Cycling, Cyclocross

An Overdue Thank You to Readers

3 Comments 16 December 2008

Last week, I found out that you don’t actually have to be fast to win at the Cross Crusade Awards Party. You can be lucky and win the raffle, like my friend Beth, who made off with a ridiculous set of tubular wheels. Or you can be unlucky, flat three times in one race, go [...]

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Cycling, Life

Snow Bikes: Helmet Cam Footage from the Dusting

Comments Off 15 December 2008

Yesterday my cycling coach said, “Come to this here group spinning thing – it’s nasty outside.” I looked out my window, saw a fresh dusting of the good stuff, and sent a text back to him: “I’m riding outside!  This is awesome!” It really wasn’t very much snow, but I’m easy.  Sal and I rode [...]

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Cycling, Life

What is all this white crap? A cold weather cycling guide to the rescue.

2 Comments 14 December 2008

It’s snowing!  No, really!  Big, white flakes that are sticking.  East coasters will mock us for being excited and Portlanders will forget how to drive, but dagnabbit, I’m stoked. And, I swear I didn’t plan the weather, but I have a cold weather cycling guide in the Outdoors section of the Oregonian today.  There’s even [...]

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Gift Idea for Your Favorite Cycling Lady: End of Year Sale at Sweetpea Bicycles

Comments Off 13 December 2008

Full disclosure: I count Natalie Ramsland as one of my favorite women on the planet. She’s my sometimes-running-partner (when I’m running) and my “office buddy” (our studios are in the same building).  I love the girl.  She’s rocket-scientist smart, wonderfully witty, terrifically tenacious, and good-old-fashioned nice. She is also bigger than she looks. We’ve had [...]

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Gear

Give Cycling Caps This Holiday (and BikeCraft 2008 Rocked!)

2 Comments 12 December 2008

Here in Portland, we are blessed with a bunch of cool, local cycling cap-makers.  I’m sure everyone has a favorite.  Where to start? Shawn Deller and Little Package are just dreamy when it comes to the cap department.  Sal looks good in them, so I make sure he has a few to throw on the [...]

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Cycling, Cyclocross

The New Helmet-Cam Comes Through at the USGP!

5 Comments 09 December 2008

A few weeks ago, Wend gave me a GoPro Hero Helmet Cam on permanent loan so I could start documenting my cycling adventures for my column over there. I wore the helmet cam on Sunday during the USGP and even though my slightly-concussed head was screaming (if you haven’t read the full report you can [...]

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