One of my favorite 100 milers happens this weekend in Virginia. The Massanutten 100. This race is a rocky one and moderately hilly to my standards. Total climbing in the 18,000′ range. The course is somewhat different this year, starting at a different location. It should be a real competitive race up front. Noone reallly [...]
An off-topic post
On the Bicycle Design about page, I mention that the blog is something I do in my spare time, but “free time is pretty limited for me with a family, a full time job, and a house full of bikes.” I should also add local bicycle advocacy issues to that list of priorities. Though my [...]
2010 Sea Otter Classic and more
The Sea Otter Classic wrapped up yesterday in Monterey, California. Richard from Cyclelicious was there, and he posted quite a few pictures from the event, including this shot of a custom chopper concept bike by Specialized Design Director Robert Egger. For more shots of bikes at Sea Otter, check out the MTBR.com coverage and Bike [...]
Update on the move- redirect issues with IE
Overall, I think the transition from the old blogspot domain to the new site here at bicycledesign.net is going pretty well. There is still a lot for me to do, but everything at the new URL seems to be working as it should. The feeds are all going through Feedburner now, so hopefully the content [...]
Off to the other “Moon”
This coming weekend, the Coyote Two Moon 100 mile and 100k will all begin early Friday morning March 5th. What’s unique about this race? Both races run simultaneously with staggered starts. How cool is that? I get to start last, 3 hours behind Jared Campbell. I’ll start at Noon on Saturday and have 22 hours to get [...]
Welcome to BicycleDesign.net
I am assuming that the majority of you are landing here from the old blogspot domain. Don’t worry…it is still the same blog, but the new site will be even better. After 4 1/2 years on Blogger, Bicycle Design is finally moving to a dedicated URL powered by Wordpress. The new format offers much greater [...]
My latest observations from China
As I mentioned last week, I want to share a few general observations about bicycle use in China. Some of you may remember a post from September of 2008 in which I said that there seemed to be less bikes overall on the roads (I realize I should have said fewer, but cut me some [...]
IBDC entries and a few other links
I am in China this week and next. My schedule is pretty tight, so I won’t have a lot of free time for the blog while I am traveling. Right now though, it is the middle of the night and I am still not adjusted to this time zone, so I will pass a long [...]
I’m still shaking my head!
It appears as though the HURT 100 mile record has gone down AGAIN. Gary Robbins and Tracy Garneau appear to have both broken previous records. Gary by just 16 minutes, Tracy by alot more than that. What is this world coming too? Or am I just getting old? 20:12 for Gary, 24:06 for Tracy. Nuts! Another [...]
We are almost there!
Just a few more days till registration goes live for the Speedgoat 50k! Reserve your spot for the toughest 50k in the US. After some new mapping, I’ve found there to be 11,945′ of climb and descent. Throw in a few rocks, snow, scree, billy goats on the ridge, and 200 crazy runners, and we’ll have [...]