I picked up two sets of these tires this month to outfit the touring bikes Sarah and I took to Acadia. For gravel road and hard packed dirt a regular cyclocross tire does just fine but can be a little slow rolling. I knew we would be spending a good bit of time on pavement...
Last August Sarah and I decided to go camping in Maine at Acacia National Park. While we were there we had so much fun that we vowed to return the following year and bring Buster our Jack Russel Terrier the next time. With the the August heat cooking the south east it was time to...
Second Tuesday of the month means track racing!!! Only two race days before the state championships will be in September. We have already booked rain dates for the Monday following each months race should the weather mess things up. Couple of things to remember this year… there is no Bryan Park crit the same Tuesdays...
This week only ALL FIXED GEAR BIKES* 25% OFF!!! All in stock, All City, Dolan, Kazane, Subrosa, Colnago, Surly, and Cannondale fixed gear and track bikes are on sale! Yes you can put on one layway if you need time to come up with the cash… a $200 deposit reserves any bike in stock! ...
After putting on track races on a beat up old NASCAR track for the last 7 years something special happened. Some of the hardened roadies that I strongarmed into racing track bikes decided to take their game on the road and head up to the velodrome in Trexlertown. This past week was the national championships...
After a lap of the trails it was back to the expo to grab another bike from Foundry. This time around I went for their road bike, the Ratchet. The Ratchet has the tight angles and average height head tube you would associate with a racing bike but once I started riding it I realized...
Monday morning meant getting up early to catch the shuttle to a park area referred to as Snow Basin for the Saddledrive bike demo. We boarded the bus and headed into the mountains by way of a canyon road that followed one of the small rivers that flowed from higher elevation. A short and very...
After a few years of use I decided to retire most of the current parts on my road bike and start over. Ever since Ian built up one of the matte black anodized Caad10 frames I have been a little jealous. Saturday I finally got around to finishing up the build on mine. I have...
Quality Bicycle Products was nice enough to fly Josh and I out to Ogden Utah for their annual dealer event. We had the chance today to check out the expo and see some of the upcoming 2012 product from several of their partner brands. There was too many cool things to describe but I’ll give...
Just don’t do it. If you already have them, no need to run out and replace, they will break soon enough. Then get alloy. If you want to look like you have carbon, get plastic. CBC will not even participate in the illicit commerce, the peculiar institution, of carbon bottle cages. You got to take...
Gloves are one of those things you pretty can’t do without most of the time even though you wish you could. I for one would love to ride without them all spring and summer long but when I’m getting sweaty on the trails or racing at Bryan Park grip and protection are both a must....
The Camp Hilbert race series is one of my favorites. Just a 40 minute drive from downtown and on some of the fastest trails around. CBC had a pretty good showing at round 2 of the 3 race series. Ian took 5th place in enduro managing 9 laps of the 6 mile loop aboard his...
Not willing to let an extra day off go to waste Sarah and I decided to go for a bike ride together this past Monday. Next month we are going on vacation with our dog Buster so we figured we should hook up the trailer and bring him along for a “training ride”. After a...
Sunday the 10th is race #2 in the Camp Hilbert series. Hilbert is a fun fast and not overly technical course, perfect for your first foray in to mountain bike racing and an excuse to ride FAST! The trails are essentially closed the rest of the year and are always in great shape. I’ll be...
