John Bain, Assistant Manager of Mission Viejo, Completes the 5 day unicycle stage race - Ride the Lobster - in Nova Scotia this past week. His 3 man team finished 10th overall averaging 120-130 miles a day on unicycles, that's right! Amazing!

Chris Chock winner of the Winter Sale Contest at RNR
picks up his new Specialized Hardrock from our MV store compliments of RNR and Specialized

Train the Trainer class for the MS bay to bay Tour on October 11&12

Boy scouts Troup 824 get a clinic in AH by Ed Pineda, Jeff Shine and other Sho-air jr. Team members.

RNR sponsors the 2nd Annual Woodbury Bike Rodeo in Irvine and gives away a new Specialized Hotrock to a lucky young winner!

RNR holds a Super Charged Motivational talk for its staff from Olympic Gold Medalist Peter Vidmar

Rock N' Road's 1st Annual Spring Tent Sale was a huge success April 25-27th

Gold Tarmac Winner

Sam Holiday Winner of the Tour of California Limited Edition SL2 Gold Bettini bike. Courtesy of Rock N' Road and Specialized.

CPR Training at Rock N' Road

Rock N' Road hosted its first ever CPR and First Aid classes on March 25th and March 31st. It was a great experience and look for us to offer them again next year!

Diva Night

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After launching its women’s group (Rock N’ Road Divas) in March of last year, Rock N’ Road Cyclery just hosted its fourth successful event on Thursday, March 20th at the Mission Viejo location.

The night began with a challenge. Women in the group were given the rules to the Diva Jersey Design Contest. Women are to submit their jersey designs using their own artwork and the winner will see her name printed on all future jerseys made. Entries are due on April 4 to the Rock N’ Road, Mission Viejo location. Please contact Nicky at Nicky@rocknroadcyclery.net or at the Irvine location with any questions. The staff emphasized being creative and having fun!

The featured speaker of the night, Bernice Pierson, began her speech by introducing herself as an adventure racer, and an adventure racer she is! Bernice’s slideshow presentation mixed inspirational quotes with real life footage of the travels and races she has competed in all over the world. Having participated in numerous races, events and even television programs, Bernice inspired the audience with her main message to just “make the decision” and go for it- whatever “it” may be for each individual.

Next up was a humorous and fun fashion show displaying the latest fashions from Specialized, Sheila Moon, Fox and Twin Six for the 2008 Spring Season. The audience roared as the two male escorts livened up the show.

Following the fashion, the women got down to business with a flat fixing contest. Three teams of two competed to change a flat tire the fastest. The parameters of the competition were that one woman had to be an expert flat fixer while the other had never fixed a flat in her life. The twist of the event was that the expert had to instruct the rookie how to fix the flat without touching the tire or wheel herself. The excitement mounted as the winners prevailed just seconds before the other teams.

Rounding out the night were great raffle prizes, specifically a brand new Specialized Dolce road bike for the grand prize winner, Anna Flowers of Rancho Santa Margarita!

Rock N’ Road enjoys its role of bringing the women’s cycling community together for fitness, education and fun. Look for this group to continue to grow and do great things for female cyclists.

By Crystal Brown

Interested in joining in the fun? Please contact Crystal at crystal@rocknroadcyclery.net.

Specialized Demos

Rock N' Road and Specialized team up to give you a chance to ride the best! See dates and times below. Call stores for details.

Friday 28th Anaheim Hills
7am at Santiago Oaks (MTB ride)
demo at trailer to follow.
Call Ed or Chuck at 714-998-2453

Sat 29th Mission Viejo
group ride 9am (MTB ride)
demo 11am
949-859-5076

Disney Wellness Fair

Winner of January Disney Wellness Fair, Laura Pina. Rock N' Road gave away two Specialized Globe bikes to Disney employees that attended the event at Studio 17 on the back lot of Disney in late January. Rock N' Road again sharing there passion for cycling and the environment.

Rock N' Road Diva Night

Thursday, March 20th
7:30pm – 10pm

RnR Mission Viejo 27825 Santa Margarita, Ste A
(949) 859-5076

* Food, friends and fantastic raffle prizes
* Race to “Fix your Flat”
* Fashion Show with new spring apparel!
* Guest speaker Bernice Pierson- inspirational cycling discussion
* Get answers to the cycling questions you always wanted to ask.
* Great shopping discounts!!!

RSVP for Diva Night by March 17th to Jocelyn@rocknroadcyclery.net.

