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It’s early in the year, but Texas weather is already so much hotter than, say, April in Chicago, or June in Minnesota (when winter officially ends there, by the way).  So shop rides are back in swing and I’m already getting thrashed or shelled — pick whichever verb you prefer.  Or schelacked.  Or pooped out [...]

Johan Bruynel giving one of his famous motivational speeches.
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If you didn’t see the press conference earlier, view it here first. Very upsetting news from the UCI regarding the Bosberg being “aesthetic doping.”
We still haven’t heard any official word from the UCI yet regarding the Bosberg “being too good looking” for professional competition. But it seems their unusual move to set a limit not [...]

Submitted by: Ritte Racing
Well this is pretty upsetting. In an unprecedented move, the UCI bans the Bosberg from competition based on the way it looks. They could have discussed their issues with us directly, but instead they just let us hear the lame news through the grapevine. Frankly this isn’t surprising given their unreasonable stance [...]

Well this is pretty upsetting. In an unprecedented move, the UCI bans the Bosberg from competition based on the way it looks. They could have discussed their issues with us directly, but instead they just let us hear the lame news through the grapevine. Frankly this isn’t surprising given their unreasonable stance against progress. The [...]

One of the “perks” to working in a shop is getting to interact with the fine folks who ride a bike out of circumstance rather than choice. There’s really not a lot of subsets to this species of cyclist. They either fall into the “lost license due to excessive drinking” category or the much more [...]

Written by: Lauren Jacobsen
I spend a lot of time talking about being ON my bike, so let me flip it and talk about being OFF my bike. Yes, it’s more than a real bummer, especially when you come home from the Nationals on peak form and then go straight into absolutely nada, zero time on [...]

RITTE RIDES
34° 4′49.91″N 118°39′44.92″W
Few riding locations on the planet earth are as elemental as Piuma Rd. Located between the primal landscape of Malibu and the majestic peaks of Topanga, the wind-lashed, sun-drenched, ever-chaging landscape continues to be shaped by the elements, like the bulldozers digging swimming pools for the weekend homes of plastic [...]

So here is another Ritte movie, you know. Sit back, apply some chamois cream, strap on your helmet, and enjoy.

Aaron Wise is another one of Ritte’s star mountain goats. The longer and nastier the climb, the more he seems to get off on it… it’s creepy really. On the surface, Aaron’s a gentile, unassuming fellow, but show him a little wheel on a recovery ride and you’ll have an all-out race on your hands. [...]