Bike Fit at Rock N' Road Cyclery

Developed from years of working with Dr. Andy Pruitt Ed.D., PA of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and found only at Specialized dealers, like Rock N' Road Cyclery, BG FIT (Body Geometry Fit Integration Technology) is a comprehensive fitting system created to help cyclists like you ride faster, longer and in complete comfort, while reducing your chances of injury.

Rock N' Road Cyclery uses the system's latest technology to ensure a precise fit based on your exact measurements. We incorporate your athletic and cycling background, height, flexibility and inseam to determine specific vertical and horizontal coordinates. And, a great thing about the BG FIT is that we can provide a thorough, cutting-edge, expert fit in a short amount of time. Plus, if you're purchasing a new Specialized bicycle, you're getting the best in bike technology too.

The BG FIT process:

Pre-fit interview - Every fit, whether it's for a novice or experienced cyclist starts with a brief interview with our trained technician that addresses your needs, goals and injury history.

Flexibility assessment - This evaluation provides an accurate picture of your flexibility and other physical attributes, including assessment of foot structure, knee position, spinal curve, shoulder extension, hip flexion and leg length, among others.

Side view - This is a riding-position assessment using your side view on the bike. The goal is to find the correct neutral position that's both efficient and comfortable by adjusting the seat, handlebars, stem and cleats.

Front view - Analysis from a front view to optimize hip, knee and foot alignment for optimum efficiency and balanced power delivery. This includes analysis of the pedal and shoe placement and how squarely you sit on the seat.

Follow-up - After a week or so, the technician calls to discuss the effectiveness of the adjustments and to answer any other questions or concerns you may have

Benefits of our BG FIT fittings:

Rock N' Road BG FIT techs are trained in muscle and skeletal anatomy related to the motion of cycling, common aches and pains associated with cycling, and the corrections necessary to address these issues.

We assess your pedal stroke and can install BG footbeds and varus/valgus wedges to properly align your feet/knees/hips for maximum efficiency and comfort.

We can help you ride longer, faster, happier, and healthier so you gain the get the most from your cycling.

With our fitting experience, tools and unique Specialized Body Geometry bicycles and equipment, we can recommend adjustments and products that solve even unique challenges in flexibility, comfort, injuries and power output.

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Kool n Fit Sport Spray

Kool 'n Fit Sport conditioning spray-  is an all-natural external muscle spray used by professional and amateur athletes alike. They say it vitalizes the muscular system by increasing blood flow, by relaxing tight muscles, and by avoiding cramping and fatigue.

MSRP $14.99
*Available at RNR Mission & Laguna locations.
www.koolnfitsport.com

Fizik Women's Vesta Saddle

Fizik Women's Vesta Saddle "Miss Berlin"- The 249-gram Vesta is handmade in Italy and features a channeled design with a reinforced nylon/carbon shell. Integrated Clip system ready accepts Fizik bags and lights.

The Fi'zi:k brand was born in 1996 - a high-end bicycle saddle line, designed and handmade in Italy by the world's largest saddle manufacturer. Fi'zi:k is the phonetic spelling of the word "physique" - referring to the form or state of the human body. 

MSRP $129.99

*Available at all 4 RNR locations

www.fizik.com

NEW!! 2011 Specialized Camber Mountain Bike Now in Stock at Rock 'N Road in OC

Specialized Bicycle Company has noticed a missing link in the Mountain Bike category and has filled it with a completely new product, the Camber.  New for 2011, the Camber comes with hydroformed M4 alloy frames and an integrated headset, 120mm of travel in the rear and 100mm in the forks.
 
The geometry will remind you of its cousin, the Stumpy, but with a longer wheelbase.  The Camber models also have pivot locations formed in tubes instead of welded separately. 

Specialized Camber Elite does not have the Brain set up on the shocks, which allows the price point to settle at entry level for trail bikes.  Moving up to the Camber Pro models you get a SRAM 2×10 crankset with Shimano XTR 10-speed derailleur.  

The 2011 Camber Mountain Bike line will include
a 29er version in keeping with Specialized's indication earlier this year that they see the 29'er category growing significantly in 2011.

August is Summer Savings Month- Extra Incentive on 2010 bikes

Summer Savings-

During the month of August RnR is giving you, a shopping credit towards anything in the store when you purchase a 2010 model bike. You could get up to $600 in free gear! 

Call or Visit your local Rock n' Road to get all the details!

Flat Clinic at Laguna Rock n Road

The Diva's are hosting a flat fix clinic at RnR's Laguna Niguel location call or email for further details.

