It’s hot out there, but we have several tips to help you stay cool:

1. Come on in and enjoy our air-conditioned store.
2. While you’re here, have a glass of cold water straight from our cooler.
3. Invest in an insulated CamelBak hydration system to keep yourself hydrated during your hot summer rides.
4. Check out our airy and sweat-wicking cycling clothing to avoid that sticky feeling while hammering up those climbs.
5. Try on a light-coloured helmet with lots of big vents that will reflect heat away and maximize air flow to your melon.

Specials
Save 20% on all in-stock CamelBak hydration systems. We have different styles, sizes and colours to suit your needs. CamelBak hydration systems are great for keeping hydrated while cycling, hiking, running or even sitting on the couch (the large resevoirs minimize trips to the fridge)!

Featured Product
This week, we’re featuring Specialized’s line of Body Geometry gloves. Designed with input from health professionals, these gloves contain padding that will specifically reduce pressure on the parts of your hands that often become painful or numb. Specialized Body Geometry gloves come in a variety of styles and colours to meet your needs. We even have women’s specific models! Gloves aren’t too hot in summer! They will stop sweaty hands from slipping off your handlebars and minimize the risk of blisters.

Local Ride Racing Team
Roy McBeth and Steve Devantier proudly represented Local Ride’s racing team at B.C. Superweek’s Tour de Delta Criterium and the B.C. Cross Country Mountain Bike Marathon Championships in Squamish last weekend. Congrats to Roy for his ninth place in the crit and Steve’s seventh in Squamish!

Local Ride boys Roy McBeth and Steve Devantier were in action again on the weekend, logging top 10 finishes at the Tour de Delta road criterium and the Gearjammer Provincial Mountain Bike Marathon Championships.

“[Tour de] Delta was a good experience. It was fun to do a high-level race where many of North America’s pro teams were there,” raved Devantier. “And Gearjammer was just an awesome course… so much singletrack. It was just great.”

McBeth, who placed second in the Category 4 Men’s race at the B.C. Criterium Championships earlier this month, powered to ninth place in Delta on Saturday in an exciting 40-man pack sprint with the help of teammate, Devantier.

Riders sped around 30 laps of an 800-metre course in an action-packed competition riddled with crashes. Devantier attacked in the last few laps to spread out the pack and make the final sprint a safe one for McBeth. After his effort, Devantier finished 34th.

Devantier went on to finish seventh in the B.C. Cross Country Mountain Bike Marathon Championships in Squamish on Sunday on a challenging 47-kilometre off-road loop.

“Steve’s ability to race two days in a row and still achieve a top 10 on the second day in the blistering heat shows the quality of riders we have on the team. Roy is strong and consistently learning, and considering this is his first season racing on the road, I’m just so pleased,” said Barry Lyster, owner of Local Ride Bike Shop in Maple Ridge.

The Local Ride Racing Team consists of seven members: Robbie Bitz, Gord Cooper, Devantier, Lyster, McBeth, Shane Reaume and Brad Schauermann

Tour de Delta Criterium, Delta, B.C.
Category 3/4 Men
1. Anselmo Rossiello (Team Coastal) 41:15.9
2. Wendell Challenger (Campione) 41:16.0
3. Bruce Denis (Independent) 41:16.0
4. Jonathan Page (Escape Velocity / DEVO) 41:16.0
5. Zenya Kasubuchi (Escape Velocity / DEVO) 41:16.1
6. Brian Griffin (Maple Ridge Cycle) 41:16.4
7. Gerry Van Gaans (Burnaby Velodrome Club) 41:16.5
8. Scott Vigliotti (Central Vancouver Cycling) 41:17.0
9. Roy McBeth (Local Ride) 41:17.3
10. Austin Macdougall (Escape Velocity / DEVO) 41:17.3

B.C. Mountain Bike Marathon Championships, Squamish, B.C.
Men 20-29
1. Jeff Riemer (Independent) 3:00:16
2. Joshua Stott (Team Whistler) 3:12:37
3. Andrew Pitre (Independent) 3:13:41
4. Jonny Lloyd (Independent) 3:17:48
5. Matt Law (Team Giga-bike) 3:20:21
6. Adam Elliot (Independent) 3:28:41
7. Steve Devantier (Local Ride) 3:30:19
8. Ryan Jeans (Natural Earth) 3:38:06
9. Richard Nakamura (Independent) 3:41:59
10. Yojiro Hiki (Independent) 3:47:11

It’s spreading. If you think you’ve contracted cycling fever, head on over to see us at Local Ride. We have all the remedies: great deals, shiny new bikes, quality parts and a full workshop.

