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Rantcast #14 – The Myth of The Infallible LBS 15 Aug 2013 | 05:33 pm
Well, had some people complain about censoring the profanity last time which is fine—since this edition of the Rantcast is probably going to piss the living shit out of everyone anyway it probably won...
Rantcast #13 – The Lance Problem 2 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
Script (not verbatim, contains typos, and sometimes I go off-book) Yeah, so breaking news last week—did you know cyclists were doping in the 1998 Tour de France? I know, right? Didn’t see that one c...
How The Race Was Won – Clasica San Sebastian 2013 29 Jul 2013 | 04:39 pm
Does anyone call this the Climber’s Classic? Well, they shouldn’t. Sure, the length of the race and climbs take a toll, but they’re pretty tame as far as slope goes, and a clever all-rounder can get a...
How The Race Was Won – Tour de France 2013, Stages 16-21 22 Jul 2013 | 10:44 pm
A complete HTRWW’d grand Tour, all released next-day in spite of a weird centennial schedule, non-standard Euro codecs, and all sorts of crazy fans—though judging by the last week rider-on-fan violenc...
How The Race Was Won – Tour de France 2013, Stages 10-15 16 Jul 2013 | 02:13 am
Crosswinds! Crash drama! Sylvain Chavanel demonstrating additional facets of his seemingly limitless skillset! One week remaining, with each day’s profile revealing legitimate, game changing potential...
How The Race Was Won – Tour de France 2013, Stages 5-9 8 Jul 2013 | 05:28 pm
The 2013 Tour de France GC race is in full swing, and the world is full of opinions! Me, I like to make sure we don’t forget to appreciate the flat stages—if, for no other reason than they tend to age...
How The Race Was Won -Tour de France 2013, Stages 1-4 3 Jul 2013 | 04:45 pm
I think I’m OK with starting the Tour with sans prologue. Still not changing my mind on bonus seconds. That said, it’s been an exciting enough start to the race—especially for Orica-GreenEdge. Not too...
Can We Please Stop Ruining Bike Races With Electronic Shifting? 2 Jul 2013 | 06:01 pm
I’m not going to claim impartiality here—if nothing else, I think electronic shifting is massively over-priced. I’ve never ridden it—I hear it shifts well and smoothly and precisely and is super-cool,...
Cyclocosm Rantcast #12 – The Mini-Rant Disbursement 30 Jun 2013 | 06:48 am
Script (not verbatim, contains typos, and sometimes I go off-book) I bet you’d thought I’d forgot, didn’t you? NO! I’m awesome and on it. I said I get it done in June, it’s still technically June, s...
You Won’t Believe These 12 Outrageous Tour de France Bike Seats! [PHOTOS] 27 Jun 2013 | 06:20 pm
Earlier this week, Spanish Journalist Laura Meseguer tweeted a photo of Joaquim Rodriguez’ custom saddle (that’s the technical term for “bike seat”) for the Tour de France. Cool custom saddle from @S...
