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This is fun.  Right?

This is fun. Right?

The makings of a proper time trial.Cyclocross has been a blast this year. I have raced half as many races but still had fun.  I didn't skip things to race but made racing fit my schedule.  Because of this I missed a few venues I like.  Crossasaurus...

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Thankful words

Thankful words

As I sit here and think about what bicycle related to be thankful for I keep coming back to something non bicycle related.I am thankful for my children.  They have made me a better person.  I am far more tolerant and easy going because of them.  They...

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Not my race post

Not my race post

When I am getting whooped up on I find it best to take advice form Van Halen and "Jump"  Might as well have fun.I am not much on race reports.  That is race reports of me racing, oddly enough I enjoy reading others exploits.  I have been racing and...

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Doping and Winning

Doping and Winning

Two years ago I wrote briefly about doping.  Then I stood up for Betsy Andreu and I still appreciate her unwavering story.  It was a brief touch of the subject, but HERE it is. Betsy still holds by her story and gets some of the respect she deserves in this...

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Pain Face

Pain Face

I am amazed at people who can look like they are smiling when they are suffering.  Chris Horner comes to mind right away.Pic by Sirotti via Cycling NewsThe two guys around him are suffering and he looks to be smiling.Pic by Will Matthews via BicyclingHere Chris...

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Tour de Pink 2012

Tour de Pink 2012 is in the books.  I would like to thank everyone who donated to get me over my fundraising goal. Janine and I are helping with one more big push to raise funds.  It is the Couture for a Cure event that talented fashion designer Dominique...

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A Long Way To Go And A Short Time To Get There

Let's face it any time I get a chance to use a Smokey and the Bandit reference I do. I was going to use "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" but that is just depressing to listen to.Today's Smokey reference pertains to my fundraising goal for the Young Survival Coalition's...

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Do Something Good

I have been talking about a raffle to support my upcoming charity ride to help the Young Survival Coalition.  Well here it is...My Employer Electra Bicycle's has generously donated a beautiful ride to help me meet my goal of $2,500.  I am only slightly...

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Mash Up

I think by now we have all seen  "Joey's OK"We have also seen the Hartebeest running over the mountain biker in Africa.The folks over at cyclingdirt.org show us a good mashup of the two.Watch more videos on Big Bikes Media & cyclingdirtI think Joey's Ok.

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Rapha Gentlemens… The Ride

The ride started off and the tone was set for the day.  We rolled out a few miles down a beautiful river road and missed the turn for the first climb of the day.  This would not be the last time we missed a turn.  We are definitely not orienteers. The...

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Rapha Gentlemen’s Part 1

Yesterday I looked at a friends blog and I happened to glance to the left at the "blog roll" of people he follows.  Under my blogs name it said it had been four weeks since I updated the site.  4 weeks?  Really?  That is odd to me because I am...

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