There is a show and go ride from the Cureton Center 9:00 AM. Route is marked.
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An interesting article was posted today on Shimano’s wheel building at their factory in Malaysia. Some things I did not know. All of Shimano’s wheels are hand-built. The only exception is that a few wheels use a robot to stuff the hub with spokes. Otherwise there are no robots in the wheel building assembly. Shimano makes all the parts that go into the wheel, the hubs, spokes and rims at the same factory. They control the entire supply chain. All their wheels except the all carbon Dura-Ace tubulars, which are made in Japan, come from the Malaysian factory.
About as hill free as one can get around Waxhaw, this is the ride Coach likes to take those who have been neglecting their training on. Much loved by those who rode hard on Saturday and want a short recovery ride for Sunday afternoon.
According to Specialized and Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. Specialized has issued a recall on the 2D helmets. You should stop using them immediately and return them to an authorized Specialized dealer for replacement or refund.
If you are looking for a route out of Matthews that will wind you through rural Union County, this is the one for you. The distance is about 54 miles a little shorter if you take one of the suggested cutoffs. Starting out at Plantation Market (McKee & Matthews-Weddington Rd) you will travel south connecting eventually to South Rocky River Road. Over to Mineral Springs on Crow Road (no Union County ride is complete unless you take Crow Rd). Into Waxhaw on Potter / Waxhaw Hwy. If you want to avoid downtown Waxhaw and the climb up Rehobeth Road, just use Sims Road. Remember to turn left at the end of Sims. Loop around to 521 then ride back toward Charlotte, through Marvin and Weddington, then finally back toward Matthews on Matthews-Weddington. There are a few rollers but no big climbs.
According to this post by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News Gita Sporting Goods Ltd, a bicycle and accessories distributor here in the Carolina’s has ended it’s relationship with SG Sensortechnik GmbH & Co KG, the maker of the Ergomo power meters.
Two reasons I mention this is first, they are in Charlotte, North Carolina, second, I have been thinking about getting a power meter for the upcoming season. I will most likely be looking for something that is ANT+Sport compatible so that it will work with the new Garmin Edge 705 GPS based cyclometer.
After everything was said and done, here is a summary of the upgrades/swaps that we did on out Cannondale Road Tandem. Nashbar/Winwood cyclocross fork replaces the Cannondale Tandem Specific Fatty fork. Avid SD-7 linear pull brakes replace the Avid BB-7 mechanical disc brakes. Custom wheels built from Shimano M760 hubs, DT Swiss R1.1 rims and WheelSmith DB spokes replaces OEM 40 hole wheels.
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