IRON GIRL KICK OFF PARTY AT SYRACUSE BICYCLE!

DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A TREK LEXA ROAD BIKE!

WHEN: Wednesday, May 16th, 7-9pm.

WHAT: The Iron Girl Triathlon is back in Syracuse for its fourth year and it’s bigger and better than ever! Whether this is your very first triathlon or you’re a seasoned vet, we’d like to invite you to a special party at Syracuse Bicycle just for Iron Girl participants. We’ll have complimentary food, drinks, door prizes and informational stations which will cover flat repair, setting up a transition area, race strategy, race nutrition, clothing choices, bike selection and fit, and mental strategies! Basically, we are covering EVERYTHING you need to know to have your best race in August!

RSVP required by 5/14 to Trish!

YOUR CHANCE TO RIDE A MOOTS!!!

WHEN: Thursday, May 3rd, 4-7pm

WHERE: Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville, NY

WHAT:  An opportunity to test ride an amazing titanium road or mountain bike handcrafted in the United States.  We’re the only authorized Moots dealer in New York state outside of NYC, so don’t miss your chance to see AND ride these high performance, hand-built bikes!

WHAT YOU NEED: Driver’s License, Pedals, Shoes, Cycling Clothes. Come ready to ride!!

RSVP: Please email trish@syracusebicycle.com if you plan on attending

What is a Moots?

Road. Mountain. Cross. Custom. All Moots titanium frames are hand built, one at a time to precision specs, to deliver a lifetime of outstanding riding regardless of your individual riding style. Looking for the latest race-ready road frame? A single-track swallowing cross country bike? No one offers the variety of high-end titanium frames like Moots.

Moots Craftmanship

Moots has been building high-performance bike frames since 1981. Each is meticulously fashioned out of premium US-made titanium tubing, allowing them to design every bike to the specific needs of the frame style and individual rider. Their purposeful design philosophy, their knowledge of the unique characteristics of titanium, and their relentless focus on craftsmanship come together in the creation of true lifetime bikes—whether your preference is asphalt, dirt or both.

Each tube miter and each weld, in every single frame we build, is done by hand. Checked by hand. Finished by hand. Polished by hand. Only then do you see they apply the Moots head badge. By hand, of course.

Why Ti?

Behold, the magical, mystery material. For two decades, Moots has built their bike frames exclusively out of premium US-made, Moots Pi Tech 3/2.5 titanium tubing. Why? Because no other material allows Moots the ability to finely tune every single frame to achieve the perfect ride quality in every single bike they make. They custom spec a proprietary blend of tube diameters and wall thicknesses for every single frame style and individual size in their line. This ensures that every single frame that leaves the factory delivers the same distinct ride characteristics, whether in the smallest or largest size in the fleet. Each and every tube is cold-worked, stress relieved seamless tubing that meets exacting specs for durability, stiffness, weight, and ultimately, ride experience. When you consider the lifetime you get out of each frame, it adds up to the perfect, magical frame material. The simple fact is: no other frame material can withstand the day-to-day rigors of the ride quite like ti. A Moots titanium frame will not deaden, loosen, crack, or otherwise degrade in its performance or comfort over time like virtually every other bike material on the planet. And it will outlast several generations of carbon fiber or aluminum frames, and always perform like the day you first rolled it out of your local shop. Down the road, Moots can even refinish your well-ridden Moots frame to look like new without compromising any of the materials properties though our Refurb Program.

The Tri-Oswego Triathlon returns on Saturday, June 16, 2012 and will once again attract first-time racers, seasoned triathletes, and relay teams from across the Northeast.  With the courses’ connection to the natural landscape, the Tri-Oswego Triathlon events are magnificently scenic, spectator friendly, and gentle on the environment.

The Sprint event offers a refreshing 800 meter swim in the Oswego Harbor; followed by a 15.44 mile bike course through beautiful Oswego County; and a 5K run culminating at a finish line that rewards you with a panoramic view of Lake Ontario.

The Intermediate distance Event will consist of a 1500 meter swim, 24.55 mile bike course, and a 10K run.

REGISTRATION for Tri-Oswego 2012 – NOW OPEN!

