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102 CYCLING TIPS: GUARANTEED YOU’LL BE A BETTER RIDER
GUARANTEED YOU’LL BE A BETTER RIDER
CCC 02985
AUGUST 2009
-THE ULTIMATE 30-DAY TRIP
-THE BEST BIKES FOR TRAVEL
BIKE TESTS
- SPECIALIZED - GIANT
- FONDRIEST - RITCHEY
SPRING CLASSIC
PHOTO SPECIAL
CYCLING SURVIVAL
TACTICS
TUBULAR SECRETS
THE BEST TIRES
FOR THE BEST RIDERS
CRASH INSURANCE
THE RIGHT HELMET
IS YOUR BEST FRIEND
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102 CYCLING TIPS:
CCC 02985
AUGUST 2009
SUMMER TRAVEL SPECIAL
BIKE TESTS
PARIS-ROUBAIX
SPRING CLASSIC
BOB ROLL’S
TUBULAR SECRETS
CRASH INSURANCE
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SURVIVING, SURVIVING, SURVIVING. MAYBE THAT’S WHY I’M SO GOOD ON THE COBBLESTONES.
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BIKE TESTS
38
SPECIALIZED TARMAC PRO
The Latest & Greatest Out of Morgan Hill
56
GIANT TCR ADVANCED SL
When All Day Comfort and All-Out Performance
Meet
94
FONDRIEST TF1
If a World Champ Had His Own Bike
TRAVEL SPECIAL
42
THE ULTIMATE 30 DAY TRAINING RIDE
What Role Can Canada and Mexico Play in Your
Life?
80
HAVE BIKE WILL TRAVEL
Testing the Latest Break-Apart Bikes from Dean
and Ritchey
TECH
76
TOTALLY TUBULAR
Visiting the Home of FMB Tubular Tires
116
ROAD TEST: FULCRUM RACING ZERO
High-End Aluminum Hoops
FEATURES
34
BOB ROLL
As You Might Expect, Bobke Has His Own Type of
Tips
50
RACING FOR A CURE
Team Type 1 Is Aiming For a Bigger Win Than Just
the Tour de France
60
102 TIPS EVERY ROADIE SHOULD KNOW
The Countdown to Becoming a Better Rider
86
ADS OF THE ’80s
Taking a Look Back on a Different Decade
100
WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
Jenny Skorez Lends a Helping Hand
102
MINI-WORKOUTS
When You Only Have a Few Minutes
106
PILGRIMAGE TO PARIS-ROUBAIX
Riding the Cobbles for the First Time
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DEPARTMENTS
10
FROM THE EDITOR
Here Are 20 Tips Not to Follow
12
ZAP’S COLUMN
Will Shimano’s New Di2 Have Us All Singing a
Different Tune?
16
BIKE CULTURE
Sea Otter Outtakes, Keeping Up with the Tweets
26
LETTERS
We’re Here for You
28
WHY WE RIDE
Make Yourself Feel Free Inside
30
SLAYIN' IT
Taylor Phinney Lays Waste to the World
104
ASK R.C.
You Got Questions & RC Has the Answers
114
THE CAT 6 CHRONICLES
How to Fit a Helmet the Right Way
118
IN THE MIX
Looking for New Products
119
ON THE STREETS
Some Sweet Bikes to Savor
120
LAST SHOT
A Glimpse at Amstel-Gold
122
OFF THE RIVET
Welcome to the Herd—As Long As You Shave Your Legs
VOLUME 3 NUMBER 6
AUGUST 2009
On the Cover:
Tom Boonen up front at the Tour of Flanders.
Photo: Yuzuru Sunada
This page: A close-up view of the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix.
Photo: Yuzuru Sunada
ROAD BIKE ACTION
Magazine (ISSN: 1069-2649 Canada GST
12500#9266RT: CPC INT’L. PUB MAIL 40024492) AUGUST, 2009 (Volume 3,
Number 6) is published bi-monthly by Daisy/Hi-Torque Publishing Company,
Inc., with editorial offices at 25233 Anza Dr., Valencia, CA 91355.
Subscriptions $15.99 for one year (9 issues). Canada add $8 additional
postage for one year. Foreign add $15 additional postage for one year.
Subscriptions $28.99 for two years. Foreign subscriptions are shipped by sur-
face mail and may take up to 15 weeks to receive. Copyright ©2009 by
Daisy/Hi-Torque Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Nothing in this
magazine may be reprinted in whole or in part, by any means, without the
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submissions to no more than 20 photos at one time. Transparencies and
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WARNING: Much of the action depicted in
this magazine is potentially dangerous.
Virtually all of the riders seen in our photos
are experienced experts or professionals. Do
not attempt to duplicate any stunts that are
beyond your own capabilities. Always use dis-
cretion and wear the appropriate safety
gear.
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