Bontrager Speed Limit Road Brakeset

Campy Record Skeleton 279g $409.99
FSA SLK Brakes 290g $199.99
Sram Force 280g $250.00
Dura Ace Brakes 310g $300.00



Bontrager Speed Limit Road Brakeset 270g $199.99

-Lightweight forged alloy construction keeps brakeset weight down.
-Innovative poweramp linkage provides dual-pivot stopping power in a single pivot design.

-wide cross sextion arms give maximum stiffness and power for a responsive brake feel.

-Backed by a Five Year Warranty

PRO EFFING LOGUE!!!!

The "F" standing for france.

But wait Soupie, the Prologue starts in Britain!

Yes it does, my inner monologue, yes it does.

It seems that this "bike race" thing is being covered on "versus" tv, which is a bummer because i signed up for OLN again.....

I lied, i don't have a TV.

But seriously folks, July is here, the tour is here, lance armstrong is not here, basso bailed, and hopefully no more bags of blood with pet names on them show up anytime soon.

Either way, swing down to the shop and talk bikes with us, i will use my cyclingnews.com cheat sheet to feign interest in the "tour of france" everyone is so excited about. All sandwhiches at lunch will be eaten with Credit Mayonaise.


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Get it? Like lyonaise, the bank that sponsors the tour. Get it?


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Rut Row

Just a reminder, we are at atleast a week/10 days on repairs. ATLEAST. Thank you for your patience. It's june in a bike shop, baby!

Super Sale/Tour mania/Good deals on accessories is coming up in July. HOLY CRAP!!!

Check your mail for mailers n'at.

Stolen from an email a year ago.

Where are you Steve Feinstein

Are you in italy?

Thursday Night Group Ride

Last night's group ride turned out roughly 15 people, trails were super fast with puddles to splash through, 3 paragons, 2 rigs, Adam's Waltworks, Bianchi Cross concept, making this one of the twentyninest group rides we have had yet!

A bunch of d00dz rode demo bikes which Sam brought for everyone in his van, The Gypsy, named after Mr. Paris-Roubaix Himself, Roger De Vlaeminck. Sam upped Roger's 4 Paris Roubaix victories by putting FIVE BICYCLES!!! in his van.

This was quickly shown up by a woman driving a van into the parking lot with, I crap you not, a horse in the back! Leland has a photo on his phone, soon to be uploaded.

Ya, the horse came.

*head shake*

Ride with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl on the new lane!

Ride with Mayor Luke Ravenstahl on the new lane!

Join Bike Pittsburgh on Monday, June 18 at 11:00 AM for a kickoff and celebratory ride along the new bike lane and shared lane markings with the Mayor of Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl. We will be meeting at the parklet at Baum Blvd and Liberty Ave at 10:45 AM for a press event and speech by the Mayor. PLEASE RSVP TO info@bike-pgh.org if you plan on riding along. An RSVP is not necessary to ride, we just need to get a rough estimate on how many folks to expect. Don’t forget your helmet!

The ride will end at the Church Brew Works. Although we are not footing the bill, join us for lunch afterwards at one of Pittsburgh’s best restaurants. Pierogie Pizza!!



(Repost from Erok of Bike-PGH!)

Porkers

Jeff "Sammy Haggar" "Red Rocker" Wuertherle came in to the shop today to inform me about some new things going on with Pittsburgh Off Road Cyclists, aka Porc.

Porc is offering a beginner mtb ride in south park at the same time as our Mountain bike ride with Sam Friggin' Kaufman. So in south park, every thursday at 6:00pm there are 2 seperate rides leaving. New to the sport of mountain biking? Check out the beginner ride! It will be at a comfortable pace with no one left behind. Sam's group ride will also not leave anyone behind, however, if you want to hammer, i suggest riding with these guys. Last week, our boy, Jimmy ruffing was putting the hurt on everyone. This week is probably the same.

Trail Conditions from 3:00 pm today : South Park

Tacky, low spots with mud and slick logs and roots.

Rainy Day Bike Shop Poll

Sam and I hold down the fort as Jeffy and Dave Friedman AKA Butters work on their bikes off the clock. As we dust mop, air up tires, and talk about shit we want to buy, Nature called. As I strode gallantly towards the chair, I thought, "Hey, a tire poll would make a good blog post". So here are the Friday staff of TRM's TIRE PICKS!


FAVORITE TIRE POLL!!!!!!!

Friedman: Friedman likes the Maxxis Holy Rollers for BMX. Dave states, "Accept no substitutes".

