Happy Birthday Anne Sagrera

From all of us at Precision Bikes we hope you have great Birthday. What age group are you in now? Anne picture here holding court!

QR Demo Tour stopping by at Precision Bikes

We'll have the QR Demo Truck at Precision Bikes on December 6th and 7th!
Please take some time out of your schedule, in order to get a feel of the Litespeed Carbon.

4D Racing Set for 2011

Will Jones of 4th Dimension Fitness picked up his new 2011 CDO1 this past week.
This is a "one of a kind paint job", that was on display at Euro-Bike.
The orange will not be a production color so we were glad to be able to get our hands on this one. Will enjoy your ride!

Precision Bikes Shrimp Fry

This past Sunday thanks to Wayne and Cathy Reid ( Matt's Parents )we (Precision Bikes) had a shrimp fry at my house. Needless to say my girls had a blast with the crew from the shop. Thanks Jennifer, Josh, Dave and Matt for all your help and loyalty to Precision Bikes.

Ironman Cozumel

John Fell raced Ironman Cozumel today and ended up with a good race. His final time was 9:57 which broke down to a 54 minute 2.4 mile swim, a 5:18 bike for the 112 miles and a marathon time of 3:37. Congrats John on a great race, safe travels home. We will have to go eat at Cane's!

Picture of the Day

Source: Italian Cycling Journal

BLACK FRIDAY SALE

We will have a couple of bikes on sale today but the best deal will be on this Ceepo Venom. The bike is built up with Shimano 105 brakes and crank set, Ultegra rear derailleur, Dura/Ace bar end shifters and Mavic wheels. The frame alone sells for $3600, today the price of the bikes is $3000. The size is a Medium with a top tube of 53.5.

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 11-27-2010

Roll out from Red's at

6:45 AM

Winds: 6 MPH NNE

Temperatures:Upper 30's

Chances of rain: 10%

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Precision Bikes!!

Noah Bernard - Hunter

Congrats to Noah who started off his Thanksgiving Holiday with a hunt this morning. Talk about bringing home the goods. We just want to know if Dad can shoot a gun also?

Thanksgiving Day Run

We have been running on Thanksgiving Day now for 17 years and we will continue even though Kyle Love will not be present. The start time will be 5am and several runners have already checked in: Todd Lambert, Donald Cleveland, Jamie Scott, Eric Bernard, Brian Sognier and Jimmy Bienvenu is questionable. The distance is your choice but 20 is scheduled. Have a great Thanksgiving Day.

Oakley coming to Precision Bikes soon!

To read more about Oakley Cycling,
please click here.

Contre La Montre

FYI: Language spoken is Danish, Home Country of Ole Ritter.

2XU Compression

Precision Bikes is now stocking 2xU compression clothing.
2XU was the number one compression worn at Ironman this past year.
This is a proven product not only for work-outs but also for recovery.

Ironman Arizona Results

It was a rough day out there yesterday with the water temp at 61 degrees.
The ride was the typical Arizona windy ride with gusts over 30 mph,
and yes we got rained on several times during the day.
The run was a 3X loop around the lake.
Here are the results:

Jeremy Johnson 10:35

Lisa Guillory 11:38

Mark Miller 12:23

Justin Doucet 13:03

Travis Boudreaux 14:36

Congrats to all and safe travels home!!!

Cervelo coming soon to Precision Bikes!!!

Precision Bikes is very excited to announce it'll incorporate Cervelo in its arsenal!
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Cervélo Cycles is a Canadian manufacturer of racing bicycle frames. The company was founded in 1995 in Toronto by Phil White and Gérard Vroomen, who continue to run the company. Cervélo uses CAD, computational fluid dynamics, and wind tunnel testing at the San Diego Air and Space Technology Center, in California, USA, to aid its designs. Frame materials include aluminum and carbon fibre. Cervélo currently makes 3 series of road bikes: the R series, featuring multi-shaped, "Squoval" frame tubes; and the S series of road bikes and P series of triathlon/time trial bikes, both of which feature airfoil shaped down tubes. The company also manufactures T series track bikes ^[2].
For more info please click on links below.
Wikipedia
Cervelo

Ironman Arizona

Pro Linsey Corbin with Killer Miller in Arizona.

