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El Tour De Tucson 2009

clarkcustomcycles — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:46:17 +0000

The yearly thanksgiving tradition is here. It’s time to get back out west and ride in the yearly El Tour De Tucson. It’s a great race/ride around Tucson and draws about 9000 people each year. Worst case scenario it’s a time to see some family, get in a good long ride, and show off a couple bikes for 109 miles on the road, and best of all a couple great friends are coming out for this year’s festivities.

Wanna come out for a ride, check out the site for this year’s El Tour De Tucson.

Mom & Pop, get ready here we come…

Mistrovstvi Ceske Republiky V Single Speedu 2009

clarkcustomcycles — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:55:52 +0000

Clark Custom Cycles is proud to sponsor the 2009 Czech Single Speed National Championships.

Planning is underway for the second and a halfth annual Czech Single Speed mountain bike National Championship. The next race is likely only a few months away, planned for late December 2009. We expect this one to be a kinda low key smaller deal, but to set the stage for many years to come of great single speed events in the Czech Republic.

All single speed races (to most likely be held on Prague’s south side) will be of the less-traditional non-sanctioned race in the style of the Single Speed World Championships, recently held in Durango, Colorado, USA. The aim is to promote Single Speed biking in the Czech Republic in general, to get SS bikers together for a fun event, and maybe to convince some Czech riders into going to upcoming Single Speed World Championships. (2010 SSWC in Rotura, New Zealand Oct 22. 2010 & 2009-10 SSCXWC in Portland, Oregon, USA Nov 7. 2009) Races will not be sanctioned be the UCI, ČSC, or ČEMBA. This is a friendly competition to fill the gap these official institutions leave.

This race is for everyone who likes to ride bikes with one gear, not just those who would ever race at an elite or even advanced level. The only requirement is to show up with one gear and be willing to ride. (It will help if you are willing to drink beer or rum, too, cause it will be cold!)

Braized VS Lugged, a 10 round knockdown fight.

clarkcustomcycles — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:33:27 +0000

Here’s the deal, everything that is done to the latest carbon and aluminium bikes is done to make them ride like steel. For better or worse they got that one right when they started to build these two wheeled human powered vehicles, everybody just needs to get back to their roots.

Fillet Braized

Fillet Braizing offers buddery smoother joints and a little more flexibility in geometry. In addition the bike will fall apart in 400 years, but don’t worry. We’ll personally fix your bike at that point when it happens.

Lugged Construction

Lugged frames offer superb strenth and allow for ligher tubes to be used, in addition they have a beautiful artisan quality to them that can’t be matched. It’s old school baby…oh yeah.