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• Posted Thanks to the Mobile Social Attendees to Bike Hugger
  I’m honestly too exhausted to write a big post (it was a long day). I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who came to our SXSW Mobile Social today. Here’s just a chunk of the people who...
• Posted Google Maps in DA House to Bike Hugger
  Rocking the Google Maps t-shirt for the Mobile Socia SXSW. See you there...
• Posted Setting up for Mobile Social at Mellow Johnny to Bike Hugger
  Snuggled comfortably into the Juan Pelota coffee shop inside of Mellow Johnny’s bike store, we’ve just checked in on the logistics of our Mobile Social event. The folks at MJ’s couldn’t be more gracious, which is why we like...
• Posted Google Adds Biking To Google Maps to Bike Hugger
  Before heading to Florida on a work trip several years ago I lay sprawled across my den with a giant road map of the area, a set of highlighters, a guide book and my laptop. A frequent traveler, I...
• Posted Bicycling Makes a Buyer's Guide That Doesn't Suck to Bike Hugger
  Thank you Bicycling, for making a bicycle buyer’s guide that’s actually enjoyable to read. The 2010 issue just arrived and I was expecting it to be the usual page-after-page list of bike models and prices. Nope, it’s actually full...
• Commented on Pug Courier Saves Money
  I’m really not sure you’re going to save money on courier fees biking the Captain around. My advice, settle for the 2-day option when shipping via pug....
• Posted Birthday Down a Volcano to Bike Hugger
  For my 40th birthday this year my wife and I headed to the paradise of Maui and got a nice 30 mile downhill bike ride in. There are not many better ways to celebrate a birthday than with a...
• Posted North American Handmade Bicycle Show - Wish We Were There to Bike Hugger
  Our plans today were to head out to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Virginia, but a small BLIZZARD got in our way. Crap. The website Commute By Bike is covering the show, so head on over there...
• Posted Not Biking the Olympics to Bike Hugger
  For the last week I’ve been at the Olympics in Vancouver, but unlike Byron, who had the chance to go on some rides I’ve been working in the Main Press Center for some pretty long shifts. While I normally...
• Posted Fixie Vitriol to Bike Hugger
  My friend posted this funny card on her Facebook page. It’s available for sale on Etsy, and before you get hot-and-bothered, it’s a joke. As a fixed gear rider who is a tired at times of the hipster collective...
• Posted The Lost Bikes of Oahu to Bike Hugger
  Despite the proximity of Oahu to the Big Island—home of Kona and the Ironman—and the constantly-beautiful weather here, biking is not big in Honolulu or any of the more rural parts of the island. Up on the north shore...
• Posted Biking is Back in Beijing to Bike Hugger
  The City Fix, a blog about urban mobility is reporting that the leaders of the government in Beijing are finally realizing that their recent group-hug of the auto culture is seriously screwing up their city. That’s great because even...
• Posted Get Your Footon - No, Wait, Don't. to Bike Hugger
  Clearly not wanting to be left out in the “ugly kit” department, the 2010 Footon-Servetto-Fuji team has really put the “ugh” in “ugly.” Unless this gear was designed with desert camouflage in mind, there’s really no reason why beige...
• Posted Sanyo Eneloop Hybrid Bicycle to Bike Hugger
  We got a chance to look at the Sanyo eneloop hybrid bicycle at the Interbike show this year, but now the company’s officially unveiled the bike at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Thanks to its earth-friendly bicycle-slash-electric...
• Posted Specialized Sponsors Astana - Great For Team, Bad For Jersey Fashion to Bike Hugger
  In news that’s just now officially breaking, Specialized has announced that it will be sponsoring Astana in the 2010 season. That’s great news for Tour champ Alberto Contador, who is the remaining friendly face on the team after Lance...
• Posted From Fat and 40 to Professional Racing to Bike Hugger
  The New York Times, which is quickly becoming a cycling magazine, has a very motivational piece up about cyclist Joao Correia who, after a decade off from the pro ranks swelled balloon-like thanks to a life of meals with...
