Let’s say you are one of the most revered Italian saddle makers. Your products have been ubiquitous amongst professional and recreational riders alike. Each of…
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The Connection between brake calipers and expensive swim flippers
Ted Ciamillo is the guy behind Zero G brakes, but apparently, he is something of a nutty professor, designing some crazy ass stuff. Take these…
Sycip at Oregon Manifest
Jeremy sent me this pic of a Sycip Design’s showpiece for Oregon Manifest. It’s a steel 650B touring bike with disc brakes and custom racks.…
Taiwan 2009: Avoiding Expensive Souvenirs
Having flown back from Taitung the six of media persons are back in Taipei, touring some local bike shops. Or rather, hunting for cool items…
Taiwan 2009: How many Giants can you fit?
> On the organized ride series of Let’s Bike Taiwan 2009, literally all the bikes except for one or two (mine being one) are provided…
Taiwan 2009: Street Food Vendor
We were on our way to Taroko National Park in eastern Taiwan. Nothing but small little towns out here, and still the rain follows us.…
E-Bike Folder in Taiwan: “smofo”
I spotted this electric-assist folding bike on the way to Taitung County. The bike was part of an organized ride along the Pacific coast; the…
Taiwan 2009: Media Gone Wild
We’re just finished up the last official portion of the Let’s Bike Taiwan 2009 tour. We rode in Taitung County, a place of vast rice…
Taiwan 2009: pt 2
Taiwan Day Three (photo by Kate LaCroix) We woke up at the Hotel del Lago in Shuishe, at northeast corner of Sun Moon Lake. This…
Taiwan 2009: Taroko National Park
We were in Taroko National Park, descending from the marble-walled gorge to the Pacific Ocean, when we pulled off to visit the Eternal Spring Shrine,…