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Can you get a decent BMX bike for $350 bucks? That's what we wanted to find out when we checked out the Pistola from Black Eye bikes. While the basic set-up is good, Black Eye went the low route in a couple of places to keep costs down. Find out where when you read the whole review, and see if this is a decent entry-level BMX bike or something to stay away from.
Check out the whole review: Black Eye's Pistola BMX bike.
Don't you love signs like this? Friar Tuck is a higher-end store that carries liquor, wine and beer. They've got this big sign hanging out back of their shop, where a bike path goes behind their strip mall location.
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about the movie, "Race Across the Sky" which is the story of the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race that took place in August. The LT100 is the event that Lance Armstrong entered after his retirement from road racing that made him decide to compete again. He didn't make much of a showing in 2008 but came back with a new determination to win in 2009, including taking on six-time winner Dave Wiens, who had smoked him the year before.
The movie tells the story of this epic race and it was presented in a one-night only event last month. I saw it, and it was great. It's not a "racing" movie, only about Lance, Lance, Lance with one action shot after another. Rather it's the human element, the profile of the competitors -- both those who make it, and those who don't -- that will have you both cheering and crying before it's all done.
If you missed it the first time, the good news is that an encore, one-night showing has just been announced for Thursday, Nov. 12th. Check out the Race Across the Sky website for more information. Tickets are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com, where you can find a complete list of locations showing the movie.
Like beer? Like bikes? Then you'll love the tour laid out for you in Ft. Collins, Colorado, where you can spend a happy afternoon pedaling from one microbrewery to another on this fabulous beer tour. Starting in the town's historic Old Square district, this happy bike ride takes you to three different microbreweries in relatively close proximity to each other before the final stop at New Belgium Brewery. You probably know New Belgium, which --while still technically a microbrewery, I suppose -- has taken its Fat Tire Ale to beer lovers across the country and beyond, and is well known to cyclists for the great events they put on in cities across the U.S. which include the Tour de Fat, the Urban Assault Ride plus their Team Wonderbike group.
Located 50 miles north of Denver, Ft. Collins is easy to get to from just about anywhere in the U.S. They're so set on making this fun and workable for visitors, free loaner bikes are available in the town square. In addition to the bike/brewery tour, the area features lots of great road riding and mountain biking.
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