949.360.8045 or nicky@rocknroadcyclery.net

Park Mechanic Stand

Home Mechanic Repair Stand- The new PCS9 is an entry level repair stand for the home mechanic. Check out these features: Three-point leg system creating a stable base Screw type clamp adjusts to fit tubes of various shape Clamp rotates 360 degrees for easy access to any part of bike. Will also clamp on aero shaped seat posts. Legs fold upward for easy storage The PCS9 work-stand works well for many recumbents and bikes with odd shaped tubing.  MSRP $119.99 *Available at all 4 RNR locations www.parktool.com

Happy Birthday Jeff

Happy Birthday Jeff- you're the best!!! =0)

Specialized Grappler Locking Grip

Throttle twister- The grappler locking grip from Specialized has a moto-inspired design for optimal control in all weather conditions. The low-profile Grappler has a textured waffle pattern, and the dual-density compound is designed to improve comfort.

MSRP $30.00
*Avaliable at all RNR locations
www.mbaction.com

Seat Post Envy - Dan Empfield Review of Specialized Transition Team Seat Posts for 2010

Dan Empfield at SlowTwitch.com had this to say about the Transition 2010 Seat Post options.  If you'd like to see the whole review, check it out at their website. 

Thank you Specialized for allowing a rider to put his saddle where he wants it. [Digression] Here's a secret for all you bike designers out there: When you allow a rider input on his own position—when a fit session includes actually asking the rider whether he's comfortable and powerful—the rider, when given a legitimate, well-executed, choice in positions, will choose 79.5° of seat angle. This is the average. This is where the fat of the bell curve sits. [/Digression] So... 

Here's a bike company that made a timed race bike to help in its quest for that elusive yellow jersey, nevertheless it thought enough about this bike's target market to allow customers the sit where they want. This, because the Transition Comp—and all the Transitions—come with one of three available seatposts. 

The seatposts are named Team (way set back, without very much difference between it's two fore and aft positions); the Regular post; and the Straight post. These posts are each two-position posts, and, on the straight post, the center of the binder mechanism sits either 100mm behind the BB or 150mm behind the BB depending on whether the binder mechanism is in its fore or aft position. 

The offsets are rational and thought-out. The swept back post (Regular post) has offsets of 160mm and 210mm. The Team post has offsets of 200mm and 225mm respectively. 

Your safest bet is to get your Transition with a Straight post (you may well choose the rear position of the Straight post). But if you're a taller rider—riding the XL or XXL—you might need the Regular post, with the moderate backsweep. This, because the seatpost sticks straight up, at 90°, so, the taller the bike size, the nominally steeper the bike is already. 

Not to beat on this subject too hard, but [Digression back on], how difficult is it to do what Specialized has done? Why can't bike companies who seek to sell to triathletes just take a digital level, pass it through both the bottom bracket and the center of the saddle's rails as the saddle is pushed all the way forward, and see if the first number is 8. It can be 80°, 80.5°, 82°, but, the first number needs to be 8. 

It needs to be 8 as the saddle sits at a representative height from the pedals in each size, that is, it needs to adjust forward to 80° or steeper in the smallest size (when the top of the saddle sits 67cm from the bottom bracket axle), and in the largest size, when the saddle sits 85cm from the BB axle (and for every saddle height in between). Note to product manager (or engineer, or bike designer): if the first number on your digital level is a 7, go back to the drawing board. Literally. You can figure this out in SolidWorks, or, using a little junior class trig. This will save the trouble of wondering whether your design gets riders steep enough. 

Dana Point Grand Prix

The Dana Point Grand Prix is pleased to welcome Rock N Road Cyclery to our event. With 4 state-of-the-art bike shops in Orange County California, including Irvine, Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel, and Anaheim Hills, Rock N Road offers our community cyclists everything they need to maximize their riding experience. Visit them in our Fan Zone on Sunday, April 11th at the Dana Point Grand Prix or at one of their stores!

The 4th Annual Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling will once again bring professional bicycle racing to beautiful Heritage Park and the downtown community on April 10-11, 2010. The Dana Point Community Cycling Foundation is proud to once donate a portion of the proceeds to the Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley and the 5th Marine Regiment Support Group.

Read more at: http://www.danapoint.org/index.aspx?recordid=164&page=64

Helmet Free at Rock N' Road OC - Just Buy One of These Bikes

Specialized Bicycle Company is doing their part to help with the Health Care problem in America. They've announced that every cyclist who buys a Sirrus, Sirrus Sport, Vita or Vita Sport (pictured above) during April will get an Align Helmet free. If you live anywhere near Orange County the best place to get that deal is right here at Rock N' Road Cyclery.

Specialized 2010 Stumpjumper FSR Available at Rock 'N Road Bikes

The Most Technological Advances that Specialized has ever created!   Make sure to visit Rock N' Road website by clicking HERE to find the store closest to you.

