Seven Observations From The First Week Of The Tour de France
1) Craig Hummer needs a nickname. I suggest The Leprechaun. Why? Because until this swim coach/bull riding commentator showed up at the Tour de France, I thought there was no announcer on earth worse than Al Trautwig. But nope, Versus achieved the impossible and found that mythical creature without all the hassle of going to [...]
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- WHEN THE BARTER SYSTEM DOESN’T WORK THERE’S ALWAYS SUSAN B. ANTHONY
May 14th, 2008For the longest time, I’ve thought the spectrum of bike riding folks who shop at our store had no end or beginning. Lately though, I’m convinced that I beat Stephen Hawking in finding both ends of the universe. Granted, it’s just both ends of a puny little universe confined by four concrete walls but [...]
- Nadia: The 60 Year-Old Daughter I Never Knew I Had
May 12th, 2008Before Nadia could ride off into the sunset, she first had to walk into the shop.
It was a morning like any other. AC/DC was on the radio and we were up to our usual hijinks. Our project was ironing out the logistics for the Red Bull Challenge, an utterly stupid test of stamina [...] - Nadia- the 60 Year-Old Daughter I Never Knew I Had.
February 29th, 2008Nadia- the 60 Year-Old Daughter I Never Knew I Had.
Before Nadia could ride off into the sunset, she first had to walk into the shop.
It was a morning like any other. AC/DC was on the radio. We were up to our usual hijinks. Our project was ironing out the logistics for the Red Bull Challenge, [...] - Spanning the Universe with Steve and Roger
February 6th, 2008Spanning the Universe with Steve and Roger.
For the longest time, I’ve thought the spectrum of bike riding folks who shop at our store had no end or beginning. Lately though, I’m convinced that beat Stephen Hawking in finding I both ends of the universe. Granted, it’s just both ends of a puny little universe confined [...]
- New Year’s Resolution To Nowhere
January 21st, 2008New Year’s Resolution to go Nowhere.
Hello there. My name’s Bobby. I work at a bike shop. Actually, I’ve worked in a few bike shops over the years. I didn’t really set out to. It was just something that sorta happened on its own during college. I was enough of a fixture at my neighborhood [...]
