Bristow Running Triathlon and Swimming (BRATS) has just announced the Montclair Triathlon to be held in Montclair, Virginia on Sunday, June 29, 2014. Montclair is located about 20 miles outside DC off I95, so this is a great race for folks in the greater DC/MD/VA area. It is a Sprint Distance Triathlon that is USAT…
Continue readingProperly operating brakes are critical to the safe operation of a bicycle. That is why Virginia bike accident attorney Doug Landau took note when reading about the recall of hundreds of after-market and original equipment hydraulic bicycle brakes. The after-market brakes were sold at specialty bicycle retailers nationwide from May 2013 to December 2013 for…
Continue readingAttention cycling enthusiasts! We are pleased to help promote a clinic being run by Transition Triathlon in neighboring Leesburg, Virginia. Here is what the Transition folks have to say: If you’d like to know more about how your bike works and how to tune it yourself, this class is for you! You’ll learn how to…
Continue readingOur friends at Transition Triathlon in Leesburg, Virginia (just off the W&OD Trail !) are offering a FREE CLINIC for those interested in learning about triathlons. If you have never before done a tri, but have been considering it, this is for you! Date: Saturday January 18, 2014 Time: 11:00 am Cost: FREE This clinic…
Continue readingApproximately 173 bikes sold at authorized Specialized Bicycle dealers have been recalled. The bikes were sold in the United States from October 2011 to September 2013 for a price of $2,000 to $2,700. Here are the details: 2012 model year Source Eleven and Source Expert Disc bicycles with Supernova Switchable Dynamo Front Hubs as part…
Continue readingWho is behind a company that manufactures risky sports supplements? Dallas-based USPlabs produces OxyElite Pro, a sports supplement that appears to be connected to nearly 50 cases of serious liver injury. USPlabs also produces Jack3d, another dietary supplement and earlier version of OxyElite Pro. As we wrote about in an earlier post, Jack3d was recently…
Continue readingIs “bigger, stronger, faster” still the mantra in baseball? The end of 2013 brought news of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) proposed ban on home plate collisions. Collisions involving a base runner bowling over a catcher to beat the ball to home plate have caused countless injuries over the years — to both catchers and runners. …
Continue readingThe word concussion is everywhere lately. From former football players suing the National Football League (NFL) for hiding the dangers of concussion, to concussions sustained by other professional athletes, local youth athletes, and even our own Doug Landau — concussions seem to be more prevalent than ever. Baseball players — particularly pitchers — are…
Continue readingIn the sport of soccer, only the goalie can touch the ball with his or her hands. This means the other players rely on the rest of their body — legs, feet, and head — to handle the ball during a game. But what happens to the head when it is used to hit a…
Continue readingThe Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled about 23,000 Baja Motorsports MB200 gas-powered mini bikes manufactured between August 2010 and August 2012. The recalled mini bikes, pictured left, have a black frame with a black padded seat, a gas tank and fenders that are black, red or yellow, side reflectors and a headlight. A…
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