November - PAA Cycling

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Pasadena Athletic Association
November 2007
Board of Directors
President
Matt Gunnell
Vice President
Eddie Ramirez
Secretary
Lisa Loeffler
Treasurer
Jim Small
Board Member
Rick Babington
Board Member
Lee Bird
Board Member
Morgan Kapp
Board Member
Banner Moffat
Board Member
Jeff Moreton
Board Member
Jerry Sanders
Board Member
Aaron Tuchfeld
PAA general meetings are held
the second Wednesday of the
Bollettino di Bicicletta
PAA Impressive at Baker/Death Valley
month starting at 7:00 PM at La
Cabanita, 3447 N. Verdugo Rd.,
Glendale, CA 91208.
Inside this issue:
Three-Part Challenge
2
What’s on the Web?
3
It all started in an email from one of our
Personally, I spent way too much thinking
teammates (Marc Gomes) sometime back
about this race. Every time I would think
in late August, early September. The Sub-
about it, I would start to get butterflies in
ject was something like along these lines: "
my stomach! We all know what this feels
This sounds like fun", and in the body of
like, and it's amazing. All in all we assem-
the email were details
bled a team of 16 mates
about an 80 mile point to
for this race. Last Wednes-
point road race from
day we had a team meet-
Baker to Death Valley to
ing, we prepared a race
be held October 28th.
bible, we had follow sup-
Team Times
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Banner
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Well, that's all it took to
Been Riding My
Whole Life
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what we thought was the
Product Review—
Krieg
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Product Review—
Lew Wheels
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port vehicles which included a passenger van for
the riders, a cargo van for
take most of us out of
the bikes, well cooked
meals, and a "strategy"!
"off season" back into
training for an 80 mile
So we all loaded up in the
road race. From the day
vans Saturday morning,
of that email up until the
and headed of to Beautiful
yesterday we all pre-
Downtown Baker, home of
pared for the upcoming
PAA Sponsors
20
Upcoming Race
Dates:
the world's tallest Ther-
event. Every Saturday
we assembled as a team
and did long rides. Some
in the rain, and in the
wind, and we really
mometer. We had 10 room
Deluxe Team Accommodations in
Baker. All Baker/Death Valley Photos Courtesy of Stuart Michener
• 11/4—Convert Cross, Ventura
started working well together. A couple of
• 11/11—Mid-Season Cross,
Los Angeles
we'd know what to expect. The course con-
• 11/18—Urban CX #3
• 11/25—PAA’s Very Own
Gene Galindo Memorial
Turkey Trot Cross!!!
us even went out and drove the course so
sisted of mainly flat and false flat sections
(1-2%) and a 9-mile climb that averaged
4.5-5%. We have all kinds of stories to tell
from these rides, and most importantly, we
have grown to know each other as friends.
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reservations at the Royal
Hawaiian Motel, which was
one of three in town. We
decided as a team not to
put 20 cyclists up in the Bun Boy Motel. It
just didn't seem right. Let me tell you, if
you're ever traveling to Las Vegas, and you
think you want to stay in Baker… .Stop at
Denny's, get yourself a cup of coffee, get
back in the car, and keep on driving. The
Royal Hawaiian is everything but a 5 star
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Rick Babington
3.
Part 1 of 3
In this 3-part Challenge, I urge all of you
4.
list of Athlete Competencies provided by
USA Cycling and see how many of them
you have achieved or need to achieve. Print
a copy and check them off as you achieve
or review each point or skill. Part I covers
General Conditioning and Fitness, plus
5.
Understands the importance of good flexibility
6.
Demonstrate proper stretching technique
7.
Stretch at each workout session
8.
Learn to ride at a steady pace
9.
10. Begin weight training with low resistance or
body weight*
Pre-Competition Phase
While the name of this phase implies that
no competition takes place, it is understood
that some of you will compete. The focus
should be on exposure to the sport and
general fitness in all areas to develop general skills and some competition. In terms
“I urge all of you (No
Matter What Category
you Ride or What
Discipline) to go down
this month’s list of
of chronological age, athletes 15 and under
11. Develop leg speed with small gears
12. Total training volume 8 –10 hours or less
13. Club rides of 2 hours or less
Training Knowledge
1.
Competition phase. In terms of athletes
who start cycling later in life, this could be
considered the first 2 years of cycling ex-
Athlete Competencies
perience. Many of the competencies in the
pre-competition phase could be associated
and see how many of
with USCF Cat 4 and 5 riders and NORBA
them you have achieved
Beginner level riders. For athletes coming
or need to achieve“
from other sports later in life, some of the
2.
Understands the basic principles of periodization
3.
Understands intensity and recovery
4.
5.
6.
7.
cyclist
Understands the importance of a proper warm
up
General Conditioning and Fitness
Focus on overall development
rbabington@ca.rr.com
2.
Begins to understand the relationship between
ment as a
to work!
1.
Understands the importance of rest
training programs and maturation and develop-
in terms of volume or intensity to match
reached at
Understand the difference between “hard” and
“easy” days
conditioning and training could be increased
their ability levels. So, Here’s the list…go
Understands that a training plan is systematic
(periodized)
should be considered for the Pre-
provided by USA Cycling
Rick Babington can be
Demonstrates and practices proper weight lifting technique
Training Knowledge and General Technical
Skills.
Participate in other sports to aid in conditioning,
especially during off-season
(No Matter What Category you Ride or
What Discipline) to go down this month’s
Focus on aerobic conditioning
Focus on fun rather than high intensity workouts
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8.
