Not too long ago I got a box from Bumblebar. Their logo prominently features a bee, so I figured the plethora of energy bars inside…
August 2009
Content Strategy for the Web
Kristina Halvorson’s book is out in two weeks. I spoke with Kristina on the Try Making Yourself More Interesting Panel at SXSW earlier this year.…
Big Mag Zinn
Recently I did an ergopower rebuild on a custom bike from Leonard Zinn. As a long time technical writer for Velonews and author of a…
My Buffalo Fizik and Extra Grip
Italian saddle manufacturer has always had a thing for odd coverings. Back in the 90s they had a furry cowhide saddle and more recently they…
Ride Oregon Ride
Travel Oregon recently published Ride Oregon Ride, a new site for cyclists that dream of riding in Oregon. We’ve ridden and raced all over Oregon…
Dispatches from Austin
Our Austin peeps tipped us to Breaking Away with Mellow Johnnys The event came about as a brainstorm between Rapha and Mellow Johnny’s GM’s Slate…
Big Bike Weekend in Seattle
Spotted posters in a bike shop yesterday. All for this weekend. Updated after the jump. Tour de Fat Saturday, August 8th, starts at 10:00 am,…
Prescription Rudy Project
Laurent Fignon and Alex Zulle are both cycling heroes of mine, and coincidentally all three of us are badly near-sighted. I don’t know how Fignon…
ElevenGear turns race numbers into jackets
You’re an old time racer and you’ve got a stack of Tyvek race numbers to prove it. But your significant other doesn’t consider them to…
In Memoriam – Susan Nelson
I never met Susan, nor did most of the thousands and thousands of people who were touched by her. Susan, wife of Elden Nelson, the…