Category: Avid Rider

  • Hard work pays off!

    Hard work pays off!

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    Professional cycling is a world-wide phenomenon known about by millions of people. Anyone hear of Lance Armstrong? Perhaps the Tour De France might ring a bell? In the arena of pro-level sports, this is a highly competitive, grueling and time intensive choice.  A world that one does not enter lightly without thought. In fact, most people who excel have spent a lifetime training and sacrificing for their sport. While the payoff can be enormous both financially and emotionally, the time and effort to achieve this level is great and requires a great amount of dedication. Not only that, but you must possess some level of natural athletic ability and the innate mindset of a winner.

    Not everyone who strives to reach this level comes close to reaching the pinnacle of greatness, but for the few that reach the top all the hard work pays off in the end. It’s like anything worth doing, do it well, with all your heart and soul. Dedicate the time to master your passion and never waver from your training and mindset and you are a lot more likely to achieve if not greatness at least your personal goals. In fact, there is not enough room at the top of any sport for everyone and maybe your natural ability isn’t at the level of some of your competitors. But take no heed of limitations, put your head down and work hard and you might find yourself one day in the company of champions!

  • When I grow up

    When I grow up

    Many of us dream about having a brush with greatness.  What type of accomplishment this centers on depends on the person and their particular interests.  I know that I have woken up, smiling from a dream, hearing the cheering of the crowds and feeling the afterglow of happiness that many professional cyclists must feel during their career.  Eventually I awaken completely to realize that alas this was just a wonderful dream.

    I makes you stop and wonder how great it must feel to reach that level of accomplishment in your life’s dedication.  For many cyclists these feelings are achieved after a lifetime of dedication and practice of their sport.  I have great respect for these athletes whatever their chosen sport be it traditional road cycling or the newer extreme variations such as BMX and off road riders.

     

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  • Extreme sports Dominate!

    Extreme sports Dominate!

    In our fast paced, adrenaline fueled world, people continue to push the envelope to test personal limits. This has led the explosion and continuing growth of Extreme Sports.  You can’t surf the internet or flip channels on your television without coming across some new cross-breed sport that pushes it’s participants past what should be the impossible.  Cycling has definitely kept pace with today’s trends!

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  • All Parts Equal

    All Parts Equal

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    To avid riders, every single part of a bicycle is integral to superior functioning and optimal performance.  Many spend hours on upkeep and fine tuning of their bike to keep them at the top of the field of competitors. This often starts by having a bicycle custom built to their particular sports’ specifications.

  • The Victory!

    The Victory!

    After intense years of training and dedication no one can describe the burst of complete joy at that moment.

  • No limitations allowed!

    No limitations allowed!

    Limitations placed on people by others can plant the seed of doubt in ability. Alternatives, such as para-cycling exist today nurtured through the strong, determined people who refused to allow that seed to grow.

  • View on race day.

    View on race day.

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    A professional cyclist feels many things on race day such as anticipation, healthy competition and the opportunity to better themselves.

  • Success requires quiet determination…..

    Success requires quiet determination…..

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    Professional cyclists devote many hours weekly to training to become and remain at the top of their sport.

  • Take a ride with me?

    Take a ride with me?

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    Is the weather great outside? Now would be a great time to take a ride through the park with family or friends!

     

  • Your Road to Success

    Your Road to Success

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    Cycling as a sport has grown tremendously over the last decade.