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Casual Friday

Here at The Cycling House, we know how exciting it is when the last day of the week rolls around and you can finally skip the suit and tie and slip into the clothes that you want to wear. This Friday forego the cycling kit or hawaiian shirt and sport one of the new TCH t-shirts. Choose from the trendy new off-center cactus-rider combo or the retro Endless Summer shirt here. Below are some folks that love casual Friday.

The Endless Summer for Riders

Andy Schultz of the Kenda-Felt Team tried to take out a tree with his head at the Firecracker 50. We are pretty sure the tree is slowly dying. This didn't stop Andy from casually enjoying the post race festivities in his TCH shirt.

Andy Schultz tried to take out a tree with his head at the Firecracker 50. We are pretty sure the tree is slowly dying. This didn't stop Andy from casually enjoying the post race festivities in his TCH shirt.

Although Moab, UT had the upper hand on Anya for a split second, she still smiles in her TCH shirt.

Anonymous person in TCH Endless summer shirt.

Posted in Business News, Featured Products on July 7th, 2010

Upper Echelon Camp Conquers Rain, Mt. Lemmon and Madera

The Upper Echelon Fitness/Portland Velo Crew enjoyed the sunshine. They escaped the rain in Portland, OR.

This is the 3rd year of having Russell Cree and friends down to The Cycling House for a camp in Tucson, AZ. When rain was in the forecast for the first big ride the Portland Velo crew probably questioned why they left the Pacific NW. They definitely paid their dues on the guided ride out to Saguaro E. National park and Old Spanish Trail. The first half of the ride it only threatened to rain, the second half the clouds delivered in a fierce way.

Tags: Gates Pass, Portland Velo, Rain, Russell Cree, Upper Echelon fitness
Posted in Business News, TCH Camper News, TCH Staff News on February 8th, 2010

January Hammer Camp is Underway!

Hammer Nutrition crew heading up toward Gates Pass in Tucson, AZ

The first Hammer Camp of the season is underway at The Cycling House! This is the forth year that we’ve hosted Hammer Camps and they keep getting better every year. In addition to our riding, swimming, running and hangout at The Cycling House, there is an educational element that you can’t really get anywhere else. With Brian Frank, owner of Hammer Nutrition and Steve Born, their fueling guru around at all times, they are there to help campers get the most out of their nutrition on and off the bike.

Javelina sighting on the first ride for the Hammer Camp.

This is also the first time this season that we’ve had a completely full house which is so fun. Sam and Andy Schultz are cooking daily for nearly 20 people and the food has been unbelievable (Pictures coming soon).

Posted in Business News, TCH Staff News on January 29th, 2010

A week of wild weather and perfect rides

Frank Brummer and Kevin Raymond at mile 13 on Mt. Lemmon.

It’s been an awesome week at The Cycling House! With the weather man telling us that rain was inevitable we were preparing for the worst. We aren’t use to rainy weather down here in Tucson, AZ so we had to re-think our rides a little bit and actually found ourselves stressing about the thought of putting on shoe covers, jackets, and hats to go riding. The weather was wild and it turned out to be one of the best weeks of riding that we’ve had so far this year.
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Posted in Business News, TCH Camper News on January 24th, 2010

Saguaro E. National Park – A Staple Ride for TCH

TCH crew doing a cycling a couple loops in Saguaro E. National Park

TCH crew riding a couple loops in Saguaro E. National Park

On Friday, The Cycling House group headed out to Saguaro East National Park for some pristine riding in the desert. Located just East of Tucson, this loop is about 8 miles, all one-way traffic with little to no cars, perfect pavement, punchy hills and fun corners. It’s similar to a roller coaster and probably the closest thing to replicating single track mountain biking on a road bike…So Fun!

Bob T. leading Jen up the last roller in the park.

We rolled out around 10am, just as the temps were nearing 60 degrees. Rolled a nice pace toward Old Spanish Trail and after about a 1.5 hour ride we were at the park entrance. We always give folks the option of doing one, two or if your feeling really ambitious, 3 loops in the park. Friday we rode two loops, rolled back home and called it a day. The ride is about 65 miles with nice hills and great roads.

