More B+P Kit Juju

Posted on October 27, 2007

By: Richard

I was keen to see what my next ride held in store for the new B&P Team kit and I was not disappointed. I was so busy last week that between the storms and working I was not able to ride much. Sunday morning I rode on the Freewheeling Ride, a group of crabby old men, mean age 50+, riding in the Violent Clown colors. The Freewheeling Ride generally has about 15-20 cyclists. In the Spring there might be a few “newbies” and women with varying cycling experience. These Spring rides can be painfully slow as the ride leader- control freak-
crabby old man-Dave Henderson, tries to control the speed to make sure not everyone gets dropped, left behind, and humiliated. Read more

In Cycling, Why the Dollar Is Stronger Than the Euro

Posted on October 27, 2007

By: Andrew

So, we’re really busy at the studio right now and I have to try and squeeze in rides wherever I can. Thus it was that I found myself battling traffic out on loop 360 early one morning last week. Also, I was very excited, this being my first ride on my brand new Giano carbon bike, built by none other than B+P teammate, Beto Boggiano. There I was, on the gradual climb up 360 just before the arboretum, getting after it a little because I had a shoot to get to. The lovely, silky sound of tires on asphalt as my companion, somehow drowning out the nasty noise of the car-people driving to work (but getting nowhere fast). Then - all of a sudden - I hear the sound we all hate: the sickening, unmistakable explosion of air that comes from a gutted tire. Read more

B+P at Progress Coffee Ride

Posted on October 26, 2007

By: Richard

Sunday was one of those weird B&P rides. It included a crash, a fire, a very close call, and a dead body.

I haven’t been on a Progress Coffee ride in a while. With as few miles as I am able to put in, keeping up on a Progress Ride can be a bit of a challenge. On the last one I rode, I was pleased to discover that the Progress rides have grown in popularity. This is a good and a bad thing. The good thing is I can stay in just about any large peloton if it’s not too hilly. The bad thing is the larger groups always have some inexperienced riders that make things edgy if not dangerous. Read more

La Ruta De Los Conquistadores 2002

Posted on October 26, 2007

By: Andrew

The summary of La Ruta de Los Conquistadores (or our three days of mud, pain and suffering in Costa Rica). Our group was comprised of John Wilder, Joey Machado, Scott Henry and myself. Scott had done this race before, finishing 5th overall two years ago, and is a Trek team rider. For those who don’t know, the rest of us are 40-ish Expert class racers, but nowhere near Scott’s level. La Ruta, as the race is called, is billed as the toughest mountain bike race in the world. It is run in mid-November from the Pacific to the Caribbean Ocean – across the width of Costa Rica - in three days. The distance is advertised as being 300 miles, but is in reality only about 250 by my estimates. There is a total of 26,000 feet of climbing, however, to go along with all that mileage. Rules are similar to NORBA – you must finish the day on the same bike you started and be entirely self-sufficient, accepting no outside help except for food and drink at the authorized check points. About 400 people entered the race this year, mostly Costa Rican, but also from as far afield as England, Australia, South Africa, Ecuador, Mexico and Canada. Here’s how it went down: Read more

B+P Kit Bad Juju?

Posted on October 25, 2007

By: Richard

I live in the Hancock neighborhood north of Deen Keaton, between Red River and Duval. We are one block south of Hancock Golf Course, supposedly the oldest continuously operating municipal golf course in the United States. Hancock is an odd mix of slummy student rentals, old mansions, and neat arts & crafts bungalows. The far north end of Hancock, above the golf course, is bordered by a rail track and was once in the flight path of the old airport. My part of Hancock is in a quiet pocket close to the University but just outside the student parking. The stadium parking ends about a block from my house on game day. We call it the poor man’s Hyde Park. It feels safe here. I rarely even locked my doors until Michelle and I got married. Read more

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