I declare February Fender Awareness Month. Riders, please remember to use the right fender for the job. Though there is certainly a place for polished…
Mark V
Road Disc Brake Tech: Flat-mount vs Post-mount
With all the hype over the past three or four years, you would expect that disc brakes would have completely taken over the road bike…
Sim Works makes some mean green gravel treads
Sim Works is a brand in Japan that collaborates with a handful of well-known manufacturers who share their enthusiasm for creating unique and stylish cycling products that sit…
1x Retrofit for the Road
Even among staff at Bike Hugger, there is an ongoing debate about road & gravel bikes equipped with “1x” drivetrains, which employ a single chainring with…
The Vortex of Stupid
For a couple years I’ve worked at a custom framebuilding operation at the southeastern edge of Fremont, a cozy little Seattle neighborhood. The shop is…
Mark V reviews: Knog’s Frankie Goes To Lunch
Bike thieves are like the rain: if you never plan for the exposure, you’ll eventually get hosed. Which isn’t to say that you should wear…
Chris King ThreadFit30 bottom bracket
BSA30. Yet another bottom bracket standard? Yes and no, but…mainly no. Okay, but what is it? BSA30 isn’t so much a new standard as the…
The Rise of the Compact Crank (aka “The Death of the Triple”)
In the road bike market, you may have noticed that nearly every manufacturer is offering bikes with compact double crankset, ie road cranks with a…
7 Days Till Tokyo
So I’ve just got one week left to get everything together for my big trip to Japan. My travel bike is fully decked out for…
The Track Bike with 3 Down Tubes
I really have a thing for steel track frames. Steel is a fantastic medium of expression for the artistry of framebuilding. And I have very…