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urrounded by sinewy roadies in team. kit , I stood!

over a shiny Dogma 2on acobbled street in . Trev-

iso, I ta ly. Itwas at QoolJulymorl1.ing •• 1 On a sunny

Augu_cs:tafternoon in Steamboat SPl ! 'i ngs~ Colo -

rado, I straddled a Moots 26er andlooked back at _b-----------"

lny four-year-old son, Roscoe"to see if he was smilmg and sit-

ting squarely on his Halfwheeler ..Roscoe griped that he didn't

feellike pedaling, _ '[was in Treviso among more than 8,500

de¥oted cyclli is ts for the Gr,aulfondo Pinarello, The ],2a-~uile lun[1'o course and tbe

fearsomeMonte Grappa awaited us. _ I was in Steamboat with.mywife and k id s )

a nd . m y , o Id f ri en d Paige. Our plam Rol l around F or a w hile " W e meandered a long

a paved t ra i l on the ri ve r, w a tc hin g p eo ple intubes float downstream ..- We blew

out of Treviso, weaving past hund re d s ,o f riders and through dusty ' t owns 'with

e hn rc h b ells ri ngi ng. The peloton stretched farther than I a oum d s e e .._ A fte r S PU J l-

nillg301nmutes~we took a bre ak in a t ow n park , I s at unde r anoak treewithDiana

a nd Pa ru ge w h ile th e k id s played on swings.a A fte r a coup le h ours , w e re ach ed th e

lo w er s lo pe s ,o f M o nte Gra.ppa..a climb that has been conquered by Bartah ..Me r -

ckx, and.Cunego, The route ascends nearly 4;000 feet in the : & 1 " S ' ~ S.Smiles, then

keeps rising. I tooktwo hours to reach the foggysun11Illlt,. getting passed bydozens

o f B ri tis h g u_ ys in . S k y k its ..My right k ne e th robbed , and ] w as oo ld and 78 mi l e s

fro m T ['Ie vis o.IIW e go t back on our moimtain bikes and explored the historic

shopping district, then tried out ~ dirt trail that ~.kiroodthe town, On an uphill

stretch, I briefly shifted into the triple, • I pushed that Dogma as hardas 1could

on th e 45..m inute p lunge of f ' the G ra pp a, :1buzzed pa s t paramedics tending to a.

gu y who hadrollsd over a .guardrail I_ WfJnondledever to Steamboat's bot -,spri.l1g-

fedmunicipal pool. The boys and I raced down slidesthat emptied into 92""degree

water .._ Around mile 80, I booked up with tilpack of'smart-ass Italians who kept

pointing at me in profile and caning me A l D J d y Schlack. As we rolled pastProsec-

co vlneyards.we tradedjokes and steady puns .• !As we rode away from the pool,

Boseoe was pedalingbardand s . a t y i . n g he wanted to race, _Near tile century mark ..

I ble w up . T he frie nd Jiy Ita lian s disappeared, and nw righit leg felt a . s 't ab o f painw f uth ea ch s tro k e, I p ulle d into a re st s to p and. d ra in e d th re e C ok es , _ W e rode th e

riverside path bark to the car. I recal] that Roscoe was laughingand ringing his

b ell a nd i l l . l ~ e C , 8 1 UHlI .ep l l i e , a s , a l 1 t hum the: fa t t i res made

as they rolled over wooden. bridges. ,I ITbe last hour

to Treviso was not exactly pleasant. I rode alone ..

imagining all tbe r iS lOUo and red wine I was going til'

inhale. I was in . a.place:where you pedal out of duty

ratherthanjoy or aggression, aplacewhere you feel

like you're undergoinga g e n u f u l l e I D . y important test,

• Roscoe and I blasted back to the p,arkinglO' t , win-

n ing the uncon te s te d race to th e ca r, W e sa t on a curb

and cheered as the others arrived. _When I reached

Treviso, workers were d.eflating the big finish-line

arch .. I didn't see anyone familiar; so I began liding

back to the hotel, Twas crusted in salt and trhnn ~

phantly empty. Then I got lost and wasted more than

an hour searching for the hotel, - The whole ride in

Steamboat covered 8miles. Maybe 9.• Including the

rid€!tothe start, thefondo, and the eonfusion after-

wa rd , I covered at least 1 1 4 5 mi l e s , ! ! ! ! ! T'W()! minutes

a f t e r I Ul"Q,·po of f tha t2 ' , 6 ·e ' i I ' " s om eone h an d e ·d 'm . ,e " ) fl r o s t v.l...... ' 1 ' ' 1 ' ~,o:l v.l~. !i,.•.!'. '.'''' ~:>v. . '-'v .. .' . . .. . . < I i ! . ..;;:0 'J

Dale's Pale Ale. ] s at on a.patio chair andwatched my

kids play with hula.hoops as at rainbow arched over

Mount Werner .• 1 When I staggered into the hotel

lobby~someone handed mea cold Percni. Then the

storytelling began, _ I tWaB a perfect day on a bik e, _

Yeah~itwas a perfect dayon abike,

P ete r F lu x'

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How far, how fast,

Ed lg 1 !@ ® 20 0 _ . G arm injs s lmp l e s t G P S bike computes yet, I t captures ,~ . y@Jymil~,@

and m l l 1 u ~ e S O l y ou can S ' E ! e whe~e y o u ' v e b 2 e F 1 l ~a n a l Y z @ y o u r ride . 9 l n d s l h a n ; ~i~tt.

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(Vau ,Saiid~I) I a··.J _ en" ln~tE A R ,N IN G ,C U R V E ,C O LU M N IS T C O lIN M C E N R 'O E (P . 3 D ) N E E D S A B . I 6 C y e U N G G O A l , f O R Z (J 1 Z ~H E R E A R E J U S T A F E W O F 'OUR S U G G . E S T t ' s .

T H E rO U R D 'E R O U 6 E " F I R O M H O U S T O N I T O I N E W D IL E A H IS . IT 'S P A N C A K E f L A 1 ! 1 1 1 0E 2 I R IE C ,O V E R Y .Y O IU ' I L L B E I N S ,P 'IR iE D IB V T H E P H V S IC A L . . A N D

I M I E N T A I L T O l w n ; I H N E ' S S O F T H E M E N A N D W Q lM IE N W H O H ,A V E R E T U R N IE IO If R O M C O M B A l . , D Z R 2 1 N ' W E S l e I N M A S S A C IH I U S E T 1 'S . •

l i f nU S I S ,A I K llL E R . R ' A 6 B iR ' A ,1 (E A 1 ' A T M R . P O R K [H 'D P J , . H O T IE R 'N ' M E L l l , Q O li N \ \ n C H I T A F AL L S ,,' I IE X A S . W E S E E : U " I D I D ' D ' ' ' P L U S R I D E R S E I C I H Y E A R , .

Ihadto laugh while ,reading' '·CrashCourse' (Oct).l'djust,oomeback,from aride du'= 'r,'.; whichI'd -IOllel1a .de . " e d __ UL._ rm.g .. . _~.-J' ' ' --- _ .1 .. 1 1 . _ s _ rap...up lny legswhile'walking the drop-in toHorsethiejjust',outsideFruita,,Colorado. Ofoo,urse lhad an audience.Ilmo w p eo p le r ide ,this sec t ion" butI'venever seen itdone. Dave 'C :rayen , De:nl¥e:r

rilE SNOPS J 8U lO 'V E

I c ould p ic ture m y se lf w a lk in g

into the shopsin "On Hallowed

Ground') (Oct.) and smelling

the past. ] reeentlyvolunteered

a t Chain R e ac tio n in G o sh e n,

Indiana.where you canbuy

a u se d bicy cle o r e arn on e by

w o rk in g. I w as a m aze d by t i le:

nn m be r o f ld ds a sk ing fo r bik esto ge t "to sch oo l a nd a dluIts who

wanted them.to eommute, No

on e 'wa s turne d d ow n,

S :t ev e R if fe ", L ee sb ur g" IN

WOlll'$ "IAlIISr " ' I IEB, lI w i s h you'dprmted t h e ' a d v ic e

on giving blood (Coaeb ..Oct)

a y e ar ' a go , before I e n t to do-

n ate .B e ca us e I 'm 0nega t i ve ,

th iY."~ "",0 T Il"\0 , ,1 . ' ~c a : O ' . • , " " ' I d e n ib ~.o . - a · d · _. ! l o ,; ;Y B;;!IlI\.tU 111.\ : ;tl.l Q. . ' ..U .. I~ 1 ~ .

c e l l d on a t io n . Two weeks la ter ,

Ihad to stop on a ride to catch

y our lis t. O w ne r D ave

L ettie ri w re nch ed fo t Lance

Armstrong at the :2000 Tour

d e F ra nc e ..H e o ff er s a m a zin g

; s e l 'Vi ce~ ,and a t la rg e- sc re e n 'T V

tow atch race re run s .. .

Lino.sl(,f}geviRas~

Santa Barbara" CA

F as 'I 'r ac k B f fi .e y de sill San ta .

Barbara shouldbe at the top of

m y bre ath . M y buddy~a d o c to r "

to ok m e to ta sk fo r ,e ss en tia Jly

anti-doping.

Alex Tetla't,KirksviZ:le, MO'

"A1 1 , 1 , O F ' . ,111 '

"Is Thi s the C oo le st B ik e E ve r

Made?" (Oct.)was an excel ..

lent heads-up for anyone who

hasn'tused . a bike ~ohau l cargo,

] ride an Urbaoathat holds up

to 125 pound s on its r ea r r ac k.

Kur . in . ,Clf/ f-ord,. M osco w, ID

''''ESF '.,.," cOU, . ' rES 'Thank y ou f or ' ' 'Reining in ¥ou.J '

Parade" (Road R]ightsjOct).

I an t a cyclist and a c o un t y

p la nn in g c om n us sio ne r, I n ee d

communlty supportwhen Fm

p ro po sin gld ee s s uc h a s h ik e

lanes and b ik e p ar kin g. B e in g

co urte ous o n the ro ad h e lp s

build cyc l i ng infrastructure',

Alex L,aie'wsld~

,Sac.r,ame.' .lto, ell

I.r~ 'I:DA1,[10'1I'm a passlonate cyclist and a

d ie -h ard I ta lo ph ile , s o "Man-

gla, Bev e , Bici" ( S ep t .) b r ough t

te ars of J oy to Inyeye::s, Thanksfor a t superbaccount oflfuvfung

the dream-with Cerv~;illoRaB,

n o. le ss , A nd th e photo of the

p omod o1YJ e Da:3ilico ...oh, s o r ed ,

so Juky~s o s w e e t~ !Grozie!

VicMareusMuschiano"

Bopif'in.ton, .MiI.

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C R O S S O F F V al U R U S T . 'C r : C U N ,G . •[OAf /G .mUIDf ' IASHD'["DAVG'FT ID ' fASFDAEVElY [YCUS'1.

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(B [CYCLING@roda t e . , c o .m )~

s n ai l m a i l, Twitter (@B [CY~

CL M NGM ag)~orFacebook

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Blu edogCyc l e s eOuHa ll ow e d G r ou nd ,"

Oet . ) isin Viroqutl,'I'],,},':'. ..wfS'COR$IR~

The Decolsike bike-

share program (Instant

E xp ert, O ct.) is lo ca te d in

Miam i B e a ti h ,. F l o r ,i i la ~

" O C K E T A l T A C K '

ThaS"ok·ane Nlord·c Sif'9_..~ _.. _ I .1

E,dUlca t ion Foundation's

j un io ll ' r ac ,e t 1eam rides once

a week dl,ll!rinl the summer.,

O ne day Iw a s , r icUn , gw~ th

the bey,s,when IIhe'~ud Imy

SO,I" I IyeU "lOadl PUnl ove,r~n

~found li'IimwrIthing on

.so:meone-s ya,rd, m:aklng

a,wful nelsss, Beedown the

lerse,y? I wo'nde'red. IRoc k

inl the I,ace? SeIzure? He

looked up and said, "Qh

't:ha,tlisgros:s. I blew a snet

rocket aUover Imya.l I 'ml !n

Tom Sc.ftaaJ; S.p(J,iune"WA

Wep.romi5f~'your kid wni be'

blown away by your ark Tool

orne Mechanic Starter Kit.

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YOURDAIRIYD O S E !

1 0 1 M A X , I M I IZ E H E ' i L JI II

B ,E N E f I T S " A IM ~ D R U P 1 0 1T H R E E , S : E R V I N G S ( A B I D U T

l i H R E l E I C U P S ) A D A Y

VitulninD-forlffied,rsiallS I r e l D Sllpport

immune~SJlstemhealffl

D R U l n e M I L K

Cows r l ised ithout

' l1XIlDsureti s m t J l e U £ ,I l : h e l l l i 1 i c a l s prod'uc.

m i l k f f C h i n alptla"

l in . u l e nh : a d d l , w 1 i I i { h l

I1!:SBIIIChsiilJS ~illII

s t r e n l t k e J 1 I ' m 1 l l l I l J n l t y .

I E f i l r f

' h i s , ' r i r n k a J b 1 e Y G l U n,entains m o r e ' ~ i v , ebutefia thalli mos,1I

r~lul i1ryoprts~mak~l!Ilitii lJelllelldal

a d ' d i l i i l l l : n ta lsmlllithies,

c e r e a l , a n d 5 0 1 1 1 1,' .

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'h e s m ' a U " c I I J f d v e r s h l J not ' lh is S[Ol lablc ! '{heSS!~sa ste l la r5 : O U R e a t p n l t e i n ,w i l i l l 2 i & ' ,1 . m : 5 p e l! c m p

of t h, ! a l l" im po r ta ld

m u s d e · m e n c l e , I ' .

D G I E S I M I U ' ~ 4 N D r r s P R O D U C T , S P I I N ~ O F F S - A E ( L 1 Y D O

A B O D Y I G O D D ] ' A B S O : l U T E ,L ' " IF 'Y O U IP lD ,W ' W H l A T ' A N I D I H O W

M U C H 1 iO , C Q 'N S U iM E . IY . lI Z A P P L E G A T E , P H D

ilthsomanymixed messages swirling around d,amry~

~[ l1c lud imgsome trendy diets that advise a thle tes

to steel' clear of it " we're left to wonderwhich is

the better choice, ordering a burrito si n quesoor

drowrung our Cheerios inmilk? Ac!~.)ordlling to resea reh frorn the

American College ofSports Medicine, m i lk a nd other dairyprod-

uets ..such asyognrtandcheese, can and shouldbepartofacyclist's

daily diet. Besides the health benefits they offer, like strengthen-

ing immunity and warding off high blood pressure ,and diabetes,

they're also packed with performance- boostingmueients, in-

cluding calcium, vitamin 00,and potassium, Plus dairy contains

whey protein, which stimulatesmuscle rebuilding after intense

exercise, sa.y~:Stuart Philllps, PhD, a professor at McM~tster

University ill Ontario, And a recent study in, the Joumal of'

Stren.(l .th a nd Co ndit .t b n ln ,{ J Research reports 'khat consuming

dairyaf te ra workout mm , p r ov e ssubsequent exercise pe r fo tmane ecomparedwith drinking a carb-supplement beverage.

U that: isn't enough to get you to aim your shopping cart

t oward the dairy a is le , h e re a re f o. ur 1110re reasons,

YDU 'LL l I T ' lmE I ' Deirymakesa gooddietbetterwhen combined

with other nutritious foods-emilk added to whole-grain break-

fast ceres], yogurt mixed with fresh fruit and nuts, kefirblended

into pancake hatter ..(I,rGrsek-style yogurt stirred into soup, One

cup of dairy 'cQ,ut ,afunos.0 percen t of your daily calcium and vita-

m in D ne ed s , :2,5. e rce n t of th e d.aUyva l l iue of riboflavin (a v i t amin

essential ferthe growth and repair of body tissues), and more

than ];0percent of y our daU y potassium requirement.

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I n l l k e ' c r e a m , '5'lft:or Ihan:llheese,5~

th '~spapu'~lr I ,all l 'i l t» ,

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H O I T I " ' S D O N E' ¥ O I r ' I D . , B E HE l L 1H I E RT ou ghw o rk o ut s~ s uc h a s i nt er va l t ra in in g: a nd

~ 'O 'i ln d ,o,m ,d ' !- ' -\ ' ij « \ n' C<= !Orides.can w' reaken vourhnmune svste m inereas-1 . . . . "0,"""U,·"UIIl Q. v .. !l.ro:l" .. ", ......1)1. ,.n , , J . . UIIl .JIL1uUll . . ' .. o,,_, o::lllb· a . ' " n. ·.U.:I

in g l['isk f o r c o ld s and flu.,Studies show t llattClI~tu.l-ed dairyproducts."

such as yogurtand kef i r , supply l ive bacteria (probiot ics) thatboost

~ev eh ; ,ofdlsease-fightlng im m u ne ce lls and . thereby reduce the r i sk

for upper respiratorytract infections,

lb,! Subtie A rt l o f W h e e ! I 'T r u ii ,n gJUDE IRSTEIN ,DW NERO SUSA W ELW DRK

Jude K~rstein has trued thousands of wheels since she started

w re nc lh in g in 2 0 0 4. T he P o' rU a n d. O r eg .c Jn -b as ed w h ee l b U ilild er

admits it 's a tr icky IPFJCEl'SS that: r equ ir es f ii ne sse- a n d endless

patlence, (Wmlkshops at her studio ' 0 1 1 " 1 rnasterjng the craft

typjjcaHy run two days.) Go ahead and set upyour t:ruingstand,

Theil consider K i n : ; ; , t e l r n j s hard-aarnad ~nsight$ln yom pursult of

that perfect circle' .

T.heW - - · · 1 1 1 7 1 . - , > . - . . -rotein- .... -~J P .._-- -in milk stimulates musclerebuildillg ~fter' intense

exercise, such as ' ahardride: ,A ,lL OW TIM E FO R lIPiROPE:R DI ,A ; .GNOSIS Th,en~ a re no Quick friixeshere. Hasty corrections can ruin a. wheeL. V~EWlHiE WHIEI~L AS A

W~HQlEWh illeyou r iiis.tinets may t f: ![ l you to 'home ~n0n an obv~ou!5,

m~sa~.lgnmentand start twe,aking spokes" check the entire whe~t

first. Is,the tension even in eu the spokes? Isthe wheel centered?

lisit even ~ateraUy (side to side)? RadiaHy (up and down)? lISTIE'N

TO THIESPOK.E:S Just beCaU5'E!a wneello oks latera l ly t rue doe 9; n't

maks lt so, Every spoke must have aqual tension, which ls ~mpos-

slbla to eyeball. lDon~tre[y Qnly on a tension meter; pluck each

spoke with your fingers Hkeag'U~tarstring. The lower the note, the

looser the spoke.-lucy Burningham

" O U ~ , 1 ! . 1T R I M F I T E X ' , € 1 rC i s € p hy sio lo gis t J oh n I vy ; o f t h e Uni ' l l€r sUy o f

Texa s .aJt:Austin J, p ula g ro up ofuntrained m en and w om e n through

th e r igo rs o f hard cyc l i ng for an hour a d t\l~,o w days a . w ee k, fo r

about a . mon t h " Immediately af te r e ac h training s e s s km and again

o ne h our la te r, the subjects drank e~ther a . cup o f c ho co l at e milk, a

e ar bo hy dr ate -o nly b ev er age w ~ .'ththe. s am e n um b er o f 'c alo rie s:"or

,S I placebo with no calories" Atthe end of the training period, the

chocolate-milk drinkers lost more body fatand ga ined more lean

muscle than the carb-only group. And the weight-loss benefits

d on 't s to p wltThl.(:hoco'~;atem ilk . A cco rd ing to a s tud y published in' the , Jburna l Q f th e A m e . 7 1 c l l n " .Medical A S : S , f ) c i a t i o n ~ peop le 'who a te

three daily servingsof calcium-ricb (1~200ntg) dairy were 60 per-

c en t: l e s s Uke~y to b e o v e rw e i gh t than those who consumed l e s s ,

''¥IU~lllHrIRTThe ehocolate-milk drinkers in Ivy 's study also expe-

rienced a t w of o ld i nc re a se in aerobic fitness, as measured by'VIO 2

max, comparedwith 'the carb -only group, Researchers. credit the

p r o ll te i n ,- c ar b m ix in ch oco la te m i lk for these tra in in gga :in s. T he

whey protein stimulates cells to make: more protein, givingath ..

le te sgre ate r ga in s in lean m a ss a nd a U crw in g fo r better endurance ,

"W be n Ilo ok a t ntoney spent on two-cups c fchoco la tami lk , forthe

benef i t s it Impa r t s , i t, can' t be beat," s a y s Ph i ll il ip s . .

