by Velorambling | Jun 23, 2010 | Bike Snob NYC, Cycling, Giant Bicycles, Giant Mid Atlantic Cycling Team, Halter's, Unicorn
There is a special place in my heart for cookies.“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.” Henry Ward Beecher It is time to clean out the mailbox and my hard drive from some choice pieces sent...
by Velorambling | Jun 21, 2010 | Cycling, Giant Bicycles, UCI Cyclocross Disc Brakes
The UCI ended the ban on disc brakes late last week. Eldon asked if it was such a big deal over on Facebook. I left a rather long winded answer and it left me with more to say. I figured I would take the opportunity to ramble on about it here. Spending time with...
by Velorambling | Jun 14, 2010 | CJBC, Cycling, Giant Bicycles, Giant Mid Atlantic Cycling Team, Intercourse Brewing Company, Longest Day bicycle ride, Oakley
Some scenes from behind bars.***** Warning Graphic Crash/Skin Pic’s further down the page *****Monday morning and I sit here a little sore but satisfied. My Father and I started out at 4:15ish AM Saturday morning; we went and got ice for the cooler and some...
by Velorambling | Jun 11, 2010 | all hail the black market, Cycling, ysc tour de pink
Having a feeling I’m gonna be suffering like him on Saturday. What? You don’t think he looks like he’s suffering? Believe me he is. Wouldn’t you be suffering if you had 4 feet and your supposed provider made you perform/pose on a tricycle that...
by Velorambling | Jun 7, 2010 | Cycling, Giant Bicycles, Jorba fest, The Human Vise
For quite awhile I have been on a roll waking up early and composing eloquent prose for the blogosphere. But it is amazing how when you get out of a routine it no longer is a routine. So here I sit 14 hours after I normally would have finished writing trying to put...
by Velorambling | Jun 3, 2010 | Cycling, Giant Bicycles, Jorba, Richard Fries
“A Dream of Spring” the Ad says. Man it seems like Spring has flown the coop and we are into Summer. I know this because its hot, and the Philly Race is here this weekend. So even if the calendar says Spring, I say Bull Pucky, it’s Summer...