I'm Back!... (Say Hi To Your Mother For Me)

There is no excuse like yesterday, but tomorrow always comes

The vague recollection of what it meant to be scared
Apathy being threatened by excitement 
Changes to a new beginning commissioned in my mind 

U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

(Photo:VeloNews)

Cool Shit And Good Information

Point #1

Hola, beeches!... I'm not quite sure why I said that, but it seemed appropriate thirty seconds ago. As you can probably tell, this is my first post of 2014. Pretty sad and disappointing if I do say so myself. I have nothing and nobody to blame... though given a timely scapegoat, I would jump all over it like a drunk white girl on a Tiramisu.

I knew that there were only three things that could possibly bring me out of my self-imposed exile.

1. The greatest February stage race hosted by an absurdly rich and oppressive middle-eastern Sheikdom.

2. An American rider winning "anything" on the Pro Tour.

3. Any country that has the balls to use a two million dollar Bugatti Veyron as a Police car.

 All three came together with a Taylor Phinney GC win in a cosmic occurrence rarer than witnessing Bigfoot having sex with a Unicorn. Yeah...that rare! 

Well played, Dubai...well played. 

Cold Weather Should Lead To More Writing

It was recently brought to my attention by my life-partner,

"Snacks McGee"...

 ...that I have been lazy as shit in providing content for this blog. Even for a low-level hack such as myself, posting mostly YouTube videos seems a little dated...like way back in 2009.

As the mercury continues to drop and my enthusiasm for cold weather riding follows suit, I fully intend to interject more originality into my posts. In the mean time, this being Cyclocross season, here's an always funny video...I'm not so sure Joey's okay.

The Steepest Road In The World: The Spirit Of Cycling

I Feel Better About The Future Of Our Youth

The best Tool cover you've ever heard...Long live rock!

Another Great Skateboarding Movie

I'm Not Sure What's Going Here...But I Like It

Best Bike Rental (Director's version) . from Stason bros. on Vimeo.

Impressive Or German?

I Got Bronchitis...

Make sure you stay for the remix after the report.

Forty Seven Miles And A Bump In The road

The following is a prepared statement from Mongo Pusher. There will be no questions...

I would like to apologize to the entire squirrel and forest-rodent community for my participation today in an accident which resulted in the untimely death of one of their own. There was no intent, malice, or negligence on my part during or prior to the incident. The deceased though, was seen weaving erratically from side to side moments before the collision...so there are still unanswered questions about the sobriety and mental state of the quadruped. My riding partner and witness on the day, who happens to be a Masters 45+ cyclocross superstar and therefore is quite familiar with nature, though he would probably testify under oath that he actually saw nothing, indicated with a knowing glance that the squirrel definitely "had it coming".

Fire On The Mountains: Seasons End

Well, in years past, Mongo would regale the readers with outtakes from the weekly Smyrna Bicycles team ride...referred to on this blog as the "23/2300 Hammerfest". But, with my literary absence and the fast approach of early darkness, tonight was the last official ride of 2013. I feel the best way to summarize the year is with a Haiku.

Everyone was fast
Mongo faster than a few
Try again next year