Jax Bicycles
Paramount Racing kicks off the 2007 season with a new title sponsor - Jax Bicycles. Jax is supporting the team with cash, team bikes, wheels, EZ-ups and race event support, and awesome team discounts at their retail locations. Drop into your nearest Jax to see their great stores, and tell them Paramount Racing sent you.

>> jax website

Bontrager Wheelworks
Aeolus 6.5 Carbon Tubular Wheelset

• 65mm cross section and toroidal shape gives the optimum height to width ratio for aerodynamic performance (with 22mm tire)
• Full carbon rim based on the proven 110GSM climbing rim
• 14 gauge bladed spokes laced to Swiss made hubs for the ultimate in speed
• Bontrager developed with HED Cycling for Discovery's attempt on a record 7th Tour de France win
• US Pat 5,931,544; Presta valve

>> bontrager website

Fi'zi:k
Aliante Gamma Graphite Twin Flex
Cover: Black perforated microtex Scuff Guards: Black Rail: Titanium Weight: 270 gr

The choice of enthusiast riders. High performance carbon reinforced shell.
Twin flex graphite shell. Lightweight and comfortable. Ergonomic dip platform.

>> fi'zi:k website

Hammer Nutrition
In case we have not stated it obviously or frequently enough, here is our platform, which you can expect us to consistently speak from in this website (hammer website - ed.) and elsewhere:

Daily Diet - Eat whole (organic) foods as much as possible. Avoid packaged, processed foods and junk foods at all times. Do not consume any artificial sweeteners, colors, or flavors, and avoid preservatives as much as possible. The quality of the calories you consume ALWAYS matters.

Sugar Bad - Avoid all "ose" (sucrose, fructose, glucose, etc.) highly processed sugars in your daily diet and especially during exercise. These sugars are not only inefficient fuels, they're health hazards as well.

Protein - It's not just for strength athletes; it's vitally important for endurance athletes as well. Consume 1/2 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight daily as a minimum. Increase to 3/4 gram/pound of bodyweight daily during periods of high volume endurance training and/or when wanting to increase lean muscle mass. When your exercise extends well beyond two hours, soy protein should be included in your fuel.

>> hammer website

Kenny BZ Photography
Offering Photos of Bicycle Racing, Club Rides, and Tours
Classic Automobile Shows and Private Collections

>> kenny bz website

Orange County Wheelmen
The Orange County Wheelmen (OCW) is the most diverse and oldest bicycle club in Orange County with over 400 members.  Cycling subgroups within OCW include Paramount Racing, Goat Hill (off-road cycling), and Tandem Time.  The club hosts several annual events, many special activities, and numerous weekly rides.

OCW was founded in 1970.  Beginning as a recreational cycling club, its focus has expanded to staging cycling events that attract hundreds of riders, to maintaining an active presence in the community through charitable donations, and to promoting safety and political advocacy through the club's training rides and support of the Orange County Bicycle Coalition (OCBC) and the California Association of Bicycling Organizations (CABO).

Following are highlights of many of the activities, events, and happenings supported by the Orange County Wheelmen:

Monthly Happenings
Monthly general meetings provide a forum for speakers to address bike care, maintenance, training, speed and nutrition in addition to diet, safety, and travel related cycling adventures.  The meetings are well attended by members and nonmembers interested in the variety of bike related topics.

OCW's monthly newsletter, the Chain Reaction, is mailed and/or emailed to all members and can also be seen on the club's Website.  Each issue includes information regarding the ride schedule, board minutes, and special articles by club members on cycling tips, activities, travels, and the highlights of our major cycling events.

Special Events
OCW is well-known for its five (5) major cycling events held throughout the year including the Spring Metric Century, the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta 150, the Ride Around the Bear, the Amtrak Century and the Fall Metric Century.  Each event is unique and attracts hundreds of riders throughout California and from the Western United States. 

Special Activities
OCW is also involved in a variety of activities beyond riding the roads.  Each August members attend the Annual Picnic which culminates in a fiercely contested tricycle race.  In February the club's Annual Awards Banquet honors and celebrates accomplishments by individual members and introduces the new board members for the coming year.

OCW's ongoing charitable donations benefit many children in Orange County.  The club donates bicycles and helmets in addition to members donating numerous toys and gifts to children of Orange County.  Our club is also activity involved with the Orange County Bicycle Coalition (OCBC) and the California Association of Bicycling Organizations (CABO).

We look forward to you joining us for a bike ride!

>> ocw website

Profile Design
Producing the highest quality bicycle components and accessories for athletes of all levels - from the world's best triathletes to those contemplating their first century ride. First, a need is determined; then, our engineers design the simplest, most efficient way to satisfy it.

From our research and development group through design, marketing, and sales, everyone at Profile Design is dedicated to bringing the best products to our customers - the riders.

>> profile design website

Rudy Project
RUDY PROJECT throughout the years has been a champion of sponsoring and supporting athletes at every level of competition. It is no wonder that Rudy Project products have been worn by many greats including Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Jan Ullrich, Erik Zabel, Claudio Chiappucci, Abraham Olano, Michellie Jones, Spencer Smith and countless others.

Unceasingly fed by the fires of success, Athletes are part of our expansion. With a dynamic research and development department which benefits from its riders' technical advice, Rudy Project is recognized on the International Scene today as an experienced, growing company which knows athletes' needs perfectly and can predict their future requirements.

>> rudy project website

Trek Bicycles
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team rider Levi Leipheimer kicked-off the 2007 season by storming to victory in Sunday’s Amgen Tour of California Prologue. Despite shifting wind conditions that favored early riders and punished late-starters, Leipheimer—the last man out of the start-house—demonstrated his superb early-season fitness by piloting his Equinox TTX to the fastest time of the day, 4:49.50 over the 3.1 km circuit.

>> trek website

Vittoria Tires
The world of cycling is constantly and rapidly changing.
The number of cycling enthusiasts is growing in all areas: competition, amateur cycling and practical, ecological daily mobility.

After 50 years of activity (1953 – 2003), Vittoria is combining the best Italian creativity with the tremendous technological potential of Lion Tyres to evolve still further as the driving force behind change in the cycling world.

Vittoria puts a tremendous amount of effort into maintaining its position as the world’s uncontested top name in tubulars and tyres, and is constantly developing cutting edge technologies and innovative new products.

Vittoria gained its reputation the hard way - at the very highest levels of competitive cycling. Champions like Moser, Hinault, Indurain, Ullrich, Pantani, Cipollini and many others have all raced and won on Vittoria tyres, and have continued to work with us in product development.

This invaluable shared experience has lead to the creation of tyres and tubulars capable of satisfying even the most demanding and expert users.

Since 2002, Vittoria has been technical sponsor of WCC, (World Cycling Centre), based in U.C.I. headquarter in Aigle (CH), where young athletes coming from all over the world train for the different cycling disciplines. This co-operation allows Vittoria to contribute to the development of cycling and, at the same time, to have prototypes of newly developed tyres tested by promising young racers.

>> vittoria website