Event Details:

This Event is sanctioned by USAT

Proof of USA Triathlon membership will be required at registration. If you are not an annual USA Triathlon member, you must purchase a one-day membership. (17 and under $5.00) (18 and older $10.00)

Where: Wrights Landing/ Breitbeck Park on Lake Ontario Oswego, New York

Race Distances:

Sprint: 800 Meter Swim * 13 Mile Bike * 5k Run

Intermediate: 1500 Meter Swim * 25.6 Mile Bike * 10k Run

Registration Fees:

Sprint Distance: (Register here)
$80.00 before February 29, 2012
$90.00  2-29-12 to 4-30-12
$100.00  5-1-12 to 6-8-12

Intermediate Distance: (Register here)
$95.00 before February 29, 2012
$105.00  2-29-12 to 4-30-12
$115.00  5-1-12 to 6-8-12

Sprint Distance Relay: (Register here)
$180.00 before February 29, 2012
$210.00  2-29-12 to 4-30-12
$240.00  5-1-12 to 6-8-12

Course Descriptions:

Swim:  The swim course is located on beautiful Lake Ontario inside the lighthouse breakwall.

Bike:  The bike course is a scenic route along Lake Ontario and enters the SUNY Oswego campus and then goes out into a rural area and returns back to the City of Oswego.

Run: The 5k & 10K route starts along Lake Ontario and enters the SUNY Oswego campus and returns to the City of Oswego.

Transfers/Refunds: There are no refunds. Registrations may not be transferred to others.

Wetsuits: Wetsuits allowed

USAT Age groups

READY Charity rides are ubiquitous this time of year, drawing big crowds by welcoming everyone from families out for a few miles to best friends pushing it for seven straight days in honor of someone or something they believe in. And that’s the idea: Through entry fees and fund-raising, these events benefit cancer research, children’s hospitals, humane societies, and more. Unlike a race, for which solid fitness and pack-riding skills are a must, bike rides for a cause are pleasantly noncompetitive. For many, signing up is great motivation simply to enjoy time on the bike, both during the event and on conditioning rides leading up to it.

SET Plan to ride with at least one other person. Friends mean training partners, race-day camaraderie and support, and collective fund-raising efforts (a raffle, yard sale, or potluck with a monetary donation). “Riding with a friend helps you overcome fears,” said Richard Fries, development advisor for Audi Best Buddies Challenge. “New riders might worry about getting a flat or how they look in spandex,” he says. A buddy can provide moral support or be a sounding board for concerns. As for which event to pursue, ideally you want to choose a charity that you feel personally connected to. But before you make a decision, consider how the beneficiary spends your donation. Check out charitynavigator.org, which evaluates the financial health of more than 5,500 organizations. For more fund-raising advice, see “Riding for a Cause.”

GO Rides vary in days and distance. Depending on what your goal is, you may need a little extra training. Bicycling Magazine has a basic 10-week plan for 100 miles. Choose an event that allows you sufficient time to raise the necessary funds. Once you make your choice, sign up before hesitation sets in. Worst case: If you bail, your registration fee will still go toward the cause.—Alan Coté

LOCAL CHARITY RIDES 

MAY 2012

5/17-6/10/2012 - Ride Upstate for Upstate, Syracuse, NY. An appeal for 25 riders (or teams) to ride a cumulative 25,000 miles over 25 days and raise $25,000 for the new Upstate Cancer Center. Organized by local cyclist John Hartnett, this is fun and unique way to make your daily ride benefit a great organization. Email John Hartnett

5/28/2012 – Ride for Rotary, Fayettville, NY.  This 16-mile bike ride through Fayettville, Minoa, and Manlius benefits local CNY organization Charity for Children.

JUNE 2012

6/2/12 – Ride for Dignity, Henderson Harbor, NY. 50-mile and 25 mile-rides to benefit Shelter Box USA, an international relief organization that provides shelter, warmth and dignity to people in crisis around the world.

6/3/12 – Tour de Cure, Verona Beach State Park. Ride distances include 15-, 28-, 40-, 62-, and 100-miles routes near and around Oneida Lake. The Tour is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for everyone from the occasional rider to the experienced cyclist. Whether you ride 15 miles or 100 miles, you will travel a route supported from start to finish with rest stops, food to fuel the journey and fans to cheer you on. Benefits the American Diabetes Association.

6/10/12 – b.i.k.e. Syracuse Cycle d’Cuse Swinburne Memorial Ride, Burnet Park, Syracuse. 10-mile, 25-mile, and 45-mile rides to benefit b.i.k.e. Syracuse, a youth cycling program for disadvantaged children ages 8-14 designed to teach personal responsibility, achievement, and confidence through adventure, specifically biking.

6/19-6/23/12 – Pedaling4Paws, a 500-mile, 5-day charity ride through PA and NY to raise money for animal rescue. Opportunities to ride the entire route or just a portion.

6/30/12 – Ride For The Rescue, Longbranch Park.  Six different routes: the short Family Fun Ride, 10 miles, 20 miles, 40 miles, 62 miles or our 125K “Anniversary Ride” (77 miles). Benefits the Rescue Mission, a local organization serving the homeless and less fortunate of Central New York since 1887.

