Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday

Happy Halloween!  In the spirit of the day, here is a dancing skeleton.  Enjoy the vid and Halloween!

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Day!

From the Inside Out Trailer from SecondBase Films on Vimeo.
Happy Tuesday!  This is the trailer to the upcoming film "From the Inside Out", due out Dec 1st.  Nothing better than a train jump to get the week pointed in the right direction.  This film is going to be great!  Enjoy your week and the trailer!

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Day!

Happy Tuesday!  I really don't have much to say about this vid.  Now we have to worry about more than just cars, dirt and rocks.

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Day!

Happy Tuesday!  The staff here at Rock N' Road Cyclery cannot get enough 411 on the all new Specialized Shiv- we know you feel the same.  This bike was ridden to an Ironman World Championship victory in Kona, Hawaii by Craig Alexander!  It was the first competition for the all new platform- a bike designed specifically for triathletes.  Look for these bikes to arrive soon to all 4 Rock N' Road Cyclery's Orange County locations.  Enjoy the vid!

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday

Happy Monday!  We hope your Monday went as smoothly as it could!  Here is a little vid of some of the work that goes into a ProTour team, in this case HTC Highroad.  These mechanics are amazing!  There is nothing faster than a perfectly tuned Specialized Venge or Tarmac. Enjoy!

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday

Happy Tuesday!  The 'Cross season is upon us!  In this video, Todd Wells explains his Cyclocross season prep.  Also, check out the new tire offerings from
Specialized- Todd explains a little bit about the three different tread patterns offered- Trigger, Tracer & Terra. Enjoy!

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday

Happy Monday! Meet the 2012 Specialized Crux- the bike to have for all of you CX races! It is also the bike that Todd Wells won his 2011 National Title on. Come in to one of our 4 Orange County Rock N' Road Cyclery stores to see the new Crux. Enjoy the vid!

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday

Happy Monday! Here is a video of some 2012 product from Specialized.  The BRAIN just keeps getting better every year!  Stop by on of our 4 Orange County Rock N' Road Cyclery locations and see the new 2012 bikes in person.  Enjoy the video!

Rock N' Road Cycery's Media Monday (On Tuesday)

Happy Tuesday!  We figured you were all off work yesterday so we decided to post our Media Monday today instead.  Rock N' Road Cyclery's 4 Orange County locations have started receiving the new Specialized Stumpjumper FSR bikes!  These bikes are all equiped with Auto Sag, an extremely innovative way to set up your suspension perfectly (shown toward the beginning of the video).  Stop by the stores today to see what the new 2012 Stumpjumper FSR's are all about.

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday

Happy Monday! No video today, however, this is a good read about a very impressive performance from Specialized Xterra Pro Conrad Stoltz. Enjoy the read.

Conrad “The Cavemen” Stoltz claimed his first Xterra Japan title this past weekend with a strong performance on the highly technical course in scenic Marunuma, Gunma Japan, 3 hours northwest of Tokyo.

The 7th edition of Xterra Japan featured a 1.2km lake swim, 30km mountain bike section and 10k trail run. Both the bike and run sections were packed with steep muddy climbs and rooted downhill sections so extreme and slick that many competitors were forced to dismount from their bikes.

Conrad, back from a mid-summer break, started the race with a strong swim finishing first out of the water with Xterra mainstay Will Kelsay 90-seconds behind and “too close for comfort” for the Caveman. On the bike Conrad opened up a lead on all competitors save for Will who used his strong descending skills and Epic Expert 29er to close within 30-seconds of Conrad and his S-Works Epic 29er. With Will closely tailing after the bike section, Conrad pushed hard from the start of the run and stretched out his gap over Will to lock in first Xterra Japan win.

With the super technical course Conrad went with a less than conventional race setup with aggressive Purgatory 29 x 2.2 tires on his S-Works Epic 29er. He also took full advantage of his telescoping Command Post dropping the saddle for technical descents and off-camber turns. He credited his 2.2 Purgatory`s with keeping him upright and rolling in sections that most riders either crashed or dismounted.

After the race Conrad was excited to come back next year and plans to be joined by his fiancé Liezel. “I really enjoyed the technical challenge of the Xterra Japan course, and also Japanese culture and hospitality. Shirato Taro (Xterra organizer) did an excellent job and showcased what Xterra is all about.”

