I have not been keeping up with the blog, but I have been busy working on new product for the business. Of note, we have started to bring in C-4 road and mountain hubs for custom wheel builds, Alchemy hubs, Kinlin road rims and we have a nice amount of Ambrosio rims on order. The Ambrosio rims will be laced to Campy compatible Miche hubs using Sapim Race double butted spokes, making for a great all day training or racing wheelset. These wheelsets will weigh around 1750g and will retail for around $399. A great deal for your Italian road bike!
Cheers
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Mens' Kit Photos
Here are some photos of the new gear. Martin also has a long sleeve shirt that we can get pictures, the argyle is on the cuff of that shirt too.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
TdF: Stage One
Passage du Gois, crashes, and an uphill sprint finish.
The first stage of the tour was not the traditional prologue time trial, but a road stage from Passage du Gois to Mont des Alouettes. 191km, and this is my report....
A few nervous crashes today, with Movistar and Lotto getting the worst of it. Not a tour ender, but this could have hurt Philippe Gilbert's chances at some stage victories, including the opener. With an uphill finish, the stage favoured guys like Thor, PhilGil, Tommy Voeckler, and guys who like to give a flyer once in a while like Count Vino and even Alberto Contador!
A three-man break took off right off the Gois, and spent the day in front until caught at the 20km mark, at which point PhilGil's Pharma-Lotto team really took control of the race with some help from Tom Voeckler's Europcar. Of course the overall contenders had team protection near the front as well.
By the time the peloton hit 11-10km out, a mess of teams were on the front with confusion and a torrid pace animating the race. When at 9km, an Astana rider hit a fan on the side of hte road, taking down at least 40-50 riders and stopping half the peloton, including AC. Left in the pack included some big names - Voeckelr, Cancellara, PhilGil, Evans, Thor, JJ Rojas, and Retirement Shack's Chis Horner. A second pile-up a bit further back really left the race to the tough guys who survived and stayed up front. In the last few kilometres, PhilGil had controlled the front when an attack from Katusha, then from Spartacus Cancellara was matched by the Belgian champ. Philippe Gilbert hammered ahead of Cancellara for the win with Cadel Evans taking advantage of the chaos to come in second.
Stage One & Overall:
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Cadel Evans
3. Thor Hushovd
4. JJ Rojas
5. JVDB
6. Geraint Thomas
7. Andreas Kloden
8. Rein Taaramae
9. Chis Horner
10. Tony Martin
The notables:
12. F Schleck
14. Thomas Voeckler
15. Damiano Cunego!!
16. David Millar
17. Count Vino
18. Cancellara
19. Nick Roche
23. Tom Boonen
32. Sam Sanchez
35. AC
39. Andy Schleck
45. Levi Leipheimer
53. Ivan Basso
63. Brad Wiggins
69. Tom Danielson
71. Ryder Hesjedal
Crazy, crazy first stage, but PhilGil the odds on favourite for hte day was able to control himself through the chaos and win the stage! Tomorrow, the Team Time Trial!
The first stage of the tour was not the traditional prologue time trial, but a road stage from Passage du Gois to Mont des Alouettes. 191km, and this is my report....
A few nervous crashes today, with Movistar and Lotto getting the worst of it. Not a tour ender, but this could have hurt Philippe Gilbert's chances at some stage victories, including the opener. With an uphill finish, the stage favoured guys like Thor, PhilGil, Tommy Voeckler, and guys who like to give a flyer once in a while like Count Vino and even Alberto Contador!
A three-man break took off right off the Gois, and spent the day in front until caught at the 20km mark, at which point PhilGil's Pharma-Lotto team really took control of the race with some help from Tom Voeckler's Europcar. Of course the overall contenders had team protection near the front as well.
