For quite some time I’ve resisted the pull of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace… all of the so-called “social networking” sites (I wrote about it here).
Anyway… recently I bit the bullet and delved into Twitter where I was amazed to discover that none other than Eddy Merckx is a Twitterer. Reading this “Tweet” (God help me, I hate writing/saying that) by the legendary “Cannibal” has sold me on Twitter.
maybe you ask how fast old man go? not so fast, but somedays if on bike and no see reflection I am twenty five again and racing a grand tour
From a Dayton Daily News article:
Dayton is one of 11 communities under consideration to be the new home of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.
Dayton certainly has the cycling provenance, being the home to the Wright brothers (who were bicycle mechanics, let us not forget) and the original home of Huffy bicycles. However the article goes on to say:
the organization is looking for at least 15,000 square feet of climate-controlled and secure space in a community that can provide support, draw in visitors and is bicycle friendly.
This could be a sticking point. I’m not sure about Dayton’s ability to draw visitors and Dayton is far from “bicycle friendly” especially compared to Madison, Wisconsin and Davis, California (which are also among the 11 communities being considered). I’d also wager that the rate of violent crime is lower in those two cities as well (note: I checked, it is; much).
Having said that, it would be quite a coup for the area if they do land the USBHOF and I would certainly visit, were it to come to Dayton. Ohio is the home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (don’t even get me started) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so who knows?
How perfect is this?
…in mentioning the Tour of California and not saying:
“John Jacob Levi Leipheimer Schmidt”.
I never get tired of that.
Go Levi! Go!
Postscript: Apparently Levi’s website (linked above) hasn’t been updated since November 2008. Hell the first link on the “Links” page is to “Levi’s new team, Discovery Channel”. Also, e-mails to the webmaster bounce, so don’t bother. You would think Levi could afford to keep that shit up to date, but I guess the economy’s bad for everyone.
Hard to unload a famous, one-of-a-kind, stolen bike that looks like this, apparently:
According to his
Twitter, Lance will be riding the bike that was stolen Sunday and then recovered yesterday in tomorrow’s
Tour of California TT. I’m sure the mechanics (and possibly Lance himself) went over it with a fine toothed comb, but still… somehow it just makes me uneasy.
So, the groundhog saw his shadow, which supposedly means six more weeks of winter. Bah!
At least the New York groundhog (Chuck) fulfilled a long-time wish of mine and bit someone (not just anyone, New York’s Mayor Bloomburg!)
Remember when I said that I didn’t much care about the snow and ice that was forecast for us? Well, I lied. We got it, it’s still around, and I hate it. But I am still taking some solace in my cheerful little Shamrock’s reemergence.
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