Big Ringers Unite...

Brother Merrill sent me this story. It does not involve riding but it does embody what it means to live in The Big Ring. Daniel is a 30 y/o war vet that has been through some shit to say the least. I am no fan of the war but I support 100%, the men and women that are over there laying their life on the line daily. For all that Daniel has been through he is not letting any of it stop...

Big Ring Down Under...

Way back in 89 my pal The ToneMan loaded up my 1983 Mercury Cougar and headed to Californy to see what all the fuss about the NORBA National Series was about. We hit Big Bear first and set up camp. Back then even most of the Pro’s camped. Some guy named Greg Herbold was in the next site over from us. We met some dude that raced under the name Wiley Coyote and assorted other...

Slave to the Grind...

After weeks of painting, flooring, cleaning, boxing, swearing, bleeding, spilling beer, grunting, and being more grouchy than normal I have completed the relocation of TCOTBR world headquarters to a new fortified underground bunker in the West Utah Desert. This means I can get back on the bike on a regular basis. The last few weeks riding has mostly been a few quick jaunts while...

Have We Failed?...

Today while I was at work and should have been working , The Wolfe forwarded me a post from the site of the great Maynard Hershon regarding his decision to stop writing for cycling mags (BTW thanks Gewilli for the plug). Here is an excerpt: Scarcely anyone waves back today. Last month a hipster on a fixie waved; I nearly hit the chain-link fence next to the bike path. Club riders...

The Cobra Stikes...

I have to admit that I have not had much time to follow the Giro. There are many things happening at Big Ring Ministries, most notably I am moving the world headquarters a few miles down the street to a new house. Lots of remodeling and other busy work has left me with not a lot of time for much else. That is nearing completion so I should be back to my normal schedule of work, ride,...

Weak...

Today at the Giro Russian rider Pavel Brutt commited one of the 7 Sins. Sloth is perhaps the most vile of the 7 Sins. Only the weakest of character will attempt this despicable act. Pavel Brutt you have brought shame to our beautiful sport, repent now! I wonder if David Millar threw his bike further than Bjarne...

Fixed Gear Freestyle...

This is a lot more impressive than any of the dudes in skinny jeans skidding videos that seem to be all the rage. Hey fixie hipster, you just got owned by a bunch of Euro...

Get Out and Ride...

So for all you who asked where are the results from Slipstream I think you now have your answer. Too bad about Zabriskie, dude can’t seem to catch a break. I have ridden MTB’s with him and his skills are legit, does not make sense to me. Anyway speedy recovery Brother Z, and big props to the Argyle Armada. Yesterday I was riding with Blaze and we were talking about all the...

Help a Brother...

Cancer, f*#&ing cancer. I would say it is pretty much impossible to find someone who has not had their life impacted by cancer. It does not discriminate, it just destroys. I am sure most of you read Fatcyclist, if not you are missing out. It is what I hope this site could be if I was a better writer. For those who don’t know, Fatty’s wife has been putting up one...

Big Ringers Big Ringing...

Brother Swindlehurst called on the gods of The Big Ring in the New Mexican (Happy Cinco de Mayo) this weekend and was rewarded with a stage win and 2nd overall at the Tour of the Gila. This is the 4th time he has won what has to be one of the hardest stages in American bike racing. I myself have finished this stage twice and can attest to how leg breaking hard this stage is. There is...