Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 30, 2009, 7:31 am
The final 'Cross weekend of the 2009 season has come and gone for me. I'll need a little bit of time to collect my thoughts and get my actual reports written up. All three days featured some s...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 25, 2009, 7:00 am
One race weekend remaining on the 2009 calendar although, there will be three races to partake in. Jingle Cross Rock starts this Friday night in Iowa City, IA and it will definitely be a big one. One ...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 23, 2009, 7:01 am
Middle Park madness was the fourth and final round of the Quad Cities Cyclocross Series for the 2009 season. Going into the race I was sitting in 3rd spot overall with 90 points although I had a hard ...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 16, 2009, 7:00 am
I'll keep these short and sweet since they did me in pretty bad and my body needs some rest. Saturday 14 November - Iowa State Cyclocross Championships in Altoona, IA The Cat. 3 race was small b...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 12, 2009, 7:02 am
With daylight savings time over, my afternoon rides have turned into night rides lately. Sometimes I can get out of the house while it is still light out and finish my ride in the darkness although, t...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 11, 2009, 6:27 am
Do you know why you can do whatever you want when you want? Do you understand the sacrifices that have been made by so many Americans for your freedoms? Thank a Veteran. They helped make it possible...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 9, 2009, 6:17 am
Temps this past weekend were definitely not your typical November in Iowa. With the sun shining and the thermometer reading 70F, it is no wonder that so many people were out enjoying the warmth. As fo...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 6, 2009, 6:36 am
Had some time to myself last night as Amy and Rhea went to hang out with some friends for a "play date". I took the opportunity to get some things done on the 'Cross bike. Starting with getting 98...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 5, 2009, 6:09 am
Yesterday's ride was a great one. I received and invite from J.Fry to join him and Bullerman for a little crit simulation at one of the cemeteries in Waterloo. Fast turns, couple of small hills, d...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 4, 2009, 6:29 am
Yesterday afternoon's plans included a 90 minute spin through the trails of Cedar Falls but, I called that one off on the grounds of the skies getting ready to open up with water so back home afte...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 3, 2009, 9:15 am
There are some sweet carbon fiber cyclocross frames out on the market, like the Ridley X-Fire that I rode last season, and their performance is awesome. I loved how my Ridley smoothed out even the rou...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Nov 2, 2009, 7:41 am
Saturday, 31 October With the large amounts of rain that Iowa has received over the last 1.5 weeks, it was fully expected to have a wet, sloppy race on Saturday. Especially the sections that were sur...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Oct 27, 2009, 7:13 am
The course at this year's Psylcofest was similar to last year's event in many ways but, the folks at DICE also threw in a few changes to make the course different while also adding some charac...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Oct 12, 2009, 6:23 am
The DICE Cycling four race series got started this past weekend with the first race being Old Towne Vande Cross held at Stephen's Park in Moline, IL. I opted for the Open Class race for a couple o...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Oct 6, 2009, 6:27 am
Saturday's Dirty Wooden Shoe had a few spots of mud but, nothing crazy. Here is the X6 with a light coating which makes for pretty easy cleaning. Wednesday was a touch of singletrack, on the Scal...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Oct 5, 2009, 7:00 am
First off let me explain one little detail about Pella, IA where Saturday's 'Cross, the 1st Annual Dirty Wooden Shoe, was held. Pella was founded in 1847 by Dutch Separatist's hence it has...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Oct 1, 2009, 6:42 am
Yesterday afternoon's ride was one of those that made me think back....way back.... to when I rode bicycles just to ride. You might remember those times. Back when there was no computer on the bik...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 29, 2009, 8:04 am
The opening weekend of cyclocross racing in Iowa finally arrived this past weekend and although the weather was not necessarily "Cross weather" it was still a fun time at the two venues in Des Moines....
