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    Salty Dog 2012 Edition

    Tuesday, May 15, 2012

    Aptly named given the 30 degree heat we had last Sunday. The Salty Dog consisted of: 1. The Jr Salty Pup for run bikes and kids with 12-16″ wheels 30min enduro. 2. Salty Pup 1-hour enduro on a level 1 km single track course, for ages 3+. 3. Two person relay 3-hour enduro on a [...]

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  • Symonds takes Bare Bones

    Monday, May 14, 2012

    Although it was not a big surprise, Jeff Symonds (who just happens to be a BB staff member and supported athlete) had a very good day in tough conditions to win the Bare Bones Duathlon.  And, congratulations to Christine Ridenour for winning the women’s race!!! It was a tough one this year due to strong [...]

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  • Kids of Steel Triathlon Race Start

    Your Child’s Training – Part 1

    Sunday, May 6, 2012

    An Introduction to the: Canadian Long Term Athlete Development Model In Human Kinetics at Okanagan College we teach the Long Term Athletic Development Model (commonly called LTAD) in a number of our classes. It is a great model for parents to learn and understand. It does not tell you exactly how to teach and train future [...]

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    New Electronic Shifting Di2

    Wednesday, May 2, 2012

    WHY I DO Di2 – Ultegra 6770 Di2 Review So this is what I think of my Ultegra Di2 electronic shifting system that came equipped on my Trek 6.2 Madone: VERY IMPRESSIVE! I could list all the specs and weights of each of the Ultegra Di2 components – but a myriad of websites will do [...]

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  • Safely Taking Wheels On and Off

    Monday, April 30, 2012

    Most road bikes and mountain bikes these days are equipped with quick release (often called QR) skewers that allow you to take the wheel off, and put it back on, without tools. While it seems like a simple task there are several things and some very important things to do correctly: Always close the quick [...]

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Bike Barn News

Bike to Work Week Penticton
May
9

Get a Team – Bike to Work Week Coming Up

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Spring is finally here and as you may have noticed there are more cyclists on the road commuting to work. Haven’t been motivated to ride to work?  Well, here’s your chance… The 4th annual Penticton bike to work week is taking place May 28-June 1st.  Gather your co-workers, create a team, assign a team leader, [...]

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rental2web
May
6

Cycling Vacation Rental

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(listed May 3, 2012) Penticton/Summerland area:  House, 3 Bedrooms + Loft + Den, 4 Baths (Sleeps 6-8) Keywords:  100ft from quiet beach access, 3000sq ft, 3 story house w/ lake view, great swimming & kayaking area, great training/cycling base.  Road/Mtn bike rental avail. (through The Bike Barn – for guests only) Located approx 10km north of [...]

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Blog Posts

May
14

Symonds takes Bare Bones

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Although it was not a big surprise, Jeff Symonds (who just happens to be a BB staff member and supported athlete) had a very good day in tough conditions to win the Bare Bones Duathlon.  And, congratulations to Christine Ridenour for winning the women’s race!!! It was a tough one this year due to strong [...]

Garmin Compatible Power Meter Computer
Apr
23

The BEST Training Tool – The Power Meter

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Power meters display a variety of power measurements on a compatible bike computer (eg. the Garmin 910xt watch which is great for multi-sport athletes and the Garmin Edge 800 which is a bike specific computer) .  The first reason the power meter is the best training tool is that it gives you a true reflection [...]

Apr
18

The Elevator of all Elevators

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First year race, “The Elevator” was a big success by all counts.  It was great to see a wide variety of teams out racing.  It wasn’t just the cyclists or the runners or the triathletes or the paddlers or the serious athletes.  Endurance sports are primarily an individual event so it is really great to [...]

Apr
14

Speaking of Training Camps

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Penticton was very busy over the Easter weekend with a variety of training camps coming to town.  Once again, we were all blessed with blue skies and moderate temperatures.  I saw many sun burnt faces for the first time this season. Here is a glimpse of one such camp and the fantastic weather we had [...]