The fine folks over at Bike Rumor just got the complete low down on the all new Mavic Cross Max SLR wheels. This wheel has been noticeably absent from the Mavic lineup for quite some time now. While they did...
With nothing going on in VA, Fawell, and I headed down Friday evening to NC for a weekend of racing. We were joined by fellow Richmonders Jake Tremblay and Andrew Troy from the TNP Elite team. Francois drove down the...
My first foray into loaded bike touring and I am hooked. Over three days of riding I learned a great deal about what works, what doesn't, and just how much abuse my body is willing to take before it says...
Race Report for Du Natz: How cool is it to realize a goal! I set my sights on winning my age group at the Duathlon National Championships this year, since it was going to be held in my back yard...
Yesterday I had one of the best rides I've had in years. It's funny in the last month I've fallen in love with cycling again and it's duew to a few positive experiences. First, I did my first solo century...
My story is not remarkable. It's not the stuff of cycling legends. It's not the metoric rise of Ben King or the family destiny of Taylor Phinney. It contains not the glory nor the tragedy of the careers of Pantani...
Everyone’s heard the analogy “It takes a village to raise a child”. The same could be said about building bikes. As I've graduated into a more proficient mountain biker, I've become more and more selective about the componentry and performance factors I look for...
Often when someone says they have a "vintage" bike they got down from the attic what they really mean is "my parents bought the equivalent of a wal-mart bike and let is rust for 3 decades". Every so often someone...
Stage 3 started with 5 minutes of promenade through a town and then climbed to 11000 feet to Vulcan Irazu (http://www.inmagine.com/searchterms/vulcan.html) which was spewing smoke. It took us 5 whole hours to do the 44k up to it. If you...
Tires. Probably the most important part on your bike and probably the most overlooked one as well. Tires can make or break any bike and any ride. That strip of rubber is in charge of managing comfort, efficiency, safety, all...
Over the weekend Tim and I were lucky enough to be flown out to Park City, Utah by our friends at Cycling Sports Group to check out all the new 2013 bikes from Cannondale, GT, and Schwinn. For two solid...
This has to be my favorite set of wheels to build. Chris wanted to upgrade his wheels on his road bike but needed something special. Being a full time student (and part time retail employee) Chris need some good race...
This year rather than telling you about what we think you should get for that special someone on two wheels we're going to share what things we got this year that have become invaluable to us as riders as well as things...
2x20 minutes is my staple workout. It’s a threshold test, a benchmark, and a default interval set when riding inside. I do it all the time, but don’t blame my level of mediocrity on 2x20, I stunk worse before I...
This past Saturday was the Virginia and Mid-Atlantic (MABRA) track championships. All the way up in Trexlertown, PA on their 333 meter velodrome. After a season of racing down here in Richmond on our own little track it was time...
Last August Sarah and I decided to go camping in Maine at Acacia National Park. While we were there we had so much fun that we vowed to return the following year and bring Buster our Jack Russel Terrier the...
