ProMechanics

This notice (below) came to me through a Director reading this site, anyone able to respond please deal directly with the team, good luck, good racing!!Bernard   I am looking for a race mechanic to work for Team Lip Smacker for the upcoming Liberty Classic in Philadelphia, PA.  It would involve looking over bikes on the evening [...]

Lennard Zinn of Velonews provides some insight on the types, size and layout of team trucks at the Giro.

UCI has released final dates for teams to comply with Article 1.3.024 regarding accessories used in time trials such as the handlebars, seat post and cranks.
1 July 2009 – Aero Handlebars
1 January 2010 – Other components
More details to follow in June.
Recent web articles:
The official announcement from Union Cycliste International
Detailed article from BikeRumor on [...]

 
 
2009 Eastern Race Mechanics Clinic
Providence Rhode Island
June 29th and 30th
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
   Instructors Merlyn Townley – Category One Race MechanicButch Balzano – SRAM Neutral Race SupportJustin Koch – USA CyclingBernard Kocis – SRAM Neutral Race Support Some but not all of what you’ll learn  • Neutral/Road/Mountain/Cyclo-cross support • Gluing tires • Washing • Pit set-up [...]

The Belgium Knee Warmers cameras were working overtime at this year’s Tour of California. Here’s a collection of images showing the Liquigas team preparing bikes.
What does it take to be a professional mechanic? Try precision.

Seems photos of tool boxes are popping up all over the place. Here’s a small collection at Belgium Knee Warmers from the Tour of California.

Professional race mechanic, Vince Gee, provides the folks from Belgium Knee Warmers with a tour of the BMC equipment truck at the Tour of California.

Here is a great collection of photos showing team cars, team trucks and race preparation from earlier this year.
Belgium Knee Warmers

Wondering what the teams use for support cars? How about the teams that fly over for races? Here’s a photo collection from this year’s time trial in Solvang, California. Photos courtesy of Trek’s Drew Axt.

A common dilemma for teams and companies at events is determining the best method for displaying bikes. Some programs use single bike stands like the Ultimate Rakk while many others use a pipe strung from two a-frames. There are some stock a-frame designs and some programs have created elaborate a-frames in order to cut [...]