veloblog: bicycling in Greensboro, NC and the surrounding area

Important saddle set up advice

Listen up:

"no way, it will pinch your jimmies if you even try, and you lose vital ass-control on the saddle"

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Spring, and it's time for new tape

I heart Fizik bar tape, which represents an ideal combination of cushiness, stiction, and good looks. My 'shark has sported red Fizik tape (which matches the saddle, paint, etc. dead on) since birth. But with spring in the air it seemed right to dress the bike in white. Thus:



I'm thinking that this would look pretty spiffy, although the Velowife is somewhat attached to the current color coordinated look.


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Wind & Hills

The Roaming Rides have been going on for a month and there are two constants to contend with: hills and wind. The former is by design and the latter by chance. But together they make the rides a little more strenuous than in past years.

Tonight we headed over to the north side of Greensboro, an area that I've begun to avoid. I'm averse to bad tempered drivers, you know. But I put aside my reservations and we started off from Christ Community Church (thanks for the parking privileges!) on Air Harbor Rd. The route follows several rolling roads; none of the climbs is particularly tough although they begin to add up over the course of the ride, particularly if you're trying to maintain a steady pace like we were.

Total for the night: 22.1 miles.


Technorati Tags: greensboro, cycling, hills, training

Team Type 1 Georgia-Bound

I'm a fan of the Bean Team. The VeloSon and I make a point of cheering them on every year at the Charlotte Crit, and I was psyched to see Neil Shirley on the podium last year at Greenville. It's the winning combination of coffee and cycling, for sure.

But this year I'm pulling for Team Type 1. I've been a diabetic almost as long as I've been a cyclist, so it's natural for me to get behind a group of guys who are putting together a season that's downright inspiring. After seeing them tear it up in Taiwan I'm pulling for them to have a big race in Georgia.


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Locked and loaded, or just packing blanks?

Shurf McQuaid and his posse say there will be consequences.

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Pop Quiz

What's wrong with this eBay jewel of a picture?




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Who can blame them?

A major cycling sponsor calls it quits.


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War

While the UCI and ASO continue to mark their territory, both fail to notice that they're making the whole damn place stink to high heaven.


Technorati Tags: UCI, ASO, Paris-Nice, cycling

It makes those 12 pound bikes feel positively porky on climbs

But the real question is, is it stiff yet compliant?

Het Volk 2008

Footage of today's Het Volk, from a family of fans.

Technorati Tags: het volk, spring classics, belgium