update: Hurray! Elite mens nationals, CNY’s Dan Timmerman steeling his way into the top 5!
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After the hotly debated dendrological delay, our coincidental-abbreviation-sister-station is broadcasting the live stream:
we noticed it here:
http://live.behindthebarriers.tv/2015-nationals
and for convenience embedded right here:
200 on 100 – The Fall of Ryan T Kelly from cycloWHAT? on Vimeo.
These are the dudes from Mass’ that ride some of the same roads as Matt. They are super legit, doing the darn thang on the national and international stage(s).
I like this video because it paints them as normal humans. I can’t wait ’till the snow melts and the days lengthen a bit. 200mi rides are where it’s at.
Can’t wait ’til my favorite CNY holiday… Dante’s Day!!
This interview with Tim Johnson from Manual for Speed is great, he talks about how he got into riding bikes, and the difference between riding for a job, and riding because you love to ride. Tim is from a couple towns over from where I’m from in Massachusetts, and I ride a lot of the same roads/trails as him. This summer I tried my best to run into him on those roads, but was never lucky enough. Would loved to share some pulls with him on the quiet roads of the North Shore!
http://www.manualforspeed.com/cyclocross/tim-johnson-an-introduction/
The Wednesday evening of February 4th at Eastwood Brewing Company is the first go at a new level of bicycle silliness for the bicycling scene in Syracuse!
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I first ever experienced roller sprints like these at SSCXWC in Philly.. They are super fun.
Word to the wise: Don’t try and coast… (haha!) My limited sphere of bicycle influence has very little fixed gear bicycle presence.. I don’t know if bicycle aficionados in the area, especially the average road racer, will be more aware of their surroundings than I… But if you go sprint hard on a fixie and start to think about coasting… It is a very very bad idea.
Information provided on their FB Event page (as of 1/9/15):
Wednesday, February 4 at 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Eastwood Brewing Company
108 Walter Dr, Syracuse, New York 13206Welcome to Vagabond Cycling’s, Emerald City Roller Sprints – Syracuse’s first ever roller-racing event! This is the ultimate bike party and February just got a whole lot more fun in Syracuse.
No, you don’t have to ride – although you may feel left out – and no, you don’t have to drink – but YES you will have fun cheering on your friends and heckling your foes, and YES you can help us support a local organization dedicated to getting kids off the streets and on bikes.
Categories:
Men/Women (fork-mounted riders)
Feature Event: Men/Women roller riders (limited to 10 total)
Best dress-up / costume (please make sure your costumes won’t get caught in the rear wheel)Cost: $15 to ride. No cover for spectators. Proceeds go to support a local youth bike organization.
Event Format:
Qualification rides followed by single-elimination formatQuestions you may have:
Q: So what are roller sprints anyways?
A: Two participants duel it out on a pair of custom equipped bike-rollers, connected to a digital timing system, over a distance of 500 meters. The first person to complete the distance win. And between rides you can can go drink a beer and hang out and have fun – it’s that cool!Anyone can join in on the friendly competition. The important thing is that when the crowd counts down “three, two, one” and yells “GO!” whoever’s on those bikes better be darn ready to sprint as hard as they can approximately 20 seconds! Emerald City Roller Sprints are meant to be fun and not serious training or racing.
Q: Do I need to know how to ride rollers?
A: NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. Our bikes are connected to the rollers via a fork-mounted system, thus making it possible for anyone to ride.Q: What do I wear to ride
A: Wear whatever you want
They also posted a little video of the typical scenario of Roller Races to getchya up to speed…
Back in December there was a similar event launched by Bike Loft East which I am bummed that I missed. I haven’t heard how it went but they too posted fun videos to give folks the idea of what it’s all about like this one from Velo Cult…
A friend posted a link to this brief, fun article about Eddie Merckx. I was sucked in by the sweet illustration and found its text to be fitting motivation for our CNY winter training…
#basemiles #roadsaltnutrition
#biggergearshighercadence
“Once the team was assembled there was a pretty tough regime implemented. Training started with a bang on January 1 each year, and riders were expected to stay fit through to the end of the previous year. They had to cope with what Merckx had in store for them. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday the team met at his house just outside Brussels for a ride. Most of the team were Belgians, so they were expected to turn up. And the ride plan was simple and unwavering.
For almost the whole of January, the team rode 200 kilometres together. They rode side by side, swapping riders at the front. And they rode whatever the weather threw at them. Rain, hail or sleet, it didn’t matter. “
– read more on cyclingweekly.co.uk
Registration is open for the 2nd annual CNY Springtime 10k!!
Presented by the good people at InStride Sports and proudly sponsored by our friends at Variety Studios !