hour drive, very doable in a day. Lots of quality time alone in the car, a rarity these days. She was certainly sick of all of my Austin Powers one liners by the time we got there. I wouldn’t let her watch a movie or take a nap. I needed an audience.

Packet pickup, bike check in, all pre race stuff was normal. I’ll get right to race morning. That’s when it started getting interesting. Setting up my T1 area it started raining. I’m not talking drizzling. RAINING! Then it started POURING. I’m thinking, Riiiiiigggghhhhhtt…… Can we actually race in this? Frick! I actually tapered, carbo loaded and shaved, I cannot, not race.

Sure enough the announcer started preparing everyone for a race delay and then the dreaded announcement came. They were considering amending the race, possibly to a swim, run, swim format……..HUH? NO WAY! The only thing that I sort of know how to do is ride my bike. Hell, been doing it since I was four or five, a hell of a long time. Throw me a bone here. No swim, run, swim, please. Anyway, how would he pull that off? I had a bad feeling that this day was going to be a cluster. About an hour later, the race director took the mic and announced that the race would be run as planned. Ballsy move. I was really impressed with this guy. He said that there would be a mandatory dismount to carry our bikes through some flooded streets but to just be careful and follow the volunteer’s instructions. I had to re-set my brain to competition mode but after a few minutes I was back in the right frame of mind and ready to go.

The swim was a one loop affair for us half ironman-ers. I made a conscious decision to sight more than I normally do. I figured, I may be slow but at least I won’t be slow AND crooked. Sometime during the second half of the swim, I found it really odd that I was swimming amongst a bunch of guys in the wave before me. I actually thought, man these guys in the wave before me, green caps, really suck. Because, if I have made three minutes on them, let’s face it….they suck. When I stood up to exit the water, I checked my watch and it said 34 something….what? Must have been a short course but who cares. One thing is for sure never ask questions about a fast race split.

I hit T1 as hard as I possibly could and got out on the bike ASAP. The first few miles were really slow. Everyone was all bunched up and it was pouring rain. There was standing water everywhere, not to mention the “portage” section. I just took it really easy for the first seven or eight miles. I really had no choice, to not do so would have been very risky. After about a half hour it started spreading out a bit and it was ok to put your head down a little and get to work. I rode with out my power tap and went off of feel and heart rate. I would call this course, sort of hilly. Nothing like Wisconsin or CDA but never flat either. I rode it pretty hard. Mark Miller guessed that if you can ride a 2:30 in Galveston, you probably should ride a 2:40 at Redman. After driving the course with Amy the day before, I figured he had estimated it just right. My last few miles, I noticed that I could basically raise my heart rate at will, with a conscious acceleration but no huge fatigue to my legs. I took this as a good sign. Coming into T2, I just hit my split on my watch but did not look at my time. I did not care. It didn’t matter. I had ridden as hard as I wanted to. They had me at a 2:34, I think.

I tried to slam T2 also but my body parts weren’t following instructions as well as they were in T1. I know that each of you know what I’m talking about. Sock on foot, sock on foot, sock on foot. C’mon man, fricking sock on foot!!!! Finally, thank you. Went out on the run with a predetermined mantra,

“First lap, let it happen. Second lap, make it happen!”

I yanked off my hrm and handed it to Amy within the first mile. I hate running with that thing. She accepted it, with a, “Gross”. What a trooper. Even without the monitor, I could tell that my h.r. was high but I was patient and at about mile three I started loosening up a bit and got a little more comfortable, if that’s possible. Anyway, I was hoping to see 55 or less at my first lap. I think that my watch read 53:45. Soon after that I came up on Amy and the fist pump let her know that I was in the middle of a good day. We had agreed that anything under 5:10 was deserving of fried chicken for dinner and I was thinking that I had a good shot as some KFC. I didn’t really care about my time, I just wanted to run as fast as I could. I tried to pick it up several times within the second lap but was met with a pre-cramp muscle twinge somewhere in my legs, each time. These served as indicators that I was pushing about as hard as I could. Crossed the line with a 1:47 and a total of 5:00:51, I think. Happy with my race but already nervous about Florida.

