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Product Review: Mavic Fury Mtb Shoes-Great Race Shoes–But Not a Unique Choice
I won a certificate redeemable for these shoes at the MMRacing raffle early in the fall. Matt joked that the winner sends in the cert. and gets the shoes like 6 months later. I thought Matt knew something terrible about Mavic’s supply chain. In fact Mavic turned the certificate around with a week of my mailing it. Impressive. Matt was making a joke about Mavic’s incredible efficiency and
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Creeping Fees in Competitive Cycling: Part 2–Tour of the Battenkill Sets the Bar Higher Than Ever.
Race fees have been rising steadily over the last year. One of my main points when I tackled this topic this summer was that a promotor could only get away with raising race fees far above the average fee if they were offering a unique race experience. I sighted the Tour of the Battenkill as the primary example of such a race. I also noted that the promoter of Battenkill, Dieter Drake, was
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Geekhouse is Having a Party: Middlesex Lounge November 23rd 7pm—Dude-Thirty
Before this season, I believed that no one could design a kit more hideous than Mario Cipollini’s skinsuit.Marty over at Geekhouse has raised the bar by outfitting his team in clown suits with bikes to match. New England take notice: there is a new benchmark for outrageous cycling clothing.Appearances aside, I love the Geekhouse Factory team. While I sometimes have trouble taking them seriously
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Race Rep…Actually, I Don’t Even Talk About the Race….I Merely Bitch: USGP Mercer Cup 2009
So, I have been taking a hiatus from complaining on this blog. Rosey has pointed out that I have a tendency to find the negative even in great situations. This post represents my return to negativity, so if you are not into it…move on.Problems that I had with the Mercer Cup USGP:1. The registration line was super long. In practice they had one person signing in all category. This is
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Race Announcement: Shedd Park—Come Humiliate Me in Front of My Family!
As you may have heard, CB is helping BRC put on the Shedd Park race this year. Since I grew up in and around Lowell, I consider this my hometown race. Most of my season’s training is targeted around dominating this race. I will be doing the Elite race, provided 9 other riders register. I am hereby inviting you to come and take my lunch money in front of my entire family. While some of my
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Race Report(s): Northampton Cycle-Smart International cat 3 2009
As always the photos are courtesy of my lovely wifeI went in to NoHo feeling good. This was one of my "A" weekends, so I had built my training around being fit and rested for these races.There were a number of goals for this season and most of them revolved around beating friends who have consistently bested my in the past. The list and results are as follows:Rosey-beaten at Green Mountain
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Product Review: Tufo Cubus 32mm Cyclocross Tires—They Handle Mud Really Well
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Race Report: Canton Cup 2009–Elites
0 paid 10 deep draws a crowd. While most fast riders may know that someone fast like Justin Spinelli will show up to take first, they think they are fast enough to at least make their registration fee back. There were about 40ish fast dudes on the starting line. Everywhere I looked was a dude who’s definitely faster than me. And even the rare rider that I have beaten before, had also
