By Mark V Product development and industrial design can bring real benefit to another generation of bikes, but too much focus is spent on marketing…
Magazine Archive
After a good run of 42 issues, our magazine app is no longer available, but we’ve archived the content here on our blog.
Issue 01: Raver in the Rain
Should chill like him and enjoy any ride. That ride was heavy with rain. Got caught out in an unexpected storm that hit with the…
Issue 01: Niko
When my wife Pam told me she was using the Chrome Niko on a trip to Paris instead of her purse, I realized how essential…
Issue 01: Hozan C-205
A travel tool used to loose and tighten S&S coupling. Well made, steady in the hand, and when used, the Hozan means I’ve either started…
Issue 01: Giro Recap
Giro Recap: brightly dressed, emaciated men pedaling bikes were thrown onto the roads of Italy like bets at a roulette wheel. 1 of them won.…
Issue 01: Dum Dums Repair
Just riding along and a fender bolt falls off. A week or so ago, he figured, a kid finished a Dum Dums lollipop, maybe a…
Issue 01: Brief History of Major Road Bike Innovations
From the Safety Bike to aluminum and then Carbon, a brief history of bicycle innovation is discussed. Throughout the last century of road bike manufacturing,…
Issue 01: Pedaling Past Change
The Seattle waterfront hasn’t seen this much action and change since the Klondike Gold Rush. The seawall is being rebuilt, a giant tunnel bored, and…
Issue 01: A Six Thousand Dollar Cruiser
By David Schloss Does the world need a $6,000 cruiser? Paul Budnitz stands at an elevated work desk, peering at a 27” iMac. He asks…
Issue 01: Letter
Introducing Bike Hugger Magazine, our first issue. Bike Hugger is bike culture blogged and this is our new magazine. For 7 years, we’ve blogged the…