Race and donate shoes – get 30% off Avia or Newton Running shoes! 

Run in Racing Cane and donate a pair of shoes and we will give you 30% off of our Avia or Newton Running shoes!  Shoe donations will be accepted at SBR Sports or at the Racing Cane 1k/3k/6k event.  New or lightly worn athletic shoes of all sizes will be accepted and delivered to children living in the cane fields of the Dominican Republic as they participate in a free race in April, 2011.  This offer is good through October 16th.  

This offer applies to Racing Cane participants who donate new or lightly worn ATHLETIC shoes. 

For more info about the race and to register visit http://www.run13.com/races/racing-cane

Racing Cane, Dominican Republic, April 2010

“Racing the Cane is committed to improving the lives of children in the sugarcane fields of the Dominican Republic and cane shack communities of Ecuador.  Through a yearly race we get families and communities physically involved in raising funds and shoes. In turn, we provide a racing event and educational assistance for children living on the sugar cane plantations.  We believe that education and enterprise can help stop the cycle of poverty and give these children the option of a better life.”  Please visit http://racingthecane.org/. 

Donate shoes and run for a great cause! 

LOOK 595 Stars and Stripes

Dan saw this paint scheme in a catalog and fell in love. Whatever his reason, patriotism or just a love of red, white and blue…he needed one. We did some calling. France was done making this paint job for the year so LOOK USA told us about this particular frame set. This bike was built and painted for Brooke Miller (complete with her sponsors’ logos) and had spent most of its time in a glass case for display. Brooke was the US National Champion in both criterium and road racing for 2008 and is looking to compete in the Olympics in London 2012. She is a US pro racing for Team Tibco. This is a special bike for sure.
 
When it came to the build it was fortunate that Dan already preferred SRAM RED components due to the logos that were clear coated to the frame. This version of SRAM Red is actually called 2010.5, and has a slightly different finish. We liked the shiny white of the Ritchey bar and stem, so that fit well. Dan already had an American Classic 420 wheelset with PowerTap that he intended to use and fit the build extremely well. We put the Schwalbe tires on then all pulled up a chair ’cause there was only one big step left…housing colors for the shift and brake cables coming out of the shifters at the handlebar. It was 1 a.m. and three of us sat around with little pieces of cable housing wondering what color goes where. White brake, red front derailleur and blue rear derailleur was the final choice.
 
This was a sweet build and definitely one of my favorites.

LOOK 596

This particular bike is amazing for several reasons. The main feature that sets this bike apart from everything else is the crank. The ZED crankset can fit both compact or standard chainrings and can be changed from 170, 172.5 and 175 mm crank arm lengths. When it comes to stiffness and lightness… this one takes the cake.  As you may know, a larger diameter tube has greater stiffness; well the bearings are twice the diameter of pretty much every other bike out there. Most bikes are lucky to have what is called BB30. 30mm being the diameter of the bearing on either side of the bottom bracket.The LOOK 596 comes with BB65! Lastly, any time there is a linkage where you bolt something on you lose some rigidity. LOOK’s answer to this is to make the ZED crank a single piece. No bolts. Large diameter carbon crank arms that start at one pedal and end at the other pedal with no linkage in between. Pretty amazing if you ask me…why I own one too.
 
This custom build was great. Albert and I had previously done a F.I.S.T. fitting and found that this bike would work for his unique body position and comfort. We spec’d out the bike with as much ZIPP as we could. He wanted a training wheelset so we chose the ZIPP 101’s. He also got the ZIPP Vuka Bull base bar and integrated shifter extension system. A little spendy, but nice because of how adjustable it was for the correct width and length that were unique to his fit results. SRAM RED everything including the return to center shifters.
 
Bike came out light, stiff and fast. Albert raced it at Scofield two days after picking it up and reported how nice it was…again, why I ride one myself.

-Kyle

The Utah Valley University Cycling Team is once again sponsoring their summer criterium race series!  This race will be a closed criterium course located in Vineyard.  The course is flat, smooth, and super fun!

Every Monday evening starting at 5:00 pm.

Entry Fee: $12 per race, $3 per kid’s race, $10 USA Cycling Licence fee for all non-licensed riders. 

Races PAY OUT to the top 6 finishers and SBR Sports is sponsoring the PRIME LAP PRIZE at each race!

Located at 240 East Gammon Rd. Vineyard.

Directions:  From I-15 take the Orem Center St Exit.  Head west to Geneva Rd.  Turn left on Geneva and go south for 1/2 mile to 400 S/Holdaway Rd.  Turn right on 400 S and take the next right on Vineyard Rd.  Go north and take your first left on to 3600 N/Gammon Rd. Follow Gammon Rd heading west for ~1/2 miles.  You will see a park and the Vineyard Town Hall on your left.  Park at either the town hall, the tennis courts, or the soccer fields just as you turn on to Vineyard Rd. DO NOT PARK ON THE STREET – YOU WILL BE TOWED!  The race will be a block further down Gammon Rd, but the course is closed to vehicles so you will have to walk or ride to the finish line.  Registration will be at the finish line. 

The Garmin Edge 500 is a GPS-enabled cycling computer.  This is a sweet little device.  And I do mean little.  It is sleek and does not cause a scene or detract from the beauty of your bike.  It attaches easily to your handlebars or stem and is low profile and light-weight.  Once installed, it is also easy to remove from the bike; just a small twist.  Some other things I love about this computer?

• User friendly!  The quick start guide is only 12 small, large-print-with-pictures pages long.  The guide tells you everything you need to get set up.  There are only 4 buttons on the unit with a classic press or hold set-up to access different functions.  And, the menus are in plain English.  The words actually relate to the function.  Nice.
• So much data!  The Edge 500 tracks calories, distance, time, speed, elevation, GPS accuracy, grade, heading, temperature, total ascent, total descent, lap data, and vertical speed.  It also has the capability to track heart rate, cadence, and power with some additional equipment (heart rate monitor etc). 
• Free online data viewing and sharing!  At Garmin Connect, you can load all of this data and view the stats of your rides.  You can also share your rides with others, add notes about your rides, and use the playback feature to watch your progress along a route as well as your speed, heart rate, etc. at that specific location/time along the ride.

Here is an example.  This was my first ride with the Garmin Edge 500.  When I connected my Edge 500 to Garmin Connect, my data was loaded with the click of a button and Google maps, my ride stats, and data charts were automatically generated.  SO FREAKIN’ COOL!

• Great training tool! There are plenty of advanced options for training; like setting up ”courses” where you can compare stats as you repeat rides on that course. This enables you to gauge your progress as you train by revisiting that course throughout the season. You can also set your max heart rate and your training zones, and the Edge 500 will track which zone you are in and the duration. 

So, if you are someone who is data-oriented and can use that data to take your training to a new level, or if you just like stats and cool maps of your rides, I highly recommend this bike computer.  Used by Kyle.