October 27

Hello Crew! 

The Team had an excellent ride today.  Jack, Chuck, Aaron, Adam and JT rode out to Omega by way of Cabin Hollow. The weather was perfect; cool and overcast.. the colors out that way were just magnificent!  The ride out was fairly laid back with Chuck off the front most of the time.  Once at Omega, we took a moment, then started back to town.  Chuck left out of Omega first, and opened up a very sizable lead. When the rest of us were not able to pull him back into sight by the time we hit Rush Branch Road, we got serious about chasing. Jack, Aaron, Adam and JT chased Chuck up and over Haynes Knob.. We chased all the way to the bypass before we even caught sight of him.  Once in the city limits, we really poured it on to get Chuck back in before the end of the ride, but we were unsuccessful! 

The only thing I love better than having a great ride myself, is when one of my team mates has a great ride, and I would have to say that Chuck had a great ride today!  OUTSTANDING EFFORT!

PROPOSED FALL/WINTER CLUB TRAINING RACE (road race)
November 24, 2007 - course and details to be anounced in a few days.

The 2006 Fall/Winter Training Race was attended by Jeff Ekoniack, JT and Harvey Schleter. I think we will have a better turnout this year!

USA CYCLING CLUB
USA Cycling Cumberland Cycles

NOTE TO RACERS:  When you renew your racing license at the end of the year, be sure to attach yourself to the USA Cycling, Cumberland Cycles Club. 

USA CYCLING TEAM
foundation training
If you are remotely interested in racing in 2008, now is the time for you to spend time riding with the team! Our rides are relatively laid back, and we are wholeheartedly willing to spend time riding with anybody and everybody who is considering racing for us next year. The team rides may get a little testy, but not to the exclusion of our up and coming riders!

local sanctioned races/Cumberland Cycles Promoted Races
I have personally submitted a proposal to Brad Herrman (our man in charge) to convert our spring training series race into the SAM CATRON MEMORIAL ROAD RACE:  March 22, 2008. If Brad and the Series promoters accept my proposal, the race will start and finish at the Stab Firehouse, where Sheriff Catron was shot and killed on April 12, 2002. As for the course, two or three different routes are proposed, but all involve highways 1675, 192 and 1003.

We need volunteers for this race. Please contact us in the next several weeks to let us know is you can help marshal the race.



TEAM DEVELOPMENTAL RIDE SUNDAY - OCTOBER 28 @2 PM
The team will meet at the Shopeville Library (beside Shopville Elementary School) and will ride to Otts Store just outside of London. This will be about a 40 mile ride. Easy to moderate pace.

CASUAL FALL AND WINTER RIDE ANNOUNCMENTS -
Brad Herrman, our club president, is in the process of organizing rides for our non-racing community. Please contact him for ride information and suggestions!!! 

Contact Brad Herrman
Cumberland Cycles Inc.
flyingchicken55@yahoo.com
606-416-4148

 2008 Sponsors
CUMBERLAND CYCLES (NUCLEAR SPONSOR)
SOUTHERN BELLE DAIRY
THE UPS STORE
SINKING VALLEY WINERY
EVANS, ARVILLE, ATWELL AND COMPANY
PERSONAL FINANCE COMPANY (PFC)
AVEDA HAIR PRODUCTS
TTIA
TOTAL REHAB CENTER
MARK HENRY EYE SURGON
JOE TRAVIS
LIFESCAN IMAGING
CUMBERLAND LIQUADATORS
WALTER THOMPSON

October 24

 

Hello Crew! 

 

team blog:  Cumberland Cycles Crew Club Blog

I hope this note finds you doing well, resting and getting ready for fall riding and winter training!  I have taken eight days completely off from the bike and as of last Monday, I have begun my training foundation for the 2008 racing season!  Yes, this is a week early from what I had planned. 

Even though I have opted from begin this early, many others do not opt to do so. Some people don't even begin until January. If you have a desire to race with us next year, when you start training is completely up to you, but even if you have never raced or trained before, you have plenty of time to get started and actually be competitive next year!  Please let us know what we can do to help!

