Archive for April, 2009
The first of three USA Cycling European Mountain Bike Development Camps scheduled for this summer has now begun. Seven 17-18 year-old cross country racers will join three USA Cycling National Development Team riders in Kirchzaeten, Germany to contest five races from May 7-25
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The USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships will head to Fort Collins, Colo. for the second year in a row, May 7-10. Nearly 500 student-athletes representing more than 60 colleges and universities from across the country will compete to win one of 18 cycling national titles. The USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, hosted by the Colorado State University Rams in partnership with the Fort Collins Cycling Festival, will see hundreds of men and women from Division I and Division II institutions compete for individual championships in three categories andndash; criterium, road race and individual omnium. The collegiate squads will also fight for team titles in both the team time trial event and the prestigious overall team (omnium) classification, which combines results from all three races, both male and female.
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Every year bicycle manufacturers make better, lighter and cheaper mountain bikes which make them more attractive to consumers. Do you want to buy a full suspension mountain bike? If you do below is a list of items that you might want to considered before buying a new mountain bike.
One of the most important questions to ask yourself is what type of terrain will you be riding on? If you are going to be riding cross country maybe a full suspension mountain bike is not warranted and a hardtail will better suit your needs. However if you are going to be riding downhill or on rough terrain a full suspension bike might be right up your alley.
Determine your budget and stick to it. Consider buying the best bike you can afford within your budget. Many riders suggest that if you have less then $700 to spend on a bike you might want to consider a hardtail because full suspension bikes are more costly. However you could consider buying a used full suspension bike at a good price on a mountain bike classifieds site.
If you determine that a full suspension mountain bike is what you need and want then consider the different frame designs. Single-pivot, sweet-spot and horst-link are a few popular designs and each has their advantages and disadvantages. The best way to truly understand the difference is to go to a few bike stores and test ride the different designs. The bike store guy will be more then happy to explain and point out the pros and cons of each design.
Remember that full suspension bikes are heavier then hardtail bikes. Full suspension frames are a little heavier and they carry more parts then hardtails so be prepared to pedal around a little more weight on the trail.
Read some of the online forums to determine what other riders like and don’t like about their bikes. You can learn a lot from other rider’s opinions.
Do not forget to factor in your maintenance costs into the equation. Full suspension bikes require a little more maintenance and for the do it yourself type you will need a few extra tools.
Finally, test ride as many bikes as you can before buying. Also do not forget to test ride a full suspension mountain bike with the front and or rear shock locked out.
Carson, Calif. native Rahsaan Bahati rode to victory in the National Racing Calendar’s third event, the Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling on Sunday. Nikki Butterfield won the pro women’s race on the six-turn criterium course in downtown Dana Point, Calif. to earn NRC points in the 1.5-rated event. Jeff Louder and Ina-Yoko Teutenberg continue to maintain their early-season NRC series leads. The next event on the 2009 NRC will be the SRAM Tour of the Gila, April 29 - May 3 in Silver City, N.M.
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In the first stand-alone event on the USA Cycling Mountian Bike National Cross Country Calendar, The Greenbrier Challenge, Aaron Snyder earned the victory by more than two minutes over his closest competition in the pro men’s cross country event. Johanna Kraus earned the win in the pro women’s race. With Fontana and Sea Otter already factored into the MBNC-XC standings, Max Plaxton and Georgia Gould lead the series. Next up on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross-Country Calendar will be the Idyllwild Spring Challenge, May 2-3 in Idyllwild, Calif.
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Christoph Sauser rode alone out front to take the win in the heat shortened USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour presented by Sho-air men’s race at the Sea Otter Classic on Sunday. The world champ took the decisive win in the 29-mile men’s event to quickly move into eighth place in the Pro XCT standings after two events. Georgia Gould launched an attack early in the torrid heat of the one-lap, 19-mile women’s Pro XCT race and never looked back. With victories in both Pro XCT events so far, Gould took a commanding lead atop the women’s standings.
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USA Cycling announced today the eight-member team that will represent the United States at the Pan American Road and Track Championships May 8-15 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Three men and five women will travel south of the border for the annual Continental Championships for the Americas where significant international ranking points will be on the line. The 2009 Pan American Road and Track Championships begin with the track events May 8-11. The road events begin May 12 with the elite menandrsquo;s and womenandrsquo;s time trial before the womenandrsquo;s road race on May 14 and the menandrsquo;s road race on May 15.
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The USA Cycling National Development Team continued its string of strong finishes Saturday as two members - Taylor Phinney and Peter Stetina - recorded top-ten finishes in separate major U23 races in Europe. Phinney finished fifth in the ZLM Tour, a UCI Nations Cup race in the Netherlands, while Stetina placed ninth in the U23 version of the Belgian Classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege. With a long list of solid results already this month, the national team continues its early-season European campaign Sunday at Zellik-Galmaarden.
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The USA Cycling National Development Team’s Taylor Phinney finished 11th in La Candocirc;te Picarde, a UCI Nation’s Cup race held on Feb. 15 in France. One of 14 U23 riders spending the month of April racing with the national team throughout Europe, Phinney was the highest-placed American, finishing in the main peloton 34 seconds off the pace of solo winner Timofey Kritskiy of Russia. Cole House, another American who has enjoyed success this month with the national team, also scored a top-20 finish with a 17th-place effort.
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The USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour presented by Sho-Air (Pro XCT) is gearing up for the second event on the nationandrsquo;s premier cross country calendar at the Sea Otter Classic on April 19. The Pro XCT menandrsquo;s race is slated for 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon while the womenandrsquo;s Pro XCT will begin at 1:45 p.m. Both races will start and finish at the Sea Otter Bridge. Dozens of the worldandrsquo;s top riders are expected to fight it out for the series lead on this classic course.
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