Productive With productivity running at 96% in a sprawling factory outside of Taichung, Taiwan, Giant makes a bike every 31.5 seconds. All by hand too.…
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CSK Bikes: Eye of the Tiger
Bike bling For the next time you’re riding a bike in Dubai on their air-conditioned bike paths, this is the bike for you that says,…
Nice Dress
Taipei Bride on the boardwalk As we rode by I said “nice dress.” She thanked me and I heard A Girl Like You from Edwyn…
Single Track High
When film maker Jacob Seigel-Boettner and I rode together earlier this year talking about World Bicycle Relief and all the good bikes can do, he…
Giant Concept Stores
101 The center of gravity in Taipei is 101. That’s an architectural centerpiece, the shopping and business district. I was walking off the jet lag…
Called into The Spokesmen 90 From Taiwan
Arrived in Taipei, got to the hotel room, and called into the Spokesmen for another roundtable discussion about bikes. Was distracted for 1/2 of the…
A Golden Ride
Before the flight yesterday to Taiwan for an industry media event, took the D-Plus out for a sunset spin. My ankle is healing up ok…
Turtle Shell Boombox for your Bike
Red flavor I thought it looked more like a brick from a geodesic home than a turtle shell, but the sound and design is impressive.…
Apple Doesn’t Have Bike Maps
Google Bike Maps on iOS 5 The daunting task Apple has to fix their maps app, after removing Google from the current version of their…
Blind Date at 240 FPS
What’s so great about Kent’s Cyclocross films is I was thinking before the season started that the sport could use more edits like BMX and…