When we’re out riding day in and day out, proper fueling is essential to keeping us going. We are happy to be fueled this year by Clif Bar. From training to racing, they have a product that matches perfect.

During your ride or race, you are looking for carbohydrates + fluids. The easier the food is to digest, the quicker it absorbs into your system to provide energy.

When I’m out racing, I choose: Read more

What better way to bond as a team than shooting each other with CO2 propelled bullets of paint? We all had to really work on our communication under pressure during this team exercise. Check out the matches on Eric’s barrel mounted GoPro HD HERO2:

Final Score: Joe’s 3 – Cobra 2

Just as the beauty of a painting isn’t based on the quality of brushes or paints used, a fit on a bike is not perfect just because of the fit method used. Without taking the analogy too far, the creativity and skill comes from the painter, or in this case the BG Fit Specialist.

The artist fitting me on my bike was Mike’s Bikes Jared Franzoia. Jared has been trained and certified in the Specialized BG Fit method and has years of experience in the fitting process but more importantly was recently re-certified. In order to be a current certified fit specialist, Specialized requires you to not only go through the training and certification process, but to submit proof that you are actively fitting and pass an exam performing the fit process. Read more

This past Saturday night after Mike’s Bikes in San Rafael closed up, riders for TMB gathered with product reps from Capo, SRAM/Zipp, and Bike Smart to learn a bit about the equipment they will be riding and get their gear for the 2012 season. Check out a few pictures below from the evening:

Ernesto from SRAM/Zipp explaining the development and innovation of the Firecrest design in the 303,404, and 808 wheelsets the team will be riding. Read more