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rate the f -onowmg three exercises into their strength

programs ..One important caveat. Ifyou have limited

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:it with awater-based degreaser, like Shnple

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· ca ge ( fo r e as y a .c cje ~s s) .U se aa in tbrush to

alm~I!the de :reaser to the chain. Fhrish by

h old in g a soapy sponge around th e chain and

turning the cranks, Hose: off the excess and

letitdry .l~~Adf'lan Hedderman~h e a d l T Z e C n O J 1 ' -i c ~Co la v it a jF o r :n o D '~ ~ o lo p . rn ,cycling team

needto rotate the wheel: the:freewhee] keeps

the cogs moving"=Jim Langley) author oj

Your Home BIcycle Workshop

"Braking causes aluminurn rims ito oxidize,

leaving a layer of gril l that c a n c o nt a. nm i n a te

brake pads., Every 100 l liui les . .m ore often i J I D '

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"I prefer natural Tampico bristle brusbes.

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grease, or oil, Rinse the grime out of the

beistlesbefore Jnoving: on to th e w tex t pa.r t ,

.and you can attack a filthy drivetrain and a

mud-s attered framewith the same brush,"

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H€'Glthcaf€ procyclinfJ team

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Chances areyour typic a ll imdoorridegoes likethis Hop on train-

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But :spending h ours on th e trainer can b e o v e rk i ll Indoor work -outs "areharder than rid.ing outside because you'reftgh.ting the

resistance of the trainer;' says coach Andy Appilleg:ate of Carmi-

chael T'rain~ngSys'~ems,That's wh,ryhe recommends short, hard

efforts. f~YOlltnbufld youraterobic energysystem-dn less t~nle,,"'he

s a ys . .Applegate suggests d o r u u g one 'o f theworkouts b el ow tw ic e

a V le ek ; ch oo se an oth er f or a . th ird h ard d l a , y ~Af t e r three weeks,

tr y one ofthe more rna l le l lgingv-:ar ia t iolUt Allow'one dayafrest ..

cross-training, or easy lidding between se'Ssions,~Selelle Yeager

SF! IN EASV FO R 1.0 Tens M I N UTE.S e EIFCU~,EEACHI WOR'KOU,..

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mJiimlrurM,Sreco·v,ery),.

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rmli 'nu tes il it IRAE 9 (110 101:0 no Ipen:elmt,of Ihresl1J.dldl)I!,hen one min'ute:au'' '

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movement? D m s 2 l S i S e m b l l i e the stem

from the ~teerl~r"k€!€pingrack

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to a study in the A.merican Joumol Q f Sp o rt s Med iC in € , back pain is the most common

overuseinjury reported bycompetitive cyclists. Even if you don't p m r t on a race num-

ber every weekend, "simple yoga-based stretches align you r spine; relieve back, neck ..

and shoulder pain; and create flex:ibU.ity in your upper body;" says Alyssa. Dinowitz,

founder of Athletes Yoga in.Tempe, Arizona. Do this sequence two Of' thr@€'itimes a

w ee k to k ee p your back g oin g s tr on g ..-Lindsey Em,e,~y

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topedestrians.On dedIcated-use paths.walkers, runners, and

skaters a r e ' Fe s, jt ri c ted to a pedestrian lane, and you must rideon

th e b ik e p orti on " E V IIIY .H EAI you~UHl{elyenoounte:rpede ' st r ia ru;

whobreakthe rules, But even ifynu haw the r ight o:fwa.~, it~syout"

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Shadngthero!adM:thcars~sfa.irl~tT.31ightfQrwa:rd :C]1cltistshavethe

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the rulssdepend on the rou t e you're il ' iding~Heres howto dea]with

some c ommon sc ena r io s

ON11I5 ,SID&,WAI.Unl e s s it is again st the law ( s e e m , ap ) to ride on .

the sidlewallik 01' in a crosswalk (QoD_siider,ed an extension f),f the:

.:ddewrult), you may lawfully ride there, although you might be

r e q u d r e d to yield to pedestrians .• H E N A p&lmlllli C R O S S E S

11IE,RO,ID i the pe de strian is l a :w fuUyc lo s s in& you are required

to stop. Dorr't.hamme» tncross ahead ofthe pedestrian, and don't

weave between waJk,e ts . r; j;LawfuIly '" m eans thattlle lJEU'SOlTrl cross-eswith at g re e n li gh t o r Ine crosswalk and steps off,tbe cuihwith

enoug 'h t ime : ior ' you '~Oreact. (This doesn't me a n ilt~5-.lp:€D season

Qll jaywalke r : s -yoUl~l~etill obl iga ted to tr y to avo id hitting t h em )

IIIA IIIIE:LINE Cycllisl;s usually have the rlght-,~)t-wa~ unless the

~aw stat e s that the lane is als o, far pedestrian, us e. ON II II K& PI 11M I

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path, jiOU may he subject to speed limits and should alliw,~syield W h i l e m a n ~ ! C ~ f ! : l ! ! ! ~ n ~ £ ~ = ~ ~ a ye m a lre strh:.tive- b an n in g th e p r a d l i c e i n a . b L J l s i ' o e s s d i s t r i r t t '0 r e x a l l i l p i e .

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k no w th at I'man . e a r l y riser,

so setting an alarm dock for

4·:30 a.1I1t.never seems like

to o c ra zy of au i lde ; a~{n . l t i1i t 's

actually 4~30n the morning,

Barely awake, I foundmy-

se lf fo rc in g d ow n gian t salad

bo wls o f ce re al be caus e, a lo ng

with s om e f ri en ds , I'd finaUy de c i d e d itt w as

time to take ,on the fib~ed Two-Hundred

on One-Hundred, Thls regionallegend gets

its name from the 200 or somiles of R 0 1 L l t e

100 that span the illengtb of VerJ lDont from

Canada" ,a '~ the northern border, to Mas-

sa schuse t t s at 111 , esouthern border'. ( Th e

total ride isaetually :212 mi l e s , of wh i c h

about 98 percent is on Route 100, but "We

s , a _ ' c r i f i . c e d a . C C U J a c y because ' T w o - T\~,elve-

Mo s tl y . .on-One ..Hundred isn"t much ofa

catehyname, somethingall suchendeavors

deserve, if not require)

[fs not a race. not part ot ' an adventure

series orcharjtyevent.Its not even avarlety

ofthatmostcommonofillilSal1echanen:ges~

the late-n~ght drunken bet In that region

o f th e c ou ntry , the Tw e-H und re d is s o rt o fl ike .a y eti" a p ro duc t le ss o f v er if ls ble e xp e-

rience than rumor, the kindl of ride that's

n ev er be en d on e by s om eone you k now but

a l l i w . a ; y s by someone who knows someone

w ho o nce - k ne w s om e one w ho d id it. ] hap-

pened tobe athome in New EnglJatndwhe:m a .

rare free day in mycalendar coincided with

an opening in the calendar of my friend,

pro cyelocross racer Thl1Jobnson.We de-

c id .ed itw as f in ally tim e for th e 'two o f us to

tackle the ride. Tim and Lpieked up some

extra, horsepowerwhen a friend o f ours.an

all. 'What I founld. interesting was that this

sort . o f ride was almost completely outside

, o f : n~yexpe il I· je n c e a s a . p ro fe ss io na l ra ce r.

'Think about that: As a pro,who competes

at aworld-class level, I'm amongthe super-

elite oftbe sport, Yetnever had] pedaled ill

a s i n g~ e 'daly anything th at e ve n. approachee

the Two-Hundred. Intryingtoputthis ride

in context, Ilounderedwrapping mym i l 1 darcund It. Milan-San Remo is thelongest

race on the UCl c a IDe nd .a tr a t 29"8knl11 or just

more than 186 miles. I've raced stages of'

th e G iro and m os t o f cyc ling's M onum en ts ..

such as Li.ege- B as to gn e -L i eg e a nd [he 'Jour

·o f Flan de rs , a l] ,o f w h ich h ov er just a . bit

beyond 160 miles. And, don't forget 'that

competitors there a n have the benefit of a

rapidly m o v in g p elo to n to h e lp th e m cove r

ama t eu r racer named Ry,an Kelly" a s k ed if

he cou:~dcome a long , Our friend Chandler

Dellnkswas thereto provide support (and

s ho ot v id eo a nd p ie s) .

Of course it rained. Of course we g;ot

lo st. O f course Ryall c racked spe.ctacuJall' lliy(coinmg 'the Instant-classic phrasethat he

Felltlllee W l€ had be en ruu ove r by "a dump

truck full ,o f aw es om e "). O f co urs e we ate

a f iv e - p ou n dl tub of Marshmallow Flliuff to

fuelthe ride. And we rode waves cf elation

and sank deep' into agoniz ing pain, sha r ed

moments of boundless euphoria, and,

surrounded on allsidasbythe Gre j e nMoun -

t ai ns , f ou nd ourselves i so la te d i n m i se ry

A U 'th at s truggle " an d reward.fsn't my

point here, though.-everyon.ekuows you

don't do oneofthese rides,without seeing it

{be d is tan ce ..r e s true th at f ew c yc li sts . have

' the physical ability i ll tak es to be pros; bu t

to o . f ew pros, I a rd en tly b eli ev e .. h av e : this

s o rt o f a dv e n tu re m o g g e d i n th ei r d ia rie s .

Also, this ride made me t rudy consider

a termthat latelliy is tossed around thecyding world pro and amateur+too often

and too easily. Four hours: on at bike pep-

pe red witha h in t o f turbulent w ea th er o ve r

a h e f 'ty c lim b o r' tV{O~,a nd s ud .d .e oly riders

are sa.id to ha ve achieved somethingepic,

After doing the Two-Hundred, 1knowthat

'to be truly caned an epic, a ride requires

something lege.ndary~ somethdng you'll

remembeenot just the next month but the

next decade, It demands intangibles and.

elements you. don't see 011aweather map. It

demands everything. [j]

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T H E [ E A R l l _ i i ( U A V E

, 4 F Col'RMcE';lroe

An d I th o ug ht, 1 a nn ot go on .H ke t h i s " Now that I'm ridillng mo r e

t h an e v e r ; I ' m c o rr e s po n d in g ly awa re that s ta yin g a liv e d ep en ds o na t eom p l exweb o f sUen t c y c l is t - d ri i ve r n ego ti a rt io n s ,mm r t o fwhm c l tg o

8 ur p1 l'i si :n gly w e l l bu t s om e o fw h ic h s ca re th e r ui vi ng ,c ra p out ofrne ,

T hat's w hy, o n a re ce nt SaJtu!lday~] took a t b ike - s a fe ty course of ' : '

f a r ed by Bi k e 'Walk C o nn ec ti cut" T h e instructors, C h ris , R ic k, a nd

Maln 'YEllen, h ad planned som e c la s s wo rk , f ol lcw e d by parking- lot

dr i l l s . fo l lowed byan a f t e rnoon ,cittyr ide ithar tcon ta i ned , Rick p rom -

i se d . ."[ustabout e ve ry h aza rd y ou c ould possIDb~Y'encOUl1tel~.~"

W e: ta lk e d a bo ut " ta k in g the la ne ," T his m a y be o ld h a t t~Q'YOU;lbu t

] learned that I shouldn't ride wedged over on the right but rather

aut inthe road- farenough out to be;readilyvisible, Tbe drills W € ! l '1 € ! :

c h a ll e n gi ng , m o s tl y dn e to m y u np olis he d c yc lin g s k ill s. W e learned

to use a "power stroke" to get a fast start from a stop, Unfortunately;

my left-footed PO\\1Ief' strokewas often f oUowed by a right - foo ted

p ow e r o uta ge w h ile I h ap le ss ly k ic ke d a t t he a ir , trying to d ip in,

S oon w e h ead ed . out fo r th e 7~m U e r id e, W e be gan . in P ark ville ..

a . l 1e :f f ig hb~) Jj "ho odha t boa st s o f mn c l ' l e d i l l b l e mnltinatienal d i : v e r s m t y . .

which . re s ult s in g re at, a ff or da ble dmning exp e r i en c e s and th e op-

p,ortnn:i ty to share y o ur g ra sp ' ofAm e ric an ro ad rules w ith a f utu re

citize n w ho has done m o st o f h is d riv in g in Sa o Pa ulo o r Saigon"

A m ong m any o the rthm gs , I learned to try no t to drift leftwhen

lo ok in g ba ck a nd to c om r n un dc ate w ith d rl liv er s..A t a d lf flc ol t le ft

turn , Mary El len Wa JS a bl e t o f in d ! th e c yc li st 's graml~eyecontact+

'wi th a drive r w ho s to pp e d to le t us by .A t a s to ps ig n, we encounrered

a van s i tt in g " mo t o r idling. ] edg ed to r u t s ~ e ft .. il Fb ur m o re b ik e s c om -

in g be hind m e ," Iaid through th e open window; bu t the d ri ve r a JP ~

peared tohaee comegentlydetached fromthe retina o f r e aU ty .

Ai tb.e end, the ceursewent th l lO,qghan il l tersecti(I 'n that looks

like a . trig p rob l em , Three lanes run north,' - - - - - - - . ,

T H IN K B U S Y R O A D I S A R 'E S C A R Y ? T R Y .B IK E -S A F E T Y [LASS.I

our Of f iv e H In es a week" I ride through th e PlaceWhere I Feel

L i k e I'mE ve ntuan yG on na G et H it,

D o you have one ,oftho s e ' ? T he p la c€ : doesn ' t n ee es sa rily lo ok

any d i Ji le : l" e n tf rom o t he r r oa ds , b ut itjust f e el s om i no us , Mineit s North M ain Street. M y goa l when Lrum onto fu tis to ge t off

aga.infast~ because l l l fsfilled with d is trac te d e om m e te rs , th e

bik e la ne s uc ks , th ere 's a . z omb i e c ro s si ng ahead ...You ge t th e

fudle.a.,.P~us, h av e b) turn [ e f t~ ,wh i e b means entering '~raff ic .

One day I Inan ,aged to get in to th e turn laue e.arly; Just as 1

was cong ra tul a ti n g myself I heard th e roa r o f a tractor-trailer

t ha t, a s I g m , an c edb ac k , s e em e d to s t r e tchf rom my Connec t i cu t

town up into southern Massachusetts, A s it lumbered toward

m e , I t; ri le d togive ca re fu l thought b),t he a e ro d yn am i cs ofwhat

"WaS about to happen, but a U t ha t came was th e word suct ion: I

w asn 't sure h ow th at w euld work, e x ac H y, bu t I d~.dn·lwant to

f in d o ut . .S o I turned l e f t immediatelyInt» s o m e guys yard ..

a n . i s la n d. d i vi de 's l an e s to the we s t " a , h ig h -

w.ay dumpsin from the right.. Aswe ang~edl

into it, there was aman WhO•.~Vi1iell~t's hard

to s a r y w hat be w as do ing. H e 'w as back ing

h is ca r ac ro ss s eve ra l lan es and runn ing a

football buttonhook tow ard th e, lObby of a

nea rby hote l , I w o n de re d f tf lt :h e e ac he rs h adhired h im as a ' k ind o fftn ale xam . S tU l, w e all

som e how e nd e d up in th e correct l ane ,

T he course w as w orth a few hours , o , fmy

Itt- e~w hi ch I 'm , hop ing: wi l l r u n s .l it t le longer

because 0 , ' the new strategies I'm adopting;

S ure e no ugh ,. th e oithe;r day IW3 ] :S back 011

North Main, Trafflc was had) but] took the

lane, got al] theway len~and turned.Now I

'o wn th at s uc ke r. S uctiQ ,n permitting I~ I

Next mrmth, CoUrt to.rgetsa oly rlde' in 20jJ.2~

tmdlearns it ~8n e v e r t o o e a r ly to /ee l anx i o us .

IIIG i lT A I V I [ E F D R [D lI N 'l S : E N D , A N I -M A I L T O l E A R N I H l i C I J R V E @ R O D A L E J : O M r o





K N , O W I N , G

Y O U W A ~ _ TT O 'W I I N

1 , 5 O N E T H I N G .E I B E R I N G

W H Y 1 , 5A I N ' D T I H E R .

38 .pdlM li Z Izml~

from those :dders when I was caught,

a n ua n ce d yet s a t i s : fY~ngreward so di f i f-e l ,ent f rorn the

nafve victory I'd imagined all those years 21g0., That

was also wh e n [won th e dtunnthing.

I didn't raise my arm s , [ sluiced across Ull€l line on a

w ,e t r oad a t th e ragge d e dge o f a . th und ers to rm th at

had jabbedat us an day~,andI dropped my head in

relief that I hadn't crashed and Iwaited, coast-

lng, for euphoria or wha t ev e r klnd of rapture the

I T H E P U R S U I T

, b y Bil l Str ic k"al ,d

wenty years ago, I w as out fora lazy~Sunday-morning spin when a

loce m otive co m m otk m of c la tte ring ge ars , an d hissing chains and

shouts and laughs and red and blue and black, and green and.white

jerseys s izzle d pas t m e , A gale o f th e p ack 's o wn cre atio n tumbled

af te r th em , th en th e: 9 0 or so ride rs . vanished in to th e h orizo n.I had moved Ibn the Lehigh 'V : al ley on ly a few weeks earlier,

but il l knew Petjust experienced the fabled Derby : This unofficial

raee has no prizes ..keeps no records, is covered by

no media, but isesteemed by cyclists worldwide

thanks to the :hlternati0l1al riders who us e it Ior'

training while they ' re in . th e a re a to com pe te a t th e

Valley'svelcdrcme. Victory in i t s . finishing sprint

has been claimed by Oll iympi ic medaljsts, world

champions, nationalchampions from dozens of

1 I f ' I I < : : I t . · · ' 1 'on c.eve D ' , o n . ' r ' i " Q , retired ' T I I F l o , U 1 r '.e 'Fr aniee w i n n e r .LIJCI. . . V .·L~ '. IV! -, "U.iI"IIl. Iwoo, ~"...,. - " u.., ' , - - • , - ,, ' , • -, H~ " " ---~ - .