For further questions, please contact Nicky at 949) 733-2453, nicky@rocknroadcyclery.net or Jocelyn at 949) 859-5076, jocelyn@rocknroadcyclery.net

Thanks!
~The Diva Crew

Valentine's Day Raffle

Congratulations to Margaret Mazotta from Huntington Beach, winner of our Valentine's Day gift basket!

Congratulations Ed & Carrie Pineda!

Ed Pineda, our store manager for Anaheim Hills, had a new daughter on Jan 22nd. Her full name is Luciana Sky Pineda, but they call her Luci for short. Weight: 8lbs 3 oz, height 20". She is healthy and a crier.

TREK RECALL

Description: This recall involves Trek girls’ bicycles model MT220 and model years 2005 (light metallic blue), 2006 (metallic silver and metallic purple or pink and pearl white), and 2007 (pink and white pearl or metallic purple). The model name is printed on the frame of the bicycle. Model year 2008 bicycles are not included in this recall.

Sold at: Authorized Trek dealers nationwide from April 2004 through June 2007 for about $300.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08186.html

Please contact any of our stores and we will be happy to help those that have purchased these bikes from us.

Brandon Gritters won the 2007-08 Urban Cyclocross Series Pro racing for Rock N' Road! Congratulations!

RNR Divas Friday Mountain Ride

We will be restarting our Friday Morning weekly mtn. ride out of the RNR Mission Viejo location. We'll be riding the trails behind Saddleback Church and Oakley (motsly fire roads).

When: Friday 7:30 - 9:00 (be ready to roll at 7:30)
Where: RNR Mission Viejo
Who: Anyone (co-ed ride)
Level: Intermediate--The trails aren't technical and there will be stops during the ride, but it will be faster than a beginner ride...

If you have anymore questions, please feel free to email me or Tracie (tracie@rocknroadcyclery.net) The number to MV is 949-859-5076.

Urban CX

Here are some pictures from the last cross race in Palos Verdes. After this last race Brandon Gritters is now leading the Urban Cyclecross Series going into the finals!

Congratulations to Chase Miller, the winner of our Autumn Sale Free Bike Giveaway!

Rock N' Road Sponsors Pro 1/2 Cyclecross Team this season!

Watch out for Brandon, Chris, and Chance at the races.

DROP HUNGER

Announcing Rock N Road Cyclery's First Annual "DROP HUNGER" Food Drive:

Please visit any of our four locations to donate canned and/or dry food from December 3rd-31st, 2007. All food will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County (http://www.feedoc.org/).

Let's shift into high gear and 'Drop Hunger' this holiday season!

ATTENTION ALL FEMALE CYCLISTS

Rock N Road Cyclery would like to invite you to join its women's cycling group- The RnR Divas. The Divas hold weekly rides, provide a forum for posting rides and connecting riders, host informational/fun cycling events and much, much more. Please contact Crystal at Crystal@rocknroadcyclery.net for more information.

Click to join rnrdivas

2008 LOOK's are here!

Call our Mission Viejo store for prices and availability.

La Ruta

Employee John Cordoba competes in the Costa Rica Endurance race, La Ruta! He finished in just under 30 hours. Great job John!

Turkey Day Ride

Turkey day ride will be held at Aliso Woods this year. I have too many people asking about parking logistics and the narrow trail with that many people going up/down, etc...

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD: Let's leave from the parking lot near the church at 8 AM and we'll do a loop taking us up to Top of The World. We will have our Rock n Road sponsored refreshments at the top waiting at 9-9:30 and then we can do an additional loop out to the lookout point over the golf course or a variety of options. Please wear a VeloSport jersey (07 kit if possible) for a team photo at the top of the hill at 9:30. Thanks!

“Gearing Up for Cyclists”

You are invited to a FREE Training & Nutrition Seminar
Tuesday, November 27th, 7:00 p.m.

With special guests, Eileen Olsen & Jacke Van Woerkom

Eileen Olsen is a true celebrity in the world of biking because of her expertise in bicycle fitting and training programs to fit your specific cycling goals. Whether you race mountain or road or just want to improve your overall cycling performance and take it to the next level, Eileen provides a program specific for your physical make-up by appointment. She continues to race competitively.

Jacke Van Woerkom is a professional speaker in wellness & nutrition, specializing in the athletic arena. A true Adventure Diva... Alpen Cross mountain biker throughout Europe, participant in one of the country’s toughest mountain biking challenges called, the Vision Quest. Through her love for outdoor adventure and well-being, she founded the Trail Angels in 1999, which has since grown to be one of the most prominent female cyclists group in Southern California. She has first hand experience on the importance of proper nutrition under intense athletic demands.

