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Inter Office Movie Debate Narrowly Avoids Weapon Inolvement

As we sat in the office debating the best sports movies of the 80’s we had a severe difference of opinion. This was, perhaps, because our office consists of a mix of high school heroes, Division III college studs, a DI athlete, and a few Pros who all played different sports.

People’s bias’ seem to fall in line with the sports they now attempt to play, 40lbs overweight, in various local men’s leagues. The debate turned heated when the office hockey players started, for no real reason, pulling up their stats on the YMCA website to prove that Slapshot should be in the debate even though it was released in the 70’s.

So, to save the wannabe Canadians from grabbing the closest thing made of wood and resorting to violence, we decided to go to the blog, and let you settle it.

I have a feeling it’s going to be a runaway…we’ll see

Office Athletes:

High School Heroes:

Winning a State Championship in NH at age 17 has been enough to inflate my ego for the last 10 years, this was me vs. Hanover in 98'.









Growing up in an affluent East Coast family, Rattlesnake bought his manhood in the form of hockey and lacrosse sticks, and was "recruited by pretty much every sick lacrosse school in America," but decided to forgoe NCAA fame to work on his paintings.
















Division III Stars:

Also known as On-Base Mishkin on the baseball diamond, Sammy staked his claim to stardom by finishing his career at F&M as one the best college tennis players ever. Known best for his running back hand and his McEnroesque antics, he once played a whole match with a Diet Dr. Pepper in his left hand.







Randall won the Phi Sigma Kappa Squash Tournament at St. Lawrence University for three years running, which has to make him one of the best in the country (trust me I've met the guys in his frat, and they're awesome at squash).




















Division I stars:

NOT PICTURED

Our customer service manager was a former Marine and Place Kicker for University of Tennessee. Yup, you read it right: a Marine Place Kicker....and his favorite food is Jumbo Shrimp.



Professional Athletes:

Clint once ran a 4 minute mile at altitude, was a frequent visitor of the Olympic training center in Colorado, and has raced bikes for every major brewery in America.






















Mo was voted: Mr. Vermont (1984,1985,1987) Mr. California (1991, 1993, 1995) Mr. Colorado (1999, 2000, 2001) Randall Scott Hunk of the Year (2006)

Mo has also raced anything with two wheels professionally for the last decade

Everyone, Come See How Good We Look: Augusta Review

I recently found this review of our new Augusta Track Bike. It's written by a guy who has a website called Apt11, and it's pretty comprehensive and insightful...so enjoy




A lot of friends and random people ask me about fixed-gear bikes; what’s good, what’s bad, where to buy, brakeless vs. brakes, and so on. Most times, with regards to what to purchase, I tell them to get something affordable and not break the bank until they are sure they will 1) ride the bike and 2) enjoy riding fixed. There are track bike frames (that is, frame plus fork and nothing else) that will set you back several hundred to several thousand dollars. Some wheelsets can get into the $450 - 800 mark. And if you don’t know what you are getting into, all this can be rather daunting not to mention a rather unfruitful investment for a I-just-want-to-try-riding-fixed bike that turns into a wow-this-isn’t-what-I-though-it-would-be bike and-now-its-just-sitting-in-the-corner-of-the-room-
while-I-sit-here-broke-and-hungry. Ok, maybe it’s not that extreme, but you get the idea.

For those friends and simply anyone else in the market, I’m always on the hunt for good fixed-gear bike deals. So when I saw that the 2008 Tommaso Augusta track bike was $399, I had to stop and give this one the once over.

First and foremost with all products one buys, it should look good. I mean, seriously, who wants ugly things; moreover, who intentionally buys ugly things? Well, buying a Tommaso certainly won’t put you in the “that was a bad idea” group when it comes to looks. Tommaso’s designs are very minimal; both in aesthetics and construction. The glossy black lacquer on the Augusta with the understated logos gives it a sleek, seductive and sexy look. Thankfully the Augusta doesn’t just stop at looks.

The Augusta is built on an all steel chromoly frame. This means the bike, even though it’s steel, will be somewhat light and very durable; big pluses for those that will need to carry the bike up and down stairs.
Sure it says “track” in the name, but the Augusta’s geometry denotes a much more casual, city setup. This isn’t a bad thing considering most people are getting involved in fixed-gear/single-speed riding for the first time or simply want something very low maintenance to ride around town.

EDIT: I totally missed the sizing chart! This bike indeed would be great on the track! And remember what I said about casual geometry? You can throw that out the window. This bike is very compact, with a fairly aggressive geometry. For example, on the 54CM, the head tube angle is 74 degrees and the top tube angle is 75 degrees. To put that into perspective road bikes typically have more relaxed angles; 71 - 72 degrees. Basically, this frame is exactly the same as the Bianchi Pista.
One thing that didn’t surprise me about the bike was the components. They certainly aren’t of the best caliber, but they aren’t necessarily bad. The Augusta features an FSA threadless headset, Truvativ bottom-bracket, Truvativ cranks, Truvativ chainring, Wellgo clipless pedals, KMC chain, a 16T freewheel and a 16T fixed cog . These are pretty much your standard low-end, run-of-the-mill components. Small bonuses are the Weinmann DP18’s matched to low-flange flip/flop Formula hubs, Vittoria Zaffiro tires and Selle San Marco saddle. The riser stem and the horrendous looking handlebars would be something to replace - if nothing more than for the sake of beauty.


If you buy the bike from Randall Scott you get a pretty good warranty:
* All Tommaso bicycles can be returned or exchanged for 30 days
* Full lifetime warranty on all Tommaso Frames. …
* All Tommaso bicycles are shipped in a reusable high density foam and cardboard bicycle box for the exclusive use of Tommaso bikes. ($100.00 value)

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Tattoo's, Cycle Cross and Wrestling

The Randall Scott team made its presence felt at the Annual "Boulder Cup" Cycle Cross race last Sunday. Our eclectic mix of decent looking dudes showed up to support Cat. 2 Team Rider Ryan Parker. The only problem was that Ryan drank exactly 30 beers the night before and missed the race. He opted not to fight through the hangover due the presence of the Boulder Police Department, and a recent spike in Cross tour's BUI convictions. In lieu of this disappointment, we did what we usually do in these kind of situations....opened an on site tattoo parlor.



With progressions in modern science in laser removal surgery, Brett has the option to not be amazing for the rest of his life.



The dirt bike scared some of the other teams. We also had Frisbees and sunglasses for their women and children.


El Jefe showing us who's El Jefe.


A couple of ladies about to wrestle over which bike is better Redline or Ridley


You can tell who is going much faster by the blur in the picture.

Hot or Not; Veloswap Style

Last weekend Randall Scott's own bean counter, Clint, represented us at the 19th Annual Denver Veloswap. Part accountant, part bike mechanic, part vampire, Clint put his ear to the pavement to check the pulse of the edgy and oft dangerous swap. So, upon his return we asked him the age old question, "what was hot and what was not at Veloswap this year?"

Offering the obvious answer, Clint, devoid of emotion, stated, "Me"

HOT CLINT



Diving deeper into the question, Clint gave us his top three:

HOT
1. BMX Half Pipe
2. Tommaso Augusta
3. Baby Pedals

NOT HOT
1. The loud mouth with the cowbell.
2. $10.00, black, Baby Pedals.
3. UP DOG.