By the time the peloton hit 11-10km out, a mess of teams were on the front with confusion and a torrid pace animating the race. When at 9km, an Astana rider hit a fan on the side of hte road, taking down at least 40-50 riders and stopping half the peloton, including AC. Left in the pack included some big names - Voeckelr, Cancellara, PhilGil, Evans, Thor, JJ Rojas, and Retirement Shack's Chis Horner. A second pile-up a bit further back really left the race to the tough guys who survived and stayed up front. In the last few kilometres, PhilGil had controlled the front when an attack from Katusha, then from Spartacus Cancellara was matched by the Belgian champ. Philippe Gilbert hammered ahead of Cancellara for the win with Cadel Evans taking advantage of the chaos to come in second.
Stage One & Overall:
1. Philippe Gilbert
2. Cadel Evans
3. Thor Hushovd
4. JJ Rojas
5. JVDB
6. Geraint Thomas
7. Andreas Kloden
8. Rein Taaramae
9. Chis Horner
10. Tony Martin
The notables:
12. F Schleck
14. Thomas Voeckler
15. Damiano Cunego!!
16. David Millar
17. Count Vino
18. Cancellara
19. Nick Roche
23. Tom Boonen
32. Sam Sanchez
35. AC
39. Andy Schleck
45. Levi Leipheimer
53. Ivan Basso
63. Brad Wiggins
69. Tom Danielson
71. Ryder Hesjedal
Crazy, crazy first stage, but PhilGil the odds on favourite for hte day was able to control himself through the chaos and win the stage! Tomorrow, the Team Time Trial!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
New National Champions!
As most countries held national championships the weekend, and now there will be a whole bunch of new, and some returning riders representing their country. Cyclingnews link below:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2011-national-championships-index-page
The run down:
Swiss - Spartacus (Leopard Tank)
USA - Matt Busche (Retirement Shack), over George Hincapie
Spain - JJ Rojas (MoviStar), over AC
Italia - Visconti (Farnese)
Britain - Bradley Wiggens (Sky), dragged over the line by a bunch of teammates...
France - Chavanel (Quick Step)
Australia - Bobridge (Garmin-Cervelo)
Belgium - Philly Gilbert (Loto), this guy is killing people this year!
Germany - Wagner (Leopard), but then the Brits, Canadians, and Americans intervened on the behest of France, and then Germany lost...oh wait.
And Canada - Svein Tuft of SpiderTech doubles up as TT and Road champ this year. Clara Hughes wins the womens TT and Fortin wins the womens road race. For Hushes, this is the first championships since 2003 (that is like 8 years for those that aren't counting). For Team SpiderTech, somebody from the team was going to win something, or Steve Bauer would have made the team do hill repeats and sprint intervals until they were invited to the Tour de France....
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2011-national-championships-index-page
The run down:
Swiss - Spartacus (Leopard Tank)
USA - Matt Busche (Retirement Shack), over George Hincapie
Spain - JJ Rojas (MoviStar), over AC
Italia - Visconti (Farnese)
Britain - Bradley Wiggens (Sky), dragged over the line by a bunch of teammates...
France - Chavanel (Quick Step)
Australia - Bobridge (Garmin-Cervelo)
Belgium - Philly Gilbert (Loto), this guy is killing people this year!
Germany - Wagner (Leopard), but then the Brits, Canadians, and Americans intervened on the behest of France, and then Germany lost...oh wait.
And Canada - Svein Tuft of SpiderTech doubles up as TT and Road champ this year. Clara Hughes wins the womens TT and Fortin wins the womens road race. For Hushes, this is the first championships since 2003 (that is like 8 years for those that aren't counting). For Team SpiderTech, somebody from the team was going to win something, or Steve Bauer would have made the team do hill repeats and sprint intervals until they were invited to the Tour de France....
Monday, June 6, 2011
Canadians in Philly
Inside of the final kilometre, the hopes of Canadian Pro Continental squad Team Spidertech powered by C10 were dashed as Kevin Lacombe, Martin Gilbert and Pat McCarty all went down rounding Logan Circle, adding to the chaos in the finale.
