By removing the spouts from the bottom of an espresso group with “lasers”, the pour is all creme … Using a bottomless portafilter is like…
August 2007
Detoured
Chuck and I were detoured during our ride yesterday to here and wondered for a while which way to go …
Eurobike this week
An event we plan on attending next year is Eurobike, a sprawling, massive, bike love-in that unlike Interbike is open to the public. Of course…
Gary Fisher Simple City
Spotted on Cyclingnews, the Gary Fisher Simple City … will post more details as we find them. Interesting the bike falls under their Fisher brand…
Cycling City of the Future
I worked out of Copenhagen a couple years ago. I lived in a hotel downtown and was amazed with the cycling-specific infrastructure the city provided…
Bike Messenger Scene hits Hollywood
It seems that Hollywood is stepping back into the bike messenger scene. Looking at the photos from “Blonde Ambition” it looks like a far more…
Beijing Bans Cars
While Beijing announced it was selectively banning cars (odd/even days) to clean up the air for the Olympics, Cadel Evans was there riding the road…
In the Bike Shop: Bill D
When you’ve been building frames for over 38 years, like Bill Davidson has, there’s lots to talk about, including the current obsession with carbon (used…
The opposite of training
As the racing season winds down, I’m looking forward to the opposite of training. Where we just tour, travel, and ride big miles into the…
Paris-Brest-Paris Starts Monday!
I’m nowhere near this hard-core, but P-B-P starts Monday. It’s 1200k in 90hrs for those of you unfamiliar with this old-school test. I know a…