When in Rome
Inspired by a recent post, my friend Esther and a few of her co-workers up in the Physics Department have decided to hold a historic reenactment of the 1983 presentation of the 50th anniversary Campagnolo group set* to His Holiness,…
Lo Amo La Bicicletta
Along with finishing my first 200km brevet and fixing my first roadside flat by myself, my recent visit to La Bicicletta in Toronto ranks in my top ten cycling experiences so far. Maybe even top 5. La Bicicletta (pronounced “la…
Pictures, Soap and Losing Your Marbles
Sometimes my job is cool. Tomorrow I am going to Toronto to art direct a photo shoot for a client. Which is cool, as far as work goes. “Art Director” is my day job title, which just means I’ve been…
MacGyver Saves the Day
MacGyver – (v) 1. To use ingenuity to fix or remedy a problem using only the tools available at hand. 2. To jury-rig. We have a lot to thank Angus MacGyver for. This mild-mannered and mulleted TV action-adventure character showed us…
My Heart is Racing
I love bike racing. I love to do it, and I love to watch it. And there is no bike race on earth that makes my heart pound and my palms sweat like the Tour de France. In terms of…
Tour de Popcorn
If you are a roadie and haven’t had the misfortune of living under a rock, you have heard that Chasing Legends is playing on Wednesday night at 7pm at Silver City Polo Park. If you hadn’t heard, now you have….
Jersey Boys, Part 1
This is a very exciting time of the year because in January, all 18 pro cycling teams release their rosters, equipment lists and, most importantly, their kits. A “kit” is just a fancy word for a cycling “outfit”, but I…
Cold as Hell
When I was in high school I learned a lot about hell. Not in the figurative or romantic sense, like by being tortured by bullies or suffering unrequited love. I mean in the literal sense. We learned about hell through…
Ride Like a Girl?
Dear Giordana I just happened across your 8 page advertising spread in the January 2011 issue of Bicycling Magazine. In the first seven pages you show, not surprisingly, riders riding. On the last page, under the headline “Ride Like a…