The California Death Ride, at 129 miles and 15,000 ft. of climbing at high elevation, is widely regarded as one of the most challenging bike rides in the country. When my friends Nick, Alice, and Ben signed up for it, I was terribly jealous because I would be out of the country on the …
Monthly Archive
for: ‘August, 2010’
Exhilarating, Exhausting, Electrifying
I didn’t think that it was possible for me to love bikes more than I did when I woke up on Sunday morning. But I do. A lot more.
I just got home from my first Trek World adventure, and I was nearly bursting with writer’s anticipation on the trip back, reviewing all of …
Ped•a•go•gy: The method and practice of teaching
When people meet me at our Clarendon location, they meet Dennis the Store Manager. I wear shorts all year long, funny colored sneakers, and a lanyard bearing my name, title, and several pieces of flair including a pink, plastic bunny head. What people do not know is that I have a secret: prior to joining …
Images of the Revolution: 8/6
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Images of the Revolution: 8/6
Bike parts glamour shots, a nighttime ride of Monumental proportions, bike advocates in a traffic jam, and Kim from Rockville form this week’s IotR. These images are still dipping slightly into the waters of the past months we’re but slowly inching towards “real …