Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 10-30-2010

Roll out from Red's at

6:30 AM

Winds: 2 MPH ENE

Temperatures: Mid 40's

Chances of rain: 0%

New Brezza II Team aero bars

New Brezza II Team aero bars available at Precision Bikes!
Retail at only $680.=
"Get Fast!!!"

Ironman Florida

Pictured above is Todd Lambert with his race ready QR.
Todd will be competing next weekend with other athletes from Lafayette in Ironman Florida. Good Luck to all entrants.

2011 Giro d'Italia

The 2011 Giro d'Italia makes a full tour of the country, to celebrate 150 years of unification

With eight mountaintop finishes, including a re-run of this year’s climb up the cruel slopes of the Zoncolan, the 2011 Giro looks to be pushing race director Angelo Zomegnan’s agenda of making a distinctive, innovative and above all difficult race.

Zomegnan’s stewardship of the Giro in recent years has forced the Tour de France organizers to up their game, and he’s devised a spectacular route for 2011 that touches on all parts of the country on the 150th anniversary of the country’s unification.

Starting with a 21.5km team time trial in Turin and ending in the shadow of Milan’s magnificent duomo cathedral, the race includes a stage in Reggio Emilia, birthplace of the Italian Tricolore flag, and a dirt-track finish at the top of the 18.5km, 9.2% climb of the Colle de Finestre. There’s also a rare trip to the tip of Italy’s boot, into Sicily. Race favorite Vincenzo Nibali will surely relish the double climb of the Etna volcano in this stage that starts in his home town, Messina. But his old team-mate, Roman Kreuziger, has already declared himself up for the challenge, and it looks like a characteristically explosive start to the grand tour season.

Too explosive for some?

Cycling News is reporting that Team Sky’s Tour de France contenders will skip the Giro because it is too difficult. Straight-talking star Bradley Wiggins recently pointed to over-exertion in the Giro as one factor behind his disappointing performance in this year’s Tour.

Full stage profiles, videos and analysis on the official Giro site.

Lance Armstrong confirms Tour Down Under Farewell

Lance Armstrong will race for the last time outside the United States in January when he makes an international farewell appearance at the Tour Down Under.
To read the full article on Velonews, please click here

Quintana Roo ilicito-Prototype Test Report

This past week, with thanks to the guys at American Bicycle Group, I was able to test ride the new QR Ilicito, this bike was previewed at Interbike in September and already had received great reviews. When looking up-close at the picture, you will notice the frame has no rear left seat stay. The chain stay has become larger for support while providing great aerodynamics. I also ride a QR CDO1, so I was anxious to see if I could tell any difference. Rode 25 miles on the bike and the ride felt the same as my CD-O1. If anything the rear of the QR-ilicito might be a little stiffer. Kyle Love was with me on the ride and he thought the bike rode great, really smooth. In my opinion the biggest benefit will be in the aerodynamics of the frame now that the stay is missing.
Looking forward to seeing the production model.
Thanks again to Tres Courdin and Brad DeVaney for asking me to perform the test ride.

Big Cajun Triathlon

Lafayette and Precision Bikes was well represented at The Big Cajun Triathlon Saturday morning. This was the first olympic distance held in the area in quit some time. John Fell came away with 1st place overall. You will notice from the picture that several of the athletes from Lafayette placed in their respective age groups. We all hope this race continues to grow. Thanks Multisport and Fleet Feet for putting this race on.

Happy Birthday Smitty Smith

Smitty you know you are part of the family here and we all wish you a great day. Take some time for yourself, you deserve it.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Mark "Killer" Miller!
May you be blessed above and beyond your wildest dreams!!
Thank you for all you do for the triathlete and cycling community,
many of us excel in our endeavors,
by virtue of your skill and passion for the bikes and athletes alike.

Acadiana and specifically Lafayette is lucky to have you and Precision Bikes!

