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Safe Passing Bill Makes It Through Senate!

I’m glad to say that Senate Bill 488, the “Safe Passing Bill,” made it through the Texas Senate today. It’s not law yet… it still has to go to the House of Representatives… but things are looking up! Senator Dan Patrick, from the Houston area (the worst bicycling city in Texas), attached an amendment to the [...]

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Product Review - Jandd Frame Pack

I used to have this really bad habit of filling my jersey pockets so full of supplies that they would rip… I’d fit a small pump, CO2 inflator (redundancy is good!), a multitool, clif bars, a banana, electrolyte supplements, a phone, a camera, a third water bottle, a fourth if it was really hot, and [...]

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• Big news for bicyclists in Texas... Senate Bill 488, the Safe Passing Bill, passed the Texas Senate today... now it's on its way to the House of Representatives. I'll give a full update later tonight! #
• Pound weighs in on the Armstrong test. No matter what you think about Lance Amstrong's guilt or innocence when it comes to doping... you've got to believe that "The worlds most tested athlete" knows the rules better than anybody. Even if his disappearance from the presence of the tester wasn't to evade detection, you have to admit that it was a dumb move. #
• My old buddy Tim over at Masi bikes is taking votes on which Jersey design Masi should offer for sale to its biggest fans... I chose option B. Go vote for yourself! #
• 2/2/09 - I'm not dead. My computer died two weeks ago, and I just got a new one this weekend... stay tuned as I sort through all the things that I've been itching to blog about for two weeks! #
• Of course, just because he's retired from the road doesn't mean Zabel's done winning races. He won a recent six-day, and has one more six-day before he retires from the velodrome too. What's next, Erick? BMX? #