By Darcy Brown, Team Brauns.com Athlete
I thought I’d make this first blog entry into a sort of introduction.
For fitness, I race in triathlons. Last year I partnered with Braun’s in support of my trip to the 2011 ITU World Championships in Beijing and was pleased to carry their logo here in Ontario, in the States and of course in China. The support from the store was fantastic and I’m very excited about the emergence of TeamBrauns.com. Read More
By hit the floor I don’t mean we dropped them or anything but you probably knew that. While the list below outlines the mix of styles of bikes we’ve just received, my fav is the Scale Expert 29 Full Carbon uber light dream machine that is less than 3 grand. If you told me 5 years ago that full carbon mountain bikes would be viable and relatively affordable I would have said you were nuts. And I would have been wrong.
Heres a list of the styles of bikes:
By Mark Brouwer
About a year ago I started Speed Factory training. With my Opus bicycle, and my Blackburn fluid trainer, I figured I was set. But as I started training, I realized something: When my trainer was cold, my speed would be quite low, and when it warmed up, my speed would be higher as the resistance changed. At first it didn’t bug me much, but as time went on I wanted to see how much power and fitness I was gaining. The problem was that I couldn’t go by speed, because depending on the temperature, my speed would be different from one time to the next. I wanted an objective standard to go by. Read More
After a generation at the Scott Street location in downtown Kitchener, we are on the move to a bigger, better location. The new location, at the corner of Borden and Nyberg is south of the current location with more parking and a single floor layout making it easier to service our customers. Below is a link to the K-W Record article about our new location.
The Record – Braun’s set to pedal into new store
By Winston Endall
To get the most from your time spent on the bike you need to follow a plan. Like any journey it’s hard to get where you want to go without a map. The issue is what should your plan contain. Training for cycling can seem very confusing as the demands are so varying and the workouts to improve a specific skill can be at odds with another energy system.
To go fast you need to train hard and to go long you need to improve the processes in the body that are responsible for aerobic energy turn-over. They aren’t mutually exclusive. You The goal is to end up being able to go the distance of your event as fast as possible. If you an ironman then you need to be fast at a different distance than a mountain biker going 30km. The basis of fitness is the same but the focused event specific work will vary as you get closer to the event. Read More
Location:Braun’s Cambridge, 505 Hespeler Rd
Date: Saturday, February 18 and February 25, 2012
Time: 9 am to Noon each day
Price: $80 plus tax
Topics Covered:
This is when you learn the indepth stuff. Bearings and brake bleeds and installing new gear.
The Basic Repair Course is recommended but if you think you’re up to speed on the basics then feel free to sign up. We supply all the tools. Bring in your own bike so we can cater the knowledge to working on your own.
There are a limited number of spots so sign up ASAP.
Contact Winston at 226-533-9090 ex. 310 or email winston@brauns.com
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012
Time: 9 am to 4 pm each day, 1 hour lunch break
Date: Saturday, March 3 & 10, 2012 (Course is both days)
Time: 9 am to Noon
Date: Saturday, March 3 & 10, 2012 (Course is both days)
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
Location: Braun’s Cambridge, 505 Hespeler Rd
Price: $60 plus tax
Topics Covered:
Learn the basic bike repair skills that will let you do your own maintenance and roadside repairs. The course is two sessions of about 3 hours each. We ask you to bring in your own bike so you can learn what is applicable to your ride.
There are a limited number of spots so sign up ASAP.
Don’t walk home again
Contact Winston at 226-533-9090 ex. 310 or email < cambridge@brauns.com>
Or sign-up Online at Brauns.com repair course
By Rob Brown
“What is Speed Factory?”
I found myself asking this same question after I started working at Braun’s under the tutelage of Winston Endall. Speed Factory is the name of a group of programs he designed for cyclists of all ages and abilities, from the weekend warrior on up to the competitive triathlete. It encompasses everything from coaching to nutrition to custom bike building to getting the proper fit on your bike (which is way more important than you may think!). The idea behind Speed Factory is to incorporate everything that make you a better rider and have more fun in one program. Read More
By Morten Schmidt, Team Braun’s Rider
Just saw this. Is he mad?
http://www.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2007/01/cleat-position.html
Mad or not, he’s Joe Friel, author of the Bible (The cyclist’s Training Bible)
Incidentally, when Winston at Brauns in Cambridge did my bike fitting last month, he moved my Keo and Eggbeater cleats from pretty much the front most position (under ball of my foot) to as far back as they would go, both MTB and road shoes. Although not as radical as a mid-foot position, it’s going in the same direction, and this change is working out great so far with the road-bike on it’s trainer as well as the cross-bike out on the roads. Read More
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