Having the coolest title sponsor in MABRA means talking about beer even more than wheel choice. This is the best time of year for racing. Everyone is enthusiastic and the season is full of potential. There’s no need to obsess over points yet.  And the weather is phenomenal. This is the worst time of year [...]

In March in 1995, I took command of Delta Company (above, Tim pictured far right), 3-15 Infantry (Mechanized) at Ft. Stewart, Georgia. The day I took command, I sat the 145 men down and talked about warfighting, training, living hard to be hard, physical and mental fitness, God and Country, your fellow Soldier, America—all the [...]

With daylight savings a thing of the past for 2012, we are all faced with darker rides. Here are a few words from those on the team who have taken full advantage of the awesome support provided to us by Light & Motion. Jason Harris – Master Mechanic at FreshBikes, Cat 2 MTB, Bike Commuter: [...]

For the first time, in 2012 Cannondale jumped into the helmet product line and came out swinging. They are only offering 3 in the line – Teramo, Ryker and Radius with descending order of price point, starting at a modest $110 down to $60. Here are a few opinions from riders who have brought these [...]

em•bro•ca•tion noun \ˌem-brə-ˈkā-shən\ : a liquid or semiliquid preparation that is applied to the skin as an anodyne or a counterirritant Competitive cyclists are a weird bunch. Being a card-carrying member of the tribe for the better part of 18 years affords me the right of self-deprecation, but after a even a bit of self [...]

Every aspiring bike racer who actually has day job having nothing to do with cycling eventually realizes is that inventory management and organizational skills matter.  When you cross the line between recreational riding and racing, and later between racing and really racing, management of all the cycling “things” gets to be paramount.  You jump in [...]

I have been riding Zipp wheels for the past two years.  During the racing season, I compete in several 40K, 20K and sprint-length individual time trials to include numerous USA Cycling-sanctioned state-level events and a tough regional points series.  The courses I race on range from pancake flat and fast (and generally windy) to significantly [...]

I first saw a pair of Ergon grips back in 2005 and it was one of those moments when I thought, “Why hasn’t someone thought of that before? Brilliant!” Let’s see, dispersal of weight, better grip, better control and at the weight cost of only a few grams more than the standard (round, painful) grips [...]