Its funny how you read things and sometimes they stick real well and sometimes not. A few months ago the always entertaining Competitive Cyclist “What’s New” blog posting dropped this gem: Round, shallow-drop handlebars. The beauty of round is its infinite hand position possibilities, unlike the circumscribed limitations of ergonomic drops. And shallow? Who doesn’t [...]
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The laundry
February 14th, 2010 · View Comments · Bikes
House Industries Script Black Jersey This is one of the best worded product descriptions I have ever read. The most pointed observation is this sentence: …even if you leave it hanging on that hook with your $300 Assos bibs that your significant other had specific instructions not to wash on the regular cycle lest they [...]
USGP CX Louisville KY – Day 2
October 25th, 2009 · View Comments · Bikes
I packed up the minivan and headed down to the bike race this morning. I schlepped my small wheeled double stroller through the grass and mud. I gave the babies a run of the place for awhile. Saw some of the usual suspects and enjoyed the great morning. We arrived to see the Men’s Cat [...]
A Ride with George
October 10th, 2009 · View Comments · Bikes
I recently stumbled upon this trailer for a documentary put together on the very popular George Hincapie: I think it looks awesome… Fortunately our very cool local video store (and how many towns can legitimately brag about a very cool video store these days…) Wild and Woolly Video is owned by a bike geek. He [...]
BOB
October 19th, 2008 · View Comments · random
I have been spending quite a lot of time lately looking at the Rivendell Bicycle Works page over the last few days. They have posted a great list of “Tips for Happy Riding”. It includes one of the funniest pieces of advice I have ever read. It is a very succinct observation of the relationship [...]
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An Ear to the Breeze
October 12th, 2008 · View Comments · Out and About
Killing time the other day I was clicking through some of Tim’s Blog Links and went to Ear to the Breeze. Now here is someone who can take some cycling photos. This linked post is of an evening jaunt through not so distant Bloomington, IN. The colors, shot selection and narrative are top notch. What [...]