Made a fool out of myself at KFC and not an ounce of guilt.

Redman is a well run race. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a very professionally run independent.

Cheers, Dodd

Meat Pie Tri; Zipp Disc "Door Prize"

Race Weekend: September 25-27, 2009

Please stick around after the race,

a lucky name will be pulled from a hat

and the owner of that name

will win the Zipp Disc shown in this picture!

Courtesy of PRECISION BIKES.

Interbike Las Vegas 2009

In case you're wondering where TEAM PRECISION BIKES will be in 2 days.....

As you can see on your left top of this site,

Mark has become 'high-tech', iPhone decked out with Twitter and all!

You can follow the action either here,

as I'm hoping to post Interbike info frequent to this site,

or you can follow Mark on Twitter.

One way or another, we'll keep you posted of our adventures ;)

2009 Vuelta a Espana – Final Results

The 2009 Vuelta a España ended today with a 110 km flat stage around the capital of Spain, and Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) finished safely in the bunch to win the first Grand Tour of his career. Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) finished second in the GC and will head to the World Championship road race as one of the favorites. Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) took the final spot on the podium.

For the day, André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) won the finishing sprint and claimed his fourth stage victory in this year’s event. Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) took second in the day’s stage, and Borut Božič (Vacansoleil), who won a stage earlier in the race, finished third.

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Final General Classification:

1 Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) 87:22:37

2 Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +:55

3 Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) +1:32

4 Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Doimo) +2:12

5 Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo-Galicia0 +4:27

6 Robert Gesink (Rabobank) +6:40

7 Joaquim Rodríguez (Caisse d’Epargne) +9:08

8 Paolo Tiralongo (Lampre-NGC) +9:11

9 Philip Deignan (Cervélo TestTeam0 +11:08

10 Juan José Cobo (Fuji-Servetto) +11:27

Tomorrow we'll ride

There will be a ride

leaving from Red's

Saturday Morning

>>>>>>>>>>@6:30 AM<<<<<<<<<<

Wind 1 mph WNW (290°)

Temperatures low 70's

Probability of Precipitation: 30%

Interbike Las Vegas 2009

It seems hard to believe were only 5 days away from Interbike!

Team Precision Bikes will be visiting Interbike, taking in all the novelties shown at this gigantic show.

This will be a new experience for me, one where I'll be like a kid in a candy store.

The show will be hosted in the Sands Expo Center adjacent to the Venetian Hotel, where we'll be staying.

I sure hope to upload many pictures, along with great info to this site, so please stay tuned...

Ceepo Stinger 52cm / Fully Build Ready To Roll Out!

CEEPO STINGER

Designed for riders that like to pedal with a high cadence applying medium power. Very stiff frame and super comfortable ride. This is NOT Ceepo's “low-end bike” (we do not produce “low-end bikes”). It is the most affordable because the carbon fiber mix required to achieve the unique STINGER ride is slightly less expensive. Do not let the lower price confuse you, the STINGER is still better than most and competes with the “high-end” models of the majority of our competitors.

Material 80% 40T & 20% 30T mix of high modulus carbon

Fork Full carbon fork (including steering tube)

Frame weight (M) 1,400g

Fork weight 480g

UCI rules compliant No

Aerodynamics

Full aero seat post with clean integrated seat clamp. High aspect ratio on down tube and seat tube. Look at the bike from the front and you will notice that the tire is as thin, if not thinner than the down tube!

Production Process

Specially STINGER oriented hand laid carbon fiber layup for specific riding characteristics optimizing balance of ultra efficient power transfer and vibration absorption.

Miscellaneous

Full internal cable routing with shift cable stops for aerodynamics and smooth operation. Balanced frame geometry designed for stable and responsive straight-line handling. 1-1/8” Integrated headset.

$4300.00 Retail/Size 52cm

Vision Aero bars

Durace Shifters

Ultegra Brakes

Ultegra Front der

Durace Rear Der

Fuclrum 5 Wheels

Most Carbon Cranks.

