tlc20010
07-05-07, 03:14 PM
(sorry about the typo in the header, Washington Post))
Here is a puff piece on TdF fashions and stuff
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/interactives/galleries/style_shopper/0705cycling.html
click on the photo marked 'cycle' and you will see SKT's Reno...even though the article refers to the Sarthe.
If you don't want to click through, here is the article
Shopper
Parlez-Vous Fanatique
It truly is the shot heard 'round the world. Saturday the Tour de France kicks off and will continue for the next three weeks, its spinning wheels fanning a yearly pandemic of obsession.
There are varying degrees of cycle fever.
Simply sniffling? Those who'd rather watch than do undoubtedly sport some kind of jersey while camping on the couch. English designer Paul Smith created a special edition old-fashioned jersey embroidered with a map of the race's first stage, which this year for the first time takes place on England's soggy soil.
Fever got you feeling a bit stir-crazy? Inertia Designs' metro basket pannier makes for a leisurely, if pragmatic, ride around town for those who've been inspired to brave their block on their bike. Still miss cheering on Lance? Or simply can't see while you're out riding? Find a fix with Armstrong's limited-edition LiveStrong shades by Oakley.
But for the real sufferers, there's only one cure. Emulation. Chris Militello, manager of Capitol Hill Bikes, says that popularity in the sport goes up each year with the Tour. For those who want to ride like the real racers, Greg Lemond, the first American to win the Tour, offers his classically styled LeMond forged-steel Sarthe bike.
After all, "cycling has become an arms race," says Militello, "even for less experienced riders around town." And a pair of Lycra shorts isn't going to cut it. -- Cory Ohlendorf
(the photos are in Flash, so I can't insert them)
Here is a puff piece on TdF fashions and stuff
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/interactives/galleries/style_shopper/0705cycling.html
click on the photo marked 'cycle' and you will see SKT's Reno...even though the article refers to the Sarthe.
If you don't want to click through, here is the article
Shopper
Parlez-Vous Fanatique
It truly is the shot heard 'round the world. Saturday the Tour de France kicks off and will continue for the next three weeks, its spinning wheels fanning a yearly pandemic of obsession.
There are varying degrees of cycle fever.
Simply sniffling? Those who'd rather watch than do undoubtedly sport some kind of jersey while camping on the couch. English designer Paul Smith created a special edition old-fashioned jersey embroidered with a map of the race's first stage, which this year for the first time takes place on England's soggy soil.
Fever got you feeling a bit stir-crazy? Inertia Designs' metro basket pannier makes for a leisurely, if pragmatic, ride around town for those who've been inspired to brave their block on their bike. Still miss cheering on Lance? Or simply can't see while you're out riding? Find a fix with Armstrong's limited-edition LiveStrong shades by Oakley.
But for the real sufferers, there's only one cure. Emulation. Chris Militello, manager of Capitol Hill Bikes, says that popularity in the sport goes up each year with the Tour. For those who want to ride like the real racers, Greg Lemond, the first American to win the Tour, offers his classically styled LeMond forged-steel Sarthe bike.
After all, "cycling has become an arms race," says Militello, "even for less experienced riders around town." And a pair of Lycra shorts isn't going to cut it. -- Cory Ohlendorf
(the photos are in Flash, so I can't insert them)