Everyone has one social networking device (or twenty) that they’re holding out on, right? Like, the lovely Shannon of Super Relax is a Facebook holdout. Secretly, I think we’re going to break her soon, but for the moment she has sworn to maintain her coveted not-on-Facebook status. I’ll be honest with you. I started blogging [...]
Continue ReadingChristmas in 1981: Showdown on the Sledding Hill
Merry Christmas Eve to all! I hope everyone is enjoying a safe and warm celebration, wherever you’ve ended up this holiday season. We’ve decided to stay in town and wait out the storm instead of braving the winter roadways to get to my parent’s cabin in the mountains of Washington. While I was sitting here [...]
Continue ReadingThe Nationals are Coming! The Nationals are Coming!
No, really! The rumors have been confirmed – Bend will host Cyclocross Nationals next year! (And the year after that!) There is a really long press release about it, but I’ll cut to the chase because that’s how we like to roll ’round these parts. Tentative Dates for 2009: December 10-13 Race Director: Brad Ross [...]
Continue ReadingThe Deep Freeze by Bike: Helmet-Cam Documentation of the Winter of our Discontent
Hey, guess what! It’s still snowing. I know! I can’t believe it either. I just got a chance to hole up in my studio long enough to kick out some footage of the madness… Check my column at Wend Magazine for three minutes of blustery video, most of which looks as cold and chaotic as [...]
Continue ReadingPortland VeloSwap 2009: Get Your Gear On
Mark your calendars for January 10, 2009 and get ready for the 1st annual Portland Velo Swap. Based on the press release, it sounds like a Portland-style cycling swap meet on crack, I mean beer. Yeah, that’s it – a drunken cycling-related swap meet to end all swap meets. Portland style. Frankly, I’ve never been [...]
Continue ReadingPortland Deep Freeze 2008: WTF
Seriously. This is a little crazy, no? I woke up to over a foot of accumulation, with flakes still coming down. Riding the mountain bike on the side streets, even with studded tires, is hard. Regardless, I’m headed out one more time in an attempt to make it to my studio so that I can [...]
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