New carbon rental bikes from Planet X!
For 2012 we have some new full-carbon road bikes with more on the way! First to arrive is a small Carbon Pro road model and large-sized nanolight.
A Cyclist’s Life in Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Off the grid.
It all started when I was in the local hardware store (Leroy Merlin) the other day, feeling rather bored. I love walking in there as it opens up so many possibilities for new projects. I’m the type of guy that always has to be occupied doing something, be it maintaining, modifiying existing components so they perform better than they did in their original state, or inventing something completely new.
Anyway, I walked down a new aisle called “alternative energy”. I was quickly impressed by how easy it looked to hook up all the energy & controller modules. I soon walked out of there with a 2W “solar battery charger” - better than nothing I thought, while I do some research on the other systems offered. I got home, promptly connected the solar charger to my motorcycle’s flat battery. My 8 year old neice in law had no idea what this new device was, further solidifying my belief that it was good to be emitting these new green vibes. I had it sitting there in the late afternoon for a few hours and it had still not generated enough juice to start the motor! Just a few turns of the starter motor was all I got. Somewhat disappointed, but thinking: for €24.95, what did I really expect? That’s a pretty lame foray into the world of solar.
Somewhat miffed, I just reminded myself that “more power” is the obvious way to go with solar panels. So I went back to Leroy Merlin the next day and sized up the different options. There were solar panels of all sizes, rigid, flexible, long and short. Even though there wasn’t much there to choose from, I walked away, scared by it all. Not just because of the initial cost, but the stigma attached to it all. Mulling it all over, I wondered: what are people going to think of someone who is paying €360 for a pair of 14W photovoltaic arrays? Aren’t I going to look like a dickhead, when a lot of the appliances I use are well over 500W? I hesitated and procrastinated so much, the security guys were starting to take notice! I looped around the store and got a basket and some other things first.
Then I noticed people wandering around, half of them lost, the remainder buying up all this stuff (with some restraint due to the financial crisis here in Spain). Who knows whether they really needed it or not. Meanwhile, I was facing some kind of reality shock. See, when I was in my early twenties, I decided my goal in life was to have a “minimum impact on the environment”. And here I am, a decade later, not doing anything even remotely green. Okay, for sure I turn off all the lights whenever possible (and there are no tungsten bulbs anywhere in my house or car), but so what? That’s the least you can do. Otherwise, you’re a bit of a moron, right?
My aim for this project was to light the back of my new van so that when I deliver a bike in the dark, there is ample light to do any adjustments, change pedals, etc. Street light is pretty feeble and it just doesn’t look like a very professional setup when you can’t even show people the best bike routes on a map because it’s too dark. The plan is to install some flexible solar panels on van’s roof, where there’s plenty of stray light already going to waste (reflections, heat and whatnot). I am also planning to at least recharge my mobile phone, laptop, credit card reader and possibly a few other devices like my cordless drill, etc. At least it’s a start. Because it’s modular, I can always add to the system - I’ve calculated that the roof of the Renault Trafic will fit up to 6 solar panels, giving a total power generation of 84W. That’s something to look forward to. If it all goes well, eventually we’ll get the desktop computer off the grid too.
“In just one hour, the Sun transmits more energy to the surface of the Earth than what humanity consumes in one year”
This was my moment of self truth. A little fatter now than I used to be and about to commit to this new diesel van for work purposes, I felt environmentally obliged to invest in something good for the planet for once. Like someone was watching over me, something akin to the Truman show (how long does it take this member of society to buck the trend; we’ve made it so accesible for him?). Can I really afford four or five hundred Euros? Not really. Can I afford not to do it? No freakin’ way! [Read more →]
Cable housing for campagnolo 11 speed ergolevers? Vertebrae Anubis is now here.
It’s been two years in development and now we can finally release our newest product, Vertebrae Anubis. This is a slimline black ceramic gear housing for campagnolo 11 speed ergolevers. Of course its lighter, sleeker, more expensive than the original Vertebrae and most importantly, no modifications are necessary to the ergolevers. Here’s what it looks like assembled.
Engine swap operation successful! After six weeks in the mechanics, Molly is finally back on the road.
We’ve become quite fond of our our official delivery van since getting it late last year. It’s a 2004 Ford Transit connect, with a 1.8L turbo diesel engine delivering 75ps. This is an ex-rental van from Molina rentacar. We have since fixed up the interior a bit and added the Pro Bike Hire signwriting and then not long after, the name “Molly” stuck. We’ve tried out a number of similar small vans like the Citroen berlingo and VW caddy, but they are just not as practical as the transit connect.
