Howard sent us a link to his personal account of Ride the Rockies. “419 miles later… and now we’ve spent the entire weekend recovering. It…
2006
A Tainted Tour de France
July is the time of year when the world pays more attention to cycling, the tour starts, the STPs are out riding everywhere, the days…
Would you like a smoothie for your cooldown?
MAKE: Blog: Bicycle blenders Over at the weblog for Make: magazine, they run down a variety of non-Starbuck options for blending delicious drinks via human…
Fender Blending Fat and Sugar
It what could be the worst use of pedal power ever, Starbucks has been getting press for their Fender Blender that whips up drinks full…
Old School Racer Girl
We met Elizabeth racing monday nights in Portland. She graduated from college in the 80s, worked for Bill Davidson, got the 2nd Impulse ever made…
Indisputable proof that second-hand smoke kills
The Surgeon General affirmed today what many already knew about smoking. Second-hand smoke kills and there’s no debate. The Surgeon General also testified that smoking…
Carrying the Minicard
I was dismissive of the minicard when it came with my new credit card. Like, “huh, what’s this lame thing.” But then I started carrying…
Photos Update
The Bike Hugger Photostream has been updated with a new album that include recent shots from Portland A John Deere bike Girl in downtown Portland…
Saluting Jeannie Longo
France’s Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli, the winningest female bicycle racer of all time, extended her legend over the weekend, taking both the French elite women’s road championship…
Portland Bike Trails
We rode the nearly complete Sweetwater bike trail in Portland on Sunday. We were almost lost until we met a local that showed us the…