Develops a warm up plan for training and competition
9.
Understands general relationship between HR
and intensity
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What’s on the Web?
Are you a weight weenie? You bet you are! Most
of us have a fascination with our bikes, and a
never-ending desire to have the trickest, and
LIGHTEST, components on them. If this is you,
then Light-Bikes.com is your site.
http://www.light-bikes.com.
Light-Bikes.com features road and mountain
bikes. Want to know the lightest? It’s a 7.84 lb
Litespeeed! Crazy. All major components of the
light bikes are listed so that you too can play
along at home. Compare your own bike and see
where you might be able to shave a few grams.
A New Member’s Perspective
Hi Everybody – I’m one of the new additions to PAA, my name is Ryan Hopman,
I’m 33 years old and excited for the opportunity to introduce myself to all of you
through the Belletino de Bicicletta.
It was the summer before 9th grade that the cycling bug first hit
me. I rode with a group from Seattle to San Francisco and from
that moment on, fell in love with cycling. But as youthful endeavors sometimes fade, I ended up taking an 18-year hiatus. In September 2005, I borrowed a mountain bike three sizes too small
and decided to ride to work. I wore jeans, a t-shirt and cranked
clipless pedals with the soles of my running shoes. Still, I knew on
that first day that I was hooked again. After three months, I upgraded to a bike of my own and with each day I ride, have built a
stronger connection with my bike (now a road bike that fits!) and
the road. After failing to hook my wife, I began searching on the
Internet for a team or weekly ride to become more involved in the
sport. That led me to PAA. It sounded like a nice mix of folks that
take their riding seriously but not so much themselves. Even
Ryan Hopman and his wife Monica at the Malibu Tri
though I have convinced my wife to ride with me on occasion, I
look forward to finding PAA riders to join with and invite on
rides. I’ve already had a great experience riding with Banner on the Montrose
ride. Lastly, I'm planning for 2008 to be my first racing season. Reading the
recent race reports of the 4/5 team on the message group has been very inspiring. Cheers everyone and see you on the road!
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Team Times
Here are the rules:
1) Define a specific route precisely if it's a new location.
2) Send me your time.
3) Send me your name (or pseudonym if you prefer)
4) Send me your age and your race category.
5) You can include a BRIEF list of excuses or explanations such as "strong tail wind" or "drank too much last night".
6) Honor System; no cheating. If you post a time that's off the chart, you better have a reputation or witnesses!
Format: (Route) Time - Name - age - category - date - comment
Send your times to me at bannermoffat@earthlink.com I will keep track and post them periodically on Yahoo and
hopefully we will have an exciting list to include in next month's newsletter.
ROUTE: Up Angeles Crest from the second (uphill)
ROUTE: One lap of the Rose Bowl. Time Trial Solo.
light at the freeway to the entrance to the Clear
Creek Information booth parking area.
Fritz Bottger
Jason Lowetz
Scott Powell
Brian Provost
Daniel Lowetz
Kevin Martin
Banner Moffat
Chris Keller
Stuart Michner
Abe Meltzer
39:10
41:08
41:10
41:42
43:40
44:08
44:40
49:30
50:32
51:43
Sep-07
Jun-07
Mar-07
Jul-07
Mar-07
Jul-06
Mar-07
May-07
Oct-07
Sep-07
ROUTE: Corner of Lida and Vista (dotted line) up to
“No Stopping Anytime” sign on top of Lida. Same
route used for uphill TT at the PAA training camp.
Duane Atiga
5:34
Mar-07
ROUTE: Up Lower Sam Merrill Trail, from the water
fountain to the trail junction at Echo Mtn.
Brian Provost
25:24
Oct-06
Chris Keller
Jeff Moreton
7:06
7:12
May-07
Feb-07
ROUTE: Chantry Flats climb from the top of Santa
Anita Blvd. to the Chantry Flats parking lot (gate to
gate). 3.25 miles.
Scott Powell
Oscar Guzman
Rick de la Mora
Duane Atiga
16:36
20:25
21:25
24:40
Feb-07
Apr-07
Jun-07
Jul-07
ROUTE: Down El Prieto Trail. From the start of the
singletrack to the big rock where the trail joins the
fire road. Classic “old” El Prieto route.
Lyle Warner
Bryan Martinez
Banner Moffat
Scott Powell
9:02
12:07
13:30
35:05
Feb-07
Sep-07
Sep-07
Feb-07
ROUTE: Piru Official CBR Time Trial Course.
ROUTE: Backbone Trail in Malibu from Encinal to
Corrall and back.
Kevin Martin
Chris Keller
2:36:00
Aug-07
28:16
Jun-07
ROUTE: Las Flores Fire Road in the Verdugos, from
the gate at the bottom to the intersection with Ver-
ROUTE: Big Tujunga to Angeles Crest, from Oro Vista
dugo Motor Fire Road.
and Big T to the stop sign at Angeles Forest Hwy.
Abe Meltzer
Abe Meltzer
ROUTE: Brown Mtn. climb from the pavement gate at
1:27:57
Sep-07
29:14
Aug-07
Windsor Ventura stop sign up the fireroad to the
gate at the Brown Mtn. saddle.
