The Time Trial

12 Days of Christmas

Cyclocross and the Grinch

Go Go, A Go Go

Babe on a Mixte

Katie Compton - Winner Winner

Ballet and Bikes

Track Cycling Train

Track Cyclist Babe

Friday - Rebecca Black - Official Music Video

Every Black Friday I think of this song thanks to Tracko.

Movistar Time Trial

Babe on Focus Time Trial Bike

Thanksgiving Ride - To Turnbull Canyon FIXED

It hurt.  Time to eat.

Happy Thanksgiving - GET FAT

Sir Bradley Wiggins

Girl on Bike

#SVENNESS 2.8

#SVENNESS 2.8 from In The Crosshairs on Vimeo.
In SVENNESS episode 2.8 we visit the Hamme-Zogge stop of the Superprestige cyclocross series. It is muddy and there is a flyover at every turn. But more significant )or maybe not) Sven Nys is riding disc brakes!! But in the end, this race wasn't about disc brakes but about perseverance. Niels Albert runs into the barriers and gets turned completely around in the first 30 seconds of the race. He slowly chips away at his deficit and by the end is soon back in contention. For this race we focus on riding in the mud, the run vs. ride decision, the picket fence, and flyovers flyovers flyovers.

Please visit www.cyclocrossbook.com to learn more about Skills, Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer. It's all you need to know to create your own SVENNESS on the cyclocross track. And the sale of this book helps us to continue producing these SVENNESS videos. It's a win-win.

Also check out our shirts, socks, gloves and WTFkits watterbottles at http://www.crosshairscycling.com/shop/. The SVENNESS shirt is sold out but we are coming out with a second design shortly. So stay tuned for that.

Music in today's episode is by:

Flume & Chet Faker: https://soundcloud.com/futureclassic/flume-chet-faker-drop-the-3

We The Wild: https://soundcloud.com/wethewild/daisy-may-3

and

Ayer: https://soundcloud.com/officialayer/circle-down

Footage via Vier: http://www.vier.be/tags/cyclocross

Thanks for watching.

Bicycle Detection and Traffic Signals

Bicycle Detection at Signalized Intersections

10th Annual Turkey Trot Cross

Raced this weekend.  It was fun and painful. Here are some random pictures.

Cyclocross Gap Jump

Cyclocross Butt

Oh No!

Printing titanium bicycle parts

Lady Bike Model (b)

Lady Bike Model (a)

Old Man and His Bike

Bianchi, The Ulgly Truth

Victoria

Lady Shoes

Track Cycling

Cyclocross

SVENNESS 2.7

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from In">http://vimeo.com/cxhairs">In The Crosshairs on Vimeo.https://vimeo.com">Vimeo.> In episode 2.7, #SVENNESS visits the Belgian province of Limburg for the Superprestige Zonhoven. Known for its sand and perilous descents, Zonhoven was a study in balance and power. We highlight downhill action, the runups and a close race between Klaas Vantornout, Lars van der Haar, Niels Albert and Sven Nys.

#SVENNESS is brought to you by Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer. Check it out at www.cyclocrossbook.com. Makes the perfect gift.

A few SVENNESS shirts remain available at www.SVENNESS.com.
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Footage for #SVENNESS 2.7 via Vier. http://www.vier.be/tags/cyclocross
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Music by Magic Man. https://soundcloud.com/magicmansounds
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Thanks for watching.

The Time Trial

Girl Racer

Ah the weekend ride is coming

Bibs for Two

Lego

SVENNESS 2.6

#SVENNESS 2.6 from In The Crosshairs on Vimeo.
In #SVENNESS 2.6 we visit the Koppenbergcross, which is part of the Bpost Bank Trofee series and takes place in Oudenaarde, Belgium. This cyclocross race took on the character of a road race, and we highlight Fidea Telenet's team tactics that help put their riders in contention for the win. Also highlighted is a spectacular ride by Ian Field.

One thing not mentioned in the video that is important to point out: There are no forced dismounts on this course and many riders stay on their bikes the whole ride. That doesn't mean it was easy, though, as these riders dealt with a brutal climb and a windy day.

