Velochallenge

Saris has announced that will introduce four wireless, Garmin-compatible units this fall, ranging from the $999 PowerTap Elite+ that features a steel axle and freehub body. The top of the link hub will be the $2,099 PowerTap SLC+ which has also added another hot feature which will have a 15mm-wide axle with ceramic bearings. The other models listed in Saris’s lineup will include ta $1,999 Pro+, which has an aluminum shell and weighs 475 grams (hub only) and the $1,599 SL+, which features a carbon shell and the wider 15mm axle and weighs 416 grams.

You can read more about it at Velonews.

I know what I’m asking for xmas!

My brother-in-law has been hard at work getting ready for the launch of their new Web 2.0 venture. And finally they have launched their site “Glassdoor.” Go check it out and see the cool work they’ve done. For those looking for a new job or if you’re just curious they have all the information you need to manage your career – real reviews, ratings, and salaries from real employees.

Pain is the name of the game when it comes to Time Trials. So I decided to volunteer my legs to my 4/5 teammates and head down toward Corvallis for the OBRA Team Time Trail Championships.

The team component is a huge challenge with learning to ride cleanly with no brakes in a pace line, signaling, pacing efficiently and effectively. These items are key things we worked on, but with only one practice run two days prior to the race, not much improvement could be made. But, team time trialling is a discipline which requires a lot work and time comment to be effective. Even though the four of us were under-prepared our main goal was to have fun and enjoy the race.

On race day, we meet up at the staging area in Tagent early since both Jay and Alex’s had sons racing in the Junior race. So while the two dads assisted their kids, I set up my trainer to warm-up. We were scheduled as the 1st 4/5 team to go out of 11, going off at 12:46pm. Each team thereafter would start in one-minute intervals.

Walking around the parking lot gave you a good idea who the dedicated Time Trialist (TTs) were….all the latest go-fast gear was on display as people unloaded their cars and set up their warm-up areas.

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