jim

Jim rides a bike a lot and hates people.

California Dreaming

I'm in California this week on a family trip, from which I stole a morning and did the classic ride…

10 years ago

Le Mont Ventoux: The Windy Mountain

Legends are central to any culture, ours perhaps more than most. The Ventoux is a French legend, rising 1912m above…

11 years ago

Irreverence: Shift Indicators

This is possibly the most offensive piece of gear I have encountered on a bike. Do you really need a…

11 years ago

Come the Rain

The northwest has just experienced a spell of dry weather over two months long. It's been enough to make a…

12 years ago

Old Blewett Pass

Last week, I rode through a bit of history and came out thinking of the future. I rode over Old…

12 years ago

The Team Car

With the Tour underway there are many things to envy. One that always gets me is the team cars. This,…

12 years ago

Darkness

Yesterday, Seattle was dark for 15 hours 34 minutes and 37 seconds. Let us not count how much it was…

13 years ago

A New Decade

A new decade is here. Not the one that started Jan 1st, but the one marked by my new bike.…

13 years ago

Friday Night Lights

Took my 2-yr-old son to the last of the Marymoor Velodrome summer series races tonight. He rode his tricycle up…

13 years ago

From A to B: A Commuter’s Manifesto

With the spring racing season upon us, there is a lot of talk about the pros-- what it means to…

14 years ago

La Vie Northwest: socks, sandals, and snow

It's snowing today in Seattle, which a full 78% of the population is not able to deal with, even though…

14 years ago

Dear Thule: GFY.

Spoiler alert-- this post has nothing to do with professional cycling or racing. This post is about trying in vain…

15 years ago

TT Toledo

Coming to you live from stage 20 of the Vuelta, and reporting whilst still marginally sober. Racers are coming in…

15 years ago

Rock Hoppin’

In keeping with the retro thread from Frank and his MB-Zip, here is the bike I spent my weekend on:…

15 years ago

Why we watch

The tour has been over for a week now, not that I really noticed.  And that should have been a…

15 years ago

Round and round

I just rode around Lake Washington on my single speed. "So what, you pussy?" I imagine you are saying. Fair…

16 years ago

Stuff it

I spent Memorial Day weekend in Boise, and on the actual holiday I headed out for a big ride with…

17 years ago

Szzzz…

This morning was one hell of a shiny one in Seattle. It snowed/sleeted/rained/somethinged last night, and every surface was a…

17 years ago