The Herald-Sun Aug 24, 2004 : 9:25 am ET The 2004 summer Olympics in Athens have already seen some exciting race results in cycling. After leaving the Tour de France because of a back injury, Tyler Hamilton won the United States its first-ever gold medal in men’s road time trial. Axel Merckx, son of the [...]
Tonight was my first ride on my new single-speed set-up. I converted my 9-speed hub, using spacers where the cassette would be, just to test it out, to make sure this is what I want to do. After tonight, I know I won’t be going back. Wow! One theme that sticks out in my mind [...]
Phillip Barron The Herald-Sun August 10, 2004 12:10 pm DURHAM — When I was a kid, riding a bicycle with multiple gears was something for adults. My blue banana-seat cruiser had only one gear at the rear wheel. I admired my dad and the older neighborhood kids who could change gears, go faster and ride [...]
Over lunch the other day, I was talking with a friend about habits. We were talking about food, about why I’m vegan, and I was saying that at this point it’s easier for me to just keep on eating vegetarian than it would be to think about how to integrate meat and dairy back into [...]