Cyclists are not Rockstars: August 2010

Number 761

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If we we were Iphone users, We'd have these.

Number 758

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Tweet of the day:
"Time to collect Cervelo Test Team memorabilia!"

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From the news about the big Peloton shake-up today:

"Cervélo owners Phil White and Gerard Vroomen decided late Tuesday night that the increasing costs to run a top-flight team undercut their goals and ambitions for the brand. "

In other words, sponsoring a team didnt help sell any more Canadian badged Taiwanese bikes...

Number 756

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Looking forward to this at Interbike in a few weeks.. Here

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Very funny:

Number 754

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A true Rockstar!.... Here

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A little late now to be considering the Tour.... But this video is pretty darn cool:

Tour de France from on Vimeo.

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Get ready to see this sight at the front of big cross races for the next 4 months.

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From surfboards to high-tech bikes..... The new company on the block.... Here

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What the crap!?

Here

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Ummm, Don't know whether to be sad, disgusted, or just say "right on" at most of these designs.

Gotta love the fact that at the bottom of the page, they call them "crotch pads"

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This:

this:

and this:

Number 747

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Cool news for Idahoans....

Geoff Baker, a Boise area mountain biker hatched the idea of creating a mountain bike license plate to raise money for new trails, trail maintenance, bridges, kiosks, trailhead facilities and more. After rounding up bipartisan support in the GOP-dominant state, the mountain bike license plate bill sailed through the Idaho Legislature and was signed by Gov. Otter. It will be the first mountain biking-themed vehicle license plate in the United States. The plate will be available for sale in early 2011.

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Coming to a musette bag near you....

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Fail!
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Cavendish gets the Rockstar treatment in the recent U.K. Version of GQ magazine...

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File this under "conflicted regarding:"
Cerevellum is now taking preorders on their rear mounted bike camera. Is this cool???
Here

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For the team manager that wants to cut down his headaches when it time to get new kits for everyone....Here

Posted by Greg Wolff

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Last tech entry, we promise.... ( had to give Android its fair share )
Some exciting news for those on the other side of the smartphone aisle.... Here

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This is what happens when world famous clothiers design bikes for auction...

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We've been following the Iphone-on-Verizon news for some time now for reasons unknown.... But for the sake of continuity, here's some interesting tidbits that point to 2011 as a reliable date.

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Quote of the day:

"Heart rate monitors and websites that claim to tell you how many Calories you are expending are lousy at that job. The problem is that movements that don't affect heart rate can use very significant numbers of Calories over the course of a day.

For instance, simply squatting down to pick something off the floor uses roughly 1/2-1 Calorie depending on how big you are and how far down you squat. Waving your arms when you talk, shifting around in your seat while you work, pacing while on the phone and other "energetic" sorts of behavior can use several hundred calories per day more than calmer behavior, even while you are doing the "same" activities of chatting, working at a desk and using the telephone."