After the ride we had a massive lunch and then hit the lap pool so the triathletes at The House wouldn’t feel like they were slacking off on their training.

Tags: Saguaro E. National Park
Posted in Business News on January 9th, 2010

Big Rides, Great Food and Sunshine

Core Time at The Cycling House

Happy New Year! It’s only been a week since The Cycling House has opened it’s doors and we are already in full swing. The crew at The Cycling House has been putting in some serious miles in sunny Tucson, AZ and our first camp (53×11 Coffee Camp) is under way and we’ve found our flow. TCH Campers and staffers alike are getting in those ever so important base miles to kick off their season of training the right way.

Bob T. and Bryce making their way up Mt. Lemmon. (Owen in the back getting dropped)

Sam and Andy Schultz have started their training for the upcoming pro mountain bike season. The food they have been putting together has been nothing short of amazing!

Salmon dinner prepared by Sam and Andy

Brendan Halpin and Jen Luebke are preparing for a great result at Ironman St. George in the beginning of May. They’ve been leading our 53×11 coffee campers on great rides and adding swim workouts and solid trail runs on either end to top off their training days.

Jen is still all smiles after a big day of riding. Photo Courtesy of Heidi Swift.

New to The Cycling House staff this year is bike mechanic extraordinaire, Bryce Daviess. The University of Montana cycling team leader has come down for the month of January to train and wrench on bikes. We are stoked to have another solid Montana rider to add to our star studded staff.

Bryce Daviess - A man who knows how to ride a bike...and fix them.

Temperatures hit 73 degrees today and I must say that we couldn’t have had a better day of training in Tucson. Hope all is well and we’ll keep the updates coming!

- The Cycling House

Posted in Business News, TCH Camper News, TCH Staff News on January 6th, 2010

Up and Running

Happy New Year from us here at The Cycling House. We are proud to announce that The Cycling House is up and running and ready for a great few months in Tucson, AZ! Owen, Brendan, Jen, Sam and Andy made the trek from Montana to Arizona just after Christmas to start another big season at The Cycling House Tucson. January still has some openings if you feel the need to escape the north and come ride in the sunshine. The temperatures have been in the low 70′s for about a week straight and the sunsets have been spectacular.

TCH crew and visitors have started putting in those valuable base miles for their winter training. Brendan Halpin started training with a CycleOps Powertap from The Cycling House and he say’s his numbers are off the charts

Posted in Business News, TCH Staff News on January 4th, 2010

Frank Brummer Represents TCH While Given Award

Frank Brummer's TREC wins "Project of the Year" Award

Frank Brummer is a great Cycling House representative and a regular at The Cycling House. Frank started, Trail Recreation Effingham County (TREC), a couple years ago which is a not-for-profit organization designed to promote a countywide multi-use trail system and an active, healthy lifestyle. TREC just won Project of the Year award by the Mid-American Trails & Greenways Conference. Congratulations Frank!

Posted in Business News, TCH Camper News on November 16th, 2009

The Cycling House to host 53×11 Coffee Camp!

The Cycling House exclusively drinks 53x11 Coffee

Date: January 4th-10th, 2010
Evan Lawrence of 53×11 Coffee has secured a spot at The Cycling House this winter for their inagural 53×11 Coffee Camp!

Tags: 53x11 Coffee, Ardennes, Arizona, AZ, Cycling, Espresso, H3, HED, HED Wheels, Powertap, training, Triathlon, Tucson, Watt, Wheels, Wheelset
Posted in Business News on November 10th, 2009

Cycling House is Front Page News in Missoula, MT

Owen Gue, Jen Luebke and Brendan Halpin riding mountain bikes in Missoula, MT. Photo courtesy of Linda Thompson

The Cycling House was featured on the front page of the Missoulian, the daily newspaper in Missoula, MT. Owen, Jen and Brendan sat down with reporter, Betsy Cohen to explain why they love what they do for a living. Read this article in The Cycling House News section.

Tags: Brendan Halpin, Business, Jen Luebke, Missoula, Missoulian, Montana, Owen Gue
Posted in Business News, TCH Staff News on November 6th, 2009