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The Daily Bike, May 15, 2012

by 18 miles per hour on May 15, 2012 · 2 comments

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Essay: A race number is more than just a number.

The Daily Bike, May 4, 2012

by steve casimiro on May 4, 2012 · 2 comments

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Brian Toone rode 468,662 vertical feet in 47 days. Chew on that for awhile.

The Daily Bike, May 3, 2012

by steve casimiro on May 3, 2012 · 1 comment

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A completely new view on pro road racing from photo Gregg Bleakney.

How Richard Nixon Jump-Started California Surfing

by chris mauro grind tv on May 2, 2012 · 1 comment

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Yesterday kicked off the Nike Lowers Pro surf contest at Lower Trestles, South Orange County, California. Chris Mauro gives a short history of Trestles below, while this Nike video digs into the archives for a great look back. In the early 1970′s only one Trestles local mattered, one who loomed larger than anyone before or [...]

4 Thought Dead in Yacht Race, Coast Guard Suspends Comps

by steve casimiro on April 30, 2012 · 0 comments

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Survivor of yacht race wreck that claimed 5 details what went wrong.

Fresh Goods: Trek Domane Suspension Road Bike

by michael frank on April 6, 2012 · 9 comments

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A few years back Trek said it had incorporated a sort of suspension into the rear of some of its Lemond road frames. That was more than a bit of an exaggeration, as what those Lemonds had was a lame elastomer sandwiched between the junction of the seatstay and the seatpost. It worked about as [...]

The Daily Bike, April 6, 2012

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Jørgen Leth, right, is the Danish filmmaker who made the iconic and stunningly innovative A Sunday In Hell, the 1976 documentary on the Paris-Roubaix pro road race. First run in 1896, Paris-Roubaix is legendary for its brutally rugged course, with more than 50 kilometers of bone-rattling cobbles (51.5, actually) on its 257.5km length. Sunday, of [...]

Americans Win World’s Top Mountaineering Prize (Video)

It sounds better in French — Piolet d’Or — than Golden Ax Awards, but no matter what language it probably sounds plenty to sweet however you say it to American climbers Mark Richey, Steve Swenson, and Freddie Wilkinson for bagging the second-highest unclimbed peak in the world.

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Swiss Downhiller Didier Cuche Ends Career on Vintage Gear

Didier Cuche was on the World Cup for 13 years before talent, equipment, and luck caught up with him in a big way — although he started in 1993, 16 of his 21 victories came after 2006. So maybe the five-time winner of the Hahnenkamm had a finer appreciation of what it means to put [...]

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The Daily Bike, March 22, 2012

Every rider in the 24 Hours of the Old Pueblo was preoccupied with fatigue, the elements and the treacherous, dangerous, spiky desert terrain, but there were two guys with other bigger issues on their minds. Colin, Bill, Tony, and Damian were ready to race in the 4-Man category for their fifth straight year. Then fate [...]

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The Daily Bike, March 21, 2012

As photographer Brian Vernor writes, “Cook. Fat. Fat. Bontrager. Yeti. This is pretty much what people wore when i went to my first mtb race in 1993.” For more from Brian, visit www.brianvernor.com.

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The Daily Bike, March 7, 2012

Of all the logos we’ve had on our bikes, of all the brand names we’ve had on our steeds, of all the symbols we’ve worn on jerseys, none have earned us more props and support than this simple, little (and cheeky) sign. It was given to us and the other solo, singlespeed riders in the [...]

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Big Air on a Borrowed Bike and a Bum Femur Nabs $5000

Chad Kagy doesn’t even own a mountain bike, but last weekend at the Teva Mountain Games he won the best trick competition. Mind you, he does own a BMX bike, but 20-inchers and 26-inch-wheeled bikes aren’t the same thing, especially not when you’re trying to manhandle a bike in mid-air. And it can’t have made [...]

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The Daily Bike, February 21, 2012

Surely this is the cycling quote of the month: “I haven’t cycled on a track for 80 years,” said Frenchman Robert Marchand. “You have to get used to the fixed gear! I prefer cycling outside but that is impossible at the moment [due to snow]. I don’t want to catch the flu. So I am [...]

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Links We Like, January 31, 2012

ALMOST ALL MID-SIZED MAMMALS ARE GONE FROM THE EVERGLADES. The culprit? Giant Burmese pythons that became popular “pets” among collectors in Florida in the 1990s and, along with other creatures that don’t belong in the Sunshine State, have managed to get loose of their owners. How bad is it? Raccoon populations have fallen 99.3%, possum [...]

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