tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43395424510446101512012-01-29T18:44:30.975-08:00In 2008 I rode 15 Centuries to raise awareness for Cyclist's rights to the road. Though the Centuries are done, the problem of cyclists being ignored, bullied or worse, run down and killed while commuting or cycling for fun & fitness still exists. Cyclists should be treated with the same respect and consideration as other vehicles.Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.comBlogger1651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-72185869827255998722009-07-27T08:10:00.001-07:002009-07-27T10:05:15.032-07:00

So the Tour de France organizers played the Danish National Anthem for the this year's winner of the Tour, who happens to be Spanish...Wait...OOPS! I'm now officially going through withdrawals, what a great race this year. However I don't feel like giving some long drawn out commentary on this year's TDF so I'll just leave it at this: El Pistolero... I never had a doubt, even with Lance in

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Do you want to see the greatest thing on the internet right now?... Kraftwerk, the Godfathers of Techno and authors of the seminal classic "Tour de France" performing LIVE (well, not quite live) at the Manchester Velodrome as Britain's gold medal cyclist take to the track

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Thanks to BSNYC this video was brought to my attention, although my day would have gone by just fine without it. But now since I've seen it I feel like I have to comment on it. Let me just say before the "Read More" text that I don't think anything about this video is in anyway OK. Now... Here is the video in question. It's been making the rounds on the internetz an twitters and blogs and

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In yesterday's Stage 16 at the Tour de France, Saxo Bank rider and seminal hard man Jens Voigt fell during the descent off of Col du Petit-Saint-Bernard. According to the most current updates he is recovering and that his injuries are not life threatening (there's a reason for that). Our thoughts are with Jens, and in his honor I've compiled some little known facts about cycling's very own "

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Here's a litany of links pertaining to various cycling issues. Basically what this means is there was nothing that really stood out enough for me to write about. Don't get me wrong, cyclists are still being marginalized through out the country, and even in Canada! Here's some links with some info about the marginalization. Surprise surprise! A cyclist was hit by a car. In Saratoga Springs,

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I know this isn't really advocacy related, but it is cycling related because it's my friend Jeff and Jeff's a cyclist and since this is my blog I can write about whatever I want, so there. Jeff recently lost his son Pablo to a type of Cancer called Wilm's Tumor. Pablo actually had Bi-Lateral Wilm's Tumor, meaning not one, but both of his kidney's were affected by the cancer. You hear about

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I wish you all good rides this weekend as I'll be signing off until Monday. Please be safe, have fun, and keep the rubber side down. But most importantly... remember to look good while you're doing it... Mario is watching you!

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I found this on the LAist today. It's a good idea, and it's about time we started thinking like this. Vulnerable user laws are good because they protect uh... Vulnerable users. click here for more details. Or don't. Just know that vulnerable user laws create greater education and harsher penalties when said vulnerable users are the victims of crimes. Some may call it special treatment,

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It can't be all bad all the time right? Found this today as I was leaving the office. The cleaning people seem to have commandeered what was a pickle storage container. The container led me to believe that the Pickle industries has tapped Dave Zabriskie as an industry spokesperson after the success of his groinal support product DZNutz. I snapped this spy photo, which proves beyond

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Santa Clarita is awesome. Articles here in give further evidence of it's total awesomeness. "The Law" gets extra points with this one. The Santa Clarita Signal has a couple articles about drivers hitting, killing and seriously injuring cyclists. There was an incident on July 4th where the driver wasn't even arrested. Now, I have friends who are and have been police officers, and they

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Just Checking. It's been something like 5 months since my last post. Sorry. Things have been kind of crazy. There's been some events over the past couple months that have made me decide that it's time to pick this thing up and start running with it again. I'll report in another post soon. This one is really just to test some stuff. Get back to work. Or Else

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A Century ride wouldn't be a Century ride if you don't get lost, and to that a 15 rides blog post wouldn't be a 15 Rides blog post if it were reporting something in a prompt and timely fashion. This was brought to my attention last week, however I've been busy stomping noobs getting thrashed in Bad Company so... sorry, it's a bit late. Santa Barbara is a beautiful city. I've seen pods of

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Soft and Buttery. Adjectives. For many things that require adjectives "Soft" and "Buttery" are great adjectives as they indicate a suppleness that takes the reader back to that special, comforting place. Even things in cycling can be described as soft and buttery and it's good, such as the ride quality of a properly crafted custom steal or titanium bike. These words can also be positives for

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And then there were none... I don't really have a lot to say. I've been so busy with everything else from work to personal stuff that I just haven't had the time or the mental energy to write. Even putting down these few words took everything I had. I feel like a big sissy saying this since I know a lot of people are putting in a lot more mileage than me but whatever... I'm just tired.