Mike Sobray
Bryan Martinez
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29:34
31:34
Sep-07
Sep-07
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What We’re Riding
Matt Gunnell
Ibis Mojo Carbon Frame in Eddy
Orange
Fox Float RP23 Shock 5.5” Travel
Rock Shox Revelation U-Turn Air 426 5.5”
Travel
Stan’s ZTR Olympic Disc Rims
WTB Laserdisc Lite Hubs
Continental Explorer UST Tubesless Tires
26x2.1
Shimano XT Crankset
Shimano XT Front Derailleur
SRAM XO Rear Derailleur
SRAM Chain
Shimano XTR Cogset
Membership Renewals!
Formula Oro Gold Hydraulic Disc Brakes
The PAA membership year now runs concurrent with the Race Reim-
with 180mm Rotors
bursement year from October 1st through September 30th. This
Ibis Stem
Cane Creek IS6 Headset
Easton Monkeylite SL bars
SRAM XO Gripshift
ODI Grips
Time ATAC XS Pedals
means all memberships expire on September 30th, 2007!
In order to keep your membership (and benefits --- such as product
discounts, group e-mail, coached and supported rides, and race reimbursement) current, please go to http://www.paacycling.org/join.htm
Then click through and "Join" (no difference if you're a new member or
a continuing member) the Club online! If you have any questions on
the status of your Club membership please contact Banner Moffat at
bannermoffat@earthlink.net .
Ritchey WCS Carbon Seatpost
A Note From the Editor:
Fizik Aliante Sport Saddle
Welcome to the PAA newsletter. My goal is to provide you with interesting sto-
26.03 lbs.
the PAA website. Some of the regular features that you will find include a
ries and information on cycling, that you may not otherwise be able to get from
monthly coaching tip from Rick Babington, stories from Banner Moffat, and
monthly columns including "what we're riding", "rider interviews", "what's on
the web", "sponsor profiles", and new this month, “tech corner” and “our favorite rides”.
Please help me make this a great newsletter by contributing! Please email me
pictures, stories, ideas, etc. Thank you to everyone that sent me lots of great
contributions for this April edition. I sincerely appreciate your help!
Lee Bird, Editor
leebird@btechonline.com
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Banner Moffat
An Unfinished Math Project
Years ago there was a new rider to the
would bring a 1 who was
Rose Bowl/Montrose pack who happened to
"demoted" down to 3 back
be a mathematician. She had the strength
up to a 2, and a longer re-
to do the ride, but lacked the know-how at
covery would bring him back
first and would get spit out the back. Then
up to a 1 again. A 4, if he is
she got the hang of utilizing the draft, con-
on the edge of the pack, is
serving energy, avoiding the front, etc. and
going to become a 5 be-
realized that if you don't ever move your-
cause the draft is not as
self up in the pack, you will wind up very
good there. The longer a guy
last because everyone else moves forward
pulls or is on the edge, the
from time to time. With experience she was
farther down the scale he
able to keep up reliably.
drops. A 1 pulling with a 4
She had been creating computer models of
things and realized that the pack is a fluid
entity much like other fluids such as a
flame or river current or air flow. She and I
behind him would pull longer
than a 1 pulling with a 1 behind him because once he drops down to 2, the 1 could
come around him.
talked about creating a computer model of
Whenever someone pulls or goes out of the
the peloton that would be as life-like as
draft to move up, he gradually drops in
what we experienced on Tuesdays and
ability till he becomes weaker than the guy
Thursdays - I would offer tips on how the
behind him and gets passed. If he got recy-
mechanics of the ride worked, and she
cled to the front too often even a 1 might
would do all the math and computer pro-
get dropped. A 1 will pull the pack faster
gramming. Here is what I proposed: You
than a 2, etc. but if a 5 gets cycled up to
start with a couple hundred units, i.e. riders
the front the pack slows down for a mo-
which come in, say, 5 different ability levels
ment and if a 1 is behind him, he will be
1 being highest and 5 being least ability.
passed right away. If there are a bunch of
Each number has certain parameters of
1's and 2's at the front with 4's and 5's be-
ability so that a weak 1 might still be
hind them there will be a gap and a break-
stronger than a strong 5. The quantity of
away, but if the back pack gets some new
each number could be a bell curve with
1's, 2's and 3's pulling and if the front pack
most being 3, next most being 2 or 4, etc.
is small enough that the 1's and 2's don't
The lower the number, the faster and more
get long enough recovery time they will
endurance and quicker the recovery and
become in effect 3's and 4's then both
more ambitious about moving forward in
packs will come back together again.
the pack. No one gets higher than what
they started out as, i.e. someone who
starts at 5 won't ever become better during
a ride and if he loses the draft will get
dropped, but a 1 could loose the draft and
still keep up... for awhile.
Likewise, there should be 5 different types
of position with a set of qualities for each.
Each position's qualities would vary depending on who's pulling the pack. If a 3 is
pulling, a 2 would not have a problem in a
position that did not have good draft and if
Everyone fluctuates because if a 1 pulls,
he was in the draft he would recover faster
he's going to drop down to a 2 or 3
than if a 1 was pulling. If a 1 was pulling a
(depending on how fast the pack is going
5 would die (move back in the pack) if he
and how long he pulls) until he drops back
was anywhere but fully in the draft. In or(Continued on page 8)
in the pack and recovers. A short recovery
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“She had been creating
computer models of
things and realized that
the pack is a fluid
entity much like other
fluids such as a flame
or river current or air
flow.“
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Lee Bird
Been Riding My Whole Life
I recently began a pretty monumental task
be? I needed to verify this, so I asked
that has led me to discover that I have
my mom recently. She confirmed it.
been riding bikes my whole life. For some
As she tells me, I would head out the
reason, I had forgotten that. About five
door on my bike for school, and then
years ago my parents moved out of their
would be back “before it was dark, or
house and into a condo. As part of this
when I was hungry”. I get nervous
move, they showed up at my house one
when my kids are out in our driveway!
day with six large boxes. “There you go
Here I was at six, riding my bike to
Lee…that’s your whole life”, I remember my
school along Sunset Blvd.
mom saying. She wasn’t kidding! My parents had condensed all of the family pictures, awards, trophies; you name it, into
these boxes. (My sister got seven boxes).