Wishing you a wonderful day!
Sure hope the N.Y. Yankees will deliver you a nice present soon;)

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 10-16-2010

Roll out from Red's at

6:30 AM

Winds: 6 MPH ESE

Temperatures:Lower 60's

Chances of rain: 10%

Happy Birthday Keith Manuel

Keith (Bearcat) Manuel have a great day, I know everyone back in Basile is thinking about you today. Have a great one.

Park-Tool Bottle Openener

Honestly, I think there must be some type of competition over at Park Tool headquarters, because every year around Interbike, Park rolls out an incredible amount of new tools. Now, obviously the world of bicycles and bicycle wrenching is rapidly evolving and as such, new standards bring new tools.

However, when you look at a new tool like the BO-5 bottle opener shown above you could say that no one really needs a bottle opener with a built in cap catcher, but damn it, I want one! The idea is simple, mount the BO-5 on your wall and every time you open a beverage with the top of the bottle cage, the cap falls into the specially made water bottle and doesn’t end up rolling around on your workshop floor. Simple, yes. Clever and awesomely executed? Definitely.

I found this post on Bikerumor and thought it was worthy of posting,

because some of us just can't get enough of unique gadgets...

2XU Compression Talk

This Thursday night at 6pm 2XU Rep. Michael Lax will give a talk and Demo on 2XU Compression and clothing, all are invited. Michael will be able to answer all your question on compression. Refreshments will be served.

Commuter Dreams

Longhorn 70.3 Austin Texas

Just a quick note of some of the finishers this weekend at the Ironman 70.3 Austin. Kelly Rhodes-6:14, Chris Biggerstaff-6:01,Felix Soileau-6:36, Monica Morgan 6:01, Claudia Thomas 6:45 and Tim Thomas with age group winning time of 5:43 which qualifies him for the Championship in Las Vegas next year. Great times guys!

2011 Tour de France

The end of October brings us to another presentation of the stages for next edition of Tour de France. The presentation will be held on Tuesday, October 19th at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.

What is known now is that the Tour de France will take place from July 2nd to July 24th, and that the the race will begin in the Vendée department and end, as always, on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The presentation will be streamed live beginning at 11:30 a.m. (French time) on the Tour de France website.

There are rumors that the Tour will be visiting Italy as follows:
- Wednesday, 20 July: from Gap or Embrum (France) to Pinerolo (Italy) via he Col d'Izoard, the Col de Montgenèvre and the Colle Sestriere.
-Thursday, 21 July: from Pinerolo to a mountain top finish on the Col du Galibier; this would mark 100 years from when the Galibier was first used in the Tour de France. In 1911 the Galibier came on the 5th stage which was 366 km in length. Only one rider made it over the Galibier without walking. Keep in mind that the bikes then were single speeds! Out of the 84 riders who started the tour, only 28 completed the race.

If you can't wait until Tuesday and like like to read predictions I recommend a visit here, where the above information of the possible Italian stages comes from.

UL Triathlon

Jennifer Lastraps was on the course representing this morning at the UL Triathlon. Congrats to all who competed and to Dave Suter and the UL Triathlon Team for putting on the event.

Smitty's Dad- Elbridge Ruffin Smith

Funeral arrangements have been made for Sunday 4-9 at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia. Rosary will be at 6pm. Viewing will be from 8-1:30 followed by the funeral at 2 at St. Peters Church also in New Iberia. A more detailed schedule can be viewed at Pellerinfuneralhome.com. Smitty is part of the family here at Precision Bikes and he and his family are in our prayers.

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 10-16-2010

Roll out from Red's at

6:30 AM

Winds: 0 MPH NW

Temperatures:Lower 60's

Chance of rain: 10%

Pic of the Day

Photo of Dave Millar’s bicycle seat, as signed by Mark Cavendish before yesterday’s Individual Time Trial at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. Dave won, probably thanks to this inspirational message.

Link submitted by Gary T., found on this Tweet photo.

