Archive for June, 2008

9400 Bike Capacity “Bike Shed”

via wired
I have a small scale version of this for my vintage hot dog collection.

Washing Your Bike

At the 24 hours of Big Bear there was an area to “wash” your bike. It was basically a bike rack and a few power washers. Now I know better than to blast water into areas that don’t like it, that’s why I don’t have a bidet. This also applies to parts of my bike [...]

Travel cases for bikes

Quick rundown of a few options for travel cases over at The New York Times.

Physical Culture - Gear Test, Travel Cases for Bicycles - Travel Cases for Bicycles - NYTimes.com

And don’t forget, if you ship your stuff, do like Cory and insure it.

24 Hours of Big Bear 2008

There are my pictures from the Race.  (and here are mine.  -Johnson)
Here is my commentary. Every one did an incredible job. Gary got the fastest single speed lap time with 1:19:51, Brad did 6 laps, Brian rode even though he was sick, Ryan rode with 3 days of notice about the race, Casey rode with [...]

Car / Bike crash kills 1

FOXNews.com - 1 Killed After Alleged Drunk Driver Plows Into Bike Race - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

A car driven by an alleged drunken driver plowed into a bicycle race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday, killing one cyclist and injuring 10 others.

Turkey-Belly Futures are the Futures!

I know, I know, those who shun turkey bacon are heretics, thrown out into the cold destitute wilderness of a meatless breakfast. Yet there is solace to be found in the warm sizzling frying pan of grease that is know as a real breakfast. I ran across this article and it reminded me of the [...]

OMFG! ha ha, this one’s a shoutout to my homey Casey

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Just posted on cycling news.com(and not even on April 1st):

“the big news: Campagnolo will apparently make the jump to an 11-speed cassette for its top three groups which will now include a modern revival of the Super Record nameplate.”

Posse of Mustached T-Shirts

My sister finished printing the T-shirts for the team:

They are a little smudgy since this is the first time she’s used her gocco (weird japanese screen printing system) to print on a t-shirt.
Thanks Anika!

Ballers

World Naked Bike Ride DC -2008
More (un)coverage:
BYT
WaPo Express
DCist