Missy Giove was a world-class downhill bike racer, before she retired in 2003. Sadly, life after retirement just hit a bit of a snag, as she was just busted by the DEA for possessing almost 400 pounds of weed. From the monolith (thanks, OC)

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said Wednesday that the 37-year-old Giove, of Chesapeake, Va., and 30-year-old Eric Canori of Wilton were charged Tuesday with conspiring to possess and distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana.[...]

DEA spokeswoman Erin Mulvey said authorities learned of Giove and Canori’s plans last weekend when Illinois State Police pulled over a woman driving a truck and trailer loaded with about 220 pounds of marijuana. Authorities completed the delivery to the Albany area, where Mulvey said Giove picked up the vehicle and trailer.[...]

Giove was later arrested at nearby Saratoga Lake, authorities said. A search of Canori’s home turned up more than 150 pounds of pot and more than $1 million in cash stashed in a closet and the basement, the DEA said.

This clearly shows that the Obama administration isn’t helping out entrepreneurs like he promised. Seriously, I have a hard time imagining 370 pounds of anything. But seriously, who keeps a million dollars in cash in a closet. You’d have to be high to do something like that. Yeah, that joke sucks, but I’m really behind right now. Read the rest of this entry »

So, the notion of doing parkour on a bicycle is entirely laughable and warrants more Mountain Dew jokes than I can possibly conjure.  But in all honesty, there’s no getting around the fact that this video of street rider Danny MacAskill [Ed. Note: hee hee! "mick ass kill"] is undeniably incredible.  Like, I’m actually disappointed that I don’t have anything negative to say about this.  It’s just a whole bunch of eye-popping tricks that you’d never think would be possible on a bicycle.  And it’s not even set to rap metal.  You win this round, MacAskill!

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The bike crashes we typically feature on this site are those generally borne out of stupidity and foolishness. This one, however… is no different. Is it his fault his bike snapped in twain? On its face, you might suppose not. But what if he wasn't maintaining the bike properly. Or had put on extra weight before the race. Or, you know, accepted the risks inherent in BMX racing. Yes, I'm quick to cast aspersion, especially for someone who snapped a hooker in half last time. Just don't make 'em like they used'a. Time was they used actual materials like bones and soft tissue, now you're lucky if they're not composed entirely of AIDS and Super AIDS.