Over the weekend, we unwrapped the new Bike198.com! You may have already noticed, but things have drastically changed including the domain name. Bike198.com is allowing the site to grow to a completely new level, so I would like to thank you for your patience with the switch and the support that you have given this site to allow us to grow to this point. First…what...

As many of you already know…this year marked a first for me. For the first time in my 14 years of cycling, I bit the bullet and started to ride a road bike on a regular basis. At the end of last year, I picked up a Blue Competition Cycles Nx7 and went to work. At that point in time, my cycling exploits had been restricted to trail, urban and trials riding for 99%...

On September 9th, Lance Armstrong threw out a 140 character or less blast on Twitter that stated the following: Hey LA – get out of your cars and get on your bikes. Time to ride. 7:30 tomorrow am. Griffith Park, LA Zoo parking lot. See you there.. The result was almost 1,000 riders showing up for a impromptu group ride in LA with the legend, Lance Armstrong, ready...

Luckily, for many of us in the United States, we got to enjoy a 3 day weekend full of sunshine, and…of course…you know what that means…3 days of riding! Labor Day weekend historically provides us cycling addicts with a perfect excuse to get out and do what we love best 3 days in a row. This year, I managed to do the entire weekend without the aid of a...

With my early morning coffee in hand, I headed up to Greenville, SC Saturday morning to catch the action. The USA Pro Cycling Championships were starting and I had a press pass to get up close and personal with some of America’s fastest riders. Just like any other cycling obsessed junkie, I had to get my fix if I was going to have all access. I grabbed my Nikon D80...

Even recreational riders like to step outside their normal riding and participate in a race or two during the year. Since we (me included) are not regular attendees at these types of events, we have to get ready a little bit different than a seasoned racer that is already set up and ready to hammer. Earlier this year, I had to prepare for the Big Creek Time Trial and this...

It is time for the 2009 USA Pro Cycling Championships in Greenville, SC…and I am going to be there! There are a couple of us internet geeks/bloggers that are going to be getting together on Saturday after the individual time trail championships. The US Pro meet-up will take place at Barley’s Taproom at 3:30pm on Saturday, August 29th following the time trial....

As most of you already know, Sunday afternoon was supposed to be filled with miles and miles of north Georgia mountain biking, but responsibilities at home made getting away for an entire day nearly impossible. That’s ok…it happens from time to time, but that does not mean I have to be off the bike for that day…it just means I do not have the time to...