Rants and Ramblings (RSS)

Whatever comes into my head. Could be anything, and not necessarily cycling releated.

Where Are the Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities in the World?

  By Marty Jerome, November 09, 2007 | 3:43:59 PM We all know Amsterdam leads the list--since bicycles account for 40 percent of all traffic in that city. Virgin has put together a list of the top 11 friendliest cities for bikes in the world, based Read More...

Its' Been a While, My Friends!

It's been a long time since I posted, and I am ashamed to say I have neglected the site terribly. It's not that I've lost interest - far from it. Life has a nasty way of, well, getting in the way of the things that we enjoy. Sometimes it's those very Read More...

Basso admits involvement in Puerto scandal

Ivan Basso today confessed to the anti-doping prosecutor of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) that he was involved in the Operación Puerto blood doping scandal. CONI said the 2006 Giro winner came to them of his own accord and offered to cooperate Read More...

Cyclists going nowhere on 15ft path | Metro.co.uk

Humerous little article spotted on metro.uk.com : Cyclists going nowhere on 15ft path Thursday, April 19, 2007 Cycle lanes are supposed to help protect cyclists and give them a safe haven in a busy, snarled traffic network. But cyclists in Oval Road, Read More...

R.I.P. Roubaix

After 2 full seasons, a bunch of trainer miles and about 12,000 miles, I just found out today that my '05 Roubaix has breathed its last. The day started off good enough. I had scheduled a vacation day today to perform a couple of upgrades and some maintenance Read More...

Misplaced Priorities - Stupid Cycling Law

Crime, poverty, education. Should be a priority for most states, right? Well, apparently not in New Jersey. Seems that cyclists talking on cellphones is is enough to send at least one lawmaker scurrying to enact a new law banning said activity. According Read More...

You might notice something different about Bikenaked.net

As you can probably tell, I've been a bit busy re-theming the site. It is a totally different look from the original. It's a hobby for me, and as I was getting a bit tired of the old look, I thought I'd go for something a bit more "dramatic" than the Read More...

Silly Cycling Tech

Are you ready for this? You say you want some funk in your trunk? Pearl Izumi is coming out with cycling bibs complete with a built in MP3 player, thigh-mounted control strip, and 512mb storage for your MP3s. For those of you that can't live without such Read More...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish all of our friends a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all had as good a day as Linda and I did. May you all have many things to be happy for now and in the future. Take care, Steve & Linda Read More...

Landis to Reveal Defense Strategy

In what seems to be the never ending saga of Floyd's disputed 2006 Tour de France win, Landis has announced plans to release all the information which makes up his defense strategy on his personal website this week, according to USA Today . The key Read More...

I have to just shake my head...

I've been going through our "digital library" today, looking for stuff to post to Bikenaked, and thought it might be fun to post some pics of me since returning to this great lifestyle of cycling. Ok, not that I really returned to it, I Read More...

Site upgrade!

Just did a major site upgrade today from Community Server 2.0 to CS 2.1. The sharper folks amongst you may have already noticed that the site looks a bit different. There are also some new features available that I'm pretty excited about. Just a few Read More...

Test post with Windows Live Writer

For those of you that blog, Microsoft has just released a very nifty blog writing tool. Windows Live Writer. This looks really, really slick, and best of all, it's free. It supports a number of blogs right out of the box. The web preview is especially Read More...

Flandis static

Will it ever end? No answer needed. I already know the answer to the question. Floyd has been accused of the greatest sin a modern day athlete can commit - namely taking performance enhancing drugs to win the biggest event of his sport.. Leno, Lettermen, Read More...

Test post with Qumana Blog Editor

This is the fourth blog manager I've tried over the last couple of months. As it turns out, this is the one I use the most. It's also free and has a lot of neat features. One of the coolest features is this nifty little "drop-pad" that you can Read More...
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