That former Tour de France winner we’ve renamed the BLOAT (biggest liar of all time) will reportedly sit with Oprah Winfrey for a 90 minute interview airing on Thursday, January 17, 2013 on the OWN Network.
In the interview, Winfrey speaks with Armstrong at his home in Austin, Texas in the only interview since the seven-time Tour de France winner was stripped of his titles and dropped from millions of dollars in endorsement deals after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released an extensive report accusing the renown cyclist of doping throughout his career.
The good news is that the BLOAT may come clean on his past, the bad news is no one is watching the OWN network.
We all know how Strava has changed our riding (and the lives of those who love us) and turned us into temper tantrum throwing babies when we get a dreaded “Uh Oh” email, but in this Outside Magazine story, Tom Vanderbilt explains our obsession to the civilians in a story titled, How Strava Is Changing The Way We Ride. Here’s the sub-head:
A new social-media app for cycling has more than a million riders racing, cheating, and even dying for virtual supremacy over the world’s roads and trails. A recent convert to the cult explains how Strava is changing the way we ride.
We’re always interested to see how thing look at some of our favorite bike companies. Here’s a little look behind the walls of the Santa Cruz Bicycles Factory. Enjoy.
Our favorite cycling tech reviewer the DC Rainmaker has the complete and detailed rundown of Garmin newest Edge computer the Edge 510. It’s bigger, blacker, touchier, and best of all it features live smartphone integration (including Live tracking). Here’s his final word:
While the Edge 510 is an interesting differentiator compared to the Edge 500 – I feel that it’s a bit of a device without a clear market. At $75 to $125 more than the Edge 500, I’m not sure it’s bringing enough new features to the game. When you boil it all down, you’re essentially getting some basic cell phone connectivity and activity profiles. But, that’s at the cost of the unit being substantially bigger than the small and light Edge 500. . . At $75-$125 more, that means you could simply pickup a ANT+ adapter can get the same functionality for between $40 and $60 on your cell phone (from Garmin no less!). Now it is true that the tracking is free on the Edge 510 – unlike tracking with the Garmin Fit app which costs $5 a month. So over time that would add up. But there are plenty of apps out there with tracking for free.
But that’s just the tip of the tech review iceberg. Follow the jump for the straight skinny.
This is a two-year old clip from Fatback, but it still gets to the point that with a properly packed snow surface many things are possible. Having bombed ski runs back in the day with varying success, we think fat tires may be the secret.
Don’t know what we were doing the first time this little Sons of Science edit rolled through. Probably cleaning our chains. But we will say this: guilty as charged.
Cycling lost another champion this weekend when former Spanish mountain biking champion Inaki Lejarreta was hit by a car while training on Sunday, December 16, 2012, according to a story in The Washington Post.
Lejarreta was Spain’s mountain bike champion in 2007. He competed in cross-country cycling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and professionally with the Orbea team. . . He was the nephew of cyclist Marino Lejarreta, who won the Spanish Vuelta in 1982.
Our thoughts are with Lejarreta’s family, friends, and the entire cycling community.
It’s nice when a company tests helmets and their’s win. Bell Helmets has been in the business long enough to know the difference between a head covering posing as a helmet and a real, certified helmet. And yeah, that first helmet they show in the test is the one we’ve been skateboarding in for years. Whoops! Thanks, Bucky!
We’re posting this because everyone is talking about it and everyone has an opinion. Our thoughts on the interview? Italian always sounds so lovely, truthful, and smooth. Would be nice to just take everyone at their word wouldn’t it?
Our loud whistle works pretty well to get the attention of most drivers, but not everyone has a whistle that will shatter glass. And for those people, Loud Bicycle horn may be just the thing.
Sound: is like a typical car horn, both in volume and pitch
Honk: for up to 30 seconds at a time (but please be respectful)
Batteries: are rechargeable Li-ion batteries that will last 1-2 months
Button: snaps on to either handlebar and honking does not interfere
with braking.
Weather resistant: works in rain, sleet and snow
Its makers are currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. They’re hoping to get $43,000 and with 31 days to go they’ve already raised $14k. If you’d like to help them out, click here.
That former Tour de France winner we’ve renamed the BLOAT (biggest liar of all time) will reportedly sit with Oprah Winfrey for a 90 minute interview airing on Thursday, January 17, 2013 on the OWN Network.
