(Las Vegas, Nev.) Sept. 13, 2011 – Imagine one of the largest one-day cash purses in mountain biking history. Sinuous flowing single track trails though the Prescott National Forest. Live music. Southwestern hospitality. And the history of cowboys, miners, gamblers and brawlers who put the “wild” in Wild West. Blend together. That’s the recipe for [...]

Image source: http://imgur.com/gallery/OoYQ7.

Greetings from a strip mall. That’s right, I landed safely and securely in Colorado Springs, and since the interwebs company can’t seem to get their shite together, I am without a home internet connection for the time being. I am therefore at the whim of the Starbucks internet connection and the mercy of the very [...]

After 10 days of partying and a bunch of time sitting still in airplanes, I made it back home to the desert a shattered shell of a man. To use a new term I picked up from my Irish brothers ”I’m in pieces.” I used that idle time on the plane to recover and to start going through [...]

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 [...]

At the award ceremony this morning in Leadville, our boy Snake got himself a new buckle. In a word: Impressive. It looks like the hood off a Chevy pickup. Makes the sub-nine buckle look puny by comparison. And, I’d hate to see that thing next to my two sub-twelve buckles. It’d make ‘em look like [...]

Rolls or Regal, the whole lot of ‘em. San Marco across the board. Back when a saddle was warm in the winter and shady in the summer. Class. Image source: http://gibier3000.tumblr.com/post/7188224566/panasonic-racing-team.

I was very impressed this morning. Cadel Evans is a worthy winner of the 2011 Tour de France. He earned this. Andy Schleck left nothing on the road. He attacked with panache, he rode for the win, and he did all that he could. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who [...]

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, now you too can be outfitted with a pair of genuine Schlecktacles. Perfect for the cyclist who spends 90% of his time looking at what’s going on behind him. Image Source: http://www.amazon.com/Blackburn-01002-Bike-Helmet-Mirror/dp/B000BNTY58. Yes, you too can save yourself from the neck strain incurred when constantly turning yourself half-way [...]

Image source: http://werapidsk8.tumblr.com/post/7767230433/tour-de-france-devil. Didi Senft is awesome. Wiki here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didi_Senft.

Today was Torts day. Or, rather today is Torts day. Because this day ain’t over by a long shot. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, consider yourself lucky. Anyway, it’s dinner time, the whole fam is home, and I’m going to fire off this one quick little rest-day gem: Image source: http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/road/2011-tour-de-france-rest-day-gallery_183240/attachment/183249. [...]