USA CYCLING CLUB
Even though I am the race team captain, our club is not exclusively for racers!!! In light of this fact, Mr. Brad Herrman, our new club president, has dedicated a large fraction of his energy to developing our sport/tour/casual cycling community and will be providing some organization to this end!  As a result, Brad is organizing a fall casual ride this coming Saturday.  The information for this ride is provided below.

USA CYCLING TEAM
foundation training
The racing crew will promote fall foundation training rides immediately.  This doesn't mean you have to participate. Come out and start training when you and your coach are ready.  These rides will be fairly causal and will be as nonagressive as possible. These rides should include anybody and everybody who raced in 2007 plus anybody who is able to average 14-15 mph over 20-50 miles. I will post team ride information on a regular basis. These rides will be fun, scenic and should be fulfilling and not depleting. I hope to see everybody out, having fun over these next few fall and early winter weekends!

local sanctioned races/Cumberland Cycles Promoted Races
I am extremely pleased to announce that Mr. Brad Herrman, our club and team president has successfully negotiated with 2wheelsports to bring one of the six 2008 Kentucky/Indiana Spring Series Races to the Somerset area!  We have not yet decided on a course, but we have the date. March 22, 2008. This Spring Series events are highly contested, and will bring national bracket racers and teams to our area. The six week event is a fairly significant national points series.  Even though we would eventually like to bring a more festive event to the Somerset Area, a hard core "spring classic" type event is just perfect for us in our first year as a race host. There will be several hundred racers here, and very little "hub-ub". This is a serious event and mainly the hard-core points hunters will be racing.

We need volunteers for this race. Please contact us in the next several weeks to let us know is you can help marshal the race.

2008 Sponsors
We have collected a significant amount of money from our 2008 sponsors. We are very pleased to announce the following supporters for our 2008 racing season.

CUMBERLAND CYCLES (NUCLEAR SPONSOR)
SOUTHERN BELLE DAIRY
THE UPS STORE
SINKING VALLEY WINERY
EVANS, ARVILLE, ATWELL AND COMPANY
PERSONAL FINANCE COMPANY (PFC)
AVEDA HAIR PRODUCTS
TTIA
TOTAL REHAB CENTER
MARK HENRY EYE SURGON
JOE TRAVIS
LIFESCAN IMAGING
CUMBERLAND LIQUADATORS
WALTER THOMPSON

This money will be used to offset the cost of team and club uniform production and will also be used to pay entry fees for our racing crew (multisport, tour and road). Rules and procedures for race expense and uniform re-reimbursable will be developed and published at a later date.

TEAM DEVELOPMENTAL RIDE SUNDAY - OCTOBER 28 @2 PM
The team will meet at the Shopeville Library (beside Shopville Elementary School) and will ride to Otts Store just outside of London. This will be about a 40 mile ride. Easy to moderate pace.

CASUAL FALL RIDE ANNOUNCMENT - SATURDAY OCTOBER 27
Hey everyone, I am wanting to put a ride together on Saturday the 27th around the Eubank/Science Hill area. This is going to be for EVERYONE. If you have a comfort bike, hybrid, mountain bike, bmx bike, tricycle or anything you can pedal you are invited. We are just going to have a fun, relaxed, slow ride around the country side. I had planned this ride to go along with the changing of the leaves, but it is going to be to hard to predict. That is why we are just going to pick the 27th. We will use the next weekend as a rain date. Again this ride is going to be for everyone,  the pace will be low so we can enjoy the ride. It will go as slow as the slowest person. I just want as many people to be out there as possible. If you have a kiddie caboose bring them along! I would like to see whole families out there riding together. Lets see how many people we can get out there on the road. I have heard people all year talking about and wanting a ride like this and here it is. If you know someone that isn't going to get this message invite them , invite your neighbors, your church family, your kids friends and their parents, everybody you know! Please get in touch with Marc or myself so we can get an idea of whose coming.

Expect the ride to be about 7-10 miles depending totally on those that arrive.  We would even like to find someone willing to drive a support vehicle with the riders just in case anyone gets overworked.  Any volunteers?

We will plan to meet at Pulaski Baptist Church in Science Hill at 11:30am, to depart soon following.

Please understand we ask that everyone has a helmet, some water, a bike, energy and a smile!

Thank you all, and lets show our support of cycling in the area by attending this ride!

