As you now know, the campaign of Senator Fred Thompson has graciously decided to change the name of their podcast. They have now publicly announced their intention to change the name, and are now having a contest on their web site to name the new show. They have assured me that they will stop using […]
Listen now by clicking here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/thefredcast/The_FredCast_79.mp3] For The Week of September 10, 2007 Sponsored by Cambria Bicycle Outfitter Click here to get a special offer just for FredCast listeners! IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK iPod Contributes to Cyclist’s Death Louisiana Town Tries to Ban Bikes Schools Put Bikes Into PE Curriculum Racing News Tour of […]
Had a conversation with the attorney for Senator Thompson’s campaign this morning. She agreed that they will stop using the ‘FredCast’ name within 7 days. A huge THANK YOU to all the listener support, to Doc Bradshaw (listener/attorney/Fred) and to the Senator’s campaign for doing the right thing. Now I need to have a conversation […]
Listen now by clicking here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/thefredcast/The_FredCast_78.mp3] For The Week of September 3, 2007 Sponsored by Cambria Bicycle Outfitter Click here to get a special offer just for FredCast listeners! IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK New Garmin Edge GPS Units New Shimano Carbon Cranks 11 Cyclists Injured in SUV Crash in Miami Pedestrian Killed in Collision […]
Thanks to listener Mark for sending along the link to this article in The Onion. This tongue-in-cheek jab at pro cycling’s doping woes tells the story of the non-doping cyclists who have only recently finished the Tour de France. According to the fictional account: Finland’s Piet Kvistik, a domestique with the Crédit Mondial team, was […]
FredCast listener Henry just returned from Paris and reports on the new rental bikes available around the City of Light. He writes These new rental bikes seemed to be very popular when I was in Paris last week. They come with built-in generator and front & rear lights (not bright enough, IMHO), as well as […]
Have you seen the new Garmin Edge cycling GPS units? All I can say is, ‘wow!’ These new Garmins have all the features I have been looking for in a handlebar mounted device: GPS (with the usual speed, distance, etc.), street-level mapping and directions, color screen, power (through a link with SRM units), cadence, heart […]
I just received some photos of my recent interview with Saul Raisin (The FredCast Episode #76) and posted them in The FredCast photo gallery.
Congratulations to Steve Runner and his podcast Phedidippidations, the winners of this year’s Podcast Award in the sports category. Steve puts out a quality product for runners and is very deserving of this award. If, in addition to cycling, you are also interested in running, I definitely suggest you give Steve’s show a listen.
I’m finally back in the States and trying to solve my issues with Fred Thompson’s people. In doing so, I did a Google search on ‘FredCast’ and came up with yet another podcast-type use at Fredericksburg.com. But wait! Here’s yet another one! Okay, folks, I seriously need an attorney who understands intellectual property. One or […]