I also remember working on my bikes
a lot. I have always enjoyed working
with tools, and was a professional mechanic for six years. This passion all started
with my bikes. The first trend that I
remember was a crossbar on the
handlebars. The idea was that it
strengthened the handlebar. My
neighbor was always working on
stuff in his garage and I remember
asking him if he could weld a crossbar onto my handlebars for me. He
agreed and we did the project together. I was the first kid on my
block with a crossbar. I then
needed padding for it, so I
For five years, those boxes sat on a shelf in
my garage. With a recent remodel of my
garage, I finally had to do something about
those boxes. So, I started scanning. Anything, and everything, has been scanned.
Swim team ribbons from 1974, a pit pass
from the 1986 12-Hours of Sebring car
race, an award for winning a Pinewood
Derby race, and lots of photographs of me
riding bikes.
I’m probably not much different than most
of you. I was born in Hollywood in 1965,
and grew up in Pacific Palisades. Way back
then, as I like to tell my kids, things were
different. I went to Marquez Elementary
School. The last time that I visited Pacific
Palisades, I took my wife by the house that
I grew up in. It was at least three miles
from Marquez, but I remember riding my
took the insulation off of the airconditioning equipment at school,
and then used a whole roll of electrical tape (my dad was pissed) to secure it. I also liked to paint my bikes.
I was no artist, but my bike color
changed at least weekly. Red, yellow, white….sometimes it was multicolored. I was particularly fond of a
different colored fork.
In 1976 we moved to Texas. In
Texas, things got serious. Besides
football, all of the kids raced BMX.
My wheelie skills led the kids in the
neighborhood to believe that I would
be a “bitchin” BMX’er. I remember
my dad driving me out to the races,
practically all over the state. And
Texas is big! Most races were held out at
bike to Marquez, in kindergarten! Could it
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An Unfinished Math Project
(Continued from page 6)
reflected the real peloton well enough. Can
you imagine pro teams putting the race
der of difficulty I'd say the positions might
profile and weather and other variables into
be:
a computer on the morning of race day to
A) Pulling
see what strategy the computer recom-
B) Out of the draft on the side of the pack
mended?
C) Second through fifth of a single file of
riders where the draft isn't as effective.
D) On the edge of the pack with someone
in front of you.
E) Fully surrounded (sides and front) and in
the draft.
However, my mathematician friend never
got around to it, then had a baby and no
longer does pack riding. Are there any
mathematicians or computer wizards out
there who want to give it a try?
To get people moving around in the pack
you need to have each unit "desire" to
move out of the middle and up the pack
when possible. You can't move up the mid-
PAA Would Like to Welcome the Following
dle of the pack, unless the guy in front of
you moves over a lane. Otherwise you have
New Members
Abraham Meltzer, Glendale
Nick Romero, Southgate
Darryl Zengler, Altadena
Renae Smith, Burbank
Igor Antoshechkin, Alhambra
Stephen Domenico, Tujunga
tion B - to do so and will be losing "power"
Jason Schreibfeder, South
Terence Traughber, Riverside
the longer he is out there. If a 1 gets de-
Pasadena
to move sideways to the edge and then up.
A 5 surrounded by 3's isn't going to want to
move out nor up, but a 1 surrounded by 5's
is going to have a strong urge to move out
and up, but he has to go up the side - posi-
moted to a 3 as he moves up the side and a
1 is pulling, he won't be able to move up
any more and will fall back into the pack, or
actually he will fall back alongside the pack
until someone else moving up the pack
passes him (or he finds a slot he can move
into) at which point he would be in position
D and then if some one came along side
him it would be position E back in the pack.
Maybe if you ran this program long enough,
most everyone would run out of energy and
all that would be left in the pack are number 1's and that's just like real life.
It would have been fun to make the computer show it as if viewed from a helicopter
with bushes or fans passing alongside to
Brad Holland, Sunland
Chris McGirr, Los Angeles
David Marshall, San Marino
Jackie Lau, South Pasadena
Brad Cornell, Flintridge
Roland Rozen, South Pasadena
Dale Raymond, Corona
Ryan Hopman, Glendale
Jamen Amato, Pasadena
Larry Babitz, Burbank
Marc Bassim, Glendale
Marc DeRome, Sunland
Michael Hall, Glendale
Michael Walker, Pasadena
give a sense of speed. Then, once we got it
as realistic as possible, we could add in hills
Tim Tucker, Southgate
Nathan Miller, Alhambra
or team strategies. It seems like it could
even be a valuable experimental tool if it
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We are very excited to have
you on-board the PAA family.
Please introduce yourself on
group rides or at the next PAA
Club meeting!
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Lyle Warner
Krieg Saddle Bags
Sam Krieg started out making too-cool-for-
the primary function of a cyclist. Check out
school chalk bags for climbers. Luckily for
http://www.kriegcycling.com/bags.aspx for
all us incredibly stylish cyclists, Krieg is
more info.
now making saddle bags that you can be
proud to put on your bike.
