Interbike 2011
USA Pro Cycling Challenge
We have had a lot of great opportunities to meet people in the cycling world over the years. As a shop in Boulder that simply has a huge inventory you end up having a lot of familiar faces that come through the doors. As[...]
Team Rwanda Cycling is Visiting!
On Tuesday August 30th Team Rwanda Cycling will be joining Excel Sports for a bike ride! Jock Boyer and the guys from Rwanda cycling team will be stopping by the shop and leaving for a ride at 5:30 pm. After the ride we [...]
Making a Commercial
For a long time we have had two motto’s here at Excel Sports. The first is “GET OUT and RIDE!” We have had this phrase in our catalog on page 2 in nearly every issue since we began and it is something w[...]
Ridley Helium
For the last two years I have ridden my Cervelo S3 that I built with Dura-Ace DI2. I built that bike initially not only because of the aero virtues of the frame but also in order to try out and test the DI2 components. I[...]
Superior Morgul Classic
7 am, we arrive at the venue and meet with our contact at the event, Heather. We were provided our mission which was to run support for the 45+ mens race at 8:04. We opened up our van to allow riders to load up support w[...]
Tobin
Originally from Oklahoma, I moved to CO in June of 98′. I’ve been working for Excel since Sept of 98′.Though I prefer to mountain bike, I ride the road more often partially because of convenience but al[...]
The Giro d’Italia
When May rolls around it signifies many things – spring, warm weather and longer days, just to name a few. To the avid cyclist, it means the beginning of a new season which is kicked off by the end of the spring cl[...]
Drew
I have worked at Excel Sports for more than fifteen years. Like a lot of us at Excel, I wear several hats, but work mainly in phone, web and international sales. I particularly enjoy challenging orders such as helping bu[...]
Moto-Pacing
We see scooters out on the road moto-pacing cyclists all the time. It is a very powerful training technique, but why? Why does it help? Well, we have been checking out the benefits of Moto-pacing and feeling what it can [...]
The Update
Interbike 2011
Interbike is always a much anticipated part of our cycling culture. It is funny how loved and loathed it is. You constantly see people publicly wishing that interbike moved to a more cycling friendly location, but vegas is a pretty convenient location when it is all said and done. The sheer size of interbike is [...]
USA Pro Cycling Challenge
We have had a lot of great opportunities to meet people in the cycling world over the years. As a shop in Boulder that simply has a huge inventory you end up having a lot of familiar faces that come through the doors. As a group of cyclists we end up on rides with all [...]
