Doc Thompson guilty. On all counts. Held without bail.
“Thompson, a former emergency room doctor, was found guilty of six felonies and one misdemeanor and could face as much as five years in prison. He was remanded and ordered held without bail until sentencing. He was handcuffed in the courtroom after the verdict was read.”

…Cora’s here, and lo, she is our prophet.

The proud papa is named, among other things, Big Willy Style. He was the first to show me DC. And his dog is named Surly. This is gonna be good… ! New mom Libby is a saint among us.
In other news, I left Flagstaff for the damp gray [...]

You know those “reviews” on MTBR.com that are written by somebody who says, “just bought it, haven’t ridden it yet, but it looks great hanging in my garage?”
This isn’t one of those reviews.
On a lark at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo, in February, i bought a pair of Ergon GX-1 grips at a [...]

The cycling community and cancer-fighting community lost a fine one this last weekend.
Colleen fought for 4 years. She was diagnosed at 26. She rode through relapses, chemo, and recovery.
May we all remember that the most important races are within and that the love we share with others is the prize we take home [...]

Saturday last (not yesterday, yo) was the annual Pines to the Mines ride, as alluded to by Jonny. i was there. weather was beautiful. blah blah.
Jonny was right. JR won with a worthy ride. i’ve seen roadies ride mtb’s hard. never have i seen a roadie ride a borrowed bike a handful of times, then [...]

Cut my teeth racing in the TNRL, sleeping in backyards, drinking beer at the Stube, then wells at the Great Northern. That vid got me stoked to log back in and link this from my bro in Helena.

Great Divide Cyclery and Gravity Guild Racing. Wassup!

Here’s a race report for all you racer-brah-spandex-junkies, or just anybody who likes to ride their bikes with a zillion other funny wierdos. And besides, it all started here, at DC HQ, when i rode as “Drunkcyclist 2″ at the 24HITOP. Before then i was just a happy-as-a-clam XC rider. I hold you all responsible. [...]

This’ll probably be covered soon in more detail by the Tucson Lawyering Crew, but with Gnome at the P.E.E. and this in the paper, I wanted to make sure it got out:

A 91-year-old man accused of driving off after his car struck a group of bicyclists last month in Tucson has been indicted.
Pima County Attorney [...]

anybody like bikes around here?
of course you do.
And i like my old bike, a bitchin’ black stumpjumper. XTR’d out. in fact, as old parts go, this generation of XTR was hands down the best. big rings, clean lines, good times. Oh, and there’s a 2007 XTR wheelset, Hope Mono Mini’s (160 mm front, 140 mm [...]

Because its late on Friday and i’m still working, and i can’t figure out how to make MSNBC’s photo save onto my Mac, you’re gonna have to click this link to view this photo. but it’s worth the trip.
Body Shop Fire Photo
(AP photo/Nick Ut)
Maybe web-wizards Jonny or Gnome will get that fixed. if not, [...]

But got back up.
Tinker Juarez.
And i just ended up on a hood walking towards Macy’s from NAU. adrenaline’s still coming down. I liked the NiMarco’s pesto/chicken slice though.
cuidado out there, amigos!
-b

In my last post Grant commented and asked, “what do you [i] propose?”
Good question. How’s this for a start?
CYCLOCROSS! Flagstaff! Free! Saturday. Race starts 10am. Dollar prime to the rider who drinks a pabst in the “pit.” get a free beer and a buck.
Meet Saturday b/t 9 and 9:30 at Synergy fitness in the [...]

We all love a good fight. Mountain biking’s in one right now.
I’m not ashamed to identify myself as a mountain bike racer. That’s ok, a lot of good things come out of racing. Carbon frames and components, wide diameter fork stantions, 29-er wheels, and stable platform rigs have all gotten their starts in the pits [...]

While we’re waiting for returns, you all can enjoy this recording. It’s old news, but too good to leave off DC after all we’ve seen. What’re we gonna do for fun when this debacle is over?
Palin punked
And some sad stuff, but i’d appreciate…
Could y’all send thoughts and love to the family of my friend, my [...]

So far so good.
Here’re the sub-8 hombres:
5. Extreme Juan
11. Snake
16. Silverman
We can all hope for a race recap from Snake. They don’t get much better.
Oh, yeah, Wiens beat LA by 2 mins and crushed his own record by 13 mins.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Crazy 88 unfolded to no great surprise – the [...]

Here’s an article we’ve been waiting years to see:
It’s got the usual “bikes are the problem” element, geared to motorists, but it’s more skewed towards cyclists than most articles. Maybe that’s because it’s from the hippies at MSNBC?
But in the months since motorists began pedaling in droves, it has become clear that all those [...]

Gnome’s post sure got a lot of Flagstaff attention lately, especially from people not usually associated with Drunkcyclist. It was clear from the moment i read it that it was going to get some panties in bunches, because he went right at a few topics all at once. and he didn’t flinch, blanch, or mince [...]

Update: Ride cancelled due to snow.
It snowed 6+ inches at the Flagstaff Nordic Center as of midday Friday, with more due in last night and today. that’s down at the lodge. From experience, i know that the higher trails at FNC can get twice that… so were’re looking at 8-12 inches up on [...]

There are days when things come together. And some days when things get so strange, you know it will come together, because it can’t not. Know what I mean?
This weekend was one of those times. The Mormon Sensation and I rolled up to Cortez CO to do the 12 Hours of Mesa Verde, as has [...]

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 [...]