Potts wins St. Croix, Dye takes 2nd in Knoxville  

John Schnack Photography

Kestrel’s Andy Potts won Ironman 70.3 St. Croix Sunday, trumping the one and only Lance Armstrong to earn his second consecutive victory of the 2012 season.

As expected, Potts was first out of the water and led a good portion of the bike, pushing hard on his Kestrel 4000. But around Mile 40, just as the course started to turn upward, Armstrong showed off the legs that won him seven Tour de France titles and climbed into a 2-minute lead heading into T2.

But Potts chased down Armstrong, who made his professional Ironman debut in February with a 2nd-place finish in Panama, and overtook him at Mile 8 of the 13.1-mile run.  

With a time of 4:03:31, Potts broke the tape nearly two minutes ahead of runner-up Stephane Poulat and four minutes ahead of Armstrong.

Scores of spectators flocked to the course to watch the legendary Armstrong in action, but it was Potts – and his Kestrel 4000 – who grabbed their attention.

Heading north to Rev3 Knoxville, Kestrel claimed yet another podium, with Cam Dye snagging 2nd. Dye was first out of the water and crushed the competition on the 24.8-mile bike, but winner Greg Bennett just slipped by on the run.

Great weekend for the Kestrel 4000. 

David and Tracey show off their gunboats during spring break.

So I’m sitting here in shorts and a t-shirt wishing for that nice spring/summer weather we were enjoying ony a week or so back and I thought maybe I should share a little Gulf Coast good times with everyone. David Bradley and Tracey Cartee managed to meet up during spring break and got in a few sunny miles down in FLA (though it might have been AL). Sure looks like a better place than Franklin today:-( Well, tomorrow will be sunny and we’ll make the best of today.

If you’re into BMX Racing then you need to head on over to Mac’s Harpeth Bikes and check out all the killer new stuff we have! Superlight (16.4 lbs) racing bikes from SE Racing and Intense, THE Enterprises pad sets and number plates, Sinz Racing, AME grips, the list keeps going and growing. If I don’t have what you’re looking for, I’ll get it for you.

Besides these great names you know we also sell Profile Racing, Fly Racing, wheels from Alienation, Avenue Wheels and Sun and many, many more. Whether you need tubes for your mini or a new number plate and numbers we’ve got you covered.

Ask about co-sponsorship opportunites and to be part of our BMX race team.

Peace-

Wow! Another wonderful Sunday afternoon ride in February. Ain’t life grand!!! Yes, we got out for another fantastic day of riding and enjoyed a chamber of commerce day of sunshine and blue skies.

Several of the ladies showed up making this one of our best looking ride groups yet. Pictured in the center above and as a group below are Cathy Kaiser, Ingrid Sinclair and Leslie Ragan. Proving to all the world that girls can have fun just like the boys.

And after taking pictures of this fine group a very nice stranger stopped and offered to take our picture and include yours truly:-)

Tags: bicycling, bike rides, bikes, Franklin area rides, Fuji Bicycles, ride plans

TENNESSEE BIKE SUMMIT 2012     

May 2 – 4, 2012

CHATTANOOGA,TN

 In just a year,Tennesseerose from ranking 43 to 24 of the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly States list.  To continue building this momentum, the 2012 Tennessee Bike Summit will serve as an opportunity to share successes, challenges, and strategies for movingTennesseeforward as a bike-friendly state.  Join us for exciting sessions and mobile workshops!

Who should attend:  Practitioners, technical professionals, researchers, advocates and anyone with an interest! There is something for everyone!

**The 2012 Tennessee Bike Summit immediately precedes the 25th Anniversary 3 State 3 Mountain Challenge being held in Chattanooga May 5th.**

Registration details for the bike summit will be made available soon.  To receive future communication regarding the summit, including registration opportunities, sign up for the mailing list.  The mailing list will be used for important updates only. 

To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please email Cody Roney at tnbikesummit@gmail.com.

 Brought to you by:

        OutdoorChattanooga

        Bike WalkTennessee

        Active Living & Transportation Network

        STEP 1

       Chattanooga-HamiltonCountyRegional Planning Agency

        Office of Sustainability – City ofChattanooga

       UniversityofTennessee@Chattanooga

If you’re into BMX Racing – or you son or daughter is – we’ve got some great racing bikes from SE Racing here at Mac’s Harpeth Bikes. Founded in 1977 by the godfather of BMX, Scott Briethaupt, SE Racing has a long racing history. SE has sponsored more riders in the BMX Hall of Fame than any other company and is responsible for the most famous BMX bike of all time: the PK Ripper. Along with the Quadrangle and OM Flyer, SE Racing has a full range of bikes that are steeped in BMX history with undeniable heritage and present-day respect within the BMX scene.

