As the month of July is coming to an end, we have had to say good by to the Tour de France, and look towards summer ending, schools starting and some amazing bike rides. Personally, I will be doing my first real triathlon in August. What will you be doing? Here are a few good ideas to start with.
July, 2009
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2010 Bontrager Shoes
In 2009 Bontrager released their first ever cycling shoe line. After teaming up with Esoles in order to get thousands of foot scans. The result was a well fit shoe, with replaceable arch support and a bargain compared to other shoes. The line was very in depth with women, men and triathlon shoes. (Personally, I have two pairs and I love them!)
For 2010 they are going even deeper with the line and adding more color. The women are staying pretty subtle but the mens line have a lot of orange through out.
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Jul 09
Poll : Do You Wear Cycling Clothing?
The comment was made on my Basic Short article that cycling clothes aren’t always needed. I believe this is true so I made the comment on Twitter to see what everyone thinks or wears. The response is overwhelming and now I sit wishing I had used hash tags in twitter to be able to keep all the comments together for you all to read.
The answers were wide spread from “Yes, every time I ride I wear cycling clothes” to “No, I don’t own spandex or even a technical t-shirt.” Now I’m doing some research on well priced clothing that can double as cycling and everyday wear.
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Upcoming Articles
Here is a sampling of articles you can look forward to in the next week. Make sure to check back, leave comments or email with any questions!
- How to Properly Inflate Bike Tires
- Dressing for Cycling : Do You Really Need Spandex? Part I : Poll & Part II: Everday Cycling Clothing
- Rides and Events across the country. Are any ladies specific events happening in your area? Let me know!
- Wrapping Your Road Handlebar or Aero Bars
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Masi Bicycles Women's Road Line
There’s a take on women’s designed product the basics are shorter top tube because women (most women) have longer legs and a shorter upper body. The shorter top tube and over all length of the bike allows for easier reach to handlebars, better fitting for someone with those long legs.
Masi has a take that those shorter tubes and steeper angles change the feel of the bike. Instead they have simply made a couple of their key models smaller, changed colors and most importantly the touch points of the bike. Touch points are narrower handlebars, seatpost that aren’t leaned so far back, shorter stem and an over all reach on the bike that allows you to use your brakes or shifters correctly.
Welcome the Bellissima line. Tim Jackson of Masi isn’t sold on the pink, but I am. Now to sell him on the idea of one model that runs smaller than 48cm. Allowing our youth to get into the sport at a decent price would be very rewarding.