Tour of California Road Shoe Wrap
THOUSAND OAKS, CA – Snow in Tahoe, strange expo venues away from the course and a mountaintop finish up Mt. Baldy brought a different flavored Amgen Tour of California to the west coast this year. One thing was the same as the biggest news of the week came away from the course and off-the-bike instead of from the race course. I’m talking about the 60 Minutes upstaging the racing with an interview featuring Tyler Hamilton’s scathing comments about Lance Armstrong and doping....
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Mr. Hills on
Jun 25th, 2011
Bont Gen2 Crono – Ex...
LOS ANGELES – At the finish line of the Tour of California I was about to catch up with Bont’s very own CEO Steven Nemeth. At first glance he gave the impression of a completely composed and polished Australian gentleman. Then I looked at his shoes and saw all the stuff mom warned me about.
That’s because earlier this year the Bont Crono, a time trial specific shoe, became...
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Mr. Hills on
May 12th, 2011
Bont Crono shoes banned by...
International cycling race governing body UCI has banned Bont’s Crono shoe from all races. The shoe manufacturer was informed by email in April.
UCI rules state that “non-essential items of clothing designed to influence the performances of the rider” are prohibited and forbidden.
Bont’s Crono shoe is a clever aerodynamic shape to minimize air resistance of the largest moving...
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Mr. Hills on
Nov 7th, 2010
Cyclo-Sunday: Cross Shoes ...
LOS ANGELES – Local cyclists in Southern California got an extra treat the weekend after Halloween. And it was more than daylight savings giving everyone an extra hour of snooze-time as world-class Cyclocross racers showed up in Griffith Park for some UCI points.
By nature cyclocross is brutal – at times testing riders against harsh winter elements. But this is Los Angeles and...
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bigfoot on
Nov 6th, 2010
Bont – Preview...
Bont used to be a brand name not well recognized until they aggressively entered the US market from Australia in 2009. And even then we didn’t pay much attention until local bike shops started picking up the line. I found them on display and my curiosity piqued after getting a pair in my hands.
At first glance they offer the sleek performance, look and feel that we are used to seeing in shoes...
Posted by
bigfoot on
Jul 6th, 2010
Armstrong Cracked Cleat An...
Armstrong Tweets From Tour De France “Got some good “road rash” on the hip and elbow. Bike mangled, cleat on the shoe completely cracked in two. Hope it’s dry tomorrow”
Im guessing Lance will be ok and you can bet a fresh pair of shoes and cleats were ready to go.
Makes you wonder if they have a pair already broke in or if they anticipate needing to switch out foot...
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bigfoot on
Jun 22nd, 2010
Speedplay X Why And Zero...
There was a time when I knew every nut and bolt on my bike. As I got older and busier I spent less time concerned about every detail of my ride and more interested in finding time to ride. Thats why over the last two weeks I spent some frustrated moments trying to clip into my Speedplays and wondering what the hell I did wrong installing some new clips. I just couldn’t get clipped in with any...
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