News From Alex and the Boys

Alex and Matt raced Sat. in Cali. It was a tough

race with every pro known to man. Geoff Kabush

won, while other insane pros like JHK, Jeramiah Bishop,

Ryan Trebon, and Barry Wicks finished close behind.

It must be very cool for the boys to be racing in fields

with such talent. Check out this link to Cyclingnews

for a full race report.

If anyone has any race results or reports from the weekend

give me a call at the shop. Lots of stuff was happening this

past weekend, and we would love to hear about it. 336 768 6408

Here's what Alex had to say:

What's up?Cross-Country-66thSo the cross country

went kinda ok. I placed 66th out of 92 racers.

The race consisted of 5 laps. The first lap went sour.

Every lap after that I picked one or two riders off every

lap until the fourth lap. Then I was pulledbut not lapped.

Short Track-44thThe short track went well.

I started in a great position and held frailly strong in

the mid to low 30's for some of the race, then slowly

dropped to 44th. I lasted for almost the entire race.

I made it to the lap cards and then I was pulled.

(Its a 20 minute race and then after 20 minutes they

go to3 laps of the course-lap cards) It was pretty crazy,

I was riding with Liam killeen(world cup racer) for a few

minutes and almost wrecked him. I was like wow!!!

Alex

The Boys In California

Paceline wrenches and Pro mountain bikers
Alex Ryan and Matt Rotroff are in Southern
California for the next 12 days racing in
the National Mountain Bike Series #1. Alex raced for
the Land Rover/Cannondale/Paceline Pro MTB squad
last year. This year he is racing for the
Kobold Watch/ Cannondale/ Paceline team (more to come on this)
Matt races for Inland Construction.
Here's what they have to say...


March 28, 2008
Today we are in Sunny and smoggy Fontana, California.
Just about 30 miles east Los Angeles, California.
We started our day pre-riding the race course
with team mate Travis Livermon. The course is a
6 mile loop that takes youacross several urban sections
of trail.(old roads and buildings) It's littered with hills.
You basically ride up and down a mountain. The course also
has several drainage ditches that the riders have to
traverse. The course is overall pretty cool,
lots of sand, climbs and fast descents. Now we are
back at out hotel, just relaxing and prepping our
Cannondale scalpels for tomorrow's race.

Alex

It Keeps Going and Going...

Our good friend Chris has put over 10,000 miles

on his trusted Raleigh commuter in the

last few years. This bike has been

South, East, West, and North and still going

strong. Chris just rode the New River Trail last

weekend, and will be going up to the Va Creeper

next weekend with the Paceline Crew. Chris

commutes all over town and does his part to be

as environmentally friendly as possible. Chris is

a seasoned mountaineer and hopes to climb Everest

within the next 3 years. Maybe the Raleigh could

make the trek to Tibet with him!

ATTENTION ROAD RACERS!!!

This should be a good one. Come out for some great Downtown

Racing and help support WFU's Cycling team.

Here are the links for registration and the flyer:

http://groups.wfu.edu/cycling/

http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6153

Winston-Salem Downtown Criterium

Presented by Wake Forest University Cycling

Winston-Salem, NC Sunday, April 20, 2008
Online Registration ClosesThursday, April 17, 2008 at 11:59 PM ET

CATEGORY
Cat 5 (>35)
Cat 5 (<34)>

Cat 4

Women 4

Women 1,2,3

Pro 1, 2

Cat 3

CycleSafe.org Kids Bike Rodeo (12PM - 4PM) Total Prize

Purse over $1,000 with $200 in premes available!!

Kid's Bike RodeoThe CycleSafe Kid's Bike Rodeo presented

by Brenner Children's Hospital and The AJ Linville Foundation

will continually run between 12-4PM. Please sign up online

if you plan on attending, it is FREE for all kids. On-site registration

for the bike rodeo will be in the parking lot at the

intersection of 1st Street & Church Street.

Winston-Salem Downtown Criterium Kids Bike Race

All races including the kids race is available online or

in person at the event. The Kids bike races will start at 1:15PM.

If you are in need of a bike and/or helmet, come early

and go to the bike rodeo area. CycleSafe can take care of you.

All children will recieve a medal as a part of their participation.

Kids bike race is FREE.
*All participants are required to register and submit a

USA Cycling Standard Release to participate in an event.