Jeffers: Jeffers enjoys the Michelin transworlds, he is rocking the 32c version and claims that "there is minimal water splashback". He and I are both fond of the Reflective sidewall.

Soupie: I like the Vittoria Zaffiro 23c wire bead. This is the pabst blue ribbon of tires. The cheapest I will ride, but still palatable. I like to commute on 23c's, this is my tire.

Sam: Sam likes the Vredrstein Tri Comps, the original. "Some of the Stickyest, Gripiest, high pressure tires out there, Super sticky! Super Sticky!" This is Sam Kaufman's most winningest tire.

Uhh....Yeah.

That's All Folks!

We are at the point where we can no longer gaurantee work done for the MS-150 Escape to the Lake. We apologize, however, it is in 3 days. Consider yourself warned!

Perhaps get friendly with Lennard Zinn , the gentle giant.

Maglia Rosa

So Di Luca may be in the Maglia rosa, but aparently TRM is too, not only do we have a super swanky Bianchi Wool Maglia Rosa Jersey in stock but if you drive by you will notice that the outside of TRM is donning the Pink Jersey. WASSSSUP!

Well, I am not 100% sure that the entire store will be pink, but there are a couple of d00ds outside (presumably painters) who are painting trim and ledges pink.


Pretty in Pink

MS 150

Its a comin' people, itsa comin'.


We have already started to see a few customers bring in their bikes for the event.

TAKE NOTE!!! These prepared individuals will recieve their bike in time for the event because of propper planning. TRM Cycles will do everything in its power to quickly turn around repairs for the MS 150, however, we are quickly approaching the point where if parts need to be ordered you are S.O.L. or S. out of luck. Please prepare accordingly. I type this and look up at the 13 MS 150 plaques presented to TRM. Please, people, help me help you. Get yer bikes in if they need it...early.

Twenty Niner Revolution

I would like to congratulate? thank? ...whatever.

I am stoked that this d00d Ron picked up a Supa-fly 69er from Trek. He was pretty excited about the way the Maverick Fork felt, he is already a part of the Single Speed Nation so no questions there, and is looking forward to hopping some thick logs on his new horse.

So we are one less bike, but I am still comfortable in saying that TRM Cycles is the Twentyninest (tm) Shop in the South Hills.

If anyone has any good ideas on the "Twentyninest" gang sign for us to through up when we say "twentyninest", please send a digital photograph of it to evanr at trek of pgh dot com . I don't want anything lame, Bettini does that thing in the specialized ad, and it sucks. Nothing like that.

Ok, I have tooted my horn and trashed the competition. I guess that is it for today.

Playlist:
Bob Dylan - times they are a changin'
Guns and Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Mashup crap that Sam Kaufman likes....

Tired of Automatic Shifting Lemons? Try a Lime!!

As illustrated in this photo, not only are limes the best looking automatic bike out there, they are also automatically shifting themselves out of the store. We cannot keep them in stock. Order 'em up, and we will get you rolling on one in no time at all.



I would also like to give a shout out to all of the Caffiene Club guys heading to D.C. this week. Have fun and take some pictures. The Mount Lebanon Cycling and Caffiene Club has been around since 1988 and has been mostly recognized as "Old guys wearing tight pants". To Horst, Rocky, Bod, Dave, Nick Rossi (not riding his Masi), and anyone that I am missing, have a good time.

Bike to work week!

So far,

Soupie: 1 day

Adam: 1 day

Revolution Ron Alloway: 1 day (i don't know if he biked to work parsay, but he rode)

What are you guys doin?

Sam Friggin' KAUFMAN

Is leading two group rides out of TRM Cycles. For those interested in carving through the lush mid atlantic forrest that is south park, at a conversational pace, Sam will lead a group mountain bike ride thursdays, meeting at the ICE SKATING RINK PARKING LOT at 6:00 PM leaving at 6:30 PM. This ride has the possibility of dusk riding, log piles, and drinking beers afterwards.

In addition to this mountain bike ride, Sam will also lead a Road Ride based out of La Bella Bean coffee in bridgeville. Riders will meet at the coffee shop at 9:00am and the ride will leave promptly at 9:30am. The ride has the possibility of two moderate hill climbs, talking to cows, yelling at horses, and drinking coffee before and after. 2-5 hours in duration with Multiple bailout points. This ride is on country roads, with road conditions from good to awful. The pace will be conversational. Country roads and beautiful scenery.

Call for information and directions. 412-343-6885

NATIONAL BIKE MONTH AND BIKE TO WORK WEEK!!!!

