We drove. We parked. We ate and drank. Given today’s heavy rain, my wife Paula and I planned lunch together and Métier’s grand opening was the logical choice. We drove over, which is always an iffy proposition in the Capitol Hill neighborhood: It usually takes us longer to find a parking spot than the drive. […]
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After ~6 years at a location off of Nickerson in the Fremont district, Herriott Sports Performance (aka “HSP”) is rebranding as Métier, and relocating to Capitol Hill. During a recent construction-phase tour of the new location with owners Todd Herriott and David Richter, it dawned on me that Métier is an interesting variation on the
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Let’s begin by stating the obvious: Male cyclists vastly outnumber women. Depending on how the subgroups are counted (commuters, recreational riders), roughly 75% of US cyclists are men. In contrast, in most European countries the ratio is closer to 50/50, and in some countries women cyclists slightly outnumber men. We’ve come a long way, baby,
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Significant upgrade? Yes! Today was the grand opening of the Cascade Bicycle Club’s new home, called the Cascade Bicycle Center. I got a preview during construction in early October, and it was amazing to see the final result of a lot of tenacious hard work. The idea was the brainchild of Ron Scher who rallied
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Sunday’s Subaru Woodland Park Gran Prix was the final of six events in this year’s MFG Cyclocross series. I snapped images from the start of the 11:15 race until about 2:00–and at least while I was spectating–the weather was merely cool and gray compared to last weeks’ rain and mud epic at Marymoor. This week’s
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