Why Legalizing Sports Doping Won't Work

"Sports themselves are by their nature civilized: everyone agrees to follow a certain set of rules. If you don’t, that’s cheating. Legalizing doping doesn’t change those rules as much as remove them altogether, and then it’s no longer a sport, but merely entertainment." —Joe Lindsey, guest blogger for Freakonomics and contributing writer for Bicycling magazine

Read the rest of Lindsey's view here.

Another Going Out Party

Again and again and again ...
Rasmussen is out, too.

Velo News article here.

It's That Time Of Year

Again, the stars of the world's grandest tour dope and get kicked out of the race.

Thanks, guys.

Cross For Sale

I'm selling this bike. Cheap. It'll be hard to let go, but I thought I'd offer it up locally before i put it up on the world wide wow.
Hand built steel, cool mix of parts (some new, some not), fender friendly, raceable, rideable.
60cm or so.
Direct all your questions, test-ride requests, photo requests, or friendly visits to me through the comments.

Why does it have to go?
Making room for the future, i guess.

My Hump

Reason #1 for the Portland visit was to attend my friend Jon's wedding.

It was so kick ass I can't even explain it to you.
Portland rips and the ceremony was right in the center of downtown at the Chinese Garden. That also rips.

And I got to take my sister Annie as my date. More ripping!

Anyway, congrats, Jon and Cel! May you have more happy days together than you know what to do with.

El Norte (west)

Went to stay with Annie in Portland and randomly called up Slaven a day ahead of time.

He magically located a sweet ride for the entirity of my visit (one of his work buddy's Trek Pilot—a relaxed northwest-specific trainer w/clearance for fenders) for my visit and then dragged me around the area hills for two days.

Matt's doing great and sends his hellos and howyadoins back to all the Lincoln folks.

He's working for Portland's Bike Gallery managing all the inventory between their seven locations and racing a ton. I guess you can race 7 days a week in and around Portland if you feel like it. Makes everyone out there pretty fast—Slaven included.





Thanks again, Matt. Awesome town goin' down.

El Norte

Bike Snob

I've been reading this blog for the last few days and it's so funny. A critical look at cycling.

ready for action?

of course you are!

lots of bottom

Wee! leeeeeeeee

from the T-Rex

More Carts, More Darkness

Filmmaker Murray Siple just gave us a call to say that there's a newer, better trailer up for Carts of Darkness.

Check it, don't wreck it.

Man-Machine with a pocket calculator

Yah. Kraftwerk.
You may have guessed, but now it's confirmed—musical genius and obsessive-compulsive cyclists.

You like, yah?

From Shmapple

iDea is here.

Fourth

Be Green

As promissed, the top 25 of the 50 Greatest Muppets.

Carts of Darkness

Carts of Darkness is an upcoming doc on homless dudes who bomb hills on shopping carts.
Click here to view the trailer.






Lifted from Mark at Slap

Freak Out!

Sidney loves the 4th.