FYI – there is an organized ride tomorrow in Mesa, Arizona to honor fallen and injured cyclists. Learn more at Ride of Honor

Oh man, if that didn’t make you smile, come on over here & let me fuck with you. I got mad skills.
Thanks first to the one and only G-Donk for sharing that shit on the FB. God bless the FB; a place where I can be with my friends while at the same time, they [...]

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.”

Not exactly recent news, but we’re not exactly a source for recent ’round these parts. More like day late and dollar short. Hey, we do what we can. You, dear reader, can expect nothing less than mediocrity and mid-pack finishes from the likes of us. But watch your back at [...]

Cyclist critical after Tamaki Drive ‘carnage’
A cyclist was critically injured and three others hurt when a car ploughed into a pack of 20 riders in Auckland yesterday.
Cyclists who were with the injured men described the scene as “absolute carnage.”
“All you could hear was the sound of carbon and bodies falling everywhere … they were [...]

This is a bad as anything ever could be.
A couple who survived a head-on collision two years ago were killed Thursday morning when a truck slammed into them as they rode a tandem bike in Northwest Bexar County, authorities said.
Gregory and Alexandra Bruehler, parents of a 7-year-old girl, were struck from behind while riding their [...]

I’ve gotten several emails on this one, and a few more forwarded over from homie gnomie. The gnomeno. That’s Mr. Gnome to you. I digress… It’s been a long week. And it’s only Wednesday.
From: deejaybee
Subject: Killed by Attorny General From DC…
Its crazy when people you elect to uphold the law seem [...]

Bigger. Better. Shittier. Moo.
from: allezdude
in madison, WI, a state legislator ran thru a red light, striking a cyclist as he (cyclist) passed thru the intersection.  well how do you like this, when the story is reported on the TV news, and even after showing the video of driver ran the red 2.8 sec after the [...]

DC got about a shit-ton of emails regarding the biker down in Canada. I read through various publications of the incident and all I can say is that the whole thing was a waste. A waste for the AG, a waste for the drunk cyclist – Sheppard. I wasn’t planning on posting anything, but rather [...]

From: EW
Hey Jonny,
Almost too unbelievable to be true, a cyclist was killed after hitting a deer out here in Ulster county.
Friggin shocking, Budd was a totally nice guy.
He’s the second person I’ve known to hit one.
Another friend Doug was literally tackled of his bike in the beginnings of a 120 mile ride we call [...]

Just heard about this one.
Bicyclist killed during ride through rural Pa.
The Associated Press
LANCASTER, Pa. – A cyclist participating in a bicycle club ride died after a collision in Lancaster County.
Lancaster Bicycle Club spokesman Ed Gower says the crash happened about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday during the club’s Covered Bridge Metric Century Ride.
Police would not release [...]

When I was in middle school a girl who was a class above me with swept back blond hair and a pack of marlboro reds used to always say “What the fuck? Fuck the what?” while we rode the school bus through the rumbling countryside. I have never understood what she was talking [...]

from: Marty
You probably get a tonne of these, but this is something I read on a local (Aussie) forum today.
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Coming back up Beach Road from Patterson River last wednesday heading towards the Parkdale cafe at about 11.45 am. Road was clear, sun was out, north wind was up and I was on the drops as [...]

from Lund-

This just my inbox.  The lil guy was only 7…
Folks:
Today, my brother in-law John’s best friend Chris Azizian lost his 7-year old nephew when he was hit by a car. My mom sent me an IM, asking for prayers. Mom’s name is Tina. I went to high school with Chris and his other sister [...]

Bicyclist dies after being struck Saturday
A well-known Upper Arlington bicyclist died early this morning of injuries he received when a pickup truck struck him on Saturday.
Steven Barbour, 58, was riding west on Cemetery Road in Hilliard about 6 a.m. when the truck hit him, said Hilliard Police Lt. Charles Scalf. The truck was also going [...]

It read kind of spammy, then the reggae took hold. 
Hi Drunkcyclist.
I´m taking contact to you to expose a Mountain bike race that may interest you. Is the Transandes Challenge 2010, an The Epic Mountainbike Race in Patagonia.
Is a 6 days challenge (january 25th till january 30th 2010), with stages between 60 to 100 kms long, to compite in pairs, [...]

From: Richard L.
Subject: Another Biker Down From DC…
Another tragedy for the archives.
This morning’s Long Island Newspaper carries a story of a cyclist killed by a drunk driver while changing a flat tire on a bike path.
see: newsday.com
PS – I am a daily visitor to your site. Keep up the [...]

From: Craig B.
Subject: Seven cyclists hit in Ottawa in one week
Hey Jonny,
unbelievable – un-fucking believable . . . . .
five hit last weekend, two more (separate incidents) this week. so far one dead.
what’s it going to take before things change?
ottawacitizen.com
- Sympatico – CBC
The article reads as follows:
A 22-year-old cyclist [...]

This email was sent in yesterday morning, Sunday, at 8:25 am. I did not check email until today.
From: Craig B.
Subject: hit & run takes out 5 cyclists
woke up this morning, turned the jumping box on to watch the Tour, checked my e-mail and found this . . . .

Just happened [...]

I am rocking the Keystone State. Got in late Saturday and have been going like a bat out of hell since. In pretty close to the order of occurrence I ate four (4) soft pretzels, a cheese steak (wid peppers & onions), hit a day trip to the shore (the water a brisk [...]