ROAD WHEELS FOR MOUNTAIN BIKES MAKE FOR GREAT COMMUTING

Cary built up a pair of 700C road wheels to turn this great Cannondale mountain bike into the perfect commuter. No, this isn't a 29'er...it is a traditional 26" wheel mountain bike. You can do this with any 26" wheel disc brake mountain bike.

Time to pull that old mountain bike out of the garage and make that New Year's Resolution to GO BY BIKE.

BRENT'S BIG DAY AT THE RACES

Brent Lester and Brad Ungurait have also been participating in the NC Cyclocross Series. This is the series finale in Salisbury. See if you can tell who got first place in the Cat. 4 race...









Tommy Rodgers came out for his first 'cross race too. He placed 9th in the Cat. 3 race but was voted most fashionable bike. Unfortunately, he did not place in the Mr. Congeniality competition.

Kathleen Krosses it up

Kathleen Gleason has represented Paceline at so many races that when you google us she keeps coming up. Once Fall comes the race season doesn't end either...it's cyclocross time. Thanks to Kathleen and everyone who shows off our team colors at races and events throughout the year. And if you think racing doesn't sound like a good time try racing in deep sand on skinny tires...

GIANT'S ELECTRIC BICYCLE VISITS PACELINE

We called in some of our top test riders to experience the new electric bicycle. Cliff pushed it to speeds never before seen.Mark was his usual carefree self driving between moving cars at speed.And Hugh was cautious and said Donna didn't want one. Everyone was impressed. We're taking orders! Save gas now!

Greensboro Epic Trail Ride

Using Greensboro's phenomenal trail system, Brent and Tommy led a group of cyclists on a 50+ mile mountain bike ride. Although a few of the miles were on road most of the ride was actually on the dirt.




Look at the tired but happy cyclists. Several members of the group stopped to save a group of orphans from a burning bus (that's what they told us) and are not pictured here.




Ooh...a rare find. A gaggle of dirt riders flushed from the woods and traversing the pavement. They look strange out of their natural element don't they?

Size Does Matter

These are not 650c wheels...this is just a big bike. Tony Flores' custom Seven even has custom 200mm crank arms. This bike was built for stiffness but still weighs in at a meager 17.5 lbs. (Think 65cm-ish full titanium frame.)

At 6'5 there are not a lot of off the shelf bike options available and Tony was nervous about buying a bike that he couldn't see and ride before he committed. However, a few parking lot sprints later Tony is a custom bike believer.

Pilot Mountain Ride

This past saturday marked the 14th and a 1/2 annual Pilot Mountain ride. This epic ride was well attended by 30 brave cyclists. The weather was outstanding and everyone made it up the Mountain with minimal pain and suffering. Cameron, our fearless ride leader, did have a bit of trouble as he is really out of shape but everyone else did awesome.


After the ride we had an amazing pizza party with pizza from 4 Sisters Restaurant. All in all it was a great day and we would like to thank everyone for making it out.

Alex's Team National Champs

Fort Lewis & App. State take home American collegiate titles

Congratulation Alex! Alex is one of the solid performers for ASU.(and one of Paceline's own!)
Fort Lewis College narrowly surpassed host Lees-McRae College to win the Division I team omnium competition at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships last weekend. Even fewer points separated Division II champions Appalachian State University and second-place Colorado School of Mines. The top individual scorers in both endurance and gravity events
were also awarded individual omnium crowns following a weekend of competition hosted by Lees-McRae College in North Carolina.


The Division II team race was even closer with nearby Appalachian State University edging last year's champion, the Colorado School of Mines, 585- 575. Evenly dispersed talent was on display with the top five schools finishing within 100 points.


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Enduro Action

Our buddy, Mark Scalise, has a fascinating race history. Someone found this pic! 1979 Tellico Plains, Tennessee. National Enduro Motorcycle Race in the Cherokee National Forest. Mark placed third. He raced from 73 to 81. Won a few, the last year he raced he finished 7th place or better in every race: Mark was a top 10 rider. Enduro's are basically long cross country races, kind of like a cyclecross event. Short races were 80 miles and the longer ones were 125 miles. We're glad Mark is back!

The Wallaces bicycle through California wine country with Bob Roll & Chris Carmichael.

Donna & Hugh Wallace's Great Adventure

California wine country with Chris Carmicael and Bob Roll.

Hugh led the way on the steeper climbs, but always waited.

