Bicycle Sports
on interstate 10
1/24/12
Here's a quick compilation of the local rides on the horizon:
1/17/2012
We've been going through our inventory and marking down select road and mountain bikes. I can't mention what and how much here, but come by (or just give us a call) and maybe you'll find a good deal on that bike you've been looking for!
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Specialized Transitions are here!
Here's a quick compilation of the local rides on the horizon:
February 18: Humble Lions Bike Ride. Benefits handicapped and diabetic children and Hearts Scholarship Foundation. 22, 46, and 51.1 mile routes. Visit the Humble Lions Club website for more information.
March 3: Pedal Through the Pines in Bastrop, TX. 16, 27, 50 and 62 mile routes. More information at pedalthrupines.org
May 4: Beaumont's Midnight Madness ride. Perfect for the whole family. We'll make an announcement on our facebook page when we get the registration forms.
April 15: Tour de Braz though Brazos county. 10, 30, 50, 62 and 100 mile routes. Visit signmeup.com for registration.
April 21-22: MS150. Registration at MS150.ORG. Bicycle inspection can be done right here at Bicycle Sports.
1/17/2012
We've been going through our inventory and marking down select road and mountain bikes. I can't mention what and how much here, but come by (or just give us a call) and maybe you'll find a good deal on that bike you've been looking for!
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Specialized Transitions are here!
Specialized Transition Elite alloy frame (left), Transition Comp FACT carbon (right)
We've got Transition Elites, Comps, and Experts. The Expert is black and white and is equipped with Shimano Ultegra components. The Comp has SRAM Rival. They've got super stiff and super aero frames with internal cable routing and, seat posts that have two setback positions: standard or zero-offset.
For test rides and fitting the bike, we've got this:
The first thing I noticed test riding this bike was how easy it was to sustain high speeds. There is a noticeable difference, compared to, an Allez. Specialized claims that 70%-90% of a cyclists power goes towards overcoming aerodynamic drag, and that number increases with the square of your speed. In other words, it takes more than twice the effort to maintain 30mph than 20mph.
Transition Expert. FACT 7r frame, Ultegra all around. In the picture it's got the test ride/fit alloy seat post.
So how much faster is this bike than a road bike? Well, that depends on a lot of factors. I dug up a study that Specialized did in 2008 that concluded their Transition was about 10% faster than a Tarmac SL2 with the same power output from the rider in real world scenarios. That's a pretty big improvement!