If Only Everything Else was as Simple as our Bicycles

Published March 3rd, 2009 in Humor, rant
Some ways back I seem to have reached the summit of my enthusiasm for new technology. More and more it feels I'm pedaling on a false flat, working harder than I should and going slower into the bargain. The admission doesn't come easy for someone who makes a living as head of product design [...]

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MotionBased Connect Rant II

Published August 7th, 2008 in Road Bike Gear, rant

My friend Brian Palmer who publishes the excellent and entertaining WashingMachinePost is well into a very thorough review of the new Garmin 705 hardware you should be reading. This morning he emailed me asking what all the MotionBased fuss was about… worried perhaps that I was headed towards the book repository with a sniper rifle. [...]

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Garmin MotionBased – terrible customer experience

Published August 5th, 2008 in Road Bike Gear, rant

I received this today from Garmin.

Your MotionBased account status has been updated to MotionBased Lite. You may still login to MotionBased using your current username and password to access the features MotionBased Lite provides. Even though you’re limited to your 10 most recent activities with MotionBased Lite, your data will still be stored at MotionBased [...]

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Cycling Needs Intelligence Testing

Published July 17th, 2008 in rant

There is light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully today it’s shining brightly into the eyes of Riccardo Riccò in a police station somewhere in France. Fool.

I’m starting to believe it’s time for race organizers to add intelligence testing to the doping controls administered during races. And after yesterday morning’s commute there’s at [...]

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“Hell of the Heap” – Another Spring Classic

Published April 3rd, 2008 in Humor, Rides, rant
Santa Clara, CA – Each Spring, when cycling's attention turns to classics on the cobbles of Belgium, cyclists here face an annual classic of another kind. I'm speaking of course about Trash week - the Hell of the Heap, a general amnesty for homeowners resulting in a communal purge to equal Hercules' labors in [...]

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Garmin – Should I just leave her or try to re-Connect?

Published February 4th, 2008 in Humor, rant

I didn’t want it to come to this. The honeymoon with my Edge 305 and the MotionBased subscription service ended months ago. These days we’re both just going through the motions and the lies and recriminations are starting to pile up. She’s always been temperamental. Lord knows I’ve tried to provide a receptive environment, one [...]

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Review: Specialized Trail 120 & Defroster MB shoes

Published January 19th, 2008 in Product Reviews, Road Bike Gear, Road Cycling Kit, rant

4,000 Road Miles and Counting on my Favorite Specialized Cycling Shoes
I’ll admit I liked the look of the Specialized Trail 120 shoes the minute I first saw them. True to their brand name, they’ve really turned out to be something special.

The rare 3/4 height offers great ankle support throughout the entire pedal stroke and [...]

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