New Tour de France route… but this time its on skates!

By csh8428 | Mar 24, 2009

I may not be a competitive inline speedskater anymore, but I still have friends in the sport and occasionally visit them at local meets. So, this type of thing is something I find very cool especially because it has more correlation with cycling. If you’ve ever been an inline speedskater and a cyclist, you’d know [...]

First ride of season tonight, I am out of shape

By csh8428 | Mar 19, 2009

Well boys and girls, it’s time to get back in the saddle to start the 2009 cycling season for me. I haven’t touched the bike since October 2008. You can stop laughing now. I haven’t done any spinning or anything. I kept active though. I’ve been doing Crossfit since then so I’m actually in the [...]

Lionel Regal could definately beat Lance up Ventoux!

By csh8428 | Mar 16, 2009

I bet you clicked on that thinking “nuh uh,” “no way,” or “WTF is Lionel Regal, I’ve never heard of him and I’ve been cycling forever,” or something to the effect of one of those clichés. Actually Lionel Regal is an uphill auto racer. Since I’m a car nut as well as cyclist I figured [...]

A very important question: How do the pros take bathroom breaks in races?

By csh8428 | Mar 12, 2009

As a relative newb to cycling(I started in the end of 07), I’ve had a lot of questions and odd random thoughts about “how things are done.” I’ve been a speedskater for over 14 years, so most of those types of issues just come down to experience and hanging out with the more established compatriots [...]

You don’t need no stinkin Garmin Edge 705, get this for 1/10th the price!

By csh8428 | Mar 11, 2009

Holux has released a new gadget(M-1000C) with only one purpose: GPS logging. The unit simply records your route via GPS which you can then upload to your PC via Bluetooth for later analysis. The software is the same as is used with the Holux GPSport 245. The unit only has one button, so any configuration [...]

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