OK…. so you were in a dusty early season cross race and you have dirt clods stuck in your head… or were in a very dusty environment and when you blow your nose, it comes out brown. What the heck do you do? How do you get your nasal passages nice and sparkly [...]

As some of you remember, K-Man has had some issues with his jersey stinking.

Which could be a good thing.

But for the sake of the peloton and the animals, K-Man decided to take some action.

After wracking his brain… K-Man tried a couple of solutions… some friendly folks (who perhaps were offended by the [...]

I unfortunately suffer from these characteristics. (Oh, and short legs too)
(SHSASL Syndrome)
Contrast with Really Long Femur Syndrom (RLFS)- characteristic of riders like Ryan Trebon, Barry Wicks, Mandy.

Up until recently I have been using normal (classic) geometry road bars- Ritchey Carbon WCS bars. 44 cm (c-c), 31.8, 144 mm drop [...]

If you’re ever down in Ashland for a race in the area, a great place to eat is Munchies located in downtown Ashland. (59 N Main St)

They serve tasty entrees that include sandwiches, burgers, Mexican dishes, salads and breakfast served all day. With outdoor seating, this place is a great place to relax [...]

Is this proper hand protection?
Sock:
Pluses- cheap
Minuses- no holes for thumb or fingers, not much padding, hot
At least this is in the right sport.
Shoe cover:
Pluses: semi waterproof
Minuses: hole for thumb too big, no holes for fingers, no padding, zipper chafes
Better.
Winter gloves:
Pluses: Great in the winter, cycling specific
Minuses: For summer? NOT.
Even better.
Gloves with carbon [...]

What’s up with K-Man today? I got shorts today! Yea! Now I won’t look like a total dweeb with a mismatched kit! (Like I don’t anyways.)

Yeah yeah… so it’s a quiet day. What’s K-Man to do? I got it! Take pictures of random stuff around the house and [...]

Meet Gary.Gary works at the corner of 6th and Oak in Hood River.Gary is also an OBRA member who races MTB and CCX.
So you just got done with a race… you’re headed back to back to the Valley from eastern Oregon, Washington or Idaho. You’re starving. What do you do?!
Go visit Gary at [...]

Ever wonder what K-Man can’t live without? Probably not- here they are anyways.

To start- an ode to my geekdom. e.g. My Wii and Xbox 360.

Coffee and wine. Now who could disagree?

Clean teeth.

My trusty backscratcher.

My well loved loofa.

Do you need any more?

Now what the heck is that?!

Is it a helmet dryer? Nooo…

Is it [...]

Garmin 305 with HR+Speed/Cadence SRP: $433.32
Full specifications.
So… I thought I’d give it a try. My first product review. If you’re thinking of getting a Garmin 305, do it. I like it a lot more than the Polar S710 that I used to have. Why? First off, there’s a heck of [...]

I’m either really hungover or I’m doing something I shouldn’t be.
Scary aren’t they? Well, I had the good fortune of being a guinea pig for a bunch of really cool Pacific University optometry students. Their research was for their thesis entitled “How to intimidate others by wearing contacts that make you look like [...]