Jesse's review: So far, from what I see, I
approve of the Krieg bag. Now, there are
Instead of getting the smallest bag you
some things that could be done to improve
can, and trying your best to hide it under
on this bag.
your saddle, or stuffing your jersey pockets
full of tubes, CO2, etc. you can now roll
with STYLE. On a relatively unimportant
side note, it also works well. The velcro
sections are pretty big and super grippy. It
is pretty much the perfect size for tubes,
cliff bars, cell phone,
provide a nice contrast of colors. The bag
also needs some carbon fiber accents.
What purpose would this serve, you ask?
Weight savings?
Nope. Durability?
Nope. Improved
storage capac-
ple who want a
ity? Wrong
purse on their
again. Style.
bike (42 cliff bars,
100%. Some
cell phone, pager)
may say there is
this should be a
such thing as too
good size.
much carbon
It's not too wide,
fiber. They are
so you don't have
probably NAS-
to worry about it
CAR fans who
rubbing your legs.
would prefer
stainless steel,
The sides on this
bag are fuzzy (adds to style), as you can
fiberglass and Coors Light. For us European
see, so after a long, rainy and muddy ride I
riders, Carbon fiber is a fashion statement.
clean if you don't like dirt on your bike, but
plenty durable if you are a "set it and forget it" type of rider. After the long rainy,
muddy ride I mentioned I checked inside
and everything was totally dry so I guess
it's pretty water resistant too. The zipper
closes in the "down" position so it shouldn't
open up while you are riding, but if you are
paranoid you can always sandwich it
(zipper) between the velcro and it should
be bomb-proof.
None of that is important though, style is
purse on their bike (42
pager) this should be a
one of those peo-
ballistic nylon looking stuff that is easy to
you are one of those
gold. Not the color, the metal. This would
Unless you are
new. The rest of the bag is some sort of
CO2, levers, etc. Unless
people who want a
First of all, the zipper could be made out of
CO2, levers, etc.
cleaned 'em off and they were good as
“It is pretty much the
perfect size for tubes,
Lastly, and most importantly, this bag is
missing the true show of style. Look at the
most expensive (and best looking) parts,
bikes and accessories in cycling. SIDI's
$450USD Ergo shoes, Colnago's
$10,000+USD Extreme Power Bike, Pinarello's top of the line frames... what do
all of these share? The Italian Flag. That's
right. When you want a product to go from
good to incredible (and incredibly expensive) you put an Italian flag somewhere
visible. THAT is the main thing this bag is
missing.
Otherwise, it's great.
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good size.“
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Lew PRO-VT-1 Carbon Boron Tubular Wheelset
By now most of you have heard of the term
hub.
weight weenie.
it.
If you are one, you know
Sounds sick if you think about
For instance, the carbon/boron spokes
exactly which wheels I'll be reviewing. For
were strategically positioned so there is
one ridiculous price of $5995, the Lew Pro
absolutely zero residual stress. Thus mak-
VT-1's rule the high-end wheel market. Of
ing it a world class wheelset or, should I
course you have to be willing to break the
say a literally out-of-this-world-
bank AND feel the wrath of your spouse or
wheelset. If boron is good enough for
significant other.
space stations and the Department of De-
The latter of which
would be a much more ominous situation to
fense, it must be good enough to withstand
some.
mere mortals on a bike. Take a second to
Weighing in at a scant 880 grams, the Lew
Pro VT-1's are the lightest production
digest. Now let's get to the performance
aspect shall we?
wheelset in the world. Yes, you read cor-
I was a little skeptical to take the Pro VT-
rectly. To put it in perspective that's
1's climbing on their maiden voyage. I
only 45 grams heavier than one rear Mavic
thought the descending would be sketchy
Cosmic Carbone wheel! Just remove the
since I wasn't used to anything this
front Carbone and you will have an idea of
light. So I decided to take them out on a
just how light
nice flat
your bike be-
ride. From
comes. I was
the initial
able to get
pedal stroke I
mine down to
could not be-
13.5 lbs with
lieve how un-
standard parts
believably
just so you
easy it was to
have an
turn the
idea. If it's
cranks. I will
true that they
use a term
say it's really
coined by a
the wheels that
former 7-time
make a bike,
Tour de
let the truth be
France champion. It felt
told....these
wheels WERE the bike.
Paul Lew, the mastermind behind Lew Racing, decided to apply aerospace technology
into his cycling wheels. It was his intention
to develop something one of kind. A super
wheel if you will.
He seems to have found
the trick as competitors are only able to
use carbon rims with steel spokes which
cannot compete with the lateral stiffness of
the Pro VT-1's. That said, Lew was able to
create the entire wheel out of carbon and
Duane Atiga
like I had "no chain". They felt incredibly
stiff. At the same time smooth and supple,
partly due to the tubular tires that was
wrapped around them. They soaked up
every bump just as well as Mason takes
Doc Humphrey's not-so-friendly insults. Only difference is that these actually
respond with a fervor. My guess is it
shouldn't be too long before LEW decides
sponsor a Pro-Tour level team. I even took
them on a couple of Rose Bowl rides even
boron. This includes the rim, spokes, and
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“Weighing in at a scant
880 grams, the Lew Pro
VT-1's are the lightest
production wheelset in
the world. “
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October’s Ladies/Fun Ride
When I first started the Ladies/Fun Ride this year, it was to get
the PAA ladies on their bikes, on the road and hopefully even riding with their husbands or boyfriends, or just with the other ladies
of PAA. I knew they were out there.... somewhere.
Well, I think we might have found them all at this October's Ladies/Fun Ride!
