CADENCE X DVS MILAN CTC SHOE

DVS is taking a leap and has created one of the first bike specific skate shoes. DVS has teamed up with the cycle brand Cadence to help with the design. It looks like a really well thought out shoe, with a bunch of features that have never been used in a skate shoe before.  Read below for the press release.

"DVS is proud to announce the development of its first cycling specific skate shoe. Designed in collaboration with influential cycling brand Cadence, the Cadence X DVS Milan CTC has several bike specific performance and durability features that have never been used on a traditional skate shoe.

“From the beginning the goal was to create a cycling functional shoe that you can skate and walk around in all day,” says Cadence Owner Dustin Klein. “The result of our combined efforts is beyond what I had imagined.”

As a new category for DVS, The Milan CTC Cadence (Classic Tribute Cycling) has reflective detailing for nocturnal visibility, a stiffer lasting board that reduces leg fatigue and increases pedal stroke strength, and comes with specially designed patterning on the tongue that protects laces from toe cage damage. The shoe, however, functions equally as well as a skate shoe with all the skate-specific features as standard Milan CT.

Podium Distribution VP Brian Dunlap says developing a product for the cycling category was a very organic process. “I grew up racing BMX and bikes have always been a part of what I do. We wanted to go into the bike market with a shoe that we were 100% happy with. Involving Dustin and Cadence seemed like the most legit way to do it.”

The Milan CTC Cadence will be available at select skate and bike retail stores in May 2010.

Visit dvsshoes.com for more info in the future."

ROAD TUBELESS FRUSTRATIONS

Coming from a mountain bike background I'm very familiar with tubeless setups. They let you run a lower psi without having to worry about getting pinch flats. Therefore you can have a lower psi and your tires stick to the dirt better, and there is no tube to get a pinch flat, it's a win win. A while back I was able to get some Shimano Dura Ace road tubeless wheels for my road bike for cheap. When riding on the road you don't want a lower psi you want a much higher psi. So why would you want tubeless on a road bike? I'm not really sure! Since I was planning on using them for commuting and the last thing you want on your commute is a flat tire, why not go for tubeless? Lessens your chances of a flat. I've been riding my tubeless wheels and Hutchinson Fusion Tubeless tires for the past 3 months. They have been great! I have loved them... until the other day. I woke up to a flat front tire. That's odd. I have to start up the compressor and fill the tire back up. Done. 15 minutes later...flat again. This time I take the whole tire off the rim. Spend a hour cleaning the rim and tire of the hardened goo that you put in the tire to help seal it. The goo had hardened all around the rim where the tire bead snaps into place. I think this is what was stopping my tire from getting a good seal and holding air. Now the manufacture says to not use tire levers when putting the tire on the rim. It was absolutely impossible to put the tire on without a tire lever. Impossible! I've never had a harder time putting a tire on the rim! I finally get the tire back on (using 2 tire levers), and with relief go to bed. Next morning flat. Long story short, I am so frustrated with these wheels! They are not easy to work with, and they won't hold the air. It seems like the only way for them to hold air is to pour a bunch of goo into the tire. Then when either the goo fails or you need to change the tire you will have to spend some time getting that goo out of the small corners of the rim. This is much more time consuming than normal tubes. Also I am now worried while riding the bead is going to come loose and all the air will come right out. I think I may give up and go back to tubes.

This YouTube video shows how easy it should be.

IT’S YOUR RIDE

I love this video! It makes you realize how two different lifestyles can love biking just the same. It doesn't matter what style or type of bike you ride as long as you are out there riding.

LUCKIEST CYCLIST EVER!

Video - Luckiest Cyclist Ever!

You may need to watch it twice.

MAY IS BIKE MONTH

May is bike month around the nation and in Utah. There is a whole list of activities throughout the month of May. Check out utahbikemonth.org and find something for you.

May 21st is the national bike to work day. Hope to see some more fellow commuters!

RYAN LEECH COMMUTER

5 MILES OF BLISS...WAIT

Yesterday as I was laying around reading our city newspaper, I came across an article about a new 5 mile bike path. "This path was first brought to reality by Oldmill Office Park bike commuters who needed a safe way around the congested freeway intersection". What?! I'm an Oldmill Office Park commuter! I must commute right past it. I've always know about the first section of the path (underneath the freeway), but I just can't believe I have missed an additional 5 miles! So naturally after reading the whole article,  I set my alarm extra early and prepared to take a small detour and find this extra 5 miles. Jake did inform me it existed .

I wake up nice and early, hop on my bike and I'm off. It's cold, but I ride the 4 miles, go under the freeway, and there it is! Looks like a walking path. I've seen it before, but never thought to veer off my normal route. I ride for about 2 minutes to an intersection, cross the street, connect to the bike path on the other side of the street. The path takes you right behind the retail and before you know it...

What a beautiful pond! Within the article they mention the pond and how in the next few years they would like to add picnic tables, benches, a beach front (yes a beach front), outdoor showers, and a dock for fishing and swimming.

This bridge looked practically brand new. Crossing the bridge puts you on the path around the pond. Very nice. Besides that you ride right up alongside the residential. Also within the article it mentions how there is already a petition from the residents to put up a nice big sound wall. Hmm... sounds about right.

This was probably my favorite section of the path. The river on one side and nice big trees on the other. There was also benches randomly along the path (if you look hard enough you can see one in the photo).

As I'm enjoying the scenery, I look up and realize the path is taking me right out to the main street. What! I've only been on this "5 mile bike path" for 1 mile! I stop where the path intersects the street, I look around for an adjoining path. Nothing. Oh wait, the path continues along the road. This isn't a bike path anymore, it's a bike lane! Well, it was fun for the 1 mile. I turn around and zip back down the path, and make my way to work.

I definitely enjoyed the 1 mile of bike path. It was all brand new, and seemed like it was done with a lot of thought. I really wish Salt Lake would get on the bike band wagon, and spend some money on more bike paths. I truly believe if there was more bike paths, it would encourage more people to get on a bike and be able to feel safe and enjoy their ride. So thank you Holladay/Cottonwood Heights, for taking a step in the right direction, even if it is only 1 mile.