800 Bike Blogs

Bike riding donut guy: More........ - More kid touchers. I sure hope Hell takes reservations. [...]

Long Termers: Matt’s Santa Cruz Blur LT - Matt meet Blur, Blur meet Matt.

Tuesdays with Dirty: Gearing up for getting down - “Gearing up for getting down” is an expression that I use a lot, some might even say too much. I stole the line from an old skateboard video and it has bee...

Michelob Ultra -

Of Kona and Tuesday. - Riding the Kona isn't all roses. There are reasons I don't ride a mountain bike on a regular basis. The riding style of the mountain bike suits the snow....

Corduroy Snow - The Original Cycle Chic - straight from Copenhagen to you. All content is copyright Copenhagen... For the full photographic glory and the rest of the text,...

New Leader Forks & Trickstar Stems - [image: new_leader_forks_and_trickstar_stems1][image: new_leader_forks_and_trickstar_stems2][image: new_leader_forks_and_trickstar_stems3][image: new_lead...

Talk bikes with Metro, and bike plan outreach with the County BAC - Latest in line is Metro, the friendly people who specialize in getting you from here to there by bus or rail. As part of a planned series of Bicycle Roundt...

Dailymobile: 2/9. - Rode the skateboard for the first time in months…was reminded how much more it hurts.

A past snippet of pain to 3 months of gain - So me being lazy *and* stingy has contributed to me not buying a Ride mag having already read someone elses version cover to cover. So fortunately someone ...

RedBull Ad - [image: redbullwoman_convert_20081213190701] So good!

Wednesday News And Views - *Klunkerz Project Update: *Well a major hurdle in the Klunker project was cleared when a co-worker of mine called in a favor owed to him and got me this 4...

Daily News Roundup February 9th – Texas Bicycling - Rough Rider2 from www.youtube.com 5:36 08nwsula’s Channel This is my coverage of the annual Rough Rider Event in western TX . Had a great time and I hope ...

It's like raaaaaaaaain on your wedddddding day, a free riiiiiiide, when you've already... - Chances are you lead something. Your family. A team at work. A team of volunteers. A rec. volleyball team. A hobby group. A house church. Something. Chances ...

The Snow Lovin Alfine - [image: Snow lovin Alfine] After Saturday's ride into Heaven...I knew it wouldn't last...dry dirt that is. [image: Snow lovin Alfine] Sunday and Monday i...

Deep snow or not plowing - I worked at the liquor store last night and the 1.5 mile ride took 25 minutes. Deep snow is not my friend...

Through Ronnie’s eyes… - Ronnie Lenzi takes some amazing pictures. 3 of her pictures were used in our TIBCO 2010 calendar. She was in action at Cherry Pie this weekend. Here is a...

Love Michelle Obama.... -

Great White South? - Someone told me yesterday that they heard that we have had more snowfall here in Roanoke, VA so far this winter than Anchorage, Alaska! Enough already!

Cheap or Expensive: All Helmets are Created Equal - The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute recently asked a “well-known, reputable U.S. test lab” to compare the performance of helmets from the upper and lower e...

Bicycles in the snow - www.*flickr*.com *Snowmaggedon. Snopocalypse*. No matter what they call it, snowstorms don't stop bicyclists from hitting the roads. Here are some rand...

R.I.P Franco Ballerini - Franco Ballerini died this past sunday co-piloting a rally car in Tuscany region of Italy. Winner of Paris Roubaix in 1998, part of the great Mapei team, ...

i do my best thinking in between "snooze" buttons. -

Turn Signal Jackets - Check this out: on a tip from Zannestar, Turn Signal Jackets. With a full tutorial on Flickr. The jackets are made by Shih Chien University fashion students ...

whoa (IKR, an update) - Lots of snow. It's still snowing. I knew I should've gotten a pugsly. I'm selling my cross check; if you know anyone interested let me know. it's real pert...

Training Log, February 9, 2010 - Totally about to pass out, and don't exactly have the energy to fill in the blanks. But at least I can copy and paste some hard numbers in here for peopl...

Dirt-Afternoon-Salt Lake County - Made my way down to Draper to find some dry dirt riding, Mission Accomplished, retraced my route a few times, lapped on the double track with some one-trac...

Countdown to Old Pueblo is on - Time flies the week before a 24 Hour Solo race...especially when it is the first race of the season and the mtn bikes haven't been ridden since November! ...

Quick photo - Number One Daughter in shopping heaven - the makeup counter at Belk's! Canon Canonet, exposure not recorded. Also, I attended the FreeWheel meeting tonight ...

Goodbye to good shoes - *Date:* Feb. 9 Mileage: 21 Time: 1 hour, 31 minutes Weather: 35 degrees, overcast, SE wind 10 mph Details: Recovery ride; intensity 60-80 percent Note: Lots ...

RANDOM TUESDAY - Beats Monday!

