After the unusual Midsummer’s Cross race, my Cross preseason starts tomorrow at Rhonde Ohop. The Ronde is a kermesse style race with a mixture of…
August 2011
Keanu Reeves Winning a Bike Race!
You’ve really got to want it is right! This American Flyers-inspired commercial features a young Keanu getting coached by his dad and winning a bike…
Working on Campagnolo Power Torque cranks
Once upon a time, I was an Italia-phile… I had an Italian bike with Italian saddle (Selle San Marco), Italian pedals (Diadora), Italian shoes (of…
A Cruiser on Beach Drive
Was out for an early evening ride on Beach Drive to demo a Cross bike. Was just about to go hard with some intervals and…
Jagwire DIY Racer cables/housing kit
Jagwire “Racer” DIY cable/housing kit (~$45) offers consumers an improvement for shift/brake performance as well as aesthetic tweaks to their machines. The Racer kit is…
Uh-uh-uh UMLENKER!….Gesundheit! (a widget for your cyclocross bike)
Many cyclocross bikes route the derailleur cables along the top tube to get them out of the way of mud flung off the wheels and…
The End of the Crits
You know the cycling season (for roadies) is starting to wind down when the local crit comes to an end. Here on the edge of…
Not Your Typical Racer Hand-Ups
Bicycling Magazine’s blog has a fantastic video today (below) from the Tour of Utah. Tour of Utah – Queen Stage – Wacky Food Hand Ups…
Pick a Flavor of Bike in Amsterdam
Not just black anymore, Dutch bikes come in various colors too. We’ve ridden colorful bikes in Amsterdam, even on the back of one, with @amsterdamize…
Cop Tires
“It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it’s got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters…