Thanks to all of the friends and family who made turning 35 so much fun. Well, the stuff we did was fun, turning 35 really wasn’t all that fun. The thing that really sucks is the fact that I am so damn tired right now. Pictures posted soon of the festivities and [...]

I looked outside today and saw the sun. That is not a big deal to most people, but when it is the beginning of the rainy season and it was supposed to rain today, it was a reason for me to get out on the bike. I figured I didn’t want to use up [...]

Ok, I have to say, the GPS receiver is pretty awesome. It works right out of the box. It only needed to be charged for 2 hours before first use and when I plugged it into the computer after my ride today, everything worked the first time…rare. Anyway, one of the coolest parts [...]

Ahh, the Garmin Forerunner 201 is finally here. What is it? It is a GPS receiver that is made for runners and cyclists. It is pretty small and is about the width of two regular sized digital wristwatches. It ran me about $130 delivered with the handlebar mount, and when you see what it [...]

Following up on yesterday’s review of the Santini CX Bib Shorts, I rode my brand new Giordana Tenax Bib Shorts today for the first time. These are luxury bibs. The lycra fabric is soft and supple and similar to the feel of my Castelli Y bibs. The Stratus O.F. insert is made [...]

Today is the first day of my bib short review. I rode just over 40 miles today over into Marin and back around on the “Paradise Loop.” I decided to wear a pair of Santini CX Bib Shorts with the perforated anti-bacterial chamois (not the gel chamois some people sell). These are [...]

Just took delivery of two pairs of Giordana Tenax Bib shorts. These are the top rated shorts behind the Assos top of the line bibs in the recent Bicycling magazine review of the best cycling accessories. I will be taking these things out for a spin today. The first thing I noticed about [...]

Will Lance Armstrong manage to win the Overall Calssification at this year’s Tour de France? Does anyone care? I am having a bit of trouble being a Lance fan this year. Maybe it was the second half of his book and how it is a bunch of crap in light of the fact that he [...]

Well, Summer is officially here. I woke up looking forward to a 35 mile ride this morning and when I looked outside, the streets were soaking wet. I was a little tardy on ordering some new tires as the rear on my bike is quite worn and has very little tread left on it [...]

I purchased a set of the Continental Grand Prix 4 Season tires as they were touted as the best wet weather cycling tire on the market. They are quite sticky and made from a soft rubber compound. The only drawback is that they wear pretty quickly. I went through the rear tire in [...]