{"id":2168,"date":"2015-03-03T09:05:33","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T14:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2015-04-21T09:18:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T13:18:00","slug":"going-yellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=2168","title":{"rendered":"Going Yellow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well it&#8217;s a new year and with that brings some changes as well as a chance to refocus and re-energize.<br \/>\nI will be wearing the color yellow with pride this year as I&#8217;ve hooked up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mavic.com\/2015-mtb-range\" title=\"Mavic MTB\" target=\"_blank\">Mavic<\/a> for 2015! I&#8217;ll be wearing Mavic Yellow from head to toe as well as riding their Crossmax Enduro wheels, tires and shoes again. I loved the performance of this wheel-set and tires last year and am just as excited to have them on the new bike again for 2015.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3439-e1429023316626.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3439-e1429023316626-768x1024.jpg?resize=720%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_3439\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3439-e1429023316626.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3439-e1429023316626.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also new and yellow is my new <a href=\"http:\/\/transitionbikes.com\/2015\/Bikes_Scout.cfm\" title=\"Transition Bikes\" target=\"_blank\">Transition Bikes Scout<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3308-e1427038127770.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3308.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_3308\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2181\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3314-e1427038145825.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3314.jpg?resize=720%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_3314\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m excited to have the following companies supporting me this year, I can&#8217;t recommend these brands enough!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transitionbikes.com\" title=\"Transition Bikes\" target=\"_blank\">Transition Bikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mavic.com\/\/2015-mtb-range\" title=\"Mavic Cycling\" target=\"_blank\">Mavic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kore-usa.com\/\" title=\"KORE USA\" target=\"_blank\">KORE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrpbike.com\/\" title=\"MRP Racing Products\" target=\"_blank\">MRP Bike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ryderseyewear.com\/\" title=\"Ryders Eyewear\" target=\"_blank\">Ryders Eyewear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/7protection.com\/\" title=\"7 protection\" target=\"_blank\">7iDP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmountainstyle.com\/\" title=\"All Mountain Style\" target=\"_blank\">All Mountain Style<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.honeystinger.com\/\" title=\"Honey Stinger\" target=\"_blank\">Honey Stinger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/communitybikesandboards.com\/\" title=\"Community Bikes and Boards\" target=\"_blank\">Community Bikes and Boards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crankbrothers.com\/\" title=\"Crank Brothers\" target=\"_blank\">Crank Brothers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>New Coach!<\/h4>\n<p>For 2015 I&#8217;ve been set up with a training plan from Matt Miller, Ph. D. candidate. Matt Miller is a PhD researcher at Massey University focusing on factors relating to Mountain Bike race performance. Matt&#8217;s focus is on Mountain Bike research and evidence-based training, catering to athletes in Enduro, XC and Downhill. You can keep up with Matt on his Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MTBPhD\/\" title=\"Matt Miller, MTB PhD\" target=\"_blank\">MTBPhD<\/a>.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_1443\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/winnerSuperD.jpg?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/winnerSuperD.jpg?resize=960%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Me, Seamus Powell and Matt Miller after the 2013 USAC Nationals at Bear Creek.\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/winnerSuperD.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/winnerSuperD.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me, Seamus Powell and Matt Miller after the 2013 USAC Nationals at Bear Creek.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Since starting his program in January I&#8217;ve noticed a difference in my strength and endurance. Matt&#8217;s focus on the science and how to build endurance and strength is very interesting to me, you can see your improvement through the numbers. If you are looking to take your training to the next level or want to get the most out of your training, connect with Matt!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well it&#8217;s a new year and with that brings some changes as well as a chance to refocus and re-energize. I will be wearing the color yellow with pride this year as I&#8217;ve hooked&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enduro","category-training-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.werideourbikes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_3439-e1429023316626.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1YdqL-yY","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1893,"url":"https:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=1893","url_meta":{"origin":2168,"position":0},"title":"Product review:  Mavic Crossmax Enduro Wheels","author":"Gerry","date":"August 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I was fortunate enough to get a set of the new Mavic Crossmax Enduro wheels this past Spring. 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