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Meet our elite track specialist, Danielle Shumskas. Athlete, artist, sister, daughter, student... https://www.doylestownbikeworks.com/team/news/meet-danielle-shumskas

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We are so pleased to announce that in 2020 our cycling team will include women in both our elite and amateur formats, led by veteran racers Paige and Danielle Shumskas of Pipersville, PA. The mission of our team is to expand the representation and diversity of local athletes competing in all disciplines of cycling. Our equipment sponsor, Liv/Giant Bicycles has raised the bar with their commitment to women’s cycling through the #whyitmatters campaign. 

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She wanted the ultimate single-speed, cyclocross racing bike so we reached out to the artists at Independent Fabrication in Newmarket, New Hampshire for this custom, titanium frame gravel killer. 

Frame - Independent Fabrication Ti Planet X Single Speed w/ Paragon Slider Drop-Out. Wheels - ENVE G Series w/ Chris King HubsCrank - Cane Creek Tye-Dye eeWings

Photo: Mike Maney

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Bicycling ensemble, - Black wool - Circa 1888, USA - museum purchase                                     

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gToday was a day for our veteran riders. Huge congratulations to Captain Mike Bowe (20/48) and Rob Beighley (17/48) for their efforts in the 55+ race in today’s  2019 Cherry Blossom Challenge in Newark, NJ. Then Rob woke up and did it all over again on Sunday at the Ronde van Mullica (Mullica Hill, NJ) finishing 27/58 in the Master’s 50+ race. 

Meanwhile, in Belgium, Fast Pat McLaughlin rode the prestigious 85 mile Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) ahead of one of the most famous UCI road races in the world. First raced in 1913, the race is one of cycling’s thirteen “monument races” and one of two raced on cobbled roads. Pat was joined by shop-friend Rick Shoff and shared these pictures of an epic cycling trip including taking in race (won by Italian Albert Bettiol of EF Education First Pro Cycling) which starts in Antwerp and ends in Oudenaarde. 

A little closer to home, junior racer Alden Weinhold (Lenape Middle School) ventured up to New York City to race in the Century Road Club Association (CRCA) Category 5 training race in Central Park. At thirteen years old, Alden was the youngest racer in the race by about seven years and got quite an introduction to life in the Big Apple Congratulations to Alden for jumping into the deep end of the pool. 

Four of our elite racers: Colin Kelly (Ottsville), Sam Smith (Doylestown), Jason Wood (Lansdale), and Chris Baccash (Doylestown) participated in the Pro 1-2-3 race at the Ronde van Mullica in New Jersey. The team worked hard for Colin and Sam today and reported that it was our best team effort of the season thus far. Colin won the field sprint and finished 8th overall. Congratulations to Sam for working hard in the break today and making trouble for everyone. [Photo by Ron Short: Colin Kelly at right]. 

Happy Birthday to Zach Shearon, our team’s most ferocious mountain biker. 

Finally, we have some difficult news to share. Our teammate Jon Hoyle lost his brother, David Nathaniel Hoyle who passed while participating in the activity we all love. I have included a link to his obituary here. David was residing in Connecticut where he was the executive director of the Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program which is a developmental program devoted to giving youth access to the sport of cycling. We will be making a donation to the program in the name of our team out of love for Jon. If you would like to contribute, we’ll have a donation envelope in the shop. 

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2019 Bike We Love: 2019 Liv Avail Advanced 1 A road bike that doesn’t sacrifice performance or athleticism, but can still find those gravel and dirt roads in Bucks/Hunterdon County. This build incorporates Giant/Liv’s own advanced composite frame, a complete Shimano Ultegra drivetrain, and a geometry specifically designed for women. Giant/Liv’s Overdrive Steerer, D-Fuse seatpost and PowerCore bottom bracket compliment the carbon frame to assure this bike doesn’t sacrifice stiffness to soak up vibration. 

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Jason Wood is a member of the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team. He was born and raised in Doylestown, and graduated from CB East High School. He currently resides in Lansdale, PA. Jason has raced at an elite level for many years and is the team’s elder statesman at thirty-something years old. Jason is the big engine for this team and in 2018 had his best results racing at the master’s level. His specialties include criterium and road racing and we are looking forward to his return to the velodrome this summer.

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Colin Kelly is a member of the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Elite Cycling Team. He was born and raised in Ottsville, a graduate of Archbishop Wood High School, and currently a student at Penn State University (2020, IT Security). In 2018 Colin was a finisher in the Pro 1/2 Thompson Bucks County Classic Criterium. His specialties include mountain bike racing, road racing and cyclocross. Colin has come into 2019 with great fitness and has had great results at the CRCA Grant’s Tomb Criteirum and the Philly Phlyer Criterium. 

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Meet Chris Meacham of the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Elite Cycling Team. Chris is a resident of Doylestown and a graduate of CB South High School and Appalachian State University. He raced professionally for the Airgas-Safeway team where he was a teammate of 2018 Vuelta a Espana Champion Chris Horner. In 2018 Chris won the Historic Riverton Criterium. We are looking forward to him returning to competition on the track at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center this weekend in addition to his criterium racing. 

