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Photo project - need some input

I’m trying to get better with photography and I started posting a photo a day on my blog. I’m taking lots of photos and choosing one to post in hopes that I can get some feedback from folks. There will be some bike photos…like this one taken for yesterdays post…

please take some time and provide [...]

Track Team

Know some history and read some cool news.

Team GB Track Cyclists on the BBC
Other cool cycling links are to be had from that page.
Dig some and read.
BMX is in there!
HISTORY.
Rob

The 93′ Bridgestone MB-2 build - UPDATED!

UPDATED!
here’s the newest and most likely the final build specs. Well, except for the gearing.

Frame- Bridgestone MB-2 93′
Fork- Ritchey Logic ( from MB-3 of same year)
Headset- Tange with Tange Head-Lock
Stem- Nitto mountain, 80cm
Bars- SIC race
Grips- A’me Americans, black/red
Levers- Dia-Compe SC-7’s
Seat- WTB laser sighted
Post- Kalloy 27.2
Pedals- KKT AMX
Cranks- Shimano LX, 175mm
BB - Shimano UN-54, 68X113
Chainring- Spot [...]

Pump Track night aka. JOHN 7:15

So last night Hutch and I drove out to Johns house for Pump Track night. Damien also came out and rode it with us. It was a fun night with the four of us riding and taking pictures and laughing.
Since you’ve never seen it. Here’s the track…, it’s hard to really see it’s layout without [...]

You can dance if you want to….


S24O : Summer Solstice

The Sub 24 hour Overnight during the pivotal point of summer. The longest day of the year with a full moon to boot. We ( Casey and I ) cycled up into the Frederick Watershed and camped out at a well known site at the bottom of the drop trails.

My Hercules was all ready [...]

Goal for the summer

So this summer I’ve set myself a cycling goal. I’m going to start from my house and climb up Hamburg Rd. in one go…no stops. Today I started my first ever attempt to climb it. I made it about 2.2 miles up the hill. I think it’s a good starting point. I basically made it [...]

Chicken or the egg?

So I just noticed this on the BBC today…
Cycling Jacket wins design award

Which seems really like the idea that Swiss Miss came up with not that long ago.

So which came first?
I kinda like her design idea better…
no need to remove hands from bars at night for risking a hand signal that wouldn’t probably be seen.
Just [...]

Just in case…

Just in case you live under or near a very large rock, which may be blocking your reception to the rest of the funny and talented world out there…here’s another reason to laugh about something that happens to everyone….but you, of course.
I now present for you entertainment, my new musical heros.

RobQ

Secret Mountain riding training course

So you may have seen a post last year about some training obstacles I set up in my backyard to help Christine improve her bike handling skills. This year I added another rock/log pile for her to crawl over and she tried it out today. Here’s the shots…
The course overall…over one pile, around the tree, [...]