PACELINE GOES GREEN

Curtis and Steve show off their replacement for the Paceline Van. They will be leading trips to various cycling destinations: up to four riders and their gear can fit into the Paceline Pedicar. Plan on leaving earlier and returning later. The PP will be available for rental at a nominal fee. Curtis and Steve are extremely proud of their new creation.

Brad Cooley Joins the 29'er Gang

After hearing Tommy and Brent go on and on about their new rides, Brad finally gave in and demo-ed a 29'er. He liked the extra speed and chose a shiny new Fisher Hi Fi Pro 29'er.





The great thing about buying a 29'er from Paceline is that Tommy does this silly dance and then Amy gives you a big box of stuff that came with the bike and helps you find the toy surprise.






Brad says we'll sell a lot more 29'ers when he's done kicking all his riding buddies butts on his fast new bike.

SPRING WEATHER BRINGS OUT LOTS OF RIDERS

We saw lots of folks we haven't seen for a while on last Saturday's rides. The beautiful weather helped to provide a great ride and everybody came back pink and smiling. (Aw, who needs sunscreen in March?)

Later in the day we had several people come by to show us their body art. Cyclists sure do get some wierd sunburn marks at the start of the season.

Maybe next time (not this weekend for sure) we'll ask people to send their post ride pictures to us and we'll put them on the blog. Craziest cyclist tan wins a bottle of sunsceen.

Park Tool School

Monday night, the 9th was our first Park Tool Class of 2009. It went really well and all the students learned how to do a Full Tune Up on their bikes. Steve and I showed the class how to change a tire/tube, adjust the front and rear derailleurs, brakes, headset, and how to install a chain.

So how many of you out there need a tune up on your bike? If you do, why not spend the same amount, $60, and learn how to do it yourself. Along with the instruction and hands on work, you also get a 20% discount on any tools you might need or want to add to your collection.

The 3 hour class is offered Monday nights 6-9 through February and will be extended to March if need be. Don't wait! Call Curtis or Steve at 336-768-6408 to reserve your spot or come by the shop.

HELP!

The National Decency League's local W-S chapter has filed suit against Matt and Jeff for appearing in public dressed like this. Jeff is definitely old enough to know better.

Kings of 'Kross racing...

David Caton took these great pictures at the last 'Cross race of the season at Bur Mil Park. Team Paceline made a great showing with several high finishers for the overall series. Brent Lester took first place in Cat. 4, Tommy Rodgers took second for Cat. 3, and Brad Ungurait placed 5th for Cat. 4.








Even though Tommy and Brent are great looking guys, we'd love to have other pictures, too. If you have some pics you would like to share with us please e-mail them to info@pacelinebicycles.com.

Paceline goes to Tech School

Check out the guys at the end of the table:



Curtis, Steve, and Cary were in Philadelphia recently for some hands on tech training to learn about cool new products. They also stopped in Bedford PA for some hands on training with Cannondale's Tech Gurus, Steve and Derek.

MB NEWS: Park Tool Tech Summit
Wrenches unite in Philly, help Team Fatty and win a limited edition Gary Fisher Superfly, and Marin adds Andrew Taylor to its stable of freeride pros.
Members of the brotherhood of professional bike mechanics convened in Philadelphia on January 12 and 13, for the inaugural Park Tool Tech Summit. Over 200 mechanics and shop owners from up and down the eastern seaboard, the Midwest, and as far away as Puerto Rico, Alaska and Nova Scotia came to do some hands on work with many of the trick new products they are seeing on their shop floors and clamped into their work stands. Manufacturers like Hayes, RockShox, Avid, Fox, TruVativ, and, of course, Park Tool, sent its top tech guys to provide instruction, troubleshoot problems and talk with the group about new shocks, forks, brakes, and drivetrains.

"This is a great way for us to talk with the guys on the front lines," said Fox Racing Shox's service supervisor Brian Lindsey. "A lot of times we get things sent back to us that could be repaired in the shop. So not only is it better for the consumer, who will get their repairs done faster, it keeps the revenue in the shops."
That was a sentiment we heard from just about everyone there. "Although the technology behind many of the new parts evolves and changes every year, it's not the kind of stuff that a good wrench can't get his head around with the proper training," said SRAM's David Meadows, there to talk about rebuilding and servicing the new RockShox SID and Pike.
The mechanics we spoke with all agreed the hands-on approach worked well, and helped take a lot of the mystery out of some of the more complicated repairs they see on a weekly basis.
"Fox was a really good session, and the guys were really well versed in the product," said Jason Fenton, the owner of central New Jersey's Halter's Cycles. "After working with their forks and RockShox though, I'd say that RockShox are easier to repair."
The highlight of the sold-out, two-day summit, was the frame repair presentation put on by Park's director of education Calvin Jones. He implored wrenches in each of his sessions to, "be a mechanic," not just a guy who works on bikes. "You look at problems and ask, 'why did this happen and how can I fix it?'" said Jones. "There is no magical trick to getting good at this. The best mechanics are the people who have turned a thousand limit screws."