January 2011

Note: I blame the cough medicine for this post not being funnier. I should’ve used Hans and Franz in place of Mr. T or better…

I’ve been out sick this week with what I’m calling a “twenty-year” flu–the magnitude of which is to be equaled or exceeded every twenty years…

This afternoon we put out a Call for Speakers for Built, our flavor of a maker, hacker, DIY, Ignite-style event, with the bike as a…

In mid-January, “SXSW”:http://sxsw.com/node/6276 and “Bike Hugger announced Built”:http://bikehugger.com/2011/01/built-at-sxsw.html. Since then, we’ve been busy finalizing the core details with the SXSW folks. We have some updates…

Did you know that Sugino makes high-quality road cranks? I mean, not back in the 1980s nor 1980s designs, but right now and in modern…

The other day at the bike shop, the Vittoria rep came by. Vittoria shoes, not tyres. I’ve never owned Vittoria shoes before, but I might…

Reports are in that the UCI will “modify” their approval label program that would have required labels issued on bike frames used in competition and…

First ride went like this How do I shift it? Kick back with your heel Brake? Press hard with your heel and hold. Cool. It…

Cyclo Route There was a French Cyclo company and a British Cyclo company. The British company somewhat copied the French company’s designs, and became the…

Spotted this cyclist and thought, that kit is like RCA composite video cables! That or Mark Rothko No. 13. Photo: RCA cables via Wikipedia.