Cyclocross is just around the corner and nothing says cross like a good welding session. The two go hand -in-hand; It’s white hot, sparks are always flying, very dirty, chicks dig it and most of all it takes skill.  Here at The Cycling House we are are embracing the fall season by building things with metal, making sparks fly and fine tuning our cross skills at Montanacyclocross.com’s cyclocross clinic.

Bryce Daviess of Demontluzin Cycles has been working hard in the Fish Creek Farms Shop to help build the new Cycling House custom rack for the 15 passenger van.

Fish Creek Farms Shop

The Montanacyclocross.com CROSS CLINIC will teach you how to make sparks fly!

After you lay down a good bead in the welding shop you have to attend the Cyclocross clinic on September 11th in Missoula, MT. The clinic is put on by Shaun Radley (and crew) of montanacyclocross.com so you know it will be awesome! There will be elite cross riders teaching effective cross techniques, giving coaching and nutritional advise and copious (yet not redundant) amounts of Q&A. Missoula’s best bike mechanic will be on hand to give equipment and mechanical guidanace. Whether your a newbie curious to learn what Cyclocross is all about, or a seasoned cross rider wanting to reacquaint yourself with riding on dirt and grass, this is the perfect way to kick off your cross season! Check out the flyer below or click here to learn more. See you there!!!

If you’ve ever taken part in one of our camps then you know how imperative it is that we have a solid, reliable and efficient rack system for our vehicles. We often shuttle to and from ride routes, up and down mountain passes, through rain, wind and sunshine. We need a bike rack that works perfectly (and looks cool at the same time). That’s why we are proud to announce that Thule will be the official bike rack supplier for The Cycling House.

Caution: Thule racks can fill up a living room in no time. This is only part of the complete rack system for the new TCH vans.

Our 15 passenger van will be equipped with 15 – 2010 Thule Sidearms. This is an upright mounted bike carrier that takes seconds to securely lock a bike into place. The smaller passenger van will have 7 – 2010 Thule Echelon racks which is a fork mounted bike rack.  This is dialed in Swedish technology which has proven itself year after year.

21 bikes loaded up for another great ride in Tucson.

More pictures of our new Thule racks are coming soon. To learn more about Thule check out there website here.

Rolling Thunder. This is hands down the best race in the world for both spectators and racers alike. Night racing under the lights, barriers, podium girls, amazing commentary, pro riders, live music, fun fans and so much more. The Cycling House will have a VIP tent with local beer and wine flowing like Sam and Andy Schultz on single track. Visit montanacyclocross.com for the lowdown.

The Cycling House Kit and Red Danger make the Rolling Thunder poster

Owen Gue raced the butte 50 with a video camera attached to his seat post (compliments of Jedzilla). Check out the race footage!

Butte 50 2010 from Jed Zilla on Vimeo.

Another great performance…

Tom Robertson loves both photography and riding bikes. Being a longtime local rider in Missoula, he’s become a staple figure in the riding and endurance sports scene.  He shoots all of the local studs in town including Matt Shryock, Linsey Corbin, Jen Luebke, Sam Schultz and many more.  Tom and Brendan recently went out for an evening in the hills of Missoula and these are a few images that they came back with.

Tom has taken pictures for The Cycling House for over 3 years now and his photos have become an integral part of our website.

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After finishing up with a solid 11th place at the US Mountain Bike National Championships in the Short Track, Andy Schultz took a break from the regimented training program and professional racing schedule to hike the epic mountains in the heart of the Colorado Rockies.

On Tuesday, professional triathlete and local Missoulian, Linsey Corbin organized a group of triathletes and two non-triathletes (Owen and Tom Robertson) for a fun-filled day of triathlon bliss. The group started the day off bright and early in the Clark Fork River with a 1.5 hour up-stream “open water” swim (Owen didn’t get the memo on this workout so he was still sleeping). Tom Robertson photographed.

Solid Missoula Tri-Crew getting ready for a river swim.

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Brendan Halpin and Jen Luebke headed North to Canada to Race the Great White North 70.3 in Alberta and had huge success. Brendan nearly won and only fell short by 14 seconds! He put up the fastest run split of the day (1:16:54) and finish with a time of 4:01:55. Nice work Brendan!

Jen put together a fantastic race and placed 5th in the pro women! Jen says that she is really happy with her result and excited because she felt strong during the race and PR’d by 17 minutes!!! Her finishing time was 4:37:05. Congrats Jen!

The Cycling House Rocky Mountain Road Trip is underway and it’s been a great trip so far. The first stop was Moab, UT for an epic ride from the top of the La Sals at 11,000+ feet down to the Colorado River. The next stop was Durango, CO with Andy Schultz playing tour guide.

We are currently in Breckenridge, CO preparing to cheer at the Firecracker 50. This race is the US Marathon National Championship so there is quite a bit on the line here.  Sam Schultz is flying right now and will be gunning for the win. Also, Andy Schultz was 2nd at this race two years ago so he knows how to race this course.  There is a solid MT crew racing this event which includes a stacked Hammer Nutrition team: Dustin Phillips, Phil Grove and Matt Butterfield. MT Cyclocross represented by Shaun Radley.

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