TEST & WIN

How it works.

éRide is coming to Victoria, BC and Fort Street Cycle wants to make sure you get in on the action.

Test ride the Cervélo of your dreams when the Cervélo test ride program comes to Fort Street Cycle.

éRide, Cervélo’s test ride program gives you the opportunity to experience for yourself what the Cervélo ride is all about.

éRide is all about taking these bikes for a ride and interacting directly with Cervélo personnel. They’ll answer all your questions and help you make a better-informed decision about which Cervélo model and size works the best for you. The bike experts at Fort Street Cycle will also be there to help.

éRide the Cervélo model of your choice from our fleet of available models that include the S3, RS, R3-SL, and P3

Register now by visiting www.cervelo.com/eride to test ride the Cervélo of your dreams when éRide comes to town Thursday May 21, 2009.

Spring Bike to Work Skills Courses

Bike to Work Victoria, with the support of the Capital Regional District Traffic Safety Commission and the Government of BC are offering our Bike to Work Skills Courses this April and May. You must pre-register to attend.

"Learn to bike to work safely and confidently"

The Bike to Work Skills Course takes you through all of the most common traffic situations you’ll face on your commute. It also provides you with the tips you need to make cycle commuting a fun and regular part of your life.

Great job Kirsten!

Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup
(March 29)

Gold - Kirsten Sweetland (CAN) 2:02:00
Silver - Emma Moffatt (AUS) 2:02:55
Bronze - Daniela Ryf (SUI) 2:03:03
4th - Nicky Samuels (NZL) 2:04:19
5th - Felicity Abram (AUS) 2:05:28

New Plymouth ITU Triathlon Oceania Cup
(April 5)

Gold - Sweetland, Kirsten CAN 02:02:21
Silver - Samuels, Nicky NZL 02:03:50
Bronze - Niwata, Kiyomi JPN 02:04:37

The Cervelo P4 has landed!!!

It was a very exciting day at FSC as we received our first P4. After we fondled the frame for a while I was able to take this photo. The plan is to have Gabor build it with some Sram Red components and Profile Design bars. Make a plan to come by and have a look.



I have attached this little video from Fabio Selvig of Cervelo Cycles describing the P4 in more detail.

Tour of California

Fort Street Cycle employee Cam Maysmith and girlfriend Tanya Gadsby went down to watch stage 2 of the Tour of California. Here is their story.

Cam and I had visions of sunny, cloudless skies when we booked our trip to San Francisco. However, when we arrived the skies were choked with dark clouds and the constant rain made us feel like we’d never left Victoria. Though this hardly dampened our spirits for the highlight of our trip: the Tour of California!

The second stage was set to start in Sausalito, a quaint seaside town just across the Golden Gate Bridge. The riders would do a neutral lap of Sausalito before spinning across the Golden Gate and along the highway down the coast.

The morning of the race, we caught a ferry across the Bay and arrived in Sausalito a little weary (it was 7:30am!), but wide-eyed and eager like two kids in a bike store. There was so much to see, it was overwhelming: the team cars and RVs were just pulling into the parking lot, a huge START banner had been erected next to a big tent, and there were throngs of people milling about, most of whom were in cycling gear. The excitement in the air was palpable.

We wandered over to the START line, as the race schedule said this was where you could meet the riders before the race. However, the rain refused to let up and there were murmurs through the crowd that the riders would stay holed up in their team RVs until the last minute. So, with camera in tow, Cam and I headed to the parking lot where the massive team RVs were parked. A crowd three or four people deep surrounded the Astana RV, waiting for the appearance of legendary Lance Armstrong. A similar crowd surrounded the team Ouch RV, everyone straining to see the notorious Floyd Landis.

With everyone so focused on these two celebrities, the remaining team RVs were relatively quiet. It felt like the opportunity of a lifetime to see some of cycling’s greatest athletes. Being small in stature, I was able to crouch down and nudge my way around people’s legs to snap some great shots of Thor Hushovd (who later went on to win stage 3) and Mark Cavendish. Even George Hincapie made a brief appearance before climbing astride his bike and heading to the start line.

After my paparazzi like photo session, we stationed ourselves along the sidewalk of the main road in Sausalito. The riders would do one neutral lap of the town and we wanted a good spot to catch the action! As the riders rounded the corner, the crowd erupted into cheers. We caught a glimpse of Lance Armstrong, and possibly Floyd Landis as the riders whipped past. It didn’t take long for the riders to do the loop and head back down the street. This time the peloton was spread wide across the road and was moving fast. The crowd pressed in around us, but we were determined to get good shots of the riders. So we inched out further. And further. Maybe a little too far… three Rock Racing riders yelled and waved at us to move! It was hard to tell just how close we were to the action, since I was peering through a camera lens. The peloton passed six inches from my head, and all I could hear was the whirr of derallieurs.

After such an exhilarating experience, we vowed that our next trip would be to the peaks of the Tour de France where the fans are crazier and the mountains are grueling.

Tanya Gadsby is a writer, artist, and cyclist living in Victoria BC

We are very excited about now being registered for the BC Scrap-it Program. Scrap-It offers qualifying vehicle owners incentives to scrap their cars. The program has five options to choice from. We like Option 3, because this one will get more people out on bikes and fewer people driving cars.

Check it out.

Option 3:
Transit Monthly Passes and Bicycle / Electric Bicycle Combination
Scrap your qualifying vehicle with the BC SCRAP-IT® Program and receive one of the following Transit monthly pass incentives:

12 months of adult monthly transit passes

AND

Your choice of one of the following:
$1,200 toward the purchase of a new bicycle, or
$1,300 toward the purchase of an electric bicycle