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A while back I reported on a ground breaking study that was done by the Rails-to-Trails conservancy and Bikes Belong. Their ground breaking research showed that... wait for it... Biking and Walking places is good for you, the economy and the environment! Ok, so it may seem obvious to you as every single person that reads 15 Rides is in the 99th percentile of the elite academia and intelligencia

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Since my return to the great state of California you may have noticed a significant lapse in blog posts here at 15 rides. I could come up with a myriad of excuses about being captured by rabid gangs of angry motorists and forced to give up my hardline pro cycling stance but I simply won't. I'll just tell you that I've been busy with some other stuff, like sitting at home doing nothing and

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Welcome back 15 Rides readers. I hope everyone's thanksgiving holiday treated them as well or better than mine did. Yes, I found my way to Denver Colorado, home of Rocky Mountain National Park and the Leadville 100... And despite my best efforts to extend my hiatus through November and December and into the new year there was reports flooding the cycling blogs and news sites that there was

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That's right. I'm on Hiatus for the next 5 days. I get vacations too suckers!!! I'll be heading to the sunny city of Denver Colorado to lounge on the sun drenched beaches while sipping Pina Coladas and Margaritas. Oh... it will be pure enjoyment! In the mean time, get your Euro enjoyment on over and over again with this classic tune by Kraftwerk: See you in December! -Corey

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The year is coming to an end. The winds blows colder now. The mornings and evenings have a distinct crispness to them that they didn't have 3 months ago. The leaves are falling and the days are short... There are few things in this world that I find frustrating on face value. But one of those things is base training in the winter. See, in the Spring and Summer I've trained up, and I'm in

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The Ride Report that was to be published today has been pushed back and will post on 11/25/08. First of all, I made a commitment to some close friends that I would clean up the content on this blog, and I feel I've done a pretty good job of that. So... Sorry guys, This post is going to be bad. I wasn't at El Tour de Tucson, but... If further proof that Arizona is the F$%ktard A$$hole

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There were a number of events that transpired in 2007 that you could say "Helped" fan the flames that were used to forge this blog, the jersey, and the effort that I've been putting forth since. But none of those events were as heartbreaking to me as the event that transpired in August of last year... I was reading the LAist and came across a grim reminder of that accident. Danny Oates was 14

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I remember this one time that I was watching one of those crappy early morning talk/news shows for some reason. They were talking about some story about some guy and some crazy crazy circumstances and the hoops he had to jump through to right the situation. The very tall, very blond anchor then made the comment, "Wow, It's like, like a Reality Game Show!" Insert grumble, furl brow and rub eyes

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So, I've been doing the jersey thing for a while, for a year actually. I did my first order back at the first of December in 07 to get the ball rolling for 2008. I've been really proud of the jersey, and have gotten a lot of great feedback for the past year. But I had to make a decision today that was a hard decision... Today I had to make the decision to pull the order off the table. I told

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You know, it never ceases to amaze me how regular news sources usually seem to get to the story before me. It probably has something to do with the fact that I have a full time job and a life outside of 15 rides, but regardless it still makes me feel like a chump journ-o for bringing certain stories to you a day late... As usual, Bike Radar reported on something awesome and I basically am just

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Sorry folks, but there won't be any post today, with the exception of this. I've been wicked busy with tons of other stuff, and I just don't have it in me to write. Keep your peepers peeled for a full ride report of the Kern Wheelman's Spooktacular Century coming this Monday morning... Get back to work!

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The cycling club I belong to, Pasadena Athletic Association or PAA, held it's yearly elections Wednesday night. The votes have been counted and the results are in... Here are the results... President Corey Keizer Vice-President Banner Moffat Treasurer Jim Small Secretary Johanna Tokunaga Board Members: Cici Arenas Rick Babington Fritz Bottger Nor Oropez Rob Shaw Sue Thompson Aaron Tuchfeld

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Recently I had written a post regarding "Active Transportation" which is essentially bicycling and walking. I mentioned that I had skimmed through the report and gotten the basics. Well now I've read the whole thing, from front to back. Not surprisingly the Rails to Trails Active Transportation report gives a full and complete justification for a greater piece of the federal pie going toward

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I was on an insanely fast ride this weekend (reference this link for full ride details) with some guys from the club when I ran into an anomaly on the Westside that caught me quite by surprise. We were rolling down San Vicente in Santa Monica when my sensibilities were assaulted... The Pink Bullet first caught my attention a few blocks away from where the incident actually took place. As we

