Monthly Archives: February 2009

Dave Zabriskie burglary victim

David Zabriskie returned to his home in Salt Lake City after the Amgen Tour of California to find his home burglarized and empty. “My house was broken into while at TOC. They took everything, a lot of bikes, cars, and you name it they got it,” wrote Zabriskie to his Twitter account. “If anyone out read more »

Logan was his name-o

These are Amanda and Doc Logan in Sacramento. Logan blogs about cycling and other stuff from Sacramento. I’ve known him online for probably two or three years and it’s always great to meet these people in person. Amanda rides a Schwinn Madison; Logan’s bike is an old Raleigh. Big props to them because this was read more »

Bike Shelter at Caltrain in Mountain View

Mountain View’s Bike Shelter Pretty full inside! Proving that I don’t always wear lycra Mountain View has secure bike parking at the Caltrain station, within easy striking distance of Castro Street shopping or the Sunday Farmer’s Market. On the rare occasion when I don’t actually need my bike at my destination, the Bike Shelter is read more »

Podium Girls Joanna and Kristen

Markus Neuert of CycleFilm asked Tour of California podium girls Kristen and Joanna about their important jobs on the stage race podium. Meet Kristen and Joanna – Amgen Tour of California 2009 Podium Girls from Cyclefilm on Vimeo. “My main job is to make sure they get on stage and that they get kissed by read more »

Bike light strapped to the leg

This is Cold Iron of Alameda in the East Bay. He tried strapping his Planet Bike Super Flash bike light to his left ankle; I think it works pretty well. His bike is a Waterford; he also owns a Surly Big Dummy. What are your unusual bike light mounting options?

Sacramento Cycle Chic

When I visited Sacramento the weekend before last, I met Loreno — aka the Sac Cycle Chic — and her husband David. Lorena publishes the Sac Cycle Chic blog from Sacramento, where she encourages riding a bike for everyday travel in regular and even stylish clothing. Lorena’s the kind of gal who’s the life of read more »