While not a political blog, here at Hugga HQ, the Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle site is worth noting. Barak Obama reminded me it…
February 2008
Tokyo Messenger Portraits in COG magazine
Photographer Yohei Morita stopped by my shop last week and dropped off a copy of COG magazine, a magazine devoted to the machines and culture…
Bicycle Love
Restoring a 1969 AMF Discoverer Roadmaster is some good bike loving … or the thought that went into a belt drive with a Rohloff and…
Crown Jewel Stolen
Just yesterday I was talking to Lindsay at Crumpler about his Independent Fabrication bike and today a sad email comes in about a stolen IF…
BBQ @ SXSW Update
We’re gathering schwag for the BBQ, getting everything ready, and planning product giveways. New sponsors include Crumpler USA, Reynolds Cycling, REI Austin, and Sock Guy.…
That Naked Bike
Reports are the Naked Bike is en route to a new bike shop in Austin. I’ve looked and couldn’t find anything about Naked online ……
Monday Night Spinervals with Matthew McConaughey
Hearing that Lance was planning to open a bike shop in Austin, I was all, “nice.” I imagined Monday night spinervals with Matthew McConaughey could…
Monkey See, Monkey Do
My girlfriend spotted this on Boingboing. It’s 1967 bicycle safety film called One Got Fat. It has that weirdness that every Sixties-era public service film…
Another Typical Seattle Commute
I ride 2 commute routes during a week, pretty much the same roads and the same times every day. I’m amazed at the daily differences.…
Hotspur and Oversize Titanium Tubing
For the Hotspur frame, Bill Davidson decided that to use the Feather Tech oversize titanium tubing. The key feature is the custom milling that Feather…