Brad Herrman

Cumberland Cycles Inc.

flyingchicken55@yahoo.com

606-416-4148

some photos that were available

Notes From our President

 

 

 

Hello Cumberland Cycles,

 

 Let me clear up something real quick. For me to say the "Team" was a way for me to address everyone who rides a bike not just the "Racers". Sometimes I meant, just the racers, but to me that was clear, I knew what I meant. That was how I distinguished the Cumberland Cycles' "riders" from the Cumberland Cycles Shop. I did not mean to alienate anyone with this wording. I apologize to anyone I offended.

 

 From now on when I ( and most people have adopted this also) mention the "Club" I am referring to ANYONE who feels they are a part of the Cumberland Cycles Organization. When the "Team" is used, the individuals who race are being spoke of, and the "Tri- Team" will be the competing triathletes of the organization. I hope this clears things up. Now onto business,

 

 I am currently working on putting together a ride contact list. This will be a list of contacts that everyone will get and Marc will also have and be able to pass out at the Shop. A few people have talked about this before, but Jenny Denny said she would like to put it together.So what we need is someone from each discipline( Team training/fast pace,recreational pace, women's group, cruising pace, mountain bike, etc.)to be available to schedule and organize rides. They don't need to be at the ride but are responsible for getting the ride together. If you would be interested just email JT or myself and so we can get this list going.

 

 With the cold weather and shorter days approaching the group rides will be getting smaller. This is not going to stop me from working on Club rides. There have been talks of trying to do a ride where we start or finish at a restaurant,park or someones house and all eat together. Also I would like to do a ride in the next couple of weeks when the leaves start to change colors. Having a very relaxed scenic ride through the Science Hill-Eubank area and just enjoying the views and having fun on our bikes would be great. This ride is going to have to be short notice due to the fact the leaves won't stick around long after they change. Email me to let meknow if you are interested and stay tuned to the Blog for updates.

 

 Again, if anyone has ideas or suggestions let me know. This is the only way to get anything done. Everyone has great ideas, but they are just that until they are put into action. We are all a part of the cycling community in the area. The more we are out there riding the more help we can get from the Community and Government to make the roads more bicycle friendly. So I need to know what it is going to take to keep everyone riding together. If we can't show real interest in cycling with good rider turnout, no one is going to listen to us or take us seriously.And maybe if we clog up the streets enough they may HAVE to give us our own lane to ride in or create us some bike paths!

 

 That is all for now. Be safe out there and have fun.

 

 Brad

 flyingchicken55@yahoo.com

Shop Notes From Marc Travis - October 10-07

 

Hello all.  Hope this finds everyone well.  Want to first say thanks to everyone that attended the Crew social last Saturday evening at the Pub.  Attendance was great and I believe all enjoyed.

As some know, I spent a couple of days in Vegas attending the cycling industry trade show, Interbike.  The best description would definitely be a whirlwind of a couple of days but saying that, a good wind for all.  I definitely returned excited about what I saw and some of the new product we’ll be bringing in over the next few months.

After a very successful meeting with  Paul Swift and his Bike Fit crew, the shop will soon be offering some additional custom fitting opportunities for those interested.  I believe they have a great view and proven system to better fit the individual to their bike.  We have already started carrying their pedal wedges and will soon have all the equipment to begin taking after hours appointments for those interested. www.bikefit.com

Also, as some already know, Cumberland Cycles is now a full dealer for Look pedal systems.  Look has redesigned the industries most imitated, most highly ridden road pedal to introduce the Look Keo pedals.  Now covering the road cyclists pedaling needs from entry level Keo Easy at ~$70 clear through to the Keo Carbon/Ti HM at over $400.  Definitely a proven system that I am excited to offer. www.look-keo.com

Another bike industry announcement, as part of Fuji’s continuing growth throughout the cycling market, they are now the proud owners of Kestrel bikes.  Although I have been a Kestrel dealer for some years, I will admit this excited me as the access to the product line has just improved for my customers and my dealings with Fuji have been so strong over the past for the past few years I look forward to just increasing our work relations.