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Racing and riding is in full swing in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Many of our elite racers, team sponsors, and club members chose to ride one of our regions most ambitious early season events, the 2019 Kermesse Sports Hell of the Hunterdon. 82 miles of climbing and 19 sections of gravel, dirt and hardscrabble roads through western New Jersey. Pictured above are team sponsors (front to back) Stefan Richter (Clemons, Richter & Reiss, PC), Mike McCarthy (Pharosity Consulting), Kirk Palermo (Doylestown Bike Works), and Geoffrey Prudhomme (Geoffrey Prudhomme, ART). [Photo: Mike Maney]. Not pictured is team sponsor, Dr. Rob Riesenberger (Dentist 4 Kids) who also completed this pain-fest. 

Junior racer Sam Smith of Lenape Middle School finished 19th in the Men Pro 1-2-3 race at the Blueberry Biciciletta Road Race in Hammonton, NJ supported by teammates Jason Wood of Lansdale, PA. [Photo: Ron Short]. Team sponsor Rob Beighley (Glazing Concepts) competed in the Men’s Master’s age 50-54 category but suffered an ill-timed flat tire. 

Alisa Vinogradova (Newtown, PA) finished 4th in the CAT 3 Women’s Open Race at the Mayhew Mountain Bike Race in Medford, NJ. Mike Bowe finished 4th in the 45+ Men’s Endurance category. We know Tom Repkoe competed in the Endurance category as well, but don’t have a result at press time. 

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Part 3 of 2019 Rad Bikes: Giant Trance 29 2 Trail Mountain Bike. The Trance is the Giant MTB platform that we’ve gotten the most questions/interest around so far this year. In 2019 it appears in 9 different builds including both composite and aluxx, 27.5 and 29 inch wheel diameter offerings. This model of the bike features Giant’s own lightweight and durable Aluxx-SL frameset (6011 alloy) and Maestro rear suspension that has an advanced forged composite upper rocker arm that contributes to the lightness of the frame, and the stiffness and strength of the suspension. This bike is outfitted with a SRAM NX Eagle (1x12) drivetrain, Fox 34 Float Rhythm shocks (130/115 travel), and a Giant Contact Switch dropper post. Giant is back in the 29 inch diameter wheel game, and this bike is tubeless ready. The bike comes in black also, but we think it shines in metallic blue. 

Photo by MindYourDesign

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We sent a bunch of racers to the 2019 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference Philly Phlyer on Saturday, March 16th. In the Pro 1-2-3 race, Colin Kelly (Upper Black Eddy) finished sixth in strong company supported by his teammate’s Chris Baccash (Doylestown) and Sam Smith (Doylestown). Zak Andrews (Glenside) returned from injury for his first race of the season finishing 24th in the CAT 3/4 race. Senior statesman, Rob Beighley raced his new 2019 Cannondale SystemSix Hi-Mod Di2 bike to 32nd in the Master’s Race. Appropriately, Colin Kelly started St. Patrick’s Day with a 9th place finish (and first in the field sprint) at the Pinecone Circuit Race in Hammonton, NJ. Great weekend guys.

Photo Credit: Ron Short 

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Oh, hello! We were happy to be the first shop in Pennsylvania to see the 2019 Cannondale-Si Hi-Mod Limited Edition  featuring the brand new 12 speed Shimano XTR group, the much-anticipated Lefty Ocho carbon fork, and the BallisTec Hi-Mod carbon frame. This bike is an XXC, race-ready, straight-up baller and we couldn’t be more excited to have put two of them out into the wild already this Spring. Here’s a review from Bike Rumor that anticipate the new XTR group and Ocho fork but could have said some more about just how light and stiff this new hi-mod frame is. Photos: MindYourDesign

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We’d like to take the opportunity to acknowledge Dr. Robert Riesenberger of Dentist 4 Kids for his sponsorship of the Doylestown Bike Works p/b Fred Beans Cycling Team. Dr. Rob isn’t just a sponsor, he’s a competitor, with multiple finishes of the Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race, the highest elevation mountain bike race in the world (10,200 ft above sea level). But most folks here in Doylestown know him as the children’s dentist to so many kids and families in our community. Thank you Dr. Rob for your support of the #NextGen of smiles and bicycle riders in Central Bucks County. 

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Colin Kelly and Chris Baccash got our racing season off to a great start, finishing 5th and 10th respectively in the CAT 2/3 Race at the Century Road Club Association (CRCA) Grant’s Tomb Criterium. Both showed great early season fitness, and also competed in the Pro 1/2 race as well. Founded in 1898, CRCA is America’s oldest surviving cycling association. The Grant’s Tomb Criterium is one of two races that still happen on the streets of New York City. Morningside Heights is an amazing venue for a race with great views of the General Grant National Memorial, the East River, the George Washington Bridge, Columbia University, Barnard College, and Riverside Church. Here’s a recap from the event organizers. Big thanks to the organizers and race sponsors, and to Mother Nature for giving us a mild day in the sun. 

Addition: Here’s a race report from Vegan Cyclist including race footage. 

Five photos by: Ron Short

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We are proud of our association with the Fred Beans Family of Auto Dealerships as our cycling team’s title sponsor. We share their commitment to quality products and service. We admire them as a quality employer and investor in our community. We are in awe of their commitment to corporate responsibility and leadership diversity. People sometimes think that cars and bicycles are adversaries. History proves that we share a common love of motion, speed and competition. https://www.fredbeans.com/about-us/

Photo: Mike Maney