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Clothes and whatnot

kerry — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:07:13 +0000

OK, enough about cycling. Let’s talk about something less controversial and more fun – Clothes! I’ve actually been sewing up a storm around here and the fruits of my labors are about to make an appearance here on the website, as soon as I get around to taking photographs. In short, I have managed to sew [...]

If the UCI ran other sports….

kerry — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:05:06 +0000

If you hadn’t seen it yet, the latest news in cycling is that the UCI has decided to ban the Specialized Shiv time trial bike two days before the final time trial of a race that started three days ago.

Apparently, the bike, which debuted in the spring of 2009, is not within the legal [...]

A voice from the peloton…

kerry — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:15:51 +0000

The following comment is from a woman who I raced with locally here in New England many years ago (I can’t believe it’s been that long).

Her points address the issues at the local, grassroots level – the problems and the solutions. In my opinion, it’s the most coherent thing that’s been posted on here yet [...]

The Problem with Women’s Cycling: Part V

kerry — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:26:26 +0000

Are we really up to Part V now? (By the way, do you like how I keep switching from Roman to Arabic numerals?)

In case you’ve missed it, we hit an all time record high for the number of comments on a blog entry here at kerry-litka.com with our recent post “The Problem with Women’s [...]

The Problem with Women’s Cycling: Part 4

kerry — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:42:14 +0000

Disclaimer: This one’s going to piss a lot of people off

OK, here’s the deal. If you just got your 2 upgrade, that does not legitimize your decision to quit your job and “go pro.” Previous comments on this blog indicate that at best, “pro” women in the states are making less than $10k a year for [...]

The Problem With Women’s Cycling: Part 3

kerry — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:52:32 +0000

I posted that last entry because I thought it would generate some discussion, and apparently is struck an even bigger nerve with the readers when I received an angry phone call from a rabid Nicole Cooke fan about an hour after posting it.

First, I’d like to state that I didn’t write it, so don’t [...]

Protected: The Problem with Women’s Cycling: Part II

kerry — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:54:18 +0000

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

For Sale: 46cm Terry Fast Woman road bike with 650c wheels

kerry — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:28:50 +0000

Attention short ladies of the world: today we have up for sale an authentic Team Terry issue Fast Woman road bike, complete with full Dura Ace components, Cane Creek 650c wheels, brand new Terry Falcon X saddle, and new handlebar tape. The wheels are not our team wheels and thus have very low mileage on [...]

Sticker Shock

kerry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:24:34 +0000

I have had the great fortune of receiving bikes for free since 2006. Ah, the joys of sponsorship. Prior to that, my last road bike purchase was 2003, when I bought my Moser scandium frame with 9 speed Ultegra for $2000. I am quite certain that I got a pretty good deal on that bike. [...]

Homework

kerry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:27:34 +0000

I mentioned a few posts back that I started taking a pattern drafting class. Well, my basic bodice sloper is done and now I have homework -that’s right. I have to pick out a few designs that I like from other patterns or existing ready to wear items and then try to recreate them.

AWESOMENESS.

So I [...]

Urban Legends

kerry — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:54:42 +0000

Question: What do these things have in common?

If anyone has ever told you that there are literally thousands of dollars available in the form of scholarships and grants for college and graduate school, let me be the first to tell you, it is an outright lie. These things simply do not exist. Like the Loch [...]

The Problem with Women’s Cycling

kerry — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:17:02 +0000

This week on Cyclingnews.com, there is a blog entry discussing the current state of women’s cycling, specifically highlighting the recent loss of funding for some of the larger professional European teams. While I commend the author for trying, she doesn’t really get anywhere in terms of a true dissection of why the sport is deteriorating [...]

Doctor Who, Top Gear and Obesity

kerry — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:50:53 +0000

Last night I caught up on yet another episode of Doctor Who. “Voyage of the Damned” was a special Christmas episode, and not exactly one of the best. I’m noticing a pattern in the episodes featuring the tenth Doctor. They are either incredibly dark and creepy and cerebral (Blink, Planet of the Ood), or they [...]

J. Crew on a budget

kerry — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:54:01 +0000

When it comes to clothes, I don’t have much in the way of personal style. For years I let the Terry catalog dress me (hey, it was free and everything fit for the most part). But a girl cannot subsist in life on lycra and wicking fibers alone.

Which leads me to J. Crew. For the [...]

You know damn well that this is on my To Do list

kerry — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:59:32 +0000

After watching yet another episode of Doctor Who tonight (thank you, BBCA for the New Years Day marathon) I found myself trying to get my mind off how damn cute David Tennant was, so I started catching up on the sewing blogs that I read, and I eventually stumbled across this:

Yes, that’s right. It’s a [...]