The voice said to me Mark, explain what Bike Hugger at SxSW is like. Well, I’ll tell ya’. We swoop into town in a cloud…
Mark V
Dropbar MTB, pt 1
Long ago the mountain bike evolved from balloon tire bicycles into capable offroad machines. Or perhaps Gary Fisher invented them (but many people don’t believe…
Cargo Bikes and Stone Tablets, Pt1
Cargo bikes. They’re a big hit with cyclists, and there’s been an industry buzz for them for the past couple years. You know, they’re supposed…
Shimano Sora 9-sp STI
It’s not much of a secret that I favour Shimano components, from the combined perspective of a rider and a mechanic. I have to admit…
From Taiwan: Hey Song Soda Bicycle
Iris and I went to the “Taipei Story House”, a colonial-era building that has been turned into an odd little tribute Taiwanese commercialism. On both…
From Taiwan: tiny bike shop
Iris and I went to visit her aunt who lives in the apartment where Iris lived until she was 11. Just a couple blocks from…
From Taiwan: the Robot by the River Path
One day while in Taiwan, Iris and I saw this robot re-directing traffic. Powered by a car battery, it waved its arms constantly and neither…
From Taiwan: Bike Parks
What often seems to happen when Asian countries become more prosperous is that cycling takes on a negative aura in the eyes of the public…
From Taiwan: Asian Pop Culture meets Cycling
I have to confess that I didn’t do much cycling in Taiwan, I mainly shopped and ate and took really long, hot baths. It was…
From Taiwan: Trikes at Ximending
A couple times while we were in Taipei, Iris and I went to the Ximending shopping district, sometimes called the Harajuku of Taiwan, a place…