Death By Hill Ride "Tentative" Date - Greetings, frozen Jerks. As a heads up, the tentative date that has been sent down from on High for this ride is Thursday, Feb 25th. You might remember las...

Saltzman: Bike plan amendment would “jumpstart” funding - Commissioner Saltzman and his chief of staff Brendan Finn at tonight’s BAC meeting.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman made a rare ap...

Thinking of warmer things -

Salsa Vaya 2010 con otros - Another hit to the Rivendell legend, the Salsa Vaya. It's ugly, but it does what Rivs do: fat tires, lots of braze-ons, multidimensional, non-"roadie". And...

Wind Tunnel Tests Whispbar, Thule and Yakima Roof Racks (via... - Wind Tunnel Tests Whispbar, Thule and Yakima Roof Racks (via roofracktv)

Hiawatha Cyclery Poster - Your bike room is looking a little bleak these days. How about jazzing it up with the new HC poster by local artist, cyclist, and all-around honorable chap...

Fantasy Cyclocross Update – Week 21 - The buzz of the World Championships is finally settling down, and as a result of the requisite post-Worlds parties, Fantasy Cyclocross has two weeks worth ...

BIXI Bike-Share Coming to the Twin Cities - Minneapolis will soon be home to another bike-share program called “Nice Ride Minnesota”, joining a handful of world cities in this innovative way to get u...

Snow Biking- Highs and Lows - Had to run an EZ Up tent up to Park City this afternoon and took the opportunity to do a little snow biking. Turned out to be a nice roller coaster of ps...

the first chips on the new lathe - this past week was great for weather and it almost feels like spring is toying with us to wear short sleeves and sunglasses. i have had the door to the sho...

Mountain Bike Mexico 2 [User Video] - Rodada Desiserto de los Leones Chiluca Y varias tomas de MINI BYMERS

US Made : Does It Matter? - Currently (literally right now) I am working on a podcast to talk about American made product, why it matters and should it. What do you think? Give us y...

SSUSA! part 1 of 2 or how to make a 2k carbon fixie look ghetto! - Is in the bag.... Tucson beats the crap outa me and my gear... Flew in last Thursday and Katie picked me up after she was done with work. (i did have ...

Cyclingnews: Cozza breaks collarbone in Qatar - Cyclingnews caught up with Team Garmin-Transitions’ Steven Cozza, fresh off his collarbone break at the Tour of Qatar. Steven tells the story of the crash ...

SLIDESHOW: Out with the Old - 11 simple ways that routine bike maintenance and timely replacement will make your rides better.

- Cyclocross coverage this weekend... Grote Priis de Eecloonaar, no live coverage I can find right now but we will have LIVE coverage of Sunday's SuperPre...

Pleasant Valley Parkway: post-hearing report - Last night’s (Feb 8th) hearing was… interesting. The City’s proposal was quite good, I thought, addressing only that section of PVP between Rosebank Ave a...

We’re all Aristoteleans now - Nigel Warburton, whose Philosophy Bites is among the brightest stars in the podcasting firmament, appeared on The Bike Show late last year, talking about t...

Kenda, Felt Partner for 2010 Professional MTB Team - Felt bikes announced a partnership this week with Kenda tires to sponsor a four-rider pro mountain bike squad, set to focus on major national and internati...

Dear Diary 003: Black Magic and Sharpee Pens - I can’t remember what my house in Portland looks like. More disturbing, that doesn’t bother me a single bit. I thought I’d miss it by now, but all signs ar...

There’s a first time for everything - OK, so I had to share this one. I was riding my road bike on Broadway last Saturday, toward down town Tucson. (Broadway is one of the main drags in town, a...

Sickage=Suckage - Bad head cold yet it was threshold test day.... 30 mins of death.. I sucked. Expectations were high, from past, not to distant performances, but.....

Fyxation leather button saddles now available - I just got an email announcing that Fyxation’s saddles are now shipping. Here’s the scoop: Leather Button Saddles - Classic styling with real leather cover...

Snowbiking in Hoosier National Forest - I enjoyed Saturday’s wintry road ride, but the real highlight of the weekend was a mostly-gravel snow ride through Hoosier National Forest. I drove to the ...

Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow.... - Oy! Shoveling snow last night at 10:30 pm so I could take the garbage out before going to bed was not a fun endeavor in the wind and blowing snow. Although...

Riding the Spine - I stumbled across this site the other day, nearly at random, and was blown away. I thought I'd seen all the epic rides that people do, like riding across t...

Jennifer's 15 minutes of fame - Props to her: she made the front page of the Chicago Tribute (online edition) because she rides her bike in the snow, although she's not quite sure what to...

