One of our hire bikes on the Col du Galibier today after it opened to cyclist yesterday.
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The D211 on the D526
16 MayOne of our guest this week staying on the Tour d’Oisans holiday preorder a new PROMPT D211 with Shimano 105 groupset and PROMPT handlebars, seatpost and bottle cages. It went out on its maiden ride today up the D526 to the Col du Glandon and the Col de la Croix de Fer.
PROMPT D211 Hire Bikes in Bourg d’Oisans
11 MayWe have finally got our PROMPT D211 hire fleet ready and built for 2011. More bikes will be added for 2012 once are existing Felt, Canondale and Be One have finished the season. All have Shimano Ultegra groups sets. We have also just become official Shimano suppliers here in France as well. More to follow on this later.
PROMPT D211 does the Cotswold Classic
8 MayCompeted in the Cotswold Classic while staying in the UK in April. The D211 handled very well over the 166km long distance course. We have just taken delivery of our next batch for our cycle hire in Bourg d’Oisans
Prompt in Sydney
14 MarWe recently took a family holiday in Sydney Australia. Here I am wearing one of our PROMPT.CC Alpe d’Huez T-Shirts
PROMPT D211
11 FebFirst ride this week of the new PROMPT D211 road bike. I took in Les Deux Alpes and Alpe d’Huez. So what can i say about it. Well its seriously light must be close to 7KG – although it is dripping with SRAM RED. Its understated but thats how i like my bikes. More importantly the ride was as good as any other high end carbon frame that I have ridden. It was direct when you put the pedals down hard – helped by the thicker chainstay – it steered very confidiently into the alpine switchback bends of Alpe d’Huez and Les Deux Alpes. The thinner seatstays coupled with the prompt handlebars certainly took a lot of the buzz out of the roads as well. I am looking forward to a summer season of touring on it with our guests here in Alpe d’Huez.
D211 Prompt frame arrives
26 JanI have just had my PROMPT D211 frame arrive today along with carbon bars and carbon seatpost. Exciting times. I have a SRAM RED GROUPSET to install on the bike. Just need some warmer weather now. I will be riding this throughout the summer on our Tour d’Oisans and More Than 21 Bends cycling tours. The frame name pays homage to the 21 bends of Alpe d’Huez – the official road name is the D211. It has been designed with thin chainstays to add comfort with a larger downtube to add stiffness at the bottom bracket. The forks come with a carbon steerer. We have kept the graphic understated.
Meanwhile on another front the 2nd door is being installed in the shop today and we have just ordered a new window for the front.
PROMPT in Andalucia
18 JanOut in southern spain riding this week training and checking routes for our More Than 21 Bends cycling holidays in Andalucia.
Prompt t-shirts have arrived
28 DecOur new PROMPT tshirt has arrived. This will be going on sale once the online shop is up and running. It will also be available from us to buy while you are in Bourg d’Oisans on your cycling holiday. We have also got some ALPE d’HUEZ t shirts on order as well.
Prompt Shop takes shape
12 DecWe have also started work on the new Prompt shop. This will be located directly below the Enjoy Oisans Cycling Holidays Head Quarters in Bourg d’Oisans. Not much has happened yet other than smashing down a wall and putting a door in its place. More photos to follow once there is something to look at. The shop will be home to our cycle hire and Prompt shop
Prompt D211 Prototype
7 DecAfter over a year of design we have this week ordered our new road frame the “D211” – named after the official road name of the Alpe d’Huez climb. More news on the Prompt bikes after christmas but while the frames are the traditional low weight carbon designed affair ideal for tackling the big cols in the area the graphics design will be a little different to your usual road bikes.
PROMPT CYCLE CULTURE 