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Bike Hacks
Are you a couple of miles (or days) from the nearest bike shop? If you’re like me, and enjoy creative problem solving, then this is a fun…
Phil Sturgeon
Jul 4, 2020
Touring by Bicycle and Ferry
Touring by Bicycle and Ferry
Ferries have been a crucial part of my European touring adventures this year, and it wasn’t just me boat-packing around. Every ferry I got…
Phil Sturgeon
Dec 5, 2019
Stupid Achilles Injury, Stupid Recovery
Stupid Achilles Injury, Stupid Recovery
I think it’s generally healthy to find and push your limits, but I kicked my limits in the face and hurt myself. Riding a loaded touring…
Phil Sturgeon
Nov 29, 2019
Fundraiser for Planting a Shitload of Trees
Fundraiser for Planting a Shitload of Trees
We got 38,000 trees funded in July, now we are gonna double that for August: aiming to fund 65,000 trees via Offset Earth.
Phil Sturgeon
Jul 19, 2019
Trials and Tribulations of Touring Tubeless
Trials and Tribulations of Touring Tubeless
Tubeless in cyclocross is pretty much a given (unless you fancy and roll with tubular), and my mountain bike is tubeless, but going…
Phil Sturgeon
May 5, 2019
DCCX 2018
DCCX 2018
An A/B test proving that sleep, food and “not having a hangover” makes you a much better racer.
Phil Sturgeon
Oct 23, 2018
Wallowing at Hippo Cross CX ‘18
Wallowing at Hippo Cross CX ‘18
The last few weeks have been lighter on cyclocross than they should have been. I had planned a double weekend of Lucky Charm and Cooper…
Phil Sturgeon
Oct 17, 2018
Catching Up on Cross Season
Catching Up on Cross Season
Cross season is a month in, and I’ve been too busy riding bikes to sit down and write anything. Let’s catch up!
Phil Sturgeon
Sep 28, 2018
Cylcing on the Pan-American Highway
Cylcing on the Pan-American Highway
With my trial ride up Cere Jefe out of the way up, Idiota Gringo set off for a bigger adventure: Panama City to El Valle de Antón. Anton…
Phil Sturgeon
Jul 7, 2018
Idiota Gringo Bikes Panama: Arrival and Cerro Jefe
Idiota Gringo Bikes Panama: Arrival and Cerro Jefe
Some friends moved to Panama from Colombia and invited me down, so I grabbed my cross bike and went for an explore.
Phil Sturgeon
Jun 13, 2018
Poutine or Bust: NYC to Montreal
Poutine or Bust: NYC to Montreal
Nobody wants to hear about sweating away on TrainerRoad so I’ve been quiet since cross season was done, but now I have an adventure to…
Phil Sturgeon
May 31, 2018
Elm City CX 2017: One Whole Season “Intact”!
Elm City CX 2017: One Whole Season “Intact”!
Last year, Elm City was my first cross race. It was the last of the season, and that was no coincidence. I was desperately waiting for my…
Phil Sturgeon
Dec 30, 2017
Supercross 2017
Supercross 2017
This two day event has to be one of the top tier northeast cyclocross events. It’s absolutely huge, and with two variations over two days…
Phil Sturgeon
Nov 30, 2017
Bubblecross 2017
Bubblecross 2017
Bubblecross is a fantastic course in a park, literally passing through a swing set, two sand pits and then sneaking up through some awesome…
Phil Sturgeon
Nov 21, 2017
MartyCross 2017: Cat 5
MartyCross 2017: Cat 5
Back home from Kutztown, there was just enough time to fix up the bike, get beer and nachos in the belly, and get the kit washed for…
Phil Sturgeon
Oct 23, 2017
Kutztown CX 2017: Cat 4/5 Race
Kutztown CX 2017: Cat 4/5 Race
Kutztown CX is a grassy, turny crit. There’s nothing particularly technical other than a 6-ft pump track, and a set of barriers after a…
Phil Sturgeon
Oct 21, 2017
Cross is Here: Nittany Lion Cross 2017
Cross is Here: Nittany Lion Cross 2017
It’s cross season, and all my bones are working! Last season I was in a boot, but this time around I’m all good to go.With very little…
Phil Sturgeon
Sep 20, 2017
Flying to Colombia with Not a Bike Bag
Flying to Colombia with Not a Bike Bag
Traveling to major cities, figuring out the taxi/train/bus to and from the airport, then bumbling about yet another globalized concrete…
Phil Sturgeon
Sep 14, 2017
Getting into Road Racing “For Reals”
Getting into Road Racing “For Reals”
Over the last five weeks I’ve been getting into the swing of road racing. I’ve done plenty of Brooklyn alley cat type stuff, snuck in that…
Phil Sturgeon
Jul 3, 2017
This Week in Bikes: Collarbones, Crashes and New Fixie
This Week in Bikes: Collarbones, Crashes and New Fixie
One-armed struggles in the pain cave, fixing up a set of wobbly handlebars on the go, and a rather stupid crash from multiple angels.
Phil Sturgeon
May 15, 2017
Unexpected Upgrade: SuperSix Evo
Unexpected Upgrade: SuperSix Evo
I’ve had a spot of bad luck over the last few months. First a fractured heel in late October, all my bikes have had mechanical trouble…
Phil Sturgeon
Apr 2, 2017
This Week In Bikes: Cyclops Hammer Setup
This Week In Bikes: Cyclops Hammer Setup
I try setting up a Cyclops Hammer and it goes smooth as a brick.
Phil Sturgeon
Mar 8, 2017
Everything is Broken
Everything is Broken
This morning I had to take the train to work. This is a sad state of affairs. I have three bikes, and they’re all uniquely broken right…
Phil Sturgeon
Jan 4, 2017
Elm City CX 2016: Amateur on Ice
Elm City CX 2016: Amateur on Ice
As a road rider and occasional mountain biker, cyclocross always seemed alien, expensive, and tricky to break into. I met a chap at the new…
Phil Sturgeon
Dec 27, 2016
Protected Bike Lanes? Meh.
Protected Bike Lanes? Meh.
After a really strong season of riding, I’m having to take a break. On the commute to work, some daft bastard ran me off my bike, giving me…
Phil Sturgeon
Oct 22, 2016
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