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There's plenty of room for bad puns ready made for Chamois cremes. Back in the day when some of the staff at Localcycling.com started racing a lot of stuff you sat on was made of real leather. Treating the chamois with some kind of softner was essential.In today's world and synthetic things to sit on, it seems a less likely need. However, staff of both genders at localcycling have tried this product and found it quite beneficial. Let's face it, sometimes 'team shorts' don't have the same comfort and quality of materials as those $200 supershorts. We started using Chamois Butt'r Euro style on a
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We've been fans of higher thread count clincher tires for a long time. The newsteam has used a number of Vittoria products over the years both tubular and clincher. A few years back when Vittoria released the original Diamante Pro (Pro being the Vittoria folks designation for 'folding') we were very impressed. A 220 TPI thread count gave it a very supple ride, maybe not quite as smooth as their flagshipo Corsa Open tubular series, but still very nice. Plus the tire had a more durable rubber compound, allowing a rider to get training mileage on a tire that was race worthy. We've recently tested the Diamante Pro 2, a slight upgrade over the original. The tires have that same supple…
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Written by Mark Thomas
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Thursday, 14 June 2007 |
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THE FOUNTAIN TOUR
Sunday, June 24, 2007
TIME: The ride starts at 7:30 a.m. with on site registration > beginning at 6:30 a.m..
WHERE: The ride begins at the Historic Rivermarket at the parking > lot at the corners of 3rd Street and Grand. This
lot is on the North side 3rd St and directly across from > Rivermarket Cyclery.
DISTANCE: 45 and 25 mile routes available with FULL SAG service. > NEW ROUTE!
PRE-REGISTRATION DISCOUNT DEADLINE JUNE 4.
The tour will take you to many of Kansas City's fountains through > historic parts of the city to see the Kansas City Museum, The > Plaza, the Liberty Memorial, Cliff Drive, The JFK Memorial, Hyde > Park, and others.
Kansas City has over 200 fountains, only Rome, Italy has more. Some > fountains are more than 300 years old. Bring your
camera take a few pictures and check out spectacular fountains and > other sights. Along the way you will be
pampered by those always-great KCBC Sags with plenty of cold water, > fresh fruit, and goodies to make this the ride
of the year. And, to make sure your bike ride is trouble-free, > there will be cellular equipped support vehicles roving the ride.
Here's the link to online registation for a great tour of the Metro's many fountains: Register
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Greenville Headlines
05.10.2008 | Greenville Area News
It may be cyclocross season for many, but we don't want to forget the results of the SC Road Championship back in August. Results are up at USAcycling here.
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Kansas City News
05.10.2008 | Kansas City Metro
The current local 'cross schedule includes some opportunites for 'show and go' practice at Herman Laird Park in Shawnee on Wednesday evenings. After a bit of consulting, several area cyclocross enthusiasts are suggesting we move things around a bit. Laird is a great facility, but could be a victim of local success. With over 50…
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Cycling Headlines in OKC
05.10.2008 | Oklahoma City
Great cyclocross action starts on October 19th. Flyer.
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St. Louis Area News
25.09.2008 | St. Louis Area
Who knew that Phil Liggett's distant relatives in the colonies would share the same passion for cycling? Video here.
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Cycling Headlines from Springfield
03.09.2008 | Springfield, MO Area News
A while back Brad Huff moved his blog over to Missing Saddle; check out the adventures of the hometown pro here.
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09-06 - 09-08 - Tour of Missouri KC Area Event Schedule
08-8/9/10 Tour of Kansas City
