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 [...]

It means different things to all of us. For some it means going to a place that has limited resources. For some it’s going to a better place. For some it’s going to a place for inspiration or energy.
When I was learning the “particulars” of road cycling up in Flagstaff [...]

Got this one in from our man on the south/central american tour, Samuel Hagler. His ride both sounds and looks epic. I doubt I’ll ever have the desire to do what he has done here. And for good reason. Instead, I’ll just tip a brew back and say goddamn. Nice work man:

Just got this from the guys at bicycleradio… they are doing a post-show tribute to doug roether. they want people to call in or send emails with their stories about doug .. pretty cool way to celebrate him — see my home-grown cut-and-paste of their press release below…because i am too lame to make [...]

Call it “pedal envy” if you must. I saw this image this morning and said, damn. I wish I was on a bike instead of playing desk jockey here in the library again.

I don’t know much of anything about the Flat Tops Wilderness Area other than it is in Colorado. Wilderness generally [...]

It does make one wonder…
From: Michael
Subject: Gert Steegmans to join Radio Shack
Hey J-
How goes it? Wisconsin is colder than shit! I think it’s fuck’n Nov. already, oh wait, that’s a few months off yet. ha ha..
Check this shit out.
cyclingnews.com/…steegmans-to-join-radioshack-next-season
Gert Steegmans signs with Radio Shack.
This is the part that gets my goat.
“Steegmans [...]

From: mike a.
Subject: Olympic champion arrested
not sure if you have seen this yet. Now you have to look out for cars and the cops, messed up
cyclingnews.com/news/olympic-champion-perez-arrested-while-training
the video:
youtube.com/watch?v=2W2RpjzRxWc&feature=player_embedded

Yes, Bikesgonewild, big props are due for sure.
World, meet Judi.
Judi, meet the world. Welcome to the DC family.

Congrats on your Ironman race! But, even more important congrats on kicking the junk.
milesandmadness.blogspot.com

Here it is:
It’s pretty dry and long but a report.
Leadville 100 MTB—-The hardest race I’ve ever done.
That’s right. August 15th, 2009 was my hardest longest day on the bike. I’ve done a lot of races from as far north as Montreal and as far south as Mexico City. I’ve raced everything from BMX to [...]

OK, the 2009 Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race is in the books and Jonny has been asking me to write a little report on the event. It is always interesting to read other people’s perspectives on things like this. Things like this are hard for everyone, it’s just a long day on [...]

So it’s midweek and I’m slammed. Go figure, I’m in friggin’ law school. Shit happens. One vid and a link dump coming at ya like a freight train. You can thank me later.

Link dump:
Blow dart attacks: news.aol.com
Get your wood on: renovobikes.com
Hottest chicks in the world: huffingtonpost.com
My casebook weighs [...]

LT 100 MTB
Big Jonny has been wanting a race report so here are some general thoughts that I had on the LT this year. It doesn’t matter that Lance won. What did you think was going to happen? It didn’t matter if he brought a thug squad or not. Wiens had [...]

I’ve heard a similar complaint from a few people this past week – Armstrong packed the race with worker bees while others went the lottery route and didn’t get in.
This is from the Velonews Mailbag:
Disappointed
Dear Editor,
Wow. I just read that the organizers of the Leadville 100 allowed three late entries so Lance can break [...]

This what I heard over the phone about twenty minutes ago: Lance Armstrong is 12 minutes ahead of Weins @ 60 miles. Records may fall, records may not. We may have race reports, we may not.
I can’t wait to hear about this one. Packed with talent. Shit is [...]

There are moments that I regret because I did not take the time to truly learn what it was that I was seeing. On my return form the White Mountains, I passed one of those experiences at around 80 miles per hour. Instead of continuing on, too soon forgetting the odditiy, I decided to take [...]

This video just made my day. I’ve been digging in to my first week’s reading assignment for Evidence (oh, good fun) and this came to me via email.

This is brought to you by OBRA members Robin Moore and Jake Salcone. Thanks guys, I owe you one.

It has now been three years. One blurred into two and here we are.
Drove with gnome down Lake Mary to where I got tapped. My wife made me promise I would not ride a bike out there. I had little problem with the pledge, little problem at all. Anyway, saw it [...]

Everyday I read a few blogs. Most of them are about nothing, some are just old friends that I try and stay up to date in their lives. One of these blogs kills me. Everyday I come into work, sit down, turn on the computer and go to this one.
With a sort [...]

You know you’ve been in Phoenix for the summer when you see 96 degrees on the thermometer and say to yourself, oh, it cooling off today, I’ll go for a ride.
In case you’re wondering (and I’m sure that you are) it topped out at 115 yesterday and the day before. Super fun [...]