The first student replied, "The bicycle is carrying the sack of potatoes. I am glad that I do not have to carry them on my back!" The teacher praised the first student, "You are a smart boy! When you grow old, you will not walk hunched over like I do."
The second student replied, "I love to watch the trees and fields pass by as I roll down the path!" The teacher commended the second student, "Your eyes are open, and you see the world."
The third student replied, "When I ride my bicycle, I am content to chant nam myoho renge kyo." The teacher gave praise to the third student, "Your mind will roll with the ease of a newly trued wheel."
The fourth student replied, "Riding my bicycle, I live in harmony with all sentient beings." The teacher was pleased, and said to the fourth student, "You are riding on the golden path of non-harming."
The fifth student replied, "I ride my bicycle to ride my bicycle." The teacher sat at the feet of the fifth student and said, "I am your student!"
Re: my recent post about exploding R-Sys wheels, Mavic responded. Bike Snob NYC considers Mavic's Inspector Clouseau-like "investigation."
Crazy sponsorship money, and Cervelo's possibly game-changing experiment.
The new cyclingnews.com, in Twitterese: #cyclingnewsfail.
Hammering Happy Hill is coming up. Great ride, with excellent post-ride food. June 27 at Country Park. Ride your bike, help out the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Friend Deadwood pointed out that this blog sucks because I'm not posting enough. I'm not riding enough, either, but that's neither here nor there.
Yesterday I did manage to ride the annual Tour de Lions with some folks from the JDRF team. The ride is a favorite of mine, not only because of the lack of traffic and great roads, but for the brownies at the finish. The folks in Grays Chapel put on a great ride.
Things are a bit rockier at the Giro, with plenty of crashes, including a header off a 200 foot cliff. Today the riders said enough is enough and stopped after entering Milan. Following a conversation with the race chief and an apology to the crowd, the group rode piano until the final few Ks, where they let it rip. Nothing like an extra rest day.
The Greensboro Velo Club and JDRF are teaming up for Hammering Happy Hill, a charity ride on June 27. Info and online registration here.
After wearing my Sidi road shoes for three years or so I've suddenly developed foot pain. Weird -- it's not related to the pedals I'm using (it started with my Speedplays and continued when I switched to Look Keos). After about 30 miles the small toes on my right foot start falling asleep. Cleat position doesn't affect it, nor does a change of insoles. Maybe it's a sign to change shoes. I've had good experiences with Specialized shoes, and checked out a pair of Bontragers the other day that looked pretty sweet. Then there are Shimanos and the new Mavics. Lots to choose from....
Want to try out a Storck bike? This week's Roaming Ride starts at Revolution Cycles on Spring Garden St. The Storck demo team will be on hand, and riders can try a Storck for an extended time. Details: Thursday 6 PM; 25-30 miles at a moderate pace.
Finally, if a mechanic tells you to use a Park glueless patch to repair a cut in a Hutchinson tubeless road tire, don't believe it. I patched my tire in just such a fashion, squirted a can of Fast Air into the tire, and watched in wonder as latex foam shot out of the ostensibly sealed cuts. Crap.... So, a new tire is on the way, and I plan to order the Hutchinson Rep Air kit, which is designed to seal cuts. Fast Air, though spendy, is pretty cool and easy to use, so I'll start carrying a can instead of one of the two tubes that sit in my seat bag.
Flèche Wallonne 2009, finish on the Mur of Huy. (EPO-powered) Rebellin schools the field.
Ouch. Ugly finish. Props to Rollin, who's close to getting a win.
While working today I had a French feed of G-W running in the background (and no, my French isn't great but I could pick up a phrase or three). I started watching just in time to see Edvald Boasson Hagen win with a sprint that seemed to start 5K from the line. Here are the last 2K, complete with Norwegian's-going-nuts commentary.
Milan-San Remo 2009:
Twelve years as a pro and Christian Vande Velde had never won a mass start race. Until yesterday at Paris-Nice. Nice show.
Far from Belgium, southern hardmen (and women) race Rouge Roubaix. And someone's team is was not bringing the pain.
Has anyone got a spare $4,843 for a Di2 gruppo?
After gazing at the Flickrage from NAHBS, I'm strangely unmoved. Not sayin' there wasn't anything to slobber over -- there was. For instance, this Vanilla, this luscious but poorly photographed Indy Fab carbon road bike with its unusual carbon lugs, and the amazing Bilenky travel tandem. And there were others that flipped my switch. But all the same, I am not overcome with handbuilt mania this year.
I ordered a pair of Santini winter bib tights from Bonktown.com (think Woot! for cyclists), thinking I would store them away until the cold returns next December. Looks like I'll get to try them out this weekend. By the way, Bonktown gets high marks -- ordering is easy and the stuff arrives on time. Just the way e-commerce should work.
And closer to home, David got in, too.
