Indoor Training @ Cycle Loft: Nov '09- Mar '10

Do you want to get to next Spring's cycling season in the best shape ever? Of course you do, the question is, "How?" We've got an answer: Professionally led indoor cycling classes designed to improve your physical and mental ability. Take a look here for more info; classes are filling quickly. Don't let next Spring slip away when you can commit to doing something about it now.

Fitness Testing @ the Cycle Loft

What a great weekend, with the weather, the Mayor's Cup Pro Crit, and our own in-house Fitness Testing in conjunction with Intelligent Fitness of VT! For those that participated, the sessions were incredibly valuable; they give you a baseline from which to base one's training, which is all the more helpful going into the off-season. For those that didn't have the chance, no worries, we'll be offering another complete day of testing in every quarter starting with January 2010. In them meantime, please be on the look out for the 2010 dates to be posted on our website and here, as well as for our forthcoming Indoor Training Series that will begin this coming November, and will run through March 2010. Kurt Begemann, our in-house Coach ran the program last year to rave reviews, and we're just finalizing the details now for this year's program. Be on the look out for the info here and our on main website. If you'd like info before we can post it, please feel free to email Jeff Palter, the Cycle Loft's owner, at jeff@cycleloft.com.

BMX @ the Cycle Loft

Folks, just a quick check-in to let you know that we have received 2010 BMX completes [and some frames] from FIT ans Haro. We're waiting for the 2010 Hoffmans and Mirracos--and have a few leftover 2009s that you can take a look at while they last. We are also going to step up our game and support of BMX Race bikes for the coming season with O-Tens from Redline and other[s] to be named later. If you ride BMX and you haven't checked out what we have on hand at the Loft, you're missing the boat, plain and simple. We have become, if you don't mind me saying, THE destination for parts and the completes in the area. Hands down. Come on in and see what's in the our BMX cove. Good stuff and more to come. tp

First Ride: Gary Fisher Superfly 100

First Ride: Gary Fisher Superfly 100 Cyclingnews.com#######

p. s. we'll have one of these in the shop Monday September 21, 2009.

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Custom Wheels: Powertap -- EDGE -- DT Swiss

Have you ever wanted that pair of wheels? Here's a set of custom wheels, built by our in-house Master Wheelbuilder, Antony Laskaris, that were built for a client with two things in mind--lightweight and power. The components: DT Swiss 190 front 20H hub, Powertap SLC+ hub, DT Aerolite Spokes (black), and EDGE Composites 25 tubular rims. Put them all together and you have a 1100 gram wheelset with a Powertap! There are light wheels out there, and then there's this one that will give you all the data you could want to need while climbing your favorite moutain. If you have a dream wheelset you'd like to make a reality, just let us know, anything (virtually) is possible, and we can make it happen.

Thursday Night Mountain Bike Rides Begin 9/24/09

It's that season once again--NIGHT riding season that is. Time to see what those trails look like in the dark--with LIGHTS. Come join us for the Cycle Loft's 2009/2010 Fall/Winter Thursday Night Mountain Bike Series. Take a look at our home page for the who, what, where, when, and why. It's going to test your skills, and will definteily give you a WHOLE new perspective on singletrack riding. This Series will be supported by Nite Rider demo lights, so you can try before you step up to the lighting investment. The rides will be lead by our own, Kurt Johnson, local expert moutain biker and member of Gary Fisher's 29Crew. Come on out, and get ready for the night.

UPDATE: Detroit UIV 3-Day International

Just got hold of a really cool video of some highlights from this year's Detroit 3-Day Interational won by Cycle Loft-supported riders Jackie Simes & Eric Barlevav. Check it out. JP

Cycle Loft & Diet.com: What's the Right Size?

A few weeks ago, we were approached by Diet.com to make a video to show people a little more about the process of selecting the correct bicycle--how to find the right size, and what it meant to get the right "fit." Take a look at the video here of the Cycle Loft's own Anthony Laskaris and Diet.com's host Sarah Dussault helping her find a new ride. Please feel free to contact Anthony about any fit questions, at anthony@cycleloft.com.