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Wine and Wheels

em — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:46:05 +0000

Wine and Wheels, a journal containing wine reviews and tandem bicycle rides with helpful tips, useful products, websites, gear, and a healthy sense of humor.

Jason M. Doug atop Mt. Evans

em — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:06:40 +0000

File under bicycles: This was an epic ride. Here is a photo of Jason climbing Mt. Evans — a whimsical bike ride I chose on the drive up. I have a knack with choices. That was ironic — this ride kicked my ass. But not until the way down. Try maintaining 35 mph in a tuck for 30 minutes. 3 hours up, 30 minutes down.

Mount Evans Bicycle Ride

em — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:37:23 +0000

Rode this today and I kinda feel badass.

Derailleur Puppy

em — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:02:26 +0000

At bikebooboos.com, there are some fantastic broken component sculptures.

Triple Bypass

em — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:43:38 +0000

If you’re riding, read this:

Triple Tidbits: A Must Read

em — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:40:28 +0000

(WTF Department): Email from China

em — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:06:57 +0000

I write for a wine blog called Wine and Wheels, and once in a while a strange email passes through the tips address. Below is an image of the strangest, to date, email I’ve received.

Triple Chainring, Triple Bypass

em — Thu, 31 May 2007 05:00:35 +0000

Last weekend I went on a bicycle ride along the peak to peak highway in Colorado. The old scenic bypass is a great north-south route between Black Hawk and Estes Park, and it offers great views of Long’s Peak and surrounding beauties. I was fortunate enough to acquire a new(er) road bike for bike season 2007: a Lemond Alpe D’Huez. After a few rides up the local hill, I thought this baby was light enough and I had legs enough to take the Triple Bypass.

The Peak to Peak Highway told me a different story, a short story, a one-word story: NO. To make a short story long, then, tonight a good friend and I, using a 14 inch 3 pound framing hammer and a slotted screwdriver, changed out the bottom bracket and added a triple chainring to the Lemond. 10,000 feet of lung busting elevation gain? Here I come!

Helmets Off to Innovation

em — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 05:07:26 +0000

I thought I was cool when I would hang my flip-phone over my belt. Here’s a great hands-free method whilst cycling down the street, leisurely, I would assume. This is my friend Red Pants. We traveled around Europe together in 2002. She wore red pants every day for 6 weeks straight, hence the nickname.

P.S., don’t use my trick, it broke my phone. They make those belt clip things for a reason. I just thought they were too yuppie. I’m a yuppie in training, I suppose you have to start somewhere.