Archive for the ‘News’

  • Anti Cycling Groups On Facebook
    Over the past year, I have noticed an increasing trend on Facebook and other social media…lashing out at cyclists on the road. Now that everyone has a voice through fan pages on everything from sleep to your favorite website, there have been some antagonistic fan pages towards cyclists and road bikers setup on Facebook. These fan pages advocate and encourage hateful...
    by 198 at February 4th, 2010 at 08:02 am
  • Video: Building the Team Radio Shack Trek Madone Road Bike
    Regardless of what you think of the new design or new Radio Shack team, you have to admit that the process of building up one of the new ‘Shack bikes is pretty cool. In this video posted on YouTube by Trek Bikes, they take us through the process of making a Madone look like a Radio Shack team frame. Can we say complicated? Personally…I like the look of the...
    by 198 at December 31st, 2009 at 08:12 pm
  • Is Lance Armstrong’s Tweeting Getting Reckless?
    On September 9th, Lance Armstrong threw out a 140 character or less blast on Twitter that stated the following: Hey LA – get out of your cars and get on your bikes. Time to ride. 7:30 tomorrow am. Griffith Park, LA Zoo parking lot. See you there.. The result was almost 1,000 riders showing up for a impromptu group ride in LA with the legend, Lance Armstrong, ready...
    by 198 at September 11th, 2009 at 02:09 pm
  • 2009 Tour de France Recap by 198
    The 2009 Tour de France is over and now we have to wait another 49 weeks until we are able to shut down our lives for 3 weeks as we watch the best in the world take on the streets of France. The 2009 Tour de France was a special event this year. With the return of Lance Armstrong and an extremely strong Astana Team, the Tour de France saw a 54%+ increase in viewers as...
    by 198 at July 27th, 2009 at 02:07 pm