By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 31, 2009
It took awhile, but The New York Times has come back with a reality check on the hype surrounding Lance’s chances for the Giro. As we (and we alone) have been saying since Lance went down, Giro was a no-go. The Times, which earlier had merely reprinted the Armstrong camp’s hype without question, called in [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 26, 2009
The May issue of Mountain Bike Action magazine (not yet available on stands) names Bend Oregon the nation’s best mtb town. We’ve been riding Bend for years and love its mountain bike trails and culture. It’s certainly deserving. There are some new kids on the block that bear watching, too, places like Leavenworth and Bellingham, [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking | Tagged bend or, mountain bike action magazine, Mountain Biking
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 25, 2009
New details keep surfacing in the Lance Armstrong broken collarbone mishap. Instead of the earlier reported “clean break,” it now appears the bone broke into “multiple fragments.” Lance is putting his best hype forward, saying he expects to … what? be ready? ride part of? win? … the Giro. It isn’t clear. But as long [...]
Posted in Culture, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged Culture, imba, lance armstrong, Sea Otter
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 24, 2009
People have been talking about the new Trader Joe’s, so I figured on stopping by on a Tour de Ballard (pronounced the French “BullARD”). It’s in a new building kitty corner from the Office Max on Leary Way, and directly behind Mars Hill Church. I’m not sure how a self-described Temple of Jesus got named [...]
Posted in Culture, Today's Ride | Tagged Culture, trader joe's
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 24, 2009
Bike Rumor: GT’s golden bike is missing! This is gonna be a tough sell even on eBay. Quite the bling, but it’ll show back up in a day or two. Iron Horse on the comeback trail? Bicycle Retailer reports that nine former employees of the bankrupt bike giant have decided to start their own operation. [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Videos | Tagged Hans Rey, Iron Horse, Moab, Mountain Biking, Poison Spider, Portal, steve peat
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 24, 2009
News reports following Lance Armstrong’s broken collarbone have emphasized that he still has a chance at “full recovery” to ride in the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France. We applaud the cycling community’s effervescent optimism. But let’s do a little reality-checking here. We all know Lance is a tremendous champion and incredible physical specimen who [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing | Tagged broken collarbone, Culture, Giro d'Italia, lance armstrong, Tour de France
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 23, 2009
Broken collarbone: “It has never happened before, I feel very disappointed,” he told reporters as he left the hospital. “I feel miserable right now so I have to relax a few days.” This could jeopardize his Tour, but maybe not. He wasn’t going to win anyway. A break like this usually takes 4 to 6 [...]
Posted in Culture, Racing, Rider Down
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 23, 2009
AP: “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer suffered a “displaced” (separated? dislocated? hire an editor?) shoulder when he took a header to avoid hitting a deer that jumped into his path. Sounds reasonable. You don’t want to hit a deer under any circumstances, because the deer always wins. Where in New York was he riding? The [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, News Cycle | Tagged bike park, collapsible bike, Culture, foldable bike, matt lauer, mayor bloomberg, Mountain Biking, stevens pass bike park, united bicycle institute
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 21, 2009
A spot of sun, so I have to get outta Dodge for some trail ridin’!! Tiger Mountain reportedly is snowed in, so I headed for Lake Sawyer/Black Diamond and some more exploring. Sawyer is such a playground. You can spend hours riding in circles, not having a clue where in Sam Hill you are, and [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Today's Ride
