I’ve heard of a flashmob, but I hadn’t heard of a flashride until today. My initial reaction: Brilliant. Today, hundreds of cyclists are set to meet at The Mall to the Houses of Parliament, in London to ensure that legislators truly have them in mind when they table the issue of cycling safety, in wake [...]

Humbling. When looking for adjectives to describe the Cyclocross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium that’s definitely one adjective that comes to mind. Ryan Trebon was the only North American rider that managed to crack the top 20 (18th) – and was also the only member of that crew to finish the race – Jeremy Powers [...]

Following up on, and in response to Ken’s most recent post, ‘Ode to the Parka‘, or something like that, I thought it’d be cool to do some looking around to see where the best cycling threads are coming from these days. Obviously, Rapha, from the UK, is going to sit at the top of my list. [...]

It just wouldn’t be the New Year if we didn’t crack things of with a Top Ten list! The past year was a transitional year for both Sheldon and I, but was still full of great memories and lots of riding. Looking to 2012 we’re optimistic that it will be even more grand! Out with [...]

Motivation – in the off-season we’re all looking for it. Without it, we’d never get off the couch. If you’re talking about just ‘riding’, finding motivation can be pretty easy – riding is a blast, and all about fun! Personally, I’m up for going for a ride pretty much anytime. But, if we’re talking about [...]

I heard it said once, that having beauty around us in our day-to-day lives greatly enhances our overall quality of life, which I would have to agree with – especially when beauty comes in the form of a bike. In my opinion, the VINER Perfecta that I rode this season, is as as nice to [...]

In this third and final instalment of my interview with Team H&R Block’s Aaron Schooler, I ask him who he thinks has the edge come CX season, the Roadie or the MTB’r. Personally, in general, I have to hand it to the roadies because they show up with such great fitness. At least this is [...]

Ever gone back to a park that served as a cyclocross venue a week or so afterwards, to see if you can remember the course? If you have, then you’ll know as well as I do that more often than not, though the course marking might be down, the damage left from the tires leaves [...]

Following up on the post from last week, here is the second instalment of my interview with Team H&R Block‘s, Aaron Schooler. In this part of the interview Aaron talks about the shift from roads to cyclocross season, and the changes he makes to his own training. For more information on Aaron, check out his [...]

Growing up, we all know the woes/joys of an untuned bike. Bar grips that twisted freely, rusted old chains slathered in black 3 &1 oil to hide the creaking, and the worn brake pads that squack and squeal at every stop… Ah, good times… Now balance that with you most well-tuned bike you’ve ever had. [...]