CARBON
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2011 VeloNews Buyers Guide
From the trusted source in all things racing comes their annual Buyers Guide. While Reynolds 853 International may not be the latest in high-zoot-carbon-wonder-material…steel bikes still have more victories in every race on the UCI calendar.  Think about that. read more
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This Will Totally Void Your Warranty
But wouldn’t it be kinda fun to give it a try? And to squash any questions before they start…that is a Raleigh UK Carbon Road bike. It is not available in the US. This is what is available in the UK and this is what is available in the US. While Raleigh distributes bikes around the world, each branch creates different bikes for different markets. read more
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2010 Bicycling Buyer’s Guide
The 2010 Bicycling Buyers Guide is on newstands now. Among the items that the staff of Bicycling have approved for 2010 are no less than 5 Raleighs. The Alley Way, Talus 8.0, Record Ace and Grand Sport (2nd year running) all make the list. With the spotlight going to our new Carbon frame and the Competition build. read more
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2010 Team Bike Reviewed – Road Bike Action
Our all new carbon road bike has just received it’s second great review in under a month. This time it was Road Bike Action’s turn to take out the “pure race bike” and put it through the paces. Give the links a double click to get a slightly more readable version, or head on out to newstands now and pick up a copy of your own.      And if you like the looks of the Team, make sure to check [...] read more
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2010 Team Bike Reviewed – ROAD Magazine
The speed junkies at ROAD managed to get the first review out of our new High Modulous Carbon Road frame and fork.  In an effort to see if magazine editors are asleep at the handlebars, I sent Tim (editor) some information regarding the New processes we were using to create our frames. This included utilizing free range Sasquatch hair interwoven into the carbon for strength and Unicorn tears as the epoxy. The threatened to print it. He didn’t. You can read what he did write by clicking on [...] read more
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Come Back…
Factory Rider Andy has been out of commission lately. And used the Tour De Nez as a guage to see where he was at. While it was a comeback for him…it was an even bigger comeback for another name in the pack. ::::: I raced the first stage of the Omnium at the Tour De Nez. First race is in Truckee, CA just outside of Reno. A great technical course downtown Truckee. Great crowds of cycling fans. You can tell cause they’re [...] read more
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All Aboard
I’m a little late in posting this, but our Factory Rider Andy continues to mix it up with the big boys of the domestic racing world…and they’re paying attention. Tour of Murrieta Back safe in Vegas tonight after two tough days of racing. It was an omnium points race. First day .8 mile crit, flat fast and unsafe. RR race 3.5 mile loop, 60 miles, flat with one rolling hill and extra unsafe. The race was well represented by several pro teams [...] read more
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It’s Not Always About Us…
Recently, a mechanic at Century Cycles lost most of his possesions in a house fire. And while it can take some time to replace a fuzzy toilet seat cover, refrigerator magnets, and a Britney Spears CD collection (hey, it’s on their site)…trying to replace a stable of bikes can be painful and take years. Sean Burkey (the local Sales Rep) recently stopped by their Annual Staff retreat and presented the wrench turner with a new bike from our Sister brand Diamond Back. (caution…contains [...] read more
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Don’t Go
 With the recent Anniversary of Andy Hampsten’s ride up the Gavia in the 1987 Giro, a small band of brave riders set out on a ride of their own. The weather was reminiscent of the stories I’ve read. With a cold rain falling sideways it took a great motivational speech by Andy himself to get us on our bikes. I could still hear his parting words in my ear as we rode off into the cold rain…”Don’t go.” The complete write [...] read more
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In This Issue Of Road
  We sent Neil@ROAD a Supercourse last year and he decided to make it a “project” bike. In this issue of ROAD “Raleigh Revisited Part-II” is a short write-up of how Neil upgrades his Supercourse – which wears the same carbon frame as our TEAM, Prestige, and Competition road bikes – only it comes in at a wallet friendly price point of $1525.Back in Sept. we invited Neil out to participate in our local MS150 ride – we put [...] read more
