First thing I saw this morning. Sad news. Two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon has died at the age of 50 following a battle with cancer, the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris confirmed on Tuesday. velonews.competitor.com/2010/08/news/laurent-fignon-dead-at-50. More at: nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38931774/ns/sports. cyclingnews.com/news/hinault-leads-fignon-tributes. cyclingnews.com/news/laurent-fignon-remembered. Photos here: cyclingnews.com/news/photos/laurent-fignon-remembered.

New Ann Arbor non-profit fundraising to buy tools to fix bicycles for free Molly Kleinman says Ann Arbor was overdue for a group like Common Cycle. The non-profit, which launched in February, aims to provide education and tools to area cyclists so broken brakes or flat tires won’t keep people from biking any longer. “The [...]

That should read “Es is S.I.S.” Schlaflos im Sattel 2010. (Sleepless in the Saddle) SiS 2010 It was planned as a two-man, nine-hour race. It ended up being less, and yet so much more. I was invited to take the place of the second man on a two-man team. Cleveland (wunnspeed) was looking for someone [...]

My summer of having no responsibilities, except of riding bikes and enjoying the days and nights is slowly coming to and end.  Monday morning brings a harsh slap of reality to my face as I begin this new endeavor of life known as graduate school.  With that I bring you the conclusion of my summer [...]

I entered a trance like mind-space induced by speed Rejoicing I went up residential 23rd and ripped down 24th Eating green lights, speeding for ten streets The sun came out, and, feeling like a teenager I went up the hill and did it again. A state of joy can persist tossing away worry and want [...]

A very young Marco Pantani in 1989. He would have been all of 19 years old when this was filmed. All class. He simple blows it to pieces. I love the bikes from that era: steel & sleek. Awesome. And, I should note, Marco had a full head of hair back then too. Credit to [...]

The High Cascades 100 is in the books, I am sore, tired, cut/scraped up, walking slow, afraid to cough, and still kind of out of it.  Despite all that, the race was a fantastic event, the challenge of racing 100 miles on my mountain bike was a great way to cap off the summer, and [...]

So here’s a few topics for discussion: A) I basically have a new bike. Basically. I have had the frame for a couple of years now, and the wheels too, but over the course of the last month, a component has broken just about every ride. The first to go was the seatpost. Then the [...]

It is said that comfort leads to ruin, that adversity creates strength; it is also said that one should not rest in Haran. Take my word for it – keep moving when you get to Haran.  We all have a place that that is…. mediocrity, stagnation, and the opposite of success.  My Haran sentence is [...]

I didn’t have a whole lot of time, but I had a whole lot of reason, a whole lot of want, and a whole lot of bike.  (41 unloaded pounds of bike, to be exact.) For years, I’ve been allowing the distance between “the well” and me to grow.  I’ve been watering it, excusing it, [...]

Here ya go, I got videos, photos, and stories from the past five days for all ya.  Starting back on Tuesday when nine fine folks got together to go for a MTB ride outside of Stanley, ID.  Greg put installing a new kitchen faucet on hold, and Club Ride Mike took a break for selling [...]

I’ve never seen one of these in person, probably because I live in Phoenix. No one bothers. That’s not 100% true. The kids are trying. Youtube vids here and here. Still ain’t holding a candle to this classic: Hammer Time Mob Dance. But this is a bike site. And bikes is what we do. Via [...]