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APR
Spokesman Spring Sale!
Huge Savings now through May 5th!
10% Off Bikes
20% Off Parts and Accessories
Think local first by shopping at Spokesman Bicycles!
We are here all weekend with Salsa, Niner, Ibis, and Specialized helping showcase the best mountain bikes in the world! We are having contests and givewaways, stop by and you are sure to win something! See you there!
Come join us!
Spring is here and you’re ready to ride. Specialized’s Spring Classics Sale Event can save you up to $1000 on a new road bike perfect for riding this season. Come in and try a 2013 Venge, Tarmac, Roubaix, or Ruby to see what the best bike is for you.
Seven 622 SLX
Carbon lugged with titanium= equals dreamy! and a smooth compliant ride yet begs to be raced… Just ask John! Built up with the purty new Dura-Ace 11 speed, Enve seatpost and stem, FSA bars, Dura-Ace tubeless wheels, Specialized Romin saddle- this bike is very drool-worthy. Thanks John for letting us help build this special bike! Enjoy!
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JAN
Spokesman Love
Wade Hall, lead fitter at The Spokesman was invited to participate in a Bike Fitting Task Force for the “Medicine of Cycling” MOC, conference at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, August 2012.
Wade has been in meetings and conference calls with the task force since Dec 2011. The goals of the task force were to create a starting point in the discussion of fitting and its future place in cycling relative to the clinical and medical field.
The topics rang
ed from very general question “What is fitting?” to the extremely specific topics of neutral positioning and optimal positions for specific styles of riding and racing. The how’s, when’s and why’s of specific fitting practices from shoe insoles, forefoot wedging, whole foot wedging, cleat alignment and crank arm length to specific body positioning for road racing, TT, triathlon, recreational cycling and mountain biking.”
Fitting is seen by the medical community as an unregulated and uncertified specialty service that only requires a sign reading Fits Done Here as its qualifying factor. Presenting at this conference is an early step in the process of formalizing the fitting profession in relationship to the medical community.
The task force is made up of 5 MD’s, 2 chiropractors, 3 PT’s, 3 fit school administrators, and 2 frame builders. Wade was there as the representative of the retail bike shop fitting world and as Dr. Andy Pruitt’s representative. Dr. Pruitt is considered the father of modern bicycle fitting and runs the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, BCSM. Dr. Pruitt also created the internationally recognized BG Fit School at Specialized Bicycles in Morgan Hill, CA, where Wade also assists as a guest fitting instructor. Dr. Pruitt’s work at BSCM, his fitting work with the European Pro Peloton and The USA Challenge in Colorado had all of his attention so he asked Wade to stand in on behalf of him in the task force and for the conference.
When asked why he became involved with this group Wade explained, “I felt like there was an unspoken desire for fitting to be regulated away from the bike shop and not restricted to those with a medical education. We teach a course that takes a fitter from beginner through master’s level and culminates with a proctored certification. The quality of fitter developed via this process will rival and in many cases exceed a clinical fitter.”
Wade goes on to state, “There are some really good fit schools and there is a vast body of knowledge available for someone who wants to make fitting his or her profession. I think a strong voice in support of the “bike shop” or “non-clinical” fitter needs to be included in the discussions. I also hope that my being there will encourage the doctors in the conference to considering referring to their local bike shop fitter and not just to the “PT fitter” on their list.”
Wade adds, “Medical training without knowledge of the bicycle makes no more effective a fitter than bicycle experience with no understanding of human anatomy. A fitter has to be well versed in both the body and the machine and has to have the passion and patience to put it all together in a final form.”
As this newsletter goes to production, Wade is in Morgan Hill with Dr. Pruitt assisting in a master’s class including students from as far as Japan, New Zealand, South America and even bike shop competitors from as close as over the hill in Santa Clara.
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OCT
Wednesday Group Ride
Cross ride! We will meet at the shop at 7am for coffee and bagels and then ride Wilder to UCSC and be back to the shop by 9:30ish
Time: Wednesdays @ 7am for coffee (meet at the shop) and be riding by 7:30am
- ride length will be roughly two hours and about thirty miles
- This will be a weekly ride until the rains come in the winter
- this is a road ride but cross and mt. rides will happen in the coming months
- look to our website or Facebook each Monday for ride details, route description, and special giveaways of the week
Start date: Wednesday, September 12th
Route: Will change each time