Please stop in and view this sexy bike in person, or better yet, get on it and feel what the talk is about...

Cajun Man crash update

Chuck Henderson fell victim to the treacherous weather conditions during CajunMan last Sunday.

He crashed hard just before a 90 degree right turn and ended up fracturing his right femur, close to his hip.

Charles Steward was kind enough to forgo his vitual first place on the course

and stayed with Chuck until the ambulance arrived.

Chuck underwent surgery earlier this week and seems in good spirits when we spoke with him on the phone.

PRECISION BIKES

likes to wish Chuck a speedy recovery and hope to see him out on the course soon again.

BatonRouge225 Please vote for the obvious...

Should cyclists share local roads with motor vehicles or only use dedicated bike lanes and paths?

Share roads.

Only use bike lanes and paths.

See the results without voting »

Note: This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.

Poll sponsored by:

It's a no-brainer because it's the law, but not everyone in BR knows that.

There's going to be a cool article on cycling in 225 next month

and I'm hoping the poll overwhelmingly votes to share the road!

Alternative would be to load your bike in the car and drive to a bike lane, ha!

Roth..

Hi guys,

my name is Roth and I am the new addition to the Miller family.

Picture above shows me in training at the shop....

Picture below, what I might look like, not too long from now...

Hand Powered Cycles-We've come a long way...

WebMaster during his rehab in 1978,

after motorcycle vs 18-wheeler contest

How we rehab nowadays!

Life beyond Bikes, Marathon, Triathlon and Ironman for Mark Miller!

Those of you that have seen Mark cruise around in a brand new Subaru might think this has something to do with Giles/Subaru, just looking at the decals.

The webmaster once more has done his research...

It looks like Mark will be putting some miles on this baby,

traveling between his two business locations.

I just hope Salt Lake City will gain a Precision Bikes out of this deal...

For more info on the future of Mark Miller

click here

CajunMan 2009 Results

Female Open Overall

1) Eryn Schilling

2) Jamie Scott

3) Tori Champagne

Female Masters Overall

1) Ria Bertels

Female 30-34

1) Kelly Rhodes

Female 55-59

1) Claudia Thomas

Male Open Overall

1) Brandon Guillory

Male Masters Overall

1) Mark Eldredge

Male 20-24

1) Cole Leblanc

Male 30-34

1) Will Boggs

2) Adam Morgan

3) Eric Bernard

Male 45-49

1) Trevor Casper

Male 60-64

1) Tim Thomas

For complete results click here

CONGRATULATIONS to all finishers from PRECISION BIKES!

Wisconsin Ironman Finishers

All three guys knocked it out!

Jimmy Bienvenue finishing with a time of 13:53,

followed by Stephen Anson in 14:16

and Kyle Love with a time of 14:53.

They are headed home today and all a little sore.

Congrats to all, especially to Stephen!!!

(this was his first Ironman)

Jeremy Johnson spotted at PRECISION BIKES!

Celebrities are often spotted at

PRECISION BIKES

Last Saturday I was fortunate enough to be in the presence of greatness!

Jeremy Johnson was signing autographs for the fortunate customers at PB...

ORBEA 2010 New Helmet

This is one of Orbea's 2010 helmets shown at Eurobike.
Orbea is set to come out with a new line of clothing and helmets for 2010

Precision Bikes observing 9/11

Saturday Morning Ride

There will be a ride

leaving from Red's

Saturday Morning

>>>>>>>>>>@6:30 AM<<<<<<<<<<

Winds 5 mph E (90°)

Temperatures low 70's

Chance of a Thunderstorm 60%

CajunMan Triathlon 2009

2009 CajunMan Triathlon

We welcome you to the 2009 CajunMan Triathlon. We hope you enjoy our race and we also hope that you enjoy your time in Lafayette.

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PRECISON BIKES will award the

BEST BIKE SPLIT

MALE/FEMALE

A $100.=

PRECISION BIKES Gift Certificate!

