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Dammit - now I want to ride the lifts...
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
new camera
got a new point and shoot Canon - would love and SLR... but too many toys on the list before that one happens.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Editors
Saw this gem of a player on DrunkCyclist - the music's not bad... but the player is pretty cool
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Drunk Woman Laughs about killing cyclist
Via Drunkcyclist Blog and my boy Dan's blog -
WTF is wrong with people?????
This woman get 10.5 years (thanks judge!) for getting drunk, driving into a bicycle lane in Tuscon, and killing the cyclist.
As it turns out... she got caught on tape laughing about killing the guy - and the judge got to hear it, so he made sure to give her the maximum.
Bitch
Story from Tuscon
Video from CNN
Tuscon Lawyer Blog Post
Friday, January 25, 2008
WTF is going on???? This just ain't right...
http://bicyclecolo.org/page.cfm?PageID=330
DENVER POST EDITORIAL ON FORT COLLINS ATTACKS
The Denver Post, Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Bicycle 'boxing' no kids' game
Denver Post Editorial
Sue O'Brien, Editor of the Editorial Page
A series of attacks on bicyclists by teen hoodlums on wheels in northern Colorado cannot easily be dismissed as youthful indiscretion: These are vicious, potentially lethal assaults that should be punished severely.
So far, three male teens from Windsor have been arrested in the case. One, a 17-year-old, has been charged with felony assault, reckless endangerment and underage use of alcohol. Authorities say the boys come from comfortable, middle-class backgrounds.
Beginning in December, police in Windsor and Fort Collins received reports of about a dozen incidents with the deceptively innocuous-sounding name of "bicycle boxing." The reality is anything but sporting: Participants in a four-wheel-drive vehicle apparently rolled up next to unsuspecting riders and one teen struck victims with an aluminum baseball bat. Sometimes, bike riders were forced off the road by the motor vehicle.
That there have been no fatalities is just pure luck. A rider hunched over the drop-style handlebars of a touring bicycle traveling at moderate speed is extremely vulnerable to a serious, disabling injury or death, even when wearing a safety helmet.
Fort Collins and Windsor police haven't learned of any similar attacks elsewhere in the United States, so this appears to be homegrown Colorado product.
Windsor Police Chief John Michaels said he's heard only vague rumors of how the term "bicycle boxing" came about.
Charlie Henderson, president of the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club, said the attacks in northern Colorado are "the first we've heard of." "It's something they've got to squash," Henderson added.
Patrick McCormick, spokesman for the American League of Bicyclists in Washington, D.C., also said the Colorado incidents are a first.
Both Henderson and McCormick say bicyclists often encounter hostile motorists, and most long-time riders have been targeted for road-rage of one kind or another. But those usually are chance encounters. The "bicycle boxing" teens allegedly sought out their victims.
For now, the attacks are being handled as a juvenile case, and the Larimer County district attorney's office hasn't decided yet whether to charge those involved as adults.
Given the assailants' apparent depraved indifference to the potential for death or serious injury and the large number of attacks, adult felony charges might be an appropriate way to discourage wannabe copycats.
Meantime, the teens' parents should ask themselves what kind of monsters they've raised. They may not like the answer.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Peanuts Bicycle Ride
I've got a baby due any day now... this reminds me of the many conversations about how I can continue to ride when I have a kid. Mostly, that means our baby gets to go for a ride with me.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Who loves Subcultures?
If you are into cycling subcultures... this will def be entertaining!
Messenger fixie types having fun in the streets and catching it on tape. And selling it.
Click HERE to go THERE
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Colorado Whiskey
Simply stated - this is the best US based whiskey I've ever had. I'm not a whiskey person (love my tequila), but you should try this stuff!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Women in the News
Seems like there's been a bit a of bad streak of luck lately for women in the news
First, there's the Colorado Native who go's missing in Georgia while hiking (dog found 50 miles away in a grocery store). That asshole's going away for a long time.
Click here for the story
Then - they found the body of the missing pregnant marine. Some butwipe buried her in his backyard. Genius.... With that kind of intellect, it should be some time before he's found (maybe another 30 seconds).
Click Here for the Story
And there' the cyclist in Minnesota who somehow ended up underwater in the Mississippi.
No evidence of foul play - but I'm sure if you Follow the story, some will appear shortly.
Click Here for the story
Friday, January 11, 2008
Nissan Independant Front Suspension Ad
Nissan has a new ad out for their independent front suspension,
Enjoy!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Pregnant Basketball
My wife's pregnant, due is a very short time (and she's a personal trainer) and is a strong sporting type.....
