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• 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

• Portland Deep Freeze 2008: WTF

  Seriously. This is a little crazy, no? I woke up to over a foot of accumulation, with flakes still coming down. Riding the mountain bike on the side streets, even with studded tires, is hard. Regardless, I’m headed out one more time in an attempt... Posted Dec 22 2008, 02:51 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes, adventure, storm, snow, studded_tires

• World Domination From a Hot-Pink Banana Seat: Christmas in 1985

  My last column for 2008 will run in tomorrow’s Oregonian, but if you don’t get the paper you can check it out online. In it, I begin my quest for world domination, inspired by a bike-accessory I received for Christmas. (It was the motorcylce... Posted Dec 20 2008, 05:32 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes, adventure, stories, everyday_cyclist, glimmers

• 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

• Snow Bikes: Helmet Cam Footage from the Dusting

  Yesterday my cycling coach said, “Come to this here group spinning thing - it’s nasty outside.” I looked out my window, saw a fresh dusting of the good stuff, and sent a text back to him: “I’m riding outside! This is awesome... Posted Dec 15 2008, 07:39 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes, adventure

• 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

• Changing Colors: Veloforma for Road Season

  When we moved to Portland, Sal started looking for people to ride with. The Portland Wheelmen had rides leaving from our side of town, so he joined them for a few. They were welcoming and friendly and, every once in a while, a pack of fast guys would... Posted Dec 03 2008, 04:46 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, bikes

• The Party’s Over

  My approach is all backwards, but my standard M.O. is to party all ‘cross season and then suddenly dig my heels in and bring the whole overindulgence thing to a screeching halt. I tend to be all-in or all-out. It’s one or the other. People... Posted Nov 22 2008, 03:29 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, cyclocross, fitness, food, diet, nutrition, bikes, training, health

• SSCXWC Photo preview

  While I’m writing today, I’ll leave you with a few snaps from yesterday’s festivities. Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Also, check out more photos from Ironclad, Jason Sager, and David A. I’m sure there are many, many... Posted Nov 10 2008, 11:54 AM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cross_crusade, racing, cycling, cyclocross, bikes, photos, shenanigans

• Pre-Barton Fall Lovliness

  It hasn’t rained as much as I would have liked, but I’m prepared to attack Barton with teeth barred. The leaves are diving from the tree branches in droves now, forming big piles along the side of the road. Add water and you have a mushy leaf... Posted Nov 01 2008, 09:23 PM by The Everyday Athlete Filed under: cycling, cyclocross, bikes, training, life

• 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