Hump day links

  • » I'm not sure if it's the last cross race of the 2007 season or the first race of the 2008 season, but Team Mack is hosting the 20th Annual Tour de Groundhog on Feb. 17 near Springfield. In preparation, new South Side team Beverly Bike VeePak will be hosting a training cross ride on Feb. 10.

  • » Riding Attempting to ride portions of the lakefront path last week was a balance drill of despair. Now there's so much salt it's like riding on sandpaper. Keep track of latest conditions at this handy Chicago Bike Federation page.

  • » CyclingNews has a feature story on Team Type 1, a new UCI team whose development squad includes Alberto's Robert Schrank, part of a Ride Across America team that won its division this year. UPDATE: Scott Van Maldegiam (Spin Doctor Cyclewerks) points out that ABD product Alex Bowden is also on the development squad.

  • » What's it like to be a messenger in Chicago? Dispatch 101 is here to tell us.


Comments

Alex Bowden is or was a member of ABD, so he is another local boy on Team Type 1. He is on the development squad.

Posted by: ScottV at Dec. 26, 2007 10:51 PM


Hey thanks for the kind words regarding Team Type 1. If Alex is reading this he needs to turn off the computer and keep training. Wait, maybe I should too....we have work to do this year.

Posted by: Bob at Dec. 27, 2007 09:43 AM


I was floored to hear TT1 is now a pro team! Congrats & Good luck to you both and the entire team!

Posted by: mike at Dec. 28, 2007 07:47 AM


Can you please do a feature on the group rides around Chicago land?

Perhaps you could find contact info in case someone wants to contact people to find out if they can come scope out their ride and change up the rides- like a rider exchange program.

Perhaps you could go on all the rides yourself and rate them. Isn't that a great idea? You can have that idea if you want it.

If you can't ride the ride, maybe you could get someone to write a little more detail about the ride, like route (on google maps would be cool), speed, sprint points if any, ratings regarding speed, acuity, etc.

Maybe you could include if there are any good riders that go on the ride too. Like any semi superstar local legend types who frequent the ride.

If not then please just post the usual stuff- only post it more often please- I am bored.

Ted

Posted by: ted at Dec. 28, 2007 04:20 PM


Excellent idea, Ted. I've been looking for something to do. I'll get on this as soon as I finish my review of the 100 top chamois cremes available in Chicago stores.

Better yet, go do the Mafia Ride tomorrow and tell me how it goes. :)

Posted by: Luke at Dec. 28, 2007 04:57 PM