I have to apologize for the lengthy radio silence, but this whole Interbike trade show stuff takes its toll. I spent the greater part of the last two days coating myself with dust out at the Outdoor Demo.

The good news is that there's a nice amount of buzz and my Sh*tbike column is in the brand new, ink-smelling issue of Bike magazine. You should pick up a copy.

I know this is a bit of an easy way out, but I would like you to watch this here YouTube video -- it is the coolest race I ever watched. It is a track race, over a relatively short distance compared to the classics and the grand tours but it is cool nonetheless. The track is a wonderful place but I must say that I find too many track riders to be loud-talkers who would rather tell you how amazing they are than show you how amazing they are. But with that said, I will tell you that the young man who came out on top of this race was not your typical track racer -- and you'll see that this was no ordinary race. Nope, you're just not supposed to race on the track like my former teammate did. Enjoy.