It was a gathering of cyclists on Peter & Lisa's street in
San Marino, with all levels of cyclists attending. We
rolled out for a leisurely and social ride through San Marino and Sierra Madre, although we did have a few breakaways in the bunch. We then dropped into the Rose Bowl
to pick up a few more PAA riders and finished the ride
back at the Loeffler's House. And there we were treated
to a continental breakfast prepared by chef Nickos Rovello of The Truffle Pig! It was delicious and an unexpected surprise!!! As we enjoyed our breakfast, you
could hear fellow cyclists planning rides together as well
as strategies for next weeks race being discussed, and
all in all, a great time had by everyone. I would like to
give another round of thanks to our hosts, Peter and Lisa, their
friend Dioni and Christy Kubicek for making this possible. And of
course to everyone who attended and came out to support the
ride. And although this was a special event for this month, we are
still planning to continue our Ladies Fun/Ride the 3rd Sunday of
every month... and hopefully plan a few more unexpected surprises for the upcoming year. We'll see you next month!
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Cici Arenas
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10. Understands USA Cycling heart rate training zones
properly
17. Understands the effects of using the front or rear
brakes (or both)
11. Adjusts intensity as needed
18. Demonstrates emergency braking methods
12. Knows basic strength training terminology
19. Participates in touching drills with a partner
13. Understands the basic components of a training session
20. Participates in bumping drills with a partner
14. Warm up and stretching
21. Participates in small group pace lines and echelons
15. Review of previously learned skills
22. Performs a pace line ride with at least 5 riders
16. Learning new skills
23. Participates in 2x2 riding
17. Practicing new skills
24. Demonstrates ability to ride with no hands in a controlled manner
18. Cool down and stretching
25. Demonstrates proper mass start clip in technique
General Technical Skills
26. Demonstrates proper standing start
1.
Focuses on skill development and relaxation
2.
Develops basic skills needed for cycling
3.
Correct bike fit and position
4.
Basics of the pedal stroke and proper pedaling mechanics
5.
Demonstrates proper mounting and dismounting of
bike
27. Demonstrates safe drafting technique
28. Demonstrates drinking from water bottle and hydration system while riding
29. Demonstrates eating while riding
30. Demonstrates basic cleaning and bike repairs
31. Demonstrates getting a wheel change from neutral
support
6.
Demonstrates balancing on bike
7.
Demonstrates proper out of saddle riding technique
will benefit from the list, so start working on and
Knowledgeable of gears and gear selection based on
checking off as many points on your list as pos-
8.
event, course, etc
9.
Develops gear shifting skills
10. Demonstrates ability to ride safely in an aerodynamic
position
11. Demonstrates ability to ride in a peloton or group
All riders, no matter what your experience level,
sible over the next month because…Part II of
the Pre-Competition Phase, in the December
newsletter, will cover Psychology, Goal-Setting,
Health & Safety, and Discipline Specific Competencies. Part III, in January, is the Early Competition Phase checklist, aimed at those riders who
have been in the sport for 3 or more years.
12. Demonstrates riding a straight line
13. Demonstrates proper cornering techniques
14. Demonstrates balance when looking over either
shoulder or behind them
Enjoy!
Coach Rick
15. Practices proper falling technique through training on
mats or grassy surface to reduce injury risk
16. Demonstrates ability to use front and rear brakes
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Been Riding My Whole Life
to do. A good friend of mine from
high school, Andy Leisner, used to
cattle ranches where a farmer would bull-
ride his Look road bike past my
doze some jumps and burms. Fun stuff.
house on Saturday mornings and
would stop in to say hi. I was usually out doing yard work, and I always enjoyed his visits. His bike
was spotless, and had the best
components on it. I was jealous. I
finally got up he courage to tell
Andy that I was going to start riding again. Andy suggested that I
get a mountain bike because of all
of the hills around La Canada. Hills
that I had never explored even
though I had lived in La Canada for
19 years! A few hours later, I was
returning home from the bike shop
with a new Cannondale mountain
bike. I haven’t looked back.
My boys are now 11 and 13. Like me, they
raced BMX when they were younger. My 11
year old son prefers road riding, while my
After some stops along the way in Colorado
13 year old and I spend
and Virginia, my family finally moved back
more time out on our
to California. At some point (and the
mountain bikes. It was
chronological history through photographs
during a recent mountain
proves this), I stopped riding bikes. I think
bike ride with my 13 year
that it happened when we moved back to
old son, Lance, where it
La Canada and lived up near the La Canada
all came back and hit me
Country Club. Those hills were too intimi-
like a ton of bricks. We
dating to me. Had I only known that if I had
had just returned from a
ridden up them every day, I would have
good ride. As we coasted
grown up to be an awesome climber. At 16
down the driveway, my
I got my first car, and that’s when the bikes
son skidded his bike into
disappeared for sure. There were periods of
the garage, hopped off,
motorcycles, and a brief stint of bike riding
and with his hands in the
around 1987, but for the most part, I had
air exclaimed “that was
stopped cycling.
awesome…I’m muddy,
Fast-forward to 2001. My life was about as
low as it could get. I was the father of two
small boys, but personally, I was not
wet, and that is how you
know it was a good ride”.
