Remembering
I saw this image in the summertime and have been saving it ever since for a special Remembrance Day post. The caption on the photo read as follows: “A boy went to war in 1914 and left his bike chained…
Friday Fun With Rollers
Ok it’s not technically Friday. But for some of us here in Manitoba it is. Sucks to be you, Ontario. Local racer and arch nemesis Klassen sent in this video of his buddies trying rollers for the first time. Good…
CX Provincials: A Lovely Day at the Beach
There are plenty of things to do on a beach that are easier than riding your bike. If you’ve never tried it, the idea is to build up as much momentum as possible, then hit the sand keeping your weight…
Eddy’s New Shoes
Even the Dark Lord has to go shoe shopping once in a while – and it’s a good thing because it turns out he’s pretty good at it. Check out these sweet Eddy Merckx sneakers he found, inspired by cycling…
Rule #50
Facial hair is to be carefully regulated. No full beards, no moustaches. Goatees are permitted only if your name starts with “Marco” and ends with “Pantani”, or if your head is intentionally or unintentionally bald. One may never shave on…
Ai Weiwei is Absent
Forever Bicycles is part of a 21 piece art exhibit by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, who managed to piss off his government effectively enough that they locked him up for two months. He was released in June, but…
A SMASHing Good Time
For some reason, Halloween and cyclocross racing just seem to go together – like peanut butter and pickles, or Liza Minelli and David Guest. Strange bedfellows, but it just works. Being sick these last three weeks gave me plenty of…
It’s the Halloweekend!
Holy shit I love Halloween. Probably even more than Christmas. In fact, for me Christmas is a miserable stress-fest of personal failure, inadequacy, and near financial ruin. In spite of my best intentions, I’ve never been able to create the…
Cavendish vs. UCI: The Battle of the Brands
Mark Cavedish is a bit pissy these days about his shorts. I first became aware that something was amiss when my EuroSnob Facebook peeps were in a tizzy over the following photos showing The Man from the Isle of Man…
Additional Incentive
In case you were wavering, here is a beaver with a top hat riding a penny farthing to help convince you the MCA social is not to be missed. I am also told there will be great prizes – maybe…