Tour de France and Video Roam

Well it's only another two days away till the start of the Tour. There is not much to talk about cause no real news has happened today. It's just the anticipation for the race is rising and rising. I will be gone tomorrow but hopefully I can return by the start of the TdF. If not the following day I will have a full report for you with all the goodies in it. Oh yeah by the way I might like to mention the greatest Mountain Bike video to date, Roam from the Collective. All you mtb riders out there should buy it from your local bike shop or from the Internet. It has some of the best shots that can be taken by a camera while biking. I would like to issue it my stamp of approval. It is an all time greatest in my book. Buy it, watch it, and be amazed by it. The hyperlink: Roam's link

Shimano Dual Control Shifters

Today I am going to make my review on the Shimano LX Dual Control Shifters. I have recently been able to take these levers out on the trail to test. I was very impressed. With the combination of shifting and braking off of the same lever is genius. The ability of never having to move your fingers to use separate brake levers and shifters allows for less concentration need to operate while riding. It also is very easy for a road cyclist to switch to mountain biking because this lever system is just like a road bikes. This I know from experience because I recently purchased a mountain bike with these Shifters. The shifters do come with a thumb shifter but is not needed since the actual lever will move in both directions. Here is a photo of the levers provide from the Shimano website. All the specs can be found at http://bike.shimano.com/.