Category: Misc
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Equipment update and question
First, let me start with a question. If this was your expensive carbon front wheel, what would you do? This happened during a crit when I heard a loud pop and thought I had blown a tire. I was able to finish the race with no apparent problems, but the clicking I heard during braking…
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Equipment update and question
First, let me start with a question. If this was your expensive carbon front wheel, what would you do? This happened during a crit when I heard a loud pop and thought I had blown a tire. I was able to finish the race with no apparent problems, but the clicking I heard during braking…
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Racing in the South
Well, it’s been a few weeks now, but the next few weeks I am racing in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee starting this weekend with the Cuba-Meridian Challenge in Meridian, Mississippi and Cuba, Alabama. Next weekend is the River Gorge Omnium in Chattanooga, Tennessee followed by a few weeks off before our hometown race – the…
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Racing in the South
Well, it’s been a few weeks now, but the next few weeks I am racing in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee starting this weekend with the Cuba-Meridian Challenge in Meridian, Mississippi and Cuba, Alabama. Next weekend is the River Gorge Omnium in Chattanooga, Tennessee followed by a few weeks off before our hometown race – the…
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2008 Olympic Fever
Well, I’ll admit that I just got Olympic fever in the past day. Last night, I watched the opening ceremonies with Analise after putting Josiah down for bed while Kristine was having a rare night out. It was cool to watch the “show”, but my favorite part is definitely the parade of athletes. When Kristine…
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2008 Olympic Fever
Well, I’ll admit that I just got Olympic fever in the past day. Last night, I watched the opening ceremonies with Analise after putting Josiah down for bed while Kristine was having a rare night out. It was cool to watch the “show”, but my favorite part is definitely the parade of athletes. When Kristine…
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Items for sale
Anybody want a heart rate monitor? I have two available – one from 1995 and another from 2007! Why am I selling these? Well, I’ve upgraded to the Polar CS600 which supports wireless power measurement at 1s intervals (the Polar S725x only records at 5s intervals).
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Tour of Elk Grove – Stage 1
This was a pro-only stage, so I didn’t race today. Still, I drove part of the way to Elk Grove and then biked the rest of the way so that I could watch a few of the pros and warm up the legs. I was very surprised by the roads (much better condition and much…
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Tour of Elk Grove – Stage 1
This was a pro-only stage, so I didn’t race today. Still, I drove part of the way to Elk Grove and then biked the rest of the way so that I could watch a few of the pros and warm up the legs. I was very surprised by the roads (much better condition and much…
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Take Back the Tour
[clearspring_widget title=”Take Back the Tour” wid=”486b9d4d7e84547a” pid=”487ea3d4b9f46690″ width=”300″ height=”250″ domain=”widgets.clearspring.com”] If you click on “real-time”, you can watch several of the riders heart rate, power, cadence, and speed statistics in real-time. It’s pretty cool! Give it a minute or so to update itself before you first start seeing any real values.