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Below is information in regard to packet pickup and all race day activities.

Packet Pickup on Thursday (9/10), Friday (9/11), Saturday (9/12)

• SMOOTHIE FACTORY again will be the location of this year’s packet pickup for the CajunMan Triathlon. The store is located at 125 Arnould Blvd. in Lafayette. See Information on CajunMan website for directions. Phone number is 337-989-7001.

• Times: Packet pickup will be available at SMOOTHIE FACTORY from 10:00pm to 7:00pm on all three days.

• VERY IMPORTANT: You must have your USAT card and your photo id to pick up your packet. If you are not a USAT member then you just need a photo id.

• Only YOU can pick up your packet.

• Only YOU can race with your number. You CANNOT sell or transfer your number to another competitor.

Race Day Schedule

5:30am: Please park in designated areas only (Days Inn and Cypress Tree Inn). Walk your bike to the Transition Area. Transition area will

open up at this time

Race Day Packet Pickup opens

Body Marking begins

Pick up timing chip

7:15am: Transition area is cleared for start. Race Day Packet Pickup closes

7:30am: And the race begins with the First Wave

Body Markings

You must be body marked BEFORE you enter the transition area.

• If you picked up your packet on Thurs., Fri. or Sat. - then get body marked, rack your bike at your designated spot and then pick up your timing chip.

• If you did not pick up your packet on Thurs., Fri., or Sat. - then proceed to race morning packet pickup, then pick up your timing chip, get body marked and then rack your bike at your designated spot in the transition area.

Transition Area

• Only competitors are allowed in the transition area.
• Rack your bike on the rack matching your race number.
• No bikes may leave transition area until USAT official clears it.

Race Number

• You are provided two race numbers in your packet. One is for your bike and one is for you to wear on the run. Place the bike number on your bike along the top tube.
• Your main race number must be worn on the front during the run and be visible upon crossing the finish line.

Bathrooms

• Ten port-o-lets are located near the swim entrance / exit.

Swim Course

• First wave begins at 7:30am.
• Please make sure you wear the swim cap that is given within the packet that corresponds with your sex and age.
• Stay to the right of the buoys. You will swim counter-clockwise.

Bike Course

• You must walk your bike in and out of transition area.
• Please dismount as directed by volunteers and / or officials.
• Ride on the right side of your lane. Obey all traffic laws.
• ABSOLTUELY NO DRAFTING. WE WILL HAVE THREE OFFICIALS ON THREE MOTORCYCLES ISSUING PENALTIES.
• Pass on the left – never on the right – and complete pass within 15 seconds.
• Keep 3 bike lengths between yourself and the cyclist in front of you.
• HELMET MUST BE PUT ON BEFORE MOUNTING BIKE AND MUST BE WORN AND STRAPPED AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON BIKE.
• No water stops on bike course – bring your own water bottles.

Run Course

· The course is on the Lafayette Regional Airport grounds. Please stay on the designated service roads. Follow the arrows and cones.

· Water stations will be at the start of the run, at mile 1, at the half-way point, at the 2.1 mile mark and at the finish line.

· Make certain your race number is in the front before crossing the finish line.

Relay Teams

• Cyclist will wait at the bike until the swimmer hands over the timing chip.
• Bike must be racked before the timing chip is handed off.
• When cyclist returns, he / she must rack the bike and then hand off the chip.
• The team cyclist must then leave the transition area.

Post Race Activities

• There will be plenty of home cooked Cajun food, fresh fruit, bagels, etc.
• David Barczyk Chiropractic Group will be on hand to provide short, well-needed, well-deserved massages after the race.
• Please remember to thank all volunteers, police officers, etc. as they are vital to the success of the CajunMan Triathlon.

Medical

• A medical tent will be next to the finish line. Other medical personnel will be onsite as well (Acadiana Ambulance).
• To register online, please click here

PRECISION BIKES WISHES EVERYBODY A SAFE AND FUN RACE!!!