May is national bike month and May 14-18th is Bike 2 Work Week. Ultimately making Friday, May 18th Bike 2 Work day 2007. Bike for a whole month, bike for a week, bike to work one day, the call is simple. RIDE RIDE RIDE!!!

Some say "put the fun between your legs" with a bike, i don't know what they say.

It is only may 6th, and Revolution Ron Alloway already has 6 days on EVERYONE!!!! Soupie can't keep up with the Revolution as far as days in the saddle. Can you?

Patented Ratio

Accelorade has a patented ratio between protein and carbohydrates making it a superior training beverage. Hrmmm 4 carbs to one gram of protein.

My mind continues pondering from Frick Park monday, Perhaps I (soupie) will patent my own ratio.


Thus I Publish the Soupie Ratio, On my 29 karate monkey I am running a 32x20 or a 1.6 : 1 ratio aka the Soupie.

It is now common occurence when out singlespeeding with your friends to ask "hey what gear ratio are you running? I am running the soupie!". And when your friends realize that they are running an inferior gear ratio on their 29er (cause no one is friends with anyone who rides 26in wheels anymore) they will swing down to the most twentyninest (a word soon to be patented) shop in the south hills to pick up new chain rings and cogs/freewheels.

We also just recieved the Mark Weir Signature 29er tire the WEIRWOLF!!!!!!! 29x2.55

Not just a 2.5, it is a 2.55!!!!! HOLY SH%T!!!!!!

Thought I'd just keep all yinz in the loop.

Playlist:
Pentagram - Relentless
Dropdead - Dropdead
Avskum - Crucified by the System
Danzig - Danzig II Lucifuge

Thanks Scott!

Even Corey agrees!

If you suddenly discovered this blog, this posting will seem a little odd. Just check out our archives for details. Anyway back to the topic at hand...

THANKS SCOTT!!!

After some technical difficulties with his slide show, Scott Daubert of Trek Bikes fame entertained us with stories of the Discovery/ Postal team and some cool Trek technology.

Here we have Scott re-organizing his 60 plus top secret photos from his five years as the Trek Team Liaison to the Discovery Channel. As of six weeks ago Scott has moved on the Brand Manager for Trek Road Bikes. We are excited to see what the future holds with Scott at the reigns of the Trek Road Marketing Juggernaut!

Scott's talk was awesome if you are a bike geek like I am. We learned that a reduction of 18mm in the bottom bracket will save you a whopping 1;36 over a 50k TT! That will move you from the bottom 1/3 of the pack to a podium position in most Pro races. If anyone from HBO is reading, I have a idea to replace the Sopranos...Belgium Black Money.

I can hear our six rider saying the same thing. But Mike, That's a photo of Ivan Basso wearing a disco kit riding a Cervelo. WHAT GIVES? The answer is easy, my friends. When Basso joined the Disco Squad this year, The boys at Trek (GO SCOTT!) had to prove to Ivan that the Trek Equinox TTX was a stiffer and faster bike. Soooo... They had Ivan get into a low speed wind tunnel and ran some tests and guess what... THE TTX IS FASTER AND BETTER RIDING! Take that you stupid Canadians!

Anyway I digress. Thanks again Scott and you can ride the Paragon any time you want. P.S. I promise to keep T.J. and Adam any from you, or at least to limit them to 1 Q factor question a piece.

Later Kids, I'm Out!

East Coast Free Ride

While Soupie begins the eternal quest for Yinzers riding North Shore, I am on another quest. I want to start a new trend and bring it the for-front of Cycling Culture, EAST COAST FREE RIDING! I want to hear from anyone riding a cross brike on single track. Where do yinz ride? What set-up works best? How do you talk your buddies into converting? Keep me posted!

North Shore

NSBS.

Where are all the d00dz that like north shore stuff and free-riding? I had this d00d come in to the shop tonight and he was possibly the first person I have talked to that is actively building north shore stuff in pittsburgh. Needless to say I was pretty excited.

SOupie, you ride north shore?

No, I do not. I am a huge wuss. I do, however, think it is cool as hell. And the d00d that came in was st0ked on riding NSBS. So, anyone out there into north shore stuff, BMX stuff, or anything. Get in contact with us. We'd love to hear your story. If it is legible and coherent (more so than this blog) we will post it. d00d is gonna bring us pictures of his teeter totters and drop offs. Into touring? We will post your pictures crossing the continental divide. Cyclocross? We will post your picture of you bunnyhopping a barrier. Cross Country afficcionado? We will post pictures of your twistiest single track, and your most technical of rock gardens. Want to give a trail report? Sweet digs, TRM would like to hear it.