I think I’ll keep riding.
healthy. Business was bad, and my health
was worse. I was up to 250 lbs, and exercise was the last thing on my list of things
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Also in the plan was to always get two guys up near
the front to cover any attacks that may form. Tim
gig. But hey, this is bike racing, and we'll sleep in
Tucker did an excellent job up there, and was bust-
the dirt just to race our bikes…Right?!
ing his rear to keep it all in check. That was all in the
Saturday night we ate a wonderful meal prepared by
Chef Marc Gomes, and
plan and Tim stuck to it very well! We figured that it
was going to be pretty mellow for the first twenty
miles, and to a certain extent
warmed up in Terry Crouse's
it was, but there was plenty of
motor home. There was
typical 4/5 pack yo-yoing. I
plenty of pasta, and good
still just don't understand why
conversation as we antici-
this happens, but everyone
pated the next day's race
has to speed up because they
start. We all woke up at
think they're going to get
5:00a.m., and assembled
dropped, and before you know
back at Terry's motor home
it they have to slow down be-
for warm oatmeal and ba-
cause they accelerated to
gels. The whole food situa-
fast… Go figure... About 20
tion was so important to this
miles into it, people started
being a success, and special
thanks to Marc, and Terry
talking about a "nature" break,
Team Dinner Saturday Night
for all the great food.
At 6:45, we were all on our bikes and headed to the
starting line. It was a bit cool (world's tallest thermometer was reading 59). We grouped up at the
starting line, and started
ryone what was happening, so the pack slowed. Being that this was a 4/5 race, can anyone think what
happened next? Well as soon as those that needed
to relieve themselves pulled off, an attack was
launched. Isn't that courteous
eyeing down the other rid-
racing! Fortunately we still had
ers. There were a total of
several guys in the pack and
sixty 4/5 racers, sixteen of
Dan went up to slow the group
them were PAA. It was a
down which worked for a couple
great feeling as we all as-
of minutes. Those that took the
sembled in a group. There
nature break finally caught
was another team with 6
back on, and some reported
racers, and most everyone
that this was one of the most
else was on their own. One
fun parts of the race.
last word of encouragement
to the group, and we rolled
Coming up to the hill was a
up to the line. Our strategy
basically was to protect
Terry and Allen and get
slight decent. Close to the botSunrise in the Desert
them to the finish line first. Our hope was at the hill,
the group would split, Terry and Allen would be in
the lead group, and anyone behind would keep the
pace moderate. The finale plan was to start launching attacks with 10 miles to go… Well more on that
later…
which included some of our
guys. So Marc rode up from the back notifying eve-
tom was a crash, which took
out one of our mates Terry T.
Fortunately Terry was okay, but the bike didn't fair
as well. Good news he quickly got in our race support vehicle and followed behind for the rest of the
race. We started climbing, and PAA was leading the
pace. Our goal was to control the pace and get our
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catch it. We would integrate in with small groups
rotate a few times, and then move on. For a while it
guys up and over the hill in the lead pack. I believe
was just Terry and I, and as we would catch groups,
Jim Downs was leading the pack up the hill. Many of
there always seemed to be PAA there. This was a
us were very close to the front of the pack. As Jim
tremendous help. We started to hit about a 10mph
integrated back in we launched Rob Shaw off the
head wind. This was no fun especially when you only
front. As Rob integrated back in, David Turner and I
have 2 guys rotating. It seemed like hell, and then
worked the front with Allen
we would see another group
and Terry right behind us. Rob
catch and integrate.
recovered, and we sent him off
We finally caught on onto a
again. We crested the hill with
group with several PAA mates
riders in 1st, 2nd and 4th with
including Tim Tucker, Rob
plenty of other PAA's right be-
Shaw, Rudy, and Stuart.
hind. At the crest, there was a
There was also another very
feed zone, and since we had
strong rider in there and we
practiced feeding the week
had a very healthy rotating
before everything when
paceline. It was about this
smoothly and there weren't
any crashes.
time where I was starting to
A small group had formed on
fortable, my seat was really
the downhill, and we at-
starting to bother me I started
tempted to work together. It
to cramp a bit, and my mind
fell apart because nobody ex-
was starting to get the best of
cept for PAA really seemed to
me. Somehow out in the dis-
want to work. We were caught
tance, we saw another large
by the second group before
group, and this was enough
the bottom of the descent.
motivation to help me take my
Good news was there were
plenty of PAA together, and
suffer! I could not get com-
The Team Van
mind off the pain. We pushed
on and caught the group of
our plan for the finale was all set until……. This is a
about 15 guys. At this point we were about 15 miles
race isn't it? There are other people in the event
to the finish. We integrated and rotated which gave
aren't there, and mechanical issues happen too
us a bit of a chance to recover. Good news was we
Right?! Well, Terry Crouse flatted! He pulled over,
found Chris U in the group, which meant there were
and I turned back to help him. We had plenty of
at least four PAA members. As we reached the 10-
spare wheels and tires in the Support Vehicles. Prob-
mile mark, we could see another group ahead of us.
lem was that, the support vehicles were still up in
I tried to encourage the group to pick it up so we
the feed zone. Jim Downs pulled over to help, and so
could catch. The pace did pick up. However there
did Dan. Sandra pulled up in the truck (flashing light
were only about 8 of us working as the others sat in
and all) with the spare wheel, and we changed it. By
behind. This is something that really gets me worked
this time, we had lost about 9 min. Yes, we were at
up because I hate to pull others along if they don't
the BACK of the pack. I told Terry to hold on be-
want to work. So I told those who were working to
cause we would pull him back up. The four of us
pick it up, and we did. This left those that didn't/
worked together, and we started catching small
couldn't work off the back. We used this technique a
groups and passing them. Somehow seeing some-
couple of times until there were just 5 of us working.