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 28, 2009, 5:25 am
The first weekend of 'Cross racing in Iowa is officially in the books. I'll try to get reports and photos up later because right now my body is fried and I have to be at work at 6AM today. Sat...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 24, 2009, 6:30 am
The 'Cross racing in the US continued on last night from Las Vegas, NV with Cross Vegas. It was being hailed as a pretty big race and looking through the start sheet confirmed that one. Pretty muc...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 21, 2009, 6:58 am
All good things come to an end, or so they say, and I hope that this one is just temporary. I've been able to leave my car in the garage for the last 3+ weeks as I have been able to ride the bicyc...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 17, 2009, 7:02 am
There was an e-mail in my inbox yesterday from Cap'n Bob stating that he would be in town for the group MTB ride that takes place on Wednesday nights at 6:15pm from Bike Tech. Since I did not real...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 16, 2009, 6:28 am
It was a pretty uneventful day at work yesterday, as usual, so I was looking forward to getting on my bike for the ride home. My ride was held up briefly for a train which didn't seem to annoy me ...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 14, 2009, 6:22 am
Here are some blurry pictures of some offroad riding via 'Cross bike from yesterday... Last week's commute was a bit longer than the norm since I recieved a message that my Lefty had returned...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 8, 2009, 11:53 am
2009 represents the second year that I have been back to wearing Oakley Eyewear exclusively and I have no complaints. With new sunglasses now in hand for the upcoming cyclocross season, I have decided...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Sep 8, 2009, 7:02 am
Yes I am aware that my blogging has pretty much SUCKED all year and no I do not have a great excuse for it. Every time I ride my bike my mind wanders through the air and I tell myself about all of the...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Aug 31, 2009, 7:48 pm
It has to be said. The East Village Criterium is destined to become one of the great, must do races on the annual Iowa road calendar. The course layout was sweet with five right-handers and one to the...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Aug 24, 2009, 10:14 am
This past weekend was spent with Amy's family at Backbone State Park about 45 minutes East of home. The park itself is situated in a ravine which offers up some good opportunities for a few climbi...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Aug 20, 2009, 8:30 am
2006 Cannondale CX frameset arrived today...looks brand spanking new. Purchased from someone who just didn't need it. I have some parts laying around the house but, I will need to acquire a few be...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Aug 19, 2009, 6:35 am
Yesterday afternoon was a perfect day of sunshine and temperatures in the low 80s here. When I picked Rhea up from daycare she stated that she wanted to go for a ride in the Burley and I was not going...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Aug 18, 2009, 6:39 am
The gravel roads around here are dry, dusty, and surprisingly smooth right now. Yesterday's ride included 2.5 hours of this.
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Aug 9, 2009, 3:20 pm
Crits are perfect training for cyclocross season....aside from the weather of course. This year was the first, of hopefully many, criteriums in Grinnell,IA and hosted by Bikes to You. The course itsel...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Aug 4, 2009, 7:46 am
Saturday, 1 August - State Road Race Championships in West Branch, IA I had not been on a bike for almost a full week prior to this 54 mile race through the rolling hills North of West Branch. My leg...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Jul 27, 2009, 5:58 am
Overall I have to say that the 2009 Tour de France was pretty good. I've been surfing through the road bike forums and it seems to be a little divided concerning this subject for numerous reasons ...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Jul 24, 2009, 3:03 pm
I have a short little rant here today. It is not directed towards anyone specifically but, it is just one of those things that is floating around in my head from time to time. Maybe it's because I...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Jul 23, 2009, 5:52 am
Photo credit ©Sirotti Oh, and let us not forget the amazing ride by Thor Hushovd yesterday. The sprinter takes off solo on the second climb of the day so that he can pick up the sprint points that f...
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Carl B. posted an article on Carl Buchanan - Jul 20, 2009, 6:15 am
2009 Tour de France In my opinion it has been pretty good up to this point. Some of the key highlights that I have enjoyed include the breakaways that stay away as well as some of the riders that win...
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