I’ve posted before about my own travel bike, a custom Sycip with S&S couplings. I designed the bike for maximum versatility. By changing out handlebars,…
Mark V
To Shave or Not to Shave
Recently I went six months without shaving my legs, and it kinda feels good to be cleanly shaven again. I was shaving my legs before…
LOOK Cycles Ultra Winter Collection
LOOK Cycles is famous for two things: bringing to market the first successful clipless pedal system and carbon bicycle frames. The French company continues that…
Dropbar Obsession; Pt1
For some reason, my riding position has evolved to be lower and I now spend more time in the drops. Further, my preferences for drop…
Dynamic’s Alfine Road Bike: The Synergy
Dynamic Bicycles is a company using technologies just a little left of the mainstream to appeal to cyclists. The bulk of their offerings feature shaft-driven,…
Knog Porn Patches revisited
While at Frostbike, I got to see the production version of , called Porn Patches, that I saw at Interbike last September. I can’t enough…
Lazer Helmets
I’ve got this thing against inappropriate use of the letter z. Like when people use it at the end of a word instead of an…
At the Mall of America
As a former mallrat, I feel a little hypocritical when I criticize Minneapolis’ Mall of America. But it is so bizarre. I mean, there’s a…
3:1 Rule, or Dancing for the UCI Technical Committee
While visiting Hed Cycling’s headquarters in MN, I glimpsed what I thought might be a prototype for a new time trial base bar, based on…
Fixed Gear New Gen: the 6-bolt Cog
There’s a new idea for fixed gear riders that’s just so devastatingly simple, I can’t figure out why this isn’t a standard already. Instead of…