November 28

Christmas Gift Ideas at Pedalhead Stuck for a gift idea for the cyclist/skier on your list? We can help!! 2009 Bell "Volt" helmet with carbon reinforcement looks good under the tree, or maybe an ultra versatile Craft Windstopper thermal bike jacket. Decadent carbon fibre waterbottle cages, Garmin bike GPS units, XC ski bags, winter gloves and gift certificates all make excellent gifts. If it looks like a bike will be under the tree this year, we can help with a few deals on last year's bikes while also having shiny new 2009's to show you.

November 28

2009 Giant Anthem X2 race machine

2009 Giants Are Here!! Pedalhead's first shipment of 2009 Giant mountain bikes and commuters have arrived, and look as great as we remember from Interbike. We expect some shiny new rigs to be on the showroom floor in the next couple of days. The Anthem X2 pictured above should be a popular choice among the go-fast lightweight crowd.

November 28

Winter Will Be Here Eventually We've gotten away with a pretty easy autumn, but rest assured the snow will come sooner than later. Pedalhead's ready with a great assortment of XC skis/boots/poles and now has a stellar selection of outerwear from Craft and Sugoi......great cross-over pieces for cycling and skiing. With a basic classic package starting at $299, just about anyone can enjoy winter in Edmonton on the ski trails.

October 15

Racing News

The Canadian National Cyclocross Championships concluded recently in Edmonton, and Pedalhead is proud to say that Sean Barr (racing for the Pedalhead Road Shop) is the new Canadian Champ in the Master B category. Congrats Sean, let's see if Geoff Kabush (the 2009 Elite Champion) is that fast when he has a full-time job and 4 kids at home!!

Pedalhead Road Works is ready to host the 2009 Provincial Cyclocross Championships Nov 2 at GoldBar Park. This race concludes the 09 season, so it's your last chance to put on your race plate or give back to the sport by volunteering. Check out Roadworks 'cross race for all the particulars on the race.

Lance Armstrong is back in the news constantly these days, most recently announcing that he will partcipate in next year's Giro d'Italia with his Astana team. Armstong's never raced the Giro in the past, citing that it wasn't part of his prep for the Tour, but surely needs the racing in his legs for his 8th attempt at Tour victory.

Unfortunately, pro bike racing can't escape the bad press of doping scandals, the latest being the positive results of delayed drug testing from the 2008 Tour de France. Bernard Kohl of Gerolsteiner, 3rd overall and King of the Mountains, has admitted to cheating and thus will be removed from the results. Denis Menchov of Rabobank would then move up to 3rd place overall.

Canadian Olympian and 6 time National MTB Champion Marie-Helen Premont has announced she will not retire, but rather contest the 2009 World Cup series. Premont won the overall UCI World Cup series in 2008, but had initially decided to concentrate on her Pharmacy studies instead of defending her title. She is now explaining that her sponsors were very supportive of the idea to continue to race, and that she didn't want to retire after her best season ever.

September 30

Pedalhead hits Interbike September 22-26 the big bosses were in Las Vegas for the annual Interbike bicycle trade show. We had a chance to see and touch all the cool new 2009 products, and even made time to ride some of the new bikes at the outdoor demo before the show. If you haven't already been surfing the net in search of spy photos of the new gear, stop by the shop to check out all the brochures.

Thomas Frischknecht in the Oakley Rig at the Outdoor Demo, Bootleg Canyon

October 1

How Pedalhead Are You??? When we designed the Pedalhead "Head" logo in 1995, we never imagined it in ink on someone's calf. Jan Goh has changed that, taking the idea of wearing the Team Kit to a whole new level. Jan's been a great customer and good friend of the store, so we're stoked for the first-ever Pedalhead tattoo......even though he's moving to Montreal soon!