12 August 2010
Colorado GOP's Bicycle World Domination Conspiracy Theory - Not making this up!
Check this bone head out! I dont care what your political affiliations are, but this guy is a minor league player and a major league bone head!
20 June 2010
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day out there to all Mafia Members! This is Chad's 1st! Wonder how much sleep he is getting???
Anyway, I climbed Mt Evans from Idaho Springs on Friday. A full 2.4 mph slower than in 2008. I am getting into shape quickly though! Here is a pic of my new Ride from the top!
06 June 2010
The Deer Creek Challenge
Billed as the toughest Century Ride in the United States. The Deer Creek Challenge is new and has 12751 ft of climbing in 106 miles. 4200 ft in the first 16 miles. Click here for the profile and map.
I wish you were all available. The Post-Ride Part sounds fun! Free Beer, Catered Cooked Meal and Live Bands!
On a lighter note, Mark and I are putting together a Mountain Bike Ride for later this year since we didnt get into the Laramie Enduro. (Too many people signed up and we missed the cut-off). We are calling it the CRBCC. (Castle Rock Bicycle Company Classic)
The plan is to ride 100 miles of self-designated trails. the half-way point being Pine Valley Ranch for lunch picnic with families and to refuel. Initially we are looking at Indian Creek Canpground as start/finish and ride the Indian Creek Loop to Lenny's Rest and pick up the Colorado Trail. At that point we will ride the 1st 3 sections of the Colorado Trail to Buffalo Creek and up and over to Pinve Valley. I will try to get a route mapped out and send it later. Again, epic ride not gfor the faint of heart.
I wish you were all available. The Post-Ride Part sounds fun! Free Beer, Catered Cooked Meal and Live Bands!
On a lighter note, Mark and I are putting together a Mountain Bike Ride for later this year since we didnt get into the Laramie Enduro. (Too many people signed up and we missed the cut-off). We are calling it the CRBCC. (Castle Rock Bicycle Company Classic)
The plan is to ride 100 miles of self-designated trails. the half-way point being Pine Valley Ranch for lunch picnic with families and to refuel. Initially we are looking at Indian Creek Canpground as start/finish and ride the Indian Creek Loop to Lenny's Rest and pick up the Colorado Trail. At that point we will ride the 1st 3 sections of the Colorado Trail to Buffalo Creek and up and over to Pinve Valley. I will try to get a route mapped out and send it later. Again, epic ride not gfor the faint of heart.
25 April 2010
Congratulations Chad & Mary!
Babies Tilly Jean Savage and Brook Reilly Savage were born on April 24th! Baby Pics and Updates to come!
Mom and babies are doing well!
Mom and babies are doing well!
26 September 2009
SCM Gathering in Colorado
Click on link for photos of the August trip here on the Front Range. Also, SOmeone sent me a link to pinkbike.com where I put a profile and also posted the pics...
The Hail was the best!
- Remember, this was August!
- Remember, this was August!30 January 2009
Who are they?
I want to know who the public are that want answers. I keep reading cycling mags and it seems that every journilist is claiming the public want answers from Armstrong, Landis, Ricco, Basso, Kohl and a slew of others who have doped or who have been accused of dopping. WHO cares? Will it make you stop riding? Will it change the way you feel about lusting after a new bike? NO! Look, if these athletes want to possibly ruin their bodies let them. Work on changing the mentality of the aspiring pro's, focus your time on praising the rider who is clean (you know who is and who isn't). Stop interviewing the dopers and start interviewing the normal joe's and get thier opinion on how they feel. Cheating will never stop. We will NEVER have clean cycling, it doesn't mean you should throw your hands up and join them. Realign your focus and look to things you can influence. Cheating is part of all sports and always will be. Take a look at the Super Bowl lastnight. Some over paid, over weight player had to get oxygen after running the ball back for a touch down. While I guess it's not doping it still helped get o2 back to his fat so he could get back out there. Can you imagine if during the tour if Vande Velde pulled upto the team car and was passed a mask tehered to the bottle. Oh how the speculation would flow. I think they should let them dope, still test them and disclose what they were taking. If the riders don't care what they put into thier bodies why should we? It's just a sport, entertainment, disposable amusement. Cycling hasn't even seen the best rider that ever was, their still at home on the couch waiting to be inspired. I agree that riders who want to complete clean might feel it's impossible but that is just because most of the media coverage is all about the riders who dope. Just stop giving those retards media coverage. Simple right?
