Orbea Onix T105 2011

Orbea Onix T105 2011
Available in several sizes.
Retails at $2100.=

Help Wanted....

I’m trying to figure out who is upset here and at what. Is it the first guy with his attack on Jonathan? Is it the guy that ran to Jonathan’s defense attempting to make him fell better about the first guy’s comments, while at the same time getting mad at Ruud for a post he made,…. And getting mad at Mark for letting Ruud take care of his blog? Or, is it the guy on the Cervelo? I know the Earth Shattering guy is mad. I know Cole is not mad. Ruud is probably upset because his day was interrupted. Mark is probably upset because Ruud was hurt by the words of the Earth Shattering guy. Jason Meaux is mad because he hurt his back again by ducking from the mud being slung around. Charlie Kibbe is mad because there was a guy doing the Time Trial on a motorcycle and he didn’t get to see it. It’s completely obvious they upset Smitty. He was over it but now he’s mad at Ruud for posting his DNF last week.

It goes to show you how the SINGLE ACTION of one person making a negative comment about someone can unleash a barrage of attacks on a number of people causing MORE harm than they originally INTENDED. I hope one lesson was learned here. (Think before we speak.)

Thanks Mark and all the folks at Precision

Randy Domingue

Precision Bikes Webmaster

As a response to the comments posted this morning on the LAMBRA\USAC ITT CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS:

My name is Ruud Vuijsters, PT, I have, more or less taken it upon myself, with Mark Miller's approval, to run www.precisionbikes.com in a 'blog' format.
Never have I proclaimed to do a perfect job.
I am a PT by profession, the posting is just a hobby.
The purpose of the site is to keep customers and all whom take interest in the sport of cycling\triathlon\ironman\running informed of the happenings at the shop, events to take place, with subsequent results, and generalized news in the world of our sports, to the best of my abilities.
Being a avid cyclist and huge fan of the sport, does not mean that I know all the local athletes. This has resulted in the past that athletes names sometimes were not included in the total finishing list.
When brought to my attention, corrections were always made, again, to the best of my abilities!

What has happened today would result in division, rather than a uniting of our athletes in this area. That is not what Mark Miller's Precision Bikes or the webmaster are about.

After discussion late this afternoon, we have come to the conclusion that Precision Bikes reserves the right to remove any inflammatory comments, especially with name calling, posted anonymously, ASAP.
When this behavior will continue, Precision Bikes feels forced in future, to screen\approve of comments, before published.

So sorry a simple post has lead to so much negativity!

Kind regards,
Ruud Vuijsters, P.T.

LAMBRA/USAC Individual Time Trial Championship Results

Congrats to all participants in the
LAMBRA/USAC ITT CHAMPIONSHIPS
LaPlace, LA

Glenn Richard placed 1st
in the 35-39 Masters:0:57:34
Nick Smith placed 1st in the Cat4:0:58:37
Cole Leblanc placed 3rd in the Cat5:0:58:30
Randy Dominque placed 5th in the Cat5:0:59:29
Dave Suter placed 7th in the cat5:1:00:26
Jonathan Falgout placed 8th in the Cat4:1;03:49

Thanks guys for representing Precision Bikes in such a fabulous fashion!!

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 08-21-2010

As per Kyle Love...
Roll out from Red's at

6:00 AM

Winds: 4 MPH ENE


Temperatures: Mid 70's


Chance of rain: 20%, increasing to 40% later in the morning.

True reason why Smitty got pulled at mile 50, when running the Race Across the Sky..

Smitty burned a ton of energy while retrieving Keith Manuel's phone out of the storm drain in Leadville.
Keith dropped it down the sewer.....
While Keith went for help, Smitty used the shitty crowbar out of the rental car and went in and got it. Smitty was representing too, had his Precision shirt on!!

BunchRideFinder Website Finds You A Group Ride Anywhere In The World, Sortof....

