Big Wheels Roll
Combining the acclaimed performance and durability of the latest VPP suspension with a sophisticated carbon fiber chassis and a set of big 29″ wheels, we present the Tallboy.

The curvaceous carbon fiber frame is more than just a pretty face: it offers amazing stiffness and strength while keeping weight feathery light.

That, plus 100mm of rear wheel travel paired with fast rolling large diameter wheels spells out one thing: Long Haul Trucker. The best part is a Medium sized bike is IN STOCK NOW!>

Why did I wait so long to try one of these helmets?
I purchased a
Giro G-10MX last year just when the temp around
here dropped to minus 30 degrees and colder for
several weeks. This helmet kept me warmer than
I have ever been during my 20 plus years of winter
commuting. This thing makes getting ready for your
morning ride simple. Just put it on, no need for
the old balaclava, toque and helmet balanced on top
anymore.
The helmet itself is a full inmold design for durability.
It has mechanical vents that can be opened or closed as the
conditions change. The MX version also comes with a visor
to help deflect the wind, sun and branches if you are out
ripping some single track. The G10MX also has a adjustable
headlock so you can have a perfect fitting helmet all winter.
This helmet makes the whole winter riding experience more
enjoyable and comfortable. For the record I actually found
the thing too warm when the temperature got up to minus 10 c
Gerald

Whether you are on the trail and have pinch-flatted your tyre, have ran over some broken glass, or have an old tube with a slow leak, knowing how to change a tube quickly and painlessly it is an imperative bike maintenance skill to have in your arsenal.

Items Required

• Tire Levers
• Frame Pump
• New Inner Tube
• Nail Clippers (Optional)

Steps

1. Turn bike upside down so it is resting on the saddle and handlebars. Open brakes for easy removal of the wheel from the bike.
   
2. Place spoon end of a tire lever under the bead of the tire. Connect the hook end of the tire lever to the adjacent spoke. Repeat this with the second and third tire levers, using the spokes nearest the one you attached the first lever to. The middle tire lever should fall out from under the bead of the tire, indicating that enough of the bead is off the rim to allow easy bead removal of the rest of the tire. Careful not to remove the tire from the rim entirely.
   
3. Pull the inner tube out of the tire. Inflate the old tube with sufficient air to listen and feel for air escaping from the puncture point. Once the puncture is located check the corresponding spot on the tire. Use the valve hole on the rim and the valve on the tire as a reference point to determine the puncture point on the tire.
   
4. Carefully slide your fingers along the inside of the tire, feeling for glass or any other foreign object which could have caused the puncture. Use the nail clippers to remove any foreign objects that you find.
5. Inflate new tube with just enough air to give it some shape and insert the valve into the valve hole in the rim. Start by pulling the bead of the tire over the tube at the valve, then insert tube into remainder of tire. Using your fingers only, hook the bead of the tire onto the rim. You may have to push the tube inside the tire as more of the bead hooks onto the rim.
   
6. Place both thumbs together and push and roll the bead onto the rim. Move your hands over slightly and repeat until the entirety of the bead is on the rim.
   
7. Inflate tire with a little air and check that the tire bead is even all along the circumference of the wheel. Push the bead in or pull it out accordingly, until the tire is placed evenly around the rim. Inflate the tire with a little more air and check the bead again to make sure it is even. If the bead is even, fully inflate the tire and put the wheel back onto the bike. Spin the wheel to make sure the brakes aren’t rubbing. If they are, adjust accordingly.
   
8. Turn your bike right side up and away you go!

Blackburn has possibly created the best commuter light on the market.  To start the Flea is really very small, and unlike most other compact lights on the market, this one is bright!  Packed with four Nichia Super Bright LED’s the Flea shines the light off its more expensive counterparts.

When it comes to charging the Li-Ion battery of the Flea it is as simple as plugging the light and supplied charger into your computers USB — 4 hours later you have a full charge again.  Simple, small, bright, and available in a whole range of colours, now all you need to do is get one.

I don’t have to Google the word “Xantusia” to know what it means: dog paradise. Xantusia is also the name of 13 acres of sunblasted, Juniper and Joshua tree dotted desert a bone’s throw from the San Andreas fault that Dan Empfield, and former pro triathlete Mark Montgomery, have transformed into tri-training heaven, and dog nirvana.

Dave, Gerald and I went there to become F.I.S.T. certified tri-bike fitters. If you have been around triathlon for a while you probably realize that Dan started the Quintana Roo bicycle company, and is credited with helping develop the modern, purpose built triathlon bike. Now he runs two-day courses during which participants do a lot of listening, spinning while being fitted by other participants, geometry chart-consulting, and stepping over gregarious dogs.

Our group had bike-shop staffers from everywhere from the San Francisco Bay area, to Chicago, to Canadians like the four of us from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, (three of us from the Bike Doctor and Kevin, a sports based chiropractor) and then Patrice Lemieux, the owner of Kuota North America.

Oh, and Xantusia is also a place of stories. Dan never met a set of facts he couldn’t flesh out with a full-blown beginning, middle and end. And Mark, who runs the B and B next door, would switch from Greg Welch stories, to the tale of how he hand built his amazing waveless 25m pool that sits a hundred steps from his B and B. He regularly hosts training groups such as the semi-pro cycling team that was taking over our beds, to the tri-babes a group of about a dozen strong female triathletes who like to train hard, then stay up late.

Over the years many of the players in the triathlon bike business have made the pilgrimage to the desert. You’ll see the owners of Cervelo listed on Dan’s website as F.I.S.T. certified bike fitters. His influence continues, as Patrice listened intently to Dan’s view that stem lengths should be shorter for tri bikes than for road bikes. And coincidental confirmation came the next day as a bunch of us milled around the expo at the Amgen Tour of California. We were drawn to the Felt bicycles booth with their new tri bike on display. We talked tri bike geometries with the rep, and he confirmed that they consulted with Dan when designing their latest tri bike.

The clinic itself is a two day session that teaches you the system of the fitting that Dan has developed. What is his system? Well, it’s one where rather than imposing a fit on a rider, you discover the rider’s correct fit—like Newton discovered the theory of gravity, rather than invented it.

While always keeping in mind understood norms of aerodynamics, and body power ranges, Dan’s system is one based on rider feed-back: C=P=A. In other words, comfort equals power equals aerodynamics. No, it’s not exactly that simple. If the rider really claims to feel more comfortable on a recumbent, you don’t let him or her go there (partly to save the embarrassment).

But most triathletes don’t trust that what is comfortable is often the best position for them. Even experienced triathletes are often trying to get too low in front, and while this may help them aerodynamically, it will hurt both power output, and comfort. And an uncomfortable rider will squirm around instead of bearing down in that one best, comfortable, powerful position for the full race.

All the Bike Doctor’s fit services are guaranteed. That is, most riders, for a million reasons, will need to tweak their position. At the bike doctor, all follow ups are free.

We’ve been doing F.I.S.T. style tri-fittings for two years now, with great success.

Phone us to book your tri fitting. The cost is $150.