Archive: February, 2011
Why Centurion Cycling Matters.
Shaved legs with ridiculous tan lines, funny caps, impenetrable language and break-neck speeds; for years these few things have defined what we know as cycle-sport. With very few exceptions cycling events in North America have been races …for racers. If one was not willing to stoop so low as to shave legs, don a silly [...]
Read moreAnother First.
Twelve years old to the day, I was. My knees weren’t banging off my chin just yet but they were getting close. The trusty CCM Pursuit 5 that I ventured farther and farther from home on was slowly shrinking beneath me. At day’s end(actually, I don’t remember exactly how this part went down so I [...]
Read moreFun Times
Sunday, Feb. 13th marks the end of the first 20+ hour week for my stint in Tucson. Capping it off with a 4 hour tempo ride halfway up Lemmon with some hard 1min intervals to make things even more fun. This week consisted of 3, 4-5 hour days, 2, 3 hour days and 2 recovery [...]
Read moreThis is an Update.
Informally: How many of you were able to get out and ride bicycles this past weekend? The weather dealt us a favorable hand this past Friday, providing a tiny respite from winter, giving us the slightest glimpse of spring. The window for riding, in passable temperatures, wasn’t open for long so hopefully some of you [...]
Read moreFebruary Gift.
Feb 18, 2011. Although the sun is shining and the temperature is approaching a record high, the wind is ripping hard out of the west, committing early season legs to westward travel. Hills and more hills until that unseen power is at our backs. Big gears and mid-summer speed all the way home. The salty [...]
Read moreTurbo Crank Winner.
Thank you to everyone who entered the Turbo Crank giveaway . . . today is the day we announce one lucky winner: Mr. Kevin Cheyne. Enjoy! (You know, as much as you can enjoy suffering on the trainer, but you understand what we are saying) On an unrelated note, I spotted this on Milano Fixed [...]
Read moreThe First Time.
While a good portion of the cycling community is focusing on tainted beef and things related to tainted beef . . . at ptborides.com, we thought we would take everyone back to a simpler time. A simpler time of riding bicycles. We want to hear about your first ride, that first big effort you did [...]
Read moreTucson Training
Last week I moved into a small apartment with 5 other cyclists. Saying that it is crowded doesn’t do it justice. When there are more than 2 people in the kitchen it becomes an awkward dance involving food and dishes. The apartment is not the only thing crowded; there is not a single empty space [...]
Read moreClothing Design #3 The ptborides.com Jersey
The custom cycling jersey has been worn with pride by generations of riders. Each bearing a unique design and image, the custom jersey is as old as the sport itself. Originally a marketing tool for pro teams, a jersey is more often designed to represent a club or region. Beyond that, the reasons to create [...]
Read moreRace Your Bicycle?
I came across a blog post sometime last year and for some reason, it was stuck in my head like a bad song on the radio this morning — Perhaps it has something to do with the amount we have been talking racing/training around the ptborides.com head office (There is no head office) — so [...]
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