SYNTACE X-12 THRU AXLE CONVERSION KIT
The AC 17mm Disc 225 Rear Hub can be converted to the Syntace X-12 142mm x 12mm Thru-Axle. This new X-12 standard is prized for its stiffness and adjustability. The kit contains the thru axle parts necessary for an easy swap and is $35US and shipping. To order, contact your local bike shop or international distributor.
NOBLE BIKES HAVE ARRIVED
Noted bike designer Mark Landsaat introduced his own line of mountain bikes, Noble Bikes. Mark states, “We are an engineering-based bike company focusing on high quality mountain bike frames. It is not a single magic ingredient that makes our frames special. It is the well-engineered, detail-oriented, high quality overall package that sets us apart” Their 26” model F4 is tearing up the races in Washington State. Photo by Chuck Kollin.www.noble-bikes.com
ALEX WETERHALL TAKES YELLOW JERSEY IN RAS IRELAND
Swedish racer, Alex Wetterhall of Team Sprocket Magnus Maximus Coffee has taken the coveted yellow jersey in the eight day FBD Insurance RAS in Ireland. In the same stage, teammate Freddy Johansson took third after being part of a four man leading group.
ZMOTION SUNRISE CLASSIC RACE WEEKEND AND EXPO
The second annual zMotion Sunrise Classic is set for April 10,2010 in Sunrise, FL and April 11, 2010 in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, FL. As a zMotion team sponsor, American Classic will be exhibiting at the vendor village both days. "We are proud to support zMotion for its charity endeavors, advocacy for cycling safety and grassroots effort to get people on bikes," says Ellen Kast of American Classic.
NAUTICA SOUTH BEACH TRIATLON EXPO
The Nautica South Beach Triathlon is prestigious celebrity-charity event taking place in Miami's South Beach art deco district. Lloyd Taylor from Triathlon Lab is coming all the way from Los Angeles to exhibit at the race expo on Saturday April 10, 2010 and invited AC be there. Notable AC pro athletes who will be competing at Nautica South Beach are our cover athlete, Jenny Fletcher and Henry Hagenbuch.
SERC MTB RACE AND EXPO AT TSALI, NC
American Classic will be exhibiting at the Gone Riding Southeast Regional Championship MTB race at the legendary Tsali Trails in Bryson, NC on April 11, 2010. Clayton Bramlett will be there for AC to show product and root for the American Classic Pro Mountain Bike Team in this US Cup qualifying event. Robert Marion of the AC squad reports that he, "Philicia (Marion) and Chase Dickens just returned from a solid race performance at the USA Cycling Pro-Tour in Fontana, California and we are ready to go for this SERC race in our own backyard."
IVONNE KRAFT WINS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE ABSA CAPE EPIC
With a lead of over four minutes, Ivonne Kraft won the first stage of the women’s team event in South Africa’s legendary eight day MTB stage race. The grueling event is open to teams of two riders only. The course winds its way through South Africa‘s plains, mountains, indigenous forests, and scenic coastlines. Ivonne, who rides for the German RiderRacer Team, is on a Niner EMD with American Classic Tubeless 29ers, her first year riding 29ers.
SANTOS FAT TIRE FESTIVAL
American Classic exhibited in the vendor village at the Santos Fat Tire Festival in Santos, Florida March 19-21, 2010. AC Customer Service Supervisor, Clayton Bramlett reported, “the festival was a perfect blend of grassroots local efforts by the host, the Ocala Mountain Bike Association and fantastic bicycle industry support. There were new trails, an epic night ride, live music and campfires.” AC plans to attend the Festival in 20
BIKER.HU EXHIBITS AT BRINGAEXPO IN BUDAPEST
Bringaexpo was March 4-7, 2010 in Budapest, the Capitol City of Hungary. Zoltan Deak, sales executive for Biker.HU reports, "The show was good, because it was held with other shows. the International Boat Show and the Hungarian Travel Show. We experienced about 30-50% more visitors than last year, around 13,000-15,000 people.” Biker.HU’s display included American Classic and a broad array of road and mountain bikes and accessories.
