In recent months, I’ve begun several new writing projects. The San Francisco Examiner has a long, distinguished tenure as a print publication, but it's now making great electronic progress. I’ve joined hundreds of other "Examiners" as the National Cycling Examiner and Monterey Peninsula Examiner. Check 'em out via the links, cyclingexaminer.com and montereypeninsulaexaminer.com
My
friend Bruce Aldrich joined me for the final eight days of the 2006 Tour de
France. He took hundreds of images and a good supply of video during his
maiden voyage to the race.
The Versa is Nissan's global small car
and the least expensive car sold in the United States. But the cheap
thing is a bad rap. And getting what one pays for? It ain't true. With
a base price of $10,000 and change, the Versa base model has a lot to
offer — whether it's in the U.S. and Canada, or in Mexico,
Japan, China and several other countries where it's called the Tiida.
With
its 2009 model, the BMW X5 enters its second decade as the
manufacturer's first mid-size crossover sport utility vehicle. It
doesn't warrant legendary status, but with some of rivals, the Lexus
RX300 and Mercedes M-Class, the X5 represented the switch in SUVs from
truck-based to sedan-based crossover vehicles now prevalent in the
category.
The
original Honda Insight, sold between 2000 and 2006, was odd-looking.
But as the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle available in the United
States, its unique status and strange appearance made it cool. When
the Insight departed, the Toyota Prius took over hybrid dominance, and
Honda hasn't been happy since. The Insight returned in 2009 as a 2010
model and Honda is ready to go head-to-head with the Prius