• Posted My Favorite Bike Hugger Photos of the Year to Bike Hugger
  In a year filled with some great Bike Hugger trips and stories, a few photos stand out to me as favorites. One is this unassuming photo of Specialized’s Amber, sitting astride her Globe. When I say her Globe I...
• Commented on 2010 Predictions: Urban Cyclocross
  I’d like to do some suburban cross here. Alley cat plus a stop at the ATM, a drink order @ Starbucks. Locking a bike up to a parking meter and running in to get a perscription… Shit, this is actually...
• Posted Cross Natz: Drum Line to Bike Hugger
  There’s something special about ‘Cross racing that I can’t quite put my finger on. Maybe it’s the awesomely tight courses with splattering mud. Maybe it’s the excited fans, the Belgium frites. Oh, no, wait. It’s the huge-ass drum lines! A...
• Commented on Copenhagenisation
  You know what’s really awesome for the environment? Printing tens of thousands of “climate justice now” signs in two color runs, gluing them down to fresh cut pine sticks, and then leaving them in a pile on the street when...
• Posted 2009 Cross Nationals Rocked to Bike Hugger
  It was a stunning day both in terms of weather and competition for the 2009 Cross Nationals in Bend, Oregon. With the backdrop of crisp blue skies, competitors took to the field to battle it out for the bragging rights...
• Posted Bike Hugger at Cross Nationals This Weekend to Bike Hugger
  We’re packing bags to head out and shoot the Cyclocross Nationals this weekend in Bend, Or. We’re looking forward to the arctic temperatures and the snow—that’s what all ‘cross races are like, right? If you see us lugging around...
• Posted Gary "Steampunk" Fisher to Bike Hugger
  So it looks like Gary Fisher is either a big fan of steampunk or of bondage films (or better, Steampunk Bondage), because the mountain bike legend because he just posted this ultra-super-minimalist set of gloves on his Twitter feed....
• Posted Cyclist Are Hot! to Bike Hugger
  While at first glance everything seems wrong with this cyclist, I can’t help but love him. I spotted him riding in New York’s Central Park this spring and my heart went out to him. Unstrapped (1982) helmet, yellow “backpack,”...
• Posted Laek House Drops New Shirts and Rims to Bike Hugger
  I’ve got a few killer Laek House shirts in my collection, and now the company’s released a few more shirts. I’m fond of this 1986 shirt bike myself, if anyone’s looking to get me anything for a stocking stuffer....
• Posted NY Time Rates Fenders to Bike Hugger
  The New York Times is increasingly becoming a cycling blog, with their latest product test being of fenders. Like our own tests, they found the Planet Bike fenders tops and were less impressed with heavier wooden or metal fenders...
• Posted Our Guide to Cycling Gifts to Bike Hugger
  These “bling bling” style Dura-Ace cufflinks make a great gift for the cyclist, but at about $80, they cost more than the DA chains they came from. If you’d like more practical gifts, check out our curated gift guide,...
• Posted Send Fatty to Camp and Cure Cancer/Save the World to Bike Hugger
  By now you’ve likely read of the saga of Fat Cyclist. Elden, the scribe behind the site started off blogging about his attempt to not be a chubby rider (hence the name). Along the way his wife became terminally ill,...
• Posted Camouflage Trek to Bike Hugger
  Spotted this in the basement custom area of Mellow Johnny’s. Sure it looks like an old rusty bike, but it’s a top-end Madone with a paintjob to discourage thieves. All the rust spots are painted, the coating looks scratched...
• Posted Bike Hugger's Curated Holiday Gift Guide to Bike Hugger
  As we roll merrily into the holiday season, it’s time to put together the Bike Hugger Curated Gift List—our “best of” list for presents for the cyclist, generated by our readers and the Bike Hugger writers. We’ll take the...

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