I’m just working backwards from this starting point, in the saddle, on the road, trying to figure out what the hell I’m doing, legs pumping, sweating. I leap out of the saddle ...
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Tuesdays with Wilcockson: Could UK-style hill climbs be big in the US?
Jonathan Vaughters climbs one of England’s notoriously steep hills. Since I moved to the States, American friends have often asked me what I miss most about “England’s green and pleasant ...
Lezyne Micro Caddy Saddle Bag
A seat bag occupies a curious space within the life of a cyclist. It’s usefulness is in direct proportion to its hideousness. The bigger they are, the less attractive they are. You want one ...
Friday Group Ride #140
What a week it’s been. Since USADA released its reasoned decision on the US Postal doping conspiracy, the flood of confessions that followed and the various spin off conflicts and ...
What About the Bike?
I’ve got something to share with you. Part of the cost of me being a total word nerd is that some turns of phrase in the bike industry drive me crazy. Case in point: Any time a magazine ...
Beer Face – Crash Relief Fund (UPDATED)
PLEASE READ BELOW As you know, Patrick crashed his bike. In fact, he just about tore his bottom lip off, and 9 hours in the emergency room later, not to mention the prolonged attention of a ...
Tuesdays with Wilcockson: Can’t wait for Tour No. 100!
Next year’s 100th edition of the Tour de France is still more than eight months away, but we already have a good idea of what sort of race it’s going to be—even before race organizer Christian ...
Ritchey WCS Paradigm Mountain Pedals
The original mountain bike pedal, the one that started it all, the Shimano PD-M737, was a pedal of such clairvoyant utility that it not only defined the genre of the mountain pedal forever, it ...
The Gods, the Bad, the WTF?
All things considered, this has to be the strangest two weeks of my cycling life. A bit over a week ago I had the worst crash I’ve ever suffered on the bike. To give you some idea how ...