JULY 21012

7/14/12 – Ride for Alive! 100-mile fundraising bike ride that will start in Skaneateles and take cyclists around Otisco, Skaneateles and Owasco lakes. The “Ride for Alive!” also will include shorter distances of 10, 25 and 50 miles. Benefits the Alive! Foundation to fund exercise, nutrition and other programs that can help cancer survivors maintain healthy lifestyles.

7/14-7/15/12 – Wanderers’ Rides, Madison County. An entire weekend of cycling events  & festivities to benefit the Wanderers’ Rest Humane Association.  The Madison Meander – This two-day ride covers 45 miles each day. It will begin in Chittenango at 9:00 on Saturday, stop for lunch at the Cazenovia Country Club and end by 4:00 at the Hamilton Village Green. After an overnight at Colgate University and breakfast on campus, riders will depart Hamilton at 9:00 on Sunday. After lunch in Peterboro, home to abolitionist Gerrit Smith and a stop on the underground railroad, the ride returns to Chittenango along the Erie Canal. The Tri-City Ramble – this leisurely 16-mile course will tour the “cities” of Hamilton, Poolville, Earlville and the gentle landscape south of Hamilton. It will start at 2:00 on Saturday at the Hamilton Village Green. The Hamilton Classic – this non-sanctioned 26-mile citizen’s race will start at 3:00 on Saturday  at the Hamilton Village Green and, after two challenging laps in the beautiful, countryside east of Hamilton, will end at the Hamilton Village Green. A Party at the Hamilton Village Green for all participants from 4:00 – 6:00 will feature a fabulous BBQ dinner and entertainment.

7/28/12 – ARISE and Ride at the Farm, Chittenango. 25- and 10-mile cycle rides in the morning through the Chittenango countryside and a Farm Festival in the afternoon featuring horseback riding, a high ropes course, hay rides, face painting, and much more. Benefits ARISE at the Farm is a 77-acre working horse farm in Chittenango, NY that offers year-round recreation for people of all abilities. From therapeutic horseback riding, horse cart driving, adaptive cycling, fishing, to a high ropes course, ARISE at the Farm offers the opportunity for everyone to participate.ment by Tommy Hoe and the Barncats. Each rider will receive a t-shirt and there will be prizes for the highest fund raisers.

AUGUST 2012

8/18/12 – Syracuse Bicycle Point to Pint – Ride from Empire Brewery in Syracuse to Ommegang Brewery in Cooperstown, NY.  Benefits the Two Smiles, One Hope Foundation, a Syracuse-based not-for-profit foundation charged with raising research funding for treatment alternatives and increasing community awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

SEPTEMBER 2012

9/16/12 – Cazenovia Hillbender Fall Classic, Chittenango Falls State Park. Three different tour lengths offer all competition levels a day of riding that won’t soon be forgotten. The courses tour the outlying areas of Cazenovia, New York taking advantage of its scenic splendors and geographic diversity.  Benefits the Two Smiles, One Hope Foundation, a Syracuse-based not-for-profit foundation charged with raising research funding for treatment alternatives and increasing community awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

9/28/12 – Ride for Missing Children, Syracuse. Sponsored by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children/New York (NCMEC/NY), the Syracuse Ride for Missing Children is a 100-mile ride made by bicycle riders or “Friends of Missing Children” that raises funds to support prevention education programs and to remember all missing children.  A unique 100-mile event where cyclists ride two-by-two the entire distance with a police escort, stopping at local schools along the way to promote awareness for missing and exploited children.

OCTOBER 2012
10/6/12 – Syracuse Bicycle/Trek Women Breast Cancer Awareness Ride, Green Lakes State Park. Featuring 10- and 25-mile family-friendly group rides, the event donates registration fees directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Join the largest ride in the country of all participating Trek retailers and receive a goody bag, opportunity to win great door prizes, and a post-ride party with live music and food courtesy of Angotti’s Family Restaurant. Registration opens July 2012.

Join our team!

Syracuse Bicycle is proud to announce our Get Fit2Cure Training Program in cooperation with the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure in Verona Beach Sunday, June 3, 2012.

Whether this is your first Tour ride or you’re an experienced rider with a bigger goal, we have the right training and right equipment for you. Register now for the Tour as a member of the Syracuse Bicycle Team and receive 10% off MSRP any bike purchase, 15% MSRP accessories, an “In Training Tour shirt” while supplies last, a 15-day pass from Golds Gym, $10 off Tour registration fee, a flat repair kit (valued at $50) with purchase of a Raleigh bicycle. Email trish@syracusebicycle.com with instructions on how to join our Team! With a goal of raising $10,000 for the ADA, we need lots of riders!

