Mountain Biking

Livestrong

July 4, 2006

Almost enough to make one consider using Windows. Almost.Actually it does bring to mind what I'd love to see. Livestrong and Nike already partner on the Wear Yellow campaign. We've also seen Nike and Apple team up to make some pretty cool running products. And of course there's also the U2 iPod. So what we need now is for Apple to team up with Nike, Livestrong and Shimano or one of the other bicycle computer manufacturers in order to create the Livestrong iPod. In addition to being great music for your workout it will communicate with sensors placed on the bicycle to act as a bike computer as well. Plus when you get home from your ride it will upload the stats to your computer and a special website.

Bicycle shopping

April 25, 2006

I've been contemplating a new bike. When we left Colorado I unloaded my disfavored Novara Aspen. At the end of the day it wasn't a horrible bike. Just not an enjoyable one. For one I've long been a fan of Cannondale bicycles. I currently have two but haven't been riding them enough. The problem is they are both road bikes and there's precious little road for riding near the house. So I've looked at the Cannondale F800 as one option but it's pricey. The Trek 6500 Disc looks to be a viable option but is still pushing the $1,000 range. The lower-end Trek bikes, however, have RockShox which the  misses  detests. It seems with all this looking that the Novara Bonanza looks like a pretty good value. Certainly not the greatest bike ever made but a nice balance between the $570 price point and features. The front fork is a Manitou so I might not be disowned for bringing it home. Novara's Ponderosa HT, in addition to a better name, has several nice features but along with those features comes a higher price and a RockShox front end. Then again Cannondale and Trek are both bikes made in the USA so that weighs in their favor.

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