Hunger Ride 2009

This is the third year, Rock N' Road will partner with Second Harvest Food Bank in order to collect canned goods for the homeless in Orange County. Every year this event gets bigger and bigger. Some cyclist are calling it the 'Social event of the year'.Come and join us on December 19th. Owner Matt Ford will be leading the ride at 8:00 a.m. From our Irvine location 6282 Irvine Blvd just off the tollway, arrive by 7:30. Team velosport will have a booth setup handing out pre-orders and taking in new sign ups. Motor tabs will be there handing out free samples and Specialized will be providing a limited number of their top of the line roval wheels for people to demo on the ride. There will also be a $100 Rock N Road gift card given to the person who donates the most canned goods on that day.There will be a post-ride breakfast compliments of

Chick Fil A, breakfast burritos, sausage and chicken sandwiches. MMMmmmThe ride will head counter clockwise through Santiago Canyon(approx. 33 miles). We will regroup twice on the ride. No one will be left behind. Additional miles will be added afterwords for those really hungry people. Please contact our Irvine store if you have any questions 949.733.2453

2009 CX National Championships

Who is going to CX National Championships in Bend, OR?



Thursday, December 10th

Join at:http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalCrossNATZ/This Yahoo Group is intended to link all of us SoCalCrossers who are attending the CX National Championships in Bend,OR.

Welcome Baby Ford

Congrats to Matt and Meredith on their 2nd child. Rock N Road's family is expanding!

Turkey Day Ride

Gobble Gobble! Goodtimes on the turkey day ride!

Turkey day ride

The Thanksgiving day ride is an unofficial event but an annual ride that we have been doing for over 15 years.

It is open to all people and all shops. We just want to ride and build a big appetite for Turkey....

We try to get everyone to meet at four corners (top of Maple Springs and Harding Truck Trail) at 9am. For timing people going up Harding plan on 2 hours and people going up Maple Springs plan on 1.5 hours. We will have some unofficial refreshments at the top for the first 75 people or so.

Happy Turkey Day!

Matt Ford

Vote for Rock N' Road

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Please join with us again by voting at-

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We want to be your best, favorite, greatest bike shop every year!

Thank you!!!

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Manuel Prado's Newsletter November 8th

La Ruta Pre-Race Report Day 2

La Ruta’s day 2 was about as welcoming as a punch in the face: 3 minute warm up to a 30 percent grade that lasted an hour and averaged about 20 percent to the top. Oh, and did I mention unfriendly pace that was being set at the front by Manny and two previous La Ruta winners? This hill was no joke! If you stop giving 100 percent, you fall over and roll down the hill. Manny and I have a sprocket combination of 27 front-36 rear, and that is just enough to keep you on the bike. As we crested the top, legs burning and back aching from our “sit down-lean over the bars” technique, I was hoping to reap the benefit of a nice down hill. If rutted slippery clay is your bag, right on. Throw in the fact that the clay build up is locking the front tire and you have a party.

For more about Manny's ride in La Ruta Check out: manuelmannyprado.com

Laguna Flat Fix Clinic

Our flat fix clinic was well received at Laguna Niguel last Wednesday. There were 3 'fix coaches', Nicky, Diane and Victor who kindly stayed behind to help out, and 14 ladies who then split into 3 small groups. The ladies were shown how to remove the wheels on the front and rear of the bike and then to replace a punctured tube. They all then got their hands dirty and took turns changing tubes and replacing the wheels. By the end of the night all the ladies were a lot more confident about riding with their friends and being able to get themselves going again if they find they've got a flat tire!

Wish you could have been there? email nicky@rocknroadcyclery.net and demand another one =0)

"12 Hours Of Temecula" race

Southern California's premier endurance mountain biking race series.This is a three race team and solo relay race series. Each of the 3 races are scored and awarded as an individual 12 hour race. Awards will be presented at the end of each race. For the overall series standings the total laps and time will be used to determine the 2009 California State Endurance Champions!
REGISTER NOW FOR NOVEMBER 14TH, 2009
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