Back in my college days I had a roommate that had a lot of IF bikes. All steel, all campy, and all with custom paint jobs. We didn’t dare touch them or even think about riding them. But this roommate also liked Guinness beer, a whole heck of a lot. Whenever he would get all tanked on that [...]

Well, it’s January, which means it’s time for my yearly existential crisis. This existential crisis means I recently applied for a job in a bike shop. Looks like I’m going to get it, too. I won’t whine about it, I promise, but I want you all to know that I am doing this under duress. [...]

There comes the time in all of our lives when we need to make the decision: to #occupybikeseat or not. Being a reader of this site, you’d think it’s an easy question right? WRONG! There is a bitch in all of us and today I feel like slappin’ a bitch and setting things right. This [...]

These past two months have been busy for me, and while I am aware that the things I am dealing with pale in comparison to what others’ go through on a daily basis, I am rather happy that November and December are in the rearview.  School and other distractions got in the way of riding, [...]

Being stuck at work when Cross Nats is going on next door is like having a white head that won’t pop. You’re so close to fun, yet something stands in the way of you from blasting out of there like a bat outta’ hell. Well, the weekend finally came. The beer flowed, the cupcakes were [...]

I go by Cupcake and I like to party. In my past life, I was the German poet famous for writing the Nibelungenlied. I like to ponder the wonders of the world and Christopher Hitchens is a hero of mine. RIP. I met Dirty at a dope bike race, the Whiskey 50. Man that was good [...]

Perhaps not a true cyclist in the terms many would commonly employ. But, the man certainly could ride a bicycle if and when he chose to. It goes without saying that he could drink (more than most mere mortals). And, boy could he write. Image source: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/12/christopher-hitchens-slideshow-201112#slide=17. Thanks for everything, Mr. Hitchens. I am deeply [...]

So, I’m home sick (what else is new) and I get this message from my man Dirty Biker. 10am in mexico. Motherfucker is living the dream. You know what I like about taking antibiotics for a sinus infection? I don’t like anything about taking antibiotics for a sinus infection.

Today is an important day around here at DC. Last year on this day I wrote a post  in honor of my friend. I decided that I am going to re-post it every year on this date as long as I am able. It just seems like the right thing to do. Whether you decide to [...]

 Part Olympian. Part bike racer. Part Green Man …National Champion and Singlespeed World Champion But most importantly: Adam Craig is a drunkcyclist

You’re always climbing in Flagstaff.   Anyone who has ridden there knows the first hour of the ride, at least, will be all uphill. You may get a brief respite during the twilight of your ride, but you’ll go back to town, take off your bike clothes, stow your ride away, and it’s all uphill [...]

(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 [...]