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Welcome to Bikeland’s Newsletter.
A warm thank you to our wonderful customer’s for their business and loyal support that has enabled Bikeland to proudly serve our community with one of the top bicycle shops in the State! Our goal is to make your shopping experience an enjoyable one each and every time.

BikeLand
(281) 36-CYCLE
 ( 281 ) 362-9253
November 2007
Monthly Newsletter
Day after Thanksgiving Day Sale...One Day only!
Bikeland will be having their Annual Day after Thanksgiving day Sale for 12 straight hours.

All Summer clothing will be 35% OFF and All Winter clothing will be 20% OFF

10% OFF Accessories
$100's OFF Road Bikes
We will be opening Early and staying open late.
Store opens from 8:00a.m.-8:00p.m.

 

On SALE NOW!  35% OFF 2XU and ZOOT Triathlon
Clothing and Bags
lothing and Bags


Bikeland is now FIST Certified

Utilizing EXIT fit bike for Professional Triathlon Fitting The F.I.S.T. method of bike fit for triathletes
April.06 by Dan Empfield www.slowtwitch.com

Sport is full of "systems." One might ask if all these systems are necessary, since bike riders rode, swimmers swam, and runners ran (quite well, in fact), before any of today's systems. Why do tri bike owners need a bike fit system?

In point of fact, they don't. The worth of any of these systems is directly proportional to their abilities to transfer functionality that is already well-established in sport. A system for teaching a proper golf swing, or tennis serve, results in a student's ability to play tennis or golf in a way quite similar to those who are especially adept at these sports.A proper road bike fit system is one that helps a rider adopt a road bike fit used by most of the better road bike riders. And a proper tri bike fit system will place triathletes in an optimized position for riding a bike outfitted with aero bars.

In the absence of such a system, we at Slowtwitch.com decided to develop one, and we call it Fit Institute Slowtwitch (F.I.S.T.). This system is the logical extension of the work done by the founders of Slowtwitch, who are also the founders of Quintana Roo, the first true tri geometry bike. Click here to read more.


Bikeland Group Rides:


Road: Bikeland leads weekly Saturday morning
road rides leaving the store at 7:00 am. All rides are
leader assisted, no drop rides. There are 3 different
skill levels, pick ride that you feel comfortable with..
Click here for more details on these rides.

Mountain: Bikeland also offers weekly Mountain bike rides at 6:00pm on Sunday evenings at Huntsville. Night lights are needed!

Directions to Huntsville State Park: view map
(Approx. 34.5 miles or 30 min. from The Woodlands.) North on I-45, exit Huntsville State Park exit, head west under overpass 2 miles to park entrance.

This is an easy trail with some fun technical areas
for those who want a challenge. All levels of abilities are welcome to come. No one will be left behind.

For more information on rides in our area.Click here


Bikeland BG Fit
Professionals Fittings:




Interested in getting a professional road or time trial fit? Bikeland has two certified and experienced BG FIT specialist and is now proud to be the only store in the entire Houston area to offer professional BG FIT for our great customers. Body Geometry Fit Integration Technology has been developed by the world’s leaders in bicycle fitting expertise, none other than Dr. Andy L. Pruitt Director of Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and bio-mechanics and time trial specialists Todd Carver. Andy has over 30 years of experience in making bicycle fitting a science and is responsible for the elite of elites, athletes such as Lance Armstrong, Floyd Landis, Peter Reid, 3-time World Ironman along with hundreds of professional cyclist and thousands of everyday riders.

Click here to see more.

 

 
We're providing thousands of underprivileged
children with a new chance in life.


Click here for more details on Elves and More

 

So you think you have that competitive spirit in you? Wanting to improve your cycling and not too sure how to go about it?

So you think you have that competitive spirit in you? Wanting to improve your cycling and not too sure how to go about it?

Become a part of something exciting and new. A chance to prove what great cyclist you are.

Bike Land has a road and mountain bike team assembled and racing. The TMBRA Spring Cup mountain bike series is around the corner, and road racing starts back up in the Spring as well, come out for our training rides.

For more information Contact Bikeland
Mechanic Tips of the Trade
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With winter almost here and cyclist riding more than ever, we have a great maintenance tip to keep your bike running well. Our Service Manager Jeff Bruno has a great service tip to share:
5 Things People should NEVER
Do To their Wheels

Want your wheels to stay true? Don't do this.

ABUSE ULTRALIGHTS
Ultralight wheels are for racing, but people buy them to save weight and then train on them. People also buy the absolute lightest wheels they can afford to save weight, not realizing that their body weight may be too much for the wheels. I see guys who are 210 pounds buying products rated for 175-195.

RIDE A FLAT
You can ruin the entire wheel if you try to ride a flat home on the pavement.


STRIP NIPPLES
We get lots of wheels that people have used a crescent wrench, Vise-Grips or an incorrect size of spoke wrench on. That will usually ruin the whole wheel.

BROKEN SPOKES
We get lots of wheels that people have finished their ride on a rim with a broken spoke.  This will usually ruin the rim, maybe even the whole wheel.

RIDE LOOSE QUICK-RELEASES
While you're riding, if your releases aren't tight, you can hit something and pop off the wheel, trashing it beyond repair. And if the release isn't secure on a roof rack, the wheel can bounce out of the mounts and get run over on the highway.




Basic Bike Maintenance Class?
Join us Tomorrow for Tune-Up
Looking for some help on how to change a flat? Well, we have the clinic to help you – come in to our store or call and sign up for our next available class every Tuesday @ 7:00p.m.and let our licensed cycling coach & certified mechanics teach you the basics from how to fix a flat to adjusting brakes, cables and more. Women's only class held once a month.
Service Your Bike


Don't want to get your hands dirty? Bring your
bike to Bikeland and let our helpful mechanics
take care of it for you!

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