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Seems a little weird right? The title I mean... I was definitely caught by surprise when my good friend Matt sent me an e-mail saying "Did you know the Americana has Bike Valet". Matt is one of those guys who helps me keep a finger on the pulse of all that it Glendale, the city in which I live, so when he said this I was inclined to believe... but I needed to find out for sure. Additionally

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Thankfully this weekend has been one with many bike related happenings in it, and such I have a pocket full of stuff to write about. I'm not going to smash everything into one post, but instead I'll divvy it out through out the week. But since it's a Monday, I'm going to quench your thirst for that special brand of 15 Rides bloggerizing with this Awesomeness Report!!! On Friday I decided to

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It seems to be that a reoccurring theme on my blog is Bicycle friendly infrastructure, and reasonably so as more and more municipalities and towns are looking seriously at the benefits of bike and pedestrian friendly paths and routes. But in an effort to trump my consistent news is this gem of a story that is actually a few days old... According to www.bicyclenewswire The American Association

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For those of you who have been living in caves and have only now come out there was an election and the candidate with the very socially progressive outlook won. Which is great unless your not into progress, and into sending things back 50 years like some folks are, but whatever, The socially progressive guy won, and it makes me wonder... What will all of this mean for cycling? Will things

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Many cities and municipalities across the United States have been looking seriously at increasing infrastructure for bicycles and bicycling. But one of the important elements that have been missing in many of the equations is the education element. Many communities work under the assumption that if they paint some extra lines on the road then "Problem solved"... Throwing infrastructure

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There hasn't been anything going on in the past day or so. Nothing... Nada. Today is election day so it's probably a good thing since there will be unrelenting media saturation all day today and for the next few following weeks... Aside from politics though, and especially in the way of cycling it's just been a slow news day. I even went as far as to wade through the Advocacy forums on

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Well, That part of the year is upon us again. It's the time of year when the air grows crisp and the morning chill pricks your ears and nose like thousands of tiny little needles. Yes, it's that time of year when the leaves on the trees turn bright and vibrant reds and yellows and oranges. It's that time of year where lovers cuddle up with scarves and hot cocoa by the fire and relish the

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Well, due to some technical difficulties I've decided to change up the content for today's entry. See I saw an article on Wednesday about how the Department of Highways and Transportation or something (Basically the Federal branch of the DOT) was working out some sort of “500,000 mile bike route” across America. But since there's something going on with the Internet Voodoo Box I can't get

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Almost 3 years ago I decided to take myself off the grid. I decided that I would learn to work with my hands and I would live off of cash. I lived in a house where I wasn't on the lease and none of my bills were in my name. I was well on my way to getting off the grid and living anonymously in a big city. Then I decided to open a checking account... I know right? Big step with that

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Many of you may not know, but I'm actually a retired, world famous male model. You'll never see me in photo spreads, nay, I only worked the runway. But lo I retired many years ago, fed up with the champagne lunches and Hollywood parties with movie stars. I retired to focus on cycling, and being a recruiter, which are my two true loves in life. I've always thought that since I'm a cyclist now,

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Man... It's been a while since I've written a post that starts with this picture ya? Amtrak Century was the last century I did, and that was back in the beginning of September, so it's been almost 2 months since I've done a century ride... and You know what? My legs, lungs, heart, arms, shoulders and brains could all tell. Spooktacular was a F&%$ing nightmare. It probably didn't help that

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Sorry folks, but there won't be any post today, with the exception of this. I've been wicked busy with tons of other stuff, and I just don't have it in me to write. Keep your peepers peeled for a full ride report of the Kern Wheelman's Spooktacular Century coming this Monday morning! There's nothing to see here! Get back to work!

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On Tuesday, Some people in suits who like bikes gave a report to some other people in suits who work in Washington. The first group of people in suits are trying to tell the other people in suits that bicycling is good for the country, and for the American people. WHAAAAAAAA????... I know I know, it seems obvious, and redundant and my thought was "we need to spend money to work up a 46 page

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I love my single speed, fixed gear bicycle with Mtn. Bike 2" riser bars. It's flat black with white tires and white grips. I built it up because I needed a bike that I could thrash around and use as a commuter without the worry of losing a 5,000 dollar bike if I was hit by another dummy who doesn't stick around to trade insurance info...and with it's flat black paint I figured it was pretty

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You know there is something wrong with people when you read something like this. 72 year old woman rides her bike to the grocery every day and gets harassed by some jerk. The reason? She parked her bike close to his dog. I know... He must have thought the bike was going to attack the dog or something. Read on, I've reposted the Chronicle Herald Article below: At 72, she bikes to the grocery

