Archive: August, 2012
Friday Morning Thursday Night Report
First, let me say that it has been a privilege riding with all the PCC members this year. I have had a ton of fun riding on Thursday nights and blasting out on the odd Tuesday night mountain bike ride. What is better than riding a bike with a bunch of like minded individuals. The [...]
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B-Group Report Wow, I can hardly believe that we are on our second last ride of the season. Amazing. It’s been a great season that has seen a bunch of new riders coming out and kicking my ass. Last night’s ride was the exception to this rule. Last night’s ride was quite civilized. Personally, I [...]
Read moreLeadville!
Local all-rounder (Time Trial Specialist, Road Racer and Triathlete) Chris Ott got it into his head to give the Leadville 100 Mountain Bike race a go this year. Very good on you Chris! What follows is a chronicle of his Leadville experience. Enjoy! Introduction Just a forewarning . . . this is a long, long [...]
Read moreNoble Pursuit: Tom Cruise Built my Hot Rod. A Recap
We are loving these Noble Pursuit recaps . . . Keep them rolling in! A Thank You by A Team Captain This was a great event. I would like to thank everyone involved in organizing it and all participants for making it great. Here’s how our day went: We had an early start time, truly [...]
Read moreFriday Morning Thursday Night Report. 08/17/12
So . . . Last night? I am at loss for: Words. Dumb inside jokes. Dumb jokes in general. Let’s see how the rest of this “report” goes. I returned home from the ride last night and sat on my front porch in a state of bewilderment. “What just happened”? “Why did we ride so [...]
Read moreNot soon enough…..
Pssst. September looms my friends. And I don’t need to tell you what that means……. This is from a tag inside a bit of Rapha kit (who else). Get out your knobbies and start hitting the grass. Word on [...]
Read moreFriday Morning Thursday Night Report. 08/10/12
Back on track, kids! We are so close to having these silly little reports posted on Thursday Mornings. Another couple of weeks and maybe they will start appearing before noon. It’s not likely, but it’s always good to have dreams — Dreams are what keep us alive! What does that even mean and what does [...]
Read moreNoble Pursuit: Team Africycle Recap.
Prolouge. I was more than happy to be part of Team Africycle during the inaugural running of the Noble Pursuit . . . Team Africycle was made up of a great bunch of fellows who I truly love riding bikes with. It was a slam dunk! (That was an ill-fitting Basketball reference) Great company, an [...]
Read moreThe Style File. Vol. 5
China Bicycles, of course, are everywhere in China. They are an essential part of life, many people having no other way of getting around. And people there get bikes. Unlike many North Americans they understand that there is a dignity associated with bicycling. And while they are largely too poor to spend money on anything [...]
Read morePretty Much Awesome.
It has been a week now. A bit of the initial buzz has worn off, but the success of the inauragal Noble Pursuit cannot be understated. I won’t give you a play by play of our ride – Readers Digest Version – 1 flat, poor navigation (blame me for that), a good group of riders…… [...]
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