Jackie Chan dishes out some bicycle pain in Project A - even a bit for himself.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
There once was a commentator named Hunt...
Here's this week's round up.
Rex Hunt breaks cyclist's finger. At least, we assume he did, as he doesn't plan to contest the charge. Let's just use the magic word - allegedly - to be safe. Rex Hunt allegedly needs anger management classes, and is charged with being a bit of a douche. Make your own 'Hands of a Champion' jokes. The lesson here is one I've touched on before - getting up in a motorist's face just isn't worth it. Cyclist lawyers agree. Seriously, unless it's a reportable offence, let it go.
Armstrong rides! Yes, as much as the French hate to see Lance on a bike, the UCI have seen fit to waive the remaining 12 days of his notice period and allow the 7 time Tour de France winner to race the less glitzy, more churchy Tour Downunder in SA this January. Lance came second in the Leadville 100 earlier this year, but finished somewhere in the middle of the pack at last month's Cross Vegas cyclocross event. Cyclocross is nothing like a road race, but the lacklustre performance is one of those things... you know the ones I'm talking about.
American cyclists who aren't planning to buy their favourite events and whose Spanish Colonial mansions don't consume 38 times the average water usage figure for Houston needn't worry about the collapse of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, or Peggy Sue. Among the many Christmas Tree amendments used to sweeten the pot for wary politicians is a bit of pork in the form of a tax break for those who commute to work by bike. Now if they can just keep their jobs. I'd hate to be driving an economy right now.
The guys who write the Swobo Blog - How To Avoid The Bummer Life, brightened my day with this little gem;
I feel less confident that my packages will arrive on time, but more confident that I'm not the biggest dork on a bike.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Topeak releases new 'Jango' bicycle - Star Wars gags fly thick and fast
You read it here (after I read it here) - Topeak, the company that brought you the ridiculously comprehensive ALiEN DX multi-tool, have rolled out their 'Jango' range of bikes. The bikes are not to be confused with the Star Wars bounty hunter, nor Django Reinhardt, the gypsy jazz guitarist whose work you probably know from the kind of pretentious couch cafes in which any Stars Wars busts are strictly ironic and a coffee is $4.50.The purchase process works a lot like buying a family sedan - first you select the model, then you tick all the dorky 'headlight protector' style accoutrements you can afford, then you print it out, develop a taste for that 'news for the visually impaired' AM radio station, pull on a pair of moleskins and realise you've turned into your father.*
In other news, the CSIRO does some stuff with 'nanotubes' that could lead to artificial muscles, and - less impressive but perhaps more relevant to the purview of this blog - semi translucent bikes. Forget Down Low Glow, just fill the frame with neon and ride. Patent pending...
Tour Down Under delegation prepare for Lance's arrival.
Oh yeah, and Lance Armstrong excited us, the little people, by announcing his return to professional cycling will kick off at the Tour Down Under. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) then delivered a boot to our collective lollipops by insisting that - because Lance won't officially clear the six month random dope testing window until the 1st of Feb - the South Australian event (from Jan 20-25) is off the cards. Weak.
On a lighter note, Brompton World Championship! Look at those teeny bikes go!
*Love ya Dad!
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