I know that I don’t have a ton of regular readers (and that I owe stickers to those of you that ARE regular readers), but I would like your opinion on bike jerseys.
I’m thinking about designing and selling jerseys and I want to see what people like and dislike about what’s already out there.
You can […]

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At least that’s the impression that you would get if you read the “GreenSmart” article in the April 25th edition of USA Weekend magazine.
The article has good intentions. It points out that bicycles are a good solution to the looming issues of global climate changes and soaring gas prices. The problem comes with their bicycle recommendations.

A Calfee […]

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My wife’s bike has been completed for some time now, but I just got it outside for some pictures, and also managed to get her to ride it around a little.
We are going to tweak the fit a little more by putting on a shorter stem and possibly some cyclocross levers, but here’s what we […]

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Upgrades to your bike are never truly over, but I am done for now.
I’m happy to say that the bike looks and rides sweet. I am very happy with this build and look forward to logging many miles on it.
Here are the pics:

Danny is ready to go for a ride with Dad. If we can […]

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For one brief moment, the Flyte was complete and rideable with the new Force group. I took the kids for a ride in the trailer and then I GOT PICKY. The front derailleur cable was frayed and I decided to put in a new one. I cut it, pulled it, then tried to put the new one […]

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Each year, the Sea Otter Classic seems to be more and more of a showcase for manufacturers to show off new products and prototypes.  Here are just a few of the exhibitors:

Azonic, Bellwether, Bianchi, BMC, Cane Creek, Cannondale, Cervelo, Crank Brothers, Edge Composites, Ellsworth, Felt, Fox Racing Shox, Giant, GT, Haro, Ibis, Intense, Iron Horse, LaPierre, […]

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The big news out today is that Trek has decided to end their 13-year relationship with Greg Lemond and Lemond Cycles. There are several reasons, but the foremost reason are Lemond’s actions themselves. Trek maintains that Lemond has done and said things that have damaged both the Lemond brand, and Trek itself. It’s no secret that Lemond was not […]

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Oh, where does the time go? My days have been filled with new projects (I am a project manager, after all), and the nights have been occupied with finishing the SRAM build on my road bike (it’s done, just in time for my new frame to be delivered ;-~).
Let’s see what’s happened lately…
Racing News:

Floyd Landis’ […]

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Latest News: 

The big news for today is the announcement of the teams that have been invited to the Tour de France. As expected, Astana has been excluded and defending champ Alberto Contador will be blocked out. Rabobank, who kicked out Michael Rasmussen during the race over lying about his whereabouts will be back.

The ASO says that Astana […]

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News:

It’s still as toss-up as for teams and riders going into the Paris-Nice race starting this weekend. The organizers obviously want to hold a professional bike race. The riders need to ride so they can get paid. The teams need to appear to honor commitments to their sponsors. The UCI, not being able to see […]

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