I ran across this cool promotional tour that Levi’s Jeans is hosting the entire month of August. A big push in the cycling apparel industry right now is creating bike shorts and pants that are not only comfortable for riding, but also fashionable enough for the office. I tried on a pair of the 505…
When I think of Intense Cycles, I think of the Kamikaze Downhill Race at Mammoth Mountain from the ’90s and with that the bikes from that era. See exhibit A, the bike of mountain bike legend Shaun Palmer. I know Intense has been making awesome bikes for many years and the last one I rode…
This same group that hucked the peloton of the Tour de France in 2003 was back at it again this year. Check out the videos below. Flying over the yellow jersey, literally: Saut au dessus du Tour de France 2013 from EnchoRage on Vimeo. Making of the jump: Making of du road gap au…
Yesterday was a magical stage 18 of the Tour de France and the racers went up the legendary Alpe D’Huez not once, but twice. Boulder, Colorado’s own TJ Van Garderen put in an absolutely brilliant effort, but stopped short with a second place finish. Here is a video of TJ hammering up the Alpe with…
Back in mid-May I had the opportunity to spend 7 glorious days on endless miles of singletrack in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. It was my idea of a vacation and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of friends new and old to join me. Here is the first…
Life needs to be simpler. That’s a fact. Bikes can help you get there, just try going for a ride in your neighborhood.
If you’re like most Americans, you probably don’t know much more about the Tour de France these days other than that Lance Armstrong cheated to win 7 of them. Lance did bring the tour to the spotlight in the US for nearly a decade, but there is a lot more to this race than just…
It’s been nearly 4 years since I’ve taken a vacation so this week will do two things; recharge my batteries by first draining my batteries.
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