For kids, release forms will be at the CycleSafe Tent.

*On Site Registration is at 1st Street and Church Street

in downtown Winston-Salem. Registration closes 15 minutes

prior to the Start of each event
Online registration CLOSES April 17, 2008 at 11:59pm
Registration & Race Number Pick up will be on-site at the

registration table by the start/finish line.
Late Fees***A $5 Late fee will be assessed for day of registration Questions:

Send an email to QuadJRanch@aol.com

TRICOWS March Meeting Next Tues

Join our friends Keith and Emily Davis at Fleet Feet for the Tricows meeting Tues March 25th.

Fleet Feet Sports and 2XU (pronounced “two times you”) are hosting a Triathlon Apparel Clinic and Fashion Show on Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 PM. This event has been arranged exclusively for Tri Cow members and their guests. Come see the latest triathlon gear from 2XU, Sugoi, Descente and Zoot. We have been holding back our 2008 inventory for this special first-time showing. The Tri Cows will be the first to see Fleet Feet’s triathlon collection for 2008 – get it while it’s hot! In addition to this sneak peak, we will be discussing the technology behind triathlon apparel and we will have models demonstrating the fit and function of each piece.
In addition to the first look at our triathlon collection for 2008, you’ll see:The complete triathlon and compression apparel collections from 2XU, the hottest triathlon apparel manufacturer in the market;We will have 2XU wetsuit samples and try-ons (all sizes). Get ready for those early season wetsuit swims – we will be placing orders (wetsuits will be available to try on starting at 4:00);Prizes and give-aways. Fleet Feet and 2XU will be drawing for 1 men’s and 1 women’s special prize package (retail value approx $100 each).

The Perfect St. Patty's Day Kit

Mr. John O'leary made the Monday night riders
"green" with envy when he won the "Turn It Green"
contest for our first Monday night ride. He was looking
very stylish in his full Ireland kit. Thanks for
to everyone for coming out. We look forward
to a full summer of fun Monday nights. And by the
way,,, Curtis is doing fine.

Check Out Mark in the Dominican Republic

This is our own Mark Hekman chasing down
the peleton in the Tour of The Dominican Republic.
He got a flat and his teammates left him alone
to fend for himself. See if you can spot the arm
sling in the middle of the video. That's a hard chase
back to the group!

MTB's Please...

Come check out the most plush rides in town. We've got
full lines of Santa Cruz, Gary Fisher, and Cannondale full
suspension bikes. They're in stock and ready to hit the
trails.









As always, ALL Cannondale full suspension bikes are hand
built in Bedford, PA, USA. Another little known fact,
Gary Fisher builds all of their HI-FI full suspensions in
the the States, and Santa Cruz V.P.P. bikes are built
stateside as well. Come check them out!!!

3 Inexpensive Ways to Go Faster In Your Next Triathlon

Here are a few things I learned at the low speed wind tunnel
in San Diego, CA that will gain you precious seconds and even
minutes in your next triathlon or time trial. The best part...
these won't break the bank!

BENTO BOX









Yes, that's right! One of the most non-aero sections of a bike is
the steerer tube with all those spacers. A bento box behind the
spacers acts a makeshift fairing and has much less drag in the
tunnel than just spacers.

HELMET












An Aero helmet can shave minutes off of your time. 85 % of
the resistance we fight on the bike is wind. Of that, 75%
is brought about by our body. The more aero you can make it,
the faster you will be. The aero helmet takes air
and seamlessly sends it across the back and off the
body with the least turbulence possible.
THE AERO HELMET WORKS!!!

REAR MOUNT BOTTLE CAGE









The air behind the saddle is quite turbulent. An aero
rear bottle cage mount helps to settle this down but also
becomes an ideal place store hydration. Keeping bottles
on the down tube only increase your frontal surface area
(unless you have an aero water bottle i.e. the Arundle,
these work really well). The next best place to keep a
bottle is in the front, between the aero bars.

I hope these help you set some P.R. this season

Drew just got a little faster...

2 years ago, young Drew Siegrist started out on our

Saturday morning group rides riding a 30 pound purple

mountain bike. Everyone was amazed because they could

barely keep up with him then. Now at 16, he's one of the fastest

junior racers around. Drew just slapped some more speed

on his Cannondale System Six with the addition of some

HED Stinger 60s. That's the Ultimate crit machine.