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Some days are good, some days are great, and others are pretty Epic. So far I've only had a few distinctly epic Saturdays. The Death Ride was one of those, and a few early training rides of 2007 rated highly up there... My Saturday started like so many, but unlike so many at the same time. Usually my Saturdays start before 7:00 a.m. to get on the road early and get in some ridiculously high

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-32410096264504326682008-10-17T07:30:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:26:50.090-07:00

Every once and a while I post something that riles some folks up, which I suppose is a good thing, as getting folks riled up is kind of what I do so at least I'm getting through to some folks, whether they agree or not... A while back I wrote a piece about some stickers that I'd found and how they're important to cycling and cyclists. I also commented about how I thought that folks in cars

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-90789006400560368982008-10-16T07:30:00.000-07:002008-10-16T08:30:55.739-07:00

One thing I don't talk about very much on this site is partying. In my youth I used to party all the time like it was 1999 and all that stuff. As cycling became more important than drinking and drug use I realized that partying got in the way of my riding... fortunately the kind folks at Site LA have figured out how to get me back into the party scene... Not that getting a 30 something washed

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-17642135421126017212008-10-15T07:30:00.000-07:002008-10-15T07:30:01.472-07:00

Have you ever wondered what Matthew Modine is up to? Me neither. As far as I'm concerned Full Metal Jacket was his seminal work and everything else he's done since then has caused him to slide down hill while he grasps for clumps of turtle grass...We'll I thought that until I heard rumors from the blogosphere by way of the magic voodoo internets box that he was somehow involved with bikes and

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-73896591595437147352008-10-13T07:30:00.000-07:002008-10-13T07:56:07.795-07:00

Did you know there are fifty, somewhat autonomous states in the United States of America? I know! I couldn't believe it either... but apparently despite a shadowy federal government system that tells the people it governs that it will stay out if they're business yet passes laws like this the 50 states aren't all exactly the same. Anyway, I digress... According to the League of American

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-90863578427571784262008-10-10T07:30:00.000-07:002008-10-10T08:35:01.310-07:00

This was in Bicycle Retailer and Industry this morning. It appears that the major groups behind it is AEG, which has something to do with that one small race in California... Man... what is that race called again? Oh well... I can't seem to put my finger on it. Anyway, Bicycle Retailer and Industry wrote this whole long article about the event, which I'm just going here because it's late and

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-35232141146215361242008-10-06T08:22:00.000-07:002008-10-14T08:48:32.603-07:00

These past couple weeks has been pretty crazy weeks, for everyone... on pretty much the entire planet. The DOW saw a historic drop, and banks nationwide are falling apart like a high maintenance trophy wife who can't find her American Express Black Card. While all of this was going on Americans are wondering what the hell happened and how the hell we got here... I have an idea as to what the

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-67993030691856920882008-10-03T07:30:00.000-07:002008-10-03T08:16:17.757-07:00

The other day I was kickin' it around on the internets machine, looking at stuff on various blogs when I came across something that I thought was really really cool, but unfortunate that it has to exist in the first place... I was looking around and I came across a picture of a parking meter with a little, 2" big sticker on it. Upon closer inspection I saw that this was the picture: I got an

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-51939917669093078452008-10-02T07:30:00.000-07:002008-10-02T08:10:22.199-07:00

In a highly progressive move, Los Angeles increased it's Awesomeness potential by passing a motion that requires the Department of Transportation to do stuff, and not in the way it usually does... with one person doing all the work and 4 people standing around watching... The LAist again showed it's commitment to reporting with a bias towards cool when it dropped an article about the Los Angeles

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-5440802185475778782008-09-29T07:30:00.000-07:002008-09-29T09:09:54.275-07:00

Sepulveda Pass. In Los Angeles it's a commonly traveled by-way by both cars and bikes. Sepulveda Blvd extends from south of Los Angeles international, north to Mission hills. The section that I'm most familiar with is the section of Sepulveda Blvd between Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles and Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks. It's this section that shadows the 405 freeway, passes the Getty and the

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-33062255466013179952008-09-26T07:30:00.000-07:002008-09-26T09:44:43.918-07:00

In an article published by the The Herald Sun questions regarding the death of Scott David Peoples have been brought to unfortunate clarity. Scott was an exceptionally talented cyclist who was only 20 years old, merely on the verge of a surely exciting and brilliant career. The driver who killed Scott was Kenneth Blay an elderly gentleman who, by all reasonable limitations, should never have

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-25996602298987840342008-09-25T07:30:00.000-07:002008-09-25T18:15:15.042-07:00

