Since moving into my permanent St. Louis digs earlier this month, I’ve been unpacking in bits and pieces. Yesterday, I discovered my first pair of cycling road shoes inside a box full of boots, sandals and sneakers. Given that I’m on my fourth pair of road shoes and pairs two and three are long gone, [...]

We’ve all been there. You could call it the Bermuda Triangle of cycling where momentum strangely disappears. First you check your rear wheel for a flat. Secondly, you make sure your brake pads are not stuck. Am I in a head wind? You may even second guess your training program.
Why do I feel like [...]

I’ve been on a variety of cycling-related trips (or I’ve turned non-cycling trips into cycling trips out of sheer desperation) lately. I’ve been to a variety of places, over vastly different terrain, and yet there is a common denominator – someone is always “that girl.” (To protect the innocent, and to make this [...]

I had a phone call with Dave Poole of Aerocat this morning. As we were wrapping things up, Dave said something like, “So you really ride in this weather down there, huh?” I told him we do. Filled him in on Frostbike. Detailed Sunday’s snowy conditions and Saturday’s well-below freezing temperatures and winds. Encouraged him [...]

It has been cold before. Precip however, has never been encountered by the Frostbike riders. What Mike Roberts predicted to be flurries turned out to be a little more substantial. (Turned out to be a fluffy layer of pretty white stuff dumped seemingly–beautifully–all at once.)
Was an eye batted by a Frostbike series [...]

Saturday’s ride was cold, and at times, painful. But when riding on a day like this there are plenty of things to be grateful for…

One warm summer day feeling the wind was applicable. Now, as I sit in the comfort of my bed strategically positioned above the heater’s vent, contentedly tapping away at the keys of my warm laptop, I have to consider where I’ll be in just under two hours. Currently, it is 11 degrees (F). And I’m [...]

I am a cyclist who does NOT possess mechanical prowess. What I did possess was a dirty little secret. My secret was shameful. It made me nervous when I rode alone. It was a secret that I dared not share with teammates.
I had never changed a flat by myself [...]

Suck it up. I tell myself that on a weekly– er– daily basis in the winter. Finding the motivation to ride when it’s icing, snowing, sleeting, or just damn cold is one of my biggest struggles. Well today I decided that suck it up just isn’t cutting it. So from now [...]

Team Revolution women found many opportunities to explore the bikelove this week despite the freezing temps.
At our quarterly team meeting on Tuesday night, we talked about what we have in store for you in 2009. If you missed it, be sure to check out notes on the meeting here. Topics covered include membership, clinics, sponsorship [...]