Posted on February 28, 2009 by heasleyamend
It’s confirmed – May 17th at North Park! This will be our 3rd year at one of my favorite county parks and is the perfect place to test goodies from Trek and Gary Fisher. My awesome WSD girl Chris Garrison will also be on site with her trailer! More info coming in the following weeks. [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2009 by heasleyamend
If you’re looking for new cycling shoes this season, give the Bontrager shoes a closer look. We just received the new ‘09 RXL mountain shoe and it’s really sharp! Made with a full carbon out-sole, molded EVA top strap to keep your foot snug but numb free, a stiff and secure molded heel cup, these [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2009 by MJ
Ok, so I have not accomplished this “verticle mile”, but its totally on my to do list now. After my first experience of the cathedral stairs just a few weeks ago I have since become somewhat addicted to this maddening task. Last week I did 10 climbs in 2 hours. Last night I did another [...]
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Posted on February 25, 2009 by MJ
Attempting to figure out where that line is frustrates me. I will go from a continuous feeling that I am behind on my training expectations and then hit an exhaustion wall and want to take the next three days off. This ping pong decision making tends to go on pretty consistently in my gray matter.
I [...]
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Posted on February 20, 2009 by heasleyamend
These beauties have been added to the Warehouse Sale just yesterday! The Kona Zing models come in either aluminum or carbon…and it looks like we’ve got close to full size runs.
Warehouse Sale: 6514 Steubenville Pike, Pittsburgh, PA 15205.
Sunday February 22. 8am-5pm
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by heasleyamend
*WHEW*! This week we’ve been extremely busy at the Robinson store getting ready for Sunday’s sale. Having been in the bike shop industry for a number of years, there’s really only a select number of things that really gets me excited – ‘09 fox remote lockouts, the new Top Fuel SSL, women’s Shimano easy-bake oven [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2009 by MJ
I think no matter how much anyone may love winter we all hit that point where we crave the warmer months and itch for it to be over. Both mentally and physically for me, since I tend to boil myself in hot showers and dry my skin out every season. (brilliant). I do very much love [...]
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Posted on February 16, 2009 by MJ
“Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.”
~Arnold Glascow
“When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.”
~Ethiopian Proverb
“IMBA has our backs, its time to return the favor. Check out the link and take action!”
~MJ
http://www.imba.com/news/action_alerts/12_08/12_18_nps.html
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Posted on February 13, 2009 by MJ
If you are from or familiar with Pittsburgh you are probably familiar with the University of Pittsburgh and the Cathedral of… ok, its “LEARNING” to be accurate, but if you decided to climb the stairs multiple times for a workout you’d be dropping a few BLURGs too. If you have time definitely check out the link above [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2009 by MJ
I jammed out to my mp3 player for about 3 hours Saturday during a long road ride. Not much to report. It was fun. It was tough. I nearly bonked. Took two wrong turns and road further away from home when I craved to be done. I havent felt that in a really long time. Road [...]
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