In the never ending battle for drivers attention; the road, and the responsibility of paying attention to it, seems to be winning... In California at least... LAist an excellent source of real time news information has let everyone know that our Governator signed into law a ban on text messaging while you drive. Although the fine for this is unreasonably small ($76) it's definitely a step in

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-67402464355619506812008-09-24T07:30:00.000-07:002008-09-25T11:07:14.361-07:00

I've been busy working on some stuff, which accounts for why I haven't written in a little while. I gave a speech a while back and have been sending letters and e-mails to various government officials to try and get some stuff rolling with new infrastructure and policy. Other than that... I've been reworking the jersey for 2009. Can you believe it's almost 2010? They made a movie about that

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-17456079447316984762008-09-23T17:30:00.000-07:002008-09-23T22:45:06.264-07:00

Recently in the Providence Journal, some yahoo named warren wrote an OPED piece. I've republished it here, along with some counter arguments. If any of you kind readers end up squaring off with some one as thick as this guy feel free to use some of the commentary I've listed below. Leon Urban: Get bikes off the road 01:00 AM EDT on Monday, September 22, 2008 It is often suggested that

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-83993846613598612052008-09-10T08:00:00.000-07:002008-09-10T08:08:02.923-07:00

This last weekend saw the Amtrak Century completed with minimal incident and maximum fun. The ride all in all was a success and very enjoyable. There isn't anything I would have changed about the event, it's planning, support or execution. What I would have changed though was the interaction with this Douche bag in Carlsbad... Here's what went down. As my group was making our way though

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-79802867091212279142008-09-09T17:30:00.000-07:002008-09-09T17:30:00.583-07:00

Here we have a truly awesome video. 37 cyclists were detained on the 6th of September by over 15 police officers and 14 squad cars. Why? Obviously there must have been some major trouble making right? You're right my keen and observant reader, about 5 dollars worth of allegedly stolen beer... Now I'm sure there are people being murdered, women being raped and children being molested/

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-59211384950504517982008-09-08T13:24:00.000-07:002008-09-08T13:32:06.837-07:00

Seriously!!!! How do you drag someone 40 ft. when you're just getting rolling. And how did this driver not see this guy? This was even hard for me to watch. The driver is either mentally handicapped, or he was talking on the phone/texting or drunk or something. Where's the regard for human life? Where's the compassion? Most likely in the dumpster with Respect and Tolerance...

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-26093748098519860702008-09-07T12:39:00.000-07:002008-09-07T13:20:46.301-07:00

I'll start by saying that I was planning on taking it easy for this century. That didn't happen. When Joseph called and said he was interested in "Going along for the ride" I knew it was going to become a hammer fest. and it was. We managed to finish in just under 5 hours saddle time and our average speed was 20.6 mph. I saw people I know, there was a pretty good sized group of PAA riders,

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-45956896738994782102008-09-04T20:35:00.000-07:002008-09-04T21:40:27.140-07:00

Get it? As the "Wheel" turns? Like the soap opera, only for bike stuff? Get it? Nevermind. Anyway... Here's some news from around the Internets box. Politicians Get Around...On Two Wheels Freewheelin and Bikes belong partnered to bring 1,000 free bikes to both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. They managed to gather bikes from Trek, Raleigh and a few other companies to

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-65728023978390156822008-08-29T08:00:00.000-07:002008-08-29T08:00:01.024-07:00

Bike advocacy is a lot of things. There are many different groups of cyclists doing a lot of different things, and some of that action has created some positive change. Currently here are many different initiatives going on throughout the United States to get more people to ride bikes more and drive less... Despite this many of those initiatives are stalled thanks to morons, or simply not

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-9324361684847698582008-08-28T12:00:00.000-07:002008-08-28T12:00:00.927-07:00

I spent my lunch hour at Torelli's World Wide Headquarters in North Hollywood yesterday while I was dropping some product off to the product manager. While I was milling around I happened across a frame/fork that was half wrapped in foam wrap and sticking out of the box. "Is that what I think it is?" it was... Yes. This was the Montefalco, not the prototype that has been seen around L.A.

