Saturday, July 23 from 2 – 9 PM
Celebrate KSUT's 35th anniversary with music, food and beer! A portion of the proceeds will go to the Safe Roads Coalition! Check out the flier below for all the info!
Monday, July 18, 2011
Safe Roads Coalition Benefit
KSUT's 35th Anniversary Party at Ska Brewery to Benefit the Safe Roads Coalition!
Saturday, July 23 from 2 – 9 PM
Saturday, July 23 from 2 – 9 PM
Fausto's Tour Bianchi
1953 Bianchi Tour de France
Produced in honor of Fausto Coppi’s 1952 Tour De France victoryA replica of the bike that Fausto Coppi rode to win the 1952 Tour de France and the prized possession of the Bouré Bicycle Museum
Bianchi bottom bracket
Bianchi integrated headset
*"Bianchi-1953" is stamped on the bottom bracket cups and headset cups*
Magistroni Bianchi-engraved cottered crankset with 49/46 rings (rechromed)
57cm seat tube (c-t)
57cm top tube (c-c)
Campagnolo dropouts
Serial #496851
Bianchi bottom bracketBianchi integrated headset
*"Bianchi-1953" is stamped on the bottom bracket cups and headset cups*
Bianchi seat binder bolt
Magistroni Bianchi-engraved cottered crankset with 49/46 rings (rechromed)
Campagnolo Gran Sport shifters, front & rear derailleurs
Campagnolo/FB Bianchi-engraved, low flange, 3-piece hubs
Nisi rims, 32h Front/40h Rear with knurled brake surfaces
Regina Gran Sport Corse freewheel – 14/16/18/21/24
Regina Gran Sport Corse freewheel – 14/16/18/21/24
Sheffield Sprint – 673 pedals. Christophe toe clips & Binda straps
Universal Extra (long reach in the rear) brake calipers and levers
Ambrosia Champion (aluminum) handle bars (38cm c-c) and stem (12cm)
REG spring-loaded down tube water bottle cage
Brooks B-17 Narrow saddle (modern)
This bike was restored by Ed Litton of CA, an authorized Bianchi warranty frame builder/painter. It has period correct celeste paint, and decals. The chrome on the frame is original.
Photography by Brandon Donahue
"Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Quincieras, and Family Photos that will make your life look better than it really is."
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Tour Spectating
Photos from 1935, where a crowd gathers in front of Mr. Pierre Cloarec's bicycle shop to watch the owner, who is racing in the Tour de France.
For More Tour Photos at Slate
Representing
Bouré Team Rider Sighting
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bike-Walk Week 2011 - June 4-10
"Above, from left, Dave Dahl of Minneapolis, Barbara Dahl, of Durango, Colo, and Shar Feldheim of Minneapolis headed down Portland Avenue."
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Tour Translations
French: maillot à pois rouges
The Polka Dot Jersey is worn by the leader of the King of the Mountains classification in the Tour de France. It is a secondary classification in the Tour de France, in which cyclists receive points for reaching a mountain top first. The leader of the classification is named the "King of the Mountains", and since 1975 wears the Polka Dot Jersey. At the top of each climb in the Tour, there are points for the riders who are first over the top. The climbs are divided into categories from most difficult (Hors catégorie) to least difficult (Category 4) - measured as a function of their steepness and length - with more points and places awarded with increasing difficulty.
English: a white jersey with red dots
The Polka Dot Jersey is worn by the leader of the King of the Mountains classification in the Tour de France. It is a secondary classification in the Tour de France, in which cyclists receive points for reaching a mountain top first. The leader of the classification is named the "King of the Mountains", and since 1975 wears the Polka Dot Jersey. At the top of each climb in the Tour, there are points for the riders who are first over the top. The climbs are divided into categories from most difficult (Hors catégorie) to least difficult (Category 4) - measured as a function of their steepness and length - with more points and places awarded with increasing difficulty.
Saxifraga 'Teckles'
Fleur à pois rouges
Photos and Plants courtesy of Lisa Bourey
Tour Dictionary
Domestique, n.
[doh-mes-teek]
A road bicycle racer who works for the benefit of his team and leader often at the expense of his/her own individual performance. The workhorses of the teams, these cyclists have the job of doing anything possible to help their team leader perform well. This can even mean sacrificing your own bike or wheels if your team leader has a crash or puncture.
The French "domestique" translates as "servant". The word was coined in 1911, although such riders had existed before then.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Florida Road Grand Opening
Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’
Dylan Bettin, 6, along with Durango Mayor Christina Rinderle leads cyclists down Florida Road during the road’s grand reopening ceremony. The $17 million rebuild was the city’s the largest and most expensive publicly funded project.
Photo by JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
In true Durango fashion, Mayor Christina Rinderle led community members on a bicycle ride Monday morning along a reconstructed Florida Road for its grand reopening. About 30 people showed up for the ride that started at 10:45 a.m. in Mason Park and ended at Chapman Hill, where a red ribbon and free barbecue from JBo’s awaited attendees.
More community members showed up to witness the ribbon cutting, which – to Rinderle’s dismay – caused a short detour on the road for the ceremony. Rinderle quickly invited city councilors, former Durango Mayor Michael Rendon and all the children in attendance to cut the ribbon with her so the road could be reopened to traffic. “I’m so proud of this road and so thankful that it’s done,” she said.
Florida Road features 5-foot bike lanes and a sidewalk on either side of the road for pedestrians.
Read more...
City Manager, Ron LeBlanc (left), looks on while a local dignitary waxes on.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Cereus-ly!
Echinocereus is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized cylindrical cacti, comprising about 70 species from the southern United States and Mexico in very sunny rocky places. Usually the flowers are large and the fruit edible. Extremely hardy, these cacti all thrive in our Durango garden. Some more than thrive, they show-off!
Green Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus viridiflorus
Photos and Plants courtesy of Lisa Bourey
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