Weekly Specials
Sugoi Evolution shorts are 20% off! Sugoi is a local performance clothing company that makes high-quality cycling apparal. The Evolution short is a comfortable and versatile cycling short designed for ultimate comfort on the roads and trails.

Featured Product
This week, Local Ride is featuring Timbuk2 courier bags. Made of heavy duty ballistic nylon with a waterproof liner, they’re funky, fun, functional and virtually indestructable. Timbuk2 bags come in a fashionable selection of colours and are the perfect way to carry your carry-ables around town — on or off the bike.

Local Ride Racing Team
The Local Ride Racing Team is set to race at B.C. Superweek’s Tour de Delta this weekend. If you’re hooked to watching bicycle races like the Tour de France, check out some of Canada’s best legs as they power up the hills of Delta. For more information, check out http://www.bcsuperweek.com.

Have a great, sunny week!

Barry, Brad, Dave and Sandra!

Local Ride’s Roy McBeth sprinted his road bike to second place Sunday, July 9 at the B.C. Criterium Cycling Championships in North Vancouver.

The 36-year-old member of the Local Ride Racing Team, barreled around a one-block course for 20 kilometres in the high-speed cycling event. After finishing the Category 4 men’s race, he waited and had another go in the Master Men’s 30-39 category.

“I managed to ride in the lead group of seven for most of the race, made a couple of attacks and won a sprint prime. The earlier race zapped me, though, and I didn’t quite have the legs left for the finish,” said McBeth of his second race.

McBeth is on a roll, after placing second at the Yaletown Grand Prix Criterium in the Master Men’s Category Vancouver on July 1st.

“We’re really excited about what our team members have achieved so far in our first season,” said Local Ride Bike Shop owner, Barry Lyster. “With Roy’s success, we’re looking forward to building an even stronger team in 2007.”

The Local Ride Racing Team currently consists of seven members, all residents of Maple Ridge: Robbie Bitz, Gord Cooper, Steve Devantier, Lyster, McBeth, Shane Reaume and Brad Schauermann

B.C. Criterium Championships, North Vancouver, B.C.
July 9, 2006
Category 4 Men (20km)
1. Guy Biggar (Escape Velocity) Vancouver
2. Roy McBeth (Local Ride) Maple Ridge
3. Paul McCloskey (Atomic) Vancouver
4. David Penner (Escape Velocity) Vancouver
5. Scott Vigliotti (CVC) Vancouver

School’s out and it’s summer holiday time for everyone. July is the perfect month to spend lazy days on two wheels and Local Ride has everything you need to make your riding experiences the best they can be.

Weekly Specials
Sugoi Tri Tanks 20% off! All of our Sugoi triathalon tank tops are the perfect way to stay cool, and they’re stylish too! Get them before they’re all gone.

Featured Product
This week, Local Ride is featuring the Specialized Hardrock. A mountain bike for any terrain, the Hardrock is just a whole lot of fun on the trails, jumps or even on the way to the corner store for an obligatory summertime Slurpee. The Hardrock Sport Disc starts at $699.95. Come check one out today.

Local Ride Racing Team
The Local Ride Racing Team is ripping up the roads and trails of B.C. with some fantastic results. Local Ride boy Roy McBeth is on form and stepping onto the podium is becoming a habit of his. With a second place finish at yesterday’s B.C. Criterium Championships in North Vancouver and second at the Yaletown Criterium on July 1st, he’s proving that the Local Ride Racing Team is doing something right. Be on the lookout for the boys in brown at B.C. Superweek July 15-23.

Happy biking and we’re looking forward to seeing you in the store!

Barry, Brad, Dave and Sandra (yes, I’m back)!