A couple of other new product lines we have added:

Serfas – www.serfas.com – including a great line-up of gloves, grips, brake pads, lights, bike cases and the real bonus, SADDLES  with a 90 day comfort guarantee, everything from entry level comfort saddles to Ti race saddles!!!!!!!!!

Easton – www.eastonbike.com – need we say more, just check it all out

Giro – www.giro.com – probably considered the industry leader in bicycle helmets

Blackburn – www.blackburndesign.com – got to ride these trainers at the show and I’m pumped.  Their trainers are ordered and expected to arrive first of the week.  How ‘bout a quality fluid trainer for under $250. Their top-end Ultra, a fluid with a centrifugal clutch retails for ~$300.  Exceptional product at exceptional prices…..what a deal!!!!!!!!!

Speaking of trainers, summer is basically over so we are gearing up for the winter months!  I am in the process of stocking the shop with a good selection of fall/winter apparel so let me know ifthere is anything in particular you might need.  We’ll be stocking tights, long sleeve jerseys, shoe booties, head and face covers, gloves and so on.  As mentioned the new line-up of trainers will range from $129 to ~$300, in stock, and of course, others available.

Reminders, Tifosi Optics and Hammer Nutrition has proven to be a good addition to the shop so I continue to keep those items well stocked.

 

Again, hope everyone is well and please, roll on in and say hello.  And, of course, if anyone needs anything or has any questions please, let me know.  I’ll get it, answer it or find out!

 

Ride On, Ride Safe, Livestrong!!

 

Marc

Cumberland Cycles, Inc.

Crew News - October 10

Well, we've had a lot going on during this "down time" period!  Our club dinner was fantastic and I personally had a great time. We had a great turnout and I want to thank everybody who came out to be with us. A Great Big "Thank You" to Marc Travis for a wonderfully appropriate speech! 

Our final Barnsburg Time Trial Event was very good, and I was very pleased with the late season turnout. Please find our Barnsburg TT Results on our team blog (Link above). 

With the annual dinner having come and gone, and the final Barnsburg TT event conducted, 2007 is officially over for the team. The club and some of our multi-sport athletes will continue on with some late events, but as the captain of the Bike Racing Team, I hear by close our 2007 season. Thank you to everybody who raced for us this year. It was absolutely outstanding.

MOVING FOWARD
First of all, we will continue to ride as a group every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 PM at Barnsburg Church. We will do this until the time changes. Saturday and Sunday rides will be announced on an ongoing basis.

Cumberland Cycles Cycling Club is now and has been for some time, and official USCF Club. Find our link here.  www.usacycling.org -- USA Cycling Clubs.  Mr. Brad Herrman was recently elected President of our club and he will be working with Marc Travis, Jack Evans and JT to bring our club up to full strength. Jack Evans is our Vice President and is also our team treasurer. If Brad Herrman is our official President, I would have to call Marc Travis the "speaker of the house". Of course, this is not an official position, but Marc is our nuclear sponsor. 

As president, Brad Herrman will be concerning himself with the affairs of our cycling club as a whole. This will include providing structure and organization to our entire cycling community. Our main cycling branches tend to isolate themselves and that makes sense.  These branches include mountain biking, road racing and sport cycling or touring.  I want everybody who likes bike riding to feel like they are a part of area cycling and a part of this club and team. 

I have concentrated my efforts on building a road cycling team in our area because road cycling is my interest. I  have made an attempt to include our sport/touring cyclists and our multi-sport athletes, but I have not done a great job at this.  I will remain the 2008 Cumberland Cycles Team Captain, but Brad Herrman will work to promote cycling in general in our area.

In addition to integrating our main branches of cycling under one organization, Brad will also be working to bring at least one and probably more competitive events to the Somerset Area.

While my main focus is on our racing crew for 2008, I want you to know, I want to promote cycling in any way that I can in the Somerset Area. With the election of Mr. Herrman as our club president, I am confident that cycling in general, will make great leaps from here forward!  Please come be a part of it all! 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for embracing me and our club the way you have this past year!  It has truly been humbling to see this level of enthusiastic in our area.

