All the latest news from the team at lead-out.co.uk
Saturday, 10 August 2013
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Bumper day for Strava
Here at LeadOut, we love strava, it seriously motivates us to get out , get riding and set some fast time. We also have the perfect companion in the form on the QuadLock iPhone5 bike mount selling really well in our store.
Well it seems its not just us that is raving about it..
On Sunday, after 20,000 cyclists had embarked on a 100-mile course through London and Surrey, and the inaugural RideLondon-Surrey Classic pro race had been won by Frenchman Arnaud Demare, hundreds, if not thousands, of people uploaded their rides to Stava. Team IG Sigma Sport’s Peter Hawkins, who finished 74th overall in the pro race, certainly did.
What’s really interesting is that Hawkins is one of a handful of professional cyclists signed up to Strava. And as we found during the Tour de France with Laurens Ten Dam, that allows us unprecedented access to just how fast and hard the pros race. We all knew that pros are fast, now we know just how fast they are with complete transparency.
And they work hard too. Hawkins averaged 162 bpm and hit a maximum heart rate of 198 bpm during the 221km race. With just 2,107m of climbing, including three ascents of Leith Hill and once up Box Hill, the pace was high with an average speed of 42.7 km/h. We can also see that he hit a top speed of 112 km/h on the Leith Hill descent. That’s closed roads for you.
Hawkins, along with a handful of other pros using Strava, have also toppled many KOMs along the route, significantly raising the level of hundreds of segments on the closed road route. No one will be troubling the top of the leaderboards on any of those roads until the 2014 edition of the race. Here's his full ride on Strava.
Did you ride yesterday and upload your ride to Strava?
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Jens Voigt- Insight into an animal
Photo: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
For a cyclist, pain is a familiar—and valuable—companion
By Jens Voigt
It is not a big secret that I have an interesting relationship with pain. Pain is good! Most people who follow the sport know that I think this. But the big question is why.
First of all, I like the feeling because it proves you are still alive—because you are aware of something, even if it’s a sensation most people consider bad. After my awful downhill crash in the 2009 Tour de France, at a really high speed, doctors had to stitch me back together. When I woke up afterward, the first thing I did was to actually check all my body parts to make sure they were still there and functioning. I started out with my fingers, seeing if I could move them. And I was honestly happy that my fingers shouted at me when I wiggled them. That meant I was still able to feel them and control them. Then I checked my legs. Again, I was happy to hurt when I tried to move them. My whole entire body communicated distress, but this showed me that everything was going to work once it all healed. I felt bad everywhere, but I knew this meant I would become healthy again.
During my recovery from that crash, pain proved very handy—it forced me to take it easy on my workouts. I was so eager to return to the sport that sometimes I would start pushing too hard in my exercise regime. When I did, my body would scream its resistance so much that I had no choice but to back off.
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
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Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Lead-Out introduces...
ILE Ultimate Photographers Bag.
Available at www.lead-out.co.uk
Check out this cool video from the guys in California.
ILE produce bags that were created while in the saddle of a bicycle. On the way to the local crit or cross race, or riding home with a bag of groceries. They are designed with strength and simplicity in mind, and the style and elegance found in cycling itself.
The Ultimate Photographers Bag :: Prime from Inside Line Equipment on Vimeo.
Available at www.lead-out.co.uk
Check out this cool video from the guys in California.
ILE produce bags that were created while in the saddle of a bicycle. On the way to the local crit or cross race, or riding home with a bag of groceries. They are designed with strength and simplicity in mind, and the style and elegance found in cycling itself.
ILE use the toughest materials and the best machines, to make durable bags of all types. Lifetime warranty on materials and craftsmanship. Each bag is handmade in the San Francisco bay area of California
The Ultimate Photographers Bag :: Prime from Inside Line Equipment on Vimeo.
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Spada Wheels are proving a hit!
Since the first pair landed in the UK a few weeks back and we got out for our test ride we have been incredibly impressed and pleased with the performance of our Spada Stilettos wheels!
At 1260g a set for aluminium clinchers and constructed with the attention and care of craftsmen in Italy and featuring ceramic bearings, we knew these would perform well, but have been blown away.
The first few happy customers have received their wheels and are equally pleased. Check out the specs below- we also carry Spada's other creations in the form of the Breva and Tivan wheel sets, with more options on the way soon!
Check them out an buy here www.lead-out.co.uk
At 1260g a set for aluminium clinchers and constructed with the attention and care of craftsmen in Italy and featuring ceramic bearings, we knew these would perform well, but have been blown away.
The first few happy customers have received their wheels and are equally pleased. Check out the specs below- we also carry Spada's other creations in the form of the Breva and Tivan wheel sets, with more options on the way soon!
Check them out an buy here www.lead-out.co.uk
Stiletto- £580
The everyday, go anywhere do anything
model. Whether it is a training loop or a hilly competition the Stiletto is at
home. The aluminum clincher rim is built around Spada’s own crystal hub and the
set tip the scales at 1260g a pair.
· Front- Crystal 24 aero spokes
from 0.9 to profile
· Rear- Crystal 28 aero spokes
from 0.9 to profile
· Aluminum rim- Black or White-
23mm profile
· Beautiful forged skewers
· 1260 grams the pair
Ceramic Bearings
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Martin Cox takes a look at the Great Divide!
No.22 Bikes. Great Divide frameset – first look
The Great Divide
Whether it’s a mountain pass in the Rockies, an MTB race that traverses 2000 miles or simply the name of the connection between the US and Canada via the Rocky mountains – when you use such a moniker on your latest and greatest frame set it has got to live up to some scrutiny!
Perusing through the interwebs at pretty bikes, much to the chagrin of my wife I must add, and I chanced upon Lead-out.co.uk importers of this pretty little number from No.22 Bicycle company in Canada.
Pretty it certainly is, I’m looking forward to seeing it in real life!
The Great Divide has been designed to showcase the best characteristics of titanium while embracing the latest developments in frame design. Swaged chain stays and an oversized, bi-ovalized down tube are bridged by a PressFit 30 bottom bracket shell to provide stiffness and instant responsiveness under power. An oversized head tube accommodates the latest tapered forks while strengthening the bike’s front end for confidence-inspiring steering precision and cornering stability. Tempering these characteristics are a svelte seat tube and seat stays designed to keep the velvety ride quality that titanium is legendary for.
More TDF data!
Some cool info from the guys at Powertap from week1 of the Tour
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Monday, 15 July 2013
www.lead-out.co.uk is live!
Check out the Lead-Out store- they stock some of VAM's great products!
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