16 January 2009
What in the Hell is the World Coming to?
Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter's Bikes Stolen!!!
What a world we live in when a guy who wins the nobel peace prize, builds homes for the poor, and works tirelessly for peace has to have his bike stolen from the Carter Center in Atlanta! Click title for the link!
What a world we live in when a guy who wins the nobel peace prize, builds homes for the poor, and works tirelessly for peace has to have his bike stolen from the Carter Center in Atlanta! Click title for the link!
29 November 2008
Viagra on the doping list?
Will the chaperones have to check for Viagra soon?
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently examining whether or not the potency pill Viagra has a performance-enhancing effect in sports. The medication, which was initially developed for special heart diseases and is now mainly used to alleviate erection problems, could then be included in the list of forbidden substances.
"There have been statements to suggest that [Viagra] is performance-enhancing," said WADA president John Fahey to the press after a Foundation Board meeting on November 23. "That is being evaluated. Before any decision to put it on the prohibited list, there has to be a rigorous examination that allows the Committee to make a recommendation. No decision has been made."
The WADA president added that there was "no likelihood that there will be either a positive or a negative decision when examination is ultimately concluded."
The result of the study is expected in February 2009. The drug could be banned from use in high-level sports in September 2009.
Riders using Viagra for altitude?
By Laura Weislo
The story of Gerolsteiner rider Andrea Moletta's father being detained by the Italian anti-doping police in a car with a large amount of Viagra might have simply been the source of many dirty jokes had it not led to his son's withdrawal from the Giro d'Italia.
Natalino Moletta was stopped by the Italian Guardia Finanza as one of three passengers in a vehicle travelling from Padua to the Giro d'Italia which reportedly contained 82 packages of Viagra, along with a disposable syringe hidden in a tube of toothpaste and a refrigerator with other unidentified products. The search was reportedly part of a wider investigation into doping at gyms in Padua, but reports also indicated the car, and thus the products on board, were headed to the Giro d'Italia. However, there is no indication that the police action was aimed at the Gerolsteiner team.
"It was a targeted police action," Gerolsteiner director Christian Henn told dpa. He said Andrea Moletta could not explain why his father was caught up in the incident, and agreed to leave the Giro. "If they were looking at Moletta, why wasn't there immediately a raid in our hotel? So far everything has been quiet," Henn said.
Doping is rife in fitness clubs worldwide, and Viagra is a widely used as a recreational drug, so it is possible that the products in question have nothing to do with cycling. Still, the Gerolsteiner team deemed it serious enough to remove the rider from the race. Do we have yet another Willy Voet on our hands? Was the car bringing drugs to riders in the Giro? And if so, why Viagra?
Viagra, or sildenafil, is normally used to treat erectile dysfunction, but a 2006 study published by the Journal of Applied Physiology (JoAP) and reported in Science Daily claimed that the drug can significantly enhance performance at altitude in some cyclists. At the moment, the 'little blue pill' is not on World Anti-doping Agency's prohibited substances list.
WADA's spokesman Frédéric Donzé confirmed that Viagra is not banned in competition, but said that the agency is looking into the matter. "WADA is aware of the high altitude study presented in Science Daily. WADA monitors this substance, as it does with many other substances, and is currently funding a research project on the performance-enhancing potential of Sildenafil at various altitudes."
But is Viagra a performance enhancing drug outside of the bedroom? The JoAP study tested ten trained cyclists at sea level and in an altitude chamber simulating 12,700 feet (3870 m) above sea level (or about 1,200 metres above the Giro d'Italia's Cima Coppi). The results were remarkable: while no benefit was gained at sea level, the Viagra group improved its performance over a six kilometre time trial at altitude by 15% over the group given a placebo.
However, the average numbers were deceiving, because the Viagra group was split into "responders" and "non-responders". Four of the subjects had shown a more marked decrease in performance at altitude than the others with placebo, and when they took Viagra, the difference went away.
