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• Commented on 10sp XTR
  Gorgeous, and nice they are doing both a double and triple setup. Any idea what the available sizes will be (will they offer up to 180mm)?...
• Commented on Women as Outcasts In Cycling Industry
  it would be great to see this everywhere I agree, but I’d say it’s really difficult to find a person that is not only a great bike fitter trained in the art/science of bike fit of all bike types, but...
• Commented on Various iPad Apps for the Bike
  I finally thought of an awesome iPad app for cyclocross (and despite the date of today, I’m dead serious). At big races when I see my favorite rider in 2nd or 3rd, I like to time the gap to the...
• Commented on iPhone + ANT+ == Bike Nerd Convergence Nirvana?
  Here’s a newspaper article about them showing off the display. As a data nerd I’m eagerly anticipating this just based on that screen output....
• Commented on Bike Hugger at Cross Nationals This Weekend
  I’m headed there in the morning too, I’ll look for you and say hi David....
• Commented on Bike Hugger's Curated Holiday Gift Guide
  I’m thinking about buying one of those new garmin units, but I don’t see them in the BikeHugger store anywhere. Where can I buy one and give you guys a kickback?...
• Commented on A Celebrity on a Bike - Who Gives a $%*^
  My local shop says the biggest boom to their business was Lance’s domination of the sport during this decade. Photos of Lance on the cover of Sports Illustrated and him sporadically showing up in a newspaper sells a lot of...
• Commented on A Celebrity on a Bike - Who Gives a $%*^
  Yeah, though it can be slightly annoying how big a deal some people make of celebs on bikes, I think it’s a good thing that brings the message to a way, way, way more vast audience. All the cycling blogs...
• Commented on The Airlines Do Whatever They Want to Charge You
  A BMX pro friend got through decades of air travel by saying it was camping equipment every time he got asked. When that stopped working and he got popped for bringing a bike, he stopped breaking it down altogether and...
• Commented on Coffee with Bike
  I bought one of these for my wife! Here’s the whole story about it. I was going to mention it when you put this post up, but it was a surprise and I didn’t want to give it away to...
• Commented on Huggacast 131: Pango Folding Helmet
  The giro Ionos helmet I brought to Interbike for riding was so big it took up half my carry-on bag. As soon as I played with this helmet, I wished I had one of my own....
• Posted Cross Vegas 2009 to Bike Hugger
  Cross Vegas, the annual cyclocross event that coincides with Interbike, had its third outing last night on a sprawling spectator-friendly course that served up blistering speeds and some surprising performances to a huge crowd....
• Posted Interbike preview: MetriGear's Power Meters to Bike Hugger
  As we prepare for Interbike coverage at The Hub, the onslaught of product previews, press releases, and interview requests reaches a crescendo that only stops when you spot something amazing that stands out above the noise....
• Commented on Rapha Gentlemens Race
  Looks like an incredibly tough route. You guys rode right near where I live and I do that coastal hill climb once every few months (looks like you descended it where I usually climb it)....
• Posted Guide to Oregon Cyclocross for 2009 to Bike Hugger
  Getting into bike racing often means having to negotiate protocols and procedures set in place by die-hard veteran racers, but cyclocross is generally non-serious and one of the most welcoming types of bike racing, especially for beginners. It's almost...
• Commented on Night riding Made Safer with Bike Glow
  Oh man, I’m totally outfitting my city bike with this, and throwing the monkey wheel lights on for Halloween. I’ll post pics, my bike will be like a vegas light show....
• Commented on Fall rides with Hed Stinger 6
  I’ve always heard braking on carbon rims is a problem, especially when wet, so I’m interested in knowing how well these work for winter. Have you had a chance to test out wet braking performance yet?...
• Posted First impressions: Oakley Jawbones to Bike Hugger
  You've seen them all over this year's Tour de France coverage. Lance wears them. Cavendish wears them. Hincapie's been wearing them since the earliest prototypes. It's the new Oakley Jawbone, and I just got my own prescription pair this...
• Posted Getting your family into cycling to Bike Hugger
  From the moment my daughter was born a few years ago, I counted the days until I could ride with her. I wanted to show her the world at 15mph. I wanted her to experience the sense of independence...
• Commented on A ProTour Bike
  Ah, according to the lightweight site, if those were standard III wheels, the max weight is up over 200, some spoke counts over 250lbs max....
• Commented on A ProTour Bike
  Don’t Lightweights have an absurdly low max weight rating? Like <170lbs or something? I mean this in the nicest way possible, but I thought George’s brother was a bit heavier than George....
• Commented on Lance's Dublin Ride
  Here’s the invite tweet (I missed it and wanted to dig it up to see what he sent)...

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