Eileen & Jacke will share their knowledge and experience to educate you as you prepare for your next competition or endurance ride through proper training and nutrition.

A Conversation with Manny Prado

From VeloNews.com:
Fat-tire racers in Southern California probably recognize the name Manuel "Manny" Prado - the 26-year-old wrenches at the Rock N' Road Cyclery in Mission Viejo and is a staple on the California state mountain-bike series. Each year when the California series and the National Mountain-Bike Series draw to a close, Prado - a native of Costa Rica - finishes each season out by racing his homeland's largest cycling event, the La Ruta de los Conquistadores.
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Dream Revisited Contest Winners

Winners of the Dream Revisited Contest, Charlsie Donnelly and Kenneth Walker. Look for their stories in Road Bike Action Magazine coming out the middle of December.

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Santiago Fire and Park Closures

For information on local trail closures due to recent fires please click the link below:
http://www.ocparks.com/newsroom/default.asp?Show=1001561&subshow=A

Rock N' Road Divas

After launching its women’s group (Rock N’ Road Divas) in March of this year, Rock N’ Road Cyclery just hosted its third successful event on Saturday, November 3rd at the Laguna Niguel location.

The event kicked off in the morning with female mountain bikers and roadies alike swarming the Specialized Women’s Demo Truck eager to test out the latest women’s specific bicycles. The Road Divas enjoyed a challenging, yet scenic route out to Dana Point Harbor and back, while the Mountain Divas experienced the fun trails and hills in Aliso and Wood Canyon. Specialized Demo Truck Rep Alli Eddy commented that this demo event drew the largest crowd that she has ever seen!

With just a few hours break, RNR also held Diva Night at its store later that night! Specialized Rep Eric Woods commenced the evening by explaining the benefits of women specific product and answered many pressing questions from the audience. Next up was Eric Schuda (Service Manager at RNR Irvine) giving an interactive, informative bike maintenance workshop. The women left with more bike knowledge than they could have ever imagined. Rounding off the evening were tons off raffle prizes (including a full outfit from Sugoi, a Giro Atmos helmet, Oakley & Specialized clothing, Luna Bar product and the list goes on), good food and extraordinary company.

Rock N’ Road enjoys its role of bringing the women’s cycling community together for fitness, education and fun. Look for this group to continue to grow and do great things for female cyclists.

Interested in joining in the fun? Please contact Crystal at crystal@rocknroadcyclery.net.

RSMLL Registration Bike Raffle Winner!

Pictured here is Tracie Stephenson, manager of Rock n’ Road Cyclery’s Mission Viejo store, and Dean Cohen, the winner of the 2008 RSMLL Registration Bike Raffle ! Rock n” Road, one of the league’s premier sponsors, donated the Haro bike to the league. If you need a bike, then please visit one of their four locations – tell ‘em the league sent you ! Congratulations Dean – have fun with your new bike !

Fire in Southern California

Most of you know that we lost our local trails near Mission Viejo and Irvine. We wish all the people affected by this tragedy a safe return to their homes!

Rancho Santa Margarita Little League

Rock N' Road Cyclery donated this BMX bike to the Rancho Santa Margarita Little League and it helped them raise over $1000 for their league.

Summer Free Ride Winner

Congratulations to Mark Lloyd, winner of the Specialized Hard Rock Mountain Bike and all the gear he needs in our Free Ride Summer giveaway! In addition we gave gift certificates to Jonathan Bonuan, Mike Bocuzzi, and Mike Leat.

Mountain Bike Magazine | Stumpjumper S-Works 2008

Yes, the Stumpjumper was all new for 2007. And yes, Specialized has entirely reworked it again, less than 12 months later. Too much has changed to fully explain here, so we'll hit some highlights.
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Enduro Shorts
S-Works MTB Shoes

Bicycling Magazine | Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL2

The first paragraph says it all:
I'll be blunt—this is one of the best bikes I've ever ridden. In every circumstance, on all kinds of roads, it behaved exactly as I desired—like a perfect, high-performance extension of my body that was at the same time reasonably forgiving.
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Dream Revisited Sponsorship Winners

We would like to congratulate Charlsie Donnelly of VanEtten New York and Kenneth Walker of Kansas City Missouri as the winners of our Dream Revisited Sponsorship contest. Their stories will be posted on our website at the end of the month. We would also like to thank all the entrants for their incredible stories of courage, faith, and conviction. It was an incredibly difficult process to pick the winners and our hopes are that we can continue this great dream for many of you deserving people in the years to come.

