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Oregon Manifest 2011 Constructors’ Show

I hope one day to be able to attend something like this … don’t see it happening too soon in the NY Metro area unfortunately.

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Pedal-Powered Vending Machine Dispenses Drink Samples

  I caught this one via Adrants and think it’s pretty cool. I typically go out of my way to avoid the street team sample people, but this would certainly get my attention… no so sure about the drink however given … Continue reading

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2011 Tour of the Catskills: Assault on Devil’s Kitchen

  Yesterday I competed in my second road race, the Tour of Catskills and it was awesome! I chose a one day race option over the 3-day stage and of the two possible days picked the Assault on Devil’s Kitchen … Continue reading

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Strava’s Social Fitness Works You Harder

I’ve become a huge fan of Strava for tracking my cycling workouts as well as sharing and tracking friends and pros.  The data viz portion of Strava is really solid, easy to understand and actually quite robust.  I’ve been a … Continue reading

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Consider the user …

I know it’s obvious, but it’s amazing how some companies don’t take user experience into account when designing their products.  Take for example the bike route mapping sites MapMyRide and RidewithGPS … MapMyRide appears to be the market leader given … Continue reading

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Social fitness can really get you going

I enjoyed +Kevin Tofel‘s post on social fitness at GigaOm… I’m a big fan and love the data. I don’t particularly care about the live streaming aspects though.  To me it’s more about comparative results, challenges and motivations of the community. … Continue reading

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The Cyclotrope

very cool

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13 months, 4,000 miles

With this morning’s ride, I cleared 4,000 miles which I find very cool. I bought my bike last July and have ridden regularly for most of the year. There was some lag time over the winter due to weather, but … Continue reading

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CYGLO – Making that Tron lightcycle possible

CYGLO is set to release some tires this fall that will make your bike highly visible, Tron-style. I might have to check these out given the amount of riding I do in darkness as the fall and winter rolls around … Continue reading

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First Shot

Posted via email from atmaspheric endeavors back to 5MP and loving it

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Rapha’s Hell of the North

It’s almost the weekend and I’m thinking about riding … Rapha’s just emailed about a cool ride, though unfortunately  it’s in London.  UK friends … get on it! Our homage to one of the great monuments of the sport, Paris-Roubaix, … Continue reading

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Pedaling.tv

Thanks to Bike Hugger, I just learned about Pedaling.tv which looks like it will be a very cool cycling travelogue … I’m subscribed via Vimeo!  Here’a peek at the trailer … PEDALING: NYC Trailer from Iri Greco/Panforte Productions on Vimeo.

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iPhone on the bike

I always ride with my phone in my pocket though more as a safety than functional piece. I’ve certainly had occasion to snap a few pics, make a call or jot down a new buddy’s email. I’ve checked Google Maps … Continue reading

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Team RadioShack jersey revealed

Pretty cool to see the Team RadioShack jersey revealed as the team gets ready for their offcial debut next month in Australia at the Tour Down Under.

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MityCross 350

This morning I took my first ride with the MityCross 350 LED bike light an came away generally impressed.  I’ve used two other lights, both from Blackburn but this simply outshines (ahem) the other units. I do a lot of … Continue reading

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Rapha Rides Norddal

Rapha certainly knows how to capture their events … I’d love the opportunity to do one of these destination rides, or perhaps one from the next cycle of the Continental.

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Another beautiful morning!

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