Syracuse Bicycle Get Fit2Cure Ride Schedule

Training rides are available to ANYONE registered for the Tour! All rides will leave from Onondaga Lake Park at 7:00am, Canoe Rental area, west side ofLong Branch Rd.
Ride Distances Offered:

Saturday, May 5th : 65, 35, 20, 10
Saturday, May 12th: 70, 40, 25, 15
Saturday, May 19th: 75, 45, 30, 20
Saturday, May 26th: 80, 50, 35, 25

Please RSVP to trish@syracusebicycle.com if you plan on attending. Please include the ride distance you plan on riding. Thanks!

SEE PHOTOS HERE!

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to have reps from the industry’s fastest brands answer all your questions about how to get the most speed for your money this coming season! Come and see for yourself the latest and greatest products from Cervelo, Zipp, SRAM, Trek, Scott, Castelli Clothing, and CEP Compression.

As always, we’ll have great food, drinks AND drum roll please…it’s your chance to win a set of ZIPP FIRECREST 808 CARBON CLINCHERS, which retail for $2950! Must be present to win.

RSVP by 3/20!

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The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R. 7) authorizes $260 billion in funding over the next five years for highway, transit and highway safety programs.

As drafted, the 847-page bill consolidates or eliminates 70 programs that are “duplicative or don’t serve a federal purpose.” Among the programs that it would cut is the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program and Safe Routes to School.

The Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program provided $25 million grants to four communities for sidewalks, bicycle lanes and pedestrian and bicycle trails with a goal to demonstrate how these networks can increase the rates of biking and walking while decreasing congestion and energy usage.

Safe Routes to School, introduced in the SAFETEA-LU bill—the previous federal bill that authorized transportation spending for 2005-2009, created safe ways for kids to walk and bike to school.

The bill also effectively cuts the federal Transportation Enhancements program, leaving spending on bike and pedestrian facilities completely up to states. And state Departments of Transportation will no longer be required to have a bicycle and pedestrian coordinator on staff to ensure bike and pedestrian access on new construction projects.

One positive note, the bill does maintain the current level of funding for Recreational Trails at $85 million per year through 2016.

Still, Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists, said the proposed bill reverses 20 years of progress made to include cycling and walking in the country’s transportation plan. In a video on the League’s website, he lists the top 10 reasons why it’s unfavorable for cycling and walking.

“We were expecting the funding would be under attack but were surprised at how carefully they want to take bike/ped out of the bill altogether,” Clarke said. “There were sections of the bill that we didn’t know they knew existed. They’ve gone out of their way to attack the bike/ped portions.”

The previous long-term law authorizing federal surface transportation programs expired in September 2009. Since then, Congress has passed eight short-term extensions.

The bill will be marked up by the Transportation and Infrastructure committee Thursday. Advocates are encouraging members of their organizations to contact their representatives to gain their support for an amendment that will be introduced by Reps. Tom Petri (R-WI), Tim Johnson (R-IL), and Dan Lipinski (D-IL).

The amendment restores dedicated funding for Transportation Enhancements and Safe Routes to School in a consolidated Transportation Improvement Program. It also directs states to fund two full-time coordinators to administer the program.

But they will need to gain the backing of other committee members in order to advance the amendment to a committee vote.

The bill (.pdf)

Dr. John Parker specializes in Joint Replacement, surgical and non-surgical fracture care, and surgical and non-surgical spine care including kyphoplasty. He is also experienced in the orthopedic care and training regimens of recreational athletes of all ages. Multiple Ironman Triathlon finisher, Parker most recently raced at the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

Doug Bush of Endurance Factor Coaching will explain how to effectively set up and use your new training device as well as present information about the basic philosophy around their uses.  He’ll explain the basics of setting up the features of the devices, downloading and analyzing data, and how to integrate the information into your training plan.

Email Trish to register!

Our 12-week program starts week of May 14th!

We love beginners! Just ask any of the over 75 women who participated in our Women on Wheels beginner cycling program last year. This 12-week program will prepare you to successfully complete the Iron Girl Syracuse Triathlon (we’re the official bicycle retailer for this event, by the way!) or the Cazenovia Sprint Triathlon.

Cost – $200 for CNY Triathlon Club Members, $225 for non-members
*Does not include race entry fee.

Email Trish to register!

Not sure if this program is right for you? Here’s a testimonial from one of our program participants last year: