committing the act of journalism...

i've discussed this in the past... the lack of journalism in cycling coverage. here's another example, courtesy of cycling news. it wreaks of a bontrager infomercial.
here's why.
first, it's a rumor. rumors are fine for who's dating who on TMZ & ET.

however, i'd like a little more.

how to make it not a rumor? how about a quote from the UCI indicating their intention (or lack of intention) to enforce this 3:1 rule. there isn't even a "the UCI didn't return our calls."

also, who is "awash in panic"? NAMES PEOPLE, NAMES! "we talked with team-XYZ's chief wrench Tullio Campagnolo who said, 'yeah, my DS said...'." geez even a "sources close to three of the teams say," would help.

and then, ?who will have the only legal bikes? wait for it... BONTRAGER. so, some PR person from a manufacturer with deep roots says to James Huang "hey, we're so cool 'cause we designed all our stuff to be rule 1.3.024 friendly. AND... YOU KNOW WHAT I HEARD A UCI GUY IN LINE AT THE PORTA POTTY SAY?"

guess things are tough out there, and a journo's gotta do what a journo's do.

GAK!

Jens Voigt said it best... "It drives me mad."

"...you work for [such a] long time, to make everything correct... You know, you try to be straight forward... and what you get?"

so, someone nicked some rides...

looks like some of astana's bikes (including one of lancie's)got ripped off. reminds me of a music video from back in the day...

which was actually a send up of another video.

and you thought that stuff only happened in the slums of Barloworld.

is this cool...

...or the equivalent of a "baby on board" suction cup sign?

well, the ground hog was wrong.

average temp over the past few days has been 35f. three days, three rides... the roads are getting wider, the bike paths are getting wetter (me thinks drainage portion of the design got dumped from the initial build), tout va bien.
is my sella italia genuine gel flite (non-cut out model) for me? is there a selle san marco concor in my future? i don't yet know. tires... all i know is michelin transworld city=bad, continental contact=good.

groung hog day

our meteorologist admitted on the air some measure of scientific plausibility in ground hog day. he said that, if it's clear this time of year, it's prolly cold. weather moves in five to six week cycles, so if it's clear on ground hog day and since ground hog day falls six weeks before the vernal equinox, voila!

Out, out, brief candle!

sunday: just an hour on the bike, but what an hour it was.

monday: crushed to learn i'd lost (not even podiumed!) BSNYC's The Great Fyxomatosis Photo Parody Contest (sponsored by Boston Whaler Boats--The Unsinkable Legend). i'd even dreamed of mentioning in the acceptance speech that i have actually shopped at Rasmussen's bike shop back in the days when brake cables wistfully flapped in the breeze. the stone that the builder refuse...