I got out a few times over the last week or so. These pics are at least 10 days old, but what the hell. Spent a little time on my fixed Fondriest. Sure, it’s hotter than all hell here in Phoenix. But, if you get up and get at it, you can enjoy yourself for Read the full article…
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Nine Eleven
Ten years on, it hasn’t gotten much easier to get my head around the brutality and tragedy of that Tuesday morning. I’ve been blogging on this website long enough to show you what I did back then – I over-wrote the main html page so that all that displayed was this: http://drunkcyclist.com/archive/gallery_wtc.htm. Today I got Read the full article…
Biker down
This is from last Sunday. According to a Tucson Police Department press release, 56-year-old Albert Eugene Brack was riding east on Escalante when the driver of a Ford F150 pickup veered into the bike lane and struck Brack from behind. The driver of the truck fled the scene. The truck was spotted a short time Read the full article…
Louis Aimar
I don’t know a lot about this guy, but the image speaks volumes. He was a very hard man. Just look at the pins! He was a French Pro from 1931 through ’46. The War years. I’m sure there are some stories to tell. Some success on the road and a National Champion on the Read the full article…
Eddy Merckx
This guy had swagger before parents of the newest generation of swag merchants were born. (See OFWGKTA.) Eddy Merckx is the end all and be all of Baller. The music is a bit much, but the video footage is great. Some clips taken from here: Jorgen Leth’s Stars and Watercarriers (1973 Giro d’Italia). http://baltimorehorsescycling.tumblr.com/post/1226704298/pearlvelo-the-greatest-a-great-montage-of-eddy. Lance Read the full article…
Feel good hit of the summer.
My summer pretty much looked like this. No shit, 80 hour weeks. Stress was supreme. I came out of it weighing less than I did in high school. In a word, it was grim. Snake texted me one day and said, I need your street address, and nothing more. A few days later, I get Read the full article…
Hammer time in Vegas
John B. is getting his Vegas on. Recommends a spot called the Freakin’ Frog. Sounds good to me. From: John B. Subject: hammer time in Vegas …just in case you need a break from drinking & gambling… …I actually rode it through the Casino while trying to take it up to the room – I Read the full article…
Chad Beyer’s race wheels.
My man Snake sent me a photo earlier this summer while I was studying for the bar exam with this text: Chad says you built these wheels for him over 10 years ago. Yep. His first set of tubs. FIR rims on White Industry hubs. Them shits is baller. I’ve turned a wrench or two Read the full article…
Jeff Bates
Mike wrote this in the comment section of the Rider Down: Jeff Bates post earlier today: Hey y’all….Jeff passed last night. Hoist one, go for a killer ride, whatever you wanna do….just give one good last thought to Jeff and his family. All y’all in the DC family have been killer with all the great Read the full article…
What do you want to do with the rest of your life?
This is what I want to do with mine. A New Breed of Lawyers Focuses on Bicyclists’ Rights AT the law firm Rankin & Taylor, everybody’s a cyclist. One recent day, the lawyers there parsed bike-law issues, like “dooring zones” and when is it legally acceptable to ride outside a designated lane, while downstairs, each Read the full article…
The other half
This in from John M. Now this kid is a baller. Remember that when you think you can hit the group ride without a $3,000 set of carbon wheels, or you think your bike weighs 250 grams too much, or you need a new $450 pair of shoes to compete, or you whatever other lame Read the full article…