The Netherlands: Cycling for everyone
BMX weekend
I was cruising around over at hellingham and saw this picture. Since there was some question as to the legality of young lady in the picture, I will give you this one instead. It may even be a little more motivating simply because it has dirt in it.. Now that just puts me in the [...]
Andrei Tchmil versus Jo Planckaert
I can’t understand a word of it. But, you don’t really have to. Tchmil was hard as nails. First he takes a swing at Planckaert. Then he hits the deck. Hard. He gets up only to be molested by some poor old woman who seems concerned for his well-being. The google translation of the Dutch [...]
You think YOU got it bad…?
Ever been on a ride and hit a squirrel? Shit can get real bad, real quick like. I remembered the post a few days ago about a busted carbon seatpost, and It looks like many of you have either contributed to or should to busted carbon dot com. You’re wondering where the rest of the [...]
Vapor Trail 125 ride report
I have been hearing about the Vapor Trail 125 for a few years now and every account tends to use the words “brutal” or “epic” and even “ridiculous”. I have never done this race or even ridden the entire route, but from what I can tell, it is no joke. Endless climbs, screaming fast descents, dizzying altitude, prime alpine singletrack [...]
Paris-Brest-Paris 2011
I can’t understand a word anyone says in this video, but I do understand smiles and effort. It seems that all cyclists speak the same language. Link in case the embed fails: http://videos.letelegramme.com/player.php?sig=iLyROoaf2KOk.
File this under holy shit
The video was uploaded today by recordball with the comment that no one was injured and the store, Rock No Road Cyclery in Mission Viejo, will be open for business tomorrow. From: Kevin M. My LBS hade an 85 year old lady drive her car through the store front and it was caught on cctv [...]
The Riddle
If you’re a DC Facebook fan, you may have seen the question of the day today. For those of you who aren’t savvy enough with the Interwebz to figgur out the Bookface, here it is: Q: What’s really expensive, about 400mm long, and sounds like a thousand crunchy tacos? Winner gets D2′s undying respect. Ha! [...]
Eddy Merckx
This guy had swagger before parents of the newest generation of swag merchants were born. (See OFWGKTA.) Eddy Merckx is the end all and be all of Baller. The music is a bit much, but the video footage is great. Some clips taken from here: Jorgen Leth’s Stars and Watercarriers (1973 Giro d’Italia). http://baltimorehorsescycling.tumblr.com/post/1226704298/pearlvelo-the-greatest-a-great-montage-of-eddy. Lance [...]
Happy Labor Day
Danny Hart is the new World Champion. He won it in fantastic style and in the most horrible of conditions. If this doesn’t impress you, check your pulse. Enjoy the day.
Something for the weekend.
All the pictures and videos of last weekend’s shit show in Ireland are starting to make their way to the internets by now. This little gem shows you a little of the trails we got to ride, and really sums up the great vibe the whole weekend had. You will even see the DC colors on the back of [...]
Triple the Rad – Danny and friends.
Thanks to Gypsy for leaving this link in the comments section. I never tire of watching this kind of riding.