Cycling kit has always been a hit-or-miss proposition. What's in style today finds itself laughably outdated tomorrow. I'm a less-is-more guy when it comes to style: simple colors and patterns. Boring? Perhaps, but also less for people to mock in the short run and less for me to regret in the long run.

Of course, if you're good enough you can get away with just about anything. Pantani could rock pink like nobody's business:

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While reading the January issue of VeloNews, I noticed a mistake in an ad for a Minoura trainer on page 69. The labels for the “Quick and Quiet Remote Shifter” and the “Quick Clamp design” are reversed.

Just a silly mistake; nothing to worry ab… Continue

Versus (Channel 31 in West Bend) has released its broadcast schedule for the 2010 cycling season. As always, these dates and times are subject to change. I have lifted this information straight from the Versus website ... not looking to violate copyright, just looking to boost ratings so that the network will continue to broadcast cycling.… Continue

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For me, 2009 was all about the miles. I reached my goal of 4,000 on Sep. 12, then surpassed my personal record of 4,410 on Oct. 7. My final ride of the year, on Nov. 22, got me to 4,800.

A 5,000-mile year is now an obvious target, but I don’t expect it to happen in 2010. Riding that many miles is largely a function of just having enough time to do it. You don’t have to be any good as a cyclist, just willing to put in the time. If I reach 5,000 miles in 2010, that accomplishment will be incident… Continue