Another study from a group in Belgium from 2007 tested the drug on "healthy subjects" before and after acclimatization to altitude (5,000m) and saw the performance benefit of Viagra vanish once the subjects were adapted to the low oxygen environment.
The impact of altitude on exercise capacity varies widely from person to person, depending on physiology and acclimatization. Some adapt quickly at high altitude, while others can have severe reactions such as mountain sickness or pulmonary edema - which typically show up above 2,400m.
Whether or not the drug can give a benefit to riders at altitudes below this level remains to be seen. With Monday's mountain time trial from San Vigilio di Marebbe to Plan de Corones heading from 1,200 up to 2,273 metres above sea level, will we see riders popping Viagra to get up for the race? If they do - and if the drug is not banned by WADA, and only the riders who have the unfortunate physiology to have their blood vessels seize up in hypoxic conditions can get a benefit - is it doping?
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is currently examining whether or not the potency pill Viagra has a performance-enhancing effect in sports. The medication, which was initially developed for special heart diseases and is now mainly used to alleviate erection problems, could then be included in the list of forbidden substances.
"There have been statements to suggest that [Viagra] is performance-enhancing," said WADA president John Fahey to the press after a Foundation Board meeting on November 23. "That is being evaluated. Before any decision to put it on the prohibited list, there has to be a rigorous examination that allows the Committee to make a recommendation. No decision has been made."
The WADA president added that there was "no likelihood that there will be either a positive or a negative decision when examination is ultimately concluded."
The result of the study is expected in February 2009. The drug could be banned from use in high-level sports in September 2009.
Riders using Viagra for altitude?
By Laura Weislo
The story of Gerolsteiner rider Andrea Moletta's father being detained by the Italian anti-doping police in a car with a large amount of Viagra might have simply been the source of many dirty jokes had it not led to his son's withdrawal from the Giro d'Italia.
Natalino Moletta was stopped by the Italian Guardia Finanza as one of three passengers in a vehicle travelling from Padua to the Giro d'Italia which reportedly contained 82 packages of Viagra, along with a disposable syringe hidden in a tube of toothpaste and a refrigerator with other unidentified products. The search was reportedly part of a wider investigation into doping at gyms in Padua, but reports also indicated the car, and thus the products on board, were headed to the Giro d'Italia. However, there is no indication that the police action was aimed at the Gerolsteiner team.
"It was a targeted police action," Gerolsteiner director Christian Henn told dpa. He said Andrea Moletta could not explain why his father was caught up in the incident, and agreed to leave the Giro. "If they were looking at Moletta, why wasn't there immediately a raid in our hotel? So far everything has been quiet," Henn said.
Doping is rife in fitness clubs worldwide, and Viagra is a widely used as a recreational drug, so it is possible that the products in question have nothing to do with cycling. Still, the Gerolsteiner team deemed it serious enough to remove the rider from the race. Do we have yet another Willy Voet on our hands? Was the car bringing drugs to riders in the Giro? And if so, why Viagra?
Viagra, or sildenafil, is normally used to treat erectile dysfunction, but a 2006 study published by the Journal of Applied Physiology (JoAP) and reported in Science Daily claimed that the drug can significantly enhance performance at altitude in some cyclists. At the moment, the 'little blue pill' is not on World Anti-doping Agency's prohibited substances list.
WADA's spokesman Frédéric Donzé confirmed that Viagra is not banned in competition, but said that the agency is looking into the matter. "WADA is aware of the high altitude study presented in Science Daily. WADA monitors this substance, as it does with many other substances, and is currently funding a research project on the performance-enhancing potential of Sildenafil at various altitudes."
But is Viagra a performance enhancing drug outside of the bedroom? The JoAP study tested ten trained cyclists at sea level and in an altitude chamber simulating 12,700 feet (3870 m) above sea level (or about 1,200 metres above the Giro d'Italia's Cima Coppi). The results were remarkable: while no benefit was gained at sea level, the Viagra group improved its performance over a six kilometre time trial at altitude by 15% over the group given a placebo.
However, the average numbers were deceiving, because the Viagra group was split into "responders" and "non-responders". Four of the subjects had shown a more marked decrease in performance at altitude than the others with placebo, and when they took Viagra, the difference went away.
