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 Read the full article…

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 Read the full article…

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 Read the full article…

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, Read the full article…

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. Read the full article…

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 Read the full article…

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, Read the full article…

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. Read the full article…

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 Read the full article…