{"id":522,"date":"2011-01-17T04:30:49","date_gmt":"2011-01-16T18:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/?p=522"},"modified":"2014-08-12T02:31:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T16:31:09","slug":"check-out-my-new-2011-gear-my-canondale-slice-and-shimanos-dura-ace-di2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/check-out-my-new-2011-gear-my-canondale-slice-and-shimanos-dura-ace-di2\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out my new 2011 gear! My Canondale Slice and Shimano\u2019s Dura Ace DI2."},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, my favorite time of the year has arrived. Shimano just picked me up, and I\u2019ve re-signed with all of my sponsors. I\u2019ve got a boatload of new gear coming my way, and I couldn\u2019t be happier. This is much better than Christmas. Wanna see what\u2019s got me so excited? Have a look.<\/p>\n

The New 2011 Canondale Slice<\/strong>
\nI just got this bike, and it rides like a dream. The Slice is the best tri bike I\u2019ve ever ridden, and the results show. I won Challenge Copenhagen on this bike, and I think that if I weren\u2019t riding it, I would have been much more tired for the run.<\/p>\n

It all has to do with the way this bike is engineered. The Slice has a shock dampening micro suspension (called the SAVE system) on the rear. It reduces a lot of the wear you get from riding long distances, and in my case, it kept me feeling much more fresh once I hopped off the bike and did the run.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve got some pretty serious bike training coming up in the next few weeks, so the new Slice will certainly come in handy. The Abu Dhabi triathlon features a 200k bike section, so I\u2019m planning on slowly increasing my distance on the bike before I head over there in March. During my most intense week, I\u2019ll be biking an insane 1000 kilometers. Just so you know, I\u2019ve never done that before.<\/p>\n

Shimano\u2019s Dura Ace DI2 Electronic Shifting System<\/strong>
\nYou can really see the evolution of bike racing with this new Shimano gear shifting system<\/a>. There are no cables, so you get a super smooth transition between gears. This is actually really handy. When you add up all of the little delays in a race, something like this can make a big difference.<\/p>\n

Being that these have be designed triathletes, the new system eliminates the need for me to change hand positions during shifting. I can change gears at the base bar as well as the bar extensions because the system is linked. <\/p>\n

Also, the electronic rear derailleur system is the fastest & most precise shifting I have seen. It’s made from Aluminium and Carbon which is why the whole rear derailleur weighs in at only 225g. <\/p>\n

But you haven\u2019t even heard the best part. The DI2 self-tunes. What a timesaver. No more trekking across town to the bike shop to get it done (not that I mind it). What could be more useful in the middle of a big race?<\/p>\n

Shimano has also been kind enough to give me some new shoes, wheels, and bars. Thanks again guys!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve gotta shout out to Scody and Daikin. Thanks for your support.
\nWhat second Christmas is complete without some new clothes? Scody always has the most colorful and interesting designs out there. I love working with them because I get to be a part of the process, helping them come up with gear that makes me look good. It\u2019s win-win all around.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be blogging about my training schedule shortly. Like I said, it looks like I\u2019ve got a lot of intense weeks on the bike ahead of me. I\u2019ll keep you all posted on my progress, and if they have to scrape me off the road during that 1000k week, you\u2019ll know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":964,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522\/revisions\/964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timberkel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}