Published February 15th, 2010 in Opinion, Product Reviews
It's been a topsy turvy week. Kitted up and ready to ride Monday morning, I turned awkwardly and spent Monday and Tuesday flat on an aching back unable to move... that put an end to any momentum the previous week's improving mileage had promised. Adding insult to injury the rains held off and the sun [...]
Continue reading about Bad Backs, Fenders and Shooting Sauser
Published December 23rd, 2009 in Opinion, Product Reviews
2009 is freewheeling to a close. There's little urgency to these last miles. I've been coasting since Levi's Granfondo in early October, feeding off the momentum of an incredibly busy year. I sat down yesterday to try and encapsulate the last 12 months but instead ended up outside working on the bikes. I pulled the [...]
Published December 6th, 2009 in Opinion
The first time it happened I thought I was imagining it. The tires were Michelin Race 3s with 2000 miles on them. They were closing in on the end of their serviceable life, signaled by their silky flexibility on the road and the ease with which they could be peeled from the rim to fix [...]
Published November 29th, 2009 in Opinion
Mischief was afoot on the roads this morning. It seemed that every second driver had forgotten the simple requirements for making a safe turn. I don't have to tell any of you it's dangerous out there, but it bears repeating. A few weeks ago, my pal and Rapha videographer Dave Christenson, was knocked down for [...]
Published October 25th, 2009 in Opinion
Sometime yesterday as Brendan and I rode to the top of Mt. Hamilton I realized I'd lost the wheel. I put in 190 miles last week, finished a self-published book on the Ride to Vegas, made progress on the video, and almost completed a mammoth behind-the-scenes post about the shoot and still I fell behind. [...]
Continue reading about When You Lose the Wheel in Front of You
Published August 11th, 2009 in Opinion
After the negative exchange with Woodside pedestrians last Saturday and the follow up comments which paint a depressing picture of the antagonism between some town residents and cyclists, I've got a much better story to tell today.
On my commute home tonight I stopped for a red light at a lightly traveled residential intersection. An older [...]
Continue reading about A Lighter Exchange Between Cyclist and Pedestrian
Published July 27th, 2009 in Opinion
A little disappointing today to see AC and LA completely dismantling the last vestiges of team unity even before Cav's tires have had a chance to cool from that blistering finish yesterday. I don't know the circumstances but I wish Lance had attended the team celebration for Contador Saturday night. If the rest of the [...]
Continue reading about The Tour is Finished but the Attacks Continue
Published April 9th, 2009 in Opinion
I'd forgotten about this image. It's one of my favorites from this year's Tour of California. Jonathan Patrick McCarty riding for Ouch rockin' the Rubbermaids during Stage 2. I'm quite sure there was no mention of the kitchen brand on his jersey, and there's no photographic evidence anyone else in the peloton was volunteering to [...]
Continue reading about Style Points and the Yellow Rubber Gloves
Published March 9th, 2009 in Opinion, Road Cycling Kit
Last week, between the showers, the puddles and the gritty streets two great memories bridged whatever gap separates us and rode along side for a while. They were unexpected but welcome company.
The first of them appeared as a curtain of rain drew back to reveal the first sunshine of the week. Looking ahead to navigate [...]
Continue reading about Spinning Thoughts – Memories While Pedaling in Italian Finery
Published January 28th, 2009 in Bicycle Advocacy, Opinion
It's hard to fault the city of Sausalito for trying to raise money for its charities during this year's Tour of California. It's just that it costs motorists $6 to drive across the bridge these days, so charging a select group of VIPs $500 each for the thrill of pedaling a bicycle across the iconic [...]
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Commute: 25 miles roundtrip
Weather: Sunny, Windy Temp: 75 deg.
Rapha Kit: Merino Base Layer, Rapha Bib Shorts, Light Weight Jersey
Accessories: Merino Socks, Fixed Backpack, Rapha Cap
Global Warming has decided to spend a week or two in Northern California after all. Tired from melting the polar icecaps and playing no limit hold em with our future, [...]
Continue reading about 30 Days of Rapha – Summer’s Back and I’m In Black
Thursday morning’s press conference fireworks with Lemond overshadowed what I thought was the best question from the floor. When VeloNews’ Neal Rogers (who, by the way, was seated between me and Lemond) asked Lance to put himself in Alberto Contador’s Sidis for a moment and consider the young Spaniard’s reaction to Armstrong joining Astana… his [...]
Continue reading about Astana renamed, Contador leaving, Monaco showdown
