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UPDATE (09/15/10) Okay,people. It’s jersey reorder time. The quantities for the order are due by Friday and the deposit as well. I’ve got the count of what’s left at the shop. Get your wants in or lose out. Still $55 and I haven’t had much interest in the long sleeved stuff so speak up or it ain’t happening! ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- UPDATE (07/09/10) The remaining available jerseys are now at Pasadena Cyclery. Be current on your PMBC dues and then give them $55 each. Those of you who have ordered them, those are bagged and in another box at the shop with what you owe. Go get ‘em! The next order will be arriving on the 1st week of September, so if you want something that’s sold out or you want bib-shorts or arm warmers, get your orders-and money in or else it isn’t coming this time. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–

Okay people, it’s time to pony-up. If we want to get new jerseys by the last week of June, we need to have our deposit and order quantities in by Monday, May 3. If not, our next option is a May 24th deadline to receive our stuff the week of July 12-16. We also have to decide upon whether or not to do shorts (minimum 15 and about $67.50 each for the nice 8-panel with the “good” chamois). The other pieces we are thinking about (depending upon your interest-and deposits) are; wind vests (that count towards the regular racing jersey numbers) that will be about $56, arm warmers that will be about $28 and wind jackets that will be about $71. Wind jackets, arm warmers and long sleeved jerseys (which no one said they were into) all count together with a 15 quantity minimum. The regular jerseys we have done, the Club (think racing Blue ones of our current) will be about $63 and the Freeride (which is our current Grey mesh one) will still be the same at about $52. There will also be CA sales tax in addition to the prices. This info will be on the PMBC Facebook site as well and I need your replies ASAP so we can decide on the date. Also, you need to be up to date on your club dues to buy any club clothing. If you are not, then just add the $10 to your orders. Thank you for your prompt input.

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I had the pleasure of testing the new DiamondBack Mission 3. I received the frame in the mail with the instructions to build it to the way I normally ride. Well, I’m 5′-7″ & 210lbs so, I’m not the fastest climber but, I do get to the top in a decent amount of time. I’ve been riding bikes all my life and mountain bikes for 20yrs of that. My type of riding would be classed as Flow, which is to climb to the top of the mountain and then decent through the tree covered single-track /switchback /drop offs with the least amount back wheel lock up and dabs. I promptly clamped the frame to my bike stand using the furnished Easton E50 seat post and seat clamp. A zero stack headset was also provided for the formed alloy cups. The first thing you notice about the Mission 3 is it’s hooded hydroformed top tube which explains itself later on the ride. The main section of the DiamondBack Mission 3 frame is its Knuckle Box design. The Knuckle Box is what keeps everything stable, add in the Fox RP 23 rear shock with a three stage select tuning pro-pedal and a full open stage and you get 6 inches of plush travel which will also explain itself on the ride. Combine all this and you have your self an efficient climbing machine at a good price tag.

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