Inner peace

10.15.2011

This morning I was tempted to swap out the tied-and-soldered Mavic Open Pros with Ksyrium SLs. But I couldn’t. Mashing with wheels built for cobblestones prepares you for anything, including a detour. Riding on Highland Valley Road today instead of spinning up and back along the coast on Highway 101 was sublime in that way that  cycling allows [...]

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What I’m wearing

10.12.2011

As a craver of all things cycling, I spend a good amount of spare time (a) riding, (b) adoring bikes, (c) photographing ride scenery, and (d) enjoying company of fellow riders. One I thing I don’t write much about here (but tweet from time to time) is the sartorial aspect of road riding. You know, [...]

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Ultra chapeau, Craig Alexander

10.08.2011

What else can be said? Chapeau, Crowie.

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6:55

10.07.2011

A few more weeks… That’s all there we have before the sun bids goodbye early — before 5 p.m. Dammit. Sure, we’ll gain the hour in the morning. But rolling out of a comfortable bed to hop on the bike and pedal is easier done in the spring and summer than the fall and winter. [...]

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Raindrops

10.04.2011

With a nod to BJ Thomas — and the first gentle fall rain in San Diego today. Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head (Giro Ionos), they keep fallin’ And just like the guy (or girl) whose feet are too big for his (or her) bed (actually, Sidi Ergo 2′s) Nothin’ seems to fit (especially European jerseys [...]

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Custom set of eyes

10.04.2011

Like CX? Like Rapha? Like Rapha-FOCUS? Here’s your chance to own a very limited edition pair of Oakley Jawbones custom made for the Rapha-FOCUS professional cyclocross Team. I’ve seen them first-hand (and tweeted a few mystery shots). They are special — pretty much like anything Rapha makes in limited quantities. Here are official details on how [...]

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If I could change the world

09.29.2011

If I could change the world, we’d smile at least 10 times a day. If I could change the world, every compliment would be genuinely pure. If I could change the world, we’d listen more. If I could change the world, we’d talk less. If I could change the world, we’d spend more time imagining [...]

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A change in the weather (sort of)

09.25.2011

Fog. It greets us each morning here in San Diego now. Damp. Unpredictable. Not quite gray — almost an egg shell, off-white. Summer’s officially behind us. Fall’s technically here. The tourists have packed up their rental cars and abandoned the coastline. There’s more room to put down the hammer on the 101 without fear of [...]

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Don’t think

09.23.2011

When your legs start to burn and your lungs plead for air, don’t think. Just pedal. When the road never seems to end and you want to slow down, don’t think. Just pedal. When the air is hot and your brow is drowning in sweat, don’t think. Just pedal. And when you reach the top of the mountain [...]

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Crush your soul

09.17.2011

Every so often, you must do it: Crush your soul. When it happens on a bike, be happy in knowning that few people experience this form of self-inflicted pain that transforms you into a person who sees the world differently. How so? I’m talking about hill intervals, the leg-aching stuff that rises up into your [...]

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