by editors on January 22, 2014
The Spy Giant Ride Elite Cycling Team today announced its roster of riders along with presenting and supporting sponsors. In 2014, the team will be known as SPY GIANT RIDE presented by MRI Endurance, and will exclusively use the MRI line of endurance and athlete products for all its training and competitive needs.
“The mission for our team is to bring together the most positive racers in Southern California who have the potential to leave a lasting, happy impression and provide them access to the best products on earth,” says Michael Marckx, SPY president and CEO. “Our partnership with MRI Endurance is the greatest step we’ve taken to fulfill that mission, and the wide array of MRI products will keep our team performing at an optimum level, driving the front and creating a wake of happiness wherever we ride. When you consider we’ve got the greatest bikes, eyewear, helmets, shoes, wheels, components, apparel, and now nutrition and sports supplements, it’s no wonder a spot on our team is such a sought after position.”
For the official word from Spy, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by editors on January 6, 2014
We don’t have to worry about snow when we ride, but we do have the occasional interaction with drivers who believe they own the road. It is great to see the level of interaction in the East. An showdown like this in Southern California would likely result in two people being shot and or killed. But out East, it’s just a conversation on the road.
by editors on December 9, 2013
This sentimental clip may not do much to help change the minds of the angry drivers we all deal with on a daily basis, but it is worth watching and passing on to others who might be swayed. Please be safe, aware, courteous, and share the road.
[Link: Dear Motorist]
by editors on November 18, 2013
We catch ourselves looking down on other people nearly every time we ride our bikes, but Benny Zenga really is looking down on everyone from such great heights.
by editors on November 14, 2013
Okay. It appears that when we told you to mark your calendars, save the day, and start training for the 2014 running of the Spy Belgian Waffle Ride someone at BWR headquarters didn’t realize that April 20, 2014 was actually Easter Sunday. Not exactly a great day for a 200k+ “Hell Of The North County” race. So, organizers have pushed the event back to April 27, 2014. But it’s still starting at Spy’s World Headquarters in Carlsbad, California.
Be ready for over 10,000 vertical feet of knee blasting climbs, dirt roads, creek crossing, river fording, and bone jarring, frame cracking descents all while winding through San Diego, California’s beautiful, yet perilous North County region. You have been warned. More info as it arrives.
by editors on November 8, 2013
As much as we hate to admit it, the mornings are getting colder and colder every day. While visitors to Southern California often remark about how we don’t “get the seasons” here, let us tell you we do feel them. That’s why occasionally we have to wear more than our race kits. GrindTV has a great overview of some of the things we all could use when the air begins to chill and the roads get icy.
. . . thanks to advancements in fabric and clothing design, temperature changes don’t automatically mean it’s time to pull out the indoor trainer. Consider adding these seven items to your kit drawer and you’ll be cool weather cycling long after the leaves fall.
Click the link for all the details.
[Link: GrindTV]
by editors on November 6, 2013
While we agree 100 percent with their thesis, we’re not so sure we’re backing The Bailen Brothers musical execution.
by editors on October 28, 2013
Thanks to living in Sunny Southern California we don’t need any of this new Rapha autumn and winter gear, not that we could afford it anyway. But is sure is fun to watch other cyclists suffer the weather, isn’t it?
[Link: Rapha]
by editors on October 28, 2013
Watch Hector Picard change a bike tire and you’ll never complain about another flat the rest of your life.
by editors on October 28, 2013
A film by Fredrik Gertten.
Climate change and the daily stress of being locked up in a car frustrate people more than ever. People in cities around the world take on the bicycle as a Do It Yourself tool for change.
This should be good.
[Link: Bikes vs. Cars]
