Category: Misc
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Tornado update
It turns out that there were actually two tornadoes that missed our house – an EF1 to the southeast of us and an EF2 just to the north of us (the one that went through Mountain Brook and Cahaba Heights that I posted pictures from earlier). Here is the official preliminary report from the weather…
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More tornado damage pics
In between my morning and class and my senior presentations this afternoon at the student research showcase, I was able to bike over to Cahaba Heights and Dolly Ridge and get closer to where the tornado went through. I was only able to snap a few pics, though. Again, these pictures represent the damage from…
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2010 Racing season through Presbyterian Invitational
Been traveling a lot this season … just over 12,000 miles to be exact! Check out the map of all the places we have driven with one flight shown as well from Birmingham to Baltimore. 2010 racing season travels through Presbyterian Invitational (Aug 7) Plus, 305 different commutes/commute routes on my bike totaling 5,000 miles…
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Speedplay zero cleats
Amazing cleat story here – after two and a half years and at least 25,000 miles I had to replace my speedplay zero cleats this morning. I knew that there was a problem about a week ago when the right cleat was loose even with the tension screws closed all the way down. It turns…
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Blast from the past
My wife was getting ready for a garage sale this Saturday when she found these two posters that I saved from my college racing days at Clemson University. I was a big follower of the principles laid out in Eddie Borysewicz’s book “Bicycle Road Racing”. One of the things that he recommends doing at the…
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Georgia Cycling Grand Prix Update
One of the things that I am happiest about this season has been my performance in the Georgia Cycling Grand Prix. Here is a screenshot of the current standings … while it is fun to be at the top of a list with so many professional riders, the reason is that the pros only did…
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Anatomy of a bike crash
Since it has been a little over 14 months since my last crash, I thought I would go out and wreck my bike today. Well, OK, that’s not exactly why I fell off my bike going 25mph, but the end result is the same! Here’s how it all played out: I left my house for…
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Anatomy of a bike crash
Since it has been a little over 14 months since my last crash, I thought I would go out and wreck my bike today. Well, OK, that’s not exactly why I fell off my bike going 25mph, but the end result is the same! Here’s how it all played out: I left my house for…
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Equipment update
I went ahead and purchased a new front wheel. I read an article about a Zipp carbon fiber front wheel that failed catasrophically after being “fixed” with carbon epoxy. Basically what can happen is that the crack will deepen underneath the epoxy and you won’t be able to tell because it’s hidden by the epoxy.…
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Equipment update
I went ahead and purchased a new front wheel. I read an article about a Zipp carbon fiber front wheel that failed catasrophically after being “fixed” with carbon epoxy. Basically what can happen is that the crack will deepen underneath the epoxy and you won’t be able to tell because it’s hidden by the epoxy.…