This is a”mini velo” type bike I saw in the Roppongi neighborhood of Tokyo. In Japan, Mini velo bikes include anything with small wheels, including…
June 2007
From Japan (Part 3): the Mini Velo
So my group was walking the streets of Tokyo after finding the Tsukumo Cycle Sports bike shop, home of Kalavinka Cycles. Kalavinka bikes are known…
In the Bike Shop: Trek’s Precision Fit Socket Technology
Wanna get a bike shop mechanic to do a spit take, say, “hey the new Trek Madone has got precision fit socket technology!” Some may…
Yuba Mundo Utility Bicycle
Taking another tact on the utility bike is the Yuba Mundo. I hadn’t seen it before and was tipped by Ben Sarrazin who, according to…
Stupid and Amazing Videos
Filed under Stupid is the back-to-back recumbent seen below. Contrast that with this “amazing” video of motorpacing at 110 mph and then back to stupid,…
Bike to Work Day sets Records
Cascade Bicycle Club counted more than 19,000 cyclists on Starbucks Bike to Work Day setting a new record for Seattle. The Group Health Commute Challenge…
From Japan (Part 2): From Tokyo with Tattoos
Jet-lag has me waking up hella early and collapsing at 9:30 at night. Today Angelo, Katherine, her Japanese bf, myself, and maybe our friend Min…
Photo of the day: Paris Antler Bike
This photo works as the photo of the day on several levels: it’s an antler bike, in Paris the cyclist is wearing a beret with…
From Japan (Part 1): Grunge Lives at Y’s Bike Shop in Akasaka!
In Akasaka neighborhood of Tokyo. I am kinda clueless to what this logo signifies on this bike stem. It’s a reasonably nice stem, like a…
Bike Hugger in Montreal
Pro cyclist Jennifer Reither wrote to say Bike hugger Tees are still on the road, now in Montreal. Team Bike Hugger sponsored us an the…