So last ime I left off with talking about choosing a vintage French handlebar that would give me more room for a large front bag.…
Mark V
High-density Bike Storage
I just moved to a new apartment. My old place was a studio loft, but the neighborhood, floor layout, and neighbors (except for the cool…
Gainesville visits me
A couple of friends from Florida came to visit me at the shop. One I’ve known since high school in Fort Myers but she also…
Rando Mode Part 2: the Handlebar
I meant to do a quick follow up on the first segment about tricking out my all purpose travel/road-race/track/fixie bike, but things got strangely busy…
Hunter’s monster cross bike
For cyclocross racing, I love the Redline Conquest Carbon, but I can’t help but wonder about a bike with big, fatty tyres as well as…
Fizik handlebars and stems to debut summer 2013
Fizik, purveyor of my fave handlebar wrap, will soon introduce a line of handlebars and stems. Currently French team AG2R is collaborating in the final…
No Holds Barred
A bent bike and a STUCK bottom bracket. Maybe you should leave the bike and come back tomorrow. Maybe I can’t do it while you…
Early Carbon MTB
The Kestrel MXZ, one of the earliest production carbon mtb frames. I remember seeing one as a kid at the LBS in Florida. Seeing this…
Slammed Stem on Giant 29er
Swedish pro rider Emil Lindgren rides a size small Giant. Last summer he switched from the “XTC Composite” to the “XTC Advanced SL”. The difference…
BMX Sidehacks
(from Flying Tigers BMX Club, Sitterdorf, Switzerland) The BMX Sidehack, aka sidecar. These mutants were birthed during the Old School Era of BMX, they largely…