Backward Mutters

Category: cycling

  • What’s Out There

    Well the dark days of December start to get me thinking about cycling. While you’re wishing you were on your bike, you can check out the 2009 NC Transportation Cycling Events Calendar which is up and growing. Lance Armstrong is Tweetin’ fool. You can follow him here. The Astana Team’s…

  • Chum’s Bum

    When Red rides with Chum. The view is always the same. Nonetheless, Red’s happy for the pull up and back to Danbury. BTW, it was an awesome day for a ride. Cool northerly breeze, dry air. Wow, and it’s August. Chum and Red, as I said went to Danbury through…

  • Turtle Hop

    Every once in a while. Chum just has to jump something. http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAKXn9zyzXTyW6NoE_4ojujpj8ycetGW7GoG7UV27YDwDiRJdeiamhBx3ayjmjOc3-aSNxVuTsgQrryDPvcwL_7JK44mgNTdrp6m_Enk7oCqlYMWbbk-1MA3O5KPk6ZsGhymTMhUGSx3YAVKwTSIW259px4FClgbN-UMAFzMg6DrIunOAE7tX4MMi9tsDey48k_sGaVGWo7qoCVVS0_Bb5hVLqCR5oslMNLFLZm28OVrp%26sigh%3DTX18vMeo9bI31xf-qzIbcxVpgqo%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&nogvlm=1&thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D3c23640c4a04ba33%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DNvhT0FHKqrxoEEvSKfCX3lI1n18&messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3DenDisclaimer: No turtles were harmed in the filming of this video. The turtle was already in the road, and we moved it out of the road after the shot. Incidentally, had we not moved it out of the road,…

  • Rockin’ and Hangin’

    Chum and Red headed north to start building for the fall challenge classics. It looks like they’re thinking of Blue Ridge Brutal, Tour des Gaps, and Bridge to Bridge. Red is glad to report that Hanging Rock is still there, and it’s still a climb. The last time the two…

  • 2008 Blood, Sweat, and Gears, and Shortcuts

    Just to so we’re clear. Red knows this is a month late. He’s been riding his bike, K? Oh, and he just started back putting in office hours. Chum and Red signed up to do Blood, Sweat, and Gears. No Famous Leo this year. Instead, Chum and Red were set…