Unfortunately, about six weeks ago, Molly’s engine exploded. Here’s basically what happened: The day before, we heard an unusual sound coming from the engine bay. We stopped as soon as we could and checked the engine temperature & oil level, both seemingly ok, but the sound grew worse as we came home. The very next day, we had another delivery to do in the South of Tenerife. In hindsight, we shouldn’t have taken the van that day, we should’ve taken it straight to the mechanics. But we assumed it was the fanbelt and that another hundred kilometres or so wouldn’t be detrimental. [Read more →]
Technology powered by alternate energy.
This is just a quick note to say that apart from other green measures we are taking, it’s worth noting that the Tenerife Training website is also hosted by a green server. What the hell does that mean? Well, it means that the people who host all our files use wind energy instead of energy derived from oil or nuclear sources. In simple terms, it means that when other people see our website, the information that we provide 24 hours a day to the world is accessed through the use of green energy.
We’re giving away free stuff on our cycling forum!
In order to encourage further activity on our local cycling forum, we are giving away several free gifts for the following categories:
• most number of posts per month wins a free multitool
• funniest post of the month wins a pair of advanced polymeric PEEK water bottle bolts from our sister company, Vertebrae Components.
• most useful post of the month has a choice of Isostar isotonic sports drink, twin bottle cages from Btwin or one very detailed map of Tenerife (Kompass Teneriffa 233)
New Cycle Sport magazine advert
Here is a new ad we are going to place in the November issue of Cycle Sport magazine:
Top 10 signs you need to upgrade your braking system:
1. Your brake levers easily hit the handlebars, consequently you’re not stopping like you’re supposed to.
2. You don’t have the power to skid either wheel.
3. You start smelling that all too familiar smell of burnt brake pads.
4. You have to do a virtual panic stop just to enable you to slow down.
5. You’ve warped your disc rotors, and they stay warped no matter what you try and do to straighten them.
6. You get hand fatigue on long descents.
7. You want to be able to brake with one or two fingers, so you can maintain control of your bike properly.
8. Your current braking system has all the requisite symptoms of bipolar disorder (it’s either “on” or “off” and there’s no inbetween).
9. Riding in the rain has become an unthinkable activity.
10. You want to be faster, braking for each corner at the last possible moment.
Bringing your own bike to Tenerife?
Take advantage of our 24hr Custom Vertebrae Installation!
If you are planning a Tenerife cycle training vacation, you should be pleased to know that we are now offering a door-to-door cable housing fitment service with a 24 hour turnaround period.
We first pick your bike up directly from your hotel or apartment in Tenerife, where you will meet Dr. Leslie Brown to discuss your specific requirements; we then perform a professional, customised vertebrae installation to your exact specifications, finally returning your bike to you within 24hrs in perfect working condition.
There is currently a €150 surchage for this premium service (price subject to change). We are pleased to also offer you a courtesy rental bike from Pro Bike Hire while we are working on your bike. Alternatively, you can opt for a rest day and see some of the attractions in Tenerife while we setup vertebrae on your bike. Please call +34 605 56 2020 for more info.
Why Tenerife?
It’s no coincidence that many cyclists choose to train in the Canary Islands -Tenerife- the largest island, offers one of the best cycling locations in Europe all throughout the year.This is home to the world’s third largest volcano, and it serves up some of the biggest and most challenging climbs in all of Europe. Starting from sea level, you can ride up to an altitude of 2300m!
What better place to test the limits of your braking & shifting? Naturally, with all the steep offroad descents to be found, it’s even popular with the DownHill crowd.
For more information on Vertebrae Components, please see our sister site: www.vertebr.ae
Free pro bike hire T-shirt when you spend €200 or more…
Simple enough really. Limit one per customer. Quality fruit of the loom T-shirts with proper printed logos (you won’t see any iron-on transfers used here!). It will feature this logo on the front. Just so you know what you’ll be getting, they are white T-shirts available in small, medium & large sizes. Either short or long sleeve - and when they’re gone, they’re gone!
Free island-wide bike delivery service
We deliver rental bikes anywhere in Tenerife. Since early February this year, we have been trialling a totally FREE island-wide delivery service!
This applies to all bike rentals with a 3-day minimum hire period. Delivery of bikes to the La Orotava / Puerto de la Cruz area is totally free of charge, all year round (and there is no minimum number of days required).
Please keep in mind that we are based in the North of Tenerife, approximately one hour’s drive away from Las Americas. For deliveries to the South of Tenerife during the low season (May through September), a delivery charge may be applicable in order to cover our basic running costs; the delivery fee for Los Cristianos, Las Americas and Los Gigantes is €36 (pickup included). The delivery/pickup charge to Santa Cruz, La Laguna and Icod will remain at €26.
