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Kim is a CPA, crafter, and triathlete, currently training for no race in particular. Steve is a software engineer, photographer, and cyclist on the Platinum Performance Cycling Team. We live in paradise a.k.a. Santa Barbara. Read More
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Blogosphere
Marco off the Mark. A guy who likes to hang out with family and friends, pedal his bike, dig in the dirt, and live life healthily and happily.
The Young and Restless. 22 year old kid who loves to ride his bike.
Happenings in SoCal. Ass-kicker extraordinaire...
On The B Team. The Chicken Ranch aka B Team's site for local cycling information and trash talk.
Pedal More. Overweight Underpowered Nor-Cal Pack Fodder.
George's Epic Adventures. Ultra Cyclist and father who recently completed 2- Person Race Across America (RAAM) and Furnace Creek 508 Fixed Gear.
Suffer-O-Rama. Eric’s blog about cycling and bike racing
Riders Ready. Jamie Smith's blog devoted to roadies, road cycling, and his book, Roadie: The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer. Go buy it NOW at VeloPress.com!
Think Fast. Quarq
Old Guy Racer. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll write bad cheques.
Wheels Rolling. Brandy
Sprinter della Casa. Carpe Diem Racing
My Shaved Legs. The fine art of failure. Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
To Be Honest With You. Thirty something and searching for my next obsession.
The Tour de Chris. This blog is all about Chris. Fueled by espresso and metal.
The Incidental Cyclist. Cycling in and around Union County, NC
Everest Challenge x2. My wife and I have committed to enter the [Everest Challenge] Tandem division this year. This blog will chronicle our preperation, and ultimately our race experience.
Cycling in Seattle. The ride is the destination
As the Crank Turns. I attmept to ride bicycles...often
Delusions of an Amateur bicycle racer . The announcers butcher his name, but he's used to that
Cycling
Platinum. The Platinum Performance Cycling Team is a Santa Barbara based team with a diverse group of talented riders.
Echelon. Echelon Santa Barbara is a road bicycling club based in Santa Barbara, California. Echelon welcomes dedicated new riders and experienced racers, men and women, old or young, and all those who want to expand their cycling horizons. With a history our History in Santa Barbara bike racing since 1984, we are a USCF registered club.
Bikeforums Road Cycling. Road cycling internet message board. Discuss equipment, rides, races, and all cycling-related discussions.
SCNCA. Southern California Nevada Cycling Association
NCNCA. Northern California Nevada Cycling Association
BiciCORSA. An online group for cyclists of all levels--from recreational riders to weekend warriors to aspiring and professional racers.
Yehuda Moon. Yehuda Moon works at the Kickstand Cyclery, lives on his bicycle, and dreams of a day when everyone does likewise.
Everest Challenge. The hardest two-day USCF race. With the spirit of the "Death Rides" and the dramatic scenery of the Eastern Sierra, this bicycle race and ride will test your perseverance going uphill. We have three climbs each day with gains of 2,600 feet to 6,200 feet.
Local
The Restaurant Guy. John Dickson's Food News
Santa Barbara Independent. Delivers fresh news, arts, and entertainment news and information online all day, every day. The weekly newspaper is published every Thursday morning, with Santa Barbara county's largest circulation of 40,000.
Edhat. One subscriber suggested that the name came from "Every Day Happenings Around Town".
Vita Bella Photography. Local journalistic-style wedding photography
Miscellanea
Adam Szary. Freelance illustrator who is strongly interested in fantasy and comic art.
Virtual Dub. Proof that Avery had too much free time in college...
Liō. Daily comic strip created by Mark Tatulli that focuses on the adventures of a strange little boy named Liō. Most of the story is told visually, with little or no dialogue.
whilshire|one. this site covers topics including web standards-based development, web application development, Textpattern and other miscellany
Recent Comments
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Hi Steve, I’ve just completed my A race for this year – the Marmotte in the French Alps but I can’t download the file as my …
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Steve, I do have two corrupted files and I am not a computer expert! Could you help me to fix these?
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Steve (Tour of California Pictures)
Great pictures
Mhunter (Dinuba Criterium Cat 4/5 Pictures)
great pitures indeed! can imagine what great emotions all those people experience!
loved your gauges. well done. i have Dashware also, but i find it useless. waste of money, all it does is crash …
Got it…DashWare. Saw your earlier post.
What software do you use to show your power, speed, etc. in the top right?
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Hey, you guys take awesome photos!! I found about a half dozen or more good ones of myself between Pine Flat and San Dimas. …
May 10, 09:58 AM by Steve | Review of Hollister Brewing Company
Posted in Food & Reviews
I had dinner at the new Hollister Brewing Company in the Camino Real shopping center on Monday night after my evening ride out to carp and back. It was an intense ride and I was very hungry, and I read that they had Paninis… a match made in heaven.
Having learned that this had just opened, I stopped here for dinner at dusk after a nice long and intense ride. I thought that the service was good, but there were some snafu’s that I overheard for tables around me, and my order didn’t come quite as I had requested. The staff was very nice and sincere, and to me that is what is important. I’m sure that they will work out their opening kinks. The food was a bit on the expensive side, I had a Panini that was $9, and although it was good it was somewhat generic. It had a really good pesto sauce on it, but the bread could use some improvement and variety. I suggest that they work one of the local bakeries to source some interesting breads to select between.
Next up, the ironically named Downtown Brewing Company, located uptown, on upper State.
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Feb 9, 08:45 AM by Steve | Review of Panino Goleta
Posted in Food & Reviews
I just posted a review of yesterday’s lunch at the new Panino in Goleta on SantaBarbara.com. I apologize that some of this is repeated from my post yesterday.
Having eagerly awaited for this new new Panino location, I stopped by with a huge appetite having just climbed Old San Marcos and Painted Cave. The woman at the counter was very nice and I chatted with her as I scanned the menu. The chicken salad sandwich seemed promising, its description sounded like what I usually make for myself, “Chunks of grilled chicken breast mixed with onions, greens & tomato”.
I was disappointed when I got to my office and realized that it had mayonaise, which was NOT in the description. So I gave it only 3.5 stars because it wasn’t what I wanted, even though it WAS very good. The service was great, the woman brought our sandwiches out to me and my friend and it was a nice atmosphere; the butcher block tables were an especially cute touch.
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