http://criterium.com/content Start your ride here! Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:41:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So we made the call. Labor Day is the day. Monday September 1st at 10am, we're unloading the current rental mountain bike fleet and a few sweet shop demos at steep discounts. We're talking close to half of retail on some bikes. So if you've been thinking about a new ... http://criterium.com/content/2008/08/24/rentals-for-sale-get-some/ You need a track bike. Good thing too, because we've got a few. Want an ultra-simple, zero maintanence transportation solution? Try a Langster. Want to get started riding the Seven Eleven Velodrome? Try a Langster. Cheaper than a road bike, faster than a road bike, no gears to grind or skip, just ... http://criterium.com/content/2008/08/09/you-know-what-you-need/ If you haven't spent your summer on a long-travel mountain bike yet, here's your chance to finish the season on a high note. Right now all Specialized Enduros, and Cannondale Prophets are on sale, along with a healthy dose of Big Hits and Demos. If that's not a sweet enough ... http://criterium.com/content/2008/07/27/easy/ Friday's drool-inducer comes to us courtesy of Crank Brothers. The Joplin seatpost is not a suspension post, but a height-adjuster. This genius gizmo allows you to ride with an ideal XC seat position uphill and with the flip of a switch, drop your seat height 3 inches to descend with a ... http://criterium.com/content/2008/07/12/the-captain-would-ride-it/ It's summer 2008, the Olympics are but a few commercials away and this season's already turning into a great one. Belgian Tom Boonen once again rode to victory at Paris-Roubaix on his Specialized S-Works Roubaix SL, and Swiss rider Christophe Sauser won the World Cross Country Mountain Bike Championships on ... http://criterium.com/content/2008/07/08/transitions-track-rings-and-championships/ Criterium is now your long travel bike and gear shop.  How long is long?  For those riders with a ride up the mountain, nothing compares to the Demo 7 and Big Hit from Specialized. If you want the best of both worlds, climbing on your own ticket, and then descending at ... http://criterium.com/content/2007/02/18/long-travel-headquarters/ Now's the time of year that each of us puts on a couple extra pounds and would rather cozy up by the fire with a good book than get out and train. So, how do you light a fire under yourself to get the ball rolling again? Sign ... http://criterium.com/content/2007/01/15/need-motivation/ As the days get shorter and colder, many people put their bikes away and head to the slopes rather than braving the cold temperatures.  This can be one way to avoid burning out, but it doesn't help get you ready physically for your next cycling seson. If you want to ride ... http://criterium.com/content/2006/12/13/avoid-burnout-this-winter-while-still-riding/ Everywhere that we ride our bikes is open to us by permission. In October, 15 miles of new mountain bike trails became available on weekends at Cheyenne Mountain State Park, just south of Colorado Springs on HWY 115. We are also welcome to ride in the newly opened City Park ... http://criterium.com/content/2006/12/12/pardon-our-dust/