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Comments - An Occupational Disease
March 31, 2012
Potato tip - grate, then squeeze the crap out of them through a tea towel/cheesecloth.
Wingsuiting - tiring? That takes some serious cazones and a boat load of experience. You don't just buy a suit, a GoPRO, and jump. How is a mountain descent on a bike @ 90+ kph any less of an adrenaline rush?
I think you mean showmanship is tiring... but the irony is, without it - we would have never seen those beautiful vistas in that way.
- Anon, Anon
March 29, 2012
Seeing photos of cool historic bike shops here on this site is like cute seal pups just before they are clubbed to death.
- Harry, Boulder
March 26, 2012
Great Read as usual.
- Charlie, Little Rock, AR
March 25, 2012
I'm # 6, overall that is
- Francisco Mancebo, Domestic PRO
March 23, 2012
Millar's scarf got caught in his wheel whilst pedaling his cycle
Is Wiggo going to break his next? He'll be Fondo-ing in retirement with me soon
- Jan Ullrich, Fondo PRO
March 23, 2012
F##k the potatoes. Your mate Millar broke his collarbone! I hope he's not inheriting your bad luck Brendan.
- Charlie, Morgan Hill
March 23, 2012
Use a mandolin or box grater, then put the potatoes in a salad spinner. You will be shocked how much water comes out. Two avg sized potatoes will yield 1/2 cup of liquid.
- Joe, Atlanta
March 23, 2012
I'm number 9!!!!!!!!
- Francisco Mancebo, Domestic PRO
March 23, 2012
Jah, stop using the baking potatoes for the Rosti. You must use the right potatoes.
- Urs, Bilten, Glarus CH
March 22, 2012
Hall of Fame for the Over Hyped = Ivan Quaranta?
- Psychlist, Adelaide, Aus
March 22, 2012
I can crush Wikipedia
- Graeme Miller, Old and Crusty PRO
March 22, 2012
If you grate the potatoes on a new and sharp box-grater (Japanese made Benriner mandolins work great too, "watch your fingers") make the layer fairly thin in the preheated, oil-slicked pan and season the shredded potatoes only after they are in the pan popping away, they should be a little less watery. If you find them still too watery, you can press out some of the water by placing them post-grating into a colander and applying firm pressure with clean hands; then following the season in the pan rule. Should be pretty good.
- Brett, Palisade
March 22, 2012
Graeme is still my mortal enemy
- Steve Sevener, Duck Head PRO
March 22, 2012
Gotta agree with Graeme. He was the man back in the day and Scott/BiKyle was lucky to have him.
- Rip, Newtown Square, PA
March 21, 2012
My favorite 'Quirk quote:' “We market our bikes for what they are,” said City Cycle president Brendan Quirk. “They are luxury goods. Our website, our advertising, and the service we provide to our clientele are all in lockstep with what you see from the most esteemed luxury retailers in America. We've studied Mercedes. We've studied Tiffany. We've studied Saks Fifth Avenue. We understand how companies like these market themselves, and we understand the unmatched service they provide their customers. We strive to give our customers the same experience as they shop for a pro-quality bicycle.”
- tim, Ogden
March 21, 2012
Graeme Miller? THE Graeme Miller? I used to have a Shaklee jersey. Respect. PS - you should self-update your Wikipedia page.
- Roobay, Syd
March 21, 2012
Any chance you'll be adding Rob Britton to your team full-time? He is likely your 2nd best rider.
- EKH, YVR
March 21, 2012
Where can I get a Hinault frame like that one?
- Dave, 'Burbs of DC
March 21, 2012
the Tour of Cali would have only upset my 'tranquilo" , good morale and the sensations in my legs
- Francisco Mancebo, Tranquilo PRO
March 21, 2012
Quick note on PRO from the PRO himself: "Nomination for banned word #4: This one terrifies me. "PRO"? Two people, now, have said it's an inside joke with no fuel left in the tank. I use it as a tribute to the dearly departed Belgian Knee Warmers. It's a word that has meaning to me. I know what it implies. I'm getting resistance. I can't bear to ban it…but I've been in a banning mood of late…"
- paul, vail
March 21, 2012
Stop showing this vintage stuff I used to own or desire, SR pedals, Gitane Jersey, Klein, Albert Eisentraut, etc. There is probably a Bob Jackson tube in that pile too, maybe just off camera.
