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Term I just coined #4
Race Radio – When a bug flies into your ear. Bug: “bzzzzzzzz“ Me: “Ow, I just got race radio!” (Slightly better than the “protein shot,” which is when the bug flies into your mouth and involuntary ingestion occurs)
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Who Wants To Be My Next New Bike?
So, I’ve got a road bike. I’ve got a mountain bike. I’ve got a cyclocross bike. They all do their jobs well. But I’d love to have something that, at the very least, could accomplish at some of these goals: … Continue reading
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Grasshopper Old Caz: The Revenge
50 miles on a CX bike. What’s the worst that could happen? Last year, in search of a “favorite race of the year,” or even a “best day on the bike, ever,” I set off on the legendary Old Cazadero … Continue reading
Fear and Loathing in Bakersfield
You should also read Cyclocross Magazine’s coverage of the event. First of all, I co-wrote it. Plus, it’s shorter, and doesn’t waste time talking about feral cats, mexican food, lukewarm tubs, giant novelty checks, or California Vehicle Code Section 23229(a).
For any of that, you’ll have to read on… Continue reading
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Tagged Bikes, cyclocross, hart park, huge freaking post, norcal, racing, shortbus, socal
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Grasshopper Season: Unfinished Business
Tomorrow: For further context, see this time, last year. Grasshopper 2011 poster at Gianni Cycling.
Yamaguchi Framebuilding School
You know what they say about dogs resembling their owners? Well, have a look at these three students and the frames they made… Continue reading
Things I wish I knew when I started Riding
Look, I’m not exactly an old hand at this business, and there’s a lot of information out there available to new cyclists, but I’m gonna lay it down straight and give you the things that nobody told me. In no … Continue reading
It’s starting to feel a lot like January
Well it’s been cold, intermittently rainy, and I’ve got what I now recognize as the taste of copper in my mouth that accompanies the first ride of the year. Seriously, I remember talking about it last year as I took … Continue reading
Cyclocross: Note To Self
It turns out that race reports aren’t just for the entertainment of others – You can read your own writing later and be reminded of things that aren’t immediately obvious. I’ve been absolutely terrible in terms of writing this (cyclocross) … Continue reading
