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I’m passing through Austin, Texas on the way to The Tour of the Gila if anyone wants to show me some southern hospitality.

I weighed my bike race ready – It is a size 50 with full SRAM Red and Zipp 303 wheels. Including pedals, bike computer and bottle cages, it weighs 13.8 pounds.

Still looking for housing for Tour of the Gila in Silver City, New Mexico. . . Anyone. . . Bueller. . .

My Segal Bike hit the asphalt yesterday and is no worse for wear. It did a front flip, stuck the landing and finished the race. My butt hurts.

Kenji Sugahara has reviewed Segal Bikes! Kenji is the cycling Don of Oregon and head of OBRA. OBRA has the highest per capita number of racers in the US and 8 of the top 10 largest cyclocross races in the U.S. He’s also a recovering lawyer and father to two guinea pigs, Miffy and Kiffy.

Check it out his review here.

You see, if you cross the “I” in “Irish,” it says “Trish.” Hilarious, I know. Be sure to drink Trish-colored beer today.

Check out the article

Great to be recognized by Velo News. Now, for my corrections.

1. Trish Cohen’s interest in establishing Segal Bikes on U.S. shores is great, but not nearthe level of her sense of humor.

2. The company is owned by Gal Segal. His father Arie recently passed away.

3. The company has been making magnesium for 20 years, but bikes for only 5 or so.

4. I like the welds and so should you.

5. The Israelites are geniuses and they DID solve the magnesium corrosion issue. The bikes have slept in salt water tanks for months with no adverse reaction.

6. Steven Seagal is over-appreciated.

7. The bike is sold with your choice of Zipp wheels – carbon or aluminum; clinchers or tubulars.

. . . But thanks Velonews!

I only sweat in it for a few weeks before I realized that I am not going to grow into it and should get a helmet that fits me. It’s available on ebay.

Coming soon. . . cycling shorts with a worn out chamois pad.

I’m sure many of you are thinking, “boy, I’d sure like to meet the brains behind Oy Velo and this blog that gets updated every six months.” Well I’d love to meet you too, and stay in your house and eat your food, provided you’re in one of the following places on the following dates:

March 21-22: Tampa, Florida (I’ll provide housing and food for that one)
March 28-29: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
April 4-5: Chattanooga, Tennessee
April 22 -May 4: Silver City, New Mexico (Tour of the Gila)
May 17: Baltimore, Maryland (Kelly Cup)
May 30: Arlington, Virginia (CSC Invitational)
June 7: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Liberty Classic)
June 20-21: Blairsville, Georgia
July 2: Israel – Maccabi Games – Good news – It’s not too late to donate money for this.
July 22-26: Bend, Oregon (Cascade Cycling Classic)
July 28-August 2: Bend, Oregon (Nationals)
August 8-9: Charlotte, North Carolina (Presbyterian Hospital International / Hanes Park Classic)
August 15-16: Chicago (National Criterium Championships)
August 23: Washington D.C.
September 5: San Francisco Twilight Criterium
September 7: Atlanta 10K Crit
September 27: Dahlonega, Georgia Six Gap

Behold, Scotty Graham
Aspiring Jew and Champion of Cyclocross:

scotty-podium

Also, this is painfully funny

Recorded conversation of a nice Jewish girl screwing with her parents about dating. . . an Italian.

Thanks for the bone Mindi,

-Bowski