Vital MTB 2016 Test Sessions: Orbea Occam AM M30
“Orbea did an excellent job making a bike that enjoys climbing as much as it does descending.”
Thank You to My Friends at Giant Bicycle
My mother made this patch for me the second Tour de Pink I rode. It honors my aunt Ginny and my friend and coworker Michelle.I have to send a heartfelt thank you to Giant Bicycles. The company helped me make many good friends and taught me quite a bit....
Cavendish Crash
I am of the belief that the Cavendish crash from stage 1 was "just sprinting" In the End Cav was where he shouldn't have been so it was his fault. That said... watching it I didn't think that Gerrans would have gone down had Coquard not bounced off of him on the...
Now You Know. United States Edition
This may not be specifically about cycling. Or is it? I came across these two sites on Facebook. The first is talking about the random bizarre border between the United States and Canada. It was posted on Upworthy.com HERE. I do...
Interbike Rant
Time to throw open the doors.I am fortunate to work in the bicycle industry. I do something I love and have met many people from varying backgrounds while on my bicycle. One of the things I like about riding is that it isn't all about the bicycle..........
An Interbike Photo Essay
After attending my 20th or more Interbike I came away pleased with the new venue. I will leave my consumer day rant for another post and put up a collection of photo's to sum up my experience.It seems to be popular to signify you are flying by taking pictures of...
Interbike 2013
My first Interbike badge Sitting at the airport and trying to count the number of times I have been to Interbike. I cant get an exact count. Between California, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia I do know it is over 20 times.As much as I am not a fan of...
Wheezing like Heisenberg
My "Team" a rag tag group of friends and bicycle nuts have been accepted into the Rapha Gentlemen's Race. This is awesome because the route is very much the roads I play on often. It is going to be difficult. The course is long and quite hilly....
RGR Lottery
Since Jed Kornbluh (The RAT) (I kid because I love) didn't include me on his Rapha Gentlemen's Ride team I decided to enter with my own rag tag team of misfit's and miscreant's. I think Jed was (rightfully) worried about me not keeping up with his task-master...
Simpler Times
Oh Hey! How are you? Me? I'm fine. Thanks for asking. How's the family? Good, good. Oh Mine? They are good as well.Now that we have the pleasantries out of the way lets get down to blogging. There have been many...
The Crazy Train
When I was a kid in middle school I couldn't get enough of riding my bicycle. My internal clock was wired to get me up early to go to school. Everyone else in my house was able to sleep in late.My brother and I had to do chores on the weekend before we...
Sliding head first into 2013
I kicked off the New Year right this year. Many times in the past I have done a New Years century. This year I wasn't feeling. After the Bilenky Junkyard Cross I came down with a case of the creeping junkyard crud and hadn't ridden since then.Two...