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Xterra triathlon comes to Neath

Xterra, the international triathlon, MTB enduro and trail run weekend is just around the corner. The weekend is jam packed with 7 races over two days:

Sat 2nd Sept: 75k enduro, 27k enduro, trails half marathon, 10k & 5k run
Sun 3rd Sept: sport triathlon (750m swim, 17k MTB, 5k run) and a championship course triathlon (1400m swim, 32k MTB, 10k run).

The races start on a valley floor and all except the 10k and 5k runs have HUGE climbs to get up the valley sides. The enduro start is expected to take the pros over 30 minutes to get up! Tredz have an expo stand on-site and are the technical race support (spanner boys) for the riders. No, we don't massage legs - so don't ask.

Xtrerra Directions
Their website and flyers aren't very detailed but it really is simple:

• just 12 miles and 2 roundabouts from the M4 junction  43
• head up the A465 from M4 and pass Neath towards Glyn-Neath
• you're looking for Glyn-Neath leisure centre which is left on the second roundabout of the A465 (McDonalds should be in view). View Google map here
• Xterra is in the field on your left, a couple of hundred metres from the roundabout. It's Glyn Neath road (the B4242)

Good luck to all 650+ entrants.

Happy customers despite a delayed

Sometimes at Tredz it cannot be helped if items are a little delayed. It is reassuring when customers give us good feedback regardless of a delay in the receipt of their order.

Thank you - I have now received and am entirely satisfied with the service and will recommend same.

Tony

Buy a bike and be done with it

Stumbled across this on YouTube and couldn't stop myself thinking why? Its received over 200 posts from people debating whether or not its a wind up. If it is a practical joke they've gone to a lot of trouble. Then again, they are Americans so anything is possible - perhaps its the next big thing?

Quicker then expected

Mike from Aviemore in Inverness-shire was surprised at the speed of our service.

Thank you! Package recieved in good order and quicker than I thought. Much appreciated.

Regards, Mike.

Specialized 2007 mountain bike details

The Tredz team got to see the Specialized 2007 mountain bikes yesterday. Specialized were determined to show off their new mountain bike range along with their road bikes and other lines at their UK headquarters in London.

 

    

Of course the Specialized Enduro was the star bike but it was very nice to see the Specialized Stumpjumper FSR come back into stock after huge popularity this summer created a mass shortage.

Buying a mountain bike - a beginners’ guide

Cycling as a sport, activity and an exercise offers huge aerobic and anaerobic rewards. Ride a bike for an hour and try naming a muscle group that wasn’t asked to contribute to the effort. Cycling offers an all-round training package without stressing the joints in the way running or racquet sports can. This is because pedaling is a rotational force, as opposed to the impact your heel receives when striking the ground with all your weight multiplied by your momentum. Indeed, cycling’s only peer in this complete-but-impact-free world of workouts is swimming.

Prompt delivery

Nigel was extremely happy with our delivery service.

He wrote:

FANTASTIC SERVICE: thank you for very prompt delivery of My new Giant SCR3. -arrived within 48hr of order It looks superb and has to be a really good deal
Nigel

Smooth transaction and good service

Paul bought a Giant SCR 3.0 Roadbike from us and was very happy with our service and the transaction process.

He wrote:

Just received the 'Giant SCR' roadbike that I ordered off you. Very pleased with it and would also like to say very impressed with the service you provide. Quick and easy transaction, good price and delivered on time.. Will recommend you to others and will use you again in the future.

Thank you

Paul