Mark V

The other day I got an email from Byron asking about why “hipsters ride fixies with stub straight bars”, so I’ve been thinking about trends…

(photo from Cyclingnews.com) Carlos Sastre’s new ride may be equipped with dusty old DA7800, but he’s got his favourite Rotor elliptical chainrings mounted. But that’s…

I think the rules; I’m always on the lookout for cool designs. Here a bag by SAG (don’t forget umlaut) from Japan (which generally doesn’t…

I had a problem with my shoes. It’s not that they’re just too bling (no empirical evidence suggests that such a state exists). No, rather…

Here’s the latest addition to my home toolbox. I work in a bike shop, so I usually take care of most needs at the shop,…

Before the daylight hours lengthen in the new year, cyclists will talk about nighttime visibility and the merits of this light and that reflective bauble,…

The new is a four LED unit in either red or white configurations and weighs just 56gr. It should retail for about $30, distributed by…

I built this wheel for Jake, one of the Seattle fixie stars. It’s a Chub Hub, a double-sided fixed gear hub of massive proportions. The…

Several people had asked me if I meant a Hubbub adapter when I said that I’d seen a dropbar shifter for a Rohloff internally-geared hub.…

While in Taipei, we spotted a bike parking attendant. This was between the hotel and the trade center. Download now for iTunes, your iPod, iPhone,…