Monthly Archives: June 2009
What You Missed This Morning
There’s some phenomenal riding to be discovered out here near Calgary, Canada. The sun is shining, my tanlines are coming along nicely, and the drivers have no clue what to do when they see a cyclist so they give you … Continue reading
Riding With Your Wife
Hi everyone. Wade’s wife Christine here. I hacked into Wade’s blog again to make sure he’s not planning on posting more podium girl shots. While I’m here I thought I’d give some good advice on how to have a successful … Continue reading
Cash In Your Tyres
Cold hard cash can be good for all sorts of things. Usually for the things that you can buy with it but in some cases it’s good for what you can use it for. On my way home from my … Continue reading
Gerro Not Going To Tour…WTF???
I’ve seen countries go to war for less. This is ridiculous! What could the reason possibly be? The TdF pre-selection was: 1 Inigo Cuesta ESP 2 Xavier Florencio ESP 3 Simon Gerrans AUS 4 Volodymir Gustov UKR 5 Heinrich Haussler … Continue reading
Name That Part
My third day back in Canada and the merino t-shirt still smells like strawberries. My luggage finally arrived but I don’t really see an urgent need to change yet, so I’m pushing on. Since all I have to my name … Continue reading
Merino Wool – The Goods!
Late last night I finally arrived in Calgary, Canada after a series of flights that made my wife and I feel like we were competing on The Amazing Race. Flight delays, negotiating with travel agents, running from terminal to terminal, … Continue reading
If You’re Not Moving Forwards, You’re Moving Backwards
You’ve probably been in a situation during a race where some sly bugger keeps stealing the wheel you were sitting comfortably behind. As this happens again and again the next thing you know you’re at the back of the bunch. … Continue reading
iCycling, iBiking, iRiding…
I’m a bit of a gadget freak and HAD to have an iPhone when the 3G model first came out. Since version 3.0 of the iPhone OS was just released today and the iPhone 3Gs will be all the buzz … Continue reading
The Inconveniences of Cramping
I know I’m not the only one who’s experienced cramps after a big day on the bike. Why does this happen? It could be lack of fitness, dehydration, low on electrolytes, etc. Whatever the reason, sometimes cramps creep up at … Continue reading
