Wearing your little sister's pants could endanger your life

An earthquake gave a little jolt to SoCal yesterday and the moment was captured on tape by a bike shop's security camera.

Watch the video and pay attention to the last guy out the door.



Did you notice how he was running like a bow legged duck because his pants were too tight? Just another reason why you shouldn't shop in the tween section at The Gap.

I also like how far he was behind his co-workers. He must have been too busy posting on LA Fixed to notice the earth shaking.

Critical Mass Bad Ass...

Drinking Guinness might put a little hair on your chest but it doesn't make you any less of a douchebag.

Le Tour may be over but the Maillot Jaune marches on...

If you're anything like me, you've accidentally clicked over in the general direction of VeloNews for a Tour update only to be reminded that the riders crossed the finish line yesterday.

While we detox from three weeks of lukewarm excitement, here's a dose of yellow to keep the shakes away.

While wearing a Maillot Jaune that was bought instead of earned is cycling's equivalent of an aspiring hockey player dropping a massive deuce in the Stanley Cup, you gotta give this wearer of the Golden Fleece a little credit. I spotted him atop a mountain as opposed to the neighborhood bike path.

Even though it might have taken him two years (note the date) he still made it to the top.

Everyone Loves a Douchebag Montage

This is the C.R.A.N.K. Mob a magnificent example of why drivers sometimes get angry at cyclists.



"Outlaw Bicycle Parties" are good times until people bust out the spray paint and start stealing from each other.

Douchebag Ride of the Week

The bike you're peeping is an uber rare Phil Wood Kiss-Off made by the good folks at Independent Fabrication.

Under normal circumstances a collaboration, as the kids say, between Phil Wood and IF results in an classic bike for the ages.

However, the owner of this whip has proven that in the easy steps you can turn a bike of impeccable taste into the whip of choice for the douchebag set.

Here's how:

1) Take a perfectly nice unpainted titanium frame and slather it in a coat of Butt Ugly Yellow.

2) Opt not to use handle bar tape to "keep it street."

3) When you realize you spent too much money on Iron Man's car, throw your bike up on the eBay and blame the forced sale on your "long femors" not on the fact that you bought a car that's worth more than the houses across the street. Now the important step here is to make sure the bulk of the your listing's photos show off the car as much as the bike.

Sadly, our fella wasn't even able to get a lowly $1600 for a bike whose frame is pushing 4 g's. The auction ended yesterday with nary a bid. If you contact the seller, I betcha he'll take a low ball offer of a thousand bucks or so.

The end of the month is fast approaching and someone's gotta make a car payment.

And the award for Douchebag of the Week goes to...

Ricardo Ricco, natch.

"It's no fair! Nobody told me there was a test for CERA."

As we all know, the Chris Farley of the cycling world emulated his hero just a little too much and got pinched by the po-po under the charges of using a poisonous substance.

Being that Ricco's only 24, he can bounce back from whatever suspension he receives and will have a few years left before he's due to OD on the cocaine just like his hero Il Pirata.

In the meantime, when are we going to wisen up and realize that any team, person, or organization which featuring the word Cobra probably isn't the good guy?

There's a fine line between douchebag and nerd...

And that line is the difference between riding a bike made for normal people and a recumbent bike.

Double Bento Boxes, auxiliary handlebar mounted water bottles. seat bigger than Barcelona Chairs, yeah the only thing keeping this bike's douchebag status in good standing is the fact that it isn't a recumbent.

What CSC did on their rest day from Le Tour.

Apparently Bjarne coaxed a Concord out of retirement and took Team CSC on a nice little rest day field trip to Venice Beach.

At first look this sporting chap had all the makings of a classic Westside douchebag on a bike but the black headband under the limited edition Vinokourov Oakley's of shame got me thinking this guy was a little different.

And boy was he. Unlike most guys you see riding $8,000 bikes this guy was actually friendly. He greeted me with a "What's up 'bro" and for the next couple miles we rode together and chatted about all things cycling.

My nugget of wisdom he dispensed during our chat was regarding the hook of ol Lance and Kate Hudson.

"Oh dude. Man, if she looked like she did in 'Almost Famous' all the time she'd be boners. But she was just so depressing in 'You, me and Dupree' I don't know man. I don't know."

Guess he's just a reminder that not all guys wearing neon sunglasses are douchebags.

A Step by Step Guide to Being a Stylish Douchebag on a bike

Wanna look like this guy? Examiner.com has a handy guide so that you can go from zero to douche for only a few thousand dollars. I wonder if the Dior store on Rodeo Drive will let me put their $620 messenger bag on layaway.

edit: For some reason, that can only make as much sense as riding a pursuit bike on the streets, Examiner.com isn't allowing hyperlinks. You can see style guide here:

http://www.examiner.com/x-340-Mens-Style-Examiner~y2008m7d8-Look-Good-on-a-Bicycle

Let's get the party started...

Couldn't help but notice over $2,000 worth of electronics crammed onto the handlebar and stem of this ride as I strolled into my neighborhood Coffee Bean this morning.

Present and accounted for dual power meters, iBike and Power Tap, and a Garmin GPS just in case this fella gets lost. Didn't take long to find him inside the bean. He was the round guy ordering a Ice Blended Mocha with extra whip and a Bear Claw.

At least this guy is doing all he can to keep the slumping economy afloat.