what's up with our new design?

who did this?

do we like it?

do we not like it?

do we not not like it?

boldly into the new year

the new calendar year represents a time for transition.

maybe it's transition from an old bike to a new one. or one with a certain type of gears to one with a different number of gears. or one with a certain type of suspension to one with a different type of suspension.

maybe it's a change in training. train more. train more scientifically with lower intensity. train less scientifically with higher volume. train high volume and high intensity all the time. train wild squirrels to do your bidding.

maybe some people will start shaving their legs. maybe other people will stop shaving their legs. bold new trends in facial hair may also accompany the new year.

and while we contemplate these important transitions, we are also reminded of people making much more difficult decisions. a fellow Durhamite and soccer playing friend of the Pirate and me has just begun a pivotal battle in his war against a brain tumor. Niko is chronicling his story here and, in addition to being a fantastic guy, he's also an entertaining writer. as the blog details, his fight against cancer is tough, but to make the challenge even more difficult, his medical expenses are expected to be very high. there is information on how to make donations and hopefully Bull City Cycling will be able to put together a fundraising ride in the upcoming weeks. so, in the meantime, maybe think about forgoing your third pint one night this weekend, stash that $5 in your jersey pocket, and save it to help a friend out.

best wishes for health and happiness to everyone in 2010.

Lottery!

Well I've entered.....hopefully they will pick my entry out of the 2010 lottery pool of a bazzillion Lance fans.

Who else is in? $15 to enter lottery. Click here to read and enter.

Happy New Year!

"We have a good war chest of funds"?!?!

"We are at the races to prove a point. That point is to be ambassadors for all of those I just mentioned. (Y)our obligation is to know everything about every company on the kits as well as about every part we use until the season ends. We are at the venues to represent, and represent well. We (the team - you - us - the folks who raced here before 2009) give good brand.

"In an era and in a climate in which teams falter, vaporize, splinter, cease to exist, and just plain can't raise a fucking dime, we are flush. We are quite flush atmo. Data point - we're not Radio Shack flush, but heck - I can only panhandle so much, huh. We have parts. We have a good war chest of funds. And we have each other.

"Let's represent, let's make memories, and let's race."

Richard Sachs (aka The Professor's Eternal Idol)

The rest can be read here.

Happy Holidays from Bull City Cycling

s.f. giants

I've been out of town for the past week and I have no idea what's going on. Jay gets a new bike for his birthday (a multiple of ten, but I won't say which one), but will he keep it? Linus races cyclocross, but does he win? Ben rides in the snow, but does Ali leave any tracks? Hollywood and Pirate are doin' stuff in other states, but does anyone have any idea what? Adam moves into the lead for the most frequent blog-post commenter, but does he still even ride? Who knows.

As for me, I've been in San Francisco rockin' (pun intended) the American Geophysical Union conference with thousands of other nerds. Lots of cyclists in SF. Fixies are everywhere, but so are useful bay-area bikes that have brakes and shifters. Nothing to write home about, except for this gem, which I discovered parked right next to my friend's car:

It's a Circle A named Audra. Well worn, like a nice pair of jeans. And while steel is real, aluminum also holds great promise in California:

This one is for the BSNYC loyalists, like Ali. AYHSMB is out. 2010 is all about SYBBHS-O.

Happy Belated Birthday Linus.....

Vintage Linus O-G Photo



Dook Forest, NC
Circa 9/11/2005

Winter Curatorial

Over the weekend, I received several emails from Hollywood containing photos of bikes in his personal quiver. One of the emails was titled, Bike of the Day, so I expect more treasures to be forthcoming.

Check out Hollywood's new crabon belt-drive fixie. The nameless Entourage-member extraordinaire pictured looks non-plussed to be in the photo.



But it's not all new-styling retrofitted Madones. Hollywood goes old-school with his throwback freeride Raven. Check out those carbon spins! Nevermore, nevermore.

NCCX 2009 Fall Finals - Winston Salem, NC

Linus in action.......stolen by me from Mock Orange's Facebook Page.

new jerseys to new jersey

Chris and Eric show off the new BCC skinsuits on the MTV series "Jersey Shore":

(Check out the non-UCI-approved special air tube oxygen uptake training device.)

Coming Attractions...

Looks like mountain biking, "the cyclocross of movies", is about to make another silver screen appearance in the upcoming film "Ride the Divide". As most of you know, the Tour Divide is the longest mountain bike race in the world spanning over 2700 (self supported) miles from Banff, Canada to Antelope Wells, NM (Mexican Border). What some of you might not know is that the Tour Divide was pioneered by Carrboro's own Matthew Lee (see rider in video with Sobe-Cannondale kit on in one scene and black stocking cap in another).

This film chronicles the trials and trailside experiences of three distinctly different Tour Divide Racers, with Matthew Lee being one of them.

Ride The Divide Teaser from Ride The Divide on Vimeo.

Ironically enough, I just found out this evening that my wife is friends with the director of the movie. It's a small world after all...

So who is up for this next year???

Baby Dave?