I’ve been out sick this week with what I’m calling a “twenty-year” flu–the magnitude of which is to be equaled or exceeded every twenty years…
Byron
A Logo and Call for Speakers
This afternoon we put out a Call for Speakers for Built, our flavor of a maker, hacker, DIY, Ignite-style event, with the bike as a…
Torker KB2 First Ride
First ride went like this How do I shift it? Kick back with your heel Brake? Press hard with your heel and hold. Cool. It…
A Short History of Derailers
Cyclo Route There was a French Cyclo company and a British Cyclo company. The British company somewhat copied the French company’s designs, and became the…
An RCA Kit
Spotted this cyclist and thought, that kit is like RCA composite video cables! That or Mark Rothko No. 13. Photo: RCA cables via Wikipedia.
A Spoke Poke
After seeing my workbench, Mark V said You need a Spoke Poke. A spoke poke is an indispensable tool found at better bike shops. It’s…
Lapierre Xelius 400: Race, Fondo, Charity
White Kit Nothing says ride me in a punishing Pacific Northwest rainstorm like white rims, bar tape, and saddle. I took the Lapierre Xelius 400…
Red Bull Minidrome
Photos from the Red Bull Minidrome in London’s East End. The purpose built track has been engineered in Germany by Velotrack, the team that built…
How to Pack a Bike in a Box
I pack and ship bikes a few times a year at Hugga HQ. The bikes are going back after a review or I sold them…
Workbench
The workbench gets cleaned up periodically, but mostly looks like this. Gear comes and goes. Cassettes swapped, flats fixed, and mudflaps put on fenders. What’s…