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Dear Cycling Friends,
 We're siding with Staten Island Chuck's prediction for an early spring this year over Punxsutaweny Phil's depressing divination that winter is here for another six weeks. For those less familiar with Chuck, he's the official groundhog meteorologist for New York City. From his cozy home in the Staten Island Zoo, Chuck's predictions have been correct 80% of the time since 1980, while Phil has only managed to be right 39% of the time. To that end, we've brought in an amazing selection of spring riding gear from Pearl Izumi, Louis Garneau and Sugoi. You need to see it in person, so come on down to the store and do a little spring time dreaming. Store manager Dan Button, our "People We Love" feature for this issue, has done an amazing job reorganizing and displaying all our new inventory. Pearl Izumi Women's Infinity Tank and Short
Louis Garneau Women's and Men's Cycling Jerseys
And of course, you're going to want all those new clothes to look as good on you as they do on the hanger, so sign up for one of our regular indoor cycling classes. It's CNY Triathlon and Onondaga Cycling Club Ride night on Mondays, Interval Training with Kristen Roe on Wednesday, and our newest edition - Heart Rate Training with Brad Crosby on Tuesdays. For more information and to reserve your spot, see our Store Calendar below.
This month we are also excited to welcome a few out of town guests, coaches Todd Scheske and Doug Bush. Todd will be presenting a talk on Planning Your Race Season - With or Without a Power Meter. This is a great opportunity to get answers to all your questions about how best to prepare for those upcoming cycling and triathlon races. Doug joins us later in the month with a class on Exercise Nutrition: How Best to Fuel Your Body Before, During and After your Workout. Information on dates, times and how to register can be found in our Store Calendar section below. Doug is also taking appointments for Lactate Threshold testing on both Thursday and Friday, 2/25 and 2/26.
Happy Riding!
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SIGN UP NOW for the newest race in town - the "Du The Lakes" Duathlon!
Date: April 25,2010
Green Lakes State Park
Time: 8:00 AM
Cost: $55 before March 1st; $65 after; $80 per team
Course: Run 3 miles ~ Bike 20 miles ~ Run 3 miles
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February 8th, CNY Triathlon Open Indoor Cycling,
Syracuse Bicycle, 6:00-7:00pm. Open to CNY Triathlon Club members. Register through the CNY Triathlon Google Groups list.
February 9th, Indoor Cycling Class Using a Heart Rate Monitor with Brad Crosby, Syracuse Bicycle, 6:00-7:00pm, $5. Email trish@syracusebicycle.com to register. Must have own HR monitor. February 10th, Indoor Cycling with Kristen Roe, Syracuse Bicycle, 6:15-7:30pm. $5. Email kristenoconnell@hotmail.com to register.
February 15th, CNY Triathlon Open Indoor Cycling, Syracuse Bicycle, 6:00-7:00pm. Open to CNY Triathlon Club members. Register through the CNY Triathlon Google Groups list.
February 16th, Indoor Cycling Class Using a Heart Rate Monitor with Brad Crosby, Syracuse Bicycle, 6:00-7:00pm, $5. Email trish@syracusebicycle.com to register. Must have own HR monitor.
February 17th, Indoor Cycling with Kristen Roe, 6:15-7:30pm, $5. Email kristenoconnell@hotmail.com to register.
February 18th, Planning Your Race Season - With or Without a Power Meter, 6:30-8:00pm, USA Cycling Coach Todd Scheske, $25. Register here.
February 25th, Exercise Nutrition, 6:00-7:00pm, Learn how to effectively refuel before, during, and after exercise with Doug Bush of EnduranceFactor. RSVP to trish@syracusebicycle.com
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In this issue of "Brian's Bike Tips," Brian will tell you everything you need to know (and more!) about the various types of bike pedals available to you the rider.
A bicycle pedal is the part of a bicycle that the rider pushes with his or her foot to propel the bicycle. It provides the connection between the cyclist's foot or shoe and the crank allowing the leg to turn the bottom bracket axle. Pedals usually consist of a spindle that threads into the end of the crank and a body, on which the foot rests or is attached, that is free to rotate on bearings with respect to the spindle.
The velocipede, a predecessor to the bicycle, lacked pedals but allowed the crank to be operated by means of a treadle. Pedals were initially attached to cranks connecting directly to the driven (usually front) wheel. The safety bicycle as it is known today came into being when the pedals were attached to a crank driving a sprocket that transmitted power to the driven wheel by means of a roller chain.
Traditionally, platform pedals were pedals with a relatively large flat area for the foot to rest on, in contrast to the quill pedal which had very little surface area.
One form of the platform pedal had a large flat top area and flat bottom for use with toe clips and toe straps, and were designed for greater comfort when using shoes with less than rigid soles. They typically had a smaller cutaway underside giving greater cornering clearance, which was often needed on the track. They were often marketed as being more aerodynamic than conventional quill pedals.
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Sundays Swim Clinic
March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
April 3rd (Saturday), 11th, 18th, 25th
Beginners 9:00-10:30am
Intermediate/Advanced 10:30-12:00noon
at Le Moyne College Pool
Did your parents fail to get you on the swim team when you were a kid? Do you continue to wonder why you can pass people on the bike and the run, but you get left behind on the swim? Maybe you're a cyclist who has always wanted to try a triathlon, but the thought of diving into that cold lake has held you back. You need Bill Houser's 8-Week Swimming Clinic! Cazenovia College and CBA Head Coach, Bill Houser will personally analyze your stroke and provide drills to help you improve. You'll also get a great group workout. Email wjhouser@cazenovia.edu with questions and to register. Space is limited, so sign up early! Cost: $200.
 Bill Houser is currently employed by Cazenovia College as the Fitness Center and Aquatics Manager as well as the Head Men and Women's Swimming Coach. He is also the Head Coach of the Christian Brothers Academy Girl's Varsity Swim team which is currently ranked #1 in the state.
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Dan Button: Living A
Balanced Lifestyle
Walking into Syracuse Bicycle today is a much different experience than six months ago, largely due to the efforts of our new store manager Dan Button. A merchandising whirlwind and consummate customer service professional, Dan brings several years of retail experience from his previous job as store manager of Eastern Mountain Sports at Carousel Mall. Dan joined the Syracuse Bicycle staff last August in an effort to use his design and merchandising skills more creatively while continuing to employ his already highly developed customer service skills as well as to bring more balance to his life. An outdoor aficionado who loves to run, bike, swim, telemark ski, snowshoe, hike, and fly fish, Dan was looking for a more flexible work schedule that would allow him more time to pursue these activities.
"I had a great experience at EMS. I learned a lot about retail and customer service. Best of all, it's where I met my beautiful wife, Stephanie, who walked in one day looking for a new backpack," Dan says. "I also worked with some phenomenal people who remain some of my best friends today." It was one such friend who introduced Dan to Syracuse Bicycle co-owners, Paul Komanecky and Dan Venditti, who were looking for some part-time help. Dan had recently started cycling again after blowing out his knee on the ski slopes and had his eye on a new bike. It was a win-win situation for both parties.
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