Just in time for the 4th, an email from a Chinese distributor of the QQ bike that says, “Forward and Back by hand. Control direction…
July 2007
A Native Planet’s Race Videos
Last night at the Tuesday Night World Championships in Kent Washington, I noticed a Native Planet Race Team team member kitted up with a helmet…
Big Dummy Gets Smarter
Checked in with Surly Bikes yesterday on the Big Dummy and learned from Dave Gray, the Product Design and Development dude, that new factory samples…
Planning ahead
Now that it’s sunny and dry without a drop on the 10-day forecast …it’s time to start thinking about the rain bike. Some people dread…
B.I.K.E. The Movie
Fredric King, producer Fountainhead films, sent us a B.I.K.E. The Movie pre-release packet with DVD and I dug the artwork so much I scanned and…
Single Speed Across America
I couldn’t believe it either, when I read that John Spurgeon road RAAM on a single speed built by Ira Ryan cycles in Portland. I…
Photo of the Day: Greg and Sirikit
That’s Greg and Sirikit Valentin at the Des Moines Crit. Bike Hugger Photostream
Derailed
My biggest problem with bike racing is that it keeps you from riding your bike as much as you might like (huh?). We are in…
iPhone in Pocket
Rode with the iPhone in my jersey pocket yesterday. It fit well in my old Timbuk2 strap pouch that I carry in my jersey. Also…