- it's been a while since we had the fun of getting somebody skate-skiin' for the first time. when we started, you had to chop down your own skiis to size,...

photo essay of day in the life of a rocktown ski bum -

Should not, What's Up, Lost It and What's Coming - I really need to be getting my a$$ to the track right now, but I want do get a quick update in before I forget. So it's been about a full week now of eatin...

Healing up - The side of the knee that got the handle bar end during the race on Sunday seems to be doing OK. Well I think it is healing and there is not an infection ...

Trikeasaurus 1.0 R.I.P. - Trikeasaurus 1.0 is dead. The trailblazing tricycle of my affections can cart sound systems no more. She will be sadly missed. A moment of silence for the ...

Nigels’s Weekly Family Shopper - Nigel was kind enough to send us a photo from across the pond of his weekly shopping setup. Its a great use of the Carry Freedom Y-frame bike trailer and ...

Toyotal Recall - Toyota is slapping bits of metal on stuck pedals.So are these pedals pushing them selves to the floor are the idiot owners feeling like they need 100% of the...

stuporbowls. - stuporbowl 13 was last saturday. this marks my 9th SB participation. i still want to win this thing, but at the same time my attention span for it is wa...

Green weekender: Eco-friendly fun for Valentine’s Day - >> The next Green Business Networking happens, Feb. 9 from 6 pm – 9 pm at The Ambrose Hotel, 1255 20th St., Santa Monica. Meet greet and shmooze over organ...

SRAM Launches 2X10 Website - SRAM earlier today launched a new drivetrain specific website sram.2X10.com: With the game changing introduction of XX as the first 2X10 drivetrain group ...

Beer of the Week -

NutriFormance Kettlebell -

Valentines Day... which is fitting... as I am certain many people loved Adam - this is what I have heard... this is all I know... I do not even know if it is for certain... yet I will share this anyway... I have heard that the service ...

New Tools! - Originally made in Italy but then had-crafted here in the USA! Check it…HERE!

Renaissance Fair/ Carolina Triathlon move...great success. - Carolina Triathlon in Greenville, SC has recently relocated for more space and to be legally zoned to board Centaurs. I stopped by recently to get a fresh...

SprintWatch 2010: Power Poll! - [image: 85191151_medium] It's dreadfully early and most of what passes for bike racing this time of year is a mix of training and sending a handful of gu...

Kenda Nevegal 2.1 UST Tubeless - Kenda Nevegal on Tom’s Thumb from MTBikeAZ I’d say at least half if not more of the bikes I demo at Interbike are stock with Nevegals. I’ve always liked th...

Six Reasons New Cyclists Quit Riding - Yesterday I posted 5 Reasons to Consider Cycling to Lose Weight. There are actually more than five reasons but I wanted to see what my readers had to say t...

What a great day to be closed part II... - Looking back, I see that it's been almost two years to the day since I wrote this blog post about riding the 45 mile loop down to Bolinas, over to Fairfax,...

Winlock, WA - Well it's been a crazy few weeks, but I'm finally settled down for a few weeks or months or who knows...the way my life has been for the last couple weeks ...

Bike Crutch - [image: Crutch Bike] Ah, yes, how the bicycle eases our transportational needs, however odd they may be on occasion. This Copenhagener had issues with her f...

Porteur Kickstands and More Snow - Four of us braved the icy and unplowed streets and reached VO world headquarters today. Heidi, Annette, and Kyle managed to pack and ship all the orders th...

SS10 Range: Sneak Peek No. 6 - The growing family of Gentleman's Caps is increased by three. The caps are a lighter weight than the previous version, and the perfect offering for your sp...

Me doing bike maintenance? - As the saying goes, "needs must". Did my normal commute to work last Thursday evening, I was nights, and got a puncture in my rear tyre about a third of a ...

The dream is becoming a reality..... - I called the Bigman today. It's a rest day and well deserved. Moonwalker has finished her MBA dissertation and tonight is the only night this week that we...

Very Nice! -

Lunch time video dump - Courtesy of the Bike Snob NYCAYHSMB

First Lady Launches Childhood Obesity Push With Nod to Biking & Walking - First Lady Michelle Obama took to the mikes this afternoon to kick off a national campaign to combat childhood obesity, emphasizing new initiatives to prom...

- IT'S WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT................. It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. ...

Foiled - I'd be all over this except for the part in the rules that states "*All participants ... must wear a suit jacket, collared shirt and neck tie*". A rule tha...

Design A T-Shirt For The MassCommuter Challenge - got the following in the ole email, looks like a fun contest. ——————- Hey bicyclists! Get ready for a brand new Bay State Bike Week and MassCommuter Challe...

Google Buzz - If you don't have a Google account set up yet...maybe this will push you over the edge.

Tested: CamelBak Podium Bottle - Back when I first wrote about BPA-free water bottles, I mentioned the new Camelbak bottles as one choice. Once I noticed how cool the CamelBak Podium bottl...

