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Cycling with the Sicilian: 5 Keys to Pedaling with a Partner

Fundraiser for a Busted-Up Buddy: Win a Ridley Crossbow

Bicycle Dreams the Movie: Insanity + Bicycles = Tear Jerker

In Print: El Grupo – The “Bad News Bears of Tucson Youth Cycling”

Photos: Uvas Reservoir, Little Lamb, Wild Turkey

Dear Diary 004: Bikinis, Bicycles and Benji

Super-Food Slam: The Ugliest Smoothie You’ll Ever Love

Dear Diary 004: BFFs and Unrequited Bicycle Greetings

5 Comments 13 March 2010

Red-headed BFFs + Canine Mania Oakland and old friends. A sushi reunion. My old friend Wendi is a red-head with a vengeance and wears big jewelry that suits her. In sorta shiny copper colored cowboy boots she leans over and says, “I love you, little!” Sal and I sleep in her bed because she is too [...]

Fitness

Foam Roller FTW: Tips, Links and a Discount

6 Comments 11 March 2010

I was introduced to foam rolling about four years ago at a Boot Camp and sometimes it’s hard to believe I ever lived my life this super simple little stack of foamy love. If you’re not yet familiar with it, the technical term for “foam rolling” is self myofascial release (SMR) which frankly sounds kind of [...]

Cycling

Inspiring “Why I Ride” Video from People for Bikes

3 Comments 10 March 2010

This is too good not to share – nevermind the fact that local Sorella Forte racer, GnG reader and frequent contributor (thank you for adding your voice!) Kronda is featured for a split second. Why do you ride? Pass it along. Share/Bookmark

Life

The High Five Project (Hit ‘em high, hit ‘em low)

4 Comments 10 March 2010

There were a lot of great cycling moments in Tucson. Meeting El Grupo, riding road bikes through foot deep washes (maybe we won’t try that one again), racing like matchbox cars along the swooping, smooth road of Saguaro East, ripping into our stash of Coke ManCans at Windy Point en route to the summit of Lemmon. But [...]

Cycling, Life

Let’s Go to New Zealand for MTB SSWC

1 Comment 09 March 2010

Let’s wander together. I’m going to New Zealand in October. Come hell or high water. Really. After “racing” in the Cyclocross Single Speed World Champsionships last year and then reading about the madcap shenanigans at the 2010 mountain bike Single Speed World Championships, I realized that I must – at some point – attend one of these [...]

Cycling

VeloNews Readers Don’t Give a Sh!# About Women’s Cycling?

15 Comments 08 March 2010

At least that’s what one reader would have you believe. Check out this letter to the editor from a few weeks back: In which we successfully trick another reader Editor: I don’t mean to be a jerk or a sexist — but I’m sure going to sound like one here. Generally no one really cares about women’s road [...]

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A Video Answer to the “How is Tucson?” Question

Added on 05 January 2010

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The house is quiet. Two owls live in the tree outside. A gang of coyotes are throwing a wild party somewhere out in that blackness. The roads are long and sunny and swooping and fast. Today during a 2.5 hour ride I hit two National Parks. My buddy Michael Longmire is here and his wheel is [...]