New full-suspension rental bikes!
I’ve had enough enquiries lately about full suspension bikes so I decided a few weeks ago to act. I just bought three lovely frames from Mountain Cycle. They are a small company that really lead the way in big-travel suspensions bikes way back in the nineties. They’ve now been around for 22 years, which is an eternity in the MTBing world. If you’re in your thirties like I am now, you’ll definitely know who they are… they were the whackos who insisted on 100mm+ travel bikes and dual hydraulic disc brakes to complete the package. Somewhat amazingly, that has virtually become standard now. I ask people if they’ve heard of Moutain Cycle now and the answer is resounding ‘no’. Visionaries!
This is the model they call ‘fury’ and we will have small, medium & large examples of each. The aluminium frame is anodised black and has up to 5″ or 130mm of rear wheel travel, with Rock Shox Ario air shock & remote lockout included. The remaining bike spec is to be advised. Rest assured it will be good!
The good news is that I’m planning to drop the price of the existing Merida hardtails into the budget price bracket, so you’ll save 30% on the standard web-based prices by hiring one of those.
New Pro Lite frames have arrrived!
In recent news, we received a package from Pro Lite yesterday (well 7 actually). Included in this shipment are two new road framesets in 56cm and 60.5cm sizes as well as one 19.5″ hardtail MTB frame. These are manufactured from 7046 aluminium alloy and the weight of the 54.5cm alloy road frame is a respectable 1258 grams! They definitely look like they are worth the money. [Read more →]
Vertebrae website update!
I’m pleased to announce that the Vertebrae Components website has been revamped! I wanted to keep the simplicity of the original webpage and also make it easier to navigate & update.
I don’t want the new website to be associated with a blog, because it isn’t one. It’s an online shop. I chose a very simple 1-column design template; I think what gives most blogs away is the sidebar with the blogroll in it. I also removed several things like search windows, RSS feeds, etc. The vertebrae-components webpage is essentially written page-by-page, not one post on top of the other.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you notice any bugs with the new layout or have any suggestions about how to make it more professional…
Cykling på De Kanariske Øer / leje en cykel på Tenerife
Cykling på De Kanariske Øer / leje en cykel på Tenerife
De Kanariske Øer er et godt rejsemål for danske cyklister, fordi det er muligt at cykle op til 2300 meter over havets overflade i kun én kørende! Faktisk er mange væddeløb cyklister kommer her til at forbedre deres klatring og nedstigende færdigheder! Det er også muligt at ride en cykel her hele året rundt, også om vinteren.
For mere information om cykling på Tenerife, De Kanariske Øer, du kan se mine største site. Der er en masse information til rådighed: det bedste cykel ruter, beskrivelser af cykel ruter, vejforhold, vejr information, billeder, videoer og meget mere. Selvfølgelig, hvis du ønsker at leje en vej cykel eller mountainbike, vi har meget god kvalitet leje cykler til rådighed i alle størrelser, som er vores speciale. Guidede MTB rides også kan arrangeres fra Puerto de la Cruz i det nordlige Tenerife.
Endelig er vi klar over den indvirkning, som mennesker har på planeten Jorden. Vi mener, at virksomheder i særdeleshed har et særligt ansvar for at reducere eller minimere disse virkninger, som sådan, vi er en meget miljøbevidst virksomhed og minimer affald i flere forskellige områder: [Read more →]
Cykling på Kanarieöarna / hyr en cykel på Teneriffa
Cykling på Kanarieöarna / hyr en cykel på Teneriffa
Kanarieöarna är en fantastisk cykelsport destination för svenska cyklister, eftersom det är möjligt att rida en cykel året runt. I själva verket många tävlingscyklister hit för att fly sin hårda Svensk vintrar! Du kan till exempel cykla upp till 2300 meters höjd i februari med liten chans att stöta på snö eller is!
För mer information om cykling på Teneriffa och Kanarieöarna kan du se min huvudsakliga webbplats. Det finns mycket information tillgänglig: den bästa cykel rutter, beskrivningar av cykelrutter, vägförhållanden, väderinformation, bilder, videor och mycket mer. Självklart om du vill hyra en väg cykel eller mountainbike, vi har mycket god kvalitet hyra cyklar tillgängliga i alla storlekar, som är vår specialitet. Guidade MTB åkning kan också ordnas från Puerto de la Cruz på norra Teneriffa.