Please support #SVENNESS episodes by buying a shirt at www.SVENNESS.com. Also, check out our book, Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer at www.cyclocrossbook.com.

Footage via Sporza. http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/veldrijden

Music by TV on the Radio. https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/tv-on-the-radio/id6562624

Follow on Twitter @CXHairs.

Mobbin Mondays Circuit Race - NOV 16th

Mobbin Mondays, Brakeless, Circuit Race, Pomona

Racing to Breathe

Drake Pirates Mountain Bike Team

Work Hard. Ride Home

Work Hard. Ride Home. from PDW on Vimeo.
Meet the Breadwinner CX Team. Proud to be riding and racing with great people, on great equipment who know how to have fun along the way.

SVENNESS 2.5

Okay, I'm ready to race again!

#SVENNESS 2.5 from In The Crosshairs on Vimeo.
In #SVENNESS 2.5 we look at the Superprestige Ruddervoorde. The race features a lot of turns, a nice rhythm section, some sand, and a whole lot of looking around. A windy day on a course that didn't have many super technical features made for a strategic race. We focus on running vs. riding, carrying the bike and some start strategy.

Today's episode is brought to you by Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer available at www.cyclocrossbook.com. Get faster without getting fitter.

Super sweet #SVENNESS shirts are now available. Go to www.SVENNESS.com to order.

Footage for 2.5 is via Vier: http://www.vier.be/tags/cyclocross
Music is by Santigold: https://soundcloud.com/santigold/santigold-disparate-youth

It's been a while - Potato Mountain

It's been a while since I've ridden my mountain bike.  It's been even longer since I've ridden my mountain bike to Potato!

I have been off the bike since last Saturday's Spooky Cross left me with bent in shifters, a flat tire and swollen knee.  Today, I had hoped to race MT SAC's Fat Tire Classic but with little time to prepare, I decided against it.  And frankly, my crash at Spooky Cross has left me a little timid.

The ride to Potato was good.  My pace was moderate, with little bits of hard efforts but not so much to open up the sweat flood gates.  It was cold this morning.  Sweat and cold don't mix well.

There were a few riders at the top of Potato. Eric G was up there.  It was nice seeing and catching up on life.

Mr and Mrs Potato on Potato Mtn and next to Coyote Poop!

CX with Adam

Thanks for the pictures CLR Effect.  Michael's been a busy man blogging and shooting photos at local races.

This is Adam @ his second CX race.

Cycling: Still the Greatest

Definitely a great weekend video to watch. First seen from Tracko's site.

Cycling: Still the Greatest by Gary Toole, National Film Board of Canada

Energy Noodles

Not sure what is going on but, okay?

Bicycling: Interval Workouts for Fat Loss

Interval Workout for Fat Loss
Bicycling Magazine
By Selena Yeager
Link http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/nutrition-weight-loss/fry-fat-intervals?page=0,1

The Speed Factor
This chart shows how many calories a 150-pound rider would expend every hour for various kinds of riding, according to the Compendium of Physical Activities Tracking Guide, a standardized set of calorie-burn measurements. To figure out how many calories you'll use, first take your weight and divide it by 2.2 to express it in kilograms. Then multiply that number by the METS (or metabolic equivalents, a unit of the energy cost of an activity) number in parentheses.


1 HOUR RIDING AT                     BURNS
Less than 10 mph, very leisurely        272 calories (4 METS )
10-12 mph, easy                              408 calories (6 METS )
12-14 mph, moderate                      544 calories (8 METS )
14-16 mph, vigorous                       680 calories (10 METS )
16-19 mph, very fast                       816 calories (12 METS )
More than 20 mph, racing (no drafting)     1,088 calories (16 METS )

How to be a Moutain Biker

Racing Sucks!

LA Historical Park, DNF.  I flatted in about two minutes of racing.

Velocity Cross, 50th out of 60 racers.  It was a bad day for me.  Bonked.

