Sweet trail.

sweet trail, originally uploaded by dRj0n.

With so much rain this year making the trails soaked, I am forced to live vicariously through the images of singletrack instead of just riding it.

Share the road.

I always really appreciate it when drivers pull over to let cyclists ride by- courtesy goes far and is not forgotten.

Picture courtesy of steephill.tv- some of the best bike pictures out there.

Relentless.

Change at MSR.

300k's amidst semi- inclimate weather requires a change of clothes before the finale.

The Other Kind of One Speed Bike.

Cycling Weekly did a really nice photo piece on Sir Chris Hoy-  here are a few of the pictures.  Thank you

Cycling Weekly.

 

Desire.

Pure desire manifested in carbon- I am sure most of the devout bike lovers have seen pictures of this beauty but I keep coming back to it, as it one of the few carbon bikes I have a true affinity for.

Practical? No. Beautiful? Yes.

Picture courtesy Ifbikes.com

The climbs in the cold.

The other side of beautiful.

Images from Italy.

Strade Bianche.

With images like this, this is turning into my favorite Italian race:

Note: Thank you Steephill.tv for the great pictures as always.

Details.

P1020937, originally uploaded by Sycip Bicycles.

New, but old.

"In the winter of 1986, while living and working in my home state of Florida, I was contacted by a friend and former co-worker about a possible job opportunity at Serotta Bicycles. I was very excited about this prospect because it was the best way to pursue frame building as my full time career.

In February of 1987 I moved my family to Saratoga Springs, NY and worked at Serotta until December, 2008. After 21+ years at Serotta it was time to once again to build fine frames under my own name."

-Kelly Bradford Customs

For some reason this story reminded me of Dario Pegoretti and his private label bike building business in the early 90's where he was making frames for other companies- most notably Pinarello.  

Off Topic.

Pro vs. Garabage can: Can 1, Pro Nil.

I love  that a continetanl team is rolling on LightWeight Wheels and the Pro Tour Level team is rolling on traditional box section classics wheels.

How do you clean that thing?

Burke Swindlehurst aboard a bike that looks more mueseum piece than race machine- The Iso Truss bike garned much attention a few years ago but this is the first time I have ever seen one actually raced. Pricey for sure but that does seem to stop people from dropping dough on bikes, but seriously how do you clean one of these?
Nice fred stem on that machine Burke.

The scramble.

Busier than ever these days- not much time for much these days. Scrambling just to keep my head above water. Images will have to do for awhile.

Fat tires.

"In general, I think everybody should be riding wider tyres all the time but especially on a race like this weekend or Flanders, a Pavé is really overkill. So I think the 25mm Evo CX is really the way to go."

"We don't run these crazy high pressures ever because it actually increases rolling resistance."
-Gerard Vroomen.

Interesting to note that one of the most analytical and advanced bike developers in the world thoughts on tire pressure and what makes a fast bike. Full story at cyclingnews.com.