You may have already read the Velo News article about the failure of a Mavic R-Sys front wheel during a recent race. Yes, the same R-Sys wheel that was recalled recently. If not, here is the link:
http://www.velonews.com/article/93054
Now here is Mavic’s response:
http://www.velonews.com/article/93240
Give me a break. Why is there no damage to the fork? Maybe because the [...]
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Mavic R-Sys Failure, and Mavic’s Subsequent Failure to Take Responsibility
Posted in Bikes & Gear, tagged mavic, R-Sys, velonews, wheel failure on June 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
New Hudz for the Montefalco
Posted in Bikes & Gear, tagged cycling, hudz, montefalco, torelli on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just did my first ride with my new Hudz, and so far they are very nice. The fit is good, and they are very comfortable. Not quite as comfortable as the Campy covers, but nice nonetheless. Maybe I should have gone with yellow, but I like the green.
Torelli Montefalco-NBC Edition
Posted in Bikes & Gear, City of Santa Clarita, tagged cycling, montefalco, newhall bicycle company, torelli on March 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You may have recently read about Torelli’s Montefalco road bike in the last issue of ROAD. Well the short story is that it is an all carbon road frame weighing in around 900 grams, depending on size. The review said it is stiff, comfortable, climbs well and descends well. I read this and became interested [...]
LAS Istrion
Posted in Bikes & Gear, tagged cycling, Giro helmets, Istrion, LAS helmets, newhall bicycle company on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As the picture shows, I have been a loyal Giro customer for many years.
So after a recent crash, I went to Roger at Newhall Bicycle Company to order a replacement Atmos. He was more than happy to get one for me, but first wanted me to try out the LAS helmets. First I tried out [...]
2009 Bianchi Pinella
Posted in Bikes & Gear, tagged bianchi, bianchi 2009, bianchi pinella, cycling, pinella, steel bikes on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I love my Pinella.
It is an outstanding steel bike that handles well and rides really nice. I really believe that the new Pinella would have no effect on me, and I would stick with my trusty steed. I was wrong.
I really need to find a way to buy one of these. I know it [...]
Some people are not very bright/Joe Namath reads my blog?
Posted in Bikes & Gear, tagged bianchi 2009, cycling, favre, jets on August 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have never claimed to be smarter than anyone, and for the most part never will. However I have to address a moron that posted a comment on my Bianchi 2009 post. Nine-hundred views, and I get this comment:
Author : joen namath (joen?)
“Your a douche bag!!”
Now I encourage you to take a look at my post about [...]
The Effect of Mountain Biking On My Cyclocross Performance
Posted in Bikes & Gear, Cyclocross, tagged cycling, Cyclocross, jamis dakar, lemond poprad, mountian biking, mtb on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have recently rediscovered mountain biking, after a fairly long hiatus during which I stuck to riding road and and some cross. My mtb rebirth has made me realize, among other things, that mountain biking is just fun. I have taken this opportunity to make some upgrades to my mountain bike, ultimately dropping some serious [...]
NYPD Critical Mass Follow Up
Posted in Bikes & Gear, tagged critical mass, cycling, nypd, pogan on July 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Officer Pogan’s statement regarding the incident in which assaults a cyclist during a Critical Mass ride in New York City this month, contradict what is shown in the video seen here:
Officer Pogan says that he ordered the cyclist to stop, at which point the cyclist steered his bicycle towards Officer Pogan. [...]
NYC Law Enforcement Officer “Cheap Shots” Critical Mass Rider
Posted in Bikes & Gear, tagged critical mass, cycling, cyclist, New York City, NYC, police on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s the link to a video on CNN, where a guy riding in a New York Critical Mass event is “blindsided” by a NYC cop, causing him to hit the ground pretty hard.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/07/29/dcl.cop.decks.cyclist.cnn
To be honest, I am not a huge fan of the Critical Mass events. Frankly I think that most of the time they [...]
Drunk Driver Kills Girl On Bicycle
Posted in Bikes & Gear, tagged bike accident, cars and bikes, cycling, drunk drivers on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From my experience earlier this year, I have learned that there are some Bob Mionske “haters” out there, but I personally like the guy (To clarify, I don’t know him personally, I just enjoy his writing). He offers insight and legal support for cyclists that frankly don’t get a lot of it in most states. So [...]
