Whats the big fuss over Leadville Trail 100? If you want one and you couldn’t pedal fast enough then just buy one!! *Disclaimer, none of these are mine. Snake

I’ll not be in attendance at this Friday’s summit in Flagstaff as we’re taking the kids to Sea World over the weekend. It will be interesting to see what transpires. I am hoping that cooler heads will prevail and kick ass bike racing will continue to prosper in and around Flagstaff. I have not said [...]

This ought to put all that my-trail your-trail shit in perspective: From: James Subject: Pour one out for the homies… Hey Dude, Thought you might want to throw this up. Did not want to link this in a thread, but we lost a good one today. Met Steve a few times, very genuine guy and [...]

Second day off from school. And I still don’t know what to do with myself. Spend yesterday morning in the garage moving around boxes. Thought about building up another bike. I’ve got a Voodoo frameset just waiting for parts to be hung on ‘er. Read the site over lunch. And holy shit was there ever [...]

I got this email. Subject line was “Montana”. No text. Just one photo. Got another. Subject line was “What a stage race looks like when your Hct is NOT 49.999%”. Again, no text. Just one photo. Sucks to be human, eh Lance? Third email with no text. Again, just one photo. Must be the “new” [...]

Holy shit, just read this: Freiburg report details cycling’s dark side The findings of an independent commission have broken new ground on systemic doping on one of the sport’s most successful teams. It has been revealed that two doctors from the Freiburg University Clinic ran an organised doping programme for the enormously successful German Telekom/T-mobile [...]

Got this link sent in a few times. Oh my. Boonen: “cocaine is everywhere” Tom Boonen’s recreational drug problem continues to make headlines in Belgium, where the rider is a public superstar. In an interview with the three-time Paris-Roubaix winner, dating back from the end of 2008, Boonen talks openly about his use of the [...]

It was nice. I met a few people, drank a few beers and snapped a few crappy pics. Crisp Titanium was there. His stuff was WAAYYYY sweet, and he’s a really nice guy to boot. (My pics can never do his craftsmanship justice… just go to his site and say Oohhhhhhhhhhhh…) You can see a [...]

What’s this? Smart planning, you say? Residents in Vauban, Germany have litterally given up their cars. Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new district on the outskirts of Freiburg, near the Swiss border. Vauban’s streets are completely “car-free” — except the main thoroughfare, where the tram to downtown Freiburg [...]

The first time it was kinda funny. Boom Boom likes the nose powder. Kid’s a fucking dumbass. I put up www.letboonenride.com. Now it’s like come the fuck on. You’re facing a shit storm of trouble. At twenty eight years of age. Criminal Charges loom. Team will dump you. Racing ban awaits. Will miss Tour for [...]

First European Handmade Bike Show “The European Handmade Bicycle Exhibition will interest anyone who has ever ridden a bicycle! It will appeal to those considering the immense benefits of a handmade frame, those who already ride a handmade (or custom) bike; those who can appreciate fine handiwork and lovers of the art of the bicycle. [...]

Just this and one more week and I’ll be finished my first year of law school. Never really thought I’d write that. But, then I never much thought I’d write a lot of things. The hardest part has been the fact that I’m surrounded by twenty -something year old rich kids. That is who goes [...]