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-56425630673441920742008-08-24T19:27:00.000-07:002008-08-24T19:54:03.912-07:00

I thought a long time before writing this for fear of offending friends of mine who are in law enforcement, but then I decided, "hey, it's not those guys who did this" so here you go. I mean, I love law enforcement. Every interaction I've ever had with the police has been completely fair and awesome, and quite frankly this last one was right on par... The General Service Officers in Griffith

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-52950825674590365822008-08-20T17:30:00.000-07:002008-08-21T08:39:00.612-07:00

San Francisco, with it's staunch progressive attitudes and generally left of the fence politics has decided that literally everyone's opinion should be considered... Literally EVERYONE apparently. So instead of doing what is the right thing to do and implementing a broad reaching bicycle integration plan the city of San Francisco has tabled the project because This Guy seems to think that

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-51108938744434914952008-08-17T23:26:00.000-07:002008-08-18T18:13:26.985-07:00

I'll start by apologizing to my rampant fans, who's numbers are in the millions, for not posting the last couple weeks. I will say that I didn't feel like writing I have a few good excuses and that I promise it won't happen again. Moving on... This weekend was the Coolbreeze Century, a favorite among century riders for it's tree shaded climbs and winding descents through some of the central

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-83340708246230643412008-08-02T08:00:00.000-07:002008-08-02T08:00:00.739-07:00

Christopher Thomas Thompson, the now infamous Mandeville Canyon motorist who intentionally tried to maim and possibly kill cyclists on July 4th was arraigned August 1st at the Airport Branch of the County Courthouse, and to everyone's surprise Mr. Thompson put in a plea of not guilty, essentially saying it wasn't an intentional act of violence...What? Yea I was totally shocked that he wasn't just

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-31449736019014155332008-08-01T17:15:00.000-07:002008-08-01T17:15:00.571-07:00

I've been watching KTLA 5 news in the morning for a few years now. They're alright to watch. I've noticed in the past that they've always been pretty bike friendly with some of the reporting that they do and at times many of them have shown up to participate in various bike events. So I wasn't totally surprised when I received this little gem courtesy of Internet Research Goddess CorinaSonia.

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-20036329025199303722008-08-01T05:00:00.000-07:002008-08-01T05:00:01.183-07:00

UPDATE!!! Picture now included!!! The prototype wheels are pictured below, along with a completely unauthorized spy shot of the prototype Torelli Montefalco frame/fork combo for release later this year. Growing up I didn’t ever listen to my parents. My parents were totally square, practical people who didn’t get loose that often or seem to enjoy the finer things. At least that’s what I thought

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-71922490717797079942008-07-31T10:33:00.000-07:002008-07-31T15:07:19.309-07:00

Well, to be completely honest I didn't really have anything to review today, so I was going to review the Capo Phantom Socks that I've been wearing for the past 4 days. Then, magically it seems, this wonderful package arrived straight from the 15 Rides T-Shirt Shop. I'm a happy man! I don't need to do an actual product review, but I can tell you that my shirts rock. They're good quality, fruit

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-70722527647182898492008-07-30T13:54:00.001-07:002008-07-30T13:58:57.408-07:00

In my continuing effort to dominate the cycling blogosphere I have opened a twitter account. you can find it here: 15_Rides... If you're not familiar with Twitter it's a really cool SMS based feed blaster. Basically you can "Tweet" what your doing to those who are following your twitter account. You can also set up TwitterFeed, which allows your blog to be fed directly to your twitter account

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-11631317619076393452008-07-29T17:30:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:26:43.054-07:00

This video has been making the rounds today on the Web, and has even provoked commentary from CNN.com and sports blog for the mildly retarded With Leather... Now, I don't know about you, but I don't always agree with Critical Mass and their, um...methods. Regardless of that we are working for the same thing, greater respect and awareness for cyclists on the road, so I have to give them some

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-45730428587677500812008-07-24T05:00:00.000-07:002008-07-24T09:20:07.169-07:00

Growing up I didn’t ever listen to my parents. My parents were totally square, practical people who didn’t get loose that often or seem to enjoy the finer things. At least that’s what I thought when I was younger since my parents didn’t seem to have a lot of the fancy stuff that other parents had. What I learned later in life, was that there was actually plenty of fancy stuff, but it was

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-6855759811849735462008-07-19T14:31:00.000-07:002008-07-30T09:29:04.189-07:00

I love short training rides. What's great about a 60-70 mile training ride is that you leave at 7:00 a.m. and you get back before noon, liberating the whole second part of your day for whatever it is you want to do. Unless of course you have a run in with the law.... The headline of this post was the penultimate moment of this particular training ride; a ride that took us through the valley,

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-33500093023145862782008-07-14T20:22:00.001-07:002008-07-16T11:46:51.207-07:00

So yea, The Death Ride. It's a ride and it's named after something that sucks that makes people scared. Hence one could assume that it might be slightly more difficult than your regular ride through your neighborhood park. There were a number of things that I wasn't really prepared for with the Death Ride, despite all the preparation. Some of those things were good, some not so much... The

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-35212122097074401512008-07-08T17:15:00.000-07:002008-07-08T19:02:25.233-07:00