Up next for Conrad is Xterra Whistler on September 4th, then the USA Champs in the end of September followed by his main target for the season, his 5th Xterra World Championships Title in Maui on October 23rd.

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday 8/22

Happy Monday!  The USA Pro Challenge started today!  All of the worlds best teams and their best riders are going to battle it out in the USA!  This will be a race to watch.  Enjoy the highlight video of todays firs stage (Prologue).

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday

Happy Monday!  Check out this video of Rebecca Rusch talking about her Leadville 100 bike of choice, the 2011 Specialized Fate.  This is the first carbon 29er mountain bike Specialized has produced for women.  Rebecca later won the Leadville 100 mountain bike race on her Specialized Fate.  Stop by any one of our four Orange County Rock N' Road locations to learn more about the Specialized Fate.

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday

1 Hour in 3 Minutes from dubbTECH on Vimeo.
Happy Monday!  Welcome to Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monda.  This is one of the most impressive videos I have seen.  Chris Williams (Cee Dubb) shot and edited this whole video on his iPhone, he even shot the whole video by himself.  Here is a quote from Chris-

 

"I'm still amazed at all the wonderful areas to ride here in South Orange County. I have a quick 1 hour route I do that's quite fun. Here's my self-filmed ride condensed into 3 minutes (3:30 video length). I'll work on the HD version in the near future."

 

Enjoy!

Rock N' Road's Media Monday 8/1

Happy Monday!  Welcome to another Rock N' Road Cyclery Media Monday.  This video certainly made my Monday a little better, I hope it does the same for you.  Enjoy!

Rock N' Road's Media Monday 7/25

Welcome to another Media Monday.  We hope you have a happy Monday!  Specialized has worked with Dr. Andy Pruitt for over a decade to develop products and services based on his work at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. Here Dr. Pruitt offers some insight to what brought him to create BCSM, how he started working with Specialized and why the Specialized Body Geometry products and Specialized BG Fit training are so important to cyclists.  Call one of Rock N' Road Cyclery's four Orange County locations to make an appointment.  Get BG FIT today!

Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Monday 7-18-2011

Happy Media Monday!  I'm sure most of you have been overloading yourselves on the Tour de France.  Here is a mountain bike video to break that up.  In this video, photographer extraordinaire, Sterling Lorence, and freeride legend, Matt Hunter, go on the hunt for the next epic photo somewhere in the Utah desert. After days of looking they find the perfect drop to show off the Specialized Demo 8's capabilities and nab another poster-worthy photo.  Enjoy!

Rock N' Road's Media Monday 7/11/10

Happy Monday!  Welcome to another Rock N' Road Cyclery Media Monday.  Following this past week's "Le Tour de Crash", we figured something funny was in store.  I'm sure some of you are bummed out because one of your Tour de France favorites has crashed out.  We hope this little makes you feel a little better.  Enjoy!

Tour de France 2011 Trailer - The Art of a Beautiful Race (HD)

Another Media Monday by Rock N' Road Cyclery.

Since the 2011 edition of the Tour de France is less than a week away I figured it would be appropriate to show you a preview video on Media Monday.  This is going to be one great race!  Another showdown between Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck is on the horizon.  This year they will face some seriously tough competition- Ivan Basso, Cadel Evans, Levi Leipheimer, and fresh of his Tour of California victory Chris Horner.  Enjoy the video and enjoy the race!  Be on the lookout for more Tour de France coverage from Rock N' Road Cyclery.

Rock N' Road's Media Monday 6/20/11

It's our second edition of Rock N' Road's Media Monday! Here's a video of something amazing. Some of you may have seen this but that won't stop you from enjoying it. Jed Mildon pulls off the World's first BMX triple backflip- this guy is nuts! Have a happy Monday.

Rock N' Road's Media Monday

We want to make your Mondays more enjoyable and help you get the week started off right.  There's no better way to change your mood than viewing an amazing cycling video or being among the first to see cycling products before they hit the shelf.  Every Monday Rock N' Road Cyclery will bring you a new piece of cycling media that will make saying "goodbye" to the weekend a little easier.  This video is the first installment of Rock N' Road Cyclery's Media Mondays- have a great Monday!