Another study from a group in Belgium from 2007 tested the drug on "healthy subjects" before and after acclimatization to altitude (5,000m) and saw the performance benefit of Viagra vanish once the subjects were adapted to the low oxygen environment.
The impact of altitude on exercise capacity varies widely from person to person, depending on physiology and acclimatization. Some adapt quickly at high altitude, while others can have severe reactions such as mountain sickness or pulmonary edema - which typically show up above 2,400m.
Whether or not the drug can give a benefit to riders at altitudes below this level remains to be seen. With Monday's mountain time trial from San Vigilio di Marebbe to Plan de Corones heading from 1,200 up to 2,273 metres above sea level, will we see riders popping Viagra to get up for the race? If they do - and if the drug is not banned by WADA, and only the riders who have the unfortunate physiology to have their blood vessels seize up in hypoxic conditions can get a benefit - is it doping?
15 November 2008
US Forest Service Aknowledges bicycling as non-motorized activity
See the link or read the article - good step forward. Thomas, any comments???
For Immediate Release 11-11-08 Contact: Mark Eller, IMBA Communications Directormarkeller@imba.com303-545-9011
The U.S. Forest Service is taking important steps to differentiate mountain biking from motorized use. Fresh revisions to administrative directives include important new language clarifying bicycling as a non-motorized activity. This comes on the heels of a landmark internal memo on the same topic, announced at the IMBA World Summit in June.
With more than 130,000 miles of trails, the Forest Service provides some of the best riding on both coasts, and nearly everywhere in between. "Mountain biking is incredibly popular in national forests and we believe it's appropriate to clarify the distinction between mountain biking and motorized use. Better policies will foster improved partnerships and riding experiences," says IMBA Executive Director Mike Van Abel.
For several years, IMBA has asked the Forest Service to further document its mountain biking policies. While most national forests understand bicycling is a quiet, non-motorized activity, a few have implemented rules rendering bicycles akin to motorized travel. IMBA believes the new revisions to the Forest Service Handbook and Manual-the primary basis for control and management of agency programs-represent an important step in standardizing mountain biking management at the field level.
"We're extremely pleased the Forest Service is taking these steps to formally recognize bicycling as low-impact and human-powered. Embedding this information in their employee handbooks will promote better understanding and practices in all 175 national forests and grasslands," says Van Abel.
Trail Construction Standards Also Improved
Updated construction standards will assist Forest Service staff when building new routes and determining appropriate uses on existing trails. Notably, bicycling joins hiking as a potentially suitable use on all trail classes, from the most primitive of designated routes to more developed paths. While decisions regarding bicycle access remain at the local level, this national change is further recognition that the environmental impacts of bicycling are similar to hiking and less than other uses.
Scott Linnenburger, IMBA's director of field programs, says the revised directives also provide valuable information for national forests faced with difficult trail maintenance decisions. "It's a positive step forward in actively, responsibly managing recreation on the 193 million acres of Forest Service land," says Linnenburger.
IMBA and the Forest Service have been formal partners since 1994, and have renewed their third consecutive memorandum of understanding through 2010. Mountain bikers are an important volunteer constituency on many national forests and the volunteer National Mountain Bike Patrol works to inform, assist, and educate mountain bikers and other trail users on Forest Service lands across the country.
For more information, including a copy of the interim final directives, please visit the Forest Service website. The deadline for public comments is Dec. 16.
For Immediate Release 11-11-08 Contact: Mark Eller, IMBA Communications Directormarkeller@imba.com303-545-9011
The U.S. Forest Service is taking important steps to differentiate mountain biking from motorized use. Fresh revisions to administrative directives include important new language clarifying bicycling as a non-motorized activity. This comes on the heels of a landmark internal memo on the same topic, announced at the IMBA World Summit in June.
With more than 130,000 miles of trails, the Forest Service provides some of the best riding on both coasts, and nearly everywhere in between. "Mountain biking is incredibly popular in national forests and we believe it's appropriate to clarify the distinction between mountain biking and motorized use. Better policies will foster improved partnerships and riding experiences," says IMBA Executive Director Mike Van Abel.
