Saturday, June 16, 2007

Welcome to The Bike Guy's Blog!

Hi there! My name is Todd and I have been a "bike guy" for more than 30 years. I've used bicycles for racing, commuting, toting groceries, and to pay the bills. I was a bicycle mechanic for many years at various shops, and road raced in the U.S. and in Europe.

Over the years I have learned all sorts of great tips on maintenance, what to take on a ride, emergency repairs, and of course I've got some great ride stories. On this site I will share my knowledge and what I've learned from others through the years. I will also talk about the bicycle components, bicycle tools, and bicycle accessories that my friends and I have used and found worthwhile. Just a warning, though, I am a Campagnolo guy (although I admit I have a Shimano headset on my current race bike). I am also old school and still ride a steel frame, so you will also read an occassional rant about the new carbon stuff.
I hope you enjoy!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Cool site. How do we get bike lanes for ALL the roads so I can bike anywhere and NOT get killed.

Frank said...

So, Todd (old school kinda guy), how's that steel frame holding up in all of this rain we've been having? Gotta have a few rusty spots on it by now or are you just hangin "indoors" until things dry out which I guess is good for the bike but bad for training.... unless of course, you're sweating all over your frame riding on the stationary trainer - which is good for training but bad for that rust bucket your riding...!! What a dilemna??