Tues Night Ski Feb 9 - Skate ski with Dave C at WPNC – 7:00 p.m. start time – 60 – 90 minute of fresh snow fun.

Those old 3 speed hubs get me everytime - As if I needed another project.

In The Red (video) - Music: The Sun is in the North by If These Trees Could Talk. Trails: Green Valley, Barrel Roll, Sidewinder, Church Rocks, Prospector, Stuki Springs; St. Ge...

The Trip Back East - A while back I picked up my new TT in a little town in PA on Lake Erie called Erie. Everything went pretty smoothly except for the claimed free shuttle...

Meeting minutes February 1 - Thanks for all who attended. We appreciate everyone’s continued dedication to singletrack in Iowa. Two board positions have been filled. We’d like to welco...

Nervous Anxeity - It is all setteling in and coming together. Yep, we have been on the fence about making the full trek to Nome, but as of today T-race just got the word f...

- Free Grand Slam breakfast at Denny’s this morning! Do I need a better excuse to cut out of the cubical before the boss gets in? I don’t think so an it sup...

Tour of California Route - The specific route details for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race are being announced this week via videos highlighting each of th...

CIRREM reminders... - What: 100k gravel race around Madison County When: 2/27, 8AM breakfast, 9AM registration, 10AM start Where: Depart Cumming Tap at 10, race around Madison

While supplies last! -

Movie night with RAAM racer Mike this Thursday -

Love your bike-Valentines Week - Accodring to the Daily Beast, New York is ranked the 58th city to fall in love in. Maybe the weren’t doing this survey about falling in love with your bi...

Just a little something for.. - ..Lyle since he's been so hot on his awesome story about how he came upon his new Sextreme MTB. Merlin's 1991 Project E: You can find that jam and TONS mor...

the only good thing about winter - Im a little immature...and water is wet, the sun is hot, night is dark and other obvious things. The reason I mention that is that I hope I never outgrow t...

Soup of the evening, beautiful soup - Feh. Again with the cold and snow. What is this, February in Colorado? This is soup weather, for sure, and we’ve been through quite a few of my favorite re...

catching up - so...due to events beyond my control i am now without internet at the apt and life/work/riding has been to busy for me to get to the bar and using their wi...

A look to India… - People power is a remarkable thing and India, a country that bicycles at the heart of daily life, has a lot to teach us about it’s uses. When it comes to t...

WAR - XLII - President's Ride - WAR XLII - 2/10 - 7pm It’s that time of year again, kids. Time to celebrate that special holiday you never really look forward to. No, I’m not talking ab...

More Vacay - As I mentioned, our resort had 6 restaurants, each with its own bar. Which is fantastic. Here I am drinking wine before dinner. And here I am drinking wine...

Chasing Legends - another cycling video to inspire me to get off my ass trailer

Don't look at the camera -

"My Tracks" pretty darn cool - After hearing the road condition report from my son this morning: "Holy crap! It's deadly slick out there!" I decided to walk to work instead of riding. O...

420wear Cyclocross Team - All little shameless self promotion for the sponsor going on down there. And over there. And under here. Yikes. So nice. Rode the trainer for an hour yes...

Billykirk U-Lock Holster - I've been a fan of Billykirk for a while now. They put out some really outstanding handmade leather bags and accessories (with a price tag to match). I saw...

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Panhandle at Masonic Sees 50% Increase in Cyclists Over Three Years - No one cycles past Mariana Parreiras without getting counted *One morning last August **BIKE NOPA **interviewed Central Avenue neighbor Mariana Parreiras...

Red Boots + Red Bike = SF Style - [image: Crimson Shadow] When your soles match your ride, you have arrived.

Try to some miles - I hit the Rock Island Trail Sunday for some much needed saddle time,I knew the snow would slow me down a little but I didn't count on it taking a toll on m...

Different Angle Pic - Per a request. This shows the D rings on the bag:

Targets - I think I waited a bit longer to post this last year, but you're getting a season preview today ... mostly because I have nothing else about which to write...

Lynskey Performance Pro 29 Single Speed: Out Of The Box - As mentioned earlier, Twenty Nine Inches will be doing a long term test/review of the Lynskey Performance Pro 29. First off, I should make everyone aware t...

2010 Le Tour Mediterraneen Live Video, Route, Preview, Teams, Results, Photos aka The Mediterranean Tour - Le Tour Mediterranean (The Mediterranean Tour) is a 5 day stage race in southern France running Feb 10-14th. It's the hardest race before Paris-Nice. Route...

There’s Drama in The Air - You know what I think it is? I think it’s the lack of top-flight competition. It’s not that Etoile de Besseges, Trofeo Mallorca or Tour of Qatar don’t feat...

Sticker Shock - I have had the great fortune of receiving bikes for free since 2006. Ah, the joys of sponsorship. Prior to that, my last road bike purchase was 2003, whe...

