Zentri TV - Giant Bicycles Demo

Click here to see the video and witness the drama as Professor Erich and I cover an insider's view into the inner workings of Giant Bicycles. We get the scoop on how they make their bikes, why they use certain geometries, what materials they use and why, and what's up with their tri-bike line in the near future.

The production of the video is really good and stay tuned to the end for some funny bloopers. Erich did all the editing and it's pretty sharp. It turned out so good, it looks like we'll be doing many more in the future. Possibly the next one will be about the Garmin Forerunner 301.

Also... Here's a hint at what's coming soon: ANDREA FISHER

Spin Cycle, Baby!

Tune in to this podcast to hear an expose' on how I train over a weekend, deal with a baby, and play two kickin' songs. Make sure to listen to the end of the podcast for bloopers.

The music played is as follows:

Song: "My Fair Lady"
Artist: David Byrne (former lead singer of the Talking Heads)
From the Wired CD Compliation "Rip Sample Mash Share"
Creative Commons License

Song: "Havestar"
Artist: "i:scintilla" (Yeah, I know. That name isn't going to help them sell any records)
Album: "The Approach"
Year: 2004

"Havestar" came from the Podsafe Music Network. This is very exciting because I can easily supply listeners with cool music and it doesn't cost a thing. If you like the music, try buying their album. I checked out a couple more of their songs and they're really good. They have a mulitmedia website at www.iscintilla.com with a music video as well.

Prof. Erich gave me a copy of the first episode of Zentri TV to review. It is very, very good. I can hardly wait to publish it for you all to check out. It's rather large (180 megs), but totally normal for shows of it's length and detail. If you're a bike geek, you'll love it!

Prison Swimming

Hola! Check out this podcast to hear my analysis on total immersion swimming, a preview of Zentri TV, and an interview with an ultra-runner.

Zentri TV's first episode is a really cool insider's look at what make's Giant Bicycles tick. We brought a video camera into a bike store after-hours and filmed a sales rep teaching the store staff all the ins and outs of Giant and I got to ask a few questions you guys would like to hear. It's going to be tough to trim 1.5 hours down to 20 minutes, but we'll try.

Chris is looking forward to any questions about distance and trail running. Post any questions as comments and he'll get back with you asap.

Noonday Tech Summit

Join me for a 46 mile ride around Noonday, TX as I talk about all things tech, play extremely rare audio of winning a 5k, rock out with American Heartbreak, and much more.

As I promised, here's some links from the show:

www.workoutlog.com
Samsung's iTunes Killer claims - here and here
www.comedycentral.com (check out motherload)
Bike Talk radio's winter tips

If you want to send me audio, you can always send mp3s to texafornia at gmail.com. I will play it on the show!

So a basic recap of the show is as follows - I go for a long bike ride on an unfinished highway near Noonday, TX. I start off by being chased by dogs, but then try to make it a techie show. I talk about silicone swimming gear and workoutlog.com before playing audio from a race I ran the day before. Turns out that it was a 2.5 mile run, not 5k. This makes my pace in the low 7 minutes instead of 6 minutes, but still isn't bad for going barefoot and training at a very slow pace. I then talk some about Samsung's death threats against iTunes before playing some great music from American Heartbreak that I got from the Podsafe music network. Lastly, I mention how I watch Comedy Central's Motherload (streaming video) and that I would post a link to winter riding tips.

Stay safe and aero!

Trail Run from Hell

Stay tuned to the end of this podcast and you can find out how I was attacked by one of these bastards. I go for a trail run at Lake Somerville and describe my week from Hell; trying to train while on the road for work. I play listener audio from Singapore, fall down while running, Kai has an allergic reaction, stay at a youth hostel, go running at Rice University, visit the Apple store, find an army of leaf-cutter ants, get stuck in traffic, and interview a real radio personality all in one show. I'll add more notes here a little later in the day. Gotta run! (swim)

Ok, back again. I updated this post with a picture of my worst sting two days after it happened. You can see the line of dots where the spines stuck me. It also stung me in four other places. Listen to the podcast to get the scoop on all the symptoms I had. Nature attacks!