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VeloSwap Denver to Feature Four Author Appearances

By VeloPress
Published: Oct. 26, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEVeloSwap Denver to Feature Four Author AppearancesAttendees can get new bike components and learn about bike maintenance,bike fit, and trainingBoulder, CO, October 26, 2006 — VeloSwap is pleased to announce four author events at this weekend's Denver VeloSwap.Four VeloPress authors will answer questions and autograph books on bikemaintenance and repair, bike fitting, and training. The Denver VeloSwapis the largest bike swap in the country, drawing over 10,000 swappers and400 vendors.Lennard Zinn, VeloNews magazine Technical Editor and master framebuilder, will present a one hour clinic on bike maintenance at the Denver VeloSwapSpecial Events Stage on Saturday, October 28 beginning at 11:00 a.m. VeloSwapattendees can upgrade their bikes with new components available at VeloSwapand then learn installation, repair, and maintenance techniques at theclinic. Zinn will demonstrate basic, daily maintenance jobs and more advancedtuning work including: brake adjustment, derailleur adjustment, replacingdisc and caliper brake pads, cable replacement, and shock service. Best-sellingauthor of several books, including Zinn& the Art of Road Bike Maintenance,  Zinn& the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance and its four-hourcompanion DVD, Zinn is one of the world's leading authorities on bikemaintenance and repair.Andy Pruitt, the top bike fitter for the professional peloton and directorof The Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, will answer questions aboutbike fit and autograph copies of his new book, AndyPruitt's Complete Medical Guide for Cyclists. The book features a thoroughbike fit session and easy-to-follow directions on diagnosing and treatingcommon cycling injuries. Pruitt's book is a must-have for cyclists andbike fitters. Pruitt will be at the VeloGear booth # 70 from 11:00 a.m.until noon.Dave Brinton, illustrator for VeloNews magazine's popular "Atthe Back" column, will autograph copies of Lés Héros du Velo,his 2007 illustrated calendar. Celebrate 2007 in style with Brinton’s personaltribute to the legends of cycling. Twelve great riders of the twentiethcentury come to life in Brinton’s stylish portraits, including The Cannibal,the Badger, the Eagle of Toledo. Brinton will be at the VeloGear booth# 70 from noon until 1:00 p.m..Gale Bernhardt, a USA Cycling Level 1 coach and the coach forthe USA Olympic Triathlon Team in 2004, will answer questions and autographcopies of her bestselling VeloPress books, including TriathlonTraining Basics and Workoutsin a Binder®: Swim Workouts for Triathletes. Bernhardt will alsodiscuss the new edition of her most popular triathlon book, Training Plansfor Multisport Athletes, 2nd Ed.  http://www.velogear.com/prodinfo.asp?number=VP+PLAN2Bernhardt will be at the VeloGear booth # 70 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00p.m.VeloSwapDenver
Saturday, October 28, 2006
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
NationalWestern Complex
Denver, Colorado• 11:00 a.m. – Noon: Lennard Zinn maintenance clinic at the SpecialEvents Stage
• 11:00 a.m. – Noon: Andy Pruitt at the VeloGear booth # 70
• Noon – 1:00 p.m.: Dave Brinton at the VeloGear booth # 70
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Gale Bernhardt at the VeloGear booth # 70

For more information, please contact:Dave Trendler
VeloPress Marketing & Publicity Manager