Cycling aficionados mourn the passing of Sheldon Brown. I never met the man, but I am very familiar with his website and his cycling tips and techniques. His online gear calculator helped me understand the mystery of my road bikes gears as I went from an 11-21 to a 12-25 to a 12-25 compact crankset. … Continue reading RIP, Sheldon Brown
Weeks before, I signed up to coordinate Week 6 of the Low-Key Hillclimb Series up Welch Creek Road. Three weeks prior to the race, I drove up the climb with COBA member, David B., and remarked how glad I was that I wasn’t going to be riding this one. It’s a beast at 3.9 miles … Continue reading Low-Key Hillclimbs 2007 #6: Welch Creek
In Week 5 of the Low-Key Hillclimbs Series we did a time trial up the backside of Highway 84 and West Old Honda road. After volunteering for the previous week, I was eager to get back onto the saddle and test myself against the clock. Unfortunately, I almost pulled a Pedro Delgado and ended up … Continue reading Low-Key Hillclimbs 2007 #5: Hwy 84/WOLH
Maybe I should stick with cycling photography instead of cycling itself. Since I’ve been sick this week, I decided to trade in my bike for my camera for Week 4 of Low-Key Hillclimbs up the southern slopes of Mt. Diablo. Last year, we rode up the north side, where I experienced a spectacular collapse in … Continue reading Low-Key Hillclimbs 2007 #4: Mt. Diablo
Bohlman-On Orbit. The name alone sounds daunting. I was dreading it last year when it was rained out, and I was dreading it last week. The climb certainly lived up to its reputation. Following a late night at my Stanford Class of 1997 10-Year Reunion party, I woke up on Saturday morning bright and early. … Continue reading Low Key Hillclimbs 2007 #3: Bohlman-On Orbit
For the second week, the Low-Key Hillclimb Series tackled King’s Mountain. In all of my years of cycling, I’ve only climbed King’s Mountain four times, and all of them were done this year. People typically have a favorite between Old La Honda and King’s, and it’s been clear over the years that OLH has been … Continue reading Low-Key Hillclimbs 2007 #2: King's Mountain
Now that was much better. The Low-Key Hillclimbs are back for 2007! Once again, the series began with a return visit to the slopes of Montebello Road last Saturday. In last year’s ride, I suffered greatly, having went out too fast in the beginning with the misguided intent of wanting to keep up with the … Continue reading Low-Key Hillclimbs 2007 #1: Montebello Road
There’s a good comment on Felix’s site from another user of Air Free Tires: George wrote: OK, I put around 200mi on the HP tires. They are: – much rougher riding than my normal tires @ 90psi (yes, that’s what I run as I only weigh 140lbs). You can feel every little road imperfection. Not … Continue reading More on Air Free Tires
My Air Free Tires finally arrived at the house today. I ordered them on July 18th and it took some time to get here. “Better late than never,” I thought as I cracked open the box. I’ve been looking forward these solid tires after having suffered through several flats during and following the Death Ride. … Continue reading Air Free Tires
With Rasmussen getting kicked out of the Tour de France today, we’re only a “few more” expulsions away from Frenchman and Red Lantern-holder Jérôme Pineau from winning. What other surprises are in store in the coming days? Now, Discovery teammates Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer are 1 and 3 respectively in the overall standings, with … Continue reading Red Lantern to Win Tour de France?
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