RadioShack's Levi Leipheimer won Saturday's Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in Colorado in record time. VeloNews.com's sister site, Singletrack.com, provided full coverage including live text, galleries, results, race report and a look at the bikes used by the top riders ...
On my trip to Melbourne I arrived on the Monday and was scheduled to give my talk on the Saturday. Felix and I were picked up at the airport, together with another chap who was also speaking at the State of Design Festival ... A car designer. Former head of design for BMW. His name is Chris Bangle. Charming and personable with great humour ... He gave his talk on the Tuesday at the BMW Edge venue at Federation Square. I was looking forward to hearing about car design - all design is interesting
I had my (great) 90-day review at work and it totally doesn't feel like I've been at my new job for three whole months! ... From mid-2006 to the first week of 2010, I was a tiny cog in a mega-corporation and my primary job responsibility was to make the red piece of a pie graph look smaller for some guys in big, cushy offices. I was told four times per year that I was exceeding management's expectations and was rarely ever given much more feedback than that. These days, I love what I do and who
Visited Seattle Bike Supply HQ last week for a look at their 2011 lines, including this new Torker Kickback. This was their most interesting new bike, besides the drop-bar Alfine, and here’s a quick look at it. Steel, Sturmey Archer ...
Fantastic article by Dominic Casciani of the BBC ... He could easily have been writing about me and in fact everybody I cycle with!!!! ... Flashy sports cars are out, now no mid-life crisis is complete without a souped-up road bike. Why? ... Every weekend, across the nation's rolling countryside, watch out for the Mamils: middle-aged men in lycra ... And ladies, if you have a man at home taking an unusual interest in how you shave your legs, you may have a Mamil in the making too ... Research
There's nothing like bombing down a trail or hill at full speed ... However, sometimes it's all about chilling out on a bike ... A lot of us here at Ben's ride 3 speeds and even though they are all set up differently, there's no denying their simplicity and versatility ... Here's my Raleigh Lenton Tourist ... It's made out of Reynalds 531 tubing and the cable pulley is actually brazed on! Converted the 26-1 3/8" wheels to 700c with 28c Panaracer Pasaelas ... This thing is probably close to 40
Debuting in Europe first, the new Look ALP 464 fixed gear frame shares the geometry of the 496. It gets a carbon, aero fork, large downtube for stiffness and sliding dropouts with metal reinforcements. Frame material is butted aluminum.BikeBiz reports it’ll be backed by a heavy PR and marketing campaign in the UK and carry [ ... ] ...
Webb House in Colleyville, Texas, on a BEAUTIFUL August Day ... I've never done a lot of stopping to look at the sights along my commute route. Today's subject is directly along my route, both to and from work, and, what's more, it's lit up when it is dark out, making it hard to miss. Lately, I've been thinking about outlining some of the Cotton Belt Railway features in Tarrant County. This house sits within sight of the rails ... Who says you can't stop and look around when riding on the road
Artist: ... Kings Of Convenience ... Song : ... Cayman Islands ... Album : Riot On An ... Empty Street ... (2004) ... Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from ... Bergen , Norway ... Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricate and subtle guitar melodies. Øye and Bøe both compose and sing the songs ... Their second album, 'Riot On An Empty Street' picks up where 'Quiet Is The New Loud' left