This website, BunchRideFinder.com.au, claims to help you find a group ride in your area.
You can choose a road ride, mountainbike ride, or track session on the menu bar and then select which country you are interested in riding.
There is also a world map selection that lets you see rides pinpointed allover the world.
The only problem with this site is the lack of group rides to choose from.
It’s a nicely designed site, pleasant on the eyes and pretty easy to navigate.
If you’re interested in putting your group ride on this site, you can click on the ‘add a ride’ button at the top of the screen and submit your regular group ride.
Who knows, it could become a sort of “exchange program” for cyclists to find a group ride while away from home.

Ironman Canada

Donald Cleveland headed to Ironman Canada this weekend.
Good luck and safe travels to Donald!!

Louisville Ironman

Cole Clements is taking care of business at the shop and headed to Ironman Louisville this weekend.
Precision Bikes wishes Cole safe travels and a great race!

Precision Bikes Mark(ed)!

Just in case you didn't know where exactly the premier bike shop in town is located...
An attempt has been made to make it easier for you to come check us out.....

Specialized Tarmac 2011

Showing the 2011 Specialized Tarmac,
which in the Specialized Lines comes in as a race bike.
This bike retails for 2000.
The Tarmac is equipped with SRAM.

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 08-21-2010


Roll out from Red's at

6:00 AM

Winds: 2 MPH SW


Temperatures: Lower 80's


Chance of rain: 10%, increasing to 20% later in the morning.

Leadville Race Across the Sky

Mongoose on top of Hope Mountain - 12,600' -
We cross this @ mile 45 and 55 during the race across the sky!

Sunday Morning Ride

We are again doing our Sunday ride from Phil and Lynn's home this Sunday (August 22nd). This is a RECOVERY ride (20 mph max) for a Metric.
If you want to go faster than this, there are other rides available on Sunday.
We'll leave from and return to
107 Jehnna Dave Drive, Broussard, LA 70592

For anyone that is interested immediately after the ride we'll gather at Phil and Lynn's for refreshments. Please BYOB!

Ride starts at 7:00 AM sharp!!!!

Bring $, we will make 2 stops along the way for refreshments!


Please remember, this is a 20 MPH MAX ride...


RSVP and if you need directions you can reach Lynn @ 337-344-1098 or Debbie 337-277-2215

Specialized Crosstrail 2011

2011 Specialized Crosstrail which retails for $440.=

(Josh on the floor PRICELESS!)

Specialized Roubaix 2011

2011 Specialized Roubaix with Zert Technology.
The Zerts dampen road vibration. Equipped with SRAM.
This bike retails for $2000.

Leadville 100

Smitty checking out
-Turquoise Lake-
Part of the 100 mile course Saturday!
Keith Manuel will get up to Leadville later this week.
Precision Bikes wishes both a safe and great race!!!

The deadline for registration for the 2010 L'Eroica is 6 September.

The deadline for registration for the 2010 L'Eroica is 6 September. Four routes of 38, 75, 135, and 205 km are available. L'Eroica is held on 3 October and a large vintage swap meet is held the day before .

L'Eroica an event that relives the heroic age of the "Giants of the Road". Participants ride on vintage racing bicycles and wearing the wool jerseys of bygone eras through some of the most beautiful roads of Chianti, Valdarbia and Valdorcia, with many sections of unpaved surfaces ("strade bianche", gravel & shale roads) which makes it possible to relive the atmosphere of "heroic" times of cycling.

Over the last few years the organizers permitted all types of bicycles and particpation grew to 3,000 cyclists. The organizers decided, in 2009, to re-impose rules permitting only vintage bikes All riders must now start only with historical bikes; this "means road race bikes built before 1987, with switch lever on the oblique loom tube, toe clips and belts, external brake wires."

Photos (above) by: Dale Brown of "cycles de ORO", Greensboro, North Carolina.

Landis’ BMC Mountain Bike Sells for $5 at Kentucky Yardsale

Think you got a deal on your last bike? How about finding an XTR equipped BMC Fourstroke at a yardsale marked for 5 bucks? Hard to believe, yes, but it happened.