Hugh and Donna enjoyed drafting behind Bob Roll.

Not so critical mass

This is a small portion of the 800 Trek Lime bicycles that took part in a 3 mile ride from Monona Terrace to the University of Madison campus in Madison Wisconsin.

Madison is one of the most bicycle friendly places around and this particular downtown street is actually always closed to cars. It is lined with great shops and restaurants. The folks dining on the sidewalks were amazed at the long line of cyclists coming down the road.

We'll miss you, Landen

We took this photo at Landen's going away party. It is the only known photographic proof that Brent, Landen, and Tommy really are 3 different people.

Landen has moved to Boston to head up the corporate fitness program for Ocean Spray. We wish him the best of luck.

Major Rimron in Iraq

Paceline's old friend and customer has been away for months. Imagine wearing this gear in 100 degree weather! We are looking forward to his return(and the new puns).

Cullen's hot new ride

These Bontrager Aeolus wheels really set off Cullen Cooper's new Soloist SL. In fact, the bike looks so good Cullen says it might have to replace his dog as his cell phone wallpaper. Move over Fido, man has a new best friend.

These wheels don't just look great either...the reviews have been excellent and they are the only wheel with a 5 year manufacturer's warranty.

You can set up a demo ride on Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 or Race X Lite wheels at our Greensboro store.

When they say trail tested, they mean it!

Cary and Jackson got to test out some cool new bikes at the Dealer show.







These great trails near the Trek/Gary Fisher factory are used to test new products. There are several miles of trail that their employees build and maintain which are open to employees and local riders.

Hobnobbing with Gary Fisher at the Trek Show

Cary and Jackson met Gary Fisher at the Trek/Fisher Dealer Show. Check out the fishbowl.





Here is Gary Fisher continuing a nice conversation with Cary. Apparently he did not appreciate Jackson calling him eccentric even though the guy in the background was greatly amused. This left Jackson to drink his energy drink in peace.





By the way...here is Gary Fisher's outfit on Saturday night. You decide....

The Angels Tri

If you missed the Angels race this past Sunday you missed a great time. Over 500 people participated this year, young and old, men, women, and children all came out for a great cause.If you didn't come out you also missed your chance to see our very own Van Brown out at the race helping me out in the support tent.
Richard Carver was one part of a 3 man team. This is him getting a massage and trying to relax before the race.

Our young Drew also was part of a 3 man team. Drew has been practicing a little bit for the upcoming cross season. From the picture it looks like it paid off. He ran his bike through the grassy transition area and then proceeded remount his bike perfectly. Watch out cross racers Drew's on fire.

We also want to thank Kevin Westwood for coming out. We couldn't have helped all the people we did without you.

Who's the Hottie??

Our good friend Chancy was involved in a little crash on the infamous Thursday night ride this past week. As you can see from the pictures he got pretty banged up. He is ok, no broken bones, just good ol' road rash and some bruising.

Oh yeah, then there's the short term memory loss due to splitting his helmet (which no doubt saved his life). That's what left this crazy bruise on the side of his head. But after a night in the hospital Chancy is doing well and is in good spirits. Get well soon....Hottie!

Triathlons

This past weekend was the first annual Ramblin Rose Women's Triathlon in Winston-Salem presented by Endurance Magazine. It was a great event and went off without a hitch. Over 400 women participated, most of which had never done a triathlon before. The ages ranged from 12 to 65 and experience from beginner to expert.
Drew and I spent the first half of the morning wrenching and pumping up tires getting the ladies prepared for the race and the second half of the morning, along with Matt, sagging the course and helping out where we could. Over all the whole day was a great success. Our very own Susan Smith finished 3rd in her age group. Congratulations Susan.

Coming up Sunday September 14, 2008 is the Angels Triathlon. Visit www.angelsrace.com/new/ or come by Paceline to find out more about this event. While you're at Paceline buy a $10.00 raffle ticket to help benefit the race and you could win your very own Cervelo P2C. One of the hottest bikes on the Tri market. Check it out at www.Cervelo.com

Saturday Morning Ride

We had a great turn out this morning for our weekly Saturday morning ride. Lots of regulars and some students returning from summer break. Remember, our Saturday ride is a year round ride so if you miss a week come out the next time. 8:00am while it's warm, 9:00am when it's cold. It's always a great ride, Cam and Mitch give it two thumbs up!