Mavic Recalls R-SYS Front Wheels

Andrew Priest —  January 13, 2009 — 1 Comment

Bike News Europe is reporting that Mavic has announced a voluntary recall of its R-SYS front wheels as a precautionary safety measure.  The Australian recall notice has now been posted by Product Recalls Australia.

The French company has identified that the carbon tubular spokes of the R-SYS front wheel may break during use under certain circumstances causing the rider to lose control and possibly fall, potentially sustaining injury.

All models of Mavic R-SYS front wheels are concerned (R-SYS, R-SYS test, R-SYS Premium), whether purchased separately or as part of a bicycle. The wheels must no longer be used.

Consumers should immediately return their front wheel to a Mavic dealer. A new upgraded R-SYS front wheel will be delivered free of charge. This exchange will start from 31 March 2009. Until this date Mavic will offer a set of Aksium wheel so the customer can keep using his bike. This spare wheel doesn’t have to be returned after the consumer has received the replacing R-SYS front wheel.

Bernard Millaud, Mavic Managing Director, said: “Mavic is undertaking this voluntary, precautionary recall program because of our uncompromising commitment to customer safety and satisfaction. Our customers rightly expect our products to be of the very highest quality, and Mavic will continue to meet that expectation.”

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Garfield – Week 01 – January 09, 2009

Andrew Priest —  January 9, 2009 — Leave a comment

It is Garfield time again. Along with Garfield you can now find my CalorieKing diary online, calories and all.

My Garfield statistics for Week 01 of 2009 are:

Weights and Measurements

Today’s Weight (kg): 95.40 kg – Overweight
Movement from last week (+ or – kg): NA
Weight July 2007: 113 kg (- 17.60 kg since July 2007)
Target Weight (kg): 81 kg

Waist Measurement: 114.0 cm (Aggregate – 17 cm)
WHR: 1.07
BMI Prime: 1.18

Mileage

Km ridden this week: 306 km
2009 Weekly Average: 306km
200 Predicated mileage: 15,606 km (Goal = 12,000 km)

Cost per Km: NA

170th in the World
30th in Australia
3rd in Perth
14th in the Bicycling Network Australia Club

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2009 HBF Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma

Andrew Priest —  January 7, 2009 — Leave a comment

The 2009 HBF Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma is on again this year, taking place on Sunday March 22, 2009.  As with last year, there are three distances: 10 km family ride; 30 km ride through the tunnel and for those up for a challenge, the 60 km ride from Kwinana train station through to Joondalup

Registration is will be  available online in the last week of January, with the costs for online registration  for adults being $25 – 10 km; $35 – 30 km and $60 – 60 km.  There are reduced costs for children and families. Details on the Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma website.

HBF has now got naming rights for the event and are offering 15% discount on registration fees for HBF members.

Update March 23, 2009: A little ride report.  I rode down to the start at Kwinana on my Look 555 from Fremantle, getting there around 6:45 AM. Nice and early for the B start and early enough to get damn cold again.  Once the ride got started I settled into the ride, picking a group or two at various stages before settling into a group which had a few experienced riders in it. I pretty much stayed with them until the kick (hill) at the end of the Freeway where a few of us then dropped the group. Pacing is king :) .  Overall I averaged 35.8 km/h over the 58.92 km course. A time of 1:38 hours. Given my 2008 time, I am pretty happy with this.  After the ride I rode back to Fremantle. All up 132.84 km for the day.

There are some photos from the ride here and more ride reports in the Australian Cycling Forums.

In 2008 I completed the 60 km on my 2007 Giant CRX 1 in two hours and seven minutes at an average of 27.7 km/h and rode back to Fremantle.  This year I will be looking at riding from Fremantle to the start and then back again from Joondalup as well as looking to complete the ride under two hours and of course on my 2008 Look 555.

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2009 Cofidis Pro Team Look Bike

Andrew Priest —  January 6, 2009 — Leave a comment

Being a bit of a Look tragic, I thought I would post these photos of what I understand is the new 2009 Look bike to be ridden by Cofidis, Le Credit par Telephone professional cycling team in 2009.  Hopefully a new bike model will do the trick and Cofidis will have a more successful year in 2009.

Update February 14, 2009: Added photos from the Cofidis Pro Cycling Team.

2009 Cofidis Look

2009 Cofidis Look

Cofidis Look at 2009 Tour Down Under

2009 Cofidis Look

2009 Cofidis Look

2009 Cofidis Look Track Bike

2009 Cofidis Team on their Look Bikes

Update January 26, 2009: At this link there are a couple of photos of Cofidis team members in action at the Tour Down Under on their new Look bikes.

With Look moving from Credit Agricole I guess a new jersey is in order for 2009 :)

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2009 Ride Journal – Monthly Summary

Andrew Priest —  January 4, 2009 — 6 Comments

This posting details my cycling for 2009 on a month by month basis. It also reflects my goals for 2009, my achievements of same and my ups and downs as I continue the enjoyment and new challenges of bicycling. I will update this journal at the end of each month.


2009 Goals and Achievements

# Goal Date Details

1

 BikeJournal ranking of 300 or better in the world (ranked 386 in
2008)		 December 31, 2009 :)   Tick. BikeJournal ranking of 191 out of 7202 active members. I am happy with this outcome given my year overall.
2 Achieve a ranking of 5 or better in the Bicycle Network Australia club rankings at BikeJournal.com

NA

 :( Failed on this one. Too many stronger riders ahead of me. I finished the year in 10th position.
3 Achieve an average cadence of 90 + (89 in 2008) December 31, 2009 :) Average cadence for the year, 90 rpm.
4 Achieve an average speed of 23 km/h over the year December 31, 2009 :) Averaged speed for 2009 – 23.32 km/h
5 Ride 12,000 km (10,843 km in 2008)

October 2009

 :) Ticked this one off in late October.
6 Complete a 160 km (imperial century) ride

February 17, 2009

 :) Click here
7 Complete an Audax ride

March 8, 2009

 :) Click here
8 Participate in a road race

NA

 :( Didn’t happen. Maybe in 2010.
9 Ride in another state of Australia and/or overseas

November 28, 2009

 Rode a “mountain bike” in Bali, Indonesia. 26 km downhill. Does that count? :)
10 Reach my target weight and waist measurement by my 50th birthday

NA

 Instead of achieving this objective I went backwards. Time to refocus and move forward.


2009 Ride Journal

More details can be found at BikeJournal.com. Just click on the link marked “view my journal.” To view the 2008 and 2007 Ride Journals please click on the links.

Month Number of Rides Distance (Km) Ride Time (Hours) Avg Speed (Km/h) Average Cadence
January 33 1,129 45:55 24.83 92
February 35 1,214 50:49 24.23 90
March 43 1,569 65:43 24.14 91
April
 45 1,654 72:05 23.31 89
May 42 1,610 69:22 23.39 89
June 45 1,618 73:52 22.26 89
July 35 1,403 68:20 21.22 90
August 5 276 11:38 23.91 88
September 25 792 28:20 21.51 88
October 24 874 33:53 24.68 89
November 5 250 07:42 26.79 0
December 28 1,058.05 47:11 22.86 88
2009 Totals 365 13,450 574:55 23.32 90
2008 Totals 485 10,843 493.53 22.44 89
2007 Totals 94 3,070.26 105:05 19.76 78
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