The 26th American President, Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech at La Sorbonne (The University of Paris) in France on April 23, 1910. An excerpt of this speech would later become admired as The Man in the Arena, one of my all time favorites. A copy hangs on the wall directly in front of my treadmill, […]
Cam-Rock is the most technical singletrack around here, and I’m not strong on technical tracks, probably due to picking up the sport so late in life. If you’ve been riding since you were a kid, you could probably romp it, but I think MTBing is like learning a foreign language, easier to learn in your […]
I’ve purchased a lot of gear online, from many shops, and I haven’t had a truly bad experience until now. On June 10th I ordered mountain pedals, shoes, and a cage at BeyondBikes.com (Beyond Outside, Inc., San Diego, CA). A week later (June 17th), an email informed that my order had “experienced an unexpected short […]
I’ve only just ordered it, and I fully plan a review after I receive it, get it built up, and ride it. For now I’ll get out of the way why I bought it. As you may have read below, I ditched the old, heavy (30+ lbs.) Trek 820 for something more trail-worthy. I chose […]
My treadmill and I are intimately acquainted, because I’m a wimp when it comes to running in inclement weather. The paper yesterday morning said we’ve had 21.5″ of snow so far, and winter hasn’t even started yet. So, I’ve excused myself from the outdoors temporarily. Though born and raised in Wisconsin, I truly believe I’m […]
My still nameless, newly assembled, bad ass, Giant road bike. That’s a Large 2003 Giant TCR One alloy, compact frame with a carbon aero seat tube and carbon aero fork with a full Shimano Ultegra 6600 drivetrain slapped on, and topped off with a Dura Ace chain and cable sets. It’s a 10-ring cassette (11-23), […]
I bid farewell to the Dawes this week. I gave it to Noah for a real bargain, because a bargain on a road bike is what he was looking for, I couldn’t stand to see him without a more respectable ride, and my curiosity about building up a bike from scratch could be satisfied by […]
I have now purchased 6 bikes since mid-2005;
1) New ‘05 Trek 7000 hybrid/commuter (first bike I’ve been on since ‘91)
2) New ‘05 cheap mountain bike from Target (for Jamie)
3) New ‘06 Dawes Lightning 1200 (road to pseudo-TT conversion)
4) New ‘06 Trek 1000 road bike (for Jamie)
5) Used ‘04 Trek 820 mountain bike
6) New (old stock) […]
I dumped the old Explorer and got myself a Jeep Liberty Renegade. An ‘03, but with only 30,000 miles on it, so it’s practically new. It’s a pretty sweet little ride if you ask me, but this isn’t a car blog, so you’re not getting a full write-up on the rig.
After just a handful of […]
Let me just begin by saying that Dean Karnazes is my new hero.
I asked for, and received this book for Christmas (thanks dad). It took me a couple of weeks to dive in, but when I finally did, I polished off the first few chapters in the first night. The following night, another couple of […]