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Wow! Skateboard movies rule
That's it - I'm changing my profession today. I'm walking out the door, buying an HD camera or two, some mad mac with tons of memory, and some sweet video editing software.
It's on... alternative sports video's are real - finally! The first HD Mountain bike video was launched recently (in widescreen format), and we are finally seeing some crazy good production quality lately.
http://www.lifelounge.com/Best-Skate-Video-Intro-Ever.aspx
Check out more at The Life Lounge
Tazor, but in style
New tazors - with MP3's and leopard print....
Want to watch a Wall Street journal reporter get taz'd?
Monday, January 7, 2008
Downhill Race on Snow
Man - I remember doing this kind of stupid crap when I lived in the midwest and didn't have anything better to do.
Now I live in Colorado and own ski's and snowshoes. That means I have lots to do.
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Downhill daredevils
Mountain bikers pit their skills against a ski slope in eighth annual Bikercross.
By Sam Kennedy | Of The Morning Call
January 6, 2008
Imagine going down a steep, jump-studded ski slope -- on a bike.
Sound dangerous?
It was, as evidenced by the medical helicopter dispatched to Blue Mountain Ski Area in Lower Towamensing Township on Saturday afternoon to fly 20-year-old Gregory White of Boyertown, one of the contestants of the resort's eighth annual Winter Bikercross.
The event, essentially downhill mountain biking in the snow, is more of a novelty than an established sport.
Most of the 29 participants were local daredevils who do most of their biking on weekends during warmer weather. They wore ski gear and even jeans.
But some were highly experienced professional mountain bikers, decked out in heavily padded shirts and pants. They came from as far away as Virginia.
The bikers went down the mountain in heats of three or four. Skiers and snowboarders gathered along the sides of the track, cheering when somebody hit a jump and caught air.
Dave Serfass, 26, of Lehighton was eliminated from the competition after he came down cockeyed and spun out.
''Not bad…my elbow cracked a little,'' he said after brushing himself off. He'd be back to give it another go next year, he said, explaining the draw: ''Oh, it's the rush!''
White, unfortunately, came down a lot harder, with an audible thump that silenced nearby onlookers. Mid-air, his front wheel tipped so far forward that his bike was nearly vertical. He flew over his handlebars, driving his head into the snow.
Ski patrollers rushed to his aid, finding him unconscious and bleeding from the mouth. They lifted him onto a toboggan and whisked him down the mountain to the helicopter pad.
Later in the day, a spokesman at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest said White was in stable condition.
No sooner was White removed from the course than the next heat was under way.
''In my years of doing this race, I've seen a lot worse,'' said Bikercross director Jason Boris. The event, organized by the Eastern Schuylkill Recreation Commission, averages about one helicopter evacuation a year, he said.
Among the youngest competitors were the Mulally brothers -- Neko, 14, and Logan, 12 -- of Reading, Berks County.
Their mother, Carolyne, said she was unfazed by all the wipeouts. ''I'm used to it by now,'' she explained, because her boys compete in mountain bike races year round.
If anything, she added, the event at Blue Mountain was easier to stomach than normal races. ''This is a soft landing,'' she said, referring to the snow.
Neko would go on to win the competition and a trophy.
The other three finalists, in the order they finished, were:
Lars Tribus, 36, of Milford, N.J.
Scott Cooper, 24, of Cranford, N.J.
Marvin Scanland, 34, of Upperco, Md.
sam.kennedy@mcall.com
610-820-6517
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Tara Llanes Benefit - Earthed 5 Premier
Earthed 5 AND a benefit for Tara -
What: Earthed 5 - The Law of Fives, premier and benefit for Tara Llanes' Road to Recovery
When: Saturday, January 5, 2008
Where: Wahoo's Fish Taco, 1521 Blake Street, Denver, CO 80202
Time: Doors will open at regular Wahoo's time, the movie will start at 9PM.
$: $5 minimum donation suggested, but you are free to contribute more
Friday, January 4, 2008
Britney Spears moving to Colorado?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA -
breaking news?
DENVER - Our partners at the Denver Post are reporting that pop-star Britney Spears may be coming to the Mile High City.
The Post sources a "former Spears security guy" as saying she has been here already and may be coming back.
During her mid-December trip to Denver, the Post says, she and John Sundahl, who is rumored to be her boyfriend, looked at a Cherry Creek North house and put down a $2.2 million deposit, according to their source.
The paper goes on to say the couple visited the rehab treatment center Harmony Foundation in Estes Park.
A Harmony Foundation employee would not comment to the paper on anyone who may or may not be at the facility
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