Gear, aka Stuff… Cyclists/tech geeks have been know to obsess about it… Here’s what makes me happy.

And sometimes obsessive. In an obssessively good way, of course.

Riding

• Moots 57.5 cm Vamoots (handbuilt in Colorado Springs)
• Mavic Open Pros, DA hubs, 32h 3x tied & soldered rear / Vittoria Pave 700×24
• 7800 DA 10 w/ DA crank, 39×53 and 12×27 pizza cluster
• Specialized S-Works carbon bar/stem
• Fizik Arione saddle
• Time RXS carbon pedals 
• Specialized S-Works shoes or Sidi Genius 6.6 (both in white) 
• Rudy Project head and eye protection
• NEW: 58 cm Specialized Tarmac Pro SL w/ DA 10, Mavic Ksyrium SLs or Bontrager Aeolus 5.5
• Original Nike Lances in black because black goes w/ everything
• Livestrong bracelet
• SPF 50, any flavor
• Olbas Sport Oil

 

Geeking

• iPhone 3G 
• Garmin 305
• Mac mini w/ not-large-enough LCD screen
• 3 iPod Touches (wife/kids use as Web browsers), 
• 1 iPod Shuffle
• 1 2nd generation. iPod, 15GB 
• HP Pavillion dv6000 laptop that consumes batteries for lunch
• BlackBerry Curve (corporate)
• Canon Powershot S5 (thank goodness for auto-focus)

 

Areas for exploration in the world of apparel

• Pearl Izumi Microsensor bibs
• Nike Pro bibs
• Sock Guy mid-length wool black, Moots-branded
• Vermarc vest
• Vermarc thermal jacket (for Palomar winter/early spring)
• Vermarc knickers (ditto)
• Anything IBEX, 100% Merino Wool
• Kangol beanie and caps