California Dreaming
I’m in California this week on a family trip, from which I stole a morning and did the classic ride up and around the Marin…
Velominati Super Prestige
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Le Mont Ventoux: The Windy Mountain
Legends are central to any culture, ours perhaps more than most. The Ventoux is a French legend, rising 1912m above the rolling hills of Provence.…
Irreverence: Shift Indicators
This is possibly the most offensive piece of gear I have encountered on a bike. Do you really need a little orange wand to tell…
Come the Rain
The northwest has just experienced a spell of dry weather over two months long. It’s been enough to make a man sick. That’s all over…
Old Blewett Pass
Last week, I rode through a bit of history and came out thinking of the future. I rode over Old Blewett Pass, which used to…
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Racing
The Team Car
With the Tour underway there are many things to envy. One that always gets me is the team cars. This, to me, is the ultimate…
Darkness
Yesterday, Seattle was dark for 15 hours 34 minutes and 37 seconds. Let us not count how much it was light– it is of no…
A New Decade
A new decade is here. Not the one that started Jan 1st, but the one marked by my new bike. By habit, this bike will…
Friday Night Lights
Took my 2-yr-old son to the last of the Marymoor Velodrome summer series races tonight. He rode his tricycle up to watch from the top…
From A to B: A Commuter’s Manifesto
With the spring racing season upon us, there is a lot of talk about the pros– what it means to be pro, how to look…
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General
La Vie Northwest: socks, sandals, and snow
It’s snowing today in Seattle, which a full 78% of the population is not able to deal with, even though it happens every year. I…
Dear Thule: GFY.
Spoiler alert– this post has nothing to do with professional cycling or racing. This post is about trying in vain to get existing bike trays…
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TT Toledo
Coming to you live from stage 20 of the Vuelta, and reporting whilst still marginally sober. Racers are coming in fast on the 30+ min…
Rock Hoppin’
In keeping with the retro thread from Frank and his MB-Zip, here is the bike I spent my weekend on: For those of you squinting,…
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Racing
Why we watch
The tour has been over for a week now, not that I really noticed. And that should have been a capital ‘T’ in “tour”, right?…
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Routes
Round and round
I just rode around Lake Washington on my single speed. “So what, you pussy?” I imagine you are saying. Fair enough. But what if your…
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Folklore
Stuff it
I spent Memorial Day weekend in Boise, and on the actual holiday I headed out for a big ride with my brother-in-law. We started at…
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General
Szzzz…
This morning was one hell of a shiny one in Seattle. It snowed/sleeted/rained/somethinged last night, and every surface was a sheet of ice. Undeterred, I…