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• Giving in to Twitter (and a bit of EA history)

  Everyone has one social networking device (or twenty) that they’re holding out on, right? Like, the lovely Shannon of Super Relax is a Facebook holdout. Secretly, I think we’re going to break her soon, but for the moment she has sworn to maintain... Posted Dec 28 2008, 08:47 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: announcement

• The Nationals are Coming! The Nationals are Coming!

  No, really! The rumors have been confirmed - Bend will host Cyclocross Nationals next year! (And the year after that!) There is a really long press release about it, but I’ll cut to the chase because that’s how we like to roll ’round... Posted Dec 23 2008, 06:07 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, cyclocross, bikes, announcement

• The Deep Freeze by Bike: Helmet-Cam Documentation of the Winter of our Discontent

  Hey, guess what! It’s still snowing. I know! I can’t believe it either. I just got a chance to hole up in my studio long enough to kick out some footage of the madness… Check my column at Wend Magazine for three minutes of blustery video... Posted Dec 23 2008, 03:12 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes, announcement

• Portland VeloSwap 2009: Get Your Gear On

  Mark your calendars for January 10, 2009 and get ready for the 1st annual Portland Velo Swap. Based on the press release, it sounds like a Portland-style cycling swap meet on crack, I mean beer. Yeah, that’s it - a drunken cycling-related swap meet... Posted Dec 23 2008, 01:11 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes, announcement, news

• One Last Idea: Give the Gift of Wrenching

  Remember when you were 9 and you just ran outside, jumped on your sweet BMX with mag wheels, and started riding? No fussing or clacking duck-shoes or beeping computers. And when you were done, you just parked the little beauty somewhere and ran inside... Posted Dec 20 2008, 11:09 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes, announcement

• An Overdue Thank You to Readers

  Last week, I found out that you don’t actually have to be fast to win at the Cross Crusade Awards Party. You can be lucky and win the raffle, like my friend Beth, who made off with a ridiculous set of tubular wheels. Or you can be unlucky, flat... Posted Dec 16 2008, 09:29 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cross_crusade, cycling, cyclocross, bikes, announcement

• What is all this white crap? A cold weather cycling guide to the rescue.

  It’s snowing! No, really! Big, white flakes that are sticking. East coasters will mock us for being excited and Portlanders will forget how to drive, but dagnabbit, I’m stoked. And, I swear I didn’t plan the weather, but I have a cold... Posted Dec 14 2008, 10:40 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes, adventure, announcement, everyday_cyclist

• Gift Idea for Your Favorite Cycling Lady: End of Year Sale at Sweetpea Bicycles

  Full disclosure: I count Natalie Ramsland as one of my favorite women on the planet. She’s my sometimes-running-partner (when I’m running) and my “office buddy” (our studios are in the same building). I love the girl. She’s... Posted Dec 13 2008, 11:57 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: bikes, announcement, holiday, custom_bike, gift_idea, sweetpea_bicycles

• Give Cycling Caps This Holiday (and BikeCraft 2008 Rocked!)

  Here in Portland, we are blessed with a bunch of cool, local cycling cap-makers. I’m sure everyone has a favorite. Where to start? Shawn Deller and Little Package are just dreamy when it comes to the cap department. Sal looks good in them, so I... Posted Dec 12 2008, 11:32 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: gear, announcement

• Yay! “Dirty Pictures” is Ready to Rock!

  While I toil away over Lemon Zinger tea trying to process this weekend’s head-smashing, tree-crashing cyclocross finale, let me distract you with an announcement. The Pdxcross photo book, “Dirty Pictures” is ready just in time to help... Posted Dec 08 2008, 04:16 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, cyclocross, announcement

• Perfect Agony: Rainier Cyclocross Race Report

  The full race report follows, but I wanted to mention that I’ve recently established a relationship with Wend Magazine and they’ll be publishing these reports as a diary series on their blog this year. I’m super excited to be hooked... Posted Oct 22 2008, 09:55 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cross_crusade, cycling, cyclocross, bikes, announcement, stories

• Weekend Handmade Bike Bonanza: Oregon Manifest

  Sometimes Portland is so freaking cool it can’t even stand to be in the same room with itself. I mean, seriously. The whole over-the-top bike-crazy city thing is what it is, but then there’s totally over-the-top, weekend-long, all-out cycling... Posted Oct 10 2008, 03:13 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: bikes, announcement

• A New Must-Subscribe Blog: PDXCross.com

  Ever wish that all the most kick-ass ‘cross photos would show up in one single location? I’m talking meticulously edited, super documentary-style, deep-down-gritty and all that ‘cross photography should be? Your wait is over. A gang... Posted Sep 16 2008, 11:09 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: racing, cyclocross, announcement

• Lance Off Pants Off: The Rumors are True

  Well, Daniel Porter pointed out in the comments of the last post that the rumors are true - Lance is coming back to try for an 8th tour win. Unreal. Check it. Score one for Neal Rogers at VN for breaking the story. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Feverydayathleteblog... Posted Sep 09 2008, 05:42 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, announcement, news, pro, rumors

• Lance Shmance: You’re Kidding, Right?

  I am not an Armstrong fan, but Neal Rogers just broke this story and I think it’s noteworthy if not for its relevance to our interest (if we have any!) in the professional cycling world then for its egregious sensationalism. Then again, what’s... Posted Sep 08 2008, 06:48 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, announcement, pro, rumors