- Stupid Nikon Mini rant here. Why is it that with there already being a standard usb cable connector on the market for years some manufacturers (nikon, lg a...

Simpel Session - Simpel Session went down this past weekend with Drew Bezanson taking first. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, the kids are off their damned rockers ...

Bottoms Up: Sloganeering and Engineering - I am not what people call a "morning person," by which I simply mean I am not a person in the morning. Rather, in terms of my mental faculties and disposit...

Pavement not Pave - Body and mind revolted yesterday. Goal was to ski in the afternoon but when I got to the trail head the city was there with large machines taking down ...

TNR - Snow Crit #4 = IceTT. The race of truth. On ice.Let's gather at the Junk-shon at 9:30 again. Or my place at 9:15.Rooting about in the archives, we find the f...

- *Brain Fart Tuesday - Talking Out Loud* - The white stuff has come back to Central Wisco in the form of inches, not just snow showers. - Mtb & roa...

Are You Kidding Me? - Ugh, I'm sick...again. I have never been so sick in one winter season. Ahhh, kids. Hitting the trainer this morning for a sweat fest and a movie. Fun times. ...

Training Makes A Difference To Running - Last night was the 5th in this season’s North Shields Poly Grand Prix hadicap race series. Somehow, our team was in first place, but only leading on a tech...

STOP...In the name of Love - Yes, these are my booted feet and felt pant legs on our teeter totter under the Hemlock tree here at the estate in Dooleyville. Yesterday after work I met P...

No Word, Built Wheels - I haven’t heard on the Leadville 100 yet. I quick glance at the website and it says they’ll notify dudes by the end of this week. The suspense builds. Sp...

- Fat Tuesday Part IV (And a bit of SSUSA) Height - 5' 10" Weight - 500 (up 332 Lbs., oops) BMR - 5939.6 (now I can have waffle fry nachos three meals a d...

Are you guilty of racing other cyclists? - Last week I was having an incredibly fun cycle home. I don’t know why I was enjoying it so much, perhaps because it was towards the end of a successful day...

CicLAvia one of GOOD Magazines Top Ten Ideas - GOOD Magazine’s columnist Kyla Fullenwider’s Walking Distance column has a new article entitled Neighborhood Pride: Ten Ideas To Boost Block Spirit. Among ...

2010 Shimano Alfine - Gears are nice sometimes. Though I wouldn’t go so far to call them a necessity, some people would. That’s fine. I’ve always had a soft spot for coaster ...

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189: A Few Things. - This week we have a bunch of strange and wonderful things. However, I can't stop thinking about the King Kong. Anyone want to do it again this weekend? The...

White Balance "why?" - Water Features & Bridges Originally uploaded by IronGambit This photo is another entry for a Nikon D40/40x/60 weekly themed contests that I love to do. T...

It's still snowing - Wow, I have not updated on the old blog for awhile. I guess Facebook and Twitter are just quicker. Once the race season gets upon us their will be more to ...

083: Call Barney Stintson - I like to shovel angry.I hate snow. I hate that it means more trainer time, and tougher days at work and less fun for me. Shoveling is not fun, but I try to...

Are we addicted to the digital world? - I have thought about the fact that we are all digital multi-taskers, and I am 100% guilty. In fact, I’m probably doing it right now! I have been making an ...

Keeping the Streak Alive - Five weeks now we've made it outside. I must say, I wasn't too optimistic going into the weekend. Saturday was our best bet and as I rolled into the NPS pa...

new bike day - [image: new bike day!]

wet weather bike tips - As you may have noticed, we have not been having our typical awesome winter here in Austin. It has been cold (anything under 60 is cold here) and it has been...

overgeared and grunting along - [image: an eighteen tooth cog] 40x16 was too tall a gear for studded tires on shitty roads. added 2 more teeth out back for easier spinning. another nor'ea...

Comin' Down, Part 2 -

i don't want the pop tart - "did you race this weekend?" "yes" "cherry pie?" "no" "??!!" so, how exactly did i do a race this weekend? well, you see, it was my first team ride. [w...

BACK FROM DOWN SOUTH - That right there is Florida. More pics soon.

- I realy dig it when people decide to do something with little thought for how it is going to get done. To say, "I am gonna put on a free race, don't have a...

Crooked... - trees. Twisted, gnarled, tortured trees. Winter made a quiet reentry yesterday, meek and almost embarrassed in its timidity after such a long absence this ...

Tweed Ride Spokes Cards - I received these Tweed Ride Spokes Cards... [image: tweed ride spokes cards photo by ridingpretty] Here below is a close up so you can actually see and re...

Some parts on the way. - I talked to Jason Sager at Edge Composites today. Most of the stuff I had on order was in stock, and hopefully on the way. I know the stem and seatpost at ...

Hackettstown Critical Mass ride this Fri! - 6:30pm Meet at gazebo corner of Main/Moore st.- Let’s show car traffic that cold/snow/darkness won’t stop us from riding!!

