Tina Pic and Kim Baldwin will be leading the Constant Motion training camp for women only scheduled to be held in April this year in Colorado.

The Constant Motion training camp will be held from April 21-25 and is designed with women cyclists in mind, so the organizers have made it their mission to gather the best names in women’s cycling today. There is nothing like learning from the pros, and the organizers at Constant Motion has made sure that their participants will be able to enjoy all that a pro-level training camp has to offer.

This means that the lucky ladies will be able to ride, ask questions, and generally learn how to improve their cycling skills with some of the best in the sport today. Those who are serious about cycling should not even think twice about attending the training camp.

Women’s cycling legend Tina Pic will…

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POC recently designed a lightweight body protector for your spine and back that promises to be durable and strong when you get into a tumble or fall. The POC Spine VPD Vest Back Protector is made from a new compound that is specifically designed to absorb shock better than any material used in body armours. This compound is called visco-elastic polymer dough. It works to absorb shock and adapts itself to the force of the impact. This, in turn, will lessen damage inflicted to the rider.

Some riders abhor wearing body armours because they are bulky and not all the time, can truly offer good protection when they take a spill on the road or get into an accident. POC created this body vest to be light yet strong enough to withstand force. The density of the compound will not hinder movement but can still provide needed protection…

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A cycling shop in New York has been in business for more than two years selling cycling wear that is made out of natural materials, and not spandex.

This shop, called Pedaler Clothing, was started by Trinity Kerr and Virginia Elwood, two friends who got tired of wearing their cycling apparel when they’re out commuting on their bicycles. Specifically, their shop sells sustainable, American-made cycling clothes that don’t look like, well… cycling clothes.

Kerr and Elwood make sure that they only use natural materials in their apparel and create designs that make these clothes comfortable to wear for cyclists, while avoiding the traditional look and feel of common spandex shorts and jerseys. And get this – they even use bamboo on some of their clothes. Kerr says that bamboo makes draining off sweat faster and easier than even cotton.

You can’t have cycling wear without the reflective logos to keep…

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Specialized and VoTwo, an events management company, have come up with a new sportive that will take place on the Porsche Experience Centre and towards the Northamptonshire countryside on July 4, 2010.

Richard Hemington of Specialized is proud to announce that registration is now open at Votwo.co.uk. He adds, “Sportives are increasingly popular and we wanted to give these riders a great landmark for a new endurance challenge. It all came together when we met up with VoTwo.” Last day of registration will be on May 20, 2010.

Aptly called the Specialized Silverstone Sportive, this will be the first sportive hosted by Specialized and the organizers are all hopeful for its success. The sportive will be perfect as it coincides with one of the most awaited weekends in the cycling world, the start of the Tour de France 2010. VoTwo is banking on all the riders’ enthusiasm…

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A cyclists knows that a head injury is a serious thing because it can be fatal. If not, major head trauma that may result to brain damage. To counter this, a new helmet was invented that mimics the human head and how it works to lessen any injury to the head. The new helmet aims to decrease the impact of rotational injuries that riders may encounter.

The Phillips Head Protection System evolutionized the design for the helmet by adding an anti-rotational synthetic membrane known as SuperSkin. It is scratch resistant and can stretch up to 8 times its size. The gel-like substance is layered over the helmet and is coated inside as well. Similar to POC’s Cortex DH helmet, the goal is to protect the rider from head injuries by copying how your scalp functions against the skull when you experience a blow to the head, tumble or fall. …

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Actor Patrick Dempsey and Pro Cycling star George Hincapie will be riding in the Breakaway Ride cycling events for charity in April of this year.

The ‘Breakaway Ride presented by Specialized’ cycling event is an accompanying event to the 2010 Amgen Tour of California, which will be held on May 16-23. This is a fundraising event which aims to support the Breakaway from Cancer® charity program of the California tour.

The events are open to the public, and cycling fans will get a chance to ride two actual routes that will be used by the pros on this year’s Amgen Tour of California. There are three distances planned for each event in order to accommodate riders of all levels.

The first ‘Breakaway Ride’ will be held on April 11 and will feature Patrick Dempsey, who is participating in the event to show support for the cause and showcase…

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Orange Bikes will start using Cane Creek Double Barrel Shocks on select mountain bike models. The models to expect using the Cane Creek Double Barrel Shock are the Alpine 160, 224 Evolution, and Blood Bikes, and will feature Öhlins’ Twin Tube technology. Due to design, you are allowed full control of rebound and compression, which is achieved by oil circulating throughout the valving, while other shocks use the main piston.

Cane Creek Double Barrel shocks use four way adjustments for you to tune for high and low speed compression and high and low speed rebound, which can simply be done by hand. No need for aftermarket tunes due to the external adjustment, you can easily customize and setup for type of riding or weather conditions. Orange Bikes packages three different spring rates per model, while picking one depends on your weight. Upgrading to…

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