Legend Passes Away: Brent Thomson
What a shame. But Brent Thomson leaves a huge legacy, one that we’ll be reminded of every time we slam the challenging desert rock of Bootleg Canyon. Maybe time to rename it in his honor?
View ArticleWeekend Roundup: Bike smut!? Interbike update, Mavic sales down and more
Lots of bike stuff going on in Seattle this weekend, including the Bike Smut/Cycle Porn yeah whatever premier of “Cycle Bound.” I admit to being totally clueless on this stuff. I looked at the previews...
View ArticleDaily Roundup returns!
I’m on the road to Interbike and have only sporadic connectivity. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. Anyway, the bike world’s big wheel keeps on turnin’ … IMBA is coming to the Point Reyes...
View ArticleDaily Roundup: Ex-mtber wins road worlds, Cali parks stay open, Interbike...
California’s decision not to close state parks is great news for mountain bikers. Common sense in this case was aided by the stat that for every dollar the state spends on its parks, it takes in about...
View ArticleDaily Roundup: More Interbike, This Day in Doping
Interbike 2009 dribblings … Attendance a mixed bag. Overall attendance declined, but buyer numbers were up. Exhibitors were said to be happy, so that’s good, because if the exhibitors aren’t happy,...
View ArticleDaily Roundup: Wood wheels, new national high school MTB org, outrage in L.A.
No one knows bike technology better than Seattle’s Ric Hjertberg. So when Ric goes from carbon fiber (FSA) to wood fiber (Ghisallo), you know something is afoot. The media missed the story at Interbike...
View ArticleNews Cycle: Ride-by shooting, Interbike’s future, Galbraith Mt. cause for pause?
We’ve been chronicling a syndrome that might be termed bad-driver crossover for cyclists: RUI (riding under the influence), “distracted riding” (texting, phoning while cycling) and so on. Now comes the...
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