Body

Defending the Throne Defending the Throne

It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. When Lance Armstrong announced he was coming... 

Friday Group Ride #32 Friday Group Ride #32

It’s early yet. There is still plenty of time in Grande Boucle 2010 for a... 

Schleck Attack Sequence Schleck Attack Sequence

What should or should not have happened following Andy Schleck’s chain-throwing... 

Chaingate Chaingate

This was a moment that has been coming for a long, long time. Were we to take a... 

FGR #31 Wrap FGR #31 Wrap

One got the sense from watching the finish of Stage 12, the extended confrontation... 

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Mind

Identities

The end of the Tour de France gives most of us back our lives, but not Bjarne Riis.... 

Retirement Party Retirement Party

The 2010 Tour de France came down to just two riders and one mountain. So Alberto... 

Ambivalence Ambivalence

My legs feel like Eric Zabel’s face looks. I’m not sure I really ever experienced... 

Friday Group Ride #31 Friday Group Ride #31

The best lead out man in the business, Mark Renshaw, didn’t race his bicycle... 

The Great Showdown The Great Showdown

On July 1, 2010, the 2010 Tour de France looked as if it would be one of the most... 

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Machine

2011 Felt F1 2011 Felt F1

Felt introduced its 2011 line of bicycles yesterday at its headquarters in Irvine. Frankly, it’s hard to imagine how a company of just 58 employees can do so much in a year. They have a new full-suspension mountain bike called the Edict. There’s a full-carbon version of the company’s ground-breaking Virtue. There’s a redesigned... [Read more of this review]

The Department of Goods The Department of Goods

Back in the early ’90s I ran across a catalog for a Utah operation called Sierra Trading Post. It was the very first mail-order retailer I had run across selling closeout products from high-end outdoor manufacturers. The market has changed a great deal since then, with a great many new retailers entering the market and the paper catalogs giving... [Read more of this review]

Cannondale’s New Sheriff Cannondale’s New Sheriff

Back in the 1990s Mario Cipollini was getting fined by the UCI with the frequency Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be fouled. The Lion King couldn’t just show up to a stage of a grand tour and ride it. No, he had to put on a show and when Cannondale became the sponsor of Cipollini’s Team Saeco, in them he found a willing partner to make an entry... [Read more of this review]

Ritchey Logic WCS Carbon Curve Ritchey Logic WCS Carbon Curve

I wish wrapping handlebars was easier or that I was less lazy. There. It’s out. Now I can begin recovery. I’m such a nerd for ergonomics and comfort that if adjusting handlebar and lever position was anywhere near as simple as say, adjusting saddle position, I could spend whole weekends playing with lever and bar position. In truth, while I do... [Read more of this review]

Giro LXLF Gloves Giro LXLF Gloves

Giro, for those who haven’t been paying attention to one of the world’s top helmet manufacturers, has entered the glove market cannonball-style. That’s in addition to the eyewear and other accessories that the manufacturer has moved into. It was a risky move. Giro’s place as one of the top three helmet makers is virtually decreed by government.... [Read more of this review]

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