Checking back in with my little buddy

Well I’m proud to say that my BFF finished the Canadian TransRockies mountain bike stage race. For a moment I thought he might say f’ it and quit, however he dug deep and completed it several hours behind the winner. Mike states in his last blog post that he is amazed that Specialized rented an [...]

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The Joy of Racing

My trusty steed Last week’s cyclocross race was a bit of a disaster for me. I couldn’t focus on the task at hand. The result was a stupid crash and a mediocre result. My excuse was that it had been a rough couple of days. However, that was last week and I have since regained [...]

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It’s Production Week so that means Tommy’s Burgers

This is how cardiologists get rich. Top image is double cheese burger; below chili cheese fries with everything. Heartburn and an overwhelming sense of guilt is free. For whatever reason, this Production Week was brutal. Production Week is magazine speak for putting the text and photos together and creating ROAD Magazine. Actually for me there [...]

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Racing is good for the soul

Ned showing the locals how he does it After two weeks of traveling and not riding I decided the best thing for me to do would race cyclocross. I figured a little bit of pain and suffering is good for the soul. I registered for the race and lo and behold who is parked behind [...]

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I thought you were in Milan

The square by my hotel Straight from Milan I flew to New York, then a quick flight south to Georgia. The reason? Tour de Georgia. As I write this I am in the possible host city for this year’s Tour de Georgia, Savannah. I have never been here, but if you have seen the movie [...]

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More randomness..

It seemed funny at the time A lot of gold at the Milan show De Rosa cx bike Cinelli fixie The Ram Leopard bar/stem combo. Way too Euro to make it in the States. The carbon fiber Shimano Dura-Ace crank. Very sexy…

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Random photos from Milan bike show

Well it is over and I’m coming back to the States. Below in no order are some random shots from the show. When I decompress I’ll post more. Bettini racing on the velodrome. Ducati’s new motorcycle. This was the most crowded booth in the motorcycle show Polar heart rate strap sewn into Nalini bib shorts. [...]

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Cassidy trying to figure out camera

I have dragged Bicycling Magazine’s Chris Cassidy away from the recumbent bike booths to check out the velodrome. He is confused by why they only have one gear. He is also stumped by his digi camera.

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Video for sale

This DVD was for sale at a newsstand in the Milan subway. I have no idea what it is about. But she seems happy so I'm glad…

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More photos

Adidas road shoe White carbon is back! Deda Phazer bar. Foam padding on the ends and an egg-like bump on the curve of the bar for additional hand position. It looks different, but it honestly felt good. The Scott Addict road bike. In the background is Bicycling Magazine’s Chris Cassidy wondering where the recumbent bikes [...]

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