This past weekend those fine future oil nerds from the Colorado School of Mines put on a nice little mtb race at Sol Vista resort.  The race would be me first experience of being a collegiate athlete.  Saturday was XC, lined up in the B’s because that’s where USA Cycling stuck me.  Course has a [...]

The General has a way with words. [Petraeus] That phrase describes this experience pretty well. Incredibly more nuanced is an international city, and the approach must be in accord. An approach to city riding – I’ll go anywhere… for reasons great or small. “But must there be a reason?” asks the [hypothetical] young cylist. “Yes, [...]

Last week I got a call from Scandinavian Jesus talking some nonsense about riding in a 100 mile mountain bike race that was going to be all on fire roads. I wished him luck and then went about the rest of my day.  He waited until later in that evening, after I already had a few adult beverages, and asked [...]

Campfire+Johnnie Walker+Microbrew=Good Times

With the recent news of Schleck and O’Grady getting the boot from the Veulta for getting their drink on, I came across this gem of a photo from this past weekend’s World Championships at Mount Saint Anne. Photo by Tom Moran on Singletrack The race organizers up in Canada, were smart enough to put on [...]

So, we got these “racing” movies on deck. I’ve no idea, really. They just show up in my inbox and there you go. I’m seeing a limited release in cycling heavy places like Boulder, Colorado and Portland, Oregon. And, then straight to DVD. They should be available for Holiday purchase this fall through a number [...]

File this under “you gotta be fucking shitting me.” Bjarne Riis has removed Andy Schleck and Stuart O’Grady from the Vuelta a Espana after the pair violated team rules by drinking alcohol after dinner. cyclingnews.com/news/updated-andy-schleck-ogrady-removed-from-vuelta. Don’t worry fellas, we got a spot on the squad for men like yourselves. Drink after dinner? Highly encouraged if [...]

For those of you who have never visited the fine burg that is Flagstaff, Arizona, there is a watering hole/convenience store/refuge for dorky cyclists known as the Pay N’ Take that is unlike any other establishment in which I have become inebriated. When I first moved to this town, I spent most nights sitting at [...]

This one in from our man Corey the Courier. And by “in” I mean he sent it to me two months ago. From: Corey the Courier Subject: Rocky 8 There was an alleycat in Philly on July 10. It was a two person relay race where one rider sprints up and down Ben Franklin Parkway [...]

Here in Fort Collins this past weekend, we had the OneSpeedOpen, 30 something miles of pavement and gravel, with the number one rule being that you can only have one working gear.  Aside from not allowing people to use gears, this aint your standard race, no one knows the route until the day of, the [...]

This one in from out Far East Correspondent Response. I spent a year in Dongguan China. It’s a very chaotic but fun and bicycle friendly urban town. I then moved to the spacious and bland suburbs of Huizhou. Unfortunately, because of long distances and rampant bicycle theft, motorcycle taxis are often more convenient than bicycles [...]