We normally don’t cover international racing much at Austin on Two Wheels, but the Tour is the big one. With Austinite Lance Armstrong returning professional cycling to try for an eighth win, there is more interest than normal in the Grande Boucle. Here’s our quick intro to the Tour, where you can watch, and our [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tour De France’
Dumbest Product of the Week- 18th Edition, Nubrella
It seems that dumb products fall into broad two categories: overpriced entries into an established market and creative attempts to address non-existent problems. The first, whether blindly following current trends, representing yourself as something you are not, or repackaging a mediocre product to cash-in on fame, all receive my highest contempt as modern day huskerism. [...]
Dumbest Product of the Week- 17th Edition, Cadel Evans’ Winners energy bar
It is a new year, and fortunately for the author (and unfortunately for you, the consumer), there are still dumb products being produced for our enjoyment. The economy is bad, but not that bad. This weeks nominee, Cadel Evans’ Winners energy bar, surpasses previous nominee, Mike Ditka for shamelessly cashing in on minor celebrity. According [...]