- Bob, Libertyville, IL
March 21, 2012
I thought that guys name was "Wolfman" not to be confused with the other Tucson legend "Greywolf" who sews his own kits and drills holes in his bike to make it lighter.
- Saguro, AZ
March 21, 2012
Dude, I swear I read multiple posts from you in the past wherein you knocked the hell out of the Tour of California--something along the lines of 'how dare they schedule it during the Giro' or somesuch thing. Now you're bitching about no invite? This isn't really even your team--you inherited it from another organization! Most of the time I understand your posts, but this one... kind of self-explanatory, isn't it?
- Patrick, Fruita
March 21, 2012
« Fruité c’est plus musclé ». That brought back memories, thanks for posting it!
I remember watching those adds (and hearing them on the radio) as a kid in the summer in the seventies. Hinault was one of the endorsers of the drink along with Michel Platini and perhaps a third one…. Biggest names in sport, they were.
Fwiw, Fruité was pretty good, a sort of fizzy fruit drink – I liked their pomme-cassis flavor. It’s now gone, I guess it fizzled… Which bring to mind another famous (and tasty) but discontinued French soda of old, it was called “Pschitt”… Small wonder it didn’t make it through the 80’s!
- Oliver, Carrboro
March 21, 2012
Ahh, love the Scott BiKyle/Flers poster. Used to see those jerseys everywhere back in the day.
- Hung Low, Philly
March 20, 2012
That's the sasquatch. Manimal? no. I've never seen him riding out of the drops! Classic
- J, Flagstaff
March 20, 2012
Excellent photos. Especially the rosti. Prepare for the ToC backlash. You've been been rather harsh in the past about the whole phenomenon.
- steve, miami
March 20, 2012
No Bikyle team was complete without me. Come to New Zealand and I will crush you like the guy in the jean shorts
- Graeme Miller, Old and Crusty PRO
March 20, 2012
Cancellara is probably my favorite rider, but wearing an analog wrist watch is hardly old school when you have a small laptop mounted on your stem.
- Paul, Irwin
March 19, 2012
You posters are so super cool.
- Blagojevich, bottom bunk
March 19, 2012
@paul I spotted this piece of criticism by Mr. Quirk above, "The functionality of the app is perhaps a bit underdeveloped..." We all know he's the premier purveyor of PRO; apparently this also qualifies him as an outspoke application developer too! Incidentally, that's a damn good looking breakfast plate.
- Charlie, Redlands
March 19, 2012
re: wingsuit video: in a couple of generations when our descendants wont even know our names, China will be considered the greatest country in the world. Teenagers will dream of moving there to make it big.
It reminds me of when I first visited Texas, as a teenager who grew up in the SF Bay Area, expecting everything to be bigger as its often touted, but it just wasn't.
Still, I'd rather go to Italy, theres less spitting and smoking.
- vectorbug, pleasant hill
March 19, 2012
For rösti, I find grating, salting and then thorough hand squeezing (ping pong ball sized amount) is sufficient to get rid of the excess water from the uncooked potatoes. After that, its a matter of balancing the amounts of olive oil, stove temp and time to get the right result. Pressing down on the rösti while cooking also helps.
- Phil, Aspen
March 19, 2012
"null and void of #PRO for the masses" < Alfa Lum
- Ramon, Austin
March 19, 2012
Where's the personal attacks and elitism? Have you grown a conscience or just got some shareholder advice; "And if you don't have the budget for Spartcus' IWC..." I think a lot of us expected you to either attack AEG for the exclusion or attack Team #Type 1-#Sanofi's owner Phil Southerland for his attack! If it wasn't for that $15 "Panasonic" lid this post would've been null and void of #PRO for the masses.
- Paul, Los Gatos
March 19, 2012
HIS NAME IS IVAN QUARANTA!
- GC, boston
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