Lance has less than stellar finish in Less Vegas Though I do not like to be one to predict doom and gloom and wish no ill will to anyone competing; Lance as predicted did not crush his competition. This is certainly his first cyclocross race since his return to professional cycling. Lance allegedly rode in …
Category Archive: Cyclocross
Sep
25
2nd Annual Ubeercross Epic Cyclocross Ride
2nd Annual Ubeercross Epic Cyclocross Ride Jason Roon sent me the flyer for the October 18th 2008 Ride. This year we are starting at Founders at 11:00 AM and riding to Bell’s. Whew that’s convenient for Kazoo crowd! Last year we took a long time, somewhere around 6 hours, but we were playing in the …
Sep
23
Lance Armstrong to take on Cyclocross?
Will Cycling’s Most Favored Son take on Cyclocross? I am not much of a celebrity hound. I never really followed the Tour de France. I occasionally read Velo News. But I typically spend more time reading about cycle commuting than I do about competitive professional cycling. Last month Lance Armstrong announced to the not so …
Apr
16
Cycle Commuting Comic-Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery
Cycle Commuting Comicstrip Yehuda Moon & the Kickstand Cyclery is a daily comic for cyclists everywhere. The comic is geared for the commuting audience. But is a little for everyone on two wheels. The comic is drawn by Rick Smith. I’ve been reading with delight since it’s inception. I’ve wanted to do this about one …
Apr
14
Hostile Morning Bike Commute Lesson Learned
I find myself becoming more and more irritable on my morning bike commute. Drivers who use cell-phones, that do not look where they are going are trying my patience. This morning I made a critical mistake. I think if I had changed my position in the lane to be more direct and visible, this situation …
Apr
10
Road Cycling in my future?
Is there a Road Bike in My Future Road Cycling in My future? Is road cycling too scientific for a low-tech runner and kayaker? Road cycling is reknown for over complicating a very simple sport. I am beginning to do some thinking about Road Bikes. Since my introduction to cycling was really through cyclocross, I …
Apr
01
Quickrelease.tv bike anatomy 101
Knowing the names of things is half the problem when you are trying to understand a new universe. Remember the old testament in the Bible where Adam is responsible for naming every thing on earth, well almost everything except your carbon steerer tube. This new video does a great job of explaining all of the …
Mar
30
Bicycle Maintenance Manifesto and Bicycle Pedal Removal and Installation
I’ve been a sort of lazy mechanic since birth. I’ve usually allowed other people to take care of mechanical problems that I found challenging. This spring, an unnamed local bike shop, (lbs) sort of hosed me. At the time I was pretty upset about it, but in retrospect I think it was ninety percent my …
Feb
22
Bike TV
Finally a channel just for the rest of us: “The Bicyclist”:http://www.thebicyclist.tv/ The acting isn’t bad. The writing is pretty good, maybe better than Friends. And Steve may be hotter than Jennifer Aniston. (Steve is a girl!)
Oct
22
Warriors of the Holy Cross
My first foray into bicycle racing left me on my knees begging for mercy. The Kiss Cross Cyclocross race, otherwise known as “racing for beer” is the sort of punishment dreamt up by fanatic bishops in Monty Python sketches minus the comfy chair. My family came out to watch me flounder like a fish on …
