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| ELECTRONIC! Is this a glimpse of the future? |
Shimano's electric shifter - more pics & details
Gerolsteiner rider Ronny Scholz is a happy man after 2,500km on Shimano's prototype electronic
gear-shifting system. In the last days of Paris-Nice, Scholz told Cyclingnews reporter Hedwig Kröner that
he had had no problems with the system, "It's worked well," said Scholz. "No problems with the batteries
either."
Scholz' team manager Hans-Michael Holczer is also impressed and believes it's the future of gear shifting.
Holczer told Cyclingnews that Scholz had used the new system at the two one-day Swiss season-openers,
GP Chiasso and GP Lugano and believed that it gave him a considerable advantage when shifting on climbs
as it makes a shift within a quarter of a turn of the wheel. "So it's very efficient and even when your brain is
out of it in the effort, and your fingers stiff from the cold, you don't have to worry about getting something
wrong when shifting," Holczer added. More...
Gerolsteiner rider Ronny Scholz is a happy man after 2,500km on Shimano's prototype electronic
gear-shifting system. In the last days of Paris-Nice, Scholz told Cyclingnews reporter Hedwig Kröner that
he had had no problems with the system, "It's worked well," said Scholz. "No problems with the batteries
either."
Scholz' team manager Hans-Michael Holczer is also impressed and believes it's the future of gear shifting.
Holczer told Cyclingnews that Scholz had used the new system at the two one-day Swiss season-openers,
GP Chiasso and GP Lugano and believed that it gave him a considerable advantage when shifting on climbs
as it makes a shift within a quarter of a turn of the wheel. "So it's very efficient and even when your brain is
out of it in the effort, and your fingers stiff from the cold, you don't have to worry about getting something
wrong when shifting," Holczer added. More...
Eye Spy: Campagnolo's 2nd generation Electric gruppo
By Paul Mirtschin and Tim Maloney
By Paul Mirtschin and Tim Maloney
- While the Cyclingnews staff were prowling around the team bus area at last weekend's 46th E3
PrijsVlaanderen in Harelbeke, Belgium, our eagle-eyed editor Jeff Jones noticed something different as he
was admiring the SAECO Cannondale CAAD 7 team bikes.
It seems that Saeco's Giosué Bonomi was testing Campagnolo's Electric group in its first-ever
professional racing test and Jeff snapped some pictures of the second generation of Campagnolo Electric
group.
Last year, Italian amateur Emmanuel Sella of the Zalf Fior team used a prototype version in both training
and at the amateur Giro d'Italia, which led to the much-refined version we can see here. Campagnolo
probably felt that the 209 km Belgian semi-classic, with its numerous cobbled climbs and changes of
rhythm was an ideal testing ground for the second generation of Campagnolo Electric group, as it seems
Bonomi had no problems with the Campagnolo Electric group at E3 PrijsVlaanderen.
Electronic shifting is not new; Mavic's ZAP system debuted in 1994, while their Mektronic system is
still being sold. However, a lightweight, race-ready system that operates both the front and rear
derailleurs have been a long time coming. Until now, that is. More...
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In 1987, Joe Parkin was an amateur cyclist
racing in California when he bumped in Bob
Roll, then a pro with the powerhouse Team
7-Eleven.
Bobke told him that, to become he pro, he must go to
Belgium. Years later, riding along a canal in Belgium,
Bobke encountered Parkin who he described as "a
wraith...an avenging angel of misery, a
twelve-toothed assassin." Bobke barely recognized
him. Belgium had forged Parkin into a pro. A Dog in
a Hat is Parkin's remarkable story of his unordinary
education and his love for bike racing, set in the
hardest place in the world to be a bike racer.
racing in California when he bumped in Bob
Roll, then a pro with the powerhouse Team
7-Eleven.
Bobke told him that, to become he pro, he must go to
Belgium. Years later, riding along a canal in Belgium,
Bobke encountered Parkin who he described as "a
wraith...an avenging angel of misery, a
twelve-toothed assassin." Bobke barely recognized
him. Belgium had forged Parkin into a pro. A Dog in
a Hat is Parkin's remarkable story of his unordinary
education and his love for bike racing, set in the
hardest place in the world to be a bike racer.
A Dog in a Hat is the remarkable story of Joe Parkin. In 1987, Parkin left the comforts of home to become a
bike racer in Belgium, the hardest place in the world to be a bike racer. As one of the first American pros in
Europe, Parkin was what the Belgians call “a dog with a hat on” — something familiar, yet decidedly out of place.
Parkin's memoir reads like a novel. In plainspoken and fast-paced prose, Parkin describes the true life of the
professional bike racer, putting the reader into the whirlwind of this hardest of athletic educations. A Dog in a
Hat begins with Parkin's terrifying first visit to his team doctor, where he is strapped to a table and monitored by
humming electrodes as men in white lab coats coldly divine his future as a pro.
