Colnago C50 Italia Di2. Just beautiful White and Silver version arrived in Helsinki to wait open roads after heavy winter

Sorry about the picture quality.  I should always carry with me my Leica to serve my dear readers with decent pictures. Anyway this bike is just adorable. Another wheelset is chosen: white DT Swiss set - just perfect with color and decoration. Integrated Pro stem/handlebar - also white with black geometric decous like the frame. Sadlo will be Selle SanMarco: white + black carbon.
The frame looks really great in real life. Here is the studio picture by Colnago.com to compensate my lousy picture. As you can see, it's pretty close to the limited edition of 59 bikes.

Congratulations to lucky owner of this nicely fine-tuned great bike - happy miles my friend!

It looks like we have a road cycling friendly restaurant in Helsinki

La Table
Ravintola La Table
Ludviginkatu 3-5
00130 Helsinki
puh. 09-673236
info@latable.fi

Roudies, try this bistro when you'll be in Helsinki

The Inner Ring: recyclingnews.com ?

The Inner Ring: recyclingnews.com ?: "The image below is a cropped screenshot from cyclingnews.com this evening. I've annotated it to show where the stories come from. You can cl..."

Shame on you "real journalists". This piece of good detective journalism is by fellow blogger Matt -The Inner Ring

Great collection of vintage bikes: Velo Classics

Velo Classics

Here is some pictures from Velo Classics blog by "Skeet Skeet"
This is the introduction of his impressive collection
"Welcome to my vintage bike blog. I will be featuring some of the 50 or so bikes from my collection as time permits. My collection consists of Italian vintage bikes from Colnago, Cinelli, Masi, Bianchi, Gios, Olmo, Geurciotti, Basso, Grandis, Pogliaghi, and Tommasini. I also own several Zeus (Spain), Austro-Daimlers (Austria), Schwinn Paramounts (USA) Merciers (France), a Liberia (France), a Raysport (Mexico), a Windsor (Mexico), and a Trek (USA)."

Video: Designer Paul Smith Talks Cycling - BikeRadar

Video: Designer Paul Smith Talks Cycling - BikeRadar

He's my style hero, "Classic with a Twist"
One day I'll be riding a city-bike designed by Paul Smith, wearing total city-cycling-outfit.
Paul, this is a brief for you.

Cannondale SuperX - The bike of Finnish Cyclocross Champion

This is the next bike of Finnish Cyclocross Champion Kimmo Kananen.

He has test-driven the bike and compared with the previous frame CAAD9 the new one is as stiff but there was plenty of more comfort. Blending the carbon technology of Cannondale hardtail mountainbike Flash with th eproven geometry of the CAAD9 Cross, SuperX is good-looking and probably very fast bike. Here is the marketing rap of the month from www.cannondale.com:

SuperX is crafted from BallisTec carbon fiber. Developed for ballistic armoring, this allows SuperX to shrug off rock impacts that would cripple other carbon frames. 

Hey guys there in Cannondale R&D or marketing department, no mention of any ball-protection benefits? It might be good feature when jumping on the bike during the race. Maby pretty wide new Fizik Tundra (must be the choise here in Tundra region) will act like shock-absorber.

Anyway great frame with great desing. The craphic desing is one of the best in 2011 models.

Brand new Colnago World Cup. Guess who'll bring it to good home soon?

 

My friend Aleksi will get himself one of the nicest birthday presents just few days after the party.

Isn't it beautiful.

The winner in Mud party at Kopperberg is Sven Nys - the 8th victory at row

Samenvatting

When the conditions are as slippery some experience is needed. Sven at 34 of age and Colnago Cross Prestige got it.

Here is race report in www.cyclingnews.com

My heart beats now on Cyclo Cross Bikes. The sound is kind of low - Basso

Don't have any exact data of this bike, but my previous cyclo cross was Basso Devil, a aluminum frame build with Campa 10 speeds. This carbon Fast Cross looks great, but typically the frame size chosen to photoshoots is too small to be beatifull. I'll find you some more details and maby I can find one for test drive. But still - my winter ride is Colnago Cross Prestige - like Sven Nyis do.
Pictures: Itaaliaanse Racefietsen

Finnish CycloCross Championships in Helsinki, Kontula

One should work in leading Finnish Pro Bike shop if want to win. Kimmo Kananen won the Elite Finnish CycloCross Champinship 2010 after doing the same thing last year. Open Hobby Class, 30 minutes competition was won by Kökä - another Velosport guy. Concratulations Kimmo & Kökä. Couldn't have better super-adivisors in group rides! Unfortunately I only saw last 20 minutes of the elite race. Really nice track for spectatros. But where was Eurosport or Yle, National Broadcast Company of Finland?

Here is link to picture gallery where is more pictures to download for use of private, team, media.
Photographer Jukka Peltonen must be mentioned if used in media or www-site

This is super cool jersey -- should it be re-manufactured for international markets.

Facebook | Fanikuvia sivulta Kari Myyryläinen
The friendly looking cyclist is Finnish ex-pro Kari Myyräläinen and the team of the jersey local amateur club in Hyvinkää, Southern-Finland.

Some background of the jersey-sponsors:

• Kansa - a Finnish insurance company, owned by red-capital, led by left-wing politics and ended up in bankruptcy.
• Seura: one of the two biggest weekly magazines for families in Finland
• Crescent: bike sponsor, Swedish famous bike brand - see World Chamionship rainbow stripes in his cap. The brand and the Swedish factory is owned by international holding company Cycleurope
• Hyvinkään Säästöpankki: local savings bank, which doesn't excist after mergen 1992.

Kari joined Spanish professional Team Reynolds and his team mate was...guess who?