I want to talk about Timbuk2’s new camera bag called the Informant Sling, but let’s take a quick test to see if you are in…
Mark V
Rando Mode Part 1: the Fork
A few days ago I talked about adding a “rando mode” to my multi-modal travel bike. Byron and I have often discussed the concept of…
Swift Industries Ozette Randonneur Bag
Byron and his wife are in Oahu now, but I was there a little over two months ago for the Honolulu Century Ride, an event…
Ibex opens retail store in Seattle
Ibex Outdoor Clothing, purveyor of wool technical apparel, has just opened up their second retail location in the United States, right here in Seattle. Ibex’s…
A Very Brief Explanation of Bicycle Tire Nomenclature
There’s a lot of chatter about which is the more valid or perhaps the more marketable label for 650B MTB wheels/tires. There’s a push by…
Review: Hiplok Lite, leaner and meaner than before
EXACTLY one year ago I reviewed the Hiplok, a cleverly designed chain lock from the UK that can be conveniently and comfortably worn around the…
Listen y’all: the 650-BEEyotch is gonna eighty-six the Twenty-6
BRAIN (the online & print media otherwise known as Bicycle Retailer And Industry News) has reported from the bicycle heartland (in case you didn’t know,…
Elite V-Arion Parabolic Rollers
I hate training indoors: the monotony, the sweating, the clutter of the equipment in my loft apartment. But I hate riding in the cold and…
Osprey Shuttle 32 Roller Duffle: Now I need to renew my passport
My passport has stamps from 23 countries in it; I even had to have additional pages glued in to make room for more stamps. Most…
Mavic Doesn’t Give a Shit!
Those were my exact words I said while face to face with the Mavic Tech representative at the last Seattle Bike Expo. I could tell…