Bring your competitive nature and excitement to learn to Team Revolution’s learn to race series, starting this week. (Download the flyer)

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It’s official! Jay Thomas and the crew at The Trek Stores of St. Louis, Omaha and Kansas City really did us up right by supplying us with the top of the line rides. Our elite team will be rolling on Trek’s highly celebrated Madone 6.5 WSD with a paint job you won’t see anywhere else. While our relatively unposed pictures don’t do it the justice this beautiful frame deserves, we had to bring a towel to gently wipe off our drool. The mantra “we are not worthy” kept playing in my head. The thing is, we’ve got a squad that I believe is worthy and will put these bikes where they belong–on the podium.

While final frameset pieces arrive and the riders stock them with components, we’ll have to be patient. In the meantime, you can bet we’ll be reading up on the vastly celebrated reviews of this bike’s “great stiffness and comfort qualities” Here’s a glazing I found on a quick google search (seriously, I don’t make this stuff up!):

“Ladies, if you are looking for a light weight racer or a very good sports bike then these cant be beaten.”
“For the serious racer or racing enthusiast who is looking for nothing less than the best because thats exactly what the Madone 6.5 WSD delivers, the best. Uncompromising performance in which every single part is hand-picked and chosen to give every single women cyclist to race at their best! If you’r eserious about your bike and meticulous about having the best bike out their then look no further because you have found that dream bike except it no longer lives in a dream.”

From what I can tell, it appears that Trek has delivered a bike that is; as advertised, a best-in-class road-racing machine.

“HOLY $(*#$&@# CRAP. This is illegal. I’m not kidding. For one, the freewheel makes almost no noise. It’s a quiet, lower, and softer clicking as you coast….So right off the bat, the first thing I notice is how quiet the bike is. Literally AND figuratively. It’s like a person with quiet confidence or quiet intensity. That’s the best way I can describe the feeling when you first get on.”

We’ll keep you all posted as we ride it to make sure it lives up to the hype. See better documentation of the bike’s beautiful aesthetics at www.trek.com.

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Thought this was cool. If I weren’t so wrapped up in this club and team already, I’d snatch this up in a sec! thanks, chicagbikeracing! If you want yours, you better hurry!

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Ever ridden with someone who is constantly 10 yards or even a half mile ahead of you? It’s not enjoyable. We understand that no one learns overnight and everyone needs someone encouraging to ride with.

We try to accommodate all women with a means to ride: through finding bikes to borrow or rent, supplying new pedals someone’s been dying to try or giving the encouragement and advice necessary to climb that hill a bit easier, and more efficiently. As each woman learns to ride at higher levels we help pave the way to personal success, determined by each individual.

Team Revolution aims to be the resource and community for all women seeking direction, information, ride assistance, ride partners, and encouragement. Here is a list of clinics that will be offered in 2008 to help get more women riding bikes and staying fit:
+ Winter Maintenance
+ Monthly Roadside Repairs
+ Base Training Basics
+ Century Training
+ Learn to Race (101 and 201)
+ Riding vs. Training
+ Maintenance for the Body
+ Riding in Traffic
+ Nutrition Clinic
+ Climbing Clinic
+ MTB Clinic

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+ Racing 101: Tent Dates (March 6, 13, 20,27)
Provides knowledge of race anatomy, techniques, strategies, rules, skills, and beginning steps to get you started. Familiarization with race course and typical scenerios.

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