Slutligen är vi medvetna om de effekter som människor har på planeten Jorden. Vi anser att företag i synnerhet har ett särskilt ansvar för att minska eller minimera dessa effekter, som sådan, vi är ett mycket miljömedvetet företag och minimera slöseri i flera områden: [Read more →]
Pyöräily on Kanarian saaret / vuokraus Pyörän Teneriffalla / Vuokrapyörä Teneriffa / Fillari Tenerife
Pyöräily on Kanarian saaret / vuokraus Pyörän Teneriffalla / Vuokrapyörä Teneriffa / Fillari Tenerife
Kanarian-saaret ovat upea paikka maantiepyöräily / pyöräilyä, koska se on mahdollista ajaa polkupyörällä täällä ympäri vuoden. Monet pyöräilijät tänne päästä pois erittäin kylmän talven Suomessa. Esimerkiksi Teneriffalla, voit mennä Pyörän koulutus jopa 2300 metrin korkeudessa helmikuussa, joilla ei ole lunta tai jäätä! Eräs Suomen asiakkaat sanoivat, että Tenerife oli “pyöräilijän paratiisi”.
Lisätietoja pyöräily Teneriffalla ja Kanarian saaret, voit nähdä pääsivusto. Jos haluat vuokrata maantie pyörä tai maastopyörä, minulla on monia vuokraus polkupyörät saatavilla kaikkia kokoja.
Pyörän suoraan hotellille - Voimme toimittaa polkupyörien kaikkialla Teneriffa.
Pyydän anteeksi köyhien suomeksi käännettynä, mutta haluan houkutella lisää asiakkaita Suomesta niin olen kirjoittanut tämän. Kannustan teitä jätä kommentti alle!
Olin vaimon kanssa viimeksi jouluna 2006 Puerto de la Cruz:ssa ja nyt juuri 9.3 taas reissulle Teneriffalle Play de la Americas.
Molemmille reissuille olen vuokrannut pyörät Tenerife-training:n Leslielta, ja ainakin ensimmäisellä reissulla pyörä oli aivan loistava, ja Leslie toi pyörän suoraan hotellille.
Tälläkin kertaa homma tuntuisi hoituvan kivuttomasti.
Itse pidän saarta aivan loistavana pyöräilyyn, niin teiden kuin liikenteen puolesta. Mitä nyt mäet on hieman kotosuomea jyrkempiä
Hei,
minäkin vuokrasin pyörän Leslieltä, ja kaikki sujui aivan jees.
Teneriffan eteläkärki on ehkä hieman tasaisempaa maastoa, mutta kyllä sielläkin mäkeä riittää..
Tuoltahan löytyy selkeät reittikartat parhaille maantielenkeille.
Vaikka en ole itse kokeillut, tuntuisi saari sopivan vielä paremmin maastopyöräilyyn. Maanteillä liikenne on yleensä aika vilkasta, kun taas ylempänä rinteessä risteilevät maastoautotiet sopivat mainiosti pyöräilyyn. Rinteiden mäntymetsät ovat kauniita, ja näköalapaikoilta aukeaa hienot maisemat alas laaksoon ja merelle. Tiet kulkevat rinteen suuntaisesti loivasti ylös ja alas. Toki jyrkkiäkin nousuja + laskuja löytyy ihan tarpeeksi. Metsissä näkyi pienemmillä poluilla jotain paikallisia alamäkiajajia. Ilmeisesti hyväpohjaiset polut sopivat siihenkin. Reittien löytämiseksi kannattaa hankkia kirjakaupasta kunnon vaelluskartta (1:50000 tai 1:100000).
Kaiken kaikkiaan Teneriffa sopii erittäin hyvin niin pyöräilyyn kuin juoksenteluun. Näin talvisaikaan kelitkin ovat ihanteelliset.
Sykling på Kanariøyene / Leie sykkel i Tenerife
Kanariøyene er en fantastisk sykling reisemål for norske syklister, fordi det er mulig å sitte på en sykkel her hele året. Jeg har mange norske kunder som kommer hit for å slippe vinteren i Norge. Du kan gå sykkel trening opp til 2.300 meters høyde på en sykkeltur i februar uten snø eller is!
For mer informasjon om sykling i Tenerife og Kanariøyene, kan du se mine hovednettstedet. Hvis du ønsker å leie en road sykkel eller terrengsykkel, jeg har mange leie sykler tilgjengelig i alle størrelser.
(jeg beklager for den dårlige norske oversettelsen, men jeg ønsker å tiltrekke seg flere kunder fra Norge)
New rental bikes coming with full carbon fibre framesets!
For 2009, I ordered two new Hasa full carbon fibre frames and matching 3k carbon forks. These are manufactured from carbon fiber composite with a 3k weave and come with a beautiful clear coat and no logos. Weight for the frame alone is quoted at just 1150 grams for the medium size and 1200 grams for the large! That’s 150 - 200g lighter than my own personal road bike!!