The man behind the brand is non other than Todd “Wildman” Lyons. Todd is the brand manager for SE Racing and a decorated pro BMX racer who has been a household name in BMX for the past 25 years. With his finger on the pulse of BMX, he stays on top of the BMX and fixed gear scene helping to develop bikes that racers and riders want to ride.

Many of the bikes in the SE Racing lineup are built with the SE proprietary “Floval” tubing on the top tubes and down tubes. This Floval design is used on all the bikes in the Ripper line and was first introduced with the PK Ripper in 1979.

Lighter, faster, stronger: these three words epitomize the 2012 lineup from SE Racing. They have have shaved off crucial ounces without sacrificing strength and speed. These SE Racing bikes are some of the strongest and lightest on the market. Come on out to Mac’s Harpeth Bikes and see for yourself!

2012 Ripper X – 16.4 pounds of purebred race machine!

Lightweight 6066 Floval tubing. Internally machined head-tube w/ sealed headset, 3D forged dropouts. Alloy Landing Gear fork

3 piece 165 mm alloy cranks

Sealed bearing alloy hubs with hollow axles laced to Alex R500 double wall, 32 hole rims

Tioga Power Block 1 – 3/8 tires

Integrated alloy seat post

Includes race plate

Tags: bicycling, BMX, SE Racing

Well, it started out innocently enough. We rolled out nice and easy with a plan to let it fly once we got to Carters Creek. We had a large group of 15 and the prospect of getting shelled off the back once we made that right turn onto Carters was very real indeed. I slid my way up to the front and hit the gas. I did my pull, eased out to the side and had happy thoughts of not having to hit the front again for at least 20 minutes. WRONG! The group had already blown up and was getting thinner by the minute. I dropped back to check on grupetto and when I looked up again, it was a long thin line with a red blinkie every now and then. We caught back on and regrouped at Bear Creek and Bailey. (See last week’s photo).

The longer/faster guys had gone down to Perkins again and we waited until we could see them to pedal away, “See ya at Puckett’s”. We did a not-so-quick regroup there and the group was again split in two: 007, Jay, Jeff and Cliff headed south towards Hester Beasley as the rest of us took the long way home up over MacMillan to Boxley Valley and Boayd Mill. I led the charge for the Westhaven hill with David close behind, but Trey was ready for us and as we passed him he jumped and beat us to the top. It was a solid effort, coming from 100+ feet back, but not enough. Maybe next week. We hit the 24 mile mark just as we rolled into Mickey Roo’s.

Next in was Cliff, who flatted somewhere out there and decided to take a more “direct” route to Mickey Roo’s. We got him a glass.

In the end, the faster/longer guys did about 46 miles and some outrageous amount of climbing. The sun never really showed and it never really warmed up any, but it was Super Bowl Sunday and any time you can ride outdoors in February is a good time. Peace-

Tags: bicycling, bike rides, Franklin area rides, group rides

In celebration of our first-ever grand tour victory, Fuji is releasing limited edition Altamira framesets in “Vuelta Red.” The bike that carried Juan Jose Cobo into cycling history and propelled Fuji into the elite ranks of the best bicycle brands in the world is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!

The perfect ending to the perfect story, Juan Jose “El Bisonte” Cobo won the 2011 Vuelta a España aboard his Fuji Altamira, a bike named after the prehistoric caves in his native Cantabria filled with drawings of Bison.  

After visiting the caves deemed the earliest example of human development and creative expression, Fuji decided “Altamira” was the perfect name for its top-of-the line road racing platform that marked a milestone in the development of Fuji carbon road bikes: the perfect marriage of lightness, stiffness, and handling.

 And so the Fuji Altamira was born. And on the final day of the 21-stage Tour of Spain, decked out in red, it won its first grand tour – by the rider known as “The Bison” no less.

And now, Cobo’s red, grand tour-winning frameset – complete with graphic renderings of the Altamira cave drawings – is available for sale, IN STOCK & READY TO SHIP!

 

Altamira LTD Red Team Edition Frameset 

Tags: bicycling, bikes, Fuji, Fuji Bicycles, Geox-TMC Racing, Professional bike racing