I wasn’t even thinking about Cross until I spotted this bike with these TRP Euro-x brakes. And the bike was light-ass light. Like, carbon road…
May 2009
Tandem to the Prom
Reader Eric Shalit sent us this photo of his son Max and prom date Fiona. They rode a tandem to prom and looked stylish doing…
Brooklyn By Bike
Brooklynites looking to experience a car-free tour around New York’s best borough still have a little time to sign up for the 5th Annual Tour…
Month of May and Mary
Kicking off the month of may – National Bike Month – with some links and bike lane opinions. Commuter: A ‘multi-modal’ journey – from the…
Mark V gets Di2 all wet
Dura Ace 7970, or Di2, is the much anticipated, electronic shifting system that Shimano debuts this year. It will be the most technologically advanced and,…
Kona Ute with Bags
We’ve always dug the Kona Ute and like it even more with those orange bags. I could see a Plain Clothes Cyclist plan a whole…
Cheap City Bike
I’ve only seen these bikes in China and spotted one yesterday while running some errands on Bettie. You see these everywhere in China with a…
Simple Cargo: Torker Cargo T
What I like about the Torker Cargo T: is the simplicity. US customers would call this a grocery getter. Or errand bike for the Plain…
Portland Gets New Bike Lanes and Complains
City planners in various cities I think wish they had the problems Portland does. So many cyclists that when the add
Seattle to Portland 2009
Word on the street is that STP will sell out soon. After taking last year off with a two-month old, I’m back in the saddle…