Some time has passed since the Lost and Found gravel grinder, which took place in early June. As a roadie venturing off the tarmac, I was not so sure how to … Read more

Living in Santa Cruz, I have always viewed Jack O’Neill as a legend. The entire city seems to be built around him. Walking past his home on East Cliff Avenue, … Read more

When Shawn Rosenthal, founder of Valence Bicycles told me I could have the prototype Valence Titanium Road+ after his Kickstarter video finished production, I almost peed my pants with excitement. We’d … Read more

Utterly breathtaking. But that should not come as a surprise to anybody. It is the flagship road bike form the Northern California company that has become the gold standard the … Read more

As an avid cyclist, I have tried to just about every type of energy bar and gel on the market, most of which leave me with a general sense of … Read more

If you were to map out all the places I have ever lived, you wouldn’t need a big map.  An astute observer, however, would also realize that it also has … Read more

Thoughts of Reno, Nevada are usually dominated by visions of cheap casinos, diesel trucks and gun racks.  And after living there for over two months now, I can tell you that these images … Read more

Finally there is a company that realizes triathlon is not just swimming, biking and running crudely pasted together, but a complete sport all to its own. No longer are we … Read more

When I first got my hands on the CamelBak All Clear water bottle, my mind immediately wandered to visions of backcountry camping, pulling sparkling water from mountain lakes and gulping … Read more

The Neve Down Hoodie Jacket is quite possibly be the best piece of cycling apparel ever invented.  Now, I hope to never catch anybody actually riding in this goose-down puffy, … Read more

Ask a runner what shoes they wear and they can ramble off make, model year, stability level, and reasons that shoe is best for their stride.  Runners even stockpile their … Read more

Like many of you, I am sitting at my computer listening to Britney Spears on Pandora in one tab and browsing Magnetic Junction on another in an effort to recover … Read more

If you know how to swim, bike and run, you are well aware of the triathlon performance gear and clothing company, Zoot. They have been producing innovative training and racing … Read more

There will come a point in your life when sitting in traffic on your way home from work, creeping towards that intersection watching the same green light cycle to yellow … Read more

For all of you who are not familiar with cyclocross racing, consider yourself one of the sane amongst us. There is really no reason why this sport should exist, but … Read more

Today I am sitting here next to a dusty bike and a pile of dirty laundry piled high with white crusted cycling gear.  It’s legitimately gross to think that I … Read more

Every year while racing the Sea Otter Classic bike race at Laguna Seca Speedway in Monterey, California, I spend time between races happily perusing the numerous vendor booths.  As one … Read more

Call me a fitness nerd, but I can honestly say that there are few inventions that have impressed me more than the PEAR Training Intelligence System. Sure, revolutionary innovations such … Read more

It would be easy to look at this record-breaking dry winter on the West Coast and fret about Lake Tahoe’s dirt-strewn ski runs, but this weather is the reason why … Read more