In the road bike market, you may have noticed that nearly every manufacturer is offering bikes with compact double crankset, ie road cranks with a…
Mark V
Planet Bike visits Seattle
Bob Downs, president of Planet Bike, was in town a little while ago, and he and his group stopped into the bike shop. One of…
The FUTURE! Do we need shades or not?
While I’ve been in the trench warfare of flat tires and greasy chains, I’ve been wondering about the larger picture, keeping a look out for…
Messenger Bike at Pike Place Market
I walked down to the market to retrieve my girlfriend’s bike, and I saw this messenger bike. Normally I wouldn’t have taken notice of a…
Handlebar Wrap Style
I mentioned this before, there are few things as classy as a leather-stitched handlebar. Soooo much more style than shellac’ed Tressostar finished with twine….. Saw…
Nihon-jin at the Bike Shop
At Elliott Bay Bikes, we had a gang of Japanese bike enthusiasts stop in. Minato Seiya-san of Depot Cycle & Recycle, a shop in Ichikawa…
Favourite Handlebar Wrap
I have this thing about wrapping handlebars…perhaps an obsession. When I was still a novice, I once took an hour wrapping and re-wrapping the same…
The Pillows from Japan
Wednesday night I saw my favourite band from Japan: The Pillows. They have this odd animated video featuring a bicycle; the song was on a…
Today is Your Lucky Day
“In my experience there’s no such thing as luck.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi I remember old Ben’s advice well, but I also remember how he caught…
Product Review: Knog Bull Frog tail light
I’ve been using the Bull Frog tail light($28) by Knog for a couple months already. Like all of the Knog lighting products, the LED/battery case…