Sizes will initially be available in either 55cm or 57cm; possibly these will be followed by a small 52/53cm and another 55cm model if the quality is as good as it appears in the photos and they prove to be popular. They should be completely built up by around February or March and are intended to augment and then eventually replace the two current 55cm Decathlon bikes some time after May 2009.
These are obviously premium bikes so they will likely cost a tiny bit more to rent than the standard bikes (possibly ~15% more depending on the remaining equipment spec).
New online bike rental availability calendar!
My sister has been hassling me halfway across the planet for the better half of 2008 to include a calendar on the main website showing current bookings for the rental bike fleet. I’m pleased to announce to the world that I’ve now incorporated one into the same page as the online bike reservation system.
It’s taken a while to set up and it does mean a bit of extra work for me. Hopefully it will encourage people to reserve a bike; at the very least it should make them book them early if they can see that their frame sizes might not be available!
Vertebrae ceramic housing review.
Imagine cable-operated dual-pivot calipers or v-brakes with the modulation & power of hydraulic discs. Imagine the most reliable gear housing on the planet outlasting everything else attached to your bike, including the frame. Have I got your attention? Good. Then read on… [Read more →]
Road rental bikes still available for christmas 2008!
Just a quick news flash that road rental bikes are still available around this christmas period! Normally they’d be fully booked out by now, but if you get in quick you can still easily make that winter cycle training vacation in Tenerife a reality. You can book here.
Submit bike links.
Hello blog readers,
You might have noticed that I haven’t written many new articles in the past fortnight. That’s because I’ve been working behind the scenes on a few new simultaneous projects. One of them is called “www.bikenode.com“, a new global cycling links directory. It took almost a full day to create the Bike Node logo… hehehe. Anyway-
The aim is to make it “the fastest growing cycling link directory for the global cycling community”. The idea is to help generate exposure for us little guys. Whatever. But the good news is that I am now taking link submissions. So please feel free to add any appropriate cycling-related links to “www.bikenode.com“. It’s easy & it’s free!
There are still a few features I’d like to add, such as an email confirmation of link submissions, an info page, and an easy way for you to add reciprocal links with & without the Bike Node logo (to encourage activity within the directory, reciprocal links are not mandatory but are HIGHLY appreciated).
If you want a bit of extra exposure, a featured listing (highlighted & placed at the top of each category) costs a one-time fee of only 5$ and will result in more traffic to your site. I’ll also ensure that links are added to the directory in a timely manner if you choose a paid link.
If you feel that an appropriate category isn’t listed in the directory yet, you can also suggest new categories for the directory by commenting below.
Thanks,
Les
Best client photo competition: winner announced!
A while back I sent out a Newsletter, which you can read here in case you missed it. One of the sections went as follows:
Send your photos & win!
If you’d like to appear on the Guestbook Page, please send me any photos you may have taken while cycling in Tenerife. High-resolution photos are preferred, in any format. I’d also love to hear any comments to include as testimonials… The best photo sent in wins a free T-Shirt!
Anyway, that was last month. This month, the best photo has been chosen & hence the winner decided. Judging the competition was a piece of cake, since only one person bothered to officially enter! (somewhat like another promotional flop of mine… I guess that’s what happens when a Scientist organises these sorts of things…) Sure I had other photographs on file from existing clients, but like they say: “you’ve got to be in it to win it”. Nevertheless, I think you’ll all agree that the photo on the left is worthy of the title. I particularly like the perspective and composition of this photo, and also the fact that it isn’t taken from a normal location.
CONGRATULATIONS CLAUDIUS FUCHS OF HAMBURG, GERMANY!! You sent in so many excellent photos, it wasn’t easy to choose between the best ones. You definitely deserve a free T-shirt!
Would you rent a triathlon or time trial bike in Tenerife?
I must admit that I’ve overlooked the needs of triathletes lately. In many respects, Tenerife would be an ideal location for European triathletes looking for triathlon training zones. Apart from several swimming pools & gymnasiums around the local resorts, there are many ocean swimming spots dotted around the coast. We have great weather all year round, and don’t forget the legendary 2300m climb to the base of Mt Teide!
I have one medium/large triathlon frameset which I could either rent out as a triathlon bike or sell. This has dedicated tri geometry, 650c wheels and could be equipped with a set of time-trial aerobars.
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The second newsletter will be sent out on Monday the 18th of May at 9:00 Greenwich meantime. How’s that for precision? I promise you that the second newlsetter will be much more proffessional than the first attempt. You can subscribe to the NEW newsletter below!
