I sat in the garage tonight, amongst the bikes. Some are the greatest things I’ve ever thrown a leg over. And some ain’t worth a shit. They are my friends.
I ran my eyes across the lot of ‘em, trying to keep tabs of which needed what, when I could do it, and [...]

From: Jason
Subject: cyclist killed
Just wanted to inform people that another cyclist has been killed by a negligent driver. On Saturday, April 19, Shahram, a friend and customer of mine, was killed about two miles from our shop in Golden, CO. He was killed when a postal truck driver crossed the line [...]

Do you see the monkey ? Look harder….

of course…there it is.

Enough said.

First off my legs still hurt. Well another Whiskey in the books. Big ups to Sad Cow and his crew for putting on another great race. If you reading this and you haven’t made it out to AZ to do one of these races then you’re missing out. This is what [...]

I sat in the family room, the cool gray dawn creeping to light, and thought to myself – I think this is the last one. I can’t imagine doing any more races. I haven’t been training, or riding at all. My fitness level is terrible. I own nothing near a “race [...]

Another Whiskey in the books. This years event was rightfully dedicated to last years winner Mike Janelle. Janelle died last November at the all-too-young age of 40. (Doug wrote a post about him at the time.)
From an Epic Rides press release:
Ride Like Mike
In honor of Mike Janelle, Epic Rides has made a [...]

If only
There is nothing
else to do
other than
stay up late
drinking beer
and listening
to music.
Work will come
with the morning
as it always
has.
I will say yes
to men I do not care about.
And I will be paid
to do it.
What I want to do
is put drop bars
on my geared
twenty-niner
and tear the
gears
right
off
her.
I know
that she will
love me more for it
if
I only had
the brake levers
to [...]

From: Scott
Subject: thrusday poem
Jonny,
My buddy Jake, who is my touring/riding partner and
all around bike ripper has been working for this
environmental awareness company called 2041,
www.2041.com. He returned from a stint working for
them in Antarctica only to head back out on their
sailing voyage around the world. It’s [...]

Hey Dewdz.
I’ve been spending a couple of days, or a week, or something, getting my head back on straight. There was an art opening. It was rad, and lots of stuff sold. There were visitors in from out of town for an entire week following. Good times flowed like whiskey, and [...]

Can you believe the bike gods have blessed us thus? Must have been Jonny’s birthday. (39 comments for 38 years? What’s that, one to grow an inch? Trust me, he’d have to rebuild the doors if he got any taller.) Every once in awhile, the stars align to provide us with a full schedule of [...]

I groaned and rolled over. She asked what was wrong. I replied, “The Sixers are gonna lose today.”
She turned to me and sat halfway up with her elbow beneath her, “Hey, buck up.”
“And one thing we do know, for sure, no matter what, Tom Boonen will win today.”
We high fived right then [...]

We had lunch on the back porch, the three of us, sitting in the afternoon sun. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches never tasted so good. It was a bit breezy side, welcome to spring in Flagstaff. There was a definite chill in the air, especially when one’s porch is as shaded as [...]

The best
The best poem
I’ve ever written
disappears
from my sight
and into the morning
as I rub my eyes
and turn off the alarm clock.
 

My daughter and I were laying on the sofas, her on the smaller loveseat and me on the full size. Heads towards each other and legs pointing away making an L against the walls of the living room. We giggled and smiled. Blankets, pillows, the whole nine. It was Friday night and [...]

Tom Boonen took Paris-Roubaix this morning in a three up sprint, with Fabian Cancellara Alessandro Ballan rounding out the rest of the podium spots. Boom Boom is the man.
Perennial American hopefully Gorgeous George Hincapie had another top ten finish, taking the group sprint for ninth nearly six minutes back.
You can read all about it [...]

I was transporting merchandise between two stores yesterday in a clapped out van, staring out the windshield and thinking of reasons not to drive straight off a fucking cliff. My mind wanders. Hillary came to mind. What’s with her (sorta) recent wacky denials of what appears to be irrefutable; her self [...]