Ride Report: Don’t Mess with Texas

I didn’t take this photo, but I did walk past this wall several times, so… Texas: Check. That was a big, tough ride, but it seems fitting since Texas is a big, tough state. I almost don’t feel like I deserve to color it in on my U.S. map, because it really should require several … Continue reading →

Commencing Awkward Tan Lines

It happens every April. After a long winter of feeling like a sausage while riding in five layers—or, in the case of this past winter, sitting on the couch with a bag of Doritos rewatching all of Six Feet Under as ice fell out of the sky—it warms up just enough to bare a little skin, and the sensual … Continue reading →

All Good Things Must…Well, You Know

It’s now been a week since I got home from France and a little more since the end of the Tour. Seriously, before I left I was all prepared to post constant dispatches from abroad, and I even got a nifty SD card attachment for my iPad so I could upload my real photos before … Continue reading →

O, Ye of Little Faith [TdF spoiler]

I started out the Tour rooting for Chris Froome. And Ryder Hesjedal, but I stopped doing that when he fractured something immediately, as per usual. Who is he, Mr. Glass? I’m not going to pick him anymore. Anyway, I like Chris Froome a lot but I also like the Tour de France to be interesting … Continue reading →

So Sorry, Didn’t See You There

“Just seen the sprint. I believe I didn’t move line. I’m actually coming past Veelers & we touch elbows when he moves. Anyway, hope he’s ok.” No, Cav — You’re actually the guy on the right, not the guy on the left. Continue reading →

The Whitest Sport U’ Know

I saved today’s Tour stage to Marseille to enjoy after work with wine, and so although it ended long ago and I already knew the outcome, I only finished watching it around 9:30. Good job, Cav. It was a perfect lead-out and he looked fantastic. Far more interesting than that, though was watching the breakaway. … Continue reading →

Stick Around a While! [TdF spoiler]

Today was Stage 4 of the Tour, and it was in Nice. I’ve been to Nice: My friend Katie and I got kicked off a train there in 1997 as we were trying to get from Cannes to Luxembourg and didn’t have any money left for tickets. Our flight back to the U.S. was the … Continue reading →

The Future is Kind of Now

This morning as I stood in Corner Bakery, waiting for my breakfast sandwich to come out, I was flipping through the paper and saw something pretty fantastic. Did you know that a flying bike was successfully tested in the Czech Republic yesterday? It’s true! According to the article, it “looks like a mountain bike” and … Continue reading →

The Terminator vs. the Manx Missile! Battle to the Death!

I don’t spend nearly as much time as I’d like nerding up on pro cycling. Although I’m the biggest pro cycling dork in my circle of friends, that’s not actually saying very much. I can hold my own in discussions at the LBS but there are many more obsessed than I. This is just to … Continue reading →

Oh, It’s On: A Brain Dump

So, this post is really about a personal design project, not cycling per se, but a personal design project about cycling. Some people (including, at times, me) hear the words “content management” and want to stick forks in their eyes. I’d never tell anyone to skip one of my posts altogether, but those folks may want … Continue reading →