I received three e-mails this morning regarding articles from Los Angeles news sources that all pertained to cycling in one way or another. If this doesn't speak to the rapidly expanding cycling community, then I don't know what does... It's obvious to everyone with the IQ of a trained monkey and up that cycling does some good. How much good is debated by News Anchors on Fox and Right Wing

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-46627035817249180082008-07-07T11:28:00.000-07:002008-07-08T12:32:47.367-07:00

Well, Here we are in July. July 4th weekend was kind of my mental half way point, and I'm happy to say that I'm still alive and kicking it. The past couple weeks have been somewhat slow when it comes to the news, but after this week things will be back on pace again. July 4th weekend consisted of an awesome camping trip to Silverwood Lake, Northeast of Los Angeles. If you ever want to go on a

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-40986853594192068862008-07-02T10:28:00.001-07:002008-07-02T11:42:35.697-07:00

So, in an attempt to get some traction with the T-shirts, and to bounce some ideas and see what people think I've started a Spreadshirt t-shirt shop. Basically it lets me have an online shop, where you can go and buy the Share The Road t-shirts. Designs are kind of limited, because I wanted to keep the cost down. If you want a t-shirt, all you have to do is order one... My plan is to use

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-68541424345389102162008-06-30T21:26:00.000-07:002008-07-01T09:55:29.648-07:00

Sorry for this being a bit late, but, well... On Saturday the L.A. Wheelman held their Grand Tour, 4 rides that varied in length from 125 miles to 400 miles. All rides were to be completed in a day, needless to say I did the shortest of the 4... I woke up Saturday morning at 4:30. My plan was to get up at 4:30, eat breakfast, get dressed and hit the road. Show up to the ride early, have

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-83620012246465665082008-06-24T11:47:00.000-07:002008-06-30T22:13:27.362-07:00

That's right... You, Rose Bowl patrons, get a big thumbs up from the Corny S**t Peanut Gallery. All you thoughtless pedestrians who constantly walk the wrong way while talking on cell phones, Dog walkers who have the "trip wire" leashes who let their dogs walk on the yellow line while they're in the ped zone, Jack ass cyclists who insist on treating everyone including other cyclists like they

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-36933463029255290662008-06-18T17:29:00.000-07:002008-06-18T22:08:24.848-07:00

A while back my good friend and cycling industry secret agent (who's identity must be kept completely secret) brought some yet un-marketed product from the 2007 Interbike show. This product wasn't any sort of crazy spoked wheel or some over priced steel track bike with flat black paint. Nay, this product was the size of a flat computer mouse. As I would soon discover this seemingly old and

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-60399176793951338812008-06-16T08:22:00.000-07:002008-06-16T10:01:53.300-07:00

Our Crack SoCal Race Reporter gives us the digs on the CAT 4 race at this years Glendale Grand Prix. The report was understandably late, as our reporter was out on the town until sunrise this morning sipping champagne and eating caviar with Hollywood's young elite to celebrate such incredible and astonishingly against the odds results... There were two races this weekend, Saturday in San

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-49285192660091850362008-06-12T20:09:00.001-07:002008-06-13T11:04:40.261-07:00

Now that Spring is almost over and Summer is right around the corner I thought it would be a good idea to remind everyone that summer is really and truly douchebag season. Now that school is out and the girls are wearing less I really feel it's time to let everyone know, in case you didn't already notice, that it is officially douchebag season. Reports have begun pouring in from cyclists who

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-41684781818372593752008-06-12T05:00:00.000-07:002008-06-12T12:20:24.505-07:00

For this Throwdown I have enlisted the help of Banner Moffat, cycling guru and long time stalwart in the SoCal cycling scene. When Banner approached me telling me he wanted to write a piece about Chris King hubs I thought "Meh... Everyone does reviews on Chris King parts". When Banner told me these hubs had been in constant use for the last 12 years I thought "Meh...Now that's a great idea, No

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-84492603172219790912008-06-09T10:36:00.000-07:002008-06-12T20:58:43.234-07:00

The Meat Grinder is a new feature on 15 rides. It's our weekend race report, brought to you by none other than Joseph Ainsworth, a rapidly rising star in the SoCal racing scene and our crack race reporter. Providing that Joseph's weekends of destroying the field and general debauchery with Hollywood's elite doesn't get in the way, he'll be reporting for us on a regular basis... The weekend

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-60497358069796588182008-06-08T17:22:00.000-07:002008-06-10T18:38:06.046-07:00

I barely made it into this ride. I heard about it at Heartbreak Hundred from a few different people who thought it would be a good ride for me to do. I checked out the website, the route profile and some commentary on chatboards about the ride and thought it would be good for training as well. As I get closer to the Death ride I'm realizing it's hard to find rides that get me up in altitude.

