1984 Bike Tour: Day 30 - Kansas is big state to lose partner in

Tonight finds us at Bryan and Janette's apartment in Chanute. They're a wonderful couple that Bruce met at a restaurant in town where he was eating. Bryan found me a few hours later as I was riding into town.

That's because Bruce and I got separated today.

We cycled the 35 miles from Golden City to Pittsburg in about 3 hours. Riding our first flat roads in four weeks meant  we had a lot of power to cover lots of ground -- fast.

At Girard we turned north and the tailwinds pushed us even faster. I took off with the pure joy of cycling fast. I made a left turn after 7 miles, stopped, fished around in my handlebar pack for a plum and waited for Bruce. He never showed. ....

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2005/6/12/930590.html

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Specialized Langster Review

The Specialized Langster Steel The Specialized Langster steel is a classic track bike frame which might appeal to a commuter wanting a classic style track bike.  For a long time, I have toyed with the idea of a single speed for commuting, so was keen to test out different options. I wasn’t bowled over by the look. Of course, the simplicity and clean-cut of a single speed is good, but the silver aluminium frame left me a little underwhelmed. But, that is just my personal preference. Someone else could equally think it looks cool. BTW: Specialized have also done ‘city’ themed bikes (like bright yellow for NY presumably to make it fit in with NY taxi cabs) Ride Quality I did really enjoy riding the bike. I loved the feel and comfort of the steel frame and steel fork, it seemed to absorb a lot of the (innumerable) potholes and rivets in the Oxford roads. It’s a long time since I have ridden a steel frame and it reminded me of why steel is still attractive as a frame material and has advantages over Aluminium. For racing, I’m not really interested in a comfortable ride, but for commuting – when [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/products/specialized-langster-review/

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Updated Team Radioshack Roster in TDU 2011

The updated Team RadioShack roster in Tour Down Under 2011. We wish Lance Armstrong all the best in his last big professional race. Santos Tour Down Under (Aus), 18-23/01/11 Riders: Lance Armstrong, Manuel Cardoso, Ben Hermans, Markel Irizar, Robbie McEwen, Gregory Rast and Robbie Hunter Directors: Johan Bruyneel & José Azevedo

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/updated-team-radioshack-roster-in-tdu-2011/

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Best Puncture Proof Tyres

No ordinary tyre guarantees to be absolute puncture free, but improvements in technology have gone a long way to reducing your chances of puncturing. For the average rider and commuter, buying a puncture resistant tyre is probably one of best upgrades to make. Highly puncture resistant tyres usually have a trade off of greater weight and higher rolling resistance (i.e. slower) but the slight decline in speed is well worth the greater peace of mind that comes from having less punctures.   Armadillo – Specialized All condition. The tyre feels pretty tough and resistant to small scratches. It claims to be designed for low rolling resistance; but, in practices feels a little heavy. I am quite happy using it on my commuting bike and also added to rear wheel of my training bike. I have been using them for over three years (5 days a week) During that period I have had three punctures and one was a 6 inch nail. Roughly speaking its a puncture rate of 3 / 7,000 miles or 1 per 2,000 miles. It’s also pretty hard wearing, I get maybe 3,000 miles on rear and 5,000 miles on front, which is a long time for [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/commuting/best-puncture-proof-tyres/

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Tiago Machado Aims for Tour de France 2011

Having had a strong debut season with Team RadioShack, the promising 25 year old Portuguese rider Tiago Machado said that one of his top ambitions for 2011 is to make his Grand Tour debut. If possible, he?d like that to be in the biggest race of all. ?My goals for next season are to win races, [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tiago-machado-aims-for-tour-de-france-2011/

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Fumiyuki Beppu Profile

Fumiyuki Beppu (born April 10, 1983 in Kanagawa-ken) is a Japanese professional road racer who started his pro cycling career with the Discovery Channel Team in 2005. Known as Fumy, he is an overall rider for Team RadioShack, starting with the 2010 season. Beppu started racing bikes when he was only 9-years old, entering local races [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/fumiyuki-beppu-profile/

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Klöden 2nd On GC, Horner 4th, as Vino Takes Stage 3 of Basque

Team RadioShack?s Andreas Klöden (GER) could not have relinquished the leader?s yellow jersey at the Tour of the Basque Country, Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, in today?s 177 kilometer 3rd stage, under better circumstances. He raced smart, expending as little energy as possible to stay near the front. He didn?t get hurt or [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/kloden-2nd-on-gc-horner-4th-as-vino-takes-stage-3-of-basque/

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Wrist Relief Extensions ? PRICE REDUCED

Our Cobb Wrist relief extensions were given a stonking 80% for performance in 220 magazine’s recent review. Their unique shape makes for the most natural wrist position and comfortable grip we’ve seen from any aero bar. Compatible with many brands of bars for a great aero bar upgrade. What’s more, we’ve dropped the price so [...]

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2011/06/10/wrist-relief-extensions-price-reduced

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