Archives for April 2008
Open Pro is not Open Sport
It is after countless phone calls and e-mails with which I received horrible service and no help at all that I write the following……….
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Even for someone that knows nothing about Mavic’s current line of rims would probably know that an Open Pro rim is not the same thing as an Open Sport rim. It is […]
Billy’s In-Famous Schwinn LeTour
As Ned Nederlander once said in one of the best movies of all time, “In-Famous is when you’re MORE than famous. This man El Guapo, he’s not just famous, he’s IN-famous.” Well that perfectly describes the Schwinn LeTour that my friend Billy owns: It’s In-Famous. I wrote about his Schwinn LeTour a few days ago […]
Will I Fit In?….I Hope Not!
I received an e-mail from a reader named Clint this week that got me thinking. The e-mail asked a very important question:
I am new to cycling, and I cannot afford a new bike and new wardrobe. Will I fit in with other cyclists?
-Clint, Portland, OR
Thanks for the question Clint. Here is my longwinded answer: Cycling […]
Tour of America Moves to 2009 - UPDATE
Just after i published the article about the Tour of America website showing new dates for 2009, I received this press release:
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LUMBERTON, N.C. - March 31, 2008 - Aqu, Inc., organizers of The Tour of America, a multi-stage coast-to-coast professional bicycle road race, today announced rescheduling of the inaugural race until September 2009.
Since the original […]
Tour of America Moves to 2009
Coverage of the Tour of America developments have been slim from the big guys in the bike media, but I am not going to drop it. The Tour of America can be a big deal, and it can be done. It didn’t start out the right way…..in fact, Frank Arokiasamy, the Tour Director, was basically […]
Specialized Buyout Just an Elaborate April Fools Joke
Don’t worry all you Specialized Bicycle fans…..General Motors is not buying the company. Carlton Reid of BikeBiz.com reported late last night that General Motors was buying Specialized Bicycles. Several other outlets picked it up and mentioned it cautiously since it is April Fool’s day today. A firestorm of blog posts, forum posts, and e-mails swirled […]
