11 Jul
Damn. It. In case you missed it, the Tour de France made it exactly a week before the doping overtook the racing. Sure there were the mutterings about 31 abnormal blood profiles in the UCI bio-passport program and so…
L’Equipe says that Liquigas rider Manuel “Triki” Beltran has tested positive for EPO in a test done by AFLD at the Tour.
02 Jul
Fact: I bought my first “real” road bike (Miyata) in 1985 for $365.Fact: I bought my first “real” mt bike (Gary Fisher) in 1994 for $550.Fact: I bought a “proper” fixed gear bike (Pista) in 2005 for $500.Fact: All of…
I was never really into Barbie. I had crappy dexterity when I was little, and changing Barbie’s clothes was far too frustrating. I couldn’t get her pants on or her shirt off, so she was usually abandoned in a state of…
30 Jun
Today marks my fourth day in the lovely state of New Hampshire and so far it has been great. The past day and a half however, have been absolutely crazy and full of firsts! Here are some pictures… Last evening…
29 Jun
The Danes are looking at a Dutch study to see if external air bags on cars will help save lives. Since bicycle helmets are so limited in their protection and little conclusive scientific evidence exists that they save…
28 Jun
One of the main purposes I blog is in hopes that I will inspire others to try commuting by bicycle. I like to set the bar high. In so doing I let people know what can be done. And if I can ride year round in northern…
27 Jun
Todd Gilchrist posted a good article on his blog titled ‘Lessons from Mountain Biking’ that got me to thinking about the times I’ve foolishly decided to ride when my equipment wasn’t really ready to go. For Todd…
26 Jun
I’m on the road at the same time and on the same route every morning. I see the same motorists day after day. I know when the Crotch Rocket Kids are coming because their motorcycles have a distinctive high-pitched…
There was rain and t-storms forecast for today, so I’m glad I rode before work instead of to work. We ended up having several doozies come through, including one at quittin’ time.Miles Ridden: 9.0P.S. I saw my first…
practice practice practice.more or less all day I spend teaching people how to use a complicated bit of equipment. the training sessions are somewhat information overload. and i realized, that one of the most impor…
25 Jun
If you’ve ever worked on a farm, you’ll know that keeping a cow’s udder smooth and comfortable is an important part of getting fresh milk. If you’re a cyclist, you’ll know that keeping your backside smooth…
Another summer vacation at the shore and another bike hassle on NJ TRANSIT, what else is new?It sounds easy, bikes are allowed in the luggage undercarriage of the cruiser buses to Atlantic City, Asbury Park, Wildwood…
23 Jun
A GDR race named Simon.Picture sniped from the GDR update site. Click pic to go to the site.I’ve spent a bit of time watching progress for the GDR race. I don’t really know David Blaine that well, but it’s still more…
Today has proven to be a good day to get annoyed (this has nothing to do with today’s mystery book group meeting, which was great as usual), so I thought I’d mention this annoying article. I know I shouldn’t let…
22 Jun
Johan Bruyneel recently had a book published called We might As Well Win.Okay, while I envy the Belgian since the day he was born and now the money that he will rake in royalties, I may have a concern too.Cycling is not…
21 Jun
Photo GalleryVideo below(Photos © J. Maus)It’s like Critical Mass without the attitude or the age.Portland’s first Kidical Mass ride (an import from Eugene) was a big success tonight. About 40 people (and about…
20 Jun
Go ahead, call it a comeback. 48 days into my new regimen, oops I mean regiment-damn-it! I mean regime which began with 15 days of whooping cough and then converted into 33 days of ennui that rivals listening to Frank…
I’m in missoula. just got in. looking into flights, bus ect At Adventure cycling’s HQI went into an urgent care center in seeley lake. coughed up some blood I’ve got bronchitis and am on antibiotics. Pedaling with crap…
Check out the Tour of Ohio coverage on cyclingnews.com. Justin Lindine is holding his own in the top ten at the moment. Nathanial is no doubt working his butt off for Justin out there. Maybe well get a race report from…
19 Jun
Not like ya care, and are SURELY tired of hearing about it, but I woke up this morning STILL rocking a bright red, goo oozing sore eye ball and sore throat. Fan-f*cking-tastic! So after I got the B-Man off to day care,…
Our apologies to anyone who tried to stop in or call the Peninsula store yesterday (Wed. Jun. 18). We closed early due to an unfortunate incident that happened up the street.A little before 4pm, a truck hauling a load…
I literally just got back from the Towards Carfree Cities conference in Portland. Actually, I’m not quite home yet, I’m camped out at Bike Works tonight. In a couple of days I’ll post more stuff about the conference,…
18 Jun
Ridge Road Trail outside Dawson City, Yukon6/17/08In the past 10 days, I’ve ridden in Whitehorse,Skagway and Dawson City. And I’ll be returningto Whitehorse. Great town, nice trails.New terrain is always a hoot. Butit’s…
17 Jun
Due to the insane number of people(ok 1) asking me to post ride impressions of the Bandersnatch I’m doing 1 more Vassago love fest. Here we go. I’m going to try and break it down into a few different…
My mission has become trying to find a roof top bike rack that is very universal in it’s mounting. Since I don’t own a vehicle and rent whenever I head a long way out of town, I never know what I’ll be…
In my first post yesterday, I posted this picture, and commented that the owner had more money than sense:Well, later that day I received an email from the owner himself. It turns out that I’ve actually referenced…
A few really good things have happened in the past few days. I’ve been sitting at my keyboard for five minutes (the absolute maximum amount of time I ever spend thinking about what I’m going to say here) trying to…
First this: Obama meets with Bikes Belong board of directors and pledges funding for cyclingThen this: 27″ tire sales up — those are the kinds of tires that go on old 10 speeds from the 70s.And this: are bike shops…
where to start. Hundreds of pictures, many of them not worth posting but all of them have to be viewed and scrutinized. Not a bad way to spend a wedding weekend - riding epic singletrack.A few.Wipeout!My tires failed m…
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