2010 Specialized S-Works Epic at Rock N' Road Orange County

 With a XC World Championship to its name and complete bike weights as low as 21.5 pounds, the S-works Epic is the lightest, most efficient and best performing cross-country bike available. An integrated approach to the design of all its critical components, along with an enhanced AFR inertia rear shock and Specialized/FOX Shox Mini Brain damper, will no doubt make a full suspension convert out of any competition-hungry rider.
The Epic is an outstanding competitive grade trail bike and includes the S-Works carbon single-bolt 30.9mm seatpost which takes this already featherweight package to its absolute minimum. The Specialized E100 FutureShock fork with 100mm of Brain-regulated travel and rebound adjust are supported by a carbon 1-1/8-1.5" crown-steerer assembly that balances smoothly with its Mini FlowControl rear, making the Epic the most widely versatile bike on the trail. Specialized and Fox blend their engineering talent to develop the new FlowControl Mini Brain shock with Brain Fade adjust inertia valve, air spring and adjustable rebound for trophy-stockpiling performance.
The Roval Control SL XC wheelset with oversized axle, eyelets, DT Aerolite spokes and Ti quick releases provides all the stiffness you need to dominate the XC race course, at the lightest weight possible.
Specialized FACT OSBB carbon crankset with ceramic bearings and 26/39-tooth SRAM spider and rings boasts market-leading stiffness-to-weight for the ultimate power transfer with each pump of the pedals.
Custom Avid XX R magnesium body brakes feature tool-free reach adjust, alloy-backed pads and carbon levers with titanium hardware for powerful, modulated braking power.
The aptly named Epic is the absolute paragon of lightness, stiffness and adjustability in the XC Trail bike category.
Come down to one of the four convenient Rock N' Road Cyclery locations in Orange County, California, to see the amazing bike for yourself. While you're at it, check out the entire incredible collection of 2010 Specialized bikes for your family's every cycling need. The experts at Rock N' Road Cyclery will work with you to get you custom fitted to a new and formidable cycling experience. Get the best ride f your life with Specialized form Rock N' Road Cyclery. Visit the stores in Mission Viejo, Laguna Niguel. Ananheim Hills or Irvine or check out the website and blog at www.rocknroadcyclery.net for up to the minute information on everything Specialized has to offer the discerning cyclist.

Music in this video by Kevin Macleod.

Donate Your Bicycle to Wheels4Life at Rock N' Road Cyclery Event/Ride in Laguna Niguel. Give your old bicycle to a worthy cause. Join Rock N' Road Cyclery for a ride and lunch in support of the efforts to send as many bikes as possible to developing countries where a bicycle is the primary means of transportation.

PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 03, 2009 – By some estimates there are 100 Million lonely bicycles sitting in the back yards and garages of America. They are the bikes your kids have outgrown, that have gone out of style, or that merely need their flats repaired. Whatever their history, we'd like to help you offer them a great future.

Rock N' Road Bike Shops and Team Sho-Air/VeloSport are hosting a bicycle donation day for the Hans Rey Wheels4Life Charity.The donation day will take place on Saturday April 11th. Here is your chance to give a fantastic gift to someone who will really use your trusted old steed, and greatly appreciate your contribution.

Your donated bicycle will be used by Wheels4Life to provide bicycles for people in developing countries in need of transportation. Wheels4life was founded by extreme biking legend and former Mountain Bike World Champion Hans Rey.

According to Rey, "For us bicycles are recreational equipment, but for some people a bicycle can mean survival. A bicycle can make all the difference in a persons life. It can be the difference between having a job or not, going to school or not, seeing a doctor or not..."

Hans has been a professional athlete for 20 years, he still travels the world promoting biking and riding the unridable. He has been competing and demonstrating his talents in 60 countries, in recent years he been filming documentaries with his 'Hans Rey Adventure Team', combining his extreme biking skills with different cultures, always in search of something historical or mysterious.

Wheels4Life is Hans's way of giving something back to the people he has met on his journeys; Hans remains grateful for the opportunities and career he had through the sport.

The Rock N' Road Laguna Niguel shop at 27281 La Paz Rd, Suite N, will be the focus of the donation day and Hans Rey will be present to visit and lead a fun MTB ride at Aliso/Woods Wilderness Park at 10:00 AM. Rock N' Road will host a lunch after the ride for all participants. You may also drop your bicycle of at Rock N' Road locations in Mission Viejo, Anaheim Hills, or Irvine. For directions go to http://www.RocknRoadCyclery.net

Please be sure the bicycle you are donating is in good working order. If you are not sure of the bicycles condition, the Rock N' Road repair shop can take a look at it and give you a cost estimate for any necessary repairs. Your donation does qualify under IRS laws as a charitable donation. The value of the bicycle and any repairs can be used as a tax benefit to you.

For further info, contact the Laguna Niguel Rock N' Road Store for any questions or additional details at 949-360-8045