Precision Bikes Race Team Weekend Ride Schedule

Saturday:

Ride A: Restless Roadie Ride (its referred to this way because some of us still want to go fast despite the ending of the season; may be a temperature thing!)

When: Ride leaves at 08:00 AM sharp.

Pace: Average Speed will be around 21 mph in the beginning and considerably quicker towards the end.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours

Ride Route: all routes are agreed upon just before departure.

Distance: All of the Saturday PnP routes are near 40 miles.

Where: Ride starts behind Pack-n-Paddle off of Pinhook.

*Ride usually splits up into 2 groups when speeds increase. Find out who is the B group leader before the ride*.

Saturday:

Ride B: Beginners Leisure Ride

When: Ride leaves at 08:00 AM sharp.

Pace: Average Speed will be around 13 - 15 mph

Duration: Approximately 1 to 1.5 hours

Distance: All 15 to 20 miles.

Where: Ride starts behind Pack-n-Paddle off of Pinhook.

*Ride stays together.

Sunday: Roadie Recovery Ride

When: Ride leaves at 08:00 AM sharp.

Duration: Approximately 2 to 3.5 hours long.

Distance: Distance will vary on the consensus of the participants; between 40 and 80 miles.

Pace: 20 mph average; tries to keep everyone together. Keep in mind distance and pace before attempting.

Where: Ride starts at Girard Park in the basketball parking lot.

Bring money$; riders usually stop for food and water on longer rides!

Bring Beer for post ride recovery; We usually sit around until noon visiting and drinking.

*Ride usually stays together.

Chris "Macca" McCormack wins his second Ironman title

To the scientists who said he couldn't ever win in Kona, Chris McCormack has a simple message: you got it wrong.

In 2002, Chris McCormack rolled to the Big Island here in Hawaii and boldly stated that he was here to win the Ironman World Championship. That year he dropped out along Alii Drive. A year later he also dropped out of the race. Eventually he finished sixth, then had an impressive second, and finally won in 2007. That day he proved to those scientists that he didn’t sweat too much, that he didn’t have problems with heat and humidity, that he could not only beat the best Ironman athletes in the world, but that he could overcome the tough conditions typical here in Hawaii to do it.

“The day is always ridiculously tough,” said Chris McCormack at today’s press conference. “It’s important to do the little things right. Last year we went back – me and my team – and looked at what we needed to change.”

To read the full story, please click here.

Sean Schnur and Ironman Hawaii

Congrats to Sean on a great race in Hawaii. His total time was 9 hours and 19 minutes, 15th in his age group and 99th out of 2000 plus. The Schnur family was on hand and so was Will Jones and Sam Leblanc. Sean will be headed back Monday, safe travels and congrats again on a great race.

Underwear Run in Kona

Yesterday was the infamous Underwear Run, a yearly tradition a couple of days before the big race. The day gives everyone a chance to relax before Saturday and then the pain begins. Thanks to Sam Leblanc and Will Jones we have pictures. Race start time tomorrow morning is 7am Kona time which is 12 noon here. We will be tracking Sean Schnur at the shop. Good luck to all racing and maybe even Macca can have another good day!

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 08-21-2010

Roll out from Red's at

6:30 AM

Winds: 0 MPH


Temperatures:Upper 50's


Chance of rain: 0%

Teaser: New Danny MacAskill Viral Video Coming, Here’s the Trailer

If you haven’t seen the original YouTube video of Danny MacAskill that flung fame and fortune upon him just as he flung himself from any sturdy structure, then a) you’ve been under a rock for the past 12 months and b) you should click here immediately to get up to speed.

Now, Red Bull is bringing out a sequel, set to glue us to our monitors for minutes at a time in the very near future. In the meantime, we have this teaser video that should barely take you away from your work.

Baton Rouge Velodrome Reopening

Looking for a safe place to train? How about a great place to ride year round? An exciting venue to watch lightning fast racing?