Because I didn't know .any better back then, I

im a gine d th row ing m y hands highin theairin Derby

triumph, , a . l1dp rOnl i s ed myse l f rdl

make it happen someday-but yearspas s ed be fo re I ev en d ared to ride : one ..

then yearsmore when success meant

staJyingwith, th e! pa ck a fe w ya rd s m o ve

be fo re ge tlin g s pa t out th e back . A full

decade after my first glimpse of the

D re ro~ I could finish wi th the group,

a t f ir st d~.spe:ra te l ly d in gi l1 g t o the taU..

th en f or y ea rs lo dge d s olid ly but h op e-

me:s s lyin the middle. .and)f inaUy~ every

s o o ft en , able 'b) touch the sharpend of

the race, In 2005, in the fittest season

of m y life..in a fe w weeks 'when the pros

and m o s t .o f th e oestanl,ateUl's were o ff

d oin g re a] rac es , ] tw ic e f in is he d third,

then second, Soon after, anew housing

d ev ellio pm . en t, b ro ugh t d en se r tra ff ic "

and the Derbyroyaltymovedthe f in i sh

to a . different road, onethat elunlnated

t h e g ra d ua :f f iupbiU th at h a.d :giv en ~n e

any chance at allagainst the heavier

natural sprinters, For at couple more

years I gave the Derby everything I

h ad . a ny way , 'th en f or ,3 f e w af te r th at,

thanks toworkand U:£' e nd ageand m o t s

ofotherhandyexcuses.I stoppedbeing

a rider 'tbew~ 'Ihad been.

I came-out on the o th e r . s· ff id leo'failli

th at f re e from theweight of a 20~year..

old dream". and that was when=thds

year~1 began r id ing the Derby bet-

ter than I ever had; Not m o tiva te d by

where Lmight finish, instead s inlpmy

b'y.illg to ride eaehweek inthe purest

sense ofwhat it meantto do it well, ]

i mm e r s ed m r f ,s e Jf ii nt he rhythm of th epack sittingwhen at real rider would"

attacldng in a 'Wa ( y that earned nods.

lS I R E A D M O l E O f IB IU ! S S T O I I E S A T B.CV(UNGJ:OM/S"U(ILANID~



achievement of at lifetime goal would.

brin g" A ll th at e m u.€ :to m e w as a que stio n ..

Isat up and took one hand off the

handlebar and mooked back for m y friend,

St~'V@ : Iwho bad been th€!fi€ at tllll€l ,end

when it w as dow n ·to jus t fowl" o f us , w ho

had once been named the state's best all-

areundamateur racer and had WO'IDl the,

D e rby m a ny times, When he rolled up, Ias ke d, "D o es th at c oun t?"

He s~apped me on the shoulder and

s aJ i d , ,~ 'Derby wmnerl' T he n rn a ybe : s e e-

in g s om e tbln g in mygrit - r Inged eyes ( 1 < ] [ " in

the s e t o f my s h ou ld e rs , h e s ai d, 'f .T b. ey al]

c ou nt . Y o u k n ow t ha t, '

And I did, The storm had kept most of

tlle good riders . a i w . a ; - y ~ . and a n bu t a few o f

the oneswho'd ShOW'D up had stopped

racing when acrash in a rain-sllckedeor-

ne r split li th e pa ck , B ut in . those 2 0 y ea rs

I'd riddenmany even stranger Derby days

wifthou t questioning the .autbenticity of

the victory. It wasn't the circumstance

. n · f ~ - l . ' I I . . , . ; l o rid r,>. I ,d:o'u,ted, it ,ff-ol:l·C th ::io circum-U__"" - . ..... - '.-. . _ ' I I . . - . . , . - " ' \ ' « .;::I ..... '-II. ." '- Y . _ _

s tance of m e . I h ad f in ,aU y wo na Derby~

on ly to f ind out I' d l lo s t a , sense of w hy it

had once m a tte re d s o m uch .

Everyonewas happy for me, told me

they k new bow m uch ]-Uwanted .3 De rby .

M y wife took me out for dinner, R ay

stopped byto toast me, The next morn-

ing} when I opened the refr igera tor ' to

start I na :kmn g I ny daughter's breakfast,

Isaw .a crinkled grocery bag on the top

she l f . Scrawledon it in m k w as a m e s s age ,

"~lBill-Derby VJlllnet, LOllS timecoming,

A ndy ." I peeked into the bal. Andy had

snuck a bo ttle ,o f Chimay in to : n 1 Y fridge

ovem igh t . Ie a d. t he i n. sc ri pt io n a ga in .

One Sunday last year" with a crosswind

.d a JP pi ug t h e D e r by into ch ao s, I had gone

searching for And y in the pack and.when

I fo und h im , s aid , UMoth.er ' s D , a . y :Derb:y/~'H e s aid , " I k no w"

H e 'd b ee n racing s inc e he W . 9 J ,S a k id , h ad

Just turned p ro O'iI1 th e v elo dro m e an d w a s

rid in glik e n ev er be fo re , rack in g up Derby

wins ..] could bar€:.~yftnishwith the pack

that year..but IWI'e luyself apart tomake

sure I saw the end, to make sure I got to

'watch Andy escape for awin as beantifu]

and as far off from UIB rest of us as that

sp r i ng mornings p ur e bl ue .s ly .

That D erbyw as on M alY '9, and in June

And_y ' s m o t h e r.D ebb i , died of the cance r

th a t w eall k n ew w as go ing to tak e he r,

A t th e buria l, A ndy ':s cyding f r i a :W[s

clustered together, the wary we always

s e em t o .We stood o ut in th e s u _ _, le an and

strong but blinking a lot, or else turning

o ur h ea ds to .st .at ,€;o ff d own the s lope of the

eemetergwatehingflowers andhttle flags

o n s tic k s snap and sway i n " th e b r ee ze .. In

thodis tance ·. - Y . · · · O · ' U i ' I ] d ! 11Ii"IO: O : - nian( i tw· .om:an ~ , j J l ~I~ '< ' ~ ~~"" " !IL- 1 10 ., ~ .~ : ' . . :' ;01,-r'~~,!OI" -. '. -... ' _ ,ut.,l, ",J,

a white dre ssw as ch as ing a , little girl w ho

seemed to have Just learned how to run.

The girlwas we.adl1g:a pink d re s s, a nd her

arms were high in . the air, and though]

couldn'thear IWa!S , ce rta in s h e was laugh-

in g, S he h ad n o id ea s he w as in ace m ete ry ;

she was ina g r , a s s : y ·fie~d.n at sunny and

'w in dy d ay with f la gs an d flo we rs w av ln g

a ll a rm m d he r; and s he had. e s c ap ed ,

I lo ok ed back at D e bbi's grav e, : a t And y

sUth'lg,in front of it" then back at the little

girl. She was running, and the sky was

pure blue and far away~and I knew Boon

her motherwould need to catch her; and

I w an te d t-o re m em be r the little gir l free

so I loo k ed back a t thegrave, Deb b i had

a lw ay s f ou nd jo y inA:ndy ' s- love of rac ing

rather than in the racing itself [0, the last

days of her life, his M oth e rs D ary Derby

would have meant something t- o her only

because itm ean t so m uch , to h im e.A nd th e

Derby matteredto him..as to the rest of

US~only because it mattered to that too-

skinny g : r O J U p , standing a little awkward

.a t th e e dge o f th e se rv ic e , unaccu s t omed

to sharing such int -ense emotion without

their bikes betweenthem ..

There jn f{(Mot o - f nty ]'~Jrjge<f3fto~',]

held my unlikely tr ,o pb y f ur my unlikely

Derby in . my hand and stared at it, and ]

mast .have done s o for to o lo ngbe ca us e n ty

daughter had come into the kitchen and

I heard her saying, "Dad. What are you

do ing? Dad . He y .W b af s that '?"

That day in . the eemetery] hadn't beenable t I O . · help myself I'd risked , ..n-IO mo ~'.g..!i;;> . . " "'" .! • .. . m . , iJ ! . . J!... .lIt.. . .1 ..u. . ! L !I ' . . 'U . m . r 1 G

look . a r t the Iittle girl, Her mother had

s to ppe d chas ing h er , w as s .tand Ing w i" th

bel' arms crossed, Sl l l iUng . happy for a

moment on whatever kind. o·f d ay was

l li la ppen :i n_ . go herto seeher ·ehHd h ap 'p y . ]

m ook ed bark artAndy " and b a. ck .a ga in a t th e

l it tl e g id _ tand s he w as run nin g, run nin g.

I loosed at the prize my friend had

given me, and I answered my daught ' er , I

said, "That's what you get when you win

the D e r by ..~'[[I



B : ~ I K E S . N D I B

I

, I F I E L D ' G ' U I D , E T O B , I K E S H O : P S

ometime inthe 1800s; 1 1 m b ) the first-ever bike shopwalked the

first-ever bike buyer-let's, eall him Customer X.He: couldn't dither

endlesslyover at bunch of bikes because there \VaS only a penny-

. f a rt b. il ,g ." o r b i g hwhee~ em '~He c o uld n 't even try it ou t be cause h e h ad

no due bow to ride it.Wb:rst of all, after taking up the owner's time

by asking a.bunch of questions eHO'w do you. stop this thing?"),

X couldn'tjust buy some cheap accessories to save face, because

the proprietor would have seen right through that scheme: Vl.lhat 's he goingto do with a

water bottle ifhe doesn't havea bIke-put it onhis wheelbarrow? SO'Xbought thepenny-

farthing, mounted i t : " and face-plantedfnto a pile of horse manure.

T od ay , bi.c :y clle sc om e in a ra nge o fm o de ls th at's bewilderingly eclectic.and as a DesI I It s o

arethe stores thatcarrythem. Here are a few types ofestabllshments you may encounter,

oue !oj [these when you see .8 . fitting I100m

f ined. withmachines, competermonitors,

and lasers, and when you, can buy a bar-

m o un te d a cc es so l:'y th art's m o re a dv an ce d

than the equipment NASA.used to send

Ap ·oUo11 to th e m o on ..T hat's o ne s m all step

fo r F re d, o ne ' g ia .n t le ap fo r Fredkind ..

'Th.ePrlendly Shop Where They Nevel'

Have What You Need '1\. 12~27cassette?

Hrmn, no pe ..B ut w e do hav e an ]jl" :.2 3.~

'1 1 d on 't h av e that ti re in a 2,311nnllinblack,

but here'sa 25m'm in purple,'

Y ou could order online, but clicking that "buy"

bUltffi:ol1wouIdbe Ute stabbing your friends in the

heart. Soyou grit your teeth" mus c l e up the: c l imb in

the 2,3 ; , and try not to look a t. your purple tire's.

The Chuck~sBike~O'mRama This isthe shop in Pee-

~ e e : S B . i g A d l ) l e n t u 1 1 ' e . , ( I fYO ' ll l1aVel1 't seen that movie,

put this magazine down" get out of the bathroom,

and Netflix it Immediately) Eeery town has an 0-

Banra, It's where parents buy their children's first

bikes and buy themselves hybdds that will spend

eternity in.tll€ gar.age"and the tires haw wireheads

in ste ad o f K e vla r o ne s ..

While roadies may Ufttheirnoses and pedal on by ,

this doesn't mean Chuck's isn't a pro shop in its own

l ight. The staff must be particularly astute, for just

. IS every neighborhood has a t Chuck's, so'does it have

a P e e -w e e -s a s tr an :g e !!solitary characte r on a bicycle€ e s :t oo n .e d w i it h aecessoeies=and you i tgnore his de -

mands for til wider handlebar to f it that 26th bell at

your pe:lll'iil.Pius, f it ti ng h e lm e t s to toddlers is just as

difficult as fitting b i k e s ~oroadies, and both custom-

ers are equally likelyto tbrowtantrums,

T b - .po . G ·- 1 ·a t t. · ' . . 0 ! i I , n a . l I ' n t h Je · 1 9n" ' " f i _ · - I · m a · · . ' a . · · - t · t ' · n ' ' ' ' a · E ' . .1 1 ! . . · · ~ · · n ·awke;; ' ,_,_, .~." lit _. .,' -I .__,1/ __ . . I . ,1 _ '_ . I . l ~ U ~1 Iu o "~I'I UIU1~-_-.... -IU\'V~--'.

gains access. to at higll-tech aerospace company and

trains to :f l iyto one ,o fSaturn's moons. (Haven:'t s e en

f u ~ ? 'K e ep .re ad ig-it .J<salwa~son cable) Instead of pre -

paringpeople far space t ra v e l, i li ,e Gattaeashop preps

them for Sunday rides and amateur races ..You'r,ein

The Cranky Shop Whe're They Always Have

What Yon..Need.They're going to haw exactly the

right length stern to replacethe oneyoujust stripped"

but they're alsogoing to put you through hell before

tlrueygiveltto you~he sighing, the 45-minute disap-

pearanee Into the basement, the profound irritation

when you don't have exact change ..and, above all.the

d i sbe l i e f that. you don't know by hea r t the year-by;.yearproduction history of the line of stems...

ThelB,ieycle Boutique· Aresultofthe fixed-gear fad,

th is i s b a:s ic aU y a clothing store with tw o track bikes

in U.Wb.H€l there mayor may not be a repair stand

onwhich someone with really clean hands and lots

of tattoos may or may not be able to flxyour flat" they

have a positively fantastic tailor.

Ironically even though the Bicycle Boutique isthe

newest kind. of shop, it's the one Inwhich Customer

Xwoullidmost likely feeJat horne=there areveryfew

bik es to choose from , and they don't c oa s t . .1 0 1

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YOIU HAVE MANY Q'PT'IO!N5WHEN 'CHOOSING A CUSTOM BUILDER.THESE SI.XS,TAND AB ,OVIE TH.E CR,OWD.

In business only s in ce 2 'O D 5 . Ira.

Ryan has qluickJymad~ a n!am'~for hirnse lf as a.talented craetor

of beh:Jutifullro,ad.cycl'ocros,s"

mountairl, B J n l d l toulUil1i~f lram@ 's-

all of whi~(:nboast rides that

Imatchthehr s[lInrrn~;lnglooks..In

lbu~'[dliI1IS h is frames, R yaml c ·a :[I[s,oln

hi~syears of experieni:.E' as a shop

rn ec ha n lc , r ac e r " a nd : m le s, se ng e r'

to shape his '(WIC!:atiCHil$, IS,ut

m () iS iUy; Ihe'd raws Ion bo t h hisl.ove, 11,)[ new t,echnoh:>sy and

a.rerverence tor cycling's, a!~d~

warl~d traditions ..Ulk .e me'I' IRyan

belie'ves that: a b ic ychE! i s a.tootfor

exploratlon, a.nd he saaks, with

eachfrarne, to better understand

wha.t a Ibh:y,de is and hO iW i t

works. All tra R'Y'anframes ars

rneda f lr 'Q lmstee'~ us ing hand ..

cut I[ugs. The geomletry ~ i : sralcy

but sti~l[ (eaV'9s. space for wider

tiiires, giving, thi:s biilk)9a 1 1 , e l e 'ment

o ,f de .x .t er it Y ' r ni ss ln g f rom m,any '

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byTHE BICYCLING MAGAZIINE STAFFphotographed byMITCH MANDEL

s recently as the reign ofM~uel Indurain, tap racers-sand

those who,emulated them-workedwith carefully chosencraftsmen, known ill

Itallan as ~"builders oftrust," who would custom-mate a frame, then rebadge it

under the rider's s po ns or lo go s ..These days, you can b~ID Y ready-to-go maeh i n e

withastunningride rightofftheshop:floor, and even pros seekingeveryadvantage

re~yon the intensiee R&D investments: ofbigbike companies (sometimes worklng

In conjunetlon with outside designgl'oupS) ..There's little need for a custom, hand-

buUt frame (except when unusual proportions necessitate unusual geo)]ueb'y).

Bu~these six dream road bfkes, from new endestablished American builders,

aren't about need=they're about the desireto own! sOlnetbillg that can't shnply

be plucked off the rack, and ,about a . pp r e ci a ti tng t h e

liRA RYANSTEEIL. R.ACIIN 'G FR.A.MEWITHOU'T' F!RIILLS" JIUS'T' f !U 'NI$2,SSD FIRAME AND FORK~raryancycles ..com

creator's credentials, skill, and personality A hand-

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ttillrollJ:!iiI,hmode:rnmlatE!!liii,als'I,leompoIIiN~nts'la,nd i te(hlnobl .gy. ' fIhes,eatlma:st~for ,instaliilcil:~con rt lr ii bu tes t ea , sii,ch!!~fD"slide: I resp ,ons(! so ,qIUI~ckIII iln i f i i ,aUv eXlpeil ' i€lnc€id ~tas twi itc lmi i l I' I Ie 'ss"After 11,f,ew lride's Idap tedl to,t : f 1 I e bikiei 's Irea!c i i n e ' s s , 'tDreacI, ,and ii ts,sl lashilrl i ls,ty~ew,as, a, thdl ll" , (Sh,meo lf lt 'h i s i im imed ii a :cya ilsa , e em es tra m thewlhee[s~ custom-I bu il ,t f o, II "Gau :[ z eU i i bV~ustinSpilneU l l 'o f IL.IIJ!,x,eWirnee!lw[!llI'lics. 'They haveEnve ' ] . 65 , c ,t Jl rbcJ l li1Iriimls,- - '_ _ _ - - ~ ~ _ - - - - " _ - - - - - - - - - . 1

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( , : 2 : ) Tihle lfledlaiCciaii i7QQIQ-sel r ies fr,amelis mach! w'itih blg tUjJt

skU!lfuU,y:riendleredJw e ld s by'R~ck;yIDeFII ',anc~sco, hosle's.lil@ p ha:~ a ls o .mad 'e 'slurg!i,ca,[ ~lns,trW!melnitsa.nd p \ a r t s 'for 1 I : h , e \

'Mars J o I J \ l i 8 : 1 I ' . 'Gau l lzeUid es ii gl ne d t he ! CO l I' sa .lin 1.4s,i'~e'$" fli"'Dlr1i1I1lo' 62ctm. A.fter ' ,consulltl i 1 i i I ; g :wirltlhl,Cll$ttom:er.s ,albo/utlrijdiillig:5,tyteandfiit~he1 ! : : l J j t n l e s . : h e pO!Si i l i :a ;nw i t h

CIOlrnpO,nelntlry",IwasIlmill1ressed'tihatijeve;ns , ti i, c k i ing to , h i ts st.oc:k tube!Ilenlgths a l l " l l d an,ll le!:; .. l I l enanedthe Jelar-b~afH:lds'ta.noe' Ilf,avcNr.Ias ,

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W'hen Crajg GaullzeU~ Uv,edano raced in Belgium in the 19905" "it was 45k-p,er-

hour. stral ght -ti nle-~n-the-gu tter, d r[ving -out-of - the -corner, slas hing-e lbows

Iriding," he says, "and the bike we all wanted W aS O J custom" made-to-order

ajurnmurn frame that dl'dn't have much to do with what was available in

stores," His blkes are. the incarnation of that desire, updated to accommodate

modern cornaonentrv Gaulzettl who, sells popular. high-end brands at Boston's

lint@rnational. Bicycll,e Center, whkh he runs, Is 110 retro tsolatlonlst. "The bike

industry ~sbuilding better bikes riight now than anyone anywhere has ever

done before," he savs, "But my bikes arent about serving the current market

demand. They're about doing things the way Ialways wanted to-about putting

aggressiveness foremost. about being at your best when everything other thanthe rider and road rs stripped away:' He was recommended to me by friends

who thought my riding stvte might match his perspective, and by riders I respect,

induding master freme-buttder Richard Sachs who raved that his Ga.IJlzett~

was "a perfect fit on a bicycle that is exceptlonallv well designed for me,' II never

thought I'd order a boutlq ue alurnlnurn frame. but the more I talked to Gaulzettl

the' more IIliked him. And the bike he sent me was revelatory.-Bill Strickland

more i implfE!' ,$sedwliththe Irilde~,-wltl~,ch,eems·eleser tOai. bare-kiIi 'l lUck~l!l l :f i .ght 'e r U l an 'to thehov~n~lfafrtgUidepopullalrt o c a y ~ , ~t:!:SIl'U:lltW ! :z : z ,y ~ .h'~H!5h!,Qf PUn.i I5hiing" bu tso mething more l ii li c,Qfcu'lce:fiult. The! ride q l l ! J ~ U J i 1 l : y

.kept me ' B I i l : ! i i l ; a g ! , e , d "anterlnlately ,eoadli lng ,aln.diil11sp;iiriillgm,etJogo Ihalrd.

