Archive: May, 2012
The Noble Pursuit
Long, gravel, hills? Yes. Fun? Also, yes. The Noble Pursuit is a team event happening on Sunday July 29th. Think of it as the greatest time you will ever have on a bicycle. Teams comprised of 6 will depart from the Silver Bean in staged intervals. The ride will cover something like 125km – 150km, [...]
Read moreFriday Morning. Thursday Night Report 05/25/12
B-Group Business. A tale by Jonathan Moreno. Rolling into the Douro arena parking lot I scanned the crowd of cyclists to see who I could take with me on a breakaway. I saw many faces that had in the past crushed me on a Thursday night. So, there’s Rob Campbell, I wonder if he is [...]
Read moreDestinations
There are few things better in life then hopping on your bike and heading for a destination. A goal, that when you reach it, rewards you with some of the finer things in life. A tasty lunch on a patio, a caffine pick me up, baked goods or a great post ride meal or doughnuts [...]
Read moreFriday Morning. Thursday Night Report 05/17/12
The B Group Report. By Kris Lew The rather large B group left the Douro arena roughly 2 mins behind the A group. We saw the A group as they crested the hill leaving Douro but unfortunately, that was the last that we saw of them. They must have been flying. Our group rolled out [...]
Read moreCycling Term – Cafe Legs
he term comes to mind today because I just experienced about the worst case of Cafe Legs I have ever had. In use you might hear something like, “Dude, I can’t stop at the Pastry Peddler again. Last time we did that I got wicked Cafe Legs. Man, I almost had to crawl up Prison [...]
Read moreLet’s Ask Questions. Zac Wheeler.
It has been mentioned before . . . Zac is probably the most talented all-around rider in “these-here-parts”. You would not be wrong to think it, say it or tell a friend. Always keen for a ride, a beer and a laugh — Zac laughs easily and frequently, which is another reason he’s so [...]
Read moreFriday Morning Thursday Night Report. Double Report 05/11/12
Every Friday, we will attempt to give an accurate — or completely inaccurate — account of the PCC Thursday Night ride. All commentary is delivered with tongue firmly in cheek. With these reports, we are making a public commitment to talk trash and name names when appropriate — all trash talk is (mostly) of the [...]
Read moreBike Poetry 2
I wasn’t kidding. Note the number 2 in title of this post. Two, coming after one, indicates a series of a sort. Yes, I have every intention of inflicting more bike poetry upon the world. I (well, Dee and I, really) have 200 words to work with. Not really enough to create interesting poetry yet [...]
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