MicroSensor MP3 Bib Short (New)
• Integrated MP3 Player • Blue tooth compatible • 16 hours of storage for Mp3 encoded files • MicroSensor® fabric with MicroSensor® mesh bib upper • Direct-Vent rear panel provides ventilation under jersey pockets • 3D Pro Stretch Chamois® with 10mm contoured pad protection • Ergonomic panel design • Comfortable Pearl Izumi spandex leg grippers • 9¼-inch inseam •Available only on www.pearlizumi.com - $100 from each pair sold to benefit the Davis Phinney Foundation. www.davisphinneyfoundation.com Read the full story...
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Zabriskie defends time trial title
TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (AP) -- David Zabriskie successfully defended his time trial title Saturday at the USA Cycling Professional Championships with a one-second win over Danny Pate. Zabriskie of Salt Lake City covered the 18.7-mile course in 39 minutes and 34 seconds. Pate of Colorado Springs, Colo., was just one second slower in second place. Third place went to Tim Duggan of Boulder, Colo., with a time of 39 minutes, 42 seconds. Read the full story...
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Garmin Edge 605 & 705
I love Garmin GPS units, and I love to go biking, so why not combine the two passions with Garmin's new series of GPS units the Garmin Edge 605 and Garmin Edge 705, which lets cyclists share routes wirelessly while adding SRM power compatibility. Today, Garmin launched the Edge 705 and Edge 605 featuring integrated personal training systems for recreational and advanced cyclists. The Edge 705 and Edge 605 provide mapping capabilities, street navigation and a 2.2” color display in addition to tracking vertical profiles, climb and descent, altitude, speed, distance, and time. Read the full story...
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Swedish cyclist sprints to avoid bear
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 29 Inga Akerstrom may have set an unofficial speed record as she was chased by a bear while out for a ride on her bicycle in northern Sweden. "I was on an upward slope when I saw something at the side of the road and began to wonder what it was," she told the newspaper Dagbladet I Sundsvail. The "something" turned out to be a belligerent bear that began romping toward her at top speed near the town of Boltjarn Monday. Akerstrom made a quick U-turn and began cycling downhill as fast as she could pedal. When she zipped past her husband, who was walking their dog, the bear stopped and lumbered back into the woods. Copyright 2007 by UPI Read the full story...
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Watch US PRO Here
Follow racing action live on the web this weekend, if you can’t be there in person to cover it. AVF Creations, web developers for the 2007 Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships website, has joined forces with technology partners Justin.tv and S&L Services, Inc. to provide web coverage and race tracking for all three days of the Championships, August 31 – September 2. Live streaming will allow you to join all weekend events, from the opening press conference and live interviews at a preview reception on Friday, August 31, to post race interviews after weekend championships (Individual Time Trial on Saturday, September 1 and Road Race on Sunday, September 2). This live streaming will be broadcast on the event website, as well as on Justin.tv/avflive (avflive.com). Global Position System (GPS) tracking units will be placed in key race vehicles during both the Time Trial and Road Race. These units will update their location every 10 seconds on a live map featured on the event website. The Time Trial will feature tracking of vehicles following individual riders, which will provide details about course heading and approximate speed. During the Road Race, race leaders, the peloton, and the Bissell Broom Wagon will all be visible to viewers. Read the full story...
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Hummers + Bikes = Oh, My
Following are the Hummer's specs... - Color: HUMMER Yellow - Frame: Patented military paratrooper folding frame. - Frame Construction: Custom drawn 7005 Series aircraft grade aluminum tubing. Oversize moncoque top tube. Double butted rear triangle. Welded by hand. - Drive Train: 24-Speed Simano. - Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore LX. Lightweight alloy, long lasting and quietrunning, equipped with fluorine coated bushings to reduce friction for lighter and more precise shifting action. - Front Derailleur: Shimano top swing design with compact low-friction linkage to reduce shifting effort. Read the full story...
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TOUR OF SPAIN 2007 PREVIEW
This Saturday, September 1, sees the start of the final Grand Tour of the 2007 season, the Tour of Spain. The 62nd edition of the Vuelta a Espana kicks of with a lumpy 145km opening stage starting and finishing in Vigo, in the extreme north-west of the country. The riders then travel east through the Pyrenees and on to Andorra at the edge of the Alps in a tough first week Read the full story...
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Polar's CS600 cycling computer
Polar, a company best known for its sports-related technology, has created a new on-board computer for cyclists hoping to improve their game, called the CS600. Supposedly developed with the help of six different teams that competed in last year's Tour de France, the advanced little monitor tracks your heart's performance (like if it's beating and how fast), bike speed, and altitude -- but that's just the start. All the data to the handlebar-mounted device is sent wirelessly over Polar's 2.4GHz W.I.N.D. technology (which we think might just be code for regular old WiFi), so you won't be worrying about pesky wires while you're speeding past all the bozos who didn't get one of these to train with. Read the full story...
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