We had 3 bikes leave the shop on Friday in addition to two people picking up their tune-ups. With the weather becoming nice, everyone is itching to get out riding so we’ve been putting in the long hours in order to get bikes out on the road as soon as possible.
Bree got herself a Columbus Spirit road frame built around long reach brakes. It’s a great bike for Bree as she can do the occasional Triathlon on it, or she can put on some wider tires, fenders and even a rack and take off on a credit-card tour.
Lots of clearance as you can see. We are huge proponents of long reach brakes as they add so much versatility to a road bike.
Dave got a new cross bike just in time for the Paris to Ancaster race. This race takes place every April in Ontario and is attended by upwards of 2000 riders. Riders such as Jeremy Powers and Alison Sydor will vie for the overall win, but i can guarantee you they will be jealous of Dave’s new bike. This bike features thoughtful touches such as mountain bike gearing in the rear for a wide gear range, an Eriksen Ti seat post for a supple ride and hand built wheels featuring Dura Ace 7900 hubs and Mavic CXP 33 rims.
Alpha Q CX20 fork, Paul Touring Cantilevers featuring Paul’s Moonunits.
Pat came by to pick up his new road bike. Pat enjoys fast supported tours in different locales around the world. His next big tour will be in the Pyrenees and he wanted to make sure he was ready for the climbing. This bike was built with an eye emphasis on weight down and gearing appropriate for the climbs he will encounter.
Pat’s other True North has Campy components so we wanted to stick with that to ensure cross-compatibility of wheels. Pat already owned a nice set of race wheels so we included those in the build. However the one place where we feel Campagnolo falls a bit short of Shimano is on their high end triple cranksets. The Dura-Ace crankset is considerably lighter then it’s Campy counterpart so we decided that would be the way to go. So this bike ended up with a Tripartite drivetrain; Italian Derailleurs, a German Connex chain and a Japanese crankset. You can rest assured however that this union will be used for good.
One last shot. Best of luck to everyone competing at the Paris to Ancaster tomorrow.