So I found these Shimano R540 SPD-SL pedals in a bike shop called Narushima Friends in a neighborhood of Tokyo. Notice the team colours that…
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Goodbye Hed Alps
I was clicking around Hed Cycling’s site, checking on ceramic upgrades, what teams they’re outfitting for the tour, that sort of thing, and noticed the…
Bike Hugger come good
I posted last winter about “ What’s best” – some blather about passing cars while commuting to work. I was wrong. It’s been a full…
Team Bike Hugger Report
note: Gina directs the Wines of Washington women’s team, organizes them into Bike Hugger- sponsored composites for the big National Calendar races, and has been…
Elect bike-friendly candidates
On Tuesday June 26th from 5:30 – 7:30 PM, join The CBC Action Fund (an affiliate of the Cascade Bicycle Club) Senate Transportation Chair Ed…
From Japan (Part 4): Mini mini in Roppongi
This is a”mini velo” type bike I saw in the Roppongi neighborhood of Tokyo. In Japan, Mini velo bikes include anything with small wheels, including…
From Japan (Part 3): the Mini Velo
So my group was walking the streets of Tokyo after finding the Tsukumo Cycle Sports bike shop, home of Kalavinka Cycles. Kalavinka bikes are known…
In the Bike Shop: Trek’s Precision Fit Socket Technology
Wanna get a bike shop mechanic to do a spit take, say, “hey the new Trek Madone has got precision fit socket technology!” Some may…
Yuba Mundo Utility Bicycle
Taking another tact on the utility bike is the Yuba Mundo. I hadn’t seen it before and was tipped by Ben Sarrazin who, according to…
Stupid and Amazing Videos
Filed under Stupid is the back-to-back recumbent seen below. Contrast that with this “amazing” video of motorpacing at 110 mph and then back to stupid,…