Oakley's Rolling O Lab The Science of Sunglasses

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 11-20-2010

Roll out from Red's at

6:45 AM

Winds: 0 MPH NE

Temperatures:Lower 50's

Chances of rain: 0%

Ironman Arizona 2010

Ironman Arizona
Sunday
November 21-2010

The crew from Lafayette racing this weekend are:
Jeremy Johnson (who qualified for Kona last year),
Lisa Guillory, Mark Miller, Justin Doucet and Travis Boudreaux.

Wishing you safe travels and a great race!!!

Ghost Bike

This short documentary offers a brief history and some solid visuals.
It’s a bit old, but we just found it thanks to our buddy Dale Brown.
Volume is very low, so you’ll need to turn it up a bit, and for some reason the first 20 seconds or so are solid black or white with nothing going on.
Full 5:33 movie is at SnagFilms.

Reflect Hoo-Ha ride glide

Hoo Ha Ride Glide is designed specifically for the ladies. It is rated as one of the best products for ladies to use.

It retails for $20.

Reflect H2O

Reflect H2O offers a full line of products to protect your hair from the harsh pool chemicals.

Reflect pre-swim - $12
Reflect swim shampoo - $12
Reflect swim conditioner - $12

70.3 World Championships

This past weekend John Fell competed in Clearwater Florida for the World Championships. John had a great race with a total time of 4:27 in the half ironman distance. His splits were 29:46 for the 1.2 mile swim, 2:20 for the 56 mile bike ride and a half marathon split of 1:31. Congrats on a great race and good luck in two weeks for Ironman Cozumel. We know you were saving some for the Ironman!

Tomorrow we'll train

Ride departs from Heleaux’s Grocery at 630 AM off of Verot School road near STM. We will be going all the way to Avery Island about an 80 mile 4.5 hour trip. Bring money to get on the Island and for fluid / food.

This will be a base mile ride; avg. speed around 19 – 20 mph.

Text Glenn if interested – 940.1418

Bring your crotch cream – you may need it!

Picture of the Day

Photo credit: MTS
Baltimore Harbor Bike Tie-Ups.

Cajun Cup 2010

2010

Road Runners Club of America

Louisiana 10K State Championship Race

SATURDAY

NOVEMBER 13, 2010

8:05 AM

Down Town Lafayette

for more info click here

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We are in need of volunteers, who are willing to ride the course

(road bike/mountain bike),

in order to assist in providing safety for the runners.

Riders meet at Red's

and roll out @

6:45AM

Some pictures from hell

Happy Birthday Ironman Scott Guidry

Scott is back in town from Florida and yea it is his Birthday and he is sporting his new TAT. So we had to make it public. Congrats again on a great race Scott.

Campagnolo: CULT™, Cermamic Technology

Campagnolo has released a video from its Camp Tech Lab™ explaining the benefits of Ceramic Ultimate Level Technology (CULT™) which greatly reduces friction. CULT™ ceramic technology is available on certain wheelsets and cranksets.

Campagnolo uses a combination of the best ceramic balls on the market and Cronitech® chromium stainless steel races made by the German company Schaeffler.

The testing results from the Campy Tech Lab™:

* 9 times smoother than the standard solutions
* Zero wear on bearings and balls
* friction coefficient: the lowest in the world of cranksets thanks to lubrication with oil instead of grease
* 3.5 watts more power at each pedal stroke, increasing along with the increase in speed

Iron Star Half Ironman

This past weekend Jenni Morrow and Marcus competed in the half Ironman in Conroe, Texas. Jenni came in with a time of 6:40 and Marcus was racing a team. Congrats guys on your race.

Ironman Florida Results

Eric Bernard and I drove to Panama City Beach Friday morning to support the group racing from Lafayette. We joined Neil Rome, Sam Leblanc and Will Jones representing the 4D Racing group out of Baton Rouge. We have set up a area on the run and waited for the guys and girls to come through. Weather was a bit cold at the start but it did turn out to be a great day for a race. Congrats to all finishers and competitors. We ran into several customers that visit the shop while down in Florida also. It was a good day to cheer on the racers. Listed below are some of the local athletes that raced.
Robert House 11:18
Tori Champagne 11:35
Dave Suter 11:36
Ria Bertels 12:27
Jason Ray 12:45
Todd Lambert 12:21
Scott Guidry 12:54
Congrats to all but especially first timers Robert, Dave, Todd and Scott on a job well done.

