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The 2017 N24HC is in two weeks, June 17. Are any Cruzers going besides me? I know some of the regulars (Larry, Kevin) are doing RAAM this year. Also, the organizers are retiring and are looking for new management. This could be the last year unless someone takes it on. Its demise would be a...

Will this work on a Vendetta? SRAM X01 Eagle: - 12 cogs, 10-50T cassette: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 32, 36, 42, 50. - Chain - Trigger shifter - Rear derailleur - Driver body Other things: Keep my 53T Q-ring. Only have one chainring. Remove my front derailleur, chainring shifter, and...

I was out with a really fast group of guys on Tuesday. It was my first time riding with this group. They are a really friendly bunch, and fast. Recumbent? No problem! So, toward the end of the ride, only a few quick miles from the shop, I was out front and didn't know I should hop on the bike...

Seriously? A pickup truck (why always a pickup truck?) runs down nine cyclists and kills five. Nine? He hit all nine? And then, what does the driver do? He runs away, literally, with his feet. Because his truck was so damaged, he couldn't drive away like the ODRAM killer did. Speechless...

Well, it finally happened. I think I got banned from the Thursday night ride. So here's the (long) story, although I'm somewhat confused and may have been victim of discriminatory backstabbing. It is also depressing, since this was a holiday, the weather was great, I was out riding fast with...

In a race, anything goes. It’s all about conservation. That means using others as much as possible to gain an advantage. Sometimes, somebody will complain. As in, “you just sat in the back while everybody else did all the work, and then you jumped out front!” Some people will complain like...

I used to race in a local, weekly race on a racetrack for many years on a DF. It was a blast. I haven't raced there for a few years. I was thinking of going back and racing on my V, so I looked at the rules posted on the website. There was no mention of restrictions on frame type. I was...

Does anyone else have good or bad experience with latex tubes? I wanted to switch over from butyl, but not if they're going to blow out unexpectedly multiple times. Anyone?

Finally, the possibility of better roads. Combine self-healing roads with self-driving cars and we'll be some happy cyclists. Self-healing concrete -- inspried by the abalone shell: http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/news/one-cool-thing/2015/december/dreaming-of-pothole-free-roads

This is, unfortunately, a very sad and unbelievable posting. The ODRAM (One Day Ride Across Michigan) this year suffered from the murder of a 50-year-old cyclist and nurse named Susan Cummings by a 26-year-old redneck in a pickup truck named Ronnie Jo Claflin. Ronnie Jo drove over Susan from...

Now that the season is pretty much finished here, I am working on increasing my power output for next spring by building a bigger aerobic engine. And I don't want to waste any more power than necessary, so I'm also tuning my Vendetta for more efficiency in terms of lower drive train resistance...

I rode the Colorburst Tour 100-mile route today. I was already registered and had paid my money. The forecast was for rain and temps in the thirties, so I was not planning to ride as of yesterday. Then I woke up this morning and found the forecast had changed to no rain. So I packed my crap...

Here's a news story about the latest findings in exercise physiology and why exercise is good: http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/tv/catalyst/catalyst_s16_ep11_fitin6minutes_new.mp4

It’s the big Thursday night A ride. We start out with a group of over 10 A riders. I’m just getting over a bad cold and my lungs are still full of mucus. I’ve been off the bike for a while due to the cold. But my legs feel well rested. After a few miles into the ride, the former...

Here is a review of the new Bikenstein video from a leading cycling critic. “I hate cycling. Do I have to watch it? It’s the same as the others. Why aren’t you working together? They don’t like you. Don’t show this to the kids!”

Here's another installment in the ongoing saga of the Thursday night A ride for your viewing torture.

I did the 100-mile ride for the Coast Guard festival today. It was a nice 61 degrees when I rode out from my house. After a couple of hours into the ride it really started to heat up. The only time we felt it was when we slowed down - so we kept on riding hard and stayed cool. I was following...

I have one leftover Q-ring I would like to sell. This one was only used a little, and then I swapped it out for a slightly smaller inner ring to better match my cogset. So it is almost in mint condition. These are around $90 each new online. I am asking $60 plus shipping costs. I accept...

I was using 28 mm (26.5 mm actual) Continental Gatorskin tires on my Vendetta with heavy butyl tubes made for 28 mm tires. Today, I replaced them with 25 mm (25 mm actual) Continental Grand Prix 4000 S II tires and some Conti tubes made for 25 mm tires. I weighed all of the tubes and tires and...

I just finished the Holland Hundred in Holland, Michigan. I'm still using my heavy tires and tubes (28 mm Conti GatorSkins and thick tubes on bullet-proof Ksyrium wheels). They have terrible rolling resistance and are heavy. I was thinking about putting on the new tires and tubes, but decided...