thing ahead of you is great motivation to try and
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they we're in constant communication with each
other. At the end of the race, they loaded our bikes
Three of us were PAA including Chris U, Terry C, and
back up in the van and carted us back 80 miles to
myself. We worked very well together. We passed
Baker for lunch, and then all the way back home to
the 1-mile marker, and I put it my head that I was
LA. Thanks so much for your support Philippe and
going to go at just under ½ mile. We started to
crew, you were amazing. Second was the support
ramp the speed up even more, I finally rotated to
and info we received from Eddie on preparing for our
the back, and as I was coming up to take my pull, I
race strategy. He was instrumental in helping formu-
kicked it into high gear. I mo-
late our plan, and it was
tioned to Terry and Chris to
great to ride with him on our
come along. It was a drag
last training ride out at Simi.
race to the finish. There was
Sorry this has been so long,
a guy next to me, and Chris
but two more points and then
and Terry right behind. The
I'll leave it to others to fill in
guy was giving me a run for
the rest of the details. First,
it, and as we got closer to the
all of us were truly honored
line, I saw him fading out,
to represent PAA and our
and my wheel crossed the
Sponsors in this event.
line in front of his. Chris was
It's with great pride that we
right behind, and Terry be-
wear these colors and logos
hind him. So within my
group, we got 18th, 20th,
Post-Race Packing Up
and 21st.
as we push ourselves to the
limit. And finally, the PAA
CAT 4/5 team will be the team to reckon with in
Ahead of us, was a good group of PAA'ers including
2008! Watch for us!
Brad Holland (4th), Allen Lin (6th) Nick Romero
(11th), Taylor Nichols (16th)
Thanks folks!
David Turner (17th). I'll have
the rest chime in on their day
Jerry
and how it all unfolded. Sorry if
I missed anyone.
We really pulled this off as a
TEAM, and to me this is the
true definition of PAA at its finest! There are two very important things that I haven't
touched on yet, but without
them we would have been lost
before we started. First, Philippe Guichard, Kevin Smith,
Stuart Michener and Team
and Sandra Tucker were our support folks. Philippe
was in charge, and he did a TREMENDOUS job of
organizing this portion of our event. At all times we
had support vehicles integrated in each main group.
They were giving us bottles and we're fully prepared
to swap out a wheel. We had two-way radios and
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Lew PRO-VT-1
ness. Not as sexy as Boras nor as classy as Light-
weights. They don't even have the fancy stickers
though I was forewarned they are not a crit
that Mavic loves to use. The Pro VT-1's are very
wheel. Surprisingly, I felt in total control during the
business like in appearance. They also make a bike
high speeds through the corners and straight-
look fast! Plus, Lew offers a no questions asked 2-
away’s.
year warranty program. So if you crash you send it
in and they'll get you a rebuilt wheel.
After several break-in rides, I finally decided to use
Matter of
fact, the wheels are so strong that if you so much as
them for what they were made to do. Climb. And
break a couple of spokes the rim remains true! Just
climb they did! While they didn't help me break any
shows how confident Lew is with these wheels.
PAA team time records, I
noticed out of the saddle
The Pro VT-1's are not for
acceleration was relatively
the budget oriented enthusi-
easier. Again, the "no
asts or part time rac-
chain" theory kicked
ers. They are a pure race
in. Which leads me to be-
wheel for the serious racer
lieve that they would be
attempting to break into the
ideal for an uphill TT or a
pro ranks. Even then, are
hilly road race. If you need
these really worth the
that little extra kick on a
$5995?
climb, these puppies will
is...absolutely not!
probably help you get over
sonally rather spend that
the top quicker than the
kind of money on a complete
competition. The explosion
My answer
I'd per-
bike. Plus, there are other
I experienced was noticeable. Anybody who knows
less expensive deep carbon offerings out there,
me knows I am not a climber. But I felt like Conta-
which are very comparable performance wise. But if
dor as he was attacking The Chicken in the
you have the extra funds laying around, go for it! In
Alps. These would suit that type of explosive
case you're wondering, I was fortunate enough to
climber. Someone who loves to dance on the ped-
avoid forking over cash. Instead I swapped one of
als. Even Mr. Armstrong would have loved
my bikes plus a wheelset which sounds just as ab-
them. After a brief respite at the summit, it was
surd.
time to descend. I felt comfortable that my bike was
equipped with Swisstop brakes in case I needed
them.
As the speed increased I forgot I had these
wheels on as I was once again in total control. There would be no hint of front wheel shimmy
or rear wheel hop as I leaned through the corners. And judging by the sound of it's intimidatingly
loud freewheel, it was as if the Pro VT-1's where
shouting, "that's all you've got!" So I got into aero
tuck position and the wheels felt super
smooth. These wheels could not only climb but they
could sure fly downhill just as effortlessly. Crosswind did not affect the wheels because of the trick
aerofoil section on the lip of the rims.
The great thing about these wheels is their stealthi-
The 880 gram Pro VT-1 tubular version has a 175 lb.
weight limit. There is also a clincher version weighing in at 970g. AND there is even a 1080g clydesdale version.
The freehubs come stock with ce-
ramic hybrid bearings.
A special rare earth magnet
is already built into one of the spokes and super
lightweight USE Spin Stix quick releases tie the
wheels together well. On top of all this, the
wheels come with nifty eye catching wheel bags.
If you'd like more information on the Lew Pro VT-1
carbon/boron tubular wheels, please refer to
www.lewracing.com for details.
Thanks for reading.
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