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Tour de Fat Raffle Winners Announced! |
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Thanks to everyone who made Tour de Fat 2010 a great success, with extra, special thanks to all of the volunteers who made it possible! The names of new members who signed up and paid during Tour de Fat were entered into a raffle, and the prizes and winners are listed below:
SWIMBA jersey - GiGi LeGault
SWIMBA T-shirts - Andrew Bracken, Lorraine Dennis, Josh Newman
SWIMBA Socks - Jeff Manley, Jeff and Karan Tucker
Thanks again for a great Tour de Fat! |
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Ask a Wrench- Saturday, July 2, 2010 |
If you have a Rockshox Coil U-Turn fork and you want to replace the spring to a softer or harder spring but didn't how, click on Read More to learn how to do it yourself with very simple tools you probably already have...
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SWIMBA Product Reviews- Precision Cycling Components All Mountain Post (AMP) |
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The AMP telescoping seatpost was given to me as a birthday gift by SJ based on recommendations given to her by our friend Ryan K. It weighs about 470 grams including remote and cable so it weighs about 200 grams more than the 27.2/410mm Thomson Elite seatpost that it replaced. The version I got was a 1" and 3" drop. Actuating the remote unit was as simple as pushing the remote lever forward and putting weight on the saddle to lower it and then releasing the remote lever (the seatpost will remain lowered). Raising the seatpost involves pushing the remote lever and getting up off the saddle at which point the saddle will go to the preset normal riding height at which point you release the lever. The AMP also comes with a neoprene boot that covers the spring and detent mechanism. This product gets a two thumbs up from the SWIMBA Wrenching Crew.
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"Preserve Our Trails" license Plate |
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A number of trail advocates have teamed up to create an Idaho vehicle license plate with the slogan "Preserve our trails" on it. As with other special purpose plates, motorists pay an extra fee for this plate. $25 from the original purchase and $15 of each renewal of the license plate will be dedicated to a fund within Idaho Parks and Rec or a successor agency to support trail creation and maintenance in Idaho.
Any trail group could apply to use these funds with the stipulation that the trail(s) being supported must be open to mountain biking, although mountain biking need not be the primary purpose.
As noted above, the Idaho Parks and Rec department or a successor agency would administer the process. A bill is currently being presented to the state house and senate.
We will soon be asking trail enthusiasts to contact their senators and representatives to support this bill. Detailed information on the project as well as a picture of the proposed plate can be found here http://idmtbtrailassoc.blogspot.com/.
To learn more about this effort, please visit http://idmtbtrailassoc.blogspot.com/ |
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