Picture of the day

Deer crossing on a Saturday morning ride!

Tomorrow we'll ride

We'll be riding tomorrow,

Saturday 11-6-2010

Roll out from Red's at

6:30 AM

Winds: 4 MPH NNE

Temperatures:Lower 40's

Chances of rain: 0%

24 Hours of Clear Springs MTB Race

Precision Bikes Racing participating in the 24 hours of Clear Springs this weekend (MTB Race)!

Race starts at noon Saturday and ends noon Sunday while gaining an hour from the time change!

The four man team will consist of Glenn Richard, Cole LeBlanc, Jonathan Falgout, and Jacob Falgout.

The course will be a 9 mile loop through the hills of Clear Springs, MS where team members will race around the clock one rider at a time - similar to a relay race.

Good Luck!

Where was my bike made?

I came across an interesting site this morning and thought to share this with you;)
Please click here and you'll be taken to Allanti.com

Ironman Florida this Saturday

To the best of my knowledge we have 8 athletes headed to Florida for the Ironman this Saturday. The race will start at 7am and you can track these athletes @ www.ironmanlive.com. This group has some veterans and some Ironman Virgins.
Robert House , Dave Suter, Scott Guidry and Todd Lambert
will be competing at this distance for the first time.
Just in case you want to track these guys and girls, here are their start numbers:

Robert House #1046
Dave Suter 874
Scott Guidry 721
Todd Lambert 1031
Ria Bertels 2660
Wendy Blankenship 2362
Tori Champagne 2321
Jason Ray 828

Safe travels and we wish you the best!

For Dario Pegoretti Fans

Did you miss the only-for-one-day viewing of D'Acciaio (Of Steel) directed by Ben Ingham?
The film captures Dario Pegoretti and co-workers in his workshop in Caldonazzo.
Please click here and you'll be taken to the awesome blog "Italian Cycling Journal"
where the movie is posted. Enjoy!!!

Happy Birthday Eric Bernard

You might know him at the "Parking Lot King", Best Dressed on any bike maybe even a little anal, but we all love him at the shop. Eric have a great day, may you have many more. Notice the green bike and matching beverage. If you have his number give him a call and wish him a Happy Birthday!

Jason Ray headed to Ironman Florida

Jason is also headed out this week to tackle his second Ironman. Jason stopped by today to take care of his Orbea Ordu. Jason's brother Mike will be racing with his also this Saturday in Panama City Beach. They can be tracked on Ironmanlive.com.

Campagnolo going electronic

The photos of Campagnolo's electronic shifting gruppo on the Pinarello at the Giro d' Italia presentation caused, of course, quite a stir. Subsequently, came news that the gruppo would debut on the Pinarello bikes of the Movistar team next year.

Here is the first direct announcement from Campagnolo about the gruppo:
"In relation to the recent appearance of the new electronic transmission mounted on the Pinarello bicycle that Campagnolo made for the for the 2011 Giro d'Italia we emphasize that it is still considered a prototype even if very close to the version that will be used by professional cyclists next season by the team of Pinarello/Movistar.

As in the traditional Campagnolo strategy it is our belief that the products that will go to market must first be tested and "put to the whip" by professional cyclists. The company's extensive experience in innovation tells us that this approach is undoubtedly the best avenue for the end product to have the most performance and reliability.

We also take this opportunity to inform everyone that the same Pinarello/Giro d'Italia bicycle will be on display at the upcoming Cycle Mode salon in Tokyo, while the official announcement on the "programma sportivo" for the the group will be announced by Campagnolo during the presentation of team Pinarello/Movistar.

In accordance with the normal timing related to the launch of a new product, the technical details, photographs, and all information relating to the final product will be announced at a future and formal presentation."

(source: Italian Cycling Journal)