Two weeks ago, I hit you guys up with a simple question in relation to those skinny tired machines that don’t like to get dirty…road bikes. Basically, do you ride one or not and a little bit more detail into why given the questions that were presented. To be honest, the results surprised me a little bit, so let’s dive in and take a look at what we came up with. What do the road biking poll results say? An [...]
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Torture: Gaps Road Biking – Bring The Pain
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% of my cycling career. In the [...]
Is Lance Armstrong’s Tweeting Getting Reckless?
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 to see if they could keep up with the legs that have [...]
A Full Weekend Without Suspension
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 single suspension component and that is an extreme rarity on this [...]
Why They Are Pros and You Are Not
It always amazes me…every time I get the chance to watch the pro cyclists do their thing, I am really reminded why they are pros and we are not. Their ability to make speed look effortless on terrain that makes us wince in pain is what takes them to that next level. Over the weekend, while I was at the US Pros in Greenville, I got the chance to ride the course before the pros and then watch them battle [...]
Results: USA Pro Cycling Championships – Time Trial
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 and went to work. USA Pro Cycling Championships Time Trial [...]
2009 Tour de France Recap by 198
The 2009 Tour de France is over and now we have to wait another 49 weeks until we are able to shut down our lives for 3 weeks as we watch the best in the world take on the streets of France. The 2009 Tour de France was a special event this year. With the return of Lance Armstrong and an extremely strong Astana Team, the Tour de France saw a 54%+ increase in viewers as we got to watch [...]
Hospitality Highway Century Road Bike Ride
It was time for my second road biking century. Fresh off a two week hiatus from riding due to a shoulder and neck annoyance, I got up a 5am to meet up with other road bikers in the Roswell, GA area to complete a 100 mile road bike ride through north metro Georgia. This inaugural Hospitality Highway Century was going to be a special one. Not only did it cover a lot of my local road biking routes, but we [...]
Lance Armstrong – Team Astana – 2009 Tour de France
It has been four years since Lance Armstrong graced the streets of France competing in the Tour de France. As we watch the coverage of one of the most exciting starts of the tour in recent memory…one has to wonder…is it because Lance is back? With as much controversy that has surrounded the Tour during Lance Armstrong’s absence from the sport of cycling, it is refreshing to watch an exciting start as we get ready to jump into the first [...]
2009 Tour de France – Lance Armstong’s Comback
Today it starts, Lance Armstrong’s comeback to the Tour de France. Will he be able to wear that illusive yellow jersey once again? Starting today…we will find out, but one thing is for sure…the month of July is an extremely exciting time for cyclists. July is our time to take up the tv airways and enjoy the biggest road race of the year…the Tour de France. Over the years, the Tour de France has grown into its own animal as [...]
Road Ride: Circling Brasstown Bald
This past weekend, my parents headed up to Lake Chatuge for the weekend, so my wife and I (and my brother and his wife) headed up to spend the weekend with them. Normally, I do not bring the bikes with me on these trips because I rarely have enough time to ride dirt. However, this time I brought up the Blue Nx7 road bike and my trusty Garmin Edge 705 to lead the way for a great morning road ride. [...]
Thursday Night Road Ride and Thoughts from 198
Last night, a group of 4 of us hit up a local Thursday night road ride in Roswell, GA. This was the first time I had ever done this ride, but I was familiar with the route as I have ridden it once before. The route takes you through fantastic areas of Roswell as you follow the Chattahoochee River and end up riding straight through historic Roswell. After a long downpour earlier that afternoon, the thick air was fog filled [...]
Getting Back Into Riding
This weekend had a “getting back into riding” theme. I was fortunate enough to enjoy two rides over the weekend with two different friends that were both getting back into riding for completely different reasons. Over the course of our lives, our ability to ride multiple times during the week or month takes a backseat to injuries, work, family or just life in general. As much as we try to make our physical health and happiness come through our mountain, [...]
Shimano Dura Ace Di2 – Electronic Road Bike Shifting Review
Josh at Outspokin’ Bicycles in Woodstock, GA hit me up earlier this week with an invitation. This invite was for a Shimano Dura Ace Di2 launch party at their shop where I would get to try out the new ultra high end, electronic road bike shifting groupo from Shimano. The Shimano Dura Ace Di2 road bike groupo has been getting a lot of press lately for both its price and features. With quotes like these: “GRAND AWARD WINNER FOR BEST [...]
Garmin Edge 705 – Google Maps to GPX
Due to the enormous amount of rain we have been seeing in the southeast lately, my road bike has been seeing more use as all of the trails are soaking wet. With no end in sight, it looks like my legs are going to continue to get in some road spinning until mother nature decides to play nice. Weren’t we having something called a drought at some point in time? Anyways…the increased road riding has given me the time to [...]
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