Intermittent Monday Blues Syndrome - IMBS Intermittent Monday Blues Syndrome (IMBS) is an illness that countless cyclists suffer from all over the world. IMBS is characterized by a cyclist who feels totally depressed on Mondays after a totally awesome weekend on the bike. Typical profile of a cyclist with IMBS is an overly competitive type who is addicted to the adrenaline of racing. They are trying to constantly prove something on the bike even though nobody else cares.
Art of Negotiation for the Weekend Warriors This is a 9 step program to help the weekend warriors negotiate through the complex dynamics of local team. Follow this simple program and maximize your club benefit which you deserve. WARNING: you may lose some friends.
Cycling Love Triangle The love triangle consists of a cyclist, a spouse and a bicycle. Cyclist loves spouse and bicycle. Spouse loves cyclists but not bicycle. Bicycle loves no one. It is a strange kind of relationship with 2 people and a bicycle. The cyclists begins to get confused on the priority between cycling and all else (including spouse).
Jack Piper and the Chamois of Fire - Chapter 14 Jack's first semester at college continued at a dizzying pace and before he knew it, Thanksgiving Break had arrived. He caught a ride back to Des Moines with Dog Bait in the old rusty Mini Cooper.
Johnny - I Hate Cyclists Confrontations between cyclists and motorist are too common and often leads to tragic results. Heated debates fire up both on and off the bike but there are no easy answers. People will be people and some just hate more than others. Mr. Johnny is one such person who gave us an insight into the dark side.
Jack Piper and the Chamois of Fire - Chapter 13 Jack scrambled to get dressed in the dark while another salvo of firecrackers exploded outside his basement window. He slipped on his shoes and quietly climbed the stairs two at a time to reach the back door, but before he could lock the door, it burst open. Strong hands grabbed Jack and pulled him into the cool, pale moonlight of the back yard.
Jack Piper and the Chamois of Fire - Chapter 12 Jack's first few days of college had featured a white-knuckled ride in a rusty Mini Cooper, a last minute arrangement for an apartment and rent, a classmate on a third story ledge, the Tuesday Night World Championships, a flaming beater bike ride through a crowd of students during a power outage, and a chase by campus security. Anyone else might have been a little bit frazzled by the excitement, but Jack was used to it after growing up in an orphanage full of mischievous cyclists.
Jack Piper and the Chamois of Fire - Chapter 11 Jack stood at the edge of the crowd of students outside the dorms and peered through the darkness at the newspaper stuffed in the spokes of the cruiser's rear wheel. Then he took a good look at the two people crouching next to the bike. They were obviously both college students who had come out of the dorms when the power went out.
Survival of the Tuesday Night Twilight Criterium Tuesday Night Twilights is a weekly criterium race held in Santa Rosa run by dedicated club and volunteers. This event has been part of Santa Rosa cycling community for past 20+ years attracting local professionals like Levi Leipheimer and Scott Nydam. Recently, however, the event is in threat of closure due to conflicting interest with business park where the event is held. Can this event survive?
Copperopolis 2009 - Race Report The 29th annual Copperopolis race took place April 11, 2009 on the traditional 21 miles of bone jarring, tire pinching, carbon crunching roads. Hundreds made the faithful journey to Milton, California with tranquil farms, lazy cows and small county roads. However, on this day, the strategic placement of the porta-potties and VeloPromo tents suggest something very special was about to happen.