World Number 1 Cyclocross rider, Katie Compton (Rabobank Giant Offroad Team) goes up against World MTB Champion, Maja Wloszczowska (CCC) in the Jelenia Gora Maja Wloszczowska Trophy Sprint Eliminator in downtown Jelenia Gora

New bike? Here's a helmet.

Buy a new 2011 Specialized Secteur, Allez or Dolce bike and get a FREE S-Works road helmet.  Secteur, Allez and Dolce offer exceptional performance at a serious value.  From now through June 26th, purchase one of these race inspired machines and receive an S-Works road helmet FOR FREE!  A  $185 Value!
Visit one of our 4 Orange County Rock N' Road Cyclery shops and get your new Specialized bike and S-Works helmet.

Alberto Contador's custom S-Works shoes

The near future winner of the 2011 Giro d' Italia, Alberto Contador, received a pair of custom colored Specialized S Works road shoes!  Check them out in this video.  Rock N' Road Cyclery can't get you the custom pink color but we do have a full selection of the regular colors.  Stop by any one of our 4 convenient Orange County locations to get yourself a pair of Specialized S Works Road shoes.

Rwanda Training Ride

It was a great day for a ride Saturday!  Over 45 riders showed to participate in what was the last training ride before the main event- 50 Mile Ride benefiting Project Rwanda.  We we honored to have along a special guest, Mari Holden.  Mari is the PowerBar Tech Rep and an Olympic Medalist and a former World Champion and a 5 time National Champion.  Whew, that's a lot of championships!  She gifted all of the riders with as much PowerBar nutrition as their pockets would hold.  We were very appreciative of these bonk stopping gifts.

We completed the 25 mile portion of the 50 Mile Ride benefiting Project Rwanda.  What a great route!  Thanks to Doug Grant and his crew for the awesome route.

I absolutely loved my new Niner Air 9! 29 inch wheels sure do make things better!

Thanks to all that paricipated on Saturday's ride!  Enjoy the video.

Junior racing at the Orange County Great Park hosted by Rock N' Road Cyclery!  

It isn't often that you can find a great road race in your back yard, not to mention one for a racer under 18 years old.  Come out and enjoy the Grand Prix at the Great Park- Orange County's premier Grand Prix Road Race!

• Junior Racing Series hosted by Rock N' Road Cyclery.  April 21st, June 2nd and August 11th 2011
• Local pro road, mountain and cx racer, Brandon Gritters, will hold a clinic before the race at 5pm. 
• The junior race starts at 5:30pm. 

For more info go to http://www.racegreatpark.com/

Specialized Venge wins again! The Venge will soon be at Rock N' Road Cyclery

Cavendish Soars to Third Career Win at Scheldeprijs

A powerful sprint saw HTC-Highroad's Mark Cavendish rack up the third victory of his career in the Scheldeprijs Classic. Cavendish outgunned Russian Denis Galimzyanov and Yauheni Hutarovich of Belarus to claim the victory in the 200 kilometre one-day race in Belgium.

The HTC-Highroad rider has now taken three victories in the Scheldeprijs Classic, the first in 2007 and the second in 2008.

"The team did a perfect job, chasing down the break and then getting me to the front as they always do," a delighted Cavendish said afterwards.

"[Team-mate] Leigh Howard worked very hard in the last few kilometers, then I came past him and went for the win."

"I'm racing a lot this season, and I've had some bad luck, so it's good I can get the wins in, too."

"My next race will be Paris-Roubaix and then I'll build up for the Tour de France, with the Tour of Italy and the Tour de Suisse before then as well."

Following Cavendish's latest win, HTC-Highroad men's team have now taken 20 victories this season. It is Cavendish's second victory of the 2011 season and the 64th road win of his professional career.

HTC-Highroad for Scheldeprijs - Mark Cavendish (GB) Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Leigh Howard (Aus) Martin Velits (Svk) Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Frantisek Rabon (CR) Alex Rasmussen (Den) Matt Brammeier (Ire)

For more information on Mark Cavendish and the rest of Team HTC-Highroad, logon to I-Am-Specialized.com