When I bought my Gios mini velo from the Loro Slowspot, I passed by this mama-chari outside of Tokyo Station. I have to say, it…
January 2009
Bike Thief Caught
As the West Seattle blog tells the story, a thief tried to sell a bike back to its owner (twice) In early December a parking…
Consumer Reports: 58 percent don’t wear helmets
Reuters | More than half of U.S. cyclists forgo helmets: report Whenever we post anything at all about helmets, it tends to descend into a…
Bike Skull Stickers
Few things say urban tough like an upside-down bike skull sticker … especially when paired with a snake lock. Oddly the bike shape doesn’t form…
Hufnagel Bicycles at Shimano Tech Seminar
Hey, forgot to mention last month that at the Shimano Tech Seminar in Portland, Shimano gave away a Dura Ace 7900 group. Not just a…
Floodwaters
This may have been a dare, a challenge, but I can say from experience that riding in floodwaters is really dangerous because you can’t see…
Water water everywhere
So the Seattle snow-pocalypse seems to be over, but the rain is rather heavy by local standards. Coming from Florida, the NW winter rains never…
Huggacast 80: Kona
Hugga rode Kona on the Big Island. Download now for iTunes, your iPod, iPhone, and subscribe to the Huggacast Feed for more episodes. Media Watch…
Monster Bag
Spotted in the airport, returning from Kona, en route to Seattle. That’s a Pixar, custom Timbuk2 bag. See the inside in this photo. Uploaded by…
New Hed Belgian series rims and old Mavic hubs
Here’s my oh-so exclusive wheelset: new Hed “Belgian” low-profile, clincher rims laced to Mavic Classics Pro hubs with spokes. Hed Cycling is now selling the…