The bicycle, one of the world’s most resolutely human-powered machines, will join the long list of devices that have switched from the manual to the electronic when a new gear system makes its debut this weekend at the Tour of California.
Although the battery-powered derailleur by Shimano promises to bring ease and accuracy to changing gears by enabling riders to shift with a light touch to two electronic switches, traditionalists worry that it may erode the basic tenets of the sport.
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Awesome! Rad! Cool! Sweet! Skiers and snowboarders alike used these adjectives and many more to describe their trip down Beaver Mountain on a snow bike during a free demo of the product Feb. 7.
“It’s really pretty easy, if you’ve never skied you could pick this up faster,†said Bill Pierce of Providence. “It’s like floating down the mountain.†Pierce took advantage of the free demo day with his 12-year-old son Scott, who road the kid-sized version of the new extreme snow sport toy.
Not a mountain or BMX bike — although the design of each was implemented… More info
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Living on Treasure Island, George Graef sees just about everything going on on the Lake. So when he saw this bicycle skimming across the waves, he wasn’t necessarily surprised, but he did pause to take a picture. “The inventiveness of Canyon Lake water ski enthusiasts is something to admire,†he says.Â
According to Al Van Beenen, who often is involved as a boat driver when something unusual is taking place on the water, Mike Murphy and Tony Klarich are behind the latest contraption…Â More info
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USA Cycling teamed up with GT Bicycles to host the first of four camps in 2009 to be a part of a USA Cycling’s new BMX Junior Development Program. Seventeen 15-16 year-old men and women were invited to the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., Feb. 1-6 to take part in the first camp of its kind.
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Nine of the top young men in the sport of BMX and eight of the best young women arrived on the campus of the Olympic Training Center on Sunday where they were greeted by USA Cycling BMX Director Mike King and USA Cycling BMX coaches Brian Fell and Jeff Glynn, and later Jerry Bradford. Also on-site were GT Bicycles Team Marketing Support Coordinator Steve Spencer and Vet Pro Eric Rupe. The athletes, along with more than a dozen of their parents, were promptly taken on a tour of the Olympic Training Center. …Â Details