Some fellow cyclists who check out my ride and see the gear I use consider me a bicycling luddite, a descendant of those 19th century textile workers who fought progress.
For me, it's usually a matter of economics, instead of aesthetics. But for ultra-cycling promoter Chris Kostman, his choice of bicycles is definitely philosophical.
Check out Kostman with his bicycle in the picture here. What's a guy doing at the top of this mountain with a road bike? Then consider his “Mountain Bikes: Who Needs Them” article penned back in 1993 that announced his “Any Bike, Anywhere” manifesto.
Now, after all this time, Kostman is looking for other like-minded individuals to take part in a Rough Riders Rally on July 23 – 25 in Marin County, California. The event uses paved roads and dirt trails that wind through the scenic Marin Headlands overlooking the Pacific Ocean ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/09/any-bike-anywhere-for-the-rough-riders-rally-in-july/
What's a guy doing taking a road bike up to a place like that? It's Chris Kostman, founder of Rough Riders, the “Any Bike, Anywhere” group. See more at his blog. http://www.xo-1.org/
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/09/chris-kostman/
While house sellers tout “Location, location, location” as the three most important attributes of real estate, bike race sprinters must credit “Position. Position. Position.”
For instance, Britain's Mark Cavendish had an ideal position in Friday's finish of Stage 6 of the 2010 Tour de France in Gueugnon behind teammate Mark Renshaw. The HTC-Columbia riders were following three cyclists for Garmin-Transitions, including Tyler Farrar.
As the finish line approached, Cavendish was delivered alongside the Garmin cyclists by Renshaw. Then Cav handlily beat Farrar across the line by more than a bike's length …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/09/stage-6-marks-a-dozen-wins-at-tour-de-france-for-cav/
The strategy for a textbook lead-out for Team HTC-Columbia flew right out the window on Stage 5 of the Tour de France on Thursday, but Mark Cavendish took the sprint anyway.
It was the first sprint win for the Brit at this year's Tour. The cycling press had begun to wonder if Cavendish's reign as sprint champion had ended as previous sprints had been taken by Alessandro Petacchi (2) and Thor Hushovd (1). In 2009, Cavendish had won 6 stages of the Tour.
As the peloton neared the finish in Montargis, it looked like the drought might continue for Cavendish.
Bernard Eisel was leading the pack toward the finish, but he was followed by four cyclists from Garmin-Transitions ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/08/disorganized-sprint-doesnt-faze-cavendish/
British cycling sprint specialist for HTC Columbia
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Here's my campsite at Alice Creek on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail, a rail-trail that stretches from near North Bend all the way to the Columbia River.
It seemed like one of the first sunny, dry days in a while, and I was lucky to be able to take advantage of it.
From where I live, this is a little too far for one of those sub-24 hour bike camping trips. It's about 50 miles and quite a bit of climbing for me to get there.
As you can see in the photo below, I don't travel light. That Yakima trailer carries …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/07/bike-camping-at-iron-horse-state-park/
Three bike changes for Sylvain Chavanel cost him the yellow jersey on Tuesday as Fabian Cancellara regained the overall lead of the Tour de France.
Cancellara powered himself back into first place at the front of a peloton split into smaller groups by seven sections of cobblestones in the 132-mile stage in the Paris-Roubaix's “Hell of the North” locale.
Lance Armstrong fell out of the top 10 and lost time to other top contenders, such as Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador. The RadioShack cyclist limited his losses by bridging across to the fourth group to cross the finish line.
One of the biggest winners of the day was Canadian Ryder Hesjedal ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/06/leaders-rocked-on-cobbles-in-stage-3-of-tour-de-france/
U.S. cyclist Christian Vande Velde is abandoning the Tour de France because of injuries he suffered in Stage 2 on Monday.
Two other cyclists for Garmin-Transitions — Tyler Farrar and Julian Dean — also are bandaged, but will take the starting line for Stage 3.
They're all victims of extremely slippery conditions on the descent of Col Stockeu that took down dozens of riders in the peloton, among them General Classification contenders Lance Armstrong (Radio Shack) and brothers Andy and Frank Schleck (Saxo Bank).
This is rotten luck for Vande Velde, who has been injured multiple times this season…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/06/christian-vande-velde-knocked-out-of-tour-de-france/
Garmin-Transitions team leader at Tour de France
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Year in and year out, the name of French cyclist Sylvain Chavanel has become familiar for failed attempts at long-distance attacks on the peloton at the Tour de France.
Monday's Stage 2 marked only the second time in his career that he's survived to win a Tour stage, and the first time he's ever pulled on the yellow jersey.
While Chavanel was riding into the yellow jersey out front, many members of the peloton, including Lance Armstrong, were licking their wounds after a mass pile-up on a descent about 25 miles from the finish. With many teammates trailing behind, the main peloton finished en mass as a form of protest. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2010/07/05/breakaway-win-and-another-big-crash-at-tour-de-france-stage-2/
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