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Bike...

Posted by The Rev on January 5, 2012
Thought I would lighten up a bit today. This made me smile. bike ♥ from Rick Darge on...

UTCX Video...

Posted by The Rev on January 4, 2012
Team Big Ring is an amazing group of people. I feel fortunate to be associated with such a diverse and talented group. Team rider Tommy Chandler not only won the last race of the UTCX he then put his considerable skills with a lens to work and...

Balance...

Posted by The Rev on January 3, 2012
To paraphrase the late great Hunter S. Thompson “Bike racing is not a profession or a trade. It is a cheap catch-all for fuckoffs and misfits — a false doorway to the backside of life”. At the upper levels a Pro Tour rider...

There Can Be Only One...

Posted by The Rev on December 21, 2011
Found this gem on the interwebs today. Beautifully shot and edited. Reminds me why I love cyclocross so much. I really missed racing this season… To me cross is the purest form of racing. The races are short enough that tactics are...

Group Ride...

Posted by The Rev on December 19, 2011
Only through the group, I realized — through sharing the suffering of the group — could the body reach that height of existence that the individual alone could never attain. And for the body to reach that level at which the divine might be...

Reset...

Posted by The Rev on October 13, 2011
When it stops being fun it is time to move on. That is what I have always said about racing. I am now wrestling with what makes racing fun for me. Is it winning? Is it testing oneself? I don’t think it is winning, yes I have won a few...

recent comments
  • J.F. Houpert: I kind of like the label of fuckoffs and misfits who kick ba...
  • tommy: thanks ArtMan, I had a good race, but was 2nd not 1st...trie...
  • RoseRydr: Amen! As an budding ultra distance cyclist I am definitely v...
  • Jo: Nailed it - thanks....
  • mark: Put a little tear in my eye. I will miss 'cross season....
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