(3 ) Ga lu l,Z /sU i 's , c l ievcJ It . iD I i1'to his pers'onal vl is~iDn·o,fwhat ,ilIlI'aCe biiks,5holul~cllbe , d , o e J s n ~ 1 I :

make hllm ol! iU;viorus,,oa' Cu,s tDmter 's OW l l1 ls t '~ lel .Aiter 'tallk~I!1tSto mea 'flewtl ime:s, be f : i . ! i l · E , l i C ' d ] my testI b U i ( : e wi th : t lt il li ,$'C :~:$t IQml

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de,taii 1:5SO,Ull ' llobttriU !s~vethey'llre, o,fts:n 1 I I 1i 1 l n O t iC I E U i l

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Former messenger and wrench Chris Brshap studied

frame bulldtng with Steve Gam of Brew Bikes and

Ko~chiYarneguch I, the legendary builder of 3Rensho,

and' is a scholar of the craft. Although in business for

only four years, he won thE Best Steel Frame award at

this year's North American Handmade Bicyc~e Shaw,

and in conversation casualty references the rneestros;

"This bi-lernl nate head tube ls something .Alex Singelr

did, in the '4Q5 and '50s.~ l Ilke 'Super. superthin lu g -filing

l ike Eir1sentraut did in the '7Qs...You can see Sbm€:l

Baylis in my fastback seat ctuster.," B u t B J .5 ho p is not a

precious artlst. He can build O J bike that matches what

the customer wants. 0 11 the stiff side, better under

reer-blasec pe.daJ1ngand cornering. and jumpy out of

tile saddle, this steel frame. made with Columbus, True

Temper OX Pl.atinum; and KVA MS2. performed just as

I'd asked. I requested the steel fork instead of carbon.

because I knew Bishop began his welding career as a

fork ou ilder, and Iwanted the rare chance to ride a

steel fork bui lt by a master.-HS_

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n) EI:i ishops.p,end!shOUIi:SRllef i:C:;Ii,j'~Du.slyi1Jand-fi lUng the Ilugs,'tlo ,ii nle.ar~yun!b@ Ueva !blle'tihilnlnI:l!SS, a , l :i : l i ' l l e ' pOints,,, ,nill 'mllnOit mlll.u::1t lIf .o r i ln i l: ri e a ll 1 3 ' .~ ! O I l 'I I1 , a t e ~uS:S,'!iIhe says, Iiout, II!walnt ' tn@lmtlO tile st!riilk:ling.'!·

(2) Detaills~suchl atst'hebrake~-ltnidg;le'ba.dll! thatlmlimlic:s t:hetlrad ithln,al(lIne D,nt he head tWl lbe~show an ae5theti lcs,ensl8'beyond c ra , ft :sm a

'l1shiIP.

(:9,) The i i l i l te~ma!t-.ro~tin!gpOlds,wlhl i ich ooso,m,e,bikes a re n·'N~'lf lel.ynop'e!'liiIline:fOlr eab~ ' l1 ! 's, l i@ 'eXlCl'u'is:i:t:e.$t'ulpt'u'II',e'sItlat 'E!,VOke'!lraOe and Itlee li ti lo ti on ,of sl peed . .

(4 ) ~v@n, t h@ ,umid@rs,id'e O 'f

t l i ' l l ! e IBBlis . a r t : 1 l 1 u l l , with it sele.gant w,ate:rdlll',ainandmllinlilmlaUst ca.b~!el!)uidles,which an! handmadefrom stainl,e',sssteel thenbra:z :edo:n ,as: tl i1J,e·,abi,esholld ·them lin placl1 3 ' , .

( 5 , ) , IH!e:sperilt , ab o 'u t: 1 1 0hours hamN~:I~fiUlr1g1:hi:ssielaffduster;" H1e,allsDmiiU.sh ils o ,wn b~ncb: !' 1I 'bol~,itsi"" '"O l i l~ of the f r @ w b il ls , o ft:Ii'II'e,ikie! Ihlelmak.es wiitlh amachl i! i1e ~nst8 !~u~1!I)'b-y' h,and-be,ca.use"" h @$aY5!1 p:rocill iJ!c:t:i.o'n1 1 1 N : : ; I d e l s .

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Since opening in 1997,Massachusetts-based Seven Cycles has produced

everythtng from bett-dnve commuters to carbon-fiber tjrne-trtet bkes, ButSeven's beating heart has always been custom titanium" a ,legacy of founder Rob

Vandermark's long tenure at one-time industry [eader Merlin M,etaJworks. Wh,en

he left. he took his vision and expertlse (nat to mentlon several ernplovees). If yOIJ

want a M@rUntoday, you buy a Seven The Axiom SL Seven's most tradlttonaland versanlefrarne.is a study in the company's ph~losophy: fit and rtde qu,aHty

are paramount, while cheracter arid perforrnence are almost: i~finite[y malleable.

A cream bike, is not just a machine; if's a d E l t 3 p l y personal expression of a rider's;

self entrusted to master craftsmen to mtercretend make real,We do not choose

Ught ly whom to entrust with those dreams; with our test Axiom SL. as wtth

thousands of 'frames before it.Seven has earned that trust-Joe L indsey

( 1 ' : ) The A xio1m is ,noteo~ng to be . mliis,taik.en

~or a to ,pc ..drawerc:arbolnrace bUte. :llt' f i le)Ges~b!il lt iin,doing so 'shows that ~t~,salive.: ! : iev@lnl,C3Int U I l '1 l . @ ' @ V i @ ' 1 l ' 1 I

m,Qlre stiffll '\eiS$ iinlil)

Ule blike" but ~w,anteda m'Oltei:i'iEilliiJii1ceia ti lde.'lhils b~kepro:ves th,at'~ou do,l i ' I I~teed ,ca.r:bon'ror ,p,e'l1'fo'lI"ma.ll"lloe'.k,eotherI!'C:U5, to !m 5,ho!p , !s~5 eV"@ ln la in Duilldin aB 'B3 iO botto:mb'I!',8c 1k .et" D u r t ttll~s bike ~sWCJill1delr1fuUy lr,erVelr@ lnit~with ill t l i 'adhl :onal l68mlm llBll!I:sh'li!!n i n c l l, a , s b aig h t : 1 1V e . .ii I I c : 1 l i I:ste'~fiell't~lbewith a

stalndialtd Kling h e a i C I s i B e t " ,' T I h Q ' ! .I \ g h the! lbilke Ii Sll"!i"tUl@USlhitest

"a t 16.04

po'Un,a:s for: a . 54cm" ii i! :i: : :Umbs,a:5 w'et l a:5, O ! I ! '

beUer thanl, biikeis thatweilh m,utlm~ess.

(2) 'T lrn isAxi 'D I i l' iI Uses it

v,!'r ', n ! e , a r t C'il setJup.w ; th~us; t t hl \e !e !holiesin l th:ei f ll'am,e~n.elar tlhlehe lad l tu lbe fi lJ r t hewilri in.g h a lrn e s s: ~ , a ln ,diI.t t " i I ' l ! ~Sie :a t t u be a n 'dcha il li1s, ta;y ] fo: r'each ott'he ,a,e!lI'aiUe:ulr'wires.The: IbaUeilfY Is,lhlc'ulsedin th,e: Sli!latlPost,wlhliich ,e~veshe lbike

a c1 lean8 f1 id l s teaU:hylook.5holl l l l ldl Y' o U , @ I V "e lrd : e ! c ; h : h ~ '' t il ) ,glQll lla<;:k telm,erchanic ;a l~you eeutd,I,et: ,cablle ,si:oIPs, PlJ.!ltom'the 'frame ,even,iil.fb:i!lrtihe 'fi 'act.

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FORIM,CYCILESRE'YIEL,

S'TAIINILIE,S,SAIRTfUllLV CR'AFTED

INSTE:EL W'I 'THICAiRBONAPP'OIIINT'MIENIT,S$~46BFRAMEANDFORK

formcvcles.cornForm Cycles, based inCave Creek,

Arizon.a, branded us f~rst bike just three

vears ago. but its founding members

boast a nfetime of frame fabrication

experience. Dary~Roberts, Sam Davis,

and Shawn Monro. all come 'from

aerospace backgrounds, but mere

[recently worked together at Titus, where

Roberts ran the custom program. 'There

were things Ifelt we coutd offer that

nobody etse' was do l ng,fisays Roberts.

For ou r test Porrn built a R'evel.out of

Columbus XCR stainless steel. (The

company also butds in ti and ather

types of steet) Formlchose the materialfor what lt feels isa better balance of

performance characteristics for read-

specific bikes than regular steel or tl, In

my exoenence, thts d~dindeed prove to

be the case,-Ron Koch

( 1 1 ' ) Fa'flm u.ses"a,custolmh,e,ad!b . r d ! ) e , ! , Imach il ll ' lleiciC I 'u t :of: ,a soUd l phil e e 'o f17-4·staiinles:s J i ' l o u n db ar . T h e Id 'I i!"sign"5,

lalrg'li!,r diameter w,orks,with Ch Iii's lUng's" 'ew :el lJ'l i~d'~rr~:5nS , e th,ea.dset, tand im:rea.seslfiroll'llt--elnldls1!lififll1es$'I'h'et lp~ng to m,ak,e:thils ,iii

'C i l IJick, ra.s:ponsii' l l@ biik,e.

( 2 ) F c n' ,mcan us e,any·l::J;oUom,-blra,cket:,5it:,ond1an: l ,but p,refer,5'tne low-'maintenancePliless-FU 30• 'Thelalrg;er shein diiam,etelraillaws far' bet,tor fitw i th Imit )e f\ ed ' ,r am ,e ,t lube,s" stil'ffenllngt ,ne dmivetrai inforC l l u i ic k act:e'lelfa.tions,.Form bunt iin plentyof ,clealralnCle, toacc 'om lmQd .a te I nr yp l l1e fe lr red l ,w i ide t i ll "@S" ,

(3) FOIJrm Clus,tomllz.es' t ,he ' f ii ln is ,htD i l :lh lesam's' de,S/Fee as thel ir a,me bu i' ld .l li n t hi :sc:ase,thig:hllV pD''Lii,sh.le,d~bal!rest,ailnle!ss tubesr,esu~,t iin a durab~ .e '11c:hr 'D'me..Uke fii nil,sh. Timc;o:nn,oty., 1 3 e , . 5 1 Iknlo.wnfor :his work on t .us , il :omH,arlery-D',avldsons,pailn.s aU , IFolrmls,.Ill:must s ho w ,: A b~ke:rona c i ho ' IH lQ ', puilled upn,e,xt t o Ime , at: a ,Iliglllt,, gave mls ' t.he lonc :e~o,ver l"anal said" u I N l h : : :' @ 1 ride. I

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frames. for his brother, a netlenel-catber rider" and other

etite athletes, 'lout h~sstory really begins in 19S6, whenhe

t ra v e le d ' t o meet Ber'l S sr otta ..Over th ree davs sp en t ca tS~rotta.'Sburgeoning custom shop, Bedford; hand-cut

the highly srnbelhshed Tour de France lugs, a design

that shaved critical grams from frames for the 7~Eleven

team ofrnultple-Tour de' france. stage w~nneJ"Davis

Phini1'~Y,IS[CYCLING colurnnlst Chris Charrrrichael. TV

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behind the name' . lin2009. 8·edford started his own brand.IbuHdtngf l let- brazed. lugged and T~G-we~dedframes from,

steel and U t a njU lm in his two-bav garage- (His wife's car

o~cuPieSRaU ~h~'f;pace,uringu:ps ta te ,New YQf~ 'Sharshwloters) ln bUllq~ng my dn;~,ambilker,Bedford aRriealed to

the unabashed cydingfan inme, as well as the racer,The~

Tenkara pay s homage to the storied hlstorv ofTdF lugS,"

but still takes advanta'~e,9fmodem conventions to gIVe;

rnea race' machine with looal1y of the same fea tures foudd.an the latest c a r ' b o o , fra.mes,.-Anarew J Berfl5feiri'~



( '1 )T ih e 1 ie :n ka r, a w ; a, sl bu l ii lt fl to ,m a I m i x ,o f1iru,e~emper steellt W l ib € i 's l a n d i ~t!!dfo'rdcbose staji nlles$dn)'~olU't5 fmlm H'e ," ,yJ a m e s to ,ejive t : l m eIbiike ' s l I' ,e a~E li :sleekI l.oQ:kt ll :1 a , 1: :: ro v ~ d i e s, a ,C!oulI1tell'D:at,alnlcetotbe' ove:r5,j'lIe heardt W l l b @ " ,Unpaiinrtedsta jin ,l !e:$5 dr 'OIPoutsIP:rovhj~e a rn ea su If!e ~of added dur,aibil l i i ty.T he h ,g ri~ (;I'!i1 ta l .desilgn aUowsforso:mead~ust:abilit:ro.ftlii!e~ealrwhe~e~.OnIP lrod I IJIctlen \t.!e:rsJio'ns,of t:li1iisllralme. t:li1edro!pouts wouldIbetaPP'E!rdi for se tsc:rews~ tOI help![keep thEi! rear wh e@ [Iloc::lkerdlhla:s fairf o~w ,an: t , as , IPC loSs!1le",IPlflJivi :cll ing sn,appy'IhandUng,as, 'ou driveII ntloaslpr!lnlt,.

(2;), IBedfordl wantedlto,buii ~dl h~sI lugge,Ci b i i( je ! u iSil . ,gChrils K,~liIg~s,nSet

heads/et ,iJlnldia iJl!SalOibottom br,acket.I H l o w E ! ,v " '@ l r" ,h e N J ' 1 e ! 'a l J ' 1 e n o , premadleIhJgs av~U,ab~! l : !~~,a,ccomlm:oda.tiethe' reqll.! l h ' ,efd!t l l, l l ibediam.etetfs,. Insillead~Ihe l1a'b:r ica.tJE!d a,ndIharnd"fi i~ed his,OWIilout of larger-di,ametelr fu lbe5 1 ,

a I la b olrl.linlllen:5~veIPltOces s,,,The!re 'sul tUng i h ' , a m : 1 ! ij,sni"tUght~.but ,oUe·f'Sianeff1i·cie:ntride 'firee ,o·ftbe~DiodUng YO! l l Jge ton some ste/ell b i l k , e s , , ,I n , C i l , e i e d , w h i,lle:it's notas .s ti ff ras iiic:alrbo,nIracer, t :l m e p l I J Is ; l m l b a . c k'f'OU let f i r o m . 1 t l u l ! 'f lr ,ame CIIBa!l iE!.S thesens,at i:o:n'of IPu.shiingYQY'lhHward;·even Qli

c U m r t l s , t , l m e weight:: n e V i E ! ' ! i 'held I m r l ; ! t l a c l k .The t ar g e· r lu be s, allsolIma.ke iit Iloolk moreUke m !ode r !i 1 carb~111all'lld ,ah.ilm;,DUm b~ke!s' i '

(3)1 IBedford has be' 8 :1 I' lIl b u ii ~ c : U m . gb i k e s , h i l iIUtp5t;ate New Yorkfol\' m I Q ; r € !U l a n 2 4v,ears, a l n e l l feels, a .deelP COII'UlieCU,onto,tli1e Blrea,. 'When,

IPOS$iiD~', he reliies,on Ilocal. suppUers.' f l m i i s leather Illa,1fW:F',a,p'ca:rnes CiOIUIIi ' t .e:sJof: .I H l a n d l e S r , a , whichii,s~otC:ated'lI 'E!:arhisshop. In ,adldiitio'nto,its·,good looks,a~d dlillrid;,tiliity, the,ileatlhe~1i' aCJcentJI.N:lltesthe! bilke~s,e::r·aftsm1anf~ai!~'with eXQU~w,ood b a l ,' plul,s ..Tiheeffe,ct i i , s 'to Ini(!erl,yconhast with thel D i r i g , h t paiint,. w l i ' l l ic : 1miitserli h a ! r i k e ' 1 l " t I 5 to'Selro,Ualsgo~!dlelild a y s " Cl.lfild i ! le d f o , . : ' > E i " sQ i W n !history.





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ur guides promised Ufe would get easier ,after l:uncb=

and for awhile, it ~ook:€dJUke theywere dgh1t.We~d spent

the morning crunching through swaths of snow as we

pushed our bikes up Lorna Pass, Now~,an that stoo d .

betweenus and our destinationwere a few hours of

rol l ick ing trails a lo ng T yaugh to n C re ek ,We peeled offour armwarmers andchcked in as Ute

crisp' air warmed in the afternoon sun, Pedalingthrough

meadows oftall grass.we feltas if nothing could sap our momentum.

Nothingexcept the g r f u z : z l l i y bear someone spottedcrosslng the traU up aheed.

Chris Wmnte f~OUf' guide" stopped us to strategize, "If the shit bits the f an , 1''ll use

the bear banger,' he said ashe twirled anoisemaker c artri dg e i n, his band.r'If the

s hit re aU y hits th e fan , us e your bik e as a shield,"

HelIi '€!n the 'wild Chllcotin Mountains o fC a na da ts B r it is h Colmnbia, the se are

the sor ts o f tbings y o u e x pe c t, S ti tU ~o v e r beers that e v en ing w e gave Chris props

fo r the I cOOl'C0111pO,SUf"eheld displayed .a s we tem po-rode out of harm's ~y. In-

deed, there were many reasons our guides would be tippedwell at the end of our

trip:They led us akmgthe best trsdls, ferried our gear to at different campsite each

l1~ght,e d u s we l l. and l li c e p, tt h e Ubationsflowing,.

T h e p am p e :ID , in gh ad be gun th e prev ious af ternoon, m om e n t s ; a f ter touching

d own on th e turquo is e w ate r' o f Lorna Lake in at 1 94 7 D e Havilland B e av er , 'W e

steppedout ofth,e::fiO-,aI!.tplan.eo f ind.bapP'y-bourCoron,a.schHnn,gbesid,e tbedock,

Then there was the backcountryfeast Chris and anotherguide, Claire Kendrick,

prepared that ewuing: gemelli alfredo, S p l I D . c y Greek salad, peppery crackers with

luimmus and artisan cheeses.washed down witb mugs ofred wine.