The above quote from Cycling News says it all. For the full story, here is the link:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/27th-td-bank-international-cycling-championship-1-hc/results
Sounds like our guys were at looking to hit the podium and hit the tarmak instead.
The above quote from Cycling News says it all. For the full story, here is the link:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/27th-td-bank-international-cycling-championship-1-hc/results
Sounds like our guys were at looking to hit the podium and hit the tarmak instead.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Richter Bicycles Cycling Kit
OK everybody,
Richter Bicycles is getting ready to order our initial cycling kit order. While prices are to be confirmed, we are not planning on outrageous pricing! To get an idea on pricing, most shops charge between $60-100 for a new jersey, and $70-200 for a new pair of bib shorts. We plan on being between $100-125 for a combination deal of jersey and bib shorts/shorts (TBC). Here are the proofs for the kit:
Sizing will be based on a "Racer Cut" which mean that if you are not comfortable with tight fitting cycling gear, than order once size up. For example, I usually wear a large cycling shirt (due to my massive musculature of course!) and wear a medium short or bib short. The same will be with women's sizing. For the women, I will be ordering shorts, and for the men, bib shorts. Exceptions can be made if you are a guy and prefer shorts, or a woman and prefer bib shorts. To pre-order, contact us at rbs.bikes@gmail.com and use the subject "Pre-Order RBS Cycling Kit."
Please comment.
Cheers,
Dan
Richter Bicycles is getting ready to order our initial cycling kit order. While prices are to be confirmed, we are not planning on outrageous pricing! To get an idea on pricing, most shops charge between $60-100 for a new jersey, and $70-200 for a new pair of bib shorts. We plan on being between $100-125 for a combination deal of jersey and bib shorts/shorts (TBC). Here are the proofs for the kit:
Please comment.
Cheers,
Dan
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Bikeology Festival & Bike Month
I have been away from the blog for a few weeks, so here I am....
The Battle River Cycling Club is now officially a month old now. The membership is slowly growing and we are looking to develop in to the recreational and family oriented club that would be of interest in the local community. There are a few intrepid members that are also going to dabble into races, but mostly for fun. Speaking of bicycle culture, June is Bike Month in Alberta, and to celebrate Edmonton has the Bikeology Festival. If in Edmonton during any of the events, I recommend checking them out.
http://www.bikeology.ca/
In honour of Bike Month, the local base gym is also putting on a contest for cycling into work. Any locals in Wainwright who work on base can check out the info at the gym.
In honour of Bike Month, I think I will plan something for the BRCC - more on that soon bike fans.
On a different train of thought, with the US Federal investigation in to the old US Postal Team and doping is on-going, allegations against Lance Armstrong from Floyd Landis, Tyler Hamilton, and the media, I will be blogging a series of posts that will be some what serious and maybe even dip into the personal over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for those, but I will probably blog other news and opinions as the next few months of bike racing and riding rolls along.
The Battle River Cycling Club is now officially a month old now. The membership is slowly growing and we are looking to develop in to the recreational and family oriented club that would be of interest in the local community. There are a few intrepid members that are also going to dabble into races, but mostly for fun. Speaking of bicycle culture, June is Bike Month in Alberta, and to celebrate Edmonton has the Bikeology Festival. If in Edmonton during any of the events, I recommend checking them out.
http://www.bikeology.ca/
In honour of Bike Month, the local base gym is also putting on a contest for cycling into work. Any locals in Wainwright who work on base can check out the info at the gym.
In honour of Bike Month, I think I will plan something for the BRCC - more on that soon bike fans.
On a different train of thought, with the US Federal investigation in to the old US Postal Team and doping is on-going, allegations against Lance Armstrong from Floyd Landis, Tyler Hamilton, and the media, I will be blogging a series of posts that will be some what serious and maybe even dip into the personal over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for those, but I will probably blog other news and opinions as the next few months of bike racing and riding rolls along.
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