Team RadioShack in Critérium du Dauphiné

June 5-12, 2011 Team Radioshack will participate in Critérium du Dauphiné, France. Team Radioshack’s young star Jani Brajkovic won the race in 2010 (Read more here…) Needless to say he is once again on the team, as he is eager to defend his title, and with him he has a strong team of both young and more [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/team-radioshack-in-criterium-du-dauphine/

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Kiwi Chronicles: Episode 4

Russ and Laura's newest installment of their Kiwi Chronicles takes us to the remote Forgotten World Highway in New Zealand and explores the development of New Zealand's cycle network, which is contributing to the revitalization of rural communities. It's a great episode. Should be very inspiring to those of you locked in the grip of winter!


Kiwi Chronicles: Episode 4 - The Forgotten World Highway - PathLessPedaled.com from Russ Roca on Vimeo.

Get the behind-the-scenes field notes from Bicycle Times.

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NEWS, NETWORKING, AND NEW MEDIA is posted by Winona Bateman, Adventure Cycling's media director, and highlights cool media (articles, videos, photos, etc.) and meet-ups related to Adventure Cycling and bicycle travel. Writing a story about bicycle travel or Adventure Cycling Association? You can contact Winona via email: pressATadventurecyclingDOTorg. Visit our media room, view our news releases, or follow us on Twitter.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/01/kiwi-chronicles-episode-4.html

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Winter Tuneup Projects

After a foot of snow falls in a couple of days, getting out on the bike is tough going, even on a fat bike! With limited daylight and nasty conditions making it hard to get in the saddle, it's a good time to tackle some more time consuming maintenance projects. Here's what has been keeping me busy in the garage this week.

Rust Protection
Most touring bikes out there are made of steel, and the wet winter and spring conditions can put the hurt to a steel frame and fork. JP Weigle Frame Saver only needs to be applied once every couple of years and does a great job of protecting the inside of your frame. The outside surface of your frame is protected by the bike's paint, but chips can expose portions of raw steel. Some bike manufacturers can send you a small bottle of touchup paint for this, but it might be easier to just run out to the store and pick up some nail polish that closely matches your paint scheme.

Drivetrain
After a season of riding, you may have some drivetrain components nearing the end of their lives. The chain and cassette tend to wear out quicker than other drivetrain components, so this is a good place to focus first. If the cassette teeth are looking very pointy, it's about finished and needs to be replaced. As for the chain, you can use a chain checker tool to see how much it has stretched, or look at how it overlaps your chainring teeth. If it doesn't sit flush against your front chainring it is ready to be replaced.

The bottom bracket is another drivetrain component that can wear out over the course of a season. If there is any play in the crankset side to side, the bottom bracket bearings are likley shot and you guessed it, it needs to be replaced.

Cables and Housing
It's amazing how much a new set of cables and housing can improve the quality of shifting and braking. Lately, I've been a huge fan of Gore Ride-On Sealed Low Friction cables and housing. This fully sealed cable/housing combo keeps water and grit from getting into your housing and around your cables and extends their life and quality.

Component Swap
As long as you're ripping parts off the bike left and right for cleaning and greasing, you may as well think about parts you want to upgrade or replace. For instance, maybe you want to give moustache bars a shot this season, or cut up your Brooks B17 to make it a poor man's Brooks Swallow.

Major mechanical undertakings can take a good amount of time, and you don't want to be in a rush through any of this, so don't expect to pound all of this out in one evening. If you're new to bike maintenance and want to learn how to work on your bike properly, check with your local shops or clubs and see if they have any bike maintenance clinics coming up. If you're a self taught individual, there is no shortage of bike mechanic books out there.

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TOURING GEAR AND TIPS is written by Joshua Tack of Adventure Cycling's member services department. It appears weekly, highlighting technical aspects of bicycle touring and advice to help better prepare you for the journey ahead.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/01/winter-tuneup-projects.html

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10 Christmas gifts for a cyclist under £50.00

Christmas is finally upon us so if you have a cyclist in your life what better to spend less than £50.00 on them and it?s got to be better than a pair of socks. Order quickly before the load crashes our post office delivery services. God forbid that a flake of snow lands on streets. There are 10 gift ideas to choose from that I should imagine any cyclist would be please to open Christmas morning. Have a Merry Christmas, remember do not ride and drink :-)

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Cyclingchatcouk/~3/lKb2k4fmJuc/

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PDW Origami Fenders

It's never a bad time to talk about fenders, and the latest option I've played around with is the Origami Fender from Portland Design Works (PDW).

This is one of the few bicycle components or accessories of any kind that I've actually enjoyed putting together. When you buy it, the fender is stamped into a flat plastic sheet, which you need to punch out and fold, then snap into the mounting clamp. You will need a Phillips head screw driver to put the seatpost mounting clamp together and a 4mm allen key to cinch the fender to your seat post (so it isn't an origami project from start to finish).

Once installed, the fender does a good job of staying put, so long as you tighten it snugly to your seat post. At its widest, it measures 5" and tapers down to 3.5" wide at the tail, which is nearly enough to provide full coverage on my Surly Pugsley. The fender reaches out a long 17.5" which will help keep the water from tailing too high off your back wheel; people riding behind you will appreciate it.

At $25 it is well priced against the competition and a matching downtube mounted front origami fender is also available for $20.

Photo by Josh Tack

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TOURING GEAR AND TIPS is written by Joshua Tack of Adventure Cycling's member services department. It appears weekly, highlighting technical aspects of bicycle touring and advice to help better prepare you for the journey ahead.

Source: http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2012/01/pdw-origami-fenders.html

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Dan's Singaround Iceland tour ? a few myths about Iceland

Hello all! Happy New Year, and thanks for coming back – after three months I've just finished collecting my sponsorship in for my Singaroundiceland cycle tour (£3933, plus another few hundred in Gift Aid!), but now it's about time I told you a bit more about the place, and set a few myths to rest. [...]

Source: http://cycleseven.org/dans-singaround-iceland-tour-a-few-myths-about-iceland

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Tour de France, Stage 2- How Do They Do That?

55,645 Kilometers Per Hour! That?s 34.6 miles an hour. That?s the AVERAGE speed of Garmin-Cervélo in the short 23-kilometer (14.3 mile) Team Time Trial contested on the streets of Les Essarts, France on Sunday. Team RadioShack, just 10 seconds back, were close to that speed as well. Given the perfect [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tour-de-france-stage-2-how-do-they-do-that/

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