But isn't the point ofmcuntalnbildng tobe self-sufficientv'Io get dirt-spattered

an d at li tt le le s s dv : ll il iz ed ?Dropp i ng i n by ai r alm os t s e em ed U ID echea t i ng . ¥et , . in

aworldwhere vacation time is limited, I'd rather spend, my free hours ridingthe

best trailsaplace has to oif'erthanporing overtopn maps andhauhnga SO-pound

pack stuffedwith enough . f r ee . ze -d ri cedc .hU i t for a wleek in the wUdL

So I signed UP' fall' a three-day trip in the Chil-

cotins, home to one of the most impressive 'trail

n etw ork s, o n the p illan et, A 2 . ,S-hotn· dr iv~ (01'

3S"minute flight) north ofWhist :mer~tile aridregion

is less technical than many other parts of British

Cohunbia. Instead of rooty fall-linetrails, you' l l

find sinuous singletraekand majesticalpinepeaks,

1 ' J i U J J t ' g no t to say th e r id in g is ,e as y.,'T h e trans

were buih by nomadic Tsilhqot'in First Nation

hunters and fishermen, and were later traversed

byfur trad e rs and go ld prospectors, Many o f o urdays included portages ofknee-high streams and

long hike-a-bikes. But to r every hardshfup'there: was a glorious :payoff~like the

tim e w e rippe d through a f ie Jd o f Quee ;nA11e :Osace fo r what s e emed l f k e a n h ou r,

One evening aswe lounged on a . sun " b ak e d . d o c k , not even th e glacial waters of

Spruce Lake could prevent soreness from seeping into,mymuscles, Myfa:e ,ewas a

sahymask; n lYca~vesfelt like th.ey~dbeenfilledwith sand. ]wasn ' t sure I'd be able

to stand=butI knew l~dbe back o n the bike the nex t morning, We had newt ra i l s

to explore and. yet another quiet lake to soak in.,-E-milyFuria

.SIGN IUIP , :Tya.x: , . tyaxa ir .!com LENIGTH D IF l'RIP= One . .ha l f to 5 days COS'T:$'7S

t o$2~3 ,2 0 ! BES ,T 'Tl IMIE'TO 6D: : : July and. Auguslt BD , N US I OPT IIQ iN i. BigMountain

Adv e nt ur es ( ]l 'i de b ig ,~ com , )offers a guided trip around Whistler, B,:C",w ith a

I I H E P A I P E I : I N 6 1B : E 6 A H I O M E N T S ,

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Chikotins extension,

TileMaahDaa/l'Hey TraitNorth Dolro,ta

Ii l l ! . I e M . ' • . . . , . ' a :. a . h.D.••. S i . I . a . h . 1 :1 [. - . ' e J ". . . . . • . • . . . . .e : r . - e i...D.' . 1•. u . . • . . . • . . ..... . ' . 1 ' ".'. , . ~ . r . . - 0.' .10..•• .a . d "0'• . • . .,i.t'.ml .gh . t .rank.as the 'co_~y's most p'opu~artrml~

Instea~ this 120-IDil,e-lo,n,gswath of sing~e'trac.k

ramble·s. aeress the'~emote badlan.ds of .North. Da-

hOlm,. fultum the mountain bikemasses"

T.he ri.de swoops aeross ftar!t-mpped buttes", v,ast.

grasslands" ,8Dd.wide ..ope:n.~attle rang~s •.Aloog the

way, m,Quntaillbike.r5 d~scegdmultie@lo(l'ledstriated

:lIills and pass through. sandsto.e' hoedons tha,t-.I~,e

en.ormQiUtiiS, 'chesspawA~seem to :s ta .n d gllsrd.oVler

bFoad.'V.alleys. R:arelywiU you see anotiher l 'ideJ1'.

M~uebof' the' trail is,fol"Dled fl"U-dl, betnmte elaty"

which makes f o l 1 ' a fast and smDoth. $u:rface ..But thi.s

:iJsno. ca'kewalk: Bidin[l the Maah Daab Hey i u v , o l v ' 1 l 1 i

.o:re ·than :13,000 feet of climbing and ,(Ijp,s'Ce'mding.

"YoU: 're in a.ooms:tantstate of.p('IF'dOVll1~.u says,.N:aneyMorlock of Es~ape Adl11e'ntlLrres; whieh runs Dlwt.i-

day trips, Om th.e tl'ml

T.ke Maah Daah He- 'y ' s remote.Dc:ationaadJ fm'ltli~

,dahle leJIlgth.make solo missiO:lIls dlif6cwl ..But you

(tan cruise uneneumbered byjiohti.g one ofEscape~s

'trips.. GuJ.deswill lead youbetweeD.p!r@s'tncked

eamps, shu.We yom gear, and ,eVlen.tune' yOU-I" 'bilre

eaeh ..mgl1t,.leavblgy(Jllf~~!to' gt'Io~veonthe~tra.n,gely

seen le w ide -IOp I I!D :~pac-es;.-Sfephen ,B ;egeno ld

S il 'G !N UP , : EscB,pe' .Ad.ventm.res" escapeadi.ventml'es~

eom, LEN&TH ' O I F TRIIP : 5 days ICOST: $1,165 BEST

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H 3 . rd . Y . ' . ~ . .. ~ .U I . ~ ' - . C .an g . ' ~~ ' ~ . '. " .'• ..t. .~.lI.". .' .. -. .m : .~ ...e-.~I.. , ~ . g .Umpqua Rnrer' T.rad I. ODeday. But dOD t be:

one of them -tD dJe'Voll.rthi 51masterpiece In a

si.ngle s.essioR w,oul.d be as misgui.deda:s swiggiag'

a tU.-b~el"@f18 ..ye~.r~Q.ld.SCQteh iQ,une g i J ! ! l : i p . , Eacb

s lWu l dl ' be ~ · a , ' v D ( m ' e d in small doses.

T h e trail, consisteatly 1 ' , a n 1 i : , e d J a s , Oll,e ' o , f AmlT . iea , ' s ,

best, begins 4:,000 feet high in ,central Oflegon~sCaB'"

cadle Range ,and. UDfurJs w,esiwam aJonl tke North

North: Umpqua Tm,il, Oregan

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grwnds, allowing .rid~'rs to diVide this epic toto ]5- to' 20..mUe,seedons.Eacb. has,

i : ts , ownf i aVOF- f l ' lon l etilfsidle ,exposure upldgh to s_noth s i ng f e b, a e _ k J ow , e r doWD.

that sp"ins t'~!lJliIgh mld),-grnwthwrests. ofDlJllUllasfir.

A ltIW u gh th e trail lo se s mO o r et lu m . 3 ,, 00 0. fee:! of' e levat ion" italso of te r s . heavy

doses (If'leg-:ieari~ eUmbs ,alODg'thew,ay. But y ,ow.can mnd .of f tke bu.rn,wi'th a

:pos tr ide ,dl ipm the UnliPlfda'S'bra:ci:nI"wal1~S-1R6s.t,eampsites aFe ru.tiaem~tro PO:- ' -

ulJar SWiM:DIinghOIl1 ! 'S , and a.few are a '1 I ;11dck:pedal fi'rmnnahr,allto,t sp.rin'p~

O. a, 'trip tihis induJgmt, you~rebe,tteF o:W:leavi1l;gthe eheres to pros ..CogWild

ofFers th'ree-dJay e:xclH',dous 'with. guides who resenrep.rime waterf'rora.t ealOp-'

g;tolillnds, eoek deUeiolu~smeals, and. pltodu~e,coole1!'s , o r f i o e " , r c o l d Desclimtes beel"

aiiter Irides.,They'D even.ta,dde tke dishes, leaving you toreJish. the :.(n~:tasty sec..

ti~.•of'trail. Lou Mazzan'te

SleN UiP: Cog WUd,.oo,gwild~om ILENeTH 10 F TRIIP,:: :3days COST: $545 .,E'S,T

TIMIE TO'GO: Jaw .e :w Sep,tember

A I iD E . S E R I ClA.SSIC

TJ.le'Kokopelli Tha i l" ,Co l o r a do !a nd ,Utalz

ITI h .,...e.... .. I . _ . ! I l 2 . . ' D11 . _ . ' I•. e . _ ~ . K . _ : O . . Im . p" . e... ... •.I I . i . .1 f•. .~a . . u . , . .~~.sts..; ~ o .u . ' . t . . .O . ' ~ . ' f . , . " , . t . ~ ~•.~I•.... .. j . . . e••••.O .,. D • . . . .th...M . " ' .a . T. . Y . : . · . ' i . . :t•... • . . . .II.. Sy . . . • .s . •~ . .te..near FrUIta., Color,adD) WIth.cl~•-topi tr,ailsllerehed above tlteCmlorado,

Ritver. Then. itfoUows ,desert sin.gletrack and jeep, l"oadls,passing nnde'rtllefortl"esstike Fisher Towers-,a, backdrop for many'Westenls"'""1andJ OBmMoab.

Crossing inlO Utah~ tile Ko]{,.op,elHt'w'iee erests ,8.,.500feel. 'Tbt'lastHp,e'x~, biglb

in t.~a Sa~.MOORta.ins"marks the tFail':Sdescent ilItblMoah-,iI FoJliek~mgdrop'

ofneiIJl'.Y ';OOOverti.calfeei over : 9 : 2 ; .i1es '(see ,uiT.beWho.leBBcldIada,!i' 'pagie' 57).

While s:tv'eral (fBffitiers lead trips on tbeK.okopeIH, Her.O,S3! !Toll1L's, ofFers a

unique self..guided option ..Biders sho:pliortbemseh"e51 befuJ1'ehand" and IlerlDOsa

stafF d.eUver the plIovisirros] t'O ,d,esignaled. campsites each. day. 'C1uston1t~rssinlply

..o:~:~,n,.l.gb.t 3fiu1'e, .a.ndbegin. coo,kin..l . Th.ey bave! to ' be able tomavipte the b;aU

on . th , e : i r own,. bUlt.ibr man y s td f ': 's uf ti ci e :u ,t r id e rs ' th a t' :s the trip~s ultbnate appeal,

P h i W i S ) there'sa~w~s 'GPS,.~J()JnBiillmall.

SleNIlJP': Hennofs3J Tours" .herDlosatowrs~nE!:t IWE'N'GTHIOF 'TAIP: 4 da .ys ,COIST :

$3 7 5 .pe:l'person B ,E :S ,TT IME 'TO GO'::M~ September' and .october



SWIH'T A [ O V E R T U R E I

SUII Val l t zySingletrack,lduho

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- - _ . _ Vi..m . _ . -.•. _ . I, f! Y ~ • . . r e - .= . . • . : O l.f ' .- r . t_ . • .E . _ m . ' . K . ' . ' . . J e . l . i " e . ' - _ h . . , . u . -.. . .m. ....i l < _ . . I . . .d a . " C I m . ' , a . . . e .so free ,ofrocks ami roots thai ridinl here leaves many mountain bikers

:p(imld,er.ingwhether the most apt deseriptlom. is ~;~butter'~"r '"wLVe,t.'''

MQ'l'e'ihan700 Jtdle~oftraUs wind t1lrQU(gh dark subailprille:f-orests and Wgh

desert pocked with sage aBd Indiaapaiut\brush. Lneals pref~r Chocolate 'Gulcb"

OregonGuleb~. aDd,F:mcC~eek. The sweet ..sounding C , ho e o1 .8 te . .'F,~lo(Jp m.aybe the.

most pu:puJar ride h.Bre"but many f i r s t , . ;t ime rrs are bewildered by th"e ,abu;_ndance

of,choiees-(JFthey : s imrp IY , l e t lost t~ 1 to narigalte this maze of'trails.

'Western Spin;! offers two uips that sample the best r~de s~ The Ba e k e o uDUY

HOt SipriD_gsrilltrav,ms r~l.at;.velfmUd, traits .a;nd, finiLhe5@ach, d3-Yat a.•.atu.ral

:SJOitldngspot •.Its $a:wtuo,th Smgletl',ack tour , omth.e other ha :m . t t eqJJnRS,mt(T~e

dn.D!.ti -og trails. Tb.eeUmbs are stee and tbehi .gh ."lspeed. desce.lS, wUI d! laUe :nge

even seasoned ritiel's.YoU:'.U need a.dvanced. s_kills andp,rodjgiO'w.s :Iuugsr-much of

t:l1.el'idJiul'takes, place bemeen 6,.000 and '9:000 feet.

,and kn :eewarmer,s f.rQm th.e

c oz y C ,ra ft ,3g selr ie s !I$,50'"to $.515'., 'Oakley's Jlawb,olne

,Sluml la sses E D J ,wlith ealsiill,

l inttsrchiUllea1b'le Ilenses,

' C l I U ickl,adapt: to sl il ri ,n : ln l . L iBh ' t

, c o n rd ' l i t iD n I S ~ - C;ap tt ll re ,u lu r

,advelnt:Ulre~n hIlhdef l n l lt iio 'l i1

'wirth the· ConrtourGPS yi,deo

ca,rner,aEl] (:$1010,.,. FinalUy : ,

:store it a~ ! ll n Cam,eUla1k ' s

Mule:m ' . ' l ' 1 e lle:x:pa .nls1iv le :yel:

clo;mllortab~e Ipac lk: 1I II1c,[udles

a 1010"o~.u1'l Ice re,selrvQir ,and

e'llollJ'lh, s :pace fora , ra li ll 'l

J , B c , k . e t , mult~t!Oo~,,,pumlp, ',ube"

food", 'caRler,as, SPS deviices"

andlmolre ..

th,an iiibu,sted,ch~ain.S!A'AM"s

p lD we r Unk B ($ '18) i is ;:u lt r ,a "

l li l,hl ,and ,a l l~ows ' ,oU' ' tesnIBiP'

tOlether br,olken IiInks,.,

• O 'n Ih ll li l " ;m loun t' a~nl lr il lde ,s"

welat :helr' c : ,anbe Inore

un pl( !1edictab'le ';han, the

tra~ll;tself;•.Fendlorff e:ar~,

m,ornliinl ch Ills w.tli1 arm

,56 I=Dd u/lon E ll F O R M A P S O F ' I I t E S E I R A I L S , D P S f l l E S ,. ,A N D _ O R E , G D T D B I C Y ( I L N G . ; [O : M J IU l D I D I ID E S "

T 'O O L S FOR T I E L ONG I-IA U LM U L T ID A Y A D V E N ,T U R E S A 'E Q U IR E I G E A R T H A T I S 'L lI 6 H T W E J IG H l, V E R ,S A T II L E , A N D D 'U R A J B L E . H E l i E A R E O U R F A V O R I I I E S .

P,er,hap.s ,Iillll! !be;st ,additi!o,n

ta l an, moulntari :n b:llk,e Isa

dropper seatpa,st, IUlGeille

,$370 RockSlhox R\eve~rbD J . .~ower , 'Q'l!I lrsadldll,el wi lth: th le

IPU5,i::I of a ,button 'o n steep

dresa! lnts'llthen r,a.se lit on l thefly' tiO ta ck le s :s do u: ,s c Um 'b :s "

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iu g lead to ,a. '-nille descent that s e rean tS ttbrmrigh aspe:-ugrov 'f ! 'S, and 8~I'O:SS fields

bUJIl 's t in:g'With purple l l i u p i p _ B . Tlbere ' s even. @oescen.iea;pu in S ;mmoo t h , :National

F,'ol"estw&ier,e a,s i g - , n reads~ ''',Mountain BilmFs: ,Long Desce:nIAhead.~!! T'bat-'sa, new

ODe;tile red~'rall,oveFnN.en.twarning)'Ou ofa g - o o d , tiole., , R o o strwyS,IIGNI UIP:We_st~rn Spir: irt , wes.tl~rnspiidt.oom

I I .. liN'GiI"IHI O'F T1AIPS:: 5; !days ,eOST:: : $1 , ,225 '_ , ,$1 ,~265,

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(i'\ A C K E .1 1 0 U E T T E O N , .A .G R D U [ P [ R I D E , . A U I I U J r . r ] H Q S E B . ~ ~ H [ I O Y i Q U T . ' O ' . lm. ' I m ~ M IZ A R D S ~ _ ' ~ .J IT M [ ~ .~ R V ~ i ~ B .. L ~ Y . I D : R . J B I r ' . · ~ D ~ N l m ~ ~ .l. ' i I ' H [ . ~ ! d . _ [D I I ! I T .UJ I N R D I lJ 6 1 i1 IO D N D l r J i I D N i , 6 ~ V IE S P A C E T O T H E P : E O P L f E , A H O U [ N I f i ll l lj D E V l i ! l l. 1 l 0 l E H A S ' I U i l I J I M f i l J [ U D O I I I E : A J I l l A I N I IM A N [ E I lI i' l' lE R A S H E 1 E I E I .

I I III 6 H T I A Y

T h e ' h i g h ' ' ' p i l [ ' h e d , h lu m 1 0 1 t i r e s r o U in s o . D p e . r h ( t l y s m o l D t ha s p h a l :t : is m e s m e . riz in g . T O O l bid p av e m e n t is r a r e l yp S l r f - e c t l y , s l m : D D t l h l l N i D t : tD w 1 o n y : A l i tt l e i P : r · e p a r a t i o n -a nd Ih e p r o p e r t s c h n ' i q I U ' S r s - w i U g e l y O l u I I V l e r , I r ' o u , n d , o rt h r o u g h , r B e l k s " g r , B v 1 s : l ! I e v e n d e e p p o th o le s ., I b y B r iia n F : is k e

[ B E I E A D V ]T o m a s te r road hazards,

b egi n f unth e ba sic : "ready"

p os itio n, s ay s S ea m us

McG!E 'a th" a coaehw i th

Performance Cycling

C amp s .i nV i .c to ri a .lBdHsbl

ColnmbiaHoveroveryour

saddle withyour weight on

the pedals, fe.et level, your

body shifted slightlytoward

the rear ..Keep your headup

an d e ye s scann in g dow n ther oa d f br ' po te n ti a] h a za rd s,

Rule of'Thumb Pleat over

th e s ad dle , d on 't s in k into it,

[ S O A K I U P B . M P S ]WM]J8nyou ride through

shallowpotholes and other

small obstacles, be ashock

a bs orbe r to a vo id at f la t OJ[ '

d am a ge d w he el. S ta rting in

t he b as ic readypositlon, flex

your-elbows and knees to met:

y our bik e m o ve up be ne ath

you. RUle of'Thumb

The harder you strike the

obstacle, the more you need

to bend yourknees and

e lbo w s to absorb th e blo w .

stand, your tirewill spin

out," says .M cG ra th . R e l a x'

'YOUI' shouldersto keep your

upper body lo os e a nd . try to

deliver consistent power,

R ule : of T hJU Jh b In corners,

lean your hike less as the

r o ad g e ts . r o u gh e r ;

[ P U S I T M E p a u ]Tame cracks and crumbling

pavement bypushing

aha rder g e a l l l ' ~"Uy -ou r

cadence is ro o high om 'you

,58 ' : ) t"11I l iZ / Z ,O ] I~

[ R i l S lA B ID V E ]Some obstacles=suchas

curbs=requlre yOU! to U:f t

your f ro ntw he el up and .

o ve r, H e re 's h ow : B en d 'y our

k ne e s and push dow n o in

your bar as you approach,

then qu:icklliypullil up .and

ba ck , s h~ Jtin g y ou r w.e:ight

to th e re ar an d e xte nd ing

y our le gs . O nc e y our fro nt

wheel dears the hazard,

absorb the impact to the

rearwheel by flexlngyour

k ne e s" a nd shin forward to

maintain your momentum.

Rule of Tkoltlb . o r n e € ! the

frorrtwheelis clear, the rea r

should ' foUow.

[ T A K E F L l f i H T ]Once y:otl~Wmastered curbs

a nd ! s m a ll d e br is , yO:U~I~e

readyto hop fallen branches,

deep pothcles, and the U~e.