Spooky Cross, crashed on the second lap.  Bent both shifters but managed to get left shifter back in order.  Right shifter bent inward but still functional so I decided to finish the race.  Shoot, I paid for it, might as well get my monies worth.  Oh and by the last lap, my front tire was F L A T ! ! !

So its 11:34 pm, I have a bruised knee from my crash earlier today and three bad races this CX season thus far. 

Ugh!

Revolution One: A Story of Off-Road Unicycling

Posting Again, its a great video to watch. Revolution One: A Story of Off-Road Unicycling from Dan Heaton on Vimeo.
"Revolution One" is a feature length documentary taking a look at the sport of off-road unicycling. The film combines current and historical footage from the last 30 years with interviews from pioneers of the sport.

"I created this film out of my passion and involvment in the sport of unicycling and to celebrate and promote the amazing community of riders." - Dan Heaton

A 10 minute short version of the film won 'Best Film on Cycling' at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2009), 'Best Film' at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival' (2010) and was featured on the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (2009-2010).

GoPro: Backflip Over 72ft Canyon

Chemistry Comedy

A photon checks into a hotel and is asked if he needs any help with his luggage.
"No thanks, I'm traveling light."


A helium molecule walks in afterwards. The bellhop asks if he needs any help.
Helium doesn't react.


A neutron walks into the hotel bar and asks "how much for a beer?" The bartender says, "for you? no charge."


Two protons walk into the bar and run into each other. One of them falls down. "You OK?" asks the other. "I think so," says the proton. "You sure?" the other asks. "Yeah," says the proton...
"I'm positive."


"Heard any good sodium jokes lately?" "Na..."


Hey man you got any Sodium Hypobromite?
...NaBrO


Wanna hear a joke about nitric oxide?
NO.

(You guys better slow down. It won't be long until all the good jokes argon.)

A Higgs Boson walks into a catholic church. The priest tells him to leave. The boson replies "Well, you can't have mass without me!"


 I lost a proton the other day. I need to start keeping an Ion them

 Electron walks into a bar, goes “Pint of your horrible beer mate.” Barman goes “No need to be so negative.”

When I heard oxygen eloped with magnesium I was all like OMg.

Vegetables: Benefits per color

Revolution One: A Story of Off-Road Unicycling

Revolution One: A Story of Off-Road Unicycling from Dan Heaton on Vimeo.
"Revolution One" is a feature length documentary taking a look at the sport of off-road unicycling. The film combines current and historical footage from the last 30 years with interviews from pioneers of the sport.

"I created this film out of my passion and involvment in the sport of unicycling and to celebrate and promote the amazing community of riders." - Dan Heaton

A 10 minute short version of the film won 'Best Film on Cycling' at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2009), 'Best Film' at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival' (2010) and was featured on the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (2009-2010).

Baldy Ride with Mark from Covina

I set out this Saturday morning riding solo.  I decided on Glendora Mountain Road to Mt Baldy, and it was going to be a "chill" ride. Neither a hammerfest nor a race against the clock, just slow and stead.

I set out at 6:30 am, it was dark, and I didn't see any other riders until the top of Monroe.  As I turned the bend at the maintenance shed, I spotted another rider at the top of Monroe.  I picked up my pace and caught up with the rider at about fork plus 2. 

It was Mark from Covina.  I have seen him before on the mountain and on Annette's site, GlendoraMTNRoad.com. I matched his pace and from fork plus 2, we basically rode together before parting ways at Mt Baldy Village. 

This was the first time actually talking with Mark.  We talked work, family and cars.  It turns out he too had a Chevy Nova as a first car.  Mine was a 1972, his was a 1974. 

Mark, if you happen upon my site, send me an email and we have to connect again for another ride.  Maybe to the ski lifts.

Mark (Picture from glendoramtnroad.com)

Bicycles on Snow Part 1 to 3

From Go Means Go.  What a great weekend video to watch after your ride.

GMR to the Shed @ Night

First night ride of the year.  Actually, ever and it was done up GMR with Jose, Oscar and John P. Fun time.