Folding bikes are really handy. I can imagine the boredom and sedentary waiting around for the show to start would probably make me a bit crazy. A pair of running shoes would most likely be my refuge of choice because it’s portable. But a folding bike would be ideal. Brompton is making a few different [...]
Sick of looking like a cycling dork?
Try one of these bad boys for girls out. Yakkay Brainwear for Smart People Helmets and helmet covers.
I have a hard time getting my wife Laura to wear her bicycle helmet. She is unfortunately stricken with a strange affliction I was clearly inoculated against. She is image-conscious [...]
Look out for Handle Bar Palsy!
I went out and did a 37 mile ride with Rob and Gene last week on my Bianchi San Jose Single Speed Cyclocross bike. I’ve turned it into a commuter rig with moustache handlebars. It was a great ride out to Hacienda in Gobles to have some Mexican food. However, [...]
Photo courtesy of bikeportland.org
Ironically I am incapable of biking to work today. The inguinal hernia repair is healing nicely though. I have of course biked to work many many days, through rain, sleet, snow. This day isn’t so much for the cycle commuters as it is for advocacy. If you haven’t biked today, every day [...]
Cycle Commuting Comicstrip
Yehuda Moon & the Kickstand Cyclery is a daily comic for cyclists everywhere. The comic is geared for the commuting audience. But is a little for everyone on two wheels. The comic is drawn by Rick Smith.
I’ve been reading with delight since it’s inception. I’ve wanted to do this about one [...]
I find myself becoming more and more irritable on my morning bike commute. Drivers who use cell-phones, that do not look where they are going are trying my patience. This morning I made a critical mistake. I think if I had changed my position in the lane to be more direct and visible, this [...]
Is there a Road Bike in My Future
Road Cycling in My future? Is road cycling too scientific for a low-tech runner and kayaker? Road cycling is reknown for over complicating a very simple sport.
I am beginning to do some thinking about Road Bikes. Since my introduction to cycling was really through cyclocross, I had a [...]
Knowing the names of things is half the problem when you are trying to understand a new universe. Remember the old testament in the Bible where Adam is responsible for naming every thing on earth, well almost everything except your carbon steerer tube.
This new video does a great job of explaining all of the various [...]
I’ve been a sort of lazy mechanic since birth. I’ve usually allowed other people to take care of mechanical problems that I found challenging.
This spring, an unnamed local bike shop, (lbs) sort of hosed me. At the time I was pretty upset about it, but in retrospect I think it was ninety percent my [...]
Finally a channel just for the rest of us: The Bicyclist
The acting isn’t bad. The writing is pretty good, maybe better than Friends. And Steve may be hotter than Jennifer Aniston. (Steve is a girl!)