Start by 'bending a t th e

k ne es 'to c om p re ss yo ur le gs

like sp,rings. P U S W l l down

on yo ur h and le ba r; an d

Immedlatelypull up and

ba ck a s ifc le arin g a curb,Thenuncoi] your legs-

rapidlyshiftingyour weight

up-to lift the rear-wheel,

RuI.e of Thwub You never

knowwhenyou \Vin need to

jump an obstacle, so practice

hopping with your hands in

the drops, nnthe hoods, and

'on the bartops , IIJI









, H T I IE C'OMPAl\1Y IS STRANGE A N D ' 'C 'OMPLEX~

TH E K NOW LED ,GE IS V ER Y C 'O 'M P 'L IC A T E D ', . ,

IT 'S N '()T IMP'O SSIB L.E TO MAKE A P 'ROD 'UCT

L IKE TH IS , BU~fYOUNEED l~HE KNOWLEDGE~"

This is a . fable about emotion, but m t starts as a business

story. For the past half century the Italien component maker

C am pagno lo and its ch ie f ccmpetltor, th e Jap ane se co nglo m er-

ate S him a no , h ave gone toe-to-toe in one : of the great rivalries

n otjus t o f the cycling worldbut of the entire b us in e ss w o rl d. The

e lem en ts in trigue those w ho s tudy such things: D e s pite tT hle ir

near-comic contrast ill size=Shimano's b ic yd le~dmv i s i o n s a l li e s

were $2 , . 1 billion Iast year, Campagnolo's aroundsiso miUion-

th e c om p an ie s h av ec on sid ere d e ach th e o th er's grea t e s t f oe . O v e r

th e y ears , th e s piri t o f th at rivalryinfeeted th e ir c us to m e rs ..R o ad

cycli s ts can be passionate about their choice o f compenents, but

FlOll€!,all,'€:more mlotolriously passionate th an C :a rn py f r· ea k s., T be y

wax eloquently about the curves and swooping Hoes

o f ne w' c om p one nts , c re ate pe rson al m use um s o fo ld

parts, can be stunned into s il en ce a nd i mmo b il it yb y

th e s igh t: o fa com p le te box ed C am p ytoo l s e t,

Campagnolo tr.adfuUonaUy had been seen as

owning the top Ipercent of the eyc l i ng market.the

hmgh-end professional andl custom-build customer,

while Shimano was cnnsideredtc domi]\ate OEM(original eqnipment mennfacturen-dta eornpo-

n en ts , ubiq uito us o n m a ss -p ro duc tio n bf ke s m a de by

m f \j,o rp la ye rs , a t tim e s h av e be e n f oun d OIl as manyas 7 '0 percen t

of all bikes mad e .

C am p agn olc w as a ls o trad itio na lly ack no wle dge das th e c ho ic e

o f ch am p ion s. E dd ly M e rck x rod e only Campy; Bernard Hinsu l t

rode Ca :mpy to all five of his Tour de France victories. So did

Migu.el1ndura~n. O f course th.e Italian champions Gino Bartali

and F aus to C op pi rode Campy Bu t t he l as t: ' T ou r w i nn e r t- o r ide ;a ,

Campagno lo g,r.uppo unde r the A rc deTrhnnph wasItaly's Mar,,: .:€)

Pantani in 1.998. .The .l ll1.evit:aJbl li .es ter i sk ,ofmodern spo r t s . Oscar

Pereiro, who was declared the 2006 winner after a failed drug

t e st m ] , e ,g al e (] lF~oydLand i s 's victory , rode Campagnok i ) Lance

A rm s trongw on se ve n yeUow je rs ey s o n Shimano gea r. W h en he

retired in 2005~many insiders assumed Campagnolo would do

whatever it took to makesure tile next winner was 01] its compo-

ne ntry . B ut S him a now on in .2007 ' and200B ..Then . things b ec ame

reaUy bleak fo r Campy: The: upstart SRAlV iI s to le t he CDOWl1. A

C hicago com p any th at fo und its f irs t s uc ce ss by s ellin g h an dle -

bar shifters for mountain bikes in the 19!80s~SRAM didn't put

ou t m ts f ir st ro ad -bi ke g ro lU l p'until :2005,. But just lo ur y ea trs later,

fu n2009~Spain'sAlber to Contadorwonthe T01!lI"On t he c om p a n y's

to p groupset, B e d. C on tad ora nd S HAM w on aga in mn2~OIO.before

Shlmane took over ag,allinID.n011 ..under Cada l Eval1.S.

Campy's p ll ·o bl em s a re n 't limited tn the Tour de Franee po-

dium. J.'oday's youngergeneration of ridersgenerally assume

they can't .afford Campagnolo's gear andaren't impressed with

llitshistoric pe digre e. O lde r, m o re aff lue nt: ride ;rs still ClOvet the

brand's cachet, but, as one industry insider observes: "When all

ofus 50 -year-oldguys 'with $,6,000 bikes get too.old, fat, and lazy,

whatare they going to de?"

T ll.e r is e o fS .R AM cuts to the heart of Campagno lo ' s dilemma.

Wh .e n SHAM i ntro du ce d its flrstroad-bikegroupset six.y e a rs . a go ,

Campagno lo lligno'red th e American up sta rt rh a:tw .as a m i sta ke ,



EVER'YIIJAV ATWCRK"

VAlEN"J i '1INOCAJMF'AGN:OLC,question. In.an outsourced world, r u nwhich s u p p l y SiEES l " IHE 'W:ClIRK ' CAR l" ! U SED ,

chains stretch around th e glo be an d labor goes for B'VHl l i5FATHER" l iULL IO .

a d im e on th e do lle r in.Asla.manywonder how long

,a' ' old-school Italian , "' 0- " ' IP ' anvlike C-'_,~".-.-..g . . .- . . . .o C,''' ' '~ surv ive,... . , " . b.. . . , . aJl !UIL Lnl _RII.i,J J I ! . e _ alnp~.nwW . _ .GIn , , ; : : I l l . "" !Go.

In th e U ruled S ta te s" C am p agn olo o ff ic ia ls are a ll to o aw are o f

the challenge, .r~We'ren aWhat have you done for me bItely? ' sit-

u~llUon~~ays Tom K attus , h ead of Ca~nrJ.pagno,ll ioN orth A m erica ,

the company's stateside subsidiary Back in Italy; though" Fl O

alarnr bells are r inging, Valentino C:t'm.pagno[o;,the inscrutable

a n d e le ga nt Italian ge ntl,m l 1a nw ho ru iU S the falnily~owlledc om -

pany; acknowledges that SM.M is "a new playe r , a . strong playe r "

a cleverplayer;" ButCampagnolo, 1 6 3 , , , appears undisturbed by the

(:0I11P i2UZY'S p os itlo n i n th e m a rk e tp la ce .

H ow doe s h e p lan to k e e p the company a li v e ?' B y doing' wha t

Campagnolo has at lways done, He's going to nurture and protect

a m y ste rio us force known around Vicenzaa s "the k now l edge , "

[ fs an id e a. w ith d e ep roo ts funIta lian eulture , A nd w hile o th e rs

i n th e bicyde lndustrvpredlct doomforCampy's business model,SOUle: forward-thinldngeeonomists believe the Italian company

m a r y he on to something. Aftera decade-long outsourcing rush,

a m em be r o f bus in e ss e s a re beginning to rethink th e wi sdom o f

manufactudng on the cheap in A sia ". Signore: Valemino's old-

school business modeljust mightbe the newnew thing,

Nimb l e and s m art" S RAM : rosie q ui ck l y t o c h e ll e ng e th e Shimano-

C am p ag no lo d uo po lli y. S R A . l v . l l ' " se n,g m ne e rs d ev elo pe d n ew p r o d u c t s

,quickly and outsoureed production to facteries that could make

'th e p roducts a t a lliowercost, When 1 a sk e d :M k h ae lli Z ellm a n ..

SMM~s globalmarketing manager, if I could stop byand see lb.€:

Chicago fac tory~ he said, "Sure, but there ' s not m uch h ere to s e e "

W e m a n uf ac tu re i n I S lo ee ti on s a U o v er th ,e ~ro dd ." !'

A bo ut '95 ,p erc e nto f the bicy cle s an d coraponents sold today

' or igina te in Talwanor-China ..B ut notCampagnelo's, T he co m pa -ny sticks stubbomly to 'itsroots, manufacturing in its birthplace

'ofVlcenza, I ta ly, a midsize industrial 'city between V e n i C l e and

Milan. Campagnolo employs high-cost labor and hews to old-

world values. Red wine is served in the lunch room. A few years

. a go t h e OG)mpany f ina l ly opened a . second plant outside o f I ta~y"

It's not i n .Ch i na or Taiwan. It's in-get this-R.omania,

Son!}€ ; indus t ry observersand competitors se e th e future

closing in .onCampy "Inan intemational industry and an in-

ternenonal world, they can't survive strictly in Italy" said Gary

'c · offrin "".I' 1" - < ' l 1 - , - ~ " r C - y . ' ""0,-; IB,I - , I t, ' - nt " ' ' 0 - dfo · - -Tn. ar ' ,QVg . .. .I-I"'~,;;:l'g~'tSpecial-.unO .. , c i.D . J][uU.:n.T ... .. H.:: l iJl ID.. an u.. ..v I'Tl..n:;.. PA\:;"JJJ'~JlLl; '1i;J "L .. 1 '0 , , -l L r .l . .

i zed , "Sometimes it s ee m s lik e Campagnolo's o ff in V ic e nza in its

ownworld," said Matt V.anEnkevort ..managing director of FSA

USA; l th .eAm.e r i r : an d:istdbutorofFuU Sp'sedAheadconlponents"

"They've failed to globalizeas a brand, fa.iledto respond to the

market when the market's shifted,"

:faciHty are, located in ,8 1 sprawl ing three-story

p lan t in th e U gh t- in dlus tr ia l zo ne on the outskirts

o f tow n ..T I l E ! ; com pound w as buH t in 1981 , andth.€ l

executive suites retain a . ooollate~1970s vibe mod-

ern, dimly llt .. low-celhnged, and hushed. nwas

T a k e v · '" ,a -~ · E · 'nke v o r t J e _ . n 1 I l l i " . , t ' . . , . "W "rith ., O ; ' l ~ . ' " in o f s a l t" ".~,~ ' _"_~ ,~ ._ .! !. ,~ . .. .~ 1! '' I. ,. !! 1I I_ ,; ;I " :. Il ·_ V- ·~ , ', "_ '. ' G1,, ~~, IJI".! .~.~_, __ . ;oJ!",

FSA is, a ft er -a ll , a .competitor. B ut be r a i se s . 6 1 , valid

there Lmet Lerrj(pronollnced "Larry") Piazza, the coulpanyJ s

young marketing and communications managenwho agreed

to show me around. Like everyone else at Campagnolo, Piazza

dressed ~ntp!eocahly~n a fine Italian shirt~slacks.and a cashmere

cardigan,Abicyc[e-aColn8.gowithCampa,gnolo Record compo-

"Wel 'COlne to Garopa,gnolo, ,~" Piazza said, {~Wehavetim e to see

t he ' f ac ili ry be f or e y o ur interviewwith Mr , C amp a g nol o ,"

He said this as, if I bad booked tim ..ewith the Pope,

'0',"1 the daylvisited ';l1 Tu,""ii!d " IV 1 " ' 1 1 , ea r - : ly. l\!ra·1i' ~1 the fa·...nrvwas. . J ! ! . J ! 1 , _=''''''" \;,,0- u ' _ ' _ ' ; V._Q _~ ~-"I§ ~__.;t __ )~~ _~,_,~._ .... I~,: J.v. t_ J I l , '! i ;" r J l I l. , _ ; . ~'L.,."Li__ """"IW_,.J· '_'_Q~

re la t ively quiet, ' ~We are switching overfromthe : 2 :011producUon

year to 2012,~'Piazza €'xpbdned. "So there are a number ofwork-

e rs h ere , but not everyone," Campagnokr e rnp] ,oys about 400

people in Vicenza Like most Italian 'W'Orkers~theyare strongly

unknrlzed a ndweU :pa i d . The .av€!m·aget al ia n m e t al w cr k er makesa1bout$:43~OOO a . year, In Taiehung, Taiwan" theworld cen te r of

bicyde manufacturing, factorylaborgoes forabout$7~.2;50a year,

In China, it can be had for $3,700.

Itwasn't hard to be! Impressed by Campagnelo'e operation,

The airv manufa ...turins mnlex ,.....i:t 1I...l ·hO,r.U~4:~I fI c eet of Fl'Al7--'('i'. :. . l:J Il .1J .UJl.(;_U.~;tra.L. J I J . J . .ll,5 UJ!Hl t" ""A u!U!lbllllU. . ;;) O; ::;; {)11 .. . 'UU. . .. l"'if .."'.~

b ul lt it 's n o t d ri ve n by an assembly-line mindset, Campagnokrs

machinlsts plliy their craft at: autonomous tooling stations,

Componentsare dropped into small-batch metal bins the size of

laundry baskets, which arethen band-wheeled to the next sta-

ti on , T h e faetoryfkior w as c le an enougb to lick .

Piazza guided In€! loa progressive stamping die, aso-foot

monster that sent out a shuddering w_humpl every two s e c ond s .

rivers on the :MUan-to-VenicieaJltostrada: know

t J ley: l~epassing Vlcenzawhen they $,e ,ethe Cam-

I pagnolo factorysign~a 120~foot",[loyal blueversion

of founder Tullio Campagnolo's signature, one of

theworlds most understated yet recognizable

logos, The company's headquartersand main manufacturing



It feU:and. sounded Iike the company's heating

heart, I watched as steel tapewas fed into one end.

Newborn Campagnolo SuperRecord cogs emerged

f rom l it heo th e r, A ma c h in is ti rr blue coveral l s pick~d

a random. cog and he~d.itto his eye like a t diamond

CAMIPV DIPE ND S O :N :&!,M~

:P ,LO ' l{ IE IESWHO WORK IL IKJEO I ! . .D ' . ;WO RL !D .A IRT I ISANS . .. .

mU1l ' .AI~SOI 'ON ILAB-TESTING

P \RiODUC 'TS SU 'C, H AS

:~I!,.~C.l 'RQ,NIIC$lHlFiiIING.

hadn't debuted to thepublieyet, but also becsuseit

was fullof prototypes ..earlier generations and"pre-

s um a bly , id ea s th at h ad f aile d a lo ng theway

"It is not availalb~e to us," he said with .8 . smile,

and le d m e ~way.

T h .e k n ow le d ge m u s tb e protected.utter, 'There are almost no traditional assembly '1 - ----,,-- --'

lines at the Campagnolo factory..Each machinistworks like an

artisan, There's :~bit of theRenadssance guild.about the place ..

Which Is no.coin.c:~deJ1C€!;the artisan -guild concept was created

just ;a few'hours south ofhere.in Florence, illthe 12th century;

' ' 'T he e om p an y is v ery s tran ge .and co m ple x ..» Piae za to ld m e ,

"It's a meehanlcal c omp a n y and also a chemical oompany ; " AU

the surfaces and finishes are produced here. "The knowledge is

very compl i ca t ed , ' Piazza !:l .~ dd... .t takes a lot o f years to build up

this know - how . Mt1<sot impe s s ih l e to m ake a p roduct lik e th is but

you need theknowledge, born ,o f experience, to solve problems,

b) a lw a y s i m p ro v e, "

The k nciwl e.d_ge. C om pany Q:ff idals spe ak ,o f it ~ik~ Ob i -Wa n

s po ke o f T he F orce . Itis s om e th in g ,a to nc e p ow e rf u] a nd f ra gi le ,

Ithi.the reputation of th e brand and t h . € ! combined know-how o f

the engineers, designers, and machinistsgathered under one

roo f m n V i c e n za . .An d it is guarded ferociously.

As we walked through the If-speed-chein assembly room,

I spo t t ed . a . row o f enclosed offices and asked whatthey housed,

Piazze paused, then said ..~~Electronicg.ruppo development,"

M y ear s perked u p ..After 0101",8 than .8 decade ill deve l opmen tand. of anticipatio.n from cyclists, Campy's battery-powered

.gnlppo was about to hit the market, Few outside the cornpany

or til.eM.ovIstar pro team, which had been selected to road-test

it througb the 2011 season, hadgotten even a g l imp s e . Shimano,

which began its electronics R&D years after Campagnokxhas

been s,eUing its Dura-Ace Di:2, electronic groupset since 2009.

Shirnanos D i2 gear goes :foraround $5 JOOO, . double the price: of

top-end Shimano, SMM~and Campagnolo components, At

C amp a g n o lo , e x e e ut iv e s believe t h e i r gear has to be theabsolute

best=andwork f lawles s ly from day one. Otherwise the brand

takes a.hit ..Piazza. had no intention ofletting me anywhere near

t he g r'o o .p 's development department, becausethe components

hee[e·dronm.cgr.uppo problem illustrates a . larger

. dilsmma for Campagnolo, Its engineersmust not

only compete wi[ :h a company more than 10times

i ts s iz e. 'T h e ir - e x e cu ti ve s most no t only f ind p:ront

marg in s while playing 10 t nne s the hourly wage of

its competitces, In Vieenza, you get the distinct impression that

Campagnolo executives feel asifthey also nmstshoulder thebur-

den o fgua : rd i I' ll g the soulof cycUngit se l f .

Certainly feweompames are as steeped in the history of the

sport. Founder Tullio Campagnolo'shandmade delhi',erybicycle,

circa WOlddWar I,stands in . the ha l lway outsidethe executive

sui te s , The back cove r o f alavish, 159·~p,age 'corpo:rate historypub-

lishedon the company's 75th armtversary in .2008proclaimed,

"The history o f'C a m p ag nc lo is the s to ry o f modern cycling,"

'That's a t bold claim ..It amso happens " to be true ..Tullio, a prom-

Ising young racer in the 19205, . famously experienced one of

cy c li ng 's g r e at epiphanies during a. race in 1 927. T h a t spri1ng he

"found him self riding up to Croce d 'Anr ie , a mountain pass in

Italy's southern Dolomifes, At thathne, shifling gears=therewere only'No-required U te rider to dismount, unsc r ew the

rear wheel, flip.it around so a t dmffieren t -s ize cog on the opposite

side could be used, then reattacli the screws, Onthe mountain

tha t : day Tullio ' s f re e zi ng f in ge rs p rov ed no m atch :fbr a.s tubborn

wlngnut. As hewatched the race slip ,a:w'ay~b.isfrustration led to

invention, Over the next three years, Tulliothrkered in his fa-

thers shop to create the world's first quick-release skewer=the

taken-for- gra nted component that today lets Cycl:istsfemove a

w h e el w ith . a s in gl e flip ofa 'cam l ever ,

Campagnolo expanded into other components, establishing

a reputation for i r rneva t i on and unsurpassed qual ity. Tullio,

a. 'bro ad bul] o f a .m a n witha power fu l . vo i ee and p i e rc i ng gaze ,

IIIH E ' ID M O i S T B E A U T I F U L , [ A M py I P R O D U £ I S , . A T I B l C Y ( U N 6 . t . O M / C A 'M '- ' •



THE COMPANY'S DNA \\lA S E STAB LISHED '

D ' U ' R I N ' G r rULLlO'S YEARS~H E NEVERWAN' I~ED '

THE MASS ~!(ARI{EWr~HIS I IEART AND SOUL

" 'E RE IN T IlE fIIG I~]-E NDS TU F F, T I- IE PR'O'GEAR.

worked closelywith top pro riders and w ith fram e builders in the

artisan towns 0 , ' northern Italy: Faliero Masl.Edoerdo Bianeh],

and Brnesto Colnago, For a, SO-year stretcb-from 1968 to 1998~

Carnpagnolo dominated the pro peloton, In the Tour de France ..

27 of31 winners, rode Campy hi the Gfurod'Italia, Calnpywl)n26

,o f3 I 'titles.