2008 ORGANIZATION
Marc Travis/Cumberland Cycles - Nuclear Sponsor
Brad Herrman - Cumberland Cycles Club President
Jack Evans - Cumberland Cycles Club V. President
Jonathon Thompson - Cumberland Cycles Team Captain

CURRENT 2008 CUMBERLAND CYCLES TEAM SPONSORS
Evans, Harville, Atwell & Company, CPAs
The UPS Store: Locations
Southern Belle Dairy Products 
Walter C. Thompson "Wallyworld"
Personal Finance Company, LLC,

Brad Herrman Moves in as Cumberland Cycles Club President!

 

Hello Team,

 

  I would like to take a moment and thank everyone for electing me President of the Cumberland Cycles Race Team for 2008. I was very excited when I found out that I was going to lead the Team for the '08 season. The Team had a very successful foundation year and I plan more growth for this coming year.

 

  I have some idea where I want to see the Team next year, but the future is wide open to us . No one thought the first year would be anywhere as good as it was but look at what all we done! GREAT JOB GUYS and GIRLS!!!

 

  We are all new to this project so it's a learning experience for everyone involved, I am very open minded and will listen to all input. If you want something changed or have a question don't hesitate to call me. My cell phone is aways on and I can be reached almost anytime.

 

 There are a lot of issues I plan on addressing this season, but getting the Race Team ready for competition is first. Later community education/awareness, rider etiquette, route markings and recreational ride organization will be tackled. We also plan on putting on at least two sanctioned races, starting a criterium series to go along with the Barnesburg TT Series(which also will be sanctioned), and doing something for those guys who like to ride mountain bikes.

 

 We have gotten some great sponsors for the Team and now our focus needs to turn to designing the new "kits" for the riders and start training (Haynes Knob hill repeats!).Our first race is creeping up fast,end of January, and there is a lot of work to be done.

 

  I believe we need to get the community behind us more, let them know what we are doing out there, why we ride seven days a week, lets get them excited to see us on the road, not buzz us with their cars! If they knew there were top ranked riders and future stars in their midst they might even respect us. We as cyclists need to respect the rules of the road also, we can't be passing cars at stop lights just to be passed again when the light turns green which just slows down traffic and angers drivers and that effects the reputation we are working on. RIDE SMART. More on that later.

 

  There are plans to have a Kentuckiana Spring Training Series Race here in Somerset in the spring. The Burnside Lake Fest Race will also be sanctioned next year. This years race, despite the low turn out was a good learning experience for us. I made some important personal contacts with the county through it and they are excited to be a part of cycling and want more! I already have permission to start planning the criterium series downtown or wherever else we want it.

 

  There is going to be a lot of work done on getting a better "club" ride program together. There have been several attempts at this with mixed results, hopefully we can find a system that will work.

 

 I will end with that. There are a lot of subjects to talk about and I will try to get to all of them at a later date. Again, thank you all for your support.

 

Brad Herrman

Burnside Classic Bike Race (photo provided by Brad Herrman)

FINAL REMINDER: 

Cumberland Cycles Final Dinner:  Oct 6, 7 PM at Lake Side Pizza and Pub

BARNSBURG FINAL EVENT, SUNDAY OCT 7, FIRST RIDER OFF: 2 PM

Please visit our team links:
Cumberland Cycles Crew Club Blog  
Cumberland Cycles - Bike and Skate Shop, Somerset, Kentucky
Cumberland Cycles Crew Points Standings

We are having some great developmental rides at Barnsburg on Tuesday and Thursday nights!  Tonight, I think we had about 15 riders and we also had six to eight people show up for the moderate ride!  Mr. Jay Garman is showing great signs of strength and we are very much looking forward to him joining us for next years road team!!!

Last Sunday, the team had a great ride out Grundy Road to Cannon Ball Road to 1003 to Shopeville and back to town. It was incredible weather!  It is the best time of the year to ride bikes!!  It is so good having Harvey back too.

I would like to organize a long ride - maybe to London and back for sometime in October. Stay tuned!

We are going in to winter training with a very strong club/crew. We also have several sponsors coming thru for us next year and we are very excited about 2008.

I hope everybody is enjoying fall as much as I am.... Harvey and I even went out trout fishing last Saturday.  Wow. What a day that was!!!

REMEMBER TO SUPPORT CUMBERLAND CYCLES IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE!!!  This is OUR shop!