Friday, December 24, 2010
Go Cipo!
Mario Cipollini has always been one of my favorite cyclists. He's a character.Now that he's retired, he wants to offer some constructive criticism & I, for one, can't wait to hear more. Here's the link to a spot on assessment of the 2010 TdF.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Short List
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
ScHnOcToBeeRFesT 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
October 23rd- mark your calendar!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Malcolm
Schnoctobeerfest FAQs
Q: What, exactly, is this ride about?
A: Schnoctobeerfest is a bike & beer buffet. We start with a meet & greet, complete with drinks, & then, have a 50, or so, mile ride, followed by a feast, ending the festivities with a beer judging.
Q: Are you guys fast cyclists?
A: Some of us are fast & some of us were fast, once. The thing that is cool about CiTy BiLLy is that we can co-exist (especially when the fast guys don't know the course).
Q: How much is the entry fee?
A: For this ride, you have to bring a six pack of beer to enter in the competition. The categories are: best microbrew, best beer under $7 per six pack, best label art (believe me, eDBiLLy knows his art), best import, best domestic & wildcard. Some new rules this year- your six pack has to be all one style of beer (in the industry, we call it a sku). In other words, you can't bring a sampler six, and enter all your beers in the competition. The only exception (Please, Lee!) is if you bring beer you made yourself. For this fee, you get schwag (pics forthcoming), the ride & food & beer afterwards. Be prepared to sample a bunch of beers you've never tasted before! Instead of our typical entry fee this year, there will be a goodwill offering, to be explained shortly, & trust me, will be extremely worthy.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
It's almost here
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Once Again
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Bike Sale!
Monday, August 16, 2010
It's not the yellow brick road
View Larger Map to virtually ride this This will be an option on Schnoctobeerfest.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Schnoctobeerfest 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Grab a cold one, let's talk
Tomorrow, the BS is over for the Tour de France. We'll truly find out if Lance has a chance or not. I still think Contador is going to go nuts & lay 2 minutes into the peloton. I'm shocked that Schleck is in the position he's in, along with Evans. The only way that Alberto isn't going to run away with this thing, is if the rest of the GC contendors gang up on him.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Tour de France Preview
Sunday, May 9, 2010
LBL recap
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures to go along with this narrative. Blame it on my laziness. The forecast was for rain, a common forecast for LBL. Yet, somehow, the day turned out to be a great one for cycling. At 9 am, the meet & greet began, with new friends (cRuNcHBiLLy) and old friends (KeRNeL, t-BiLLy, eDBiLLy, eDDy LeE, B-BiLLy, DiRk) all enjoying a fresh keg of Hopluia. The ride began promptly at 10, with the prevailing concensus being "let's knock this out before we get drenched". Unfortunately, plans kind of went awry when we reached Spilker Ales, the hallowed ground upon which Hopluia is created. On the outskirts of Cortland, we ran into Jim, who rode LBL three or four years ago. Jim rode with us to the brewery & the tour began. After a walk-through of the brewery & a few (ahem) samples, it was time to begin the ride back. Everyone arrived back at my house at relatively the same time, so the pitchers of Hopluia began to flow & the yarns began. We had some pizza, more beer, tons of laughs. It began to rain, so we went downstairs to the bike room. It was well after dark when everyone left. The next CiTy BiLLy event is ScHnOcToBeeRFesT, in October. There is talk of a section of pave in this year's edition. Viva le cobbles! Rattle those bottles!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
LBL 2010 recap-soon!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Are you ready?
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Crunch Time
Monday, April 12, 2010
More Info
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Training
Tomorrow is the Tour of Flanders. I sure hope that Boonen can put everyone else in their place. In local news, eDBiLLy, eDDy LeE & I went out for a little spin today-beautiful weather, save for 25-35 mph winds. Today drove home the fact that an out & back to Cortland will be a long enough ride, if the wind is howling. So, I don't think we'll be riding any crushed limestone on the ride. However, I reserve the right to add a few wrinkles into the course.