The company's DNAwaJs established during those yean ..Tul-

Iio never wanted themass market.Hisheart and soulwcre in the

h igh -e nd s tuff , th e p ro gear ..During the bik e boom o f the 1970s~when every family in America kept a quiver of Schwinns in the

gara,g13,Campagnolo refused to , expand to m e et low-end demand.

" "Iw e n t o ve r t o Vicenzato w o rk w ith T ullio o n d ev elo pin gs om e

Schwinn pedals in 1973t recalled Jay-'Uownley,.abicyde-lndustry

consnltant who worked for Schwinn durim,g the boom years,

"The U.S, Consumer Product Safe'~yCommission. was making

manufacturers add pedal reflectors for safety ..I'showed Tullio a

reflector we e o ul d p U l ti n the o pe nin gs o fth os e o ld rat-trap pedals.

He looked at th e p ed al, frowned, and said 'BruttolB.ruttfJP"

Ugmy!Ug ly~

Crude design offended the o m d ma n. C am p a gn olo 's designers

strove for elegance in the engineering sense of the word: Find-

ingthe simplest ..lightest, most efficient SO~1Lltionto the problem

ofhuman-powered propulsion, Given a choice between his own

beliefs and the fortune to be made in the mass. market, Tullio

turned his back on the fortune ..By the end.of the 1970$"Campag-

nolo had abandoned all but; the pro racing and very top luxury

portion of the specialty retail market to Shimano and Suntoor,

Japanese companies that were happy to scale up production to

meet the demand for less expensive chains, sprockets, and de-

railleurs ..

That refusal to compromise quali ty moved CampagnOol l io from

a company to a c aus e a. S om e can fu t a c ult. I t's a .symbol ofold-world

the culture of cycling itself "We must askwhether this product

is not...democratk, let's sayt Lerrj Ptazzatcld me..~~Us a . social

thing. Irs not logica] to put a product on the:market which is not

touchable bythe people" because ofits high price,

There's also the risk of putting the Campagnolo imprimatur

ona product that could poilliute the purity of 'cydiIlg. Officials

in Vi eenz a are mum 'On this point, but: a t, least one competi-

tOI' is also struggling with the issue. Earlier this year officials at

SRAM (which bas. no eleetronie shifter on the market) askedan adagl~ncyto find away to turn the absence ' O o f such a,product

t o . the company's advantage, The essence of ,c,ycill i~ a SRAM

o f f lc i a] w r o te to 111ead shop , "has a ll iwaysbeen about t he 'C u lt ur e

of Mechanfucal'=a.k ..a..the raw~tactile connection of the hum .an

animal to tilbeautiful, effident ..analogmachine," Using a t battery

to . p ow e r a ne ss en tia l p art o .f th e experience, th e m e m o s aid , " 'jus t

isn't dght.~J

Campy m u st b ala l1 :C €l such fidelity to old-school principles~b~~~~~.1~~innovat ion," Piazaa to,llidOle, "youlose th e love For th e brand,"

artisan craftsmanship, a refusal to compromise twinned with

manly know-how ..seasoned with .a . tinkerer's curiosity and a dash'Oofmach i smo , The classic film B:r'eaking A 1 1 \ \ I ! !{ V captured themys-

tique in the character of Dave Stohler, a blue-collar Indiana kid

, en th : raUed by Italian C Y C U l l g c u l t U 1 r e , . H is pride and joywas aM,asi

r oa d b ik e equ~p]pedwith Campagnologear,

Lorenzo Taxis, Campagnolo'sglobal marketing manager, de-

scribed the power of the C a ln p:a gn olli o n am e : '"Iti s a s ou l," he said,

"It is a soul contained by a .brand."

That's a.heavy burden ..Perhaps that's why, long after Cam-

pagnolo must have realized there was a market forelectronlc

shifting, itcontinued to refine its product in those secret rooms

w h lle S hh na no offered its. v e rs io n . f or s al e, A t C am p ag no lo , there

is a. s en se th aJ .t the company must w eigh e ach product against

here's no.nameplate outside Valentino Campagne-

11o~sof f ic e . Tul lio ' s son , w ho to ok ov e r d . l . e company

a t a ge :3;50when . h i s fatherdied in 1983, canbe found

by enteringan unmarked door that leads toa spare

conference room, Beforegoingto Vicenza Idasked

anAmerican bike-shop owner for his impressions ofthe great si -

gnore,. "Valentino, he's, wel l . he ' s alittle strange," the retailer said..

Valentino Campagno lo emerged from behind a .plain wooden

door, a th.ln~reserv:ed~ 63:-:year-old man dressed in slacks and a

blue-striped dress shirt.with a bit of a Christepher Walken vibe,

He moved slowly and deliberately almost as if purposefullyop-

positethe Image tbat still endures ofhis bulldog old man.

Whenl a.s~edabout the company's decision to

stay in Italy while the world decamped to As ia )

Campagnolo offered a frank answer, "It was a

fo roed! d l e ( : is i o I D 1 , ~ ~be to ld! m e ' ..W he n he took ove r

the company in 1983~he said, "'Id idn't have any

special s tra tegy, I didn't have aJny special man-

agement skins in how to handle the company

outside of Italy'

Tbere's deep history behind thds cryptic

answer-sand s om e llin sigbt into Campagnolo's

wUUngness to t rade high Italian lebor costs fo r the knowl edg e ,

Valentino inherited the company two years after the openingof the m ass ive new V icenza factorywhich wa s o ll idm a n . Tullio's

way of doubling down on Italliy.. Inthe early 198.os, Tullto and

Vale ntin ow attc Th l€ !d a s S chw in n, th en til ll€ !w o rl d's l ea di ng bf uc yc le

manufacturer, closed ~ts Chicago factories. and moved produc-

tion to Taiwan.Anindustryexo dusensued.t'The h:ilcycleIndustry

has a historyofchasingcheap labor," said the former Specialized

executive Gary Coffrm, "The industry migrated to Taiwan inthe

1980s,and then to China in the 19'905/'

Everythingwas f ine at first, Schwinn's profi t margin thrived on

low-costasian labor e .Bu t 1 n 19 85 , Schwinn endedfts arrangement

'With. its Taiwanese production partnet ..a company called Giant

Manufacturing. What happened n ex t is alesson that Valentino

ujzon lam 65



'the company" So the company perfects a manu-

facbu'ing processwitb its l o ng ti m e , b ig lI ly skilled

craftsmen inVfucenz il , t h en teaches the Intricacies

to U s employees in Roman i a .

"'I think this was a big mistake that some Ital-

ian co m pan de s h ave m a de ," P iazza to ld me, "They

chose to produce in . the Far East, and they spread their knowl-

edge. In the Far East ~hey produce a good product, but the

innovation in Europe ID s different. If you take your knowl edg e

3Jlnpagnoll io can be caned a lot o f names . StOQ,gy.

Insular. Arrogant. B ut n obo dy has ever called the

o om p an y c he a- p o r stupid. A s bicycle-industry vet-

e ran s w onde r how :long th e cOJn:pany em ) surv ive,

some of theworld's top economists and business

strategists are taklnga fresh.look at the Campagnolo-style busi-

ness model and finding it newly appealing, A combinatioo of

outsourcing fatigue (those long f l ights to Shenzhen for 'quality

coatrol take thefr toll), rising labor and transportation cos t s" and

the ~et~s~liethink=thismindset of the recession h a ve ! d a m p e ne d

th e: b us in es s w o rld 's enthusiasm ]orAsJaln manufacturing.

One key is to understand that Campagno lo is a commcdl-

ties company. It's specialized 8.:110 high-end, like an airplane

manufacturer or a medical-device maker, Product failure is n ot

an option , QuaU ty is aU "" In h igh -e nd , s m all- ba tc h m a nufa cturin g, w h ere : you're ma k -

fng very exacting hfgh-qllalUy products, labor costs aren't your

majo r concern," s . a y s Kath ryn Shaw~PhD:>a StanfOl,dUlliv(;!rsity

e co no m ic s p ro fe ss or w h o s tud ie s the exp en s e ofmanufacturing,

"The main costs are in product desigrr.whieh :you need to stay

on the cutting edge,~;Acompany like Campagnolo, she says, "is

i nves t sng heavily in brandvalue, That's on e o f th ei r m a jo r assets.

~tamntabl.blgtbat brand ispart ofthe cost of doing business,"

A h igh-end company that dilutes its brand value by chasing

c he ap la bo r, s he ga ~s ~d oe s s o a t i ts peril ..

' The airplane giant 1 :1oe i ng recently l e a rned thi s lesson the

hard way : In the ,eariy2000s the! companywentfull-threttle into

11MI&!FACT'ORVFII..OOIR'

SPANS, THIE IL iC UD ij ,CIONI-

STANT M<crrH:lNOF'1"IHII:

GAL'VAN~C DIIP'A,IRTMENT

A.N,OTIi'1IE OOIN,.EMPlAiI'IION

C1:FH~ W~I~~I!.WQRK~IR$.

Campagnolo lias llEwr forgotb~~n. iant ttu'ned

areimd and used iltsnewfound manufactuting ex"

pertise to produce bikes under its own brand.that

w er:e 'be tte , an d ch eap er than S chw in n 's , 'T h o ug b

Schwinn bounced back severeltimes, ultimately it

n e v er r e co v er e d and.by 1 99 2 , w a s bankrupt.

, fW e d o e v e ry tb in g insidethe company," V a le nti no C a m p sg -

no lo to ld m e .."rTh.is i ts so m e th in g in which] strongly believe. II I

k now how t o p t lodu .c € lit, 1 c an alw ay s Im p ro ve my pe r f o rmanc e ,

Ifs om e bo dy e ls e is d oin g it, In y hnprovements av e out o f m y e on -

trol,T his is a v ery s tra te gic d ec is io n f ur us ,"

Technolngy fransfer=some would can It ideafheft-is. a

concern in !cyding,just as it is in any industry that outsourees,

Im a gine " th e ele ctro nic de ve lo pm e nt ro om d ee p in side C am p ag-

nomathat Piazzawouldn't e v e n allowm e a peek multo-but situ-

ated thousands ofmiles away from those who calif most about its

integrity.

Secur i ty ; p rox im i t y , an d lo w labor cos t s spui' l ' ied Camnpagoolo

to open itsfirst satellite factory in 2005 in Pi t e§ tm~Romania.an

industrial city inthe:center o f the old Iron Curtain stronghold,

Managers and engineers from Vieenza can drive to the plant

in a day..Manufacturing wages aren't China-cheap, but they're

low..about $14,000 ,8 year. ltaly's strong metalworkers' union

doesn't include Romanian workers, so Campagnclo can hire

and fire more easily Perhaps most crueiallg m t ~ sin Romania-a

c oun try fa m ous fo r a m a n WillllQ drank b lo o d a n d another who s ename included the phrase "the impaler,' Itsremote locat ion and

spooky cultura] reputationaet as their own barriers to technol-

ogy transfer,

"We first develop new prodaets and methods ofmarmfactur-

in g in Vicenza," Valentino Campagnolo explained to I D 1 t€ . • {~l1d

when it has been perfected,the:nwe can bring that activity to

Romania. 'We have e X 8 ! C ' U y the same machines, equipment, and

methods in Romania and Vi(:ell .z:a.~ The company has made

huge investments in carbon-fiber components. 'We didn'twant

to take any risk by putting these components in'the hands of

somebody else(' Campagnolo toldme, ,fJ{l'hey require a bigh de-

gre e o f hum an lab o r; and w e wanted tc k e e p e v e ry th in g i n s i de



I CAMPY E1\TGINEERS SPEND EN 'T IR E CAREERS

D E " E L O P I N G E"ER L I G H I T E R A N D i STRO'N'GER

, !GRUPPOS. IT S 'O F."lC IAL S L IKE ro SAY ITSCARBON FIB ER IS MORE PRECIOUS TI-IAN G I O I L D ~

o uts ou rc in g, p ull li in g p art s f or its h~ghmytouted 787 Dreaml i n e r

f ro m around th e w orld : w ings . f ro m J,ap a.n , flo or be am s fro m In -

d i a , pa s s enge r doors and land ing ge ar from F ran ce and Sw ed e n"

parts of the tail from South Koreaand Italy_ The whole th ing:

woullid b € ! assembledin Boeing's factory inEverett, Washington.

Ten years later, a,humbled Boeing has done an outsourcing

about-face, The 787, f i n aUy set for release this yea r , has been.

dogged . by y e a rs o f d e lay s and q1l!],ality-colDltn)llis sue s" T h e out-

so urce d subs s ~m p l~yco uldn 't co m e th rough w it h t op = C [u aH typ arts on d ead lm e . E ngin ee rs an d m a eh in is ts m a kin g, s ay , a w i ng

a n d f u, se~ a _g e ;h a t had to m a tc h e xa ctly co uld n't c or re ct p ro ble m s

b yw a lk in g a cro ss the fac to ry floor an d ta lk ing, Theyhad tv s yn c

timezones, catch o v er se a s f li gh ts , overcome language and cul-

ture barrie rs .w ait w ee ks E O'fa c or re c te d . b at ch . o f parts to arr ive ,

'We spent a, lot more money in trying to re cove r th an w e e ve r

woullid have s p en t ifwe'd tr ie d to k e ep t he k e yte ch no lo lg rue s c lo se r

to home , " Boe i ng C lEO Jim A lbaugh sa id in an . i n t e rv i ew ear l ier

this year.

QUatUty control and t echno logy transfer have a lway s been

problems with outsourcing, but cheap labor and transport made

upfor those deficiencies. Now~the economics are shifting, Labor

costs, fo r lnsfance, though still-low, are rising, The avera ,ge Chi-

neseproductionworker made $1,,740ayearin :2003 : . .mn2008~ th .a t

s am e w ork er m ad e $ 4,1 40 .. ~lj\fter fae to r i ng in the higher l abo r

and f re iab.t cos t s .we f ind th at th e f orm e r o ff sh ore s av in gs hav e

tu rn ed n eg ativ e ," a, 'te am o f M c K in sle y & Company consu l tan t s

concluded ina recent report titled "Tlme to Rethink Offshoring,"

Campagnok r s sua te gy m ak es s e ns e on an oth er Ie ve l, Ph in

U p h am~ PhD~a visiting scholar at the Un iv er sity c f P e nn sy lv a-

niasWharton School of Bu si ne s s, r e ce n tl y published a study of

outsourcing inthe bicycle mndu.sb'y. "M o st p eo ple th in k you 'can

outsourcemanufacturlng and keep marketing and research-

.and -deve lopm en t m n house , " he s a id . " It doesn't work Ute that It 's

almost impossioletc have effective R&D wi thou t also be in g in -

volved inthe day~ to~daymanu f a c tu r '.mng : . R&D i s n 't about .a group

o. f . s · rna r tpeople s m U l l i l 1 . g ina l~oom thinking d€!j8plyabout a n e w bi -

I c yd e wh e e l , It's a , re sult o fbe ing so im m e rs e d in the de ta i l s that

you find a w~ to weld sometbing a . half-percent better." Staying

exploded t en fo ld , the company c o ul dn 't s il m p ly hire 10 times as

many skilled machindsts and ramp up production. Those ma-

c h l ni s ts don't €l 'x isl t t ."Highly qualified m ach in is ts k now th e ir

WOlll'th,.'" says U p ham , "and they won't s ell th e ir la bo r c he ap ,"

c lo se to th e gro un d has Us v a lu e , t oo . Upham p oin te d o ut th at

y ea rs afte r G ian t a te S ch win n's Iun ch , th e T aiw an ese com pany

e stablis he d a facility in t he .Netherlands-partly to put i ts :p eop l e

in touch with ne w developments in European cycling,

Manufac tu r i ng at the : highest -qual i ty l eve l , Uphanru s .ay , s , ." ' 'i s

no t a dumb th i ng to do," It requires skins tha t are di ff icult to at-

tain and aren't e 2 1 1 s H y scalable. ]f the demand for Campagnolo's

tDP~lieve~$.2,500 carbon-fiber groupset, the Super Record,

ampagnoloexeeueives have been known. togo to

extremes to defend the knowledgeand the sane-

tity of th.€! c!IJompany's brand. At a ce r ta i n point, you

w on de r w h eth er th is :obsession has somethingtodowith theircurrent slippage inthemarket ..

C as e in po,mnt. I II t h e ; 'COmp aID1JY 'sx e cu ti ve o ff ic e s~ Ihatted

briefly w it h. L o re n zo T ax is , the company'sgroup marketing and

communication director, A substantial man with ginger hair,

'Iaxls WOll . ' f ! a fine Italian v es te d s uit an d carried himselfwith the

a s p ec t of a duke, I mennoned thatI hailed from Seattle.

t f V € l ' r y nice cit~,j< he said. " I recently s pe nt so m e time there,"

I ond e r ed why a guy f ro m C am p agn olo 'w ould s p end t im e : [ 1 1

Seattle, so I threwout aguess. "Were you there on a patent i s sue?"

' Ia x i s p \ a l! 1 s € ld . ,' ·~Som .~ th i ngl i ik€!:hat/j lhe said, then ended our

conversation.

A UtUe research so lved the mystery In 200'7~the component

, c i ompany FSA ran a series o f a ds r u n cyclful1g magazines Ondudi~g

this one) in whi ch it claimed to make t h e : world's ligheesterank-

set. 6 3 3 . grams ..compared with the S up e r R e c or d c ra nk s e t. w hi eh

weighed 6.52 grams . .

Campy engineers spend e nt ire 'c ar ee rs d e ve lo pin g e v er lighter

and strongergruppos. The c omp a n y spent years d ev eio pblg U s

e ar bo n- fi be r te ch no illo gy ~ Its o ff le ia ls m i ke to sa y m tscarh on fibe r is

mo r e precious th an go ld . A nd now th e U .S . b ranch o fFSA base d

in Mukilteo, 'Washllington~a sleepy town north of Seattle-was

c la im l ng it s e ra nkswere bet t e r?

I n V ie e nza , um b ra ge was t ak e n , C am p a gn o lo fl ew its l awy e r s

to . Sea t t l e to . Ia un cb a federal l awsu i t FOf ' false a dv er Hs h1 g •

"Wewere shocked," s.aid Matt VanEnkevor t : lma .nag i ro .g diree-

blof'· of' lF SAU SA . ' "' W e c ould h av e h an dle d th ds out of court. Bu twe

h ad ~e:roCouv€ lf s at io nbe fof e t b ey fi l e d .' "

T he se k ind s o f suits ave U c s 1 U . a U y s e t t l ed q u i e t l y ~ . e s p ec i a l l y with

a s m all p la ye r 1 ik :e FS A USA.~rWe~r,eno t . even in Campagnolo's

we i gh t c la s s, " V . anE n k e vo rt told me,FSX s annual

A m e rican sa le s h ov er ,a ro uud $,]O m i llio n, about

'7 percent of Campagnolo's worldwide revenues.

But the lessons of history are remembered in

Vicenza, Campagnolo plaid dearly for ignoring

SRAM in 2005" andwould not overlook anotherchallenge, no matter h ow sm a ll, In this instance,

we 'r e t al k ln g ab out ~ d iff e re ne e in com pon e nts o f

199ralns ..FW .l1 d v er y s m all e gg , B oi ljt; Cut it W I1 the

middle and d i s ca rd one ha l f : The t iny 'bit th.a t re~

m a in s 'in your palmis abo ut 1 9'grams.