AMERICAN CLASSIC PROFESSIONAL MTB TEAM MAKES SEASON DEBUT AT SERC
The American Classic Professional MTB Team makes their season debut at the first big race of the east coast SERC series on March 14, 2010 in Gainesville, FL. The team roster includes Robert Marion, Phalicia Marion and Chase Dickens (pictured). "The team has been training hard. We hope to have good results in Gainesville. Our next stop is Fontana, California for the US Pro Tour," says Robert.
PHILADELPHIA ENDURANCE SPORT EXPO
American Classic will be in booth 55 at the Endurance Sport Expo at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on March 13 - March 14, 2010. Jack Schneider, AC’s national sales rep manager states, “This is the only Expo in Philly geared to the multisport athlete. There are wheels available for test rides on the Perkiomen Trail near the Center”.
GREAT REVIEW FOR AMERICAN CLASSIC IN GERMANY
We have received the best review of all wheels in Germany's "Bike magazine" test plus a "must buy" recommendation. "The MTB 26 TUBELESS wheel set offers an excellent price to performance value", says Bike magazine. Our 26er TUBELESS received the top "SUPER" rating in issue 03 of 2010.
ADVENTURE CYCLING VISITS FLORIDA
Adventure Cycling Association's director Jim Sayer visited Florida to lecture on the latest resources on bicycle travel, new bike-friendly routes, tours, and advocacy policy initiatives at the national level. ACA’s nonprofit mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle for fitness, fun, and self-discovery. Bill Shook said, "Jim's talk reminded me of when I first began riding as a teenager on bike tours in Ohio."
2010 TAIPEI INTERNATIONAL CYCLE SHOW
Christine Cheung, office manager for our Taiwan facility, reports AC’s 2010 Taipei Cycle Show booth number is M409. The show takes place March 17 - 20, 2010 at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall.
IAN HOLT NAMED USAF ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Captain Ian Holt received the prestigious 2009 Athlete of the Year for the US Air Force. He is team leader of the US Armed Forces Team and scored 2 wins in his national, international and military road events. The award was presented by USAF Brigadier General Timothy A. Byers in Orlando, Florida on Dec. 1, 2009. In attendance at the awards ceremony were team director Debra Ponzio, veteran team rider Chief Petty Officer Sean Coleman and Ellen Kast of American Classic.
CYKLO PROFI PRESENTS AT CZECH SPORT LIFE SHOW
Cyklo Profi, our Czech Republic distributor, made a strong showing at Sport Life 2009 in Brno in early November. Says Cyklo Profi’s spokeswoman Martina Rejchrtova, “There were 60,000 visitors at Sport Life. Cyklo Profi displayed the new American Classic products as part of our product line. Our customers appreciated the innovation and great looks of the AC.”
AMERICAN CLASSIC RECYCLING EFFORT
If you ever wondered what happened to your crashed rims, they went out to the metal recycling plant this week. Our friend David Luppino (pictured), owner of Just Ride Bicycles in Riverview, FL spearheads this local recycling effort and we are on board with it. “We are grateful for the work David is doing for the Tampa community”, says Bill Shook.
TROPHY BIKE MTB STAGE RACE COSTA RICA
Jimmy Adames is riding the North Face Trophy Bike Race in the mountains of Costa Rica. Jimmy is pictured with stage one race winner, Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champ, Miguel Martinez. Jimmy states, "We climbed 600 vertical feet in the first mile and had a bunch of rocky, loose, muddy tecnical downhills and we also had a river crossing where the water was about 2.5 ft deep. The wheels worked great. Tomorrow, 46 hard miles."
ROC D’AZUR MTB TANDEMS
Guillaume Lambert and his stoker Aurélien Collet put the tubeless 26" disc wheels through the paces at Roc D’Azur, the elite mountain bike race and festival in France. Guillaume reports, "I didn’t hesitate to ride with the new MTB tubeless disc wheels! Now, I can assure that they are really strong after the 42 km of the race in the aggressive tracks around Frejus. We finished 20th of 230 tandems at the start. It was a really great race that I will remember for a long time."
