Good morning! You may have gotten some lovely gifts this season, but nothing as good as this: [Photo courtesy of Jonathan] Jonathan used to read this blog way back when it was still relevant, and a co-worker presented him with this keepsake, which I presume is merely a novelty plate, but which is still more... Continue Reading →

***It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. I’m not formally blogging and this is not a post. This is just us hanging around and talking.*** There's a "Seinfeld" episode in which Kramer sells his life story to Jay Peterman, but he runs out of anecdotes, and so his tales become increasingly mundane: As a semi-professional... Continue Reading →

***It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. I’m not formally blogging and this is not a post. This is just us hanging around and talking.*** Further to yesterday's non-post, if those are the bikes I could never get rid of, then it follows that I could conceivably get rid of the rest. But could I?... Continue Reading →

***It's the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. I'm not formally blogging and this is not a post. This is just us hanging around and talking.*** The Great Lob On High has richly blessed me. In addition to being fortunate in all the usual ways (loving family, free country, streaming TV, all that stuff) I've got a... Continue Reading →

Good morning! It's Friday and Christchristmas is right around the corner, so I won't keep you. Also, that's not a typo, I call it "Christchristmas" because I believe in keeping the Christ in Christmas, and the word "Christmas" is so ubiquitous people don't even stop to think about what the "Christ" part of it means, so I've... Continue Reading →

Awhile back Bicycling were kind enough to ask me to write a little something about Star Track, which I see is now available for your perusal: There were two things I wish I had been able to address--for the general reader, that is, not you people. One of them is my own experience as a Star... Continue Reading →

Further to yesterday's post about the electric bicycles, not too long ago I noticed the following tweet: https://twitter.com/Reasmus2/status/1737113903551955015?s=20 As it happened, it wasn't very cold at all that day, so it seemed a little premature to start congratulating people for cycling through the winter: Trust me, when it's really cold nobody's riding except the delivery... Continue Reading →

On Friday I mentioned the death of comedian Kenny DeForest: While outlets initially reported his death as the result of a hit-and-run, it now appears as though he was riding an electric Citi Bike and crashed into an unoccupied parked car, and headlines changed accordingly: These circumstances don't make is death any less tragic, nor... Continue Reading →

Worried about the climate? Don't be. This writer is no longer flying: You may or may not know Carlton Reid for his travel writing, but he also writes extensively about cycling, and in addition to his books on the subject he's written often about it in Forbes. I respect Reid's work, as well as his personal choices. However,... Continue Reading →

Every so often the UCI gets something right, and velocipedal traditionalists will be pleased to learn that they're set to ban the turned-in brake levers that are so popular with the kids nowadays: I'm already seeing cycling fans complaining about this on the social medias, and they'll often complain the UCI stifles "innovation" or whatever,... Continue Reading →