Parkin's story is honest. A Dog in a Hat celebrates the glory of bike racing, but Parkin thrillingly tells the hard
reality of the life—the drugs, the payoffs, the betrayals by teammates, the battles with team owners for contracts
and money, the endless promises that keep you going, and the rider's sheer physical agony of racing day after
day. more...
bike racer in Belgium, the hardest place in the world to be a bike racer. As one of the first American pros in
Europe, Parkin was what the Belgians call “a dog with a hat on” — something familiar, yet decidedly out of place.
Parkin's memoir reads like a novel. In plainspoken and fast-paced prose, Parkin describes the true life of the
professional bike racer, putting the reader into the whirlwind of this hardest of athletic educations. A Dog in a
Hat begins with Parkin's terrifying first visit to his team doctor, where he is strapped to a table and monitored by
humming electrodes as men in white lab coats coldly divine his future as a pro.
Parkin's story is honest. A Dog in a Hat celebrates the glory of bike racing, but Parkin thrillingly tells the hard
reality of the life—the drugs, the payoffs, the betrayals by teammates, the battles with team owners for contracts
and money, the endless promises that keep you going, and the rider's sheer physical agony of racing day after
day. more...
comes to Fayetteville Bicycle Company. The Legendary Joe Breeze is back in the
Mountain Bike game and more specifically the 29er game. Whoa nelly this is gonna be awesome!
Mountain Bike game and more specifically the 29er game. Whoa nelly this is gonna be awesome!
and here, we decided to ask for an interview with Joe Breeze. Joe Breeze is one of the founding fathers of
Mountain Bike Hall of fame. Joe founded Breezer Bikes in the 70’s and for over 30 years has quietly
made some of the most renowned 26 inch hard tail mountain bikes, highly acclaimed urban bikes, and
Joe Breeze has been around bicycles all his life. His father was a automotive engineer/machinist, and a
bicycle commuter and racer. Joe raced road bikes in California in the 70’s, and then was smitten by the
beginnings of the “balooner craze” which turned into mountain biking as we know it. Joe brazed up the first
purpose built mtb’s and went on to champion commuting when commuting wasn’t cool in the late 90’s.
Breeze has influenced cycling and what we ride off road in many ways, and now he’s turned his attention
to 29″ers. We wanted to find out what he is up to with the big wheels. Here is the Twenty Nine Inches
Interview with Joe Breeze:
Read More....
Mountain Bike Hall of fame. Joe founded Breezer Bikes in the 70’s and for over 30 years has quietly
made some of the most renowned 26 inch hard tail mountain bikes, highly acclaimed urban bikes, and
Joe Breeze has been around bicycles all his life. His father was a automotive engineer/machinist, and a
bicycle commuter and racer. Joe raced road bikes in California in the 70’s, and then was smitten by the
beginnings of the “balooner craze” which turned into mountain biking as we know it. Joe brazed up the first
purpose built mtb’s and went on to champion commuting when commuting wasn’t cool in the late 90’s.
Breeze has influenced cycling and what we ride off road in many ways, and now he’s turned his attention
to 29″ers. We wanted to find out what he is up to with the big wheels. Here is the Twenty Nine Inches
Interview with Joe Breeze:
Read More....
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26er's with electric and
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and built at a quality level
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| COBO and FUJI WIN THE VUELTA!! |
On Sunday, September 11, 2011, GEOX-TMC’s Juan Jose
Cobo completed a remarkable journey to the final podium in
Madrid, taking his rightful spot at the top after a brilliant
defense of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana’s red jersey following his
epic Stage 15 win.
The Cantabrian climber, who not long ago considered giving
up cycling, undoubtedly delivered the ride of his life on the
Angliru, and with the help of his teammates – who fought
tirelessly this week to protect their leader – Cobo concluded
the 3-week grand tour of his native Spain in red.
It was a monumental moment for Juan Jose Cobo, as well his
bike sponsor Fuji, as both earned their first grand tour victories.
read more....
Cobo completed a remarkable journey to the final podium in
Madrid, taking his rightful spot at the top after a brilliant
defense of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana’s red jersey following his
epic Stage 15 win.
The Cantabrian climber, who not long ago considered giving
up cycling, undoubtedly delivered the ride of his life on the
Angliru, and with the help of his teammates – who fought
tirelessly this week to protect their leader – Cobo concluded
the 3-week grand tour of his native Spain in red.
It was a monumental moment for Juan Jose Cobo, as well his
bike sponsor Fuji, as both earned their first grand tour victories.
read more....
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