AC LOCAL ADVOCACY EVENT
American Classic is again supporting our local advocacy group, SWFBUD by exhibiting our new product at Bicycle Bash by the Bay, Sunday Oct. 11, 2009 from 11:00 to 4:00, N. Straub Park, St. Petersburg, FL. This event promotes bicycling in the Tampa Bay area. Stop by to say hello to Clayton and Cody who will be attending the Bash for AC.
JENNY FLETCHER IS DAILY DISTRACTION ON PEZ CYCLING NEWS
"Pro model & triathlete Jenny Fletcher shows off her fave wheels at Interbike. Who thought American Classic wasn't sexy...?"PezCyclingNews
US ARMED FORCES CYCLING TEAM 7TH IN MILITARY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Our Armed Forces Roadies have been on the move lately competing to 7th in the Military World Championship Team Competition in Ireland. US Team members are: USCG G. Ganoung & S. Coleman; USA C. Hutcheson; USMC K. Young; USN A. Christian; USAF I. Holt, A.Chocha, T. Johnson. Pictured is our local Florida Coastie favorite, Sean Coleman, at the Green Mountain Stage Race in Vermont.
GOODBYE SHOW CRATE
The American Classic show crate has left the building. Look out Vegas, here we come!
JENNY FLETCHER POSTER SIGNING AT INTERBIKE 2009
Jenny Fletcher, American Classic’s cover athlete for 2010 will be signing her poster at AC’s Interbike Booth 4151 on Wednesday September 23, 2009 and Thursday Sept 24, 2009 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Jenny is a star, a pro triathlete, fashion model and television personality. She has graced the cover of sport and fashion magazines worldwide. And she’s nice too! Stop by to meet Jenny in person, a highlight of the interbike schedule.
EUROBIKE 2009 WAS A SMASH HIT FOR AMERICAN CLASSIC
American Classic debuted 7 new products in a deluxe, new show booth. The true innovator, Bill Shook personally greeted customers to explain the technological advances made this year. New to the line, the Tubeless 26” MTB Wheels, Tubeless 29” MTB Wheels, 420 Aero 3 Road wheels, Magnesium Clinchers “The White Flame”, Handcycle Wheels, Wheelchair Bolt On Hub and American Classic Logo Apparel.
JENNY FLETCHER IS 5TH CANADIAN NATIONAL TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP
If you are wondering who the woman is on our home page, she is Jenny Fletcher, triathlete and model. Greyhound fast, Jenny impressed the crowd with her athleticism earning 5th place at the Canadian Championship. Jenny will be visiting our booth at Interbike to sign posters. Stop by to meet her.
PATRICK THOME IS FRENCH NATIONAL CHAMPION
Pat Thome put the hammer down winning the junior downhill title for France. Pat pushes the limits with his AC downhill and all mountain wheels in his races.
EVERYBODY RIDE!
BTI is rolling their big test ride rig around the US. Their slogan is “Everybody Ride!” and this rig makes it possible to test out the latest bikes and of course, AC wheels. Coming to a bike shop near you.
CAITLIN SNOW SECOND AT IRONMAN LAKE PLACID
Caitlin Snow completed the grueling event in the mountains around Lake Placid NY in 9:41:21. Although she did not defend her title this year, Snow had the fastest women's marathon time of the day, a reason to be proud. Cait will be riding her new 58mm tubulars in Kona.
CHRIS FOSTER SELECTED FOR US NATIONAL DUATHLON TEAM
Chris Foster was selected for the US National Duathlon Team competing at Duathlon World Championships on Sept. 26, 2009 in Concord, NC. Chris says it is, “a great honor to be recognized as one of the top run/bikers in the country and to be able to go head to head with the world's best!”