During the two-week t r ia l last summer; Carnp:agnoi l l jJ i sat-

to rn ey s g rille d FSA:s VanEn i k evo r t about the methods used to

compare the weights ..By the time his testimony concluded, itwas

f a il ir ll iyl e ar th a t F SAha d fudged a l it tl e on i ts w e i gh t c o m p ar is o n,

B ut th atw as n't th e end o f t h e : case.

Whenhe toot th e w itne ss sta nd , Campagnolo's Taxis spoke

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to defend. "It's very easy to lose the image" that Campegnolc has

established, Taxis said. "Irswry hard to recuperate :itNIfFSA ran

18 p age s, h e s aid "f .'w ,e n ee dto run at l ea s t three tim e s as m any" to

recover,

F SN s law ye rs th re w a litU €: , c ! l ) l l i d reality ~:)nTaxis, though" "Do

you know who Lanoe Arm strongis?" one asked.

"Yes, I do," Taxis answered,

"H,€';won . th e T our d e France s evenyea r s ina row_.didn't h. e?"

"Correct,""He's never used a Campagnolo product, has he?"

'·No.,~'

UHe uses Shhnano and he uses SRAM for his groupsets, his

crankset, and hilsracing parts, correct?"

"Correc t . "

"Campagnolo parts don't make a D \ Y bikesgo faster t h a n a com-

petitor" do they?"Ii ' .fNo.~~

As FSA"s attorney continued to needle Taxis about Campag-

nolo's lack of recent Tour success, Campagnolo's l awye r , ob j. ec .t ed :

What's the relevance here ' ?

' (The testimonywas from Mr. Taxis that Campagnolois mead -

hlg l li ni rm e v a ti on , a nd FuHSpeed Ahea d is trying to pil lggyback on

'their reputation," FSA's lawyer explained. "] think the jury should

understand that Campagnolo, to the cycH.ng world, is not quite as

painted."

Campagnolo's claim was denied. The Italian

compaayappealedthe case, despite expensive legal

bills and long odds. (False advertising claims are

difficult to . prove. To succeed, Campegnolowould

haw to show that th.€!ads. actually convertedits

buyers into FSAbuyers.) The verdictwas eventually

affirmed.

'c. 'amos 6 n - o · I , 0 ·o f f i i - ' lalsdeclined to "'0'-·- rment .....- 4 . 1 I l . .,O. . I)l .. . p a , ; 5 . . . h.l.!II.a ow 1Il11rc ...,.. . m J l ! .. ll >c fli .un l l I J ! . o w

l i t igat ion. At FSA ' s Muk i l te o , headquarters+a wa r e -

bouse and .a tidy suite of offices staffed by young dudes an d their

dOg ,S -Vali]ElDl~l~iv,ortays, o m can't he lp b u t feelthiswas a vendetta

against us for having the gaUto compare our product to Campag ..

no i ll o 's . ] h avea feeling Valentino saw those ads and got very upset,"

he number of riders, bike-shop owners, and indus-

try insiders. who profes s a love for Campagnolo are

ll iegio.n.Losing Campagnolo, they say , would be lik e

the:computer industry losing Apple. Or the auto

indastrywhheut Porsche, An executive who waswith FSA at the time itwas being sued told me, '~ m sure hope CaLM-pagnolo survives,"

Peter Cbisholm, ownerofthelngh-end Veechio'sBiekletteria, is

one o f t h e de an s o f t he eyeling s ce ne in B ould er ..Colorado, He'salso

a prll il':n.eexam ple of tbe khld ,ofloyall ity Camp~gll.olo ca n count on.

"I woukl rather walk than ride anything other than Campagnolo,"

Chishehntold me when I strolled into his store recently He hiked

up t i l . € ! sleeve on his Italian sweater to reveal a C amp a g noi ll o winged

wheel tattooed onhisforearm.

"'When. I got into cycling i 19'85~~.fyou were a serious cyclist

you used Campagnolo ..period,' he said .."It's sHU the premhim

componentry ..It's the best in form, function, durabiHly,. and

malneamabllity"

Vecchio's deals in h~h:-.endlcustom bikes, the $6~OOO- ,and- l :n tp

models that begin with a custom f r ame fitting. "If m y customers

take a ll t ha t time an d e ffo rt to build the r ight bicycle, they're no t

going to skimp on components ..Theywant the best. Theywant the

Ro l ex J. n ot th e C as io ,"

Bu t C amp a g no lo 's problem i l i sn~twi l i th .C his olm o r h is cus to m ers ,

or €f!)1en'withMattVanEnk~ort. ItJs with Sam.Findley ..

F f u . n d m e : y is the prototypical rider a ll three high-end componentmakers=Shimano, SRAM, and Campagnolo=are courting, A

37-ye;ar-old college prcfessor In Altoena.Pennsylvania, Findley

commutesto work, competes in Tuesday ..night "hammer rides,"

and tackles a century now' and then. If this were an election, Sam

F~ndmeywo1Jd .dbe th e lU l de d. dle d v ote r i n a swing state,

"I'm tl'yIngtoget the best bangfor the buck," Findleytold me. As

a teenager he rode his father's road bike: H A classic Bianchi with a

group o fp e.rf ec t C am p agn olo d iam o nd s," A sa penrly-pl~nching col-

lege student he rodewhat he could affo~d:aSchwirm Prologuewith

Shimano gear, Now Inhis thdrties.he'sgota little coin inhis pocket,

He's riding a Cannondalewitb SMM Rival components ..

Why SMMI?' "It's lighter than what I could otherwise get for

my money; and the bike shop guys were really good about point-

ing that out. They mi k e :t and . r i de m t ~ ) JFindley s a i d . "I've don e a few

races where SRAM provided neutral support.which ] liked .a And ..

f rcank ly~ .Ca.mpagnom.o parts weren ' t s tocked ~oc.aUy. I could ge t a

Ca : lnpy g l ~ 0 1 ! 1 P : ,bu t f u f th e b ea ri ng .sW€H lt o ut ]' d h a v e tewait a w " € ! j e . k

or two to ge t the parts shipped,"

Tom Kattus is the man chargedwith winning Sam. Findley's

allegiance, KattUls,,48,I. las one ofthe toughestjobs in the American

cycling industry; He'sthe general manager ,ofCampagnolo North

America. It sounds llke hecommands an empire, but in truth

Kat tu s ha s ex acUy fi v, t! : full- th ne em p lo ye es , F iv e ..Theywork ou t : o f

a . smal] office suite funCarlsbad, Californla. And they're the second-

largest subsidiary o f C a n l p a g n o l o worldwide.Kattus is a realistic man,"~The youmger crowd saw Lance win

seven Tours on Shimano," he told me, "They just saw SRAM

win the TOUli~and S RAM has d on e am e xce lle nt job o f In,arketllillg

to the younger generation. Youn.ger American riders haven't seen

C a .m p a gn o[ o o ut there ..Plus 'w e have this stigma that we're very

hlligh-p'i l l ' iced,almost out o f r each"

As a former Cannondale manager, Kattus knows how to fight

funthe retail trenches ..(~We;! reoutgunned in North America, we

have limited r es o ur ce s ..s o w e h a ve to be creative ..Weh a v e to , tak e a

grassroots approach, :Butwe'rewillingtc push f u t , and gofor it,"

One ofKattus's first initiatives 1 5 an industry discount program

that gives empllioyee,s of b~ke shops that carry Campy a. reduced!



price=aperkthe eompany had not o f f e r ed

in the Un I t ed ShMtes" A lot of road-bike

buy ers lik e S am Pindley s ee k ad vice fro m

'the guys in the repair shop, And if the

t e eh s don't like C amp y " th€ sa]e goes to

SRAMor Shimano, "Our firstprerogative

is to get shop, employees to understand

Campag nolo,_ to ge t th em 0 : 1 1 the bikes,

ge t th em rid in g the g ea r ," K a ttu s s ai d.Sometimes It seems like Campy's In-

ncvatkm and arroganee gohand in ' ba n d . .

A nd th e la tte r can tri p up fhe f or m e r. L a st

year the company Introducedthe Super

Recordgroupslet, which included the

wo rl d's f ir st :u- sp ee d cas s e tte an d, a thin-

ner, stronger chain, By D1.0S. t accounts ..

tile ge ar illsstellar, Cycl ing News readers

vo ted it Best N ew Produc t o ,f 20];0. B ut

fixing the new chadn required a special,

$:299tool-the most expensive chaintool

ever produced. Ifyou aska bike mechanic

making $12an bour what he thinks ofth€

new l1..peed grupPQ,. prepare to get an

earful ab out the chain tool,

"K attn s is a . ve ry sm art guyl '~ ' said

Rick Vosper~.a longtime bike-industry

consultant nowworking as the director of

A irb orn e: B ic yd es ." fH e k_ no w s w h o to g u a f-

' t er : the k ey in ffue nce rs . T he bo t y oun g r id-

e r in town, w h o's a ftB 'n an e l n p l a Y 1 3 € l o f th e

bik e s ho p, If I 'm s e lli ng t ho s e c om p o n e nt s,

[want theJastestguyin the ehib,thesharp-

est gu y in the shop, Those guys are goingto

change people's minds aboutwhich com-

p on en ts to buy fo r your n e x t b ik e ,"

Partof Kattuss chall@fig€l is overeom-

ing,the perception that Campagnolo

simply doesn't care about :NorthAmeri-

call riders, ThaUreited States r e pr e s e n ts

only ]4 percent ,of the company's sales,

and whlle Kattus scrembles to cover the:

co un try w ith a s ta ffo ff iv e, S H AM c en tin -

ues to saturate American shops and races

wlth its, reps . ." ' \V :eensurethat racers, shopowners, consumers, everybodyhas apolnt

o f c on ta ctw itb S R AM '~ ,~ "ai d Michael ZeU -

man, SMM~sg~oballnarkettng manage r ,

' f 'I t 's i n O'W' com pany D N A. SR AM started

with Stan D ay andMikeMereuri travel-

in g a w ou ud in a car; puUill.1g parts out of

their trunk, ask ing : riders to give it a try:

We~vealways been 'there atthe races,"

That m s , !(I'i' course, a page r i g J J m t out

of the Campagnolo p laybook . Ifs bow

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Tattoo- like graphics on the blacked-out paint scheme, plus the

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f as h lo n a co e ss o ry ., If y o u p a ir it wi th the r ig ht o ut fi t , y ou c oul d p ar k

a Bad Girl outside an after-hours dub and bathe in the covetous

commentsfromthe effiort l l iessIy cool, Th e frame references Can-

nondale's iconlc 1 99 0 s- ,e r a D e l ta V mountain bike; a c ity; .f r iendly

benefit of the angled top tube is generous, standover clearanee,

making mounts and dismounts e a s y , even if your commuting at-

t ir ,e i s o f t be skirt-and-heels v ar ie ty . T h e o ne -p ie ce h an dle ba r and

s te m , s a ve some w e igh t a nd . provide "be t t e r stiffness, fo r sprinting

to that next t ra f f ic Iight..~ : aoC!~) rd ing[0Cannondale. Italso makes

tbe c oc kp it s nug. a n observation no ted byall ofou r testers, regard-

m e s s o f ' th e i r' befugbt The upright pos i t i on is s U g h t 1 y uncomfortable

on excursions longer than afew miles, but great for spotting dodgy

drivers and clueless pedestrians, and it doesn't overlydetract from

the peppy and responsive handling, A Headshok Solo DL50 Lefty

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he seen on.-Leah Flic.ki~ger

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Though I've always appreciated the artlstry=andthe audaeity=ef comnnrter

bikes and townies that cost a couple thousand dollarsor more" I'vealso never

truly thought they wereworth my moneyAll that cashjust to get around town

a fe w miles a t day? The ride gemle r a t ed by this impeccably built and stufuJitlg~

painted Chris King-made frame and the round-profile Panaracer Pasela tires is

e x qu is it e, -s ( ,I , s m o o th a nd sogenerous with momentumthat there's something

s oo th in g abo ut be in g ( J'm ],h e bik e , Y e t it wakes up easily w hen you nee d . to beat

a . s to pligh t or chase a friend fu nthe distance. 'Thehandle=the curved tube span-

ning the down and seat tubes-decks lik€ia hipster flourish, hut once you use it

and feel what it's like to ' tote a bike at ~ts 'balance point you won't understand

w h y ; a tU similar bikes aren't thusequipped Itis a marvel 0'( form and function,

simply and fully a spectacular bike, But five grand? ] didn't get that part, at least

notuntil ]finaUy~rulyeomprehended the lUlme.\VbatifEve:ry Daywas not only

how I used it, but the kind of riding that gave me as much pleasure (and~ye~h..

pride) as thrasllingthe hmeh r i d e ? This bike ID S as aeecmplished in m l l t sbreed asMe rckx 's EM·X ~7and Sp e , c~an : zed l 'sT a rmac arein the i r s . And y ou 're lik e ly to h av e

it longer-drs the kind ofhike that is a lifetime treasure, then eventuafheirloom.

B elo ve d is ,e xa ctly righ t. - BillStrickland

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T'alrmac SL4 'i2nan impressive update: to the Tour de France-

winning Tarmac Iine, S pe Jd aU z ed b as moved

away from the nnecmpromisiag rigidity of

the previous version, the SL3.,The new frame

maintains the Tarmac line's tradllitllionalIDypll:e~

else handling and drag-racer accelerations-

courtesy ofa rock-solldbottombracket and rearend.

But after listeuing to riders ou the: H'I'CsHighroad

ProI'eam, the engineers decided to soften the ride..

just atouch. The result is a bikethat's as fast asany

we've ridden, and lets you :fea f i le : road's surface" but

doesn't overlypunish you on rough pavement.

Much of the Tarmac's compliance is llth,eresult of

a redesigned head tube, itnow bas a smaller lower

bearing a3j~down from IV 2 inches) and a shape

cribbed from the' popular Beubalx Hue..The down

and top 'tubes wrap around the head tube, lgivin.g it

an hourglass shape, which Specialized says better

soaks up'vertical impacts. Despite this added com-

pliance, "the bike retains the SL:3~storsiona] stiffness,

Th.€ reck-solid power transmission that helped

drive star sprinter Ma:~l'kCavendishto multiplewins

provedjustas impressivewhen thepavement turned

upwa:rd.,Ael ' lOto , . a ,d bikes might havethe advantage

in a headwind, but U~Jsteep hills, hammering over

rough roads, andftying down descents, few bikes are

better tuned than theSL4.

In fac'~Jthe new bike is better able to resist 'twist ..

ing fo rces , even. as shaving weight was a . primary

g O l a t tThe new frame doesn't s u r p a s s f ea therweigh t

road racers like the Cannondale SuperSix Eva orCerve lo R5CA~,b ut 8 '7 5,grants for a 56 cm frame sU U

qualifles this bike as a . climber's drearnrnachine.

The t'r.ame:'sge'ametry was only slightlymodffled

from the SL3~The wheelbase is a few millirneters

shorter, depending onframe size, and, distinguish-

Ing itself from a trendtoward taller bead 'tubes on

race bikes, the SLNs head tube is shorter than the

SL3: ' s~ ,y as much a s 2 0m : m o n the largest s ize .

As, you'd expect at this price, there isn't a . single

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even spins onceramic bearings" and the Shimano

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T he R ov al.R apid e S L 4 5 ae ro w he els p ro vid ed e xce l-

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Tour-winning g.ruppos 40 years ago, And it may be a piece of kl1ow~e~dgehat the eardl-

nals alitthe Vaticam-l inVieenzahave forgotten."

ampsgnolo has never wantedwealth or world domination. Thet goes for

the familyas itdoes the company Itcould have ramped up forthe Schwinn

b oo m . ,o f th e 1 97 0s ~ s old . its components o n . t h e cheap, It cho s e no t to. The

eempanyeouldhase chasedlew-cost labor in Taiwanin the;19805, expand-

ed to China in the 1990s~gone completely global in . the 20005..Instead,Campagnolo hunkered down In Italy Valentino could have sold the ecrnpany or gone

p ublic . H e s tubbo rn ly kB pt i t in the; fan~i~y.

This is a,very Italian w ay to operate. :More specifically it~sthe northern Italian way .

Vieenza andthe larger Veneto re gion 3 T,e famous for nnrturlng artlsanelmenufacturers

like Campagnolo. Luxottica, whicb produces Raw~Ban . an d .Oakley sungla sse s , is head-

quartered nearby, Afewmiles away~the Zamberlan famHyproduces some of Ithe worlds

finest hiking boots, Diesel and Benetton are based In the region, Bottega Veneta, one ,o,f

the world 'selltefashlon brands, produces its famous handbags a la factorythat's l i t e r .aUy

across the street {Dom Campy,

These companies survive by targ€lti.ng·th l€; highest strata ofthe market ..ltt<sheoppo-

site ofthe economic modelthat dominates in the United States rightnow, which is to use

cheap labor andscorehed-earth tactics to gainmassive market share. And fu t goes against

the.American exit st ra tegy:: selling out to'reap a f01!~lt lne ,

AtCampagnole, there is no exit sha t ' e lgy, There isonly~,iu the word s ofLolien~;~)Taxis,

the soulthat iscontained within the brand ..It's almost a fairy tale ..What mfthere ' W 'a IS ~

(:OUlpanythat dldn'twant to ta ke o ve r th e wodd?\V1.1allt ifthere wasa ( :o n l p ! a m z y that just

wanted to make. the best products it could possibly invent.and be s :~t is f ied!wi: th a litUe

profit at the end ofthe day? The companywouldn't betray mtsCTustonlers . Itwould be be-

holden to no craven shareholders or institutional investors ..Perhaps mos t critieally; the

companywould learn from hmstnrY.tw1ueits Institationalmemory .and cultivate ere-

.ativity on the factory floor, That Is Campegnolo and the knowledge.

The hitch in this scenario is that Campagnolo Inay now be a . prisoner ofm ~sown. fa iry

tale ..Competitors UkeSRA.Mancl FSAar,e young. They can become anything, take risks,

growhl anydfmection. Campagnolo does nothave such freedom,

One flnal story. In the mid.~1980s)jlls't after Valentino took over, Campagnolo experi-

enced a t series ofstumbles.In 1984 the conspanyreleesed its Deltabrake, which fea.tu.red

a r e vo lu t iona r y triangular d e si gn , S ti U oonsid~l'(!ldlbY 'many ( :ycl:ing ,des ign a f ic ionados

to be l the mostbeantifu] brake ever made, the Delta,looks like iit should be on display in

the Museum ,ofModern.Art It was Campagnolo's bid to leap ahead of Shimano, whicb

hadbegnnto c:1 iallile ngehe Italian companyin t he h ig h. -end m a rk e t ..:ButCampyal lowed

form to outrun function, The Deltawas heavy (aUthat beautiful steel) andlaeked modu-

lart:ion-U.gdvped too forcefully ..in the opinionofmanyrlders,

Valentino learned a tough lesson, one that st~~yswith him today, Sitting at a table in

Vicenza, I asked him about the company's reputation forprcducing beautiful products ..

Hebrlstled," Be lo wo urlo go is w ritte n 'Pur- e Performance," h e to ld m e , "T ha t is th e re to underline

the biggest part of our activity. Our focus is first rmtechnical performance, Then devel-

opmentbecemes a ques t ion of c os t . .Onll iyat the v ery e nd " th e f in a] ch ok es are. addressed

to allow the product to be nicer . This.is the very 1a8'[:step, U:cannotbe differelltJy ..~"

Valentino may disagree, butt here is more to Campagnolo than the knowledge. There

is deep'beauty~aswelt The question iswhetlterthe wodd is still wiIDlillllgto pay fo.f' it. Ii]

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