I hate training indoors: the monotony, the sweating, the clutter of the equipment in my loft apartment. But I hate riding in the cold and…
2012
Riding in the Rain: a Bootie-Boots Solution
Nice jacket, ridiculously small zipper pull Whoever spec’d this small of a pull on a zipper has not ridden in the rain with gloves on…
Osprey Shuttle 32 Roller Duffle: Now I need to renew my passport
My passport has stamps from 23 countries in it; I even had to have additional pages glued in to make room for more stamps. Most…
Rode in It 12
D-Plus with lights and fenders Back into the dreep, the grunge, the return of the Rainy Season. #rodeinit with the D-Plus. Water beaded up like…
Plenty of Speed No Thought of Danger
Having great fun, until the next page From the Bicycle Safety Manual from 1969, as seen on Flickr
The Best and Worst Times at Steilacoom
Well hey there legs, good morning to you too… — Tim Johnson (@timjohnsoncx) November 19, 2012 What Tim said. After 8 weeks off, it was…
Mavic Doesn’t Give a Shit!
Those were my exact words I said while face to face with the Mavic Tech representative at the last Seattle Bike Expo. I could tell…
Syntace Flatforce Stem: Maximum Slammage!!
Handlebar height. Whether it’s road or mtb, there’s been a trend to raise the bar. Trek, Giant, and Specialized all have “gran fondo” or “classics”…
Can-Can Classic
From the archives of a Paris press agency we found this photo of the Can-Can Classic. After a contentious, shoulder-bumping sprint finish, the dancers would…
Cross Skills: Dismounts and Remounts
Ready? One… you will do this four times with the left, four with the right, then eight times with both, then repeat Step by step,…