SHELLY ALLEN 5TH IN BC MTB STAGE RACE CANADA
Shelly Allen was 5th in the women’s relay at the BC MTB Stage Race in Vancouver BC Canada. She rode our new tubeless prototype wheels for the trek. She reports that the new wheels “climb like a mountain goat”.
ALEX WETTERHALL SWEDISH NATIONAL CHAMPION
Alex Wetterhall gave Team Magnus Maximus Coffee.com the perfect start to the Swedish National Championships week with a victory in the Elite Time Trial with a time of 55:53. "For us it is a dream come true to take an elite national title in our first year as a pro team," says team director Magnus Backstedt, who also won this honor during his racing career.
NEW EUROBIKE BOOTH PLAN IS COMPLETE
The guys at GDBG did it again. This is the plan for our new booth for Eurobike 2009. We welcome our customers to plan a visit to our new booth in our new location Hall B5-410.
AC IS EXHIBITING AT BIKE FESTIVAL WILLIGEN GERMANY
Revolution Sports will be showing the American Classic brand at the Bike Festival, Germany’s largest MTB event, on June 12-14, 2009. This is a picture of Konstantin of Revolution Sports and Bill Shook, AC’s company president at the Willigen 08.
AC MTB PROTOTYPE WHEEL TEST IN FRANCE
Bicycle Product Manager Guillaume Lambert of our French distributor ACSUD gave our prototype mtb wheels a thrashing at Gorges du Tarn on June 1, 2009.
ZACK VESTAL REVIEWS THE CARBON 58 CLINCHER WHEELSET
VeloNews reviewed our Carbon 58 Clincher wheelset. You can read the whole article at velonews.com.
MARY MCCONNELOUG AND MIKE BRODERICK READY TO RACE THE US
Mary and Mike completed their European spring racing and will be returning to the US the first week in June, 2009. Mary says, "Mike and I have been on the move! 9 races in 9 weekends... We look forward to going to our east coast island home for the first time in 6 months... and from there, begin our preparation for National Championships in CO."
PHALICA MARION WINS THE BURN 24 HOUR CHALLENGE
The Burn 24 Hour Challenge took place in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina over Memorial Day Weekend. Philicia Marion of the Kenda/KMC/Hayes MTB Team won the women’s solo 24-hour event. Phalicia completed 23 laps of the 7.5 mile course in 23:11, more than 5 laps ahead of her competitors. Her effort also gave her a 6th place overall among the solo men racers.
15mm THRU AXLE HUB RETROFIT KIT
If you have a quick release style AC disc 130 hub, you can convert it to the new 15mm Thru Axle standard with our retrofit kit. It is $35.00 US and shipping. You can order the kit from your local American Classic dealer or by calling American Classic.
BACK TO TRAINING
Nick Stevens, one of AC's elite athletes checked in with us this week, "Back to training! Thought you'd like a copy of these photos from today's training at Boulder Indoor Cycling. The wheels look good! I've been coaching there recently on the track and mainly with young kids on the wooden terrain park obstacles"
PROTOTYPE BOLT-ON WHEELCHAIR HUB PREVIEW TESTED BY SCOTT MCNEICE
Multiple World and US National Handcycle Champion Scott McNeice is giving us a hand by testing our new prototype Bolt-On Wheelchair Hub on his bike. You can see the prototype wheels at the Clocktower Classic in Rome, Georgia on April 22-24, 2009, the first-ever domestic handcycling race on the UCI’s International Para-Cycling Calendar. That is, if you can catch Scott’s wheel.
NEW AMERICAN CLASSIC WEBSITE
The brand new American Classic website is online since January 2009. From now on you won't miss the latest news and you'll see all new products first.
EUROBIKE 2008
All brand new American Classic products designed by German design studio Groupe Dejour have been first shown at EUROBIKE 2008.
INTERBIKE 2007
What a show! Even Phil Liggett stopped by and talked with American Classic President Bill Shook about our incredibly lightweight magnesium wheels.