Thanks and safe cycling,
Matt Ford

The Advantage 2 was honed to perfection in the heat of elite competition. It’s an amazingly sleek Pro-Tour tested time-trial helmet with all the protection of your everyday-riding lid so you’ll be confident to shave precious seconds off your personal best! Plus, it does it all with the awesome fit of Giro's Roc Loc 4 fit system and weighs an amazingly svelte 11 ounces. Come on in and pick one up, so you can be the fastest on your block.

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Diva Night 2 at Rock N' Road Cyclery Irvine
Diva Night is getting more popular and the 118 Divas that showed up proved

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Rock N' Road with Cub Scout 727 at their 2007 Bike Rodeo
It was a hot Saturday morning at the Bike Rodeo. Cub Scout 727 participated in a bike safety training headed by the Rancho Santa Margarita Sheriffs. Also on hand were Rock N' Road Cyclery crewmembers Rory and Garrett. They were performing safety checks on all the bikes. The Trabuco Mesa Elementary School lot was packed with scouts. At the end of the day, Rock N' Road Cyclery was awarded with a certificate from the scouts. Good job and thank you Cub Scout 727. Click on images below to enlarge.

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Rock N' Road Cyclery company picnic
It's been a busy summer for us, but we didn't forget how to have fun. Our company picnic had a large turn out of kids ranging in all ages and sizes. The day was filled with mountain biking, volleyball, egg tossing, water balloon fights, piñata, three legged race, raffle, prizes and last but not least great food. Click on the pictures below to see our crew and their families having fun.

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Rock N' Road Cyclery Irvine Tour De France Showing.
Our customer are the some of the most hardcore Tour De France fans around. A few of them came down to Irvine to share in the Sunday morning viewing of the Tour. It was an exciting morning.

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Join us for another Rock N' Road Diva Night!!

(Yes, Ladies Only...)

What is it??

___* A time for women to meet fellow cyclists
___* Listen to guest speaker, Eileen Olson,
____"How to Get the Most out of Your Rides"
___* Become a cyclist fashionista after watching our
____ runway models,
___* Get great discounts,
___* And back by popular demand... learn to fix your
____ flat tires!!

Where?

___Rock N' Road Cyclery Irvine
___6282 Irvine Blvd (map)
___(949)733-BIKE(2453)

When?

___Thursday, August 2nd @ 7:00pm
___Please rsvp to tracie@rocknroadcyclery.net or
___crystal@rocknroadcyclery.net
___(No children please)

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Parker Boone is back at Mission Viejo.

Rock N' Road Cyclery's longest standing employee has made his way back home. Parker Boone started his first day back on the 4th of July and we celebrated it with a bang. This bad boy has about 10 years of experience with Rock N' Road Cyclery. For all of you that have missed Parker, come on down to Rock N' Road Cyclery Mission Viejo. It's the same old Parker, same old attitude but one less hair.

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We had a blast last weekend at Rock N' Road Cyclery Irvine. The grand opening for the Irvine store was a great event. We were honored with Peter Reid as the guest speaker. Everybody had a great time and the event was another success for us. Click on photos below to see event.

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RIDE WITH IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPION PETER REID
9am Ride with Peter — food and drinks will be provided after the ride
11am Meet Peter and learn about his Ironman-winning experiences

ENTER TO WIN A CONSULTATION SESSION WITH PETER REID
AND A SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT KIT
Spend time speaking with Peter and ask him questions about triathlon training and racing. Practice what you learned from Peter wearing your new Specialized S-Works shoes, Decibel helmet and Arc optics ($1575 value)!

TEST THE BEST
Test ride the best in performance road and mountain bikes from Specialized.
The Specialized demo trailer will be at Rock N’ Road from 10am to 4pm with
bikes to try.

RECYCLE YOUR TIRES
Tread lightly by recycling your tires with Specialized. Bring in a used tire and
receive a free commemorative water bottle.

FIRST 100 CUSTOMERS TO SHOW THEIR POSTCARD WILL RECEIVE A FREE T-SHIRT!

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It was a great weekend for Team Sho-Air/Rock N' Road Cyclery at "The Traverse" - Race across the Santa Ana's.
Our very own Manuel Prado took the win at "The Traverse" this past weekend. As one of the main sponsors, Rock N' Road Cyclery was very happy with the event and the results. The race had a great turn out, the course was a little dusty but otherwise in great shape. Find out more at the Worrier Society's site under "The Traverse" write up.

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Rock N' Road Cyclery Mission Viejo having a night on the town.
We decided to let the crew out of the cage and let them have some fun. It was a great night with Tracie taking the highest score in every game. No bowling balls were harmed during this escapade.

