Sani2C Mountain bike race.

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Spot the Caveman? (In Specialized’s all red.) Nervously peering around the pack on the far left.  Typical triathlete, I distrust all forms of pack riding. I like to blaze the open road/trail, pick my own lines, and set my own pace. Here, (on the 1st few kms of open roads) busy little 18 year olds [...]

Sani2C Mountain bike race. (read: Sani to sea)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

 
My bags are packed and I’m ready to go… my last day in Stellenbosch for 2009. Scary thought. I’m leaving for Durban in the morning for the start of the Sani2C mountain bike race.Its probably the most stage race I have done in South Africa. I did the Cape Epic in 2005 and 2006 with [...]

Bike porn from Interbike 2007

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

The Avia bike drew a lot of attention and explained bike show goers why there’s running shoes at their “bike show”. Triathletes!

Packing like crazy…

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

I’m leaving for Interbike in Las Vegas today. And then continue on a 6 week racing trip, (Tahoe, Kona and Maui) and the packing is crazy. It could be snowy in Tahoe and it will be hot in Maui, which means the whole wardrobe has to come.
Fortunately the Italian in Amber is coming [...]

Caveman’s clever trick to lube a needy chain WITH YOUR CAR’S DIP STICK!

Friday, June 20th, 2008

How to lube a rusted bike chain when you have no (Squirt) chain lube.
Disaster strikes. The airline took your luggage hostage. You have to pre ride the course, so you borrowed a bike, helmet, shoes 2 sizes too big and clothes. (Yay for someone else’s used chamois!) Read more about why and how this was [...]

The new (and only) Specialized Stumpjumper 29er built for racing.

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

My 29er race bike…
This puppy has been specially built for me by the engineers at Specialized. (thanks Jason!) To save weight, the BB has been replaced with a large diameter shell to fit the Specialized Carbon road cranks. (Which I’m running 2×9) And most of the paint has been left off. In my opinion, the [...]