According to the Associated Press, Greg Estes of Owenton KY, picked up the bike for a measley $5 planning on reselling the bike for a couple hundred and attempting to make a profit. Greg knew the bike was worth more than $5 even with two flat tires, but had no idea just how much. The bike was custom built by Cyco-Path Bicycles out of Temecula, Calif., near San Diego specifically for Floyd Landis to race in the 2007 Leadville 100. Obviously the bikes value is closer to $8,000 or roughly 1600 times what Estes paid for the BMC.

The strange part about the story is that Estes offered the seller of the bike a percentage of the profits if he is able to sell it, but the seller denied stating “finders-keepers.” Stranger still is that apparently the seller claims to have just “found” the bike on the side of a highway in Kentucky. So I suppose it could have been the result of bike rack failure, or the product of a new highway initiative utilizing expensive bikes as mile markers.

Either way, Landis has not been able to be reached for comment while all of this comes on the heels of his broad doping allegations in the world of competitive road cycling.

Leadville 100

Susan Hayden will be racing the Leadville 100 Mountain bike race today. Smitty is her support team.
Precision Bikes wishes Susan a safe and successful race!!!

Sabbatical...

FYI
The webmaster has decided to take a sabbatical for the weekend!
Posting will resume on Monday August 16th 2010

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 08-07-2010


Roll out from Red's at

6:00 AM

Winds: 4 MPH WSW


Temperatures: Lower 80's


Chance of rain: 30%, increasing to 40% later in the morning.

Lance Armstrong a ‘Person of Interest’ in Growing Federal Doping Investigation

The AP reports that Lance Armstrong is a “person of interest” in the federal doping investigation that’s slowly but surely heading toward a Federal Grand Jury Hearing.

Where it goes after the initial hearing is anyone’s guess, but Armstrong’s former teammates George Hincapie and Tyler Hamilton have been contacted, as have his primary sponsors Trek Bicycles and Nike, both of whom are said to be cooperating.

The lead investigator is none other than Jeff Novitzky, who is credited with uncovering baseball’s steroid era via the BALCO investigation and sending Marion Jones to prison and landed perjury charges against Barry Bonds.

The case started with an investigation into doping supplies found in a vacant apartment used by Kayle Leogrande of Rock Racing. From there, it blew up on the public scene when Floyd Landis emails were leaked to the press and contained accusations against Armstrong and many other top names on the former Postal squad.

The case will proceed slowly. In order to bring in someone with Armstrong’s personality, credibility (no failed drug tests) and wealth, not to mention his pride, all the ducks must be in a row. Hurting the case is that subpoenas are in the hands of known detractors Landis and Greg Lemond, and Landis’ history of denial then coming clean likely won’t play well in front of a jury.

According to one of our buddies over at Outside Magazine, because of some riders’ involvement with the quasi-governmental Post Office, any perjury or transport, sale or use of illegal drugs while receiving money from Postal could mean really big trouble if it violates RICO laws.

Time will tell, and the case could take until next year before it’s even heard in front of the Grand Jury, and that process could take months. Armstrong’s lawyer, Tim Herman, says many of Landis’ claims are beyond the government’s jurisdiction to investigate and involve alleged acts that occurred more than five years ago and in other countries.

At any rate, it’ll be very interesting to see what statements come from so many professional cyclists, many with stellar reputations, during the process.

Moots Vamoots CR

Craig Pugliese, proud owner of this new
Moots\Vamoots CR\Campy Chorus11, left Precision Bikes a very happy man!

Lance Armstrong not racing the 2010 Leadville

Defending champion Lance Armstrong will not start the Leadville Traill 100 this year. Armstrong decided Monday to pull out of the high-altitude mountain bike race. His manager Mark Higgins told VeloNews that Armstrong was still feeling the effects of the Tour de France, during which he crashed a few times.

“He is still suffering from a nagging injury to his hip from the Tour de France,” Higgins said. “His girls will also be in Aspen with him this weekend so he will be staying at home.”

Armstrong won last year’s event in a record time of 6:28:50. Six-time race winner Dave Wiens finished second. A stacked field is still expected for the Leadville 100 this year.