You can find all that and more at the Velodrome in the Perkins Road Park at 7122 Perkins Rd in Baton Rouge!

To celebrate the grand re-opening October 16th, Team Geaux Race is bringing in a clinician from one of the premier cycling venues in the country. Tim Henry from Dick Lane Velodrome in Atlanta, GA will be joining us to present clinics for beginners and advanced cyclists. We will also have a chance to practice the skills all afternoon during a variety of track events.

Even if you've never ridden a fixed gear track bike, come out and see what its about. We'll have an assortment of bike for you to use or use your road bike (for most events).

Lunch will be provided for all participants courtesy of Extreme Pita.

Preregistration is now open at www.BikeReg.com.

First 50 entrants get a custom printed Bondiband sweatband and other great items donated from our generous sponsors.

For more info, check out our facebook page:
http://bit.ly/an5AIX

or our website:
www.teamgeauxrace.com/events

Come out and see what all the excitement is about!

Once you go track you'll never go back

Team Cooper Hebert

Family and Friends are invited to join Team Cooper Hebert by participating in the Super Cooper 5K or 1 Mile Race/Walk On Saturday, November 6, 2010.
Cooper was born on June 6, 2008 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and his family was blessed to have him for seven weeks.
Although he is missed everyday his story and heart goes on forever.
The Super Cooper Run is named after another heart baby, Cooper Fontenot, who is now 6 years old.
The Fontenot family followed the Hebert’s story and will honor Rachel and Scott Hebert and their Team Cooper Hebert on race day.
If you would like to be part of Team Cooper Hebert, just write Team Cooper Hebert on your registration form.
If possible the family would love to have their team stand together before the race!

For registration form, please click here

Sean Schnur in Hawaii

Talked with Sean Tuesday night and his first comment was how windy it was on the highway out of town. Here he is representing in front of one of the new Scott Plasma's which will be in the shop soon. Count down to the race is on, they are 5 hours behind us and the World Championship begins Saturday morning. You will have to go to www.ironmanlive.com to view on line.

Baton Rouge Bicycle Club Fall Century

Pre-register for the BRBC Fall Century and receive one free Blinky 7 back red light.

Baton Rouge Bicycle Club Fall Century

When: Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Where: Centenary College, Jackson, LA

Join the BRBC for a ride through the rolling terrain of the East and West Feliciana parishes. Included in the fee are tours of Rosedown Plantation and the Oakley House at Audubon State Historic Site. There will be SAG stops at these locations along the route.

BRBC will provide to participants: lunch (11:00am til 3:30 pm), full SAG support, maps, road markings, rest stops with restroom facilities, water, snacks, and sports drinks. All pre-registered riders will receive one free Blinky 7 back red light for their bike. Free one-year membership in the Baton Rouge Bicycle Club is included with participation.

Click here to see the routes

Ride lengths are 33, 52, 63, and 100 miles. Registration the day of the event opens at 6:45 am. Departure time for the routes is 7:30 am for the 100 mile, and 8:00 am for the 33, 52, and 63 routes.

Online registration on www.active.com, for mail-in registration click here.

Hope to see you there!

Sugar Mill Pond Triathlon

Good luck to all those racing the Sugar Mill Triathlon this morning, I am sure it will be a cool ride on the bike. Have a good one.

Sean Schnur heads to KONA

Good friend and a great athlete Sean Schnur is headed to Kona for the Ironman World Championship. Sean is headed out Saturday with his family and 4D coach Will Jones. Sean qualified at Ironman Coeur d Alene with a run split that was second only to Andy Potts who won the race. Ironman Hawaii is October 9th. Sean have a great day, we wish you the best of luck and we will be following you on line.

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 08-21-2010

As per Dave Suter...
Roll out from Red's at

6:30 AM

Winds: 6 MPH N


Temperatures:Upper 50's


Chance of rain: 0%