Talk about sucks - I wonder what it'll look like by the end of the week?

Northern Cardinal - I often see a bird that looks just like this Northern Cardinal foraging around in the leaves and from low branches in my backyard. I thought for sure it w...

A bit of Déjà vu at Belterra + a win at Le Driveway - Finally got the season underway last weekend with some racing in one of West Austin's nice neighborhoods a.k.a Belterra. I was by no means race-ready as so...

Monday Musette - Weekend Wrap-up, Tour du Med, Radios, and Murcia - Today’s Musette comes a bit late in the day, so let’s jump right in: *Fotoreporter Sirotti* 1. This weekend’s racing went pretty much as planned with Aless...

Exodus - Against our better judgment, Jeff and I decided to brave the roads and head south for a week of training in Clemson, South Carolina. Lucky for me, Snowmage...

Franco Ballerini - *Picture courtesy of www.ucpontesangiovanni.com* R.I.P., Franco. You were one of the greats.

You Have Got To Be Kidding Me... - Our area just got walloped with 25+ inches of snow. It caused all kinds of problems, not to mention not being able to ride, and major parking issues for ou...

Stayed up late to watch the space shuttle launch… - which meant that I rode on the trainer in the wee hours of the morning. The launch wasn’t until 4:30am, so I got some things done. First I did some more wo...

A quick trip to Whistler: February 4-7, 2010 - I am a bike racer. But before I was a bike racer, I was many things. One of those many things was an alpine skier. The beauty of having a longer 'off seas...

Covered - Winter is in control right now, I have all of the tools close at hand, the schedule only allows certain trips to the well. I'm comfortable, happy in my s...

- I usually only ski this spot at night, so I haven't noticed some of the extra-curricular potential. The snow was too slow and heavy to try any today. This ...

Foggy Monochromes - At first last weekend looked to be a dreary one. Cold, a thick fog and a tedious drizzle. The rain moved away, the grey blanket stayed put. Doing my cycle ...

A Shimano Solution To Toyota's Accelerator Problem - Dear Cyclists (& Pedestrians), This is a notice. Cozy Beehive is calling out a Worldwide Cyclist Death Or Possible Injury Alert For Immediate Make Officia...

Cadence Counts! - If you’ve read anything at all about cycling, you know that cadence gets a lot of discussion. In a nutshell, it’s generally more efficient to spin at a fa...

oh...while i'm in the bitchin' mood.. - who are these assholes who pull snow boots, snow pants, etc. from the stores? why are swimming trunks up in the middle of winter? fuuuuuuuuhaaaak!!

- Well we had to let grandma go this morning, that meant the girls and I go some time at the beach after dropping Grandma off at the San Diego Airport. It wa...

Tubeless Tires Are Better - A few weeks back I commented on an enormous thorn that punctured my tire while riding my 29er on the road. My tire (WTB Nano) held air while I rode the 8i...

Smithers Tweet Up Lunch tomorrow cancelled #fb - Rosenberg confirmed his attendance. I have better things to do than get punched in the face at lunch time. Plus my wife and kids are not going to be there ...

Cross Bike vs. 29er Rigid - OK, here's my dilemma/problem/lusty issue right now. I don't race cross, but I love the things that a Cross bike can do. That being a bike tough enough to ...

The Next Ice Age? - Jones Gap on Saturday, surprisingly, there was quite a bit of snow left over from our most recent storm. Hard fast hiking including a lot of snow running ...

Snow riding before Snowapocalypse - f Sat. I went out riding the last weekend of January in the snow on Sat. and Sunday. The Sat. ride had promise, but turned out to be not that good. I wen...

Tweets on 2010-02-08 -

News Cycle: Setting record straight, Rider hit while … mountain biking? Thievery & more - A blog correcting mainstream media for irresponsible and misleading reporting? Isn’t it supposed to work the other way around? (That’s what we’re told, any...

Sunday and Monday - Sunday and Monday the weather took a turn for the worst. Good thing the team heads to Tucson, AZ on Wednesday for a little work and fun at the 24 Hours ...

Powering it up on the dirt - A few weeks ago my CycleOps power order came in with my aluminum rollers and my mountain bike disc brake PT hub. In the meantime we had been waiting for...

maybe in the ocean, swimmin with the pigeons - recap: insert foot- this weekend's workshop in weight loss and exercise, besides completely ruining said weekend, was totally awesome. professor cummings a...

FOR SALE: 2 Ridley X-Night cyclocross frame sets. - I am selling both of my Ridley X-Night frame sets as a pair. 52cm size. Max saddle height range: 75cm (center of bb to top of saddle) or lower (you can re-...

Cyclist: Adimire Tuma, Ice Cream Seller, Botswana - Adimire Tuma, an ice-cream seller in Gaborone, Botswana, as photographed and interviewed by David. I sell ice cream just here. We call the supplier in Broa...