Unfortunately, the old subscription list was lost when the software I was previously using crashed so if you wish to unsubscribe you can do that here as well. There’ll also be an unsubcription link at the bottom of all future newsletters. Please also accept my apologies if I’ve annoyed you in any way.
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Free Bike Hire in exchange for in-links!
Interested in cycling for free here in Tenerife? Got your own cycling-related website or blog? Great. All you’ve got to do is supply a new permanent link to www.tenerife-training.net, and you can then hire a bike FREE here in Tenerife for a 24 hour period after it’s approved by Les. Not got your own website? Then simply find another relevant site and suggest to the websmaster that they add www.tenerife-training.net to their links page. If you manage to get 5 in-links originating from different websites, get two free days!!
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, so what’s the catch? Please read the following terms & conditions:
20% off bike hire in June!
Limited time only: 20% OFF all rental bikes throughout May & June!
Just three simple conditions:
1) This offer applies to deliveries around the El Puerto de la Cruz region only.
2) To be eligable, you must quote the keywords: “vertebrae ceramic“.
3) This offer is obviously subject to the availability of bikes in your sizes…
New optimised pricing structure…
As of the 15th of April, we will be reducing prices for renting 4 or more bikes! To make it fairer for everyone, we also need to optimise our existing pricing structure for renting 2 or 3 road racing / mountain bikes. What this means in real terms is that for the most part, the prices for renting 2 or 3 bicycles will increase slightly (since they were overly discounted to begin with). To clarify, all the current bike rental prices for single bikes will either remain the same or reduce.
Furthermore, the current pricing structure will be honoured for all bookings made before this time. The new rental prices for groups hiring 4 or more bicycles will come into effect immediately. Please email me for a quote. So if you’re thinking about coming to Tenerife for that well earned cycling holiday vacation, this is one more incentive to reserve the best bikes at the best prices!
We want to see your photos!
That’s right, if you are a past or future customer of www.Tenerife-Training.net, we’d love to see photos of you cycling in Tenerife! Please send us your photos via e-mail to this address: cycling@tenerife-training.net. All image file formats are acceptable. The bigger the image, the better. If you have many photos, please send them as a zip archive. Once approved, the best photos will be selected & displayed on our guestbook page. We’re thinking about offering free bike days for the best photo submissions. The second prize could be a free T-shirt or something…
Going Green.
Above all else, we strive for a minimal environmental footprint.
- While air is free, we don’t use disposable CO2 cartridges.
- We never pour oil or grease down the drain
- We avoid the use of plastic bags
- We don’t print anything unnecessarily
- We turn off equipment after use (computers, lights, etc)
- We use energy-saving light globes
- We recycle kitchen waste into compost
- Where possible, we buy locally grown food & other products made in Tenerife.
- We think small is beautiful. Contrary to what most people think, we don’t have a big petrol-guzzling van, just a small one.
- We reuse inner tubes by first repairing them. There’s a long lost skill in patching butyl innertubes. We continue patching them until the valve no longer functions or until they are deemed unsafe… then we either use 700c sized inner tubes like the two metre rubber hose they really are to tie stuff up with or we make rubber bands out of them!
- We recycle tyres into belts. (truth be told, we copied the idea from www.velo-re.com and we’re stockpiling them until we can find someone who can locally make a similar item). Chains & sprockets, etc will eventually be used to create one-of-a-kind metal sculptures.
- We ride bikes!
10% discount for Summer 2008 bike hire reservations.
10% discount for Summer 2008 bike hire bookings made before the end of 2007 year.
To be eligible, you must quote the secret code word “vertebrae ceramic” and pay your 20% reservation deposit on or before the 31st of December, 2007. Offer only vaild for bike rentals in the Summer 2008 period from April 1st through to September 30th. Discount applies to published web-rates.
Simple enough?
FREE T-Shirt Offer — Can you accurately translate these words into another language?
PRO ROAD BIKE HIRE:
The definitive source for road bike rentals in Tenerife.
Our hire bikes are meticulously maintained.
All Sizes available.
DELIVERY to South Tenerife at additional cost (30 Euros).
Accessories also available (clipless shoes, pedals, helmets, etc).
€30 / day
€85 / 3 days
€125 / 5 days
€150 / week
€175 / 9 days
E-Mail: cycling@tenerife-training.net
Ph: +34 922 578 623
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We provide this free cycling information website as part of our Pro Bicycle Hire Service in Tenerife. This is currently the only way that we generate revenue to keep the website going. You can help by distributing these bike hire information pamphlets for us in your neck of the woods.
