Jim Dunham was hit Tuesday evening by a hit-and-run driver in a dark pick-up truck on Shore Dr. near 83rd Street. If you have any information on the ID of the driver call 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (562-5887). More information in the Virginia Pilot article Bicyclist struck and injured on Shore Drive. Liz has also written about Jim and the crime against him in her blog. WVEC has an interview with Jim and his daughter.

The REWARD being offered by Tripower Cycling Club for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the hit and run driver has increased to $2000. Details of the reward in this PDF file.

Hi, we have started the Norfolk to Ipswich night ride on Wednesday nights, 6pm. We ride from Norfolk Conte's to Ipswich (30 min), do 40 min on trails at Ipswich, then ride back to Conte's (30 min). Lights and moutain or cross bike required.

In the past, we have not run a distinct A and B pace for the road portion of the ride. I think some mountain bikers have not come out since the road ride over is usually fast. This year, there will be an A paced ride and B paced ride the whole time. I hope you can join us soon!

Rain or below freezing=no ride
thanks!
Liz Schleeper
757-735-1529

Thanks to everyone who donated bike gear and clothing to the Broad Creek bike fair. It was a HUGE success and that was due very much to your donations! If you don't want to read this long email, pictures tell the whole story.

1. Wes built 2 bikes with bike parts and frames donated, and we had one whole bike donated. Money from 95.7 R&B bought a bike to raffle. Jeff Brown coordinated the sponsorship. 4 total bikes given away.
2. You guys donated 12 helmets and thanks to 95.7 R&B we were able to purchase 50 more helmets. 62 helmets total given away!
3. Nearly every bike in the neighborhood needed maintenance, and thanks to your donations and Wes Cheney and Rich Hutsko turning the wrench for 2 straight hours, every child rode away rather than walked away! Estimated 60 bikes serviced.
4. The HIT of the day: cycling jerseys, socks, gloves, jackets, spandex shorts! We have nothing left over! The Fat Frogs gear and Tripower flame gear were the most sought after. Estimated 75 articles of cycling clothing given away!
5. Katrina Hutsko, Bethany Cahill, Dan Innaker, Keith Johnson, Nick Tempest, Bill Woodhouse all worked to fit kids to clothes, fit helmets and work on bikes! The YMCA staff was stunned by our teamwork and number of donations.
6. The biggest HIT of the day: Bike parade, led by Mike Park. What a riot.
7. Just so you know, we still have some bike equipment! Wes is keeping most gear with the plan to use it for the indigent/ working class commuters he continues to help. I am keeping the pedals, saddles and aerobars to use for beginning female riders. I will give you more details about those plans if you would like!

Don't throw anything away! I realized the power of pieces this weekend, and we will do the same thing next year. I will collect items from you anytime.

Thank you so much,
Liz Schleeper

Links: Cannondale Tech Documents; carbon seatpost installation; SuperSix owners manual.
SRAM's complete bike shop 2010 SRAM technical manual; General Index for SRAM.
Index to Shimano Tech Docs; Dura-Ace tech docs.

From looking at the SuperSix manual you can see that when adjusting your stem and headset you only need to mess with the 6mm top cap, not the 5mm expander bolt. That crap is carbon so use a torque wrench! (Trek Madone failures)

Not an issue for local USA cycling events, but here are the UCI bike fit standards applied at Nationals. Basically the nose of your saddle must be behind your BB. If it is within 5cm then your knee must be checked to be behind your pedal spindle (sit back and lower your heal for the measurement to pass if necessary even if you would normally ride with toes down and sit on the nose). Also the pivot of your shifters must be within 75cm horizontally of the BB center. If it's within 75-80cm your elbow must make an angle of less than 120 degrees. 

It's easy to check this in your house by leaning your bike against a wall with the center of the BB aligned to the edge of a door opening. Measure the bar extensions from the shifter pivot back horizontally to the door opening. The seat should be behind the door trim (my door molding is almost exactly 5cm). If it falls somewhere on the molding get on a trainer and have someone drop a plum bob (i.e. a string with some weighty piece of junk tied to it) from your knee and make sure it falls behind the center of the pedal spindle. If the saddle sticks out into the opening then you've got to move it back or get a stubby Adamo or a setback seatpost.

Still doing catering and events so don't forget Maui Wowi Hawaiian at company picnics and any catered function as well as 20% of gross fundraisers. Hear of any good gigs around town let me know.

Mahalo,
Chuck Talbott

Jackie has gift cards for massage and the $10 discount applies to those as well.

"Are your legs screaming at you after the Wintergreen Ascent? Maybe it's time for a Therapeutic/Sports Massage. Everyone with the Tripower Cycling Team receives $10.00 off of a 60 or 90 minute massage. I specialize in Deep Tissue Trigger Point Massage. I incorporate stretching and Hotsagge into my treatments. This helps to relax and regain flexibility of the muscles. There are no extra fees for deep tissue, stretching and hot stones. Give me a call at 536-3975."

Jackie Starkey
Nimmo Wellness Therapeutic/Sports Massage
Lomi Lomi Hawaiian massage