Carl Buchanan, Bicycle Racer

Headlines From Carl Buchanan, Bicycle Racer

Unclear 02-19-2010

I'm not sure if I can keep this going. Lots of things going on lately that have me torn between sharing experiences and my life with my readers and just getting out and living. I guess you could call it an awakening of sorts. I've considered starting fresh and […]

Fear 02-01-2010

Fear-noun1. a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.2. a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of heights.3. concern or anxiety; […]

Monday already? 01-25-2010

I know, my updates are few and far between....they pretty much suck. I'm trying.Well, I finally have myself into my off-season roller groove with some consistent riding sessions. 'Cross season is still a ways off so no real hurry just yet. I'm trying to do […]

Almost there 01-18-2010

Most of the weekend was spent sitting in front of the television watching old shows and movies or hanging out with Rhea in her room. Only left the house once for about 30 minutes on Saturday and only for a couple hours yesterday. Just a plain old lazy wekend really. Felt […]

Preliminary Product Review - Velocity Bottle Trap 01-11-2010

The Velocity Bottle Trap. It's a water bottle holder for a bicycle, right? That is correct. It holds a water bottle. I was asked to take a look at these cages and give some feedback on my thoughts. Always willing to help out, I said sure. So I was handed two of these […]

Keeping it calm in 2010 01-11-2010

Or at least I am trying to. Quite a few things to get done although there is no real hurry on any of them. That's a god thing this time of year because when things don't go quite as planned then there is still time to make the necessary corrections to get it back […]

2010 has arrived 01-05-2010

Wow. Two weeks away from work also equates to two weeks away from the blog. Hopefully I am recharged for both of those tasks. With 2009 over and done with, I have started to look at what I would like to do for the 2010 season. I have not made any real solid plans, nothing […]

Real time off 12-21-2009

Today officially marks three weeks off the bike for me and I really cannot complain. It's given me time to get the 'Cross bike torn down, cleaned, and the rebuild process has been started. The "B" Bike is nearing completion and only needs things such […]

Running the streets 12-17-2009

Running. Not something a lot of cyclists seem to partake in very much, including myself. We actually have some great cyclists here in town that are also great runners but, not a lot of them. Since it is the time of year in Iowa where the roads and sidewalks are usually covered […]

2009 Road & MTB Season Recap 12-16-2009

The 2009 Road Racing season went pretty well for the most part and the extremely limited Mountain Bike racing was......extremely limited having started only one race. Both of those will see some huge changes in the upcoming 2010 season but, for know I will recap how my year […]