Chester

Podium Cafe is the online place to be for live comment/chat threads and fun commentary. On Astana: "I finally understand their kit: it's like a challenge on Project Runway where Tim Gunn tells the designers "your challenge this week is to design a tasteful professional cycling kit..." (audible sighs and smiles) "...using (dramatic pause) the flag of Kazakhstan!"" - Chester from Bookmarklet

For the sake of any future researchers trying to search the internets for the definitive date when the fixie phenomenon "jumped the shark," it was when Republic started selling color-customizable bikes through Urban Outfitters. - Chester from Bookmarklet

Yeah, that's jumping the shark for sure. - Wirehead

Retro-modern. Wonder how much the frame weighs and how much the complete bike will be priced at... - Chester from Bookmarklet

"General Motors plans to quit a joint venture with Toyota to make cars at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. in Fremont, a decision that threatens the survival of the West Coast's only automotive plant and puts 4,700 factory jobs at risk." - Chester from Bookmarklet

hahah. Hmm. Last time I did that I must have been changing the channel on the radio. - anna

For those who ride singlespeed or fixed, the lockring spanner is a nice alternative to chiseling your lockring with a hammer+screwdriver, though the latter will work too. Would be nice to have a chain whip on this, too, so one doesn't have to do the rotofix ad hoc thing, either. - Chester from Bookmarklet

In that case you should check out our easy and clean domain management service http://iwantmyname.com :) - Timo Reitnauer

Simultaneously very cool and incredibly lame. - Chester from Bookmarklet

How many will get run over by drivers trying to read the jersey! - Tim Keneipp

And even if you were, I would never bet on you. - Christopher Sacca

"And hat's off to him!" - Chester from Bookmarklet

"To get their bikes back, cyclists have to pay a fine and convince the authorities they won’t ride them on the street anymore – or at least show an inclination to install brakes on them." - Chester from Bookmarklet

I don't have any problem with requiring that fixies have at least one brake installed. Certain things preclude a car from being street-legal and it's now common to require wearing of seatbelts, so it seems consistent to require real brakes on bikes. - Chester

A-f'ing-men. - Christopher Sacca

Could the inverse be argued? E.g. Top Ten Reasons cycling fans should become software programmers? - Chester

Purdum bags him a Palin. - Chester from Bookmarklet

"Too many hours in the saddle may affect the fertility of serious cyclists, a conference heard today. Researchers told the European fertility conference that cycle training of the intensity undertaken by triathletes has a significant impact on the quality of their sperm. But Diana Vaamonde, from the University of Cordoba medical school in Spain, said that she thought the "regular guy" who rides a bike should be fine. "I don't think he will have to worry about it so long as it's just like cycling to work. If you cycle to work ... you have all day to recover," she said." - Chester from Bookmarklet

Would be nice to see a more significant number than 15 in the sample pool. - Chester

"Modern mountain biking was born on the trails of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County in the 1970s. We talk to some of the pioneers of the sport who are featured in a new documentary, "Klunkerz."" - Chester from Bookmarklet

That was a great broadcast - anna

Have to love the "I 'Stupidly Locked Up My Bike By The Quick-Releasable Front Wheel' SF," Sutro Tower Cloud City, and squalid homage to 6th Street. - Chester from Bookmarklet

the N is Near is one of my faves - anna

I have an idea for a 30-stockton, pink bag brigade style shirt too - anna

Can we all agree, now, that Sinead was more right than wrong? - Chester from Bookmarklet

"Prelude": http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Chester

The importance of a good moto driver to the sports photog riding shotgun... - Chester from Bookmarklet

Billed as a FAQ, but more of a narrative Q&A and, really, the best review of _Transformers 2_ I could imagine being written. A must read, whether you give a shit about the movie or not. - Chester from Bookmarklet

"Some of the world’s top cycling professionals have taken to Tweeting on a regular basis. For the first time, cycling fans are getting the real skinny about the behind-the-scenes happenings of professional cyclists as they travel the world. It’s not just the pedaling pros who are Twittering. Team managers, mechanics, coaches…they’re all getting into the act. We’re getting real-time updates from team cars as the races progress. And race organizers themselves are Tweeting information for fans attending the races on a regular basis: where to park, where to watch from, after race events, and much more. Here’s a handpicked list of 48 People to follow for your professional cycling Twitter fix..." - Chester from Bookmarklet

Very nice collection of Bay Area bike rides, with helpful notes and even "bail-out" options... - Chester from Bookmarklet

neat! Can't wait to get out there. - anna