Sharing Some NoTubes Knowledge

After a a ride with Jeff Mergler, Executive Director of Jersey Off Road Bicycle Assoc.(JORBA), where Jeff had several flats, Art helped Jeff go tubleless with NoTubes. Art sharing some pointers with Jeff and showing him how to convert his wheels to tubeless. ...one more flat-free happy rider!

Campmor H2H Spring Cleaning

Team Results:

Marianne Santangelo - 1st Pro/open
Darlene Phillips - 2nd Pro/open

Ellen White - 1st Cat 1
Willy Wilbur - 2nd Cat 1 50+
Art White - 3rd Cat 1 50+
Jeremy Swift - 3rd Cat 1 SS
Steve Wagoner - 8th Cat 1 50+
Henry Gozdz - 10th Cat 1 50+
Tom Stanowski - 13th Cat 1 50+
Mike Zusman - 14th Cat 1 30-39

Blair Stearns - 7th Cat 2
Lance Walker - 10th Cat 2
Adrienne Blair - 1st Cat 3
Joe Esak - 10th Cat 3

Darlene Phillips Wins SS-a-Palooza

photo by Patty Bender

Campmor ladies rocking the one gear only race of the northeast:
Darlene Phillips wins women's elite class at SS-a-Palooza and Marianne Santangelo takes 3rd along side her on the podium.

Campmor H2H Chainstretcher

Team Results:

Marianne Santangelo - 2nd Pro/Open
Darlene Phillips - 3rd Pro/Open
Ellen White - 1st Cat 1 40+
Art White - 2nd Cat 1 50+
James Wilbur - 3rd Cat 1 50+
Jeremy Swift - 3rd Cat 1 SS
Henry Gozdz - 6th Cat 1 50+
Tom Stanowski - 8th Cat 1 50+

Sheryl Senczakiewicz - 3rd Cat 2
Blair Stearns - 13th Cat 2
Joe Esak - 10th Cat 3

Getting in the NoTubes Know

Last Sunday, most of Team Campmor took to the trails in Ringwood. Part of the agenda was to ride the new section of the Ringwood/Ramapo Trail. At one point, Art stopped and looked up the trail and could see a train of Campmor kits winding their way up the long ribbon of trail. Many of the team helped build this trail.

After the ride, the team packed themselves into the shop for a NoTubes "How To" Clinic. We learned how to set up and maintain our Stan's No Tubes wheel systems. Going Tubeless is a huge advantage with all the rocks we encounter in Ringwood. Going Tubeless allows us to run lower pressure for better control and greatly reduces flatting ... hooray!

-Ellen

Welcoming in the New Year

As we welcome in the new year, Team Campmor would first and foremost, like to thank our title sponsor, Campmor for their ongoing support. Their support plays a large role in our racing, training, trail advocacy and our many adventures on our bikes. Whether we are racing at National Championships or teaching a beginner how to ride, Campmor is a part of our passion. Thank you, and looking forward to partnering in our adventures in 2012!

As the new year year is underway, we would like to welcome three new team members to our developmental division: Blair Stearns, Joe Esak and Sheryl Senszakiewicz. We look forward to having you aboard! Besides Art and I racing in Cyclocross Master World Championships for some of January, and Tara and Laura training on the west coast, some of the local team has already been out riding together in preparation for the local race season. The weather to date, has certainly been favorable for cycling this winter.

The Team Campmor ladies are once again planning a girls pre-ride series for the Campmor H2H series and a few beginner rides for 2012. The team also plans to partner with the Campmor Bike Shop for some NoTubes clinics. They both should be posted up shortly. Looking forward to seeing you at the races, rides and clinics !

-Ellen

Campmor H2H Series Awards 2011

Congratulations to our 8 podium finishers!

James Wilbur 1st and Art White 2nd Cat 1 50+


Marianne Santangelo 1st and Darlene Phillips 2nd Cat 1 40+


Mike Zusman 1st Cat 2 30-34


Joe Baldaccci 3rd Cat 1 SS

Team Results:

Marianne Santangelo - 1st place overall Cat 1 40+
James Wilbur - 1st place overall Cat 1 50+
Darlene Phillips - 2nd place overall Cat 1 40+
Art White - 2nd place overall Cat 1 50+
Joe Baldacci - 3rd place overall Cat 1 SS
Ellen White - 4th place overall Cat 1 40+
Steve Wagoner - 4th place overall Cat 1 50+
Jeremy Swift - 7th place overall Cat 1 SS
Tom Stanowski - 8th place overall Cat 1 50+
Joe Barros - 14th place overall Cat 1 40+
Jeff Coneys - 24th place overall Cat 1 40+

Mike Zusman - 1st place Cat 2 30-34
Henry Gozdz - 2nd place Cat 2 SS
Adrienne Blair - 2nd place Cat 3 40+

Team Campmor - 2nd place team challenge competition.
Team Campmor performed 437 hours of trail work at local parks in 2011 (the highest of all the teams) to score that placement. A big thanks to Campmor for creating an incentive for it's racers. Campmor awards team members store credit to those that perform 25 or more hours of trail work and race the local Camomor H2H series.