Monday, March 26, 2007

Results, Results, Results

March 11th - DBC Elite Cycling take 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 12th overall at Bently's Central Valley Classic stage race. DBC Elite ride the 30 and 30x models.

March 20th - Targetraing Pro Women's team take 12th, 13th, 20th, 23rd and 24th overall at Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador. Targetraining Pro Women ride the wheel system 19's.

March 24th - Alto Velo's James Badia wins the Corporate Crit 2/3 race. James rides Williams Cycling wheels.

March 24th / 25th. Michaeal Hernandez wins two more races....9th and 10th win of the year...WOW! Mike races on the 19's.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Hernandez wins P/1/2 and 35+ Land Park Crits

Wheel System 19's under Hernando!

Monday, March 19, 2007

Socalcycling.com's New Ride


Monday, March 12, 2007

In stock - Wheels System 50 and 50c

In stock now!

Wheel System 50c all carbon clincher and Wheel System 50 carbon /alloy clincher

Friday, March 9, 2007

Brandt, McRae "off the front" at Texas Circuit Race

Brandt and McRae place first and second at Lago Vista Primavera Circuit race. Notice the smiles on thier face as they realize they have one more lap to go, after being told the same thing on the previous lap! AG Cycling Pro Women's Team is sponsored by WIlliams Cycling. Picture supplied by smugmug.

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Group Health Seattle International Bike Expo

Williams Cycling will be present at the "Group Health Seattle International Bike Expo"
March 10 - 11, Booth Space #115.

Wheel System 19 review by Michael Hernandez

Overall impressions, fantastic wheels. Actually, they might be the best wheelset I've ridden thus far. I won Snelling this weekend in a 50+ mile break and got to feel them in the crosswinds, on the central valley cobbles ;), and in another sprint. With the wheels, I've won 2 races (Dinuba crit 35+, Snelling 35+), lapped a field (Dinuba p1/2), and placed top 10 in two road races (Cantua & Pine Flat 35+). Not a bad way to get the wheels rolling. Impressions: rolling resistance is phenomenal. The hubs are spot on glassy. Nothing I can do but say, those work.

Lateral stiffness - I don't even know if such a term is correctly used, but ... the wheels accelerate incredibly well. I've used the same steel frame for the past 4 racing seasons and have logged Alpine climbs with it, won crits and road races on it ... basically, I know every molecule of the frame. Thusly, I feel i'm a good judge of how wheels feel underneath me. I've ridden carbon Lews, Rolf pro's (not the newer generations), 32-spoke standards, American Classic 420's and 350s (non-carbon), Easton Ascent IIs and Orions, Krysiums, and an assortment of old school Mavic's and Spynergies.

Straight up, your 19's are superior in bike handling, acceleration, and thus far quality of construction. At Dinuba, I hit those things hard through the lipped corners, gapping off Wohlberg and Copeland something fierce. I tested them hard, and they are just fine through it. I haven't tested them through the big rains yet, though.

Performance-wise: I really haven't ridden a better set of wheels. I'm a 150-pounder, but ride hard on my materials. I'm a crit and big-wind road race specialist. I don't ride deep dish wheels because of the disadvantages to be had, often times, in stiff cross-winds and (sometimes) lesser handling qualities of the wheels. I'll never ride the Lews again because they handled extremely poorly. In your marketing, I would suggest emphasizing that this is a performance wheelset ... one that offers riders utter confidence in braking ability, handling in corners, and superior acceleration. These are the qualities that save energy while racing AND give an edge during those critical moments in races, those micro-seconds that can often dictate who wins and who loses.

Michael Hernandez - Cat 1