I Am Making Significant Changes to My Training Regimen - I neglected to mention a very important thing in my post about “running” the Death Valley Trail Marathon yesterday. And that thing is that, as The Runner d...

Just Begun - *I dedicate this to my niggas in New Orleans* *rockin' black & gold stocking caps* *and fleur-de-lis Shockey hats...* one of the best joints from (late) 0...

Ouchmyneckhurts -

Another Gift Book. - All of the bicycle books have been read and it's time to move on to other subjects. The only sport I watch is football or as us yanks say, soccah. One ...

Monster ride this Sunday - Go Here

Sparks - In case you happened upon the halftime entertainment at the Super Bowl last night and did not understand why The Who were there, you really need to see thi...

Middle Run/White Clay ride - I've heard good things about this place and now we have video proof, thx Manny C. Gotta plan a trip down there when the snow clears, so maybe like April ...

My Bike Fit and Wind Tunnel Testing - I spent the morning in the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville, North Carolina doing one-minute intervals into a 30-mph headwind to get my new Blue Triad SL dial...

"This hangover is never going to end" or "I have stripper all over my Budwesier sweater". - I'm torn between the two titles of this post, as they are both reasonably accurate. Suffice it to say, my soul, liver, wallet and lap all took the beatin...

Slow Rides & First Tracks - Lying in a frozen creek with a broken hip on an 8 degree Sunday morning is not how I plan to leave this world. After snapping a few pictures with the sun gli...

2008 Time Cross Pro Team Bike - $3000 - Selling my Large (58cm) 2008 Time Cross Pro Team Full Carbon Cross Bike. The module (frame, fork, stem, headset) alone sells for $3800. Very compliant ri...

Sex education - *I was hoping to blog about my tour in Neff’s Canyon on Saturday, but the weekend ended up being consumed by my daughter’s science project and the Super ...

Times be changing. - Good bye Complex.

the wait is almost over... - Having no computer feels like a fish trying to ride a bike. yeah... well on wednesday eve my laptop is back, and then you'll get some posts. sorry for the em...

Gradients of Pain - Saturday dawned clear and cool, a day of perfection that dragged me out of bed unusually early and set me on the bike. The route I chose was so full of cyc...

For Sale - Spotless!!! Email: tschouten@gmail.com for info and $$$

More in store - Tuesday-Wednesday: 5-10″ of more snow. Holy cow. We had snow in early December (capital cx was a snowy, muddy mess). That was between 4-8″. December 19-...

Weekend Fun and Snowball Fight (Updated) - Last night as Deb and I were drifting off to sleep we commented on what a great weekend we had... zzzzzzz. Friday after work Ian and I hit the gym for some...

Job: Evergreen.ca Looking for Bike Educator - Evergreen is opening up the Brickworks this year as an environmental community centre, and they want bikes and cycling to be a big part of it. If you love ...

Sunday - *Its crazy how the beach changes overnite. Saturday it was covered in ice, today the ice was gone and the sand was soft. This was pretty much due to the s...

Farthest point from the center of the Earth - Conventional wisdom would make this easy. Fortunately you will rarely find conventional wisdom here on The Bacon Strip. From Google Sightseeing: Let’s look...

The Multi-tasking helmet for ladies who ski and cycle... - For all you active gals who both cycle and ski the Bern multi-tasking helmet, will be right up your street (or slope). The Muse, Baker and Wattall come wit...

For the ladies... -

Stan & Jude - tubes in, bikes out. - Ahhhh - high gloss black. much like the proverbial "little black dress" it leaves little to imagination & hides even less........every imperfection jumps ...

Pig Monsters - I got a parking ticket on Saturday. I was supposedly on a snow route which still remains unmarked as one and I was one of five cars on the block. To show...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! - Bittersweet, missing Kim lots today. Happy birthday honey, I love you! Feed me!

Day 3- Mapelalg - Sunday a.m. since word was there was a big "Winter Storm Warning" we set the alarms to get up and ski a 1.5 hour skate ski workout, partake in the Swedish ...

snowed in - record snow fall... not going to be riding for a while.

Time's Fun When You're Having Flies -

Weather news…fatalities hit home… - http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/weather/bal-md.digout08feb08,0,5015339.story Near the bottom of the first page, ‘As residents began to dig out from what ...

1st race of the season - The real athlete of the family,my wife, competed in a 10k this weekend. Very proud to see her get the competitive juices flowing and throw down with a few ...

girl crush - Embrocation Monday, again. You know where to go.

In opposition to segregation - “Once allow us to be put on separate roads and there will be an increasing outcry to keep us to those roads and to forbid us access to the ordinary roads o...

Divisadero. - Divisadero at Fell 17:52 Temperature: 54° Tuesday sky: dark gray As my brain was shooting darts at popping floating bubbles surrounding the top of my head, ...