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Congratulation to Jeff and Carrie, one more for the RNR family.

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Rock N' Road Cyclery Irvine is open for business.
We would like to welcome everybody to the newest member of the Rock N' Road Cyclery family. We are excited about our fourth store and we look foward to serving Irvine and the greater community. So come on in, we will be happy to serve you.

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Team Velosport meeting at Rock N' Road Cyclery - Irvine.
The next Team VeloSport meeting is May 30th (Wed night) at 7:30 at a NEW LOCATION: The brand new Rock N' Road Irvine store at 6282 Irvine Blvd., Irvine, CA 92620 (949-733-2453)-(see map). We have a great guest speaker and lots of stuff to give away. Come by and check out the new Rock n' Road store and win some cool stuff in the raffle!

Thank you Randy Profeta for stepping up and helping run the trail maintenance event with Ken Rands and everyone who showed up to dig in the dirt last month. Next trail maintenance day will be June 23rd. We're switching up locations and headed to Aliso Woods. You can sign up for the trail maintenance days at any Rock N' Road Cyclery location.

See everyone on May 30th!

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THERE’S A NEW ADDITION TO OUR FAMILY OF BIKE SHOPS.
Rock N’ Road Cyclery is proud to announce the opening of our 4th bike shop in Orange County. It’s the same great service and selection you’ve come to expect, but in a brand new location! To celebrate our Grand Opening, bring this ad into the new Irvine store any day during the months of May and June to receive your FREE WATER BOTTLE with any purchase.

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It was a spectacular night at the Rock N’ Road Cyclery’s Diva Night.
Thursday night had a large turn out for the inaugural event of Diva Night at

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CHECK OUT THE JUNE ISSUE OF MOUNTAIN BIKE ACTION
The June issue of MBA with Team Sho-Air/Rock N' Road Cyclery

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RESULTS FROM THE SEA OTTER CLASSIC
Team Sho-Air/Rock N' Road Cyclery pulled off a one two victory with a finally finish of team mates sprinting for the line. Our Manny Prado pulls out a win in the Semi Pro Cross Country and Ty Cady coming in second on the podium. Click on pictures below to enlarge.

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ROCK N’ ROAD CYCLERY IRVINE
Only a month away, Rock N' Road Cyclery Irvine will open the second half of May. Check out the construction pictures of our newest family member.

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DIVA NIGHT AT ROCK N’ ROAD CYCLERY
Please join us for an informative, exciting clinic to kick-off the beginning of our female riding group - The Rock N’ Road Cycling Sisters! Ride schedules to be distributed at the clinic.

Who: Female Riders

What: Informative, exciting clinic:
------- · Learn bike maintenance/flat fix
------- · Listen to guest speakers
------- · Win cycling merchandise
------- · ALL women’s clothing on sale

Where: Rock N' Road Cyclery - Mission Viejo
--------- --949.859.5076

When: Thursday, April 26th
--------- -7:30 pm (NO CHILDREN)

RSVP to tracie@rocknroadcyclery.net or crystal@rocknroadcyclery.net

Also, tell a friend! Surprise gift given to the woman who brings the most guests. Please print and bring this flyer for admittance and to be entered into a raffle!

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Kate Major's clinic was a success at Rock N' Road Cyclery - Anaheim Hills
Last weekend was a great weekend. Kate Major (2 Time Ironman Champion) was at Rock N’ Road Cyclery - Anaheim Hills. She gave a transition clinic for 40 triathletes and led a 4-mile run. Everybody had a great time! Click on the pictures below to view the full size.

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Kate Major (2 Time Ironman Champion) at Rock N' Road Cyclery - Anaheim Hills
Saturday, March 24th, 2007 - 4pm to 6pm

Win a CTS Coaching Package and Specialized Equipment Kit.
Spend six months training with a Carmichael Training System coach while wearing your new Specialized S-Works shoes, Decibel helmet and Arch optics ($1575 value)!

Recycle Your Tires
Tread lightly by recycling your tires with Specialized.
Bring in a used tire and receive a free commemorative water bottle.

Test the Best
Test ride the best in performance road and mountain bikes from Specialized. The Specialized demo trailer will be at Rock N; Road Cyclery from 10-4 on Saturday with bikes to try.

Ride with Rock N’ Road and Specialized
Join Rock N’ Road sponsored team athletes and Specialized product experts Saturday morning at 8:00 for a mountain bike ride at Aliso Wood Canyon Park. Breakfast awaits after the ride.

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Specialized answers the call to Quick-Step's new 2007 ride.