This pdf file currently contains English, Spanish, German and French translations, but we would also like to target our pamplets in Dutch, Belgian, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Czech & Slovak cycling shops & bicycle clubs. So if you’re able to accurately translate this pamphlet into any other languages such as Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Czech or Slovak please e-mail me. Please include your postal address and we’ll send you a FREE T-SHIRT!
**UPDATE** Only 1 T-Shirt is available - size XL, short sleeves!
We now cater for extra small riders!
www.Tenerife-Training.net now caters for extra small riders! We’ve recently purchased some 16″ extra-small MTBs. These can be easily converted from a WSD hybrid style of bike (pictured below) to a conventional cross-country MTB.
Amornrat “Meow” Vatanatumrak of USA now takes the record for the shortest www.Tenerife-Training.net client, measuring 5′0″ (152cm). The previous record holder was Elena Lazkano of país vasco (Spain), who stood 5′1″ (155).
Why in the world are we here? The mission statement:
- To provide the most reliable, professional-quality bicycle hire service which accommodates for all manner of cycling enthusiasts and their associated needs on the island of Tenerife.
- To provide an accurate, well-organised source of information about all aspects of cycling in the Canary Islands.
- To effectively & courteously communicate with all of our potential clients.
- To take advantage of the unique combination of Tenerife’s fantastic climate & mountainous terrain for physical training purposes.
- To minimise our impact on the environment by saving energy, reducing waste, reusing, repairing & ultimately recycling materials wherever possible
- To support the local Canarian culture whenever we have the choice. We firmly believe that “small is beautiful” We endeavour to show these principles to all visitors.
- To inspire people the world over; if you can cycle here, you can do almost anything.
- To demostrate to other businesses that you don’t have to be big, you just have to think big.
- The ultimate goal of www.Tenerife-Training.net is to be known by the entire worldwide cycling community.
- To demonstrate the superior efficiency of the humble bicycle whilst encouraging cycling as a simultaneous form of transport and exercise to everyone else.
6′8″ Giant has to lower seatpost on XL 62cm size bike!
That’s right. This giant german man who stand 2.03m (6′8″) tall, rented one of our XL Mrazek BOH Road bikes just yesterday. The day before, he test-rode an XL 22″ sized Decathlon MTB, but found the seatpost was still ~5cm too short.
So when this road bike became available the following day (effectively 60cm center-center; 62cm center-top), I set the pro road seatpost to the maximum allowed height “safety height” mark, which resulted in a saddle to center-bottom-bracket measurement of a whopping 96cm. He attempted to straddle the bike and said “Ahh, you got me!” and we lowered the seatpost a few more cm to make it fit correctly…
Mathias Lohse of Germany (2.03m / 6′8″) now snatches the previous height record from Andrea Delcuratoro of Italy (1.93cm / 6′4″). Congratulations Mathias, and we hope to have some extra-long cranks available for our rental bikes in future.
Easy ways YOU can help www.Tenerife-Training.net:
- If you have your own blog or website, providing any incoming links is always an enormously big help. Links to the homepage are preffered.
- Simply tell other people about us!
- Watch my cycling in Tenerife videos & share them among your cycling buddies.
- Subscribe to my newsletter here!
- Make a comment anywhere on this blog.
- Sign up to the Cycling in the Canary Islands Forum and discuss anything about cycling.
- Sign the Guestbook; add your photo + location!
- Become my friend on myspace.
- Vote for my blog on blogtoplist!
- Rate my blog on the blogcatalogue!
- Add any of these www.Tenerife-Training.net pages to your list of favourites (internet browser, technorati, etc)
- Your suggestions are welcomed, and your support is much appreciated.
16 reasons to hire a bicycle instead of bringing your own bike next cycling holiday vacations:
I’m sure you can think of a few reasons not to hire a rental bike in Tenerife, but here are 16 legimate reasons you should:
- Reduce your carbon footprint!! Assuming you take an extra 15kg of bicycle equipment (bike + case) as checked-on luggage, you’ll save between 100~200kg of CO2 emissions for a typical return journey (LGW - TFS is 5800km). To emphasise how much greenhouse gas this represents, 100kg of CO2 gas occupies 50,930 litres at standard atmospheric pressure!! My calculation is based from various sources, statistics and news sources.
- We have all sizes available, and can offer a custom fit service.
- Our bikes are very well maintained, and also provide low-range gearing suited to mountainous terrain.
- Save € by not paying any excess baggage fees for the additional weight of your sporting equipment!
- Save $ by not having to buy a dedicated bike case!
- It’s obvioulsy more convenient to travel around without a loaded bulky bike case plus all that cycling equipment.
- There’s no risk of being refused check-in at the airport through carrying too much luggage.
- There’s also zero risk of airport ground-crew damaging your own bike during transport if you leave it at home.