For several years, IMBA has asked the Forest Service to further document its mountain biking policies. While most national forests understand bicycling is a quiet, non-motorized activity, a few have implemented rules rendering bicycles akin to motorized travel. IMBA believes the new revisions to the Forest Service Handbook and Manual-the primary basis for control and management of agency programs-represent an important step in standardizing mountain biking management at the field level.
"We're extremely pleased the Forest Service is taking these steps to formally recognize bicycling as low-impact and human-powered. Embedding this information in their employee handbooks will promote better understanding and practices in all 175 national forests and grasslands," says Van Abel.
Trail Construction Standards Also Improved
Updated construction standards will assist Forest Service staff when building new routes and determining appropriate uses on existing trails. Notably, bicycling joins hiking as a potentially suitable use on all trail classes, from the most primitive of designated routes to more developed paths. While decisions regarding bicycle access remain at the local level, this national change is further recognition that the environmental impacts of bicycling are similar to hiking and less than other uses.
Scott Linnenburger, IMBA's director of field programs, says the revised directives also provide valuable information for national forests faced with difficult trail maintenance decisions. "It's a positive step forward in actively, responsibly managing recreation on the 193 million acres of Forest Service land," says Linnenburger.
IMBA and the Forest Service have been formal partners since 1994, and have renewed their third consecutive memorandum of understanding through 2010. Mountain bikers are an important volunteer constituency on many national forests and the volunteer National Mountain Bike Patrol works to inform, assist, and educate mountain bikers and other trail users on Forest Service lands across the country.
For more information, including a copy of the interim final directives, please visit the Forest Service website. The deadline for public comments is Dec. 16.
17 October 2008
CRACKED!
Sampson Frame Cracked! Looking at the Raliegh 2009 Team frameset, sold as a frameset only, includes:-ACE Evolution Direct Connect Carbon Frame-Easton EC90 Fork-FSA Headset-Alloy Seatclamp-Easton EC90 Seatpost - built with SRAm Red and Cosmic Carbone wheels it weighs just over 13 lbs. I will however be using Campy, because there is no substitute! But no dinero for a while so left sucking right now!
27 September 2008
Fountain of youth
A while back we went to Maine for a death in the family, while there we had a chance to go for a nice hike in Gulf Hagas. Stopped by this brook that Mary's dad and I fished earlier in the spring for a dip. I can put up with cold water but this damn thing was so cold it made my balls ache. We were jumping from a rock about 12 feet above the pool and that confused Hunter so much so that he came down to a rocky point and started swimming UP the brook to see what was going on. Oh yah Frank Schlek was a customer of Eufemiano Fuentes. Peace out!
19 September 2008
Got a bad case of masterbaters elbows.
I cant stand anything with two wheels at the moment. Today I had both elbows injected with steroids to get rid of this focking tendonitis. I have tendonitis in both elbows probably from too much masterbating and not enough riding. That sheet focking hurt man.
Thomas
Thomas
08 July 2008
Rocky Mountain Special Edition Slayer
Pics of the Rocky Mountain!
SRAM x.0 Derailer & Cassette and shifters, XTR Cranks and Front Derailer, Avid Juicy Carbon, FOX RC2 Fork and RPs rear shock with Pro-pedal, and Carbon FSA Bars!
Also Chris King Head Set and Hubs! Rides well and only 7 oz heavier than the Specialized!
Not bad for 3 more inches of travel front and back!03 July 2008
My new Rocky Mountain Bike!
Here is the link to my new Rocky Mountain Slayer. I pick it up Monday. The only difference is that it is a Special Edition (1 of 6) frame that Mark got on special order. Lighter than the stock SXC 90s and in black similar to the picture below.
02 July 2008
Tommasini - San Diego
Since Chad is building up an older Tomassini frame, I thought I would pimp the modern product line as well...
tommasini
tommasini
16 June 2008
Deadly Crash in Mexico - Coked up American at the wheel
Deadly bike crash in Mexico June 2, 2008
As a cyclicst, one thing I’ve never worried about is a coked up motorist who wants to run me over. After seeing this set of photos, however, I might have to reconsider.
