It’s easy to miss Mavic’s Speedcity wheelset among their road racing and mtn offerings; I think that Mavic missed a chance to jump on the…
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Mavic’s new Cosmic Carbone SLR
For 2009, Mavic introduces a wheel halfway in between their high-zoot, tubular only Cosmic Carbone Ultimate and the Cosmic Carbone SL. Like the SL, the…
Retro Steel from Kona
You know, I totally missed this one at Interbike, and I don’t think I’ve seen much ink about this either. But I saw this Kona…
Freitag Bags in Zurich
One of my best friends sent me some pix from his trip to Europe to see the Giro d’Italia last month. One of the cool…
Sycip Salumi cargo bike
Jeremy Sycip just shot me an email with Sycip Designs’ latest experiment: the Salumi. I haven’t even had a chance to talk to Jeremy about…
In the Bike Shop: The Obscure Headset Tool
There’s something deeply satisfying about having just the right tool for a job. I know people who rejoice in fixing a bike with a visegrip,…
Rain City Fix ‘08 Photo Book
Out now is Aaron Edge’s tabletop book richly describing Seattle’s fixed gear scene in words and pictures, with photography by Brenton Salo. It’s really cool…
Why do you hate me, Valentino?
Dear Valentino Campagnolo, I know it’s been a while since I loved you, when I had all Campagnolo on my bike, but why do you…
Bianchi Mini Velo: I still want one!
I’ve had a Bianchi fetish forever. Bianchi makes all manner of bikes internationally, but some bikes are limited to a single market. The Bianchi Milano…
After the Mobile Social
Here’s the Bike Hugger crew with Keith from Ibex, post-social dinner on Wednesday night. Hey, hey, we’ll maybe come to your town…..