A Superior Ski - Saturday morning I took my dad to a vintage snowmobile show, so ended up getting a late start for my plans of the day. I had wanted to ski the outer loop ...

Invernal en el Circo de Gredos - Este fin de semana hemos realizado una escapada al Circo de Gredos para poner en práctica nuestros recientes conocimientos en alpinismo y disfrutar de sus ...

The Invisible Cyclist: Part I - So often a car will turn or pull out in front of cyclist causing serious injury, then claim, “I didn’t see him.” The cyclist might ask, “Am I invisible?...

Fear is a funny thing - Are you afraid? Why? Start living. Pursue dreams. Don’t make excuses. If you fail, get up. Try again. Do better. Be smarter next time. Anything rewarding a...

Belterra Classico 2010 - Belterra is a closed course curcuit race in the Belterra subdivison on the outskirts of Austin off of highway 290. Somehow I thought signing up for 2 rac...

Soggy St. George - The weather made it not the best St. George weekend. Arrived in town Friday afternoon and left the kids with their cousins and Jolene and I drove to Santa ...

Good/Sad - First the good news. Had an awesome weekend, the past week at work was not the best and I've been very crabby. Had Friday off, ran errands, hit the libra...

Alcohol Burners - It's been awhile, but it is time to get back to the cook kit series. I've been a bit busy with winter recreation and spring/summer planning. Alcohol Bu...

finally. - Got the new bike out on some trail. Unreal it was.

First one out of the way... - I'd sure like to lie about today's race and spin a yarn of comeback and victory, but alas... the race was quite simply much faster than I was ready for. My...

- Another beautiful snowy weekend. Sunday night seeing another 5-6" of light fluffy snow. School already 2 hours late for Monday morning. They haven't plowed...

TransRockies adds UCI points and More Prize Money in 2010 - photos by: Dan Hudson In the same year that the TransRockies returns to the majestic Alberta Rockies, it has been granted UCI status—only the second North ...

- See the animal in his cage that you built... Are you sure what side you're on?

phx phixed - Big storm last night.Slept in. Trails moist. Cross bike broken. Commuter flat. Perfect time for the fixie.

Best Bike Swag Ever! - Yesterday, Hwood and I rode out to the lake to take on the 2nd edition of the Penn Cycle Ice Loppet. The temps were in the mid twenties and the wind mild, ...

Indoor Trainers or Rollers? - My friend, Bike Noob, has posted the pros and cons about using trainers vs rollers in the off season. Some good information here if you are unsure about wh...

New - It seems just like yesterday...waking up at the crack of dawn. Making the drive to that first race of the season, Ipod shuffling through my playlist. Stopp...

Ubikequitous 7: Salinger - From this weeks new yorker, 2/8/10 [image: Salinger bikes] J.D. Salinger and family on Moultons in central park. source Fantastic. RIP

done and done - This week's training hours were pretty lousy but I did get all my specific workouts in. The theme of training lately has been short and to the point. I h...

New Home Sweet Home - I'm finally coming up for air after moving from Chatsworth to Scotts Valley the 18th of January. The first few weeks were hectic, as we all know the weath...

Picture post: Another day, another snowbike ride. - Today I did a 21 mile loop ride on my Surly Pugsley. All but the first mile and the last mile was on snowmobile trails. It was done completely within the D...

Oh Shit - This thing is still here? Crap.

Sunday Short One - Targeting comfort, a short time outdoors, and a easy leg stretcher, I grabbed the upright cruiser and navigated the 3-mile loop. The mish-mash of bare tre...

ARROWHEAD 135-Gamblin' up North - For some reason when I was eight, I got the 45 record of Kenny Rogers' Gambler in my Easter basket. Strange right. I have never been a gambler, being super...

the direction I intended to go - I haven't done what I've needed to do this weekend. It's as if I'm mentally resisting something that I can't put my finger on (my life, perhaps?), but I ju...

The Dungeon - Well the work on our basement has almost come to an end. It was pretty much a 4 step process. Scrape the old paint / calcium deposits off with a wire brush...

Cross Propz | Portable Cyclocross Barriers - My good bud and local cross 'evangelist,' Paul McCarthy, has created an ingenious invention for us 'cross heads: Cross Propz Portable Cyclocross Training...

The 40 Year Old Biker - So I just saw "The 40 Year Old Virgin" (so, I'm a little behind the times). Very funny movie. I laughed. I cried... I cried because I've seen such an anti...

It's raining out there... Get on the trainer! - I don't mind being caught in the rain when riding, especially if it's a warm day. It can be refreshing and brings memories of my youth, when riding in the ...

9 days of complete awesomeness - I'm back in Michigan with new tan lines, new bruises, a few scratches, and a whole lot of great memories. I accumulated about 30 hours of riding on my Dos...

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