cycling

Fitness Improvement

Doug Smith
I’ve been trying to convince my buddy Al that he needs to start bike training with power. You see, Al foolishly signed up for next year’s GranFondo, which is essentially a 120km bike race.

Bikes at MEC, is this a Good Thing?

Doug Smith
I was speaking with some staff at a bike shop a few days ago and noticed that there was a petition regarding a provincial sales tax that bike shops have to pay.

New Commuting Setup

Doug Smith
This winter I spent some effort getting a more comfortable commuting setup for riding my bike to work. Since I no longer have a scooter, my only other viable method for getting to work is to drive our van and I’m really not that keen to do that.

LA Goes "Grrrr"

Doug Smith
Here’s a wizbang video clip of Lance Armstrong giving it to Paul Kimmage. Check it out here Lance makes Kimmage look like a fool.

The Lance Era

Doug Smith
This post is sort of a follow up to another post and comments about Lance Armstrong and doping in cycling. It’s a topic that has been discussed to death but even the dead can still be interesting.

Power Testing

Doug Smith
As part of my rehabilitation from my scooter accident I decided to improve my heart and leg fitness by doing indoor bike training.

Rocky Mountain RC50 Review

Doug Smith
I’ve had this bike for about 8 or 9 months now. So far I’ve primarily used it for commuting, which was my intended use.

I like to read

Doug Smith
Well, at least I used to. Now I’m usually too busy in my spare time doing one of my many hobbies such as boat building, scanning my slides, recording my vinyl, or riding a bike.

New bike, pt. 1

Doug Smith
I bought a new bike yesterday to replace the stolen RM Summit. This type of bike is apparently the hottest market right now, they call them concrete bikes.