Jesse Campos, a 29 year old American, was arrested after hitting the cyclists, who were competing in the third annual Matamoros-Bagdad Cycling Tour in Matamoros Mexico on Sunday. One American rider was killed in the incident, while five others (including a 14-year-old) remain in a critical condition in hospital.
Jesse Campos, a 29 year old American, was arrested after hitting the cyclists, who were competing in the third annual Matamoros-Bagdad Cycling Tour in Matamoros Mexico on Sunday. One American rider was killed in the incident, while five others (including a 14-year-old) remain in a critical condition in hospital.
Check out these pics!
09 June 2008
Boonen the Bad Boy! - very bad boy!!!
Boonen caught with cocaine?
Belgian super star sprinter, Tom Boonen has allegedly been caught in an out of competition test for cocaine, according to Belgian newspaper HLN.be. The out of competition test allegedly occurred three days before start of the Tour of Belgium, where Boonen won the final stage.
The Belgian paper also reported that the homes of Boonen's parents and girlfriend in Postel and Lore respectively were searched last night. The non-negative test has also not yet been confirmed by the UCI. Boonen's Quick Step team was unavailable for comment at the time of going to press.
This is not the first time that Boonen has been linked to the drug. Last December, his good friend and cyclo-cross star, Tom Vanoppen was caught by the Flemish doping controllers with cocaine. During questioning Vanoppen allegedly named Boonen as his dealer, a claim Boonen later denied. Following the claim, Boonen's parent's house was searched.
Boonen's brush with the law does not stop there however. Just last week, he lost his drivers license for the second time in six weeks. On Tuesday night he was pulled over by the police travelling at 180-km/h in a 90km/h zone on the Mol ring road. He had a blood alcohol reading of 1.0.
Six weeks earlier he lost his license for 14 days for travelling 120km/h in a 70km/h zone. In 2006 Boonen was the face of the Belgian roads and traffic Authority, promoting safe driving.
Belgian super star sprinter, Tom Boonen has allegedly been caught in an out of competition test for cocaine, according to Belgian newspaper HLN.be. The out of competition test allegedly occurred three days before start of the Tour of Belgium, where Boonen won the final stage.
The Belgian paper also reported that the homes of Boonen's parents and girlfriend in Postel and Lore respectively were searched last night. The non-negative test has also not yet been confirmed by the UCI. Boonen's Quick Step team was unavailable for comment at the time of going to press.
This is not the first time that Boonen has been linked to the drug. Last December, his good friend and cyclo-cross star, Tom Vanoppen was caught by the Flemish doping controllers with cocaine. During questioning Vanoppen allegedly named Boonen as his dealer, a claim Boonen later denied. Following the claim, Boonen's parent's house was searched.
Boonen's brush with the law does not stop there however. Just last week, he lost his drivers license for the second time in six weeks. On Tuesday night he was pulled over by the police travelling at 180-km/h in a 90km/h zone on the Mol ring road. He had a blood alcohol reading of 1.0.
Six weeks earlier he lost his license for 14 days for travelling 120km/h in a 70km/h zone. In 2006 Boonen was the face of the Belgian roads and traffic Authority, promoting safe driving.
03 June 2008
Excellent Link for Cycling Deals
I got this from a buddy who used to work at Bicycle Village... The concept here is you get EP Proces, but only on 1 product at a time until it sells out, then a different product is opted up. Check it out: http://www.chainlove.com
Looks like a good way to check out some good stuff...
Looks like a good way to check out some good stuff...
09 May 2008
SAMPSON Deal and new Road Groups!
I know most of you don't care, but Eric Sampson has come out with his own road group and has received significant praise for his group. He also has a full Tintanium Silverton Frame with Carbon Fork on sale for just over a grand. Includes the Ride Dampening SAS system.
Worth a look. Here is also a link to review of his SAS system!
Worth a look. Here is also a link to review of his SAS system!
30 April 2008
need tools
I finally got my new sweet blue Industry Nine hubs laced to some mavic 823's and I want to put them on. What tools do I need to get the job done? I need to transfer the cassette over and the brake rotor..brake rotor, I can handle. But would like some tips on the cassette transfer, tools, things to keep in mind when doing it, anything you got would be VERY helpful..yes, I'm looking at you, NATE. Gracias.
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