via where you can find more pix and instructions, if for some reason you’d need them.
The Stelvio… it’s that steep.
Giro d’Italia by incuboy on Flickr.
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Track World Cup Melbourne 2012
(via Photo from Getty Images)
Forget Ryder Unspellablename, this is the highlight of theGiro d’Italia - Farnese Vini lose a bike to Underpants man
(by warrenguy)
“ Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends over your brain… Once; someone asked me what pleasure I took in riding for so long. “Please???”, I said. “I don’t understand the question, I didn’t do it for the pleasure, I did it for the pain.
Lance Armstrong (via divinemachine)
“Motivation is in the mind; follow-through is in the practice.” -Peter Bergman
Have not been riding enough. I need my happy back.
(Source: divinemachine)
good:
What Kind of Cyclist Are You? An Illustrated Guide
Do you bike for exercise? To earn street cred? Or just to get around? As our options for cycling expand, so have our reasons for doing it. Here are eight types of bikers you may recognize from the neighborhood.
Australia has named its 14-strong track cycling team for the London Olympics, spearheaded by sprint queen Anna Meares and team pursuit leader Jack Bobridge. (via Meares spearheads Olympic track cycling squad)
Looks like he’s doing Le Velo…
(Source: textsfromthepeloton)
Well, that’s one way to get some respect on the road, I suppose!
My brother, who races recumbents, has been promising to do this to one of his bikes.
“Hövding is a bicycle helmet unlike any other currently on the market…”
Very true. Here.
Yes it looks like one that would completely obscure any sense of peripheral vision and offer about as much protection as a bag of marshmallows strapped to your head.
Is Hövding Swedish for ‘brain damage’?
