I hope you weren't expecting a BIG editorial piece on kids in cycling because you're not getting one... not yet anyways. :-) I did want to share a great video made by Sam Ray. Sam recently posted a different video to the Women's Cycling Magazine facebook page and we dug it ...
It's about time I do another product review. To kick off November I thought I'd spread the 411 on a up and coming company called Ridge Medical. It was just over a month ago I met Mike Curry and his wife at Interbike in Vegas. I was passing by their ...
Don't miss Spooky Cross Night Race coming Saturday, 10.24 to Irvine, CA Bring your favorite costume and be prepared for the time of your life! Music, Halloween madness, costumes and beer will be the call as the 2009-10 Southern California Prestige Series of Cyclocross presented by Shimano brings you Spooky Cross ...
Man, I have no desire to ride lately feeling an exceptional amount of post season burn out. Possibly more than ever, but I’m not really sure how to confirm that. Just feels like it. So while the bikes are resting I will be focusing all of my time and energy on my newest hobbies: watching obnoxious amounts of [...]
Lee Ann and I drove up to the Iceman Cometh Challenge last weekend. After the race we took the long way home and looped our way through Canada, dont ‘cha know? So being out of town and then quickly sucked back into the reality of my life I havent had time to chat it up about the race [...]
Meet my new Gary Fisher Presidio! Holy smokes thats a sexy bike! You like? I love! Just shy of ten long years I finally paid off my college loan (insert a serious and embarassingly long happy dance right NOW!) and have met my personal goal/rule of “no more bikes until I pay off that bill!” (that I [...]
This interview with Shaun Palmer by fellow former pro racer Rob Warner is simply too cool not to re-post. For riders of my generation, Shaun Palmer practically defined the sport for us. After 10 years away from racing mountain bikes, he’s riding bikes again competitively- and likely still kicking ass. via Freecaster – Rob Warner fires [...]
It has been pretty sweet having some of the best DH trails around only 10 miles away. After living in the Bay Area, and having Pacifica for the local stomping grounds and having to push up to the top every time you want some DH action, it is nothing short of pure awesomeness. The draw [...]
More and more riders are making the switch to wider bars these days. Widths in the 29-30+ range are becoming more and more common. Wider grip= additional leverage in turns, making for a highly rail-able experience. I tried my first pair of 29.5″ bars last year, when I got a bar in from Nemesis Project for [...]
FERNDALE, WA (BRAIN)—Kona has partnered with the HopeFirst Foundation to provide children in Gambia, Africa a better way to get to school. HopeFirst’s goal is to deliver 300 Kona AfricaBikes (100 donated by Kona) to middle-schoolers in rural Gambia as a more reliable means of travel to school. Most secondary schools are located outside most villages and sinc […]
TORONTO, Ontario (BRAIN)—Gérard Vroomen, co-founder of Cervélo, has been named the 2009 Engineer of the Year by The Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI NIRIA) in the Netherlands. KIVI NIRIA President Jan Dekker recently presented the award to Vroomen at a festive event in the Museon in The Hague. In his presentation he said that Vroomen had distinguished hims […]
IRVINE, CA (BRAIN)—Felt Bicycles has partnered with Retül, a motion capture system that offers bike retailers and fit specialists the tools for a precision fit. Recognizing that proper fit is essential to attaining the best possible cycling experience for all cyclists, from competitive to recreational, Felt has chosen Retül to help accomplish its goal of off […]