As for Armstrong, Higgins says the Texan has no other races on the calendar as of now for 2010, but he will participate in two Livestrong events – a Philadelphia ride on August 22 and the Austin Challenge in October. And on September 26, Armstrong will do the fundraiser ride for Aspen’s Wapiyapi, a non-profit that offers free, weeklong camps to children with cancer and their families.

Godspeed

Please keep Jason Meaux in your prayers, as he just underwent low back surgery.
Jason is back in his room (116) at Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital.
Received good report from his physician and Jason will,
more than likely, be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.

John Cobb Wrist Relief Bars

John Cobb carbon wrist relief bars .
Retail: $140.=
www.cobbcycling.com

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Sean Schnur from all of us at Precision Bikes!!!

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 08-07-2010


Roll out from Red's at

6:00 AM

Winds: 2 MPH W


Temperatures: Lower 80's


Chance of rain: 20%, increasing to 40% later in the morning.

Specialized Roubaix Elite 2011

Specialized Roubaix Elite 2011
(Large\56cm)
SRAM APEX Retail: 2000,=

Rumor: Campagnolo Electronic Shifting Release

The Campy Only blog has this to say:

"We're hearing rumors that Campagnolo's electronic shifting gruppo will finally be available for sale as part of the 2011 lineup. Rumor has it that the long-awaited electronic system will be premiered for selected industry insiders at Eurobike (1-4 September). No word yet on whether it will be released as 10S or 11S, or what the price will be. (We've predicted here for years that Campagnolo will sell every single electronic gruppo they sell, regardless of price--there are that many cash-rich Campy fans out there.) Campagnolo's electronic gruppo has been dangling in front of the cycling world like a carrot on a stick for almost a decade, disappearing for a while before resurfacing at some obscure Belgian road race long enough to keep the rumors going. Needless to say, the Campy Only staff is not holding its collective breath."

Precision Bikes\Nesquick Time Trial Results

Name	Actual Time		Average Speed
	Minute	Second
Jacob Falgout	21	50	27.48091603
John Fell	23	27	25.58635394
Jeremy Johnson	23	49	25.19244227
Randy Domingue	24	20	24.65753425
Eryn Schilling	24	28	24.52316076
Robbie Price	24	36	24.3902439
Phillip Breaux	24	49	24.1773002
David Judice	25	1	23.98401066
Chase Romero	25	18	23.71541502
Bo Deal	25	48	23.25581395
Michael Kinler	26	3	23.03262956
Chris Calais	26	31	22.62727844
Bryan Bourque	26	31	22.62727844
Brent Benoit	26	44	22.44389027
Troy Roussel	27	28	21.84466019
Thomas Stelly	27	41	21.67369055
James Noriega	27	46	21.60864346
Ryan O'Banion	28	0	21.42857143
Saul Dupuis	28	21	21.16402116
Jeff Mizzi	28	38	20.95459837
Braden Eddy	28	42	20.90592334
Chris Daniels	28	49	20.82128398
Jeni Morrow	29	10	20.57142857
Molly Saucier	31	0	19.35483871
Josh Baker	32	19	18.56627127
Debbie Howard	33	12	18.07228916
Solange Noriega	38	40	15.51724138
Carson Noriega	39	35	15.15789474
Steven Strojny	DNF	DNF	DNF

4 man: Glenn Richard, Jed Darby, Kevin Landry, Jonathan Falgout 21:15 28.23 mph

Thanks to Jim Winters, Jamie Scott, Cole LeBlanc, Eric Bernard, Tony Morrow, Kristie Benoit, and Kenneth Begnaud for volunteering.

Happy Birthday!

Happy 24th Birthday Cole Leblanc,
from all of us at Precision Bikes!!!

Pic of the day..

Photo submitted by Gary Medley, who writes, “In cycling-crazed Portland, the Tour watchers were out in force this morning at St. Honore French bakery, which shows the race on the big screen. With no place to sit inside, viewers watched outside through the window. One of them was me.”

Just let's see if Poupart's will catch on next year....

Precision Bikes Photography at the Tour de France