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Friday Roundup: Keep CA roads friendly, buy a Storck online, Zwift Kona, bike deals & more!

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Make CA Roads Great Again, ask a California cyclist to Vote – CA has a proposition vote coming up that could defund a lot of cycling infrastructure in the state. The push is to dismantle transportation funding in California. Tell a CA cyclist you know to check out Prop 6, which will cancel $5.2 billion in funding for desperately needed transportation projects repairing roads across California. Find out more, and see what you can do to help at: CalBike.org

Industry News

  • Storck goes online & direct to consumer – Storck Bicycle launched its first online Direct-to-Customer platform at the end of last month. The full bike range is now available internationally, paired with their existing bike shop network. Order your next light & fast carbon bike direct from the source and have it sent to a nearby shop, or straight to your doorstep. Storck-bikes.com

Where to Ride / Contests

  • Ride 112 miles of virtual Ironman with Zwift’s Kona 112 Mission – All industry eyes are glued to Kona this week as the world’s top triathletes gather for the World Championships. Get a feel for the aloha spirit and race distance with the Kona 112 Mission, without having to ride in a wet skinsuit. Ride 112 miles over 7 days on the new Specialized S-Works Shiv Disc. Complete the mission and you could unlock 1 of the 10 TT bikes in-game for good. If that’s not enough, finish and you’ll be entered to win a high spec Specialized S-Works Shiv Disc in real life. Zwift.com

Gear & Deals

  • Get a free hat when you buy a bunch of Fizik gear – For the month of October, Fizik is giving a free snapback baseball cap to anyone who spends over €/$/£ 200. If your saddle, shoes, accessories, components & apparel cart tallies up that much, add the Fizik Snapback Cap to your shopping cart along, and it’ll be yours free of charge. Fizik.com

  • Get a US made Detroit Bike this weekend only for $500 – This weekend only, Detroit is opening their doors & dropping prices. All U.S. Made 2018 models (excluding limited editions) are getting cleared out to make room for upcoming bikes. Don’t put it off – the deal ends October 13th. DetroitBikes.com

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