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Happy Christmas

In Uncategorized on December 25, 2009 at 12:54 am

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King

In Bicycle Quotes and Passages on December 6, 2009 at 9:27 pm

“Elvis would have needed to cycle 160.74 miles at 17 mph to burn off his 65,000-calorie daily intake. Conclusion: What killed Elvis was his chronic lack of cycling.”

from “Number Freaking” by Gary Rimmer

(sourced from “Pedaling Revolution” by Jeff Mapes)

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Queen

In Bicycle Quotes and Passages on December 6, 2009 at 9:17 pm

Fat bottomed girls they’ll be riding today
So look out for those beauties, oh yeah!
On your marks get set go

Bicycle race, bicycle race, bicycle race
Bicycle, bicycle, bicycle,
I want to ride my bicycle

“Bicycle Race”  Queen

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An Austin Snow Day…

In Local, Mixed Terrain, Photo Essays on December 4, 2009 at 3:25 pm

Well, Austin was all a titter last night as we prepared for our first snow forecast of the year. Half inch to and inch predicted… The stores were crowded with folks stocking up with necessities…

This morning I found some time to get out in the cold and hit the dirt. I think I may have seen a snowflake… or two. I did see an osprey and a red tailed hawk below Lady Bird Lake though. That was cool.

Shoal Creek Hike and Bike.

50 psi.

Yes, I'm trying.

Don't slip.

Two way.

Corner mirror.

Serenade me.

Ol' Greybeard.

Great minds think alike.

Watch your head.

Nod hello.

Onward.

Pirate head tube.

Colorado River trail to Montopolis.

Tracks.

Lower Colorado River

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Constructor’s Challenge Gallery

In Gear, Internets, Utilitarian Cycling on December 1, 2009 at 9:49 pm

Found this most excellent gallery of black and white shots of the Oregon Manifest Constuctor’s Challenge over at the PDX Cross website.

Matter of fact, if you have some time check out any of the  galleries at the website for some very nice b&w cycling pics.

The Constructor’s Challenge took place outside of Portland back in early October and was an effort to revive the technical trials from 1930’s France with an urban prejudice. The idea was to take the constructor’s bikes and put them to the test on a 77 mile course in an attempt to find the best urban bicycle of the bunch. Ride, pick up a 6 pack, ride some more, pick up some party snacks, hope your bike doesn’t come apart, ride some more to the finish. Great idea. It’s always cool to see what builders come up with and putting them to the test in a real world environment can only be a good thing for urban cyclists and the industry.