Spring is finally here and that means it is time to grab your bike out of the depths of your garage, dust it off and go for a ride! But, before you go for your first ride there are a few steps you can take that will be helpful to your bike and to your riding experience. (more…)
So Lance Armstrong is back in the professional peloton, kinda… Armstrong recently came out of retirement and has re-started his professional cycling career in an effort to spread cancer awareness around the world. He has participated in in four major races since his come back. 
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The Fuji Aloha CF1 is Fuji’s previous top end time trial and triathlon bike. It also doubles as the newly introduced SST road bike. Both bikes share the same geometry but interestingly enough have been marketed as both a time trial bike and a super aero road bike. The bikes are set with fairly common road bike geometry with a 73 degree head-tube and a 73.5 degree seat-tube angles. Both bikes can also accept Fuji’s carbon setforwad (yielding a 78degree seatube) seatpost. In other words a SST or CF-1 frameset can built up into just about any type of racing bike! The following is a custom build I created based off of a 2008 Fuji CF-1 frame-set size 56cm.
My most recent road bike build includes:
-Reynolds Assault Carbon Wheels
-Zipp Carbon Cranks w/ American Classic BB
-3T Stem and Bar
-Sram Red: Shifters, Front Derailleur
-Time RSX Ti Carbon Pedals
-Vittoria Open Corsa CX Tires
-Tioga Spyder Saddle
-Zero Gravity Red Devil Special Edition Negative G – road caliper brakes by Ciamillo
Fuji Carbon SST
Fast Fuji Carbon
Drivetrain Sram Force and Zipp
We attended the Spring into Fitness 2009 Expo yesterday. We showed off our products to all that attended. The event had a great turnout and we would like thank the City of Gainesville for putting on such a nice event. We look forward to helping everyone from the city with all their bicycle needs. Thanks again and we hope to see you in the shop or on the trails soon.
Today Jake participated in SERC #1 – South Eastern Regional Championship Series at Haile’s Trails in Newberry, FL. Definitely could not have asked for a prettier day to hold such an event. Jake rode in the single speed class on his Surly 1×1. (more…)
Today we got a very interesting visit from Okhwan Yoon, a man cycling around the world. He was passing through town on his Trek road bike and happened upon one of our regulars, who brought him by the shop. A very nice soft spoken man, with a hell of a story. Here is a article written on him by a San Diego newspaper.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/health/fitness/20081017-9999-1s17fitness.html
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=okhwan+yoon&btnG=Search
Okhwan Yoon departed South Korea seven years ago with his bike, yearning to see the world and discover why it’s so violent.
His education thus far: Yoon has been struck six times by cars, kidnapped in Sudan, held up in Portugal, attacked by knife twice and robbed of cameras five times.
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Gainesville, FL has a rich bicycle culture. Being on the cutting edge as far as social and ecological movements, Gainesville has many resources available to its riders. While true cyclists will always want more bike lanes and/or segregated bike paths; Gainesville is doing its best to accommodate its cyclists and grow with them.
The Gainesville also offers many trails to ride, both on and off road. Public trails include, Loblloly trails, Creekside trails, Alligator alley, Sweetwater branch. There are many other trails to ride, both public and private, marked an unmarked. Please use discretion, common sense and safety when visiting a trail system for the first time.
Many local businesses cater to cyclist, allowing for secure close bike parking and offering food and beverage choices cyclist will enjoy. UF and Shands also embrace bicycles as transportation.
Starting July 1st, 2010 the Super Cool Bike Shop will be the official sponsor of both Team Florida cycling club and the TriGators triathlon club. We will be providing both teams with products and support. If you would like to become a team sponsor please contact us for more details.
