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Jan. 7, 2009The Explainer - In or out?
Dear Explainer,I’ve been a long-time fan of Jonathan Page. To me, he’s a workingman’s hero, the sort of guy who approaches cycling like a lot of us approach our jobs; he just puts his head down and does what he has to do to get the job ...
Jan. 2, 2009Dog Breath: A belated toast to the New Year
For I have always lived violently, drunk hugely, eaten too much or not at all, slept around the clock or missed two nights of sleeping, worked too hard and too long in glory, or slobbed for a time in utter laziness.— ...
Dec. 31, 2008The Explainer - Employed to ride a bike?
Dear Explainer,A good friend of mine recently got a contract offer from a bike team. While I am happy for her, I was floored when I learned that she would only get about $5000 a year for her efforts. Five thousand dollars a year? How can they ...
Dec. 31, 2008Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske - The 1-mile solution
What if there was something you could do to improve your health and fitness, save money, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, improve air quality, and reduce your carbon footprint, all at the same time—would you do it? Maybe that’s a bit of ...
Dec. 25, 2008The Explainer - Whether weather makes a difference
Dear Explainer, Our morning group ride got cancelled this morning due to the blast of Arctic wind and snow that hit our part of the country this week. Fair enough. But as the guys who showed up for the ride hunkered down at our local coffee ...
Dec. 24, 2008Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske - A cyclists' Bill of Rights
“Gaining the right to the road was the cycling cause of the late nineteenth century; securing that right will be the cycling cause of the early twenty-first century.” Those were my closing words in the introductory ...
Dec. 19, 2008Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske - Death, taxes and ... free riders?
Benjamin Franklin once observed that there is nothing certain in this world but death and taxes. In our own time, we’ve observed that when it comes to the subject of cyclists, it’s all but certain that non-cyclists will bring up scofflaws and ...
Dec. 19, 2008Columnist Patrick O'Grady weighs in on the Kansas City fracas
“I mean, don't f--k with another man's vehicle.” “You don't do it.” “It's just against the rules.” — hitman Vincent and dope dealer Lance chatting in “Pulp Fiction” Cyclocross must’ve finally hit the big time. ...
Dec. 18, 2008Do energy drinks have a place in athletes' diets?
Monique: What do you think about the use of energy drinks and sports performance? It’s a pretty broad question as there are a million brands out there claiming all kinds of different benefits. I have noticed a few “new” drinks ...
Dec. 18, 2008Did Sue Haywood make more money by suing USA Cycling than Kristin Armstrong did winning Olympic gold?
Dear Explainer,How is it that Sue Haywood ended up making more money by missing the mountain bike race at the 2004 Olympics in Athens than it appears Kristin Armstrong has earned off of her gold medal from the time trial in Beijing ...
Dec. 11, 2008Everyman Racer columnist Jason Sumner wraps up his season of training and racing
The last lap of the last event of my 2008 season provided a perfect encapsulation of this first year of serious training and racing. Just after passing the one-to-go sign during the waning moments of the cat. 4 Colorado state championships ...
Dec. 11, 2008Legally Speaking with Bob Mionske - Can't we all just get along?
If you’re one of those readers who reads a book from cover to cover, you may have noticed that in the acknowledgements for Bicycling & the Law, I thanked ...