- Neither do you need to worry about someone stealing your own highly-prized expensive wonderbike while on holiday!
- There’s no need to spend ages packing your own bike, hence more time to ride on the first and last day!
- Should anything go wrong with one of our bikes, we obviously provide free servicing, free spare parts and/or a replacement bike!
- We offer a refund for each day that you aren’t able to ride due to mechanical failure.
- There’s no need to clean the bike afterwards. Let us worry about it!
- Your own super-light weight bike may not actually be as reliable as one of ours.
- Make it seem more like a “family holiday” & gain bonus points with your spouse!
- Help support our green eco-friendly business and the local economy.
You Tube Competition “guess where the video was filmed?!” - WINNER ANNOUNCED!!!
To be in the running to WIN A FREE SET OF SPINERGY ROAD SKEWERS, all you have to do is e-mail the correct answer to cycling@tenerife-training.net along with your name and postal address. These came with a Stealth PBO wheelset and are valued at US$30.
Entrance by Email only! NOTE: This promotion has now been extended 1 more week! The competition winner will be the first sucessful entry drawn at random on the 12th September, 2007. Pictures to follow.
UPDATE: 20/09/07
…and the winner is… ISMAEL MELENDEZ OF BROOKLYYYN NEEEEEW YOOOOOOORK!!!!! Step forward and take your priiiiiize…
Congratulations Ismael, well done! Really great effort!! You’re new spinergy skewers are already on the way (no they’re not, they actually still sitting on my desk, but when I get round to it, they’ll be posted to you).
Thanks once again for all the particpants that entered this special promotion. (or rather, thanks to the SOLE person that entered… hehehe)
Tenerife-Training “GATHER THE MOST IN-LINKS COMPETITION”: Win a free set of Vertebrae Advanced Ceramic Gear Lines!
Know any online cycling resources that are not already linked directly to our website?
For example: cycling holiday websites or directories, official cycling organisations, online cycling news information sources, online magazines, private cycling clubs, online bike shops, cycling forums, or personal cycling weblogs.
You can either suggest to the webmaster they add a link to our site (preferable if its a foreign language site), or simply send us their website url or contact details and we’ll chase them up.
Based on their usefulness to us, and to make things interesting, we’ll tally your score with the following points system:
- Each in-link originating from Czech or Slovak Republic = 5 points!!!
- Each in-link originating from the UK/Ireland/Scotland, Holland, Benelux, Germany = 3 points
- Each in-link originating from Spain, Sweden, Finland, rest of Europe = 2 points
- Each in-link originating from USA, Canada, Australia, NZ + rest of the world = 1 point
The person with the most points accrued wins a free set of new vertebrae ceramic gear cables (in black colour). These are valued at US$140 RRP, and are custom-made to the exact length of cable housing that you specify.
Competition closes midnight (GMT) 12th september, so go get gathering & send those entries in to win!
**THIS PROMOTION IS NOW CLOSED**
Tenerife Bike Hire pdf pamphlets now available to download, print & distribute!
As you may be aware here at Tenerife-Training, we provide this free cycling information website as part of our Road Bike Rental Service in Tenerife. If you would like to do us a HUGE favour, please feel free to download, print & distribute the following pdf bike hire information pamphlets.
Suggested distribution places include: your local Bike Training Clubs, Official Cycling Organisations, Local Bike Shops. (for residents of Tenerife: Tourist Information Offices in the South of Tenerife, Apartments in Tenerife, Rural Casas & Fincas in Tenerife)
These are best printed on a laser printer, with coloured paper. Because I’m very fussy, I prefer to use complimentary colours which have a similar tone (for example bright red for one language and bright green for another, or else blue/orange). This is because most people are sick at the mere sight of plain white and pale-coloured paper.
NOTE: Please don’t print the image out directly though, because the print quality will be completely crap; print the pdf files linked above instead.
I also have a more detailed foldable A4 brochure available which provides more information about training & cyclo-touring in Tenerife… I’ll upload that when I have time.
Win a FREE Thomson X2 Stem & Seatpost Competition!! Where’s Waldo’s negatives?
Be in the running to win a matching FREE Thomson X2 Stem & Seatpost!!
All you need to look at the “filmstrip” image shown below, then visit www.Tenerife-Training.net, find out which of the THREE ROADS pictured are NOT pictured anywhere on that website…
Then simply e-mail your answers to cycling@tenerife-training.net, along with your name & postal adress.
Entries will be drawn at Random on the 15th of September 2007. The first correct entrant wins!
(yes, worldwide postage is included free of charge!)
Stem is 120mm x 1 1/8″
Seatpost is 31.6mm x 410mm long.
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