More Scott Bikes

I just spent a week in our France office and love how our new Scott Sportster P3 hybrids are performing. They have had provided very good feedback from clients and our mechanics. We are as a result going to pick up a number of high quality carbon road bikes from Scott as well to add to our Eddy Merckx fleet. Some pictures from the storefront show room and our bike shop that fronts our office are shown below.

The Sportster P3 hybrid of course has the perfect gearing for all terrain riding and is very adjustable to all sizes of riders. The component groupo, Shimano deore, is not cheap plastic either and so is durable. The stem and saddle height are easily adjusted and the front fork has a lock out to stabilize it and make pedaling more efficient.

The new Scott road bikes will be the CR1 Pro; carbon with Ultegra groupo and Mavic Ksyrium wheel sets! Through our office we are also renting mountain bikes, and with our team of certified guides we can now easily organize custom guided tours in either challenging road tours, comfortable leisure cycling tours, or mountain bike tours of any level.

Free Paris Museum Info

Published on Newsweek.com late last week, some stuff to pass along:

Through June 30, you'll get in without charge at these institutions in Paris and its environs:

Musée Guimet (6 place d'Léna, 011-33/56 52 53 00, guimet.fr)
Musée de Cluny (a.k.a., Musée National du Moyen Âge) (6 place Paul Painlevé, 011-33/1 53 73 78 02, musee-moyenage.fr)
Musée des Arts et Métiers (292 rue Saint-Martin, 011-33/1 53 01 82 00, arts-et-metiers.net)
Musée d'Archeologie Nationale (place Charles de Gaulle, Saint Germain-en-Laye, 011-31/1 39 10 13 00, musee-antiquitesnationales.fr)
Musée National de la Renaissance (Château d'Ecouen, Ecouen, 011-31/ 1 34 38 38 50, www.musee-renaissance.fr)
Musée de l'Air et de 'Espace (Aéroport du Bourget, Le Bourget, 011-31/1 49 92 70 62
Other participating museums include the Musée National de la Marine in Toulon, Musée National de la Porcelaine Adrien-Dubouché in Limoges, Musée Magnin in Dijon, Palais Jacques Couer in Reims, Chateau d'Oiron, Musée National du Chateau de Pau, and Chateau de Pierrefonds.

In addition, four major museums in Paris are offering free admission to visitors aged 18 to 25 on certain days of the week, between 6 and 9pm: —Wednesdays: Centre Pompidou (place Georges Pompidou, 011-33/1 44 78 12 33, centrepompidou.fr) —Thursdays: Musée d'Orsay (62 rue de Lille, 011-33/1 40 49 48 14, musee-orsay.fr)—Fridays: The Louvre (011-33/1 40 20 57 60, louvre.fr)—Saturdays: Musée du Quai Branly (37 quai Branly, 011-31/1 56 61 70 00, quaibranly.fr)

Hotel Discounts on the Cote d'Azur

The Cannes Tourist Board, with its hotel partners, has put together a promotion exclusively for US citizens with prices guaranteed in U.S. dollars.

What if you aren't a US Citizen? Ahem...well, sorry old chap! We received this because our US office participates in France tourism promotions and advertising. So, don't take offense, its a promotional effort of the US office of Maison de la France. Perhaps if you live in another country you should contact Maison de la France there and find out what they are doing to help you!

We can book this for any readers/clients. Just contact us by email or phone. 1-480-905-1235 in the USA.

The promotion includes a 3-night minimum stay with breakfast included.

Rates for a 3-night stay start at:
· 2-star hotel - $240
· 3-star hotel - $430
· 4-star hotel - $600

Reservations must be prepaid.

Sales & Conditions:

1. This offer is exclusively reserved for US citizens. Clients must show a valid US passport as proof of US citizenship.

2. All booking must be fully prepaid and are not refundable.

3. Dates of stay can be changed, based on availability by directly contacting the hotel.


For additional information on Cannes, please check http://www.cannes-groups.com/ or www.franceguide.com/visitcannes