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I couldn't find a version of this that I could embed, so here's a link, photo of the splinter right after it'd been removed, etc.

http://www.vimeo.com/20169195

Revolution 29, the first of this season's 4-event series, took place on October 23rd to a packed house, which saw Sir Chris in full Keirin flight. If you ever get chance to pop over the pond to take in this great event, do it, you won't be disappointed, the Brits (and Aussies and the other Europeans of course) know how to make a great track event happen and have fun at it, and Manchester's one great velodrome. And…

Hi all, wanted to recommend this great book I came across by Andrew Edwards and Max Leonard from Brighton UK I believe? It's wonderfully written, great historical narratives, but most of all many many great photos of the bikes we love to ride, bike shops that would pass for art galleries, and the all the signs of the passion and fun that make…

This is pretty interesting - it was referred to in a New York Times article today:



As the most versatile and affordable option in the world of altitude fitness, it is perfect for personal trainer studios, individual homes as well as elite gyms and pro-sports teams. It consists of a hypoxic generator that emits hypoxic air to a…

As our favorite American Idol judge, Randy Jackson, would undoubtedly say:

Yo dog, man, dude, dude, dude, you got a check this out, this is dope:.......

At Red Hook Criterium, track bikes and brawn required..... (today's VeloNews)

and here's the event site...

Congratulations to Hellyer's own Daniel Holloway who'll soon be on his way to the World's:

2010 UCI Track World Championships
Copenhagen, Denmark
March 24-28, 2010

Way to go Daniel, and good luck!

Here's the World Championship web site....

I came across this in the New York Times this morning. We're lucky in California that we get pretty moderate weather year round (for the most part), though rain can really derail a trackie's riding in the fall, winter and spring, but what do others think of this?:

HELPING OR HURTING? Doing indoor training, unlike going…

SFTrackie's a bit of a technophobe. But I figured out how to view the foreign language website pages for the "sixes": click on the link for the website (there's a few on our main/home page); right-click on the foreign language website page; click on "Page Info"; then click on "Translate Page into English". Hey presto. Cool Euro track genuineness, and I can read it too.

Hey check this out...

http://friscoblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/02/friscos-liberty-high-accelerat.html

I wish I had track racing at the Superdrome for PE class when I was a kid! I could be a world champion by now! Instead I'm.....oh well. :) Hey have fun kids, it's a blast, and you might end up with thighs like Jamie Staff's (ok maybe not so great for a girl,…