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-47513223997071347252008-06-06T05:00:00.000-07:002008-06-10T18:17:24.673-07:00

Andrew Vontz is a contributing writer to a variety of publications including Bicycling, Road, Rolling Stone and FHM. He has been kind enough to let me repost a commentary he recently posted regarding the terrible and horrific accident in Mexico... Per the Mexico car/cyclists collision, yeah this stuff is godawful, car shouldn't have been there. But to me, this simply reaffirms how insane the

Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039833947674886991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4339542451044610151.post-30629527115470922172008-06-04T08:43:00.000-07:002008-06-10T18:18:00.483-07:00

After this years hotly contested Giro d'Italia, riders at tis years Tour de France will be hard pressed to give a more exciting, breathtaking, and down to the wire competition than the one that was on display through out Italy this year. The fight for this year's Maglia Rosa was one of Epic proportions, one that will be talked about throughout Europe for years to come as the main protagonists

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In Mexico this weekend there was a 34 kilometer bike race close to the US/Mexican border. About 15 minutes into the race a drunk driver who fell asleep behind the wheel plowed into the race, killing one and injuring 10 others. Juan Campos was charged with killing Alejandro Alvarez, 37, of Monterrey. Astonishingly a city official caught the crash on film, as you can see... The first thing I

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Saturday was number 7 out of 15 of this years 15 rides. Number 7 was the Ojai century, starting and ending in no other place than, Ojai California. I wish I had a little more time this weekend, as I would have loved to make a weekend trip out of this century ride. Ojai is a beautiful little city. It's located about 15 miles up highway 33 from Ventura. The main town square, which seems to

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This is a repost from the League of American Bicyclists. You can click here to take action. Bicycle Commuter Benefit on House Tax Extender Bill... On May 21, 2008, prior to the Memorial Day recess, the House passed H.R. 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008. Included in the legislation is a $20 per month transportation fringe benefit for bicycle commuters to cover costs of

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In honor of the Ghost Riders movement that is steadily gaining ground throughout these fine United States of America I have decided to create a Gallery for Fellow Ghost Riders.I have added a few pictures from the Pasadena Ride of Silence to get the ball rolling, however I think it would be great if all the Jersey owners could start sending in some pics! I know at least a few of you have pictures

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More often than not I'm a creature of comfort. I find myself getting into a good groove and I stick to it. Case in point: Training for The Mulholland Challenge. Instead of finding varying rides with the elevation I needed I simply did laps of a very familiar ride that's close to my home that I ride all the time. Every once and a while though I break out and try something new. Case in point:

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Tonight was the 2008 edition of the Ride of Silence, which is an event that goes on world wide. I attended the Pasadena chapter, which was at the Rose Bowl. The Pasadena ride is organized by Rick Babington, Well known cycling coach and member of PAA. For those of you not familiar with the ride of silence simply scroll down a couple of entries and read the entry about the Ride of Silence. The

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Now that the sun is hangin' out longer with the intention of burning un-prepared shirtless tourists at the beach I decided it was time to do a full on Secret Slopes lap after work. With my training still being somewhat lackadaisical and the Heartbreak Hundred coming up I thought it might be a good idea to get a little climbing in. On my way up I was relaxed, listening to Alive 2007 and taking

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I'd like to remind everyone that the ride of silence is coming up May 21st, at 7:00 p.m at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. This is an extremely important event that affects all cyclists, regardless of club lines, regardless of fitness or skill level, and regardless of type of bike... The Ride of Silence will begin in North America and roll across the globe. Cyclists will take to the roads in a

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AAAARRRRGGGHGGHGHGHGHGH!.... I hate my laptop. I had all these sweet pictures saved from Cruisin the Conejo and when I loaded the XD card it formated the card. P.O.S! Now I don't even want to write. The ride was awesome, I got a sunburn. done.

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I've always been under the assumption that our elected leaders have a wholesale policy of ignoring they're constituents and doing what the lobbies and corporations want them to do. Despite getting a degree with the intention of becoming a Speech Writer, I'd become increasingly disillusioned with the state of American Politics. A while back I wrote letters to California's Senators and my

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Refer to my previous post to see that this is about Epic Rides, like the title wasn't enough to indicate... I've put tons of miles in my legs, from the time I was a kid I was riding around. Cycling as always been important to me as it was the only way I could get out of eye shot of my parents for the first 10 years of my memorable life. I developed an early appreciation for two wheeled

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