Rolf Devinci

Happy Birthday to me! Needless to say I was gobsmacked when Canada Post dropped off a box this morning from Steve at Wheels Of Mass Destruction based out of Montreal Canada. Let the record show that Steve is my brother in law but I had no idea a set of (gorgeous) carbon fibre wheels were heading my way. Dude - you rock! http://ridewmd.com/index.php Not without some strings though. I quote....     "I wanted someone to test out my wheels that I know will give me constructive feedback. If you don't mind riding these wheels hard and giving me updates every couple of weeks I would really like it if you can give them a good run for the money...." No problem at all! I'll gladly do my best to test their mettle. PART ONE - INITIAL IMPRESSIONS Packaging - As a former warehouse supervisor for most of my working career I was impressed with the quality of the packaging. The wheels arrived at my door in a 26X26X12 sized S-4912 Uline singlewall box. Completely ...

On a perfect sunny day I managed to catch the 2012 running of the Halifax Criterium hosted by the Bicycles Plus Cycling Club. Raced upon the flat, wide boulevards surrounding the Halifax Commons in conjunction with HRM Bike Week it is a spectator friendly super criterium style of race. I will admit that I was tempted to come out of retirement and compete especially when KB and EW both opted to take part in the event. I am not training but the lack of hills means I probably could have done OK as the flatness of the course would have been somewhat forgiving. Alas - I decided this winter that 2012 would be a recovery year so I decided to keep that promise to myself and just cheer on the racers and get some video. Special mention to CF and DM who are relocating to England tomorrow.There is no doubt BPCC will be a different entity without their influence and dedication. I just hope us remaining members can carry the torch. Touching moment today ...