Okay, so I’m working for the Tour of California this week. Driving one of the Vs. film crews around and providing local road and taqueria knowledge. Very important stuff.

One of the things our film crew does is interview people with Bob Roll before the race. By people I mean people in the race, not people on the street. So each we walk around where the team vans are parked and we try to find the riders we want to interview. Sometimes we have to sit around and wait a bit. Usually there’s a big crowd milling around, especially if it’s the Discovery bus. And if Lance is there, figgitaboutit!!

So this morning we’re waiting for somebody, and a fan walks up to Bob while he’s holding the microphone, talking to the cameraman (with camera) and the producer. The fan asks Bob, “Are you doing commentating for the Tour of California?”. Now usually, Bob answers these very obvious questions graciously, and without any condescension. Well, maybe a little. But I guess this Q was just a little too much. So he answers “No, I’m not commentating the tour, I’m actually selling Arms now, mainly to the Medellin Cartel in Columbia. It pays better than cycling”.

It was a good moment. The stuff that’s talked about off the record generally won’t be repeated here. Maybe. Unless there’s a really good gem.
To be fair I think Bob actually knew this guy and was messing with him. Maybe this guy was messing with Bob. If I get my act together maybe I’ll post more Tour moments, or better yet, suggested questions to ask Bob if you see him.

Schlepper Nicol

We diligently sent in all of our information to MBA for their Buyer’s Guide which has a March cover date…

Our issue arrives…We’re STOKED because we made the Cover. SWEET!

We start thumbing through the magazine…didn’t see it on the first pass through….or the second or the third…Maybe I’m missing something? Have someone else look at it…they don’t see it either. Are we both crazy?

In the word of our favorite loser….DOH!!!

Forgot to include us.

Oh well. After a mea culpa they fessed up to their oversight and said they’ll make it up to us.

Ciao for now, the Tour of California is in town..

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Click me anywhere to go to the new Ibis store.

Just back from a little Wasatch Snow action, and look at what pops up in the Inbox:

Our friends at Apple have added colors to the little iPod shuffle. Not just any colors though, look closer at them and you’ll see that they’re the Ibis Mojo colors, plus one (so they could save face I think).
Yep those marketing wizards at Apple are just one step behind us…

The red one on the left is their unique one, and the others all mimic our good old Mojo colors. Left to Right: Apple Red, Eddy Orange, Team Green (aka Nuclear Pesto), Sid Blue and Guiness Foam. Well the colors are close anyway.

Stay tuned Mr. Jobs and Company, we’ll continue to lead the way!