Geek Out: Supersonic Divorce Machine

I was poking around on one of the inter-tubes and came cross XTERRA pro triathlete conrad stoltz's website and --- holy balls, WTF is THAT?

Ho. ly. shit. What ... what IS that? Is that a CARBON tandem bike? On SRAM S80 wheels?

Why is there no front gear -- what the fuck they put a SHAFT DRIVE on this thing? I didn't even know those existed on bikes. How much production value did they put into this thing?

Are you kidding - SRAM Red with disk breaks? Maybe my tandem which weighs 8x as much shouldn't rely on a coaster brake ...

[Update: I completely forgot to mention this before. What orangutan are they going to find to ride stoker on that thing? I mean look at the saddle to handlebar drop! did they design this for humans? Or did they intend the stoker's nose is going to be jammed in the pilot's ass for aerodynamic reasons?]

Geek Out: My New Frame

So I come home on Monday to find a huge box in middle of my living room.



Inside the box hiding among 4 garbage bags worth of packing peanuts was my new frame.



A 2007 Tarmac Expert. By far my favorite frame on the market in terms of design and damn light right. Everyone who's picked it up so far has started cursing because it's just frighteningly light.



My favorite part of the frame is the areo seatpost that tapers away around the wheel. The bike is red, it's just the camera on my iPhone that's making it come out orangeish.



Someday I'll be able to afford the parts to ride it :)

Geek Out: NEW BIKE!

I DID IT! After a month of eBay stalking, a couple of near misses and a last second attempt by someone to bid me out I have finally bought my new road bike. Behold:



2007 Specialized Tarmac Expert
All carbon frame and fork
54cm
Used but never crashed
eBay Price: $600.00

The 2009 model has an MSRP of $3,700 (built up). This is my dream bike. I've always thought it looked great and loved the color scheme. I love the bladed seatpost with the rear wheel cut away. It's supposed to be great to race on from everyone I're talked to. Really excited to put some miles on this once I get it built up (not till Feb.) Here are some more pics:

Geek Out: DIY Camera Bike Mount

Who hasn't wanted to attach a camera to their bike to show off their favorite decent, most painful group ride or most reckless commuting habits? Well the folks at Photojojo.com figured out a DIY solution to your need to share your cycling experiences with the world.





Check it out here. But despite their suggestions I would never put one of these on my bike.

The inevitable downside of anything short of a helmet cam is that your stem really doesn't see what you see when you ride. Besides being about a foot below your head it misses the inside of turns, can't see you skitching cars or checking out hotties as they walk by.

But your stem can still capture some cool stuff:

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Geek Out: Lube Up These Nuts...with Dznuts

[Edit: For those of you who don't ride - chamois cream (said "shammy") is a cream you put in your tights where you "sit" (read: butt and junk). It reduces bacteria and prevents chaffing. ]

Now I don't uses chamois cream when I ride because I'm 1) cheap and 2) think it's kinda odd. But a new product being launched exactly 2 weeks from today could change my mind. Meet Dznuts. Apparenly, Dave Zabriskie is a fan (and by the way I'm certainly a fan of the wicked 'stash he's rocking these days - check out the videos on the Dznuts website).

But is the combination of a hilarious name and a sleek brand image enough to make me smear it on my sac? Probably not. I can't get past the fact that "high viscosity chamois cream" is still just a euphemism for "really thick ball lube". And I'm cheap.

(Thanks to Really Old Kris for the email)