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Thursday, 14 February 2008 07:36 |
Josh Mouatt of Palmerston North on working holiday in Denmark
Nearing the end of my 3 month visit to Copenhagen, Denmark I am still taken aback by the entrenched cycling culture. The positive benefits are blindingly obvious with health, city space, independence, low cost, and pure enjoyment. Copenhagen really is a city reaping its own rewards from a culture of cycling which once experienced will leave you finding holes in the New Zealand car culture.
 Cycling in winter with child seat, basket
During my time living in Copenhagen the ease and low cost of cycling proved itself time and time again, whether its Christmas shopping, nightclubbing, sightseeing or carrying heavy bags to the airport bus. Cycling was by far the easiest option. Catch the early morning rush hour and you will see countless "suits" sipping their coffee-to-go while cycling their way around the city. As the day progresses masses of Danes go about their business running daily errands, then as evening approaches women in high heels and eveningwear along with their male counterparts take to the cycle lanes making their way to social engagements.
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 03:25 |
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With the Tour de Manawatu just gone by and Round Taupo beckoning, our workshop is getting very busy. To ensure your trusty steed is ready for the event, please call to book your bike in for its service.
We are seeing many customers bringing in bicycles with very oily chains. Invariably the extra lube was applied in an effort to cure problems that are most often caused by a badly worn chain. Bring your bike by for a free chain condition check - don't leave it to the last minute!
Why buy someone else's used bike with unknown issues on TradeMe when new bikes come in the right size, your choice of colour and features, and with a full year of free servicing? However if you do get your bike elsewhere, we are happy to service it for you at normal rates.
If you have back or joint pain, or your bike just doesn't feel right, why not book in for a bike fit? John specialises in road bike fits, using the computer-based Fit Kit system. It precisely measures your body and bike dimensions and combined with our experience, gives the ideal fit which we then tweak to your personal preferences. Once the data is in the system, it is available for free re-fits when you purchase a new bike from us.
Other important items to consider:
- Tyres: why let a tired tyre or a flat ruin your event? We have a great range from Vittoria (including the popular Lake Taupo tyre at $39.90), Maxxis and Continental.
- Pump: check out our range of pumps from Blackburn and Innovations, including CO2 pumps, also Vittoria Pit Stop rescue canisters
- Clothing: Plenty of choice from Louis Garneau, Giant, Trek, Castelli, and Netti, plus a few sales items left from Nike and N-Zo. For long rides, premium shorts with at least 8 panels and a shaped pad (chamois) are recommended.
- Nutrition: We stock Enervit, Peak Fuel, Leppin, Sharkies, Pro4 and Nuun. We also have anti-cramp products from Evervit and HCH.
- Shoes: Choose from Louis Garneau, Sidi and Shimano (including the latest thermo fit technology.)
- Eyewear: A huge range from Tifosi and Rudy Project
The best thing about these big rides is they give us the incentive to get out and enjoy our cycling. We trust you will achieve your goals and above all, enjoy the event. Ride Safe!
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Friday, 09 November 2007 10:59 |
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NZ's fickle weather is a reality for outdoors sportsters. From a Mt Bike perspective, a knowledge of what's on the way, or what's been, can make a difference on weather you're better off choosing a different venue, going for a road ride, or even staying at home and doing that clean and tune up your trusty steed deserves (see my next article for details on this) and the chores that always seem to take second place to a ride, or maybe even surprising your loved one with a flat white and cooked breakfast.
Why would a Mt Biker ever pike out over weather? Riding in extreme wet and mud is not only hard on the bike's drivetrain and expensive components like suspension, dirt single tracks take a hammering. Bog holes are created, erosion is accelerated, making them not so great when the weather clears, and for those that are maintained, more work for the track crew. If there are inexperienced riders in your group, some might not be well prepared for the extreme conditions.
So how do you tell?
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Friday, 09 November 2007 09:48 |
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K2 - Coromandel Peninsula 27.10.2007
After years of writing from the pro peloton, a view from behind...
These days I'm a transport planner and co-proprietor of Crank It Cycles. 700 km training weeks have given way to the daily 7km commute to work and occasional rides with the local road or MTB club. I've entered a few road events but my spindly, hairy legs just don't keep pace with my still youthful enthusiasm for riding hard. The mind says "go now and I'll make the break!" but upon getting in a move there isn't a hope of taking a pull or even lasting the distance in the slipstream. You'd think twenty years of racing would leave me with some muscle memory, but honestly it only took about three months to go from pro to slow.
Getting the shop started was grueling slave labour, but now it's humming along with great staff and loyal clientele so getting away for a weekend is doable. When my wife, Dee Dee, announced she was going to Hawaii for a veterinary ophthalmology conference and a bit of scuba diving, I began casting about for something to do. Despite having two prepaid glider lessons sitting in the wings, unsurprisingly the bicycle came first to my one track mind. With zero forethought to such niceties as "training" I logged onto the K2 website and brought up the registration page. Hmm- click this box for "race" and this box for "ride". The cursor blinked away on "ride", forefinger quivering over the clicker. Suddenly the cursor darted to "race" and before I knew it, the damn thing was ticked and sent. ARGGHH! WHAT came over me? Last time I did K2, I was a fit professional rider....
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 08:03 |
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After watching Phil complete the 40km N-Duro at Rotorua back in June, his dad, Alden, thought Mt Biking looked like fun. So on his next visit to Rotorua, Alden took his entry level Mt Bike around the tracks and quite enjoyed it. A few rides around the tracks at Cougar Park at home in Tokoroa revealed the limitations of the bike, so he came back and bought a Jamis Durango 2.0 and a few accessories to go with it.
At the 70km N-Duro, Phil lined up for the 70km and an hour later, Alden for the 35km, in the 55+ category. A steady effort brought him home in 6th place in pretty good shape, especially compared to Phil who struggled home in the 70km.
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