The more I ride the Cervino, the more I want to keep riding it: In case you missed it, the Cervino is ostensibly a Nishiki, but it is in fact hiding a small Viner between its stays: Sorry. I'm also sorry for the following photo: You can sort of feel summer zipping up and getting... Continue Reading →

As you can imagine, since receiving the Vinershiki I've had Italian Steel on the brain, so yesterday I commuted on the Pink Faggin: The Homer is considerably more comfortable over the course of a 30-plus mile round-trip commute, but sometimes it feels good to skip the pannier and get on something light and nimble: Also,... Continue Reading →

Here's a new Outside column about how people really only ride their bikes if the weather's perfect, they're scared shitless of something, or they have no other choice because of a transit strike or act of God: For years people have been saying, "Everyone will start riding bikes for transportation if [insert agenda here]," but... Continue Reading →

Like dockless bike share and electric scooter share before it, gas-powered motor scooters seem to be reaching the "abandoned in the weeds" phase: Not only that, but incredibly I didn't see any on the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday! https://videopress.com/v/qz5A2kBn?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Of course the Brooklyn Bridge generally isn't as bad as the Manhattan Bridge, but the motor scooters... Continue Reading →

Okay, enough of this motor scooter crap. Let's talk about real bikes: I no longer race road bikes (or any kind of bike), nor do I ride a road bike most of the time like I once did. Even so, the road bike remains my "HDMI1," in the sense that I always think of it... Continue Reading →

Further to Friday's post, here's more from Streetsblog on the recent moped motorcycle crash on the Manhattan Bride bike path: It's a decent report, and it's worth reading (if you can stomach it) since it shows where New York City's bicycle infrastructure is currently headed--though it is Streetsblog, so there's still the obligatory excuse-making for... Continue Reading →

For years now, bike advocates have pinned all their hopes on the e-bike. It was going to replace car trips. It was going to flatten the hills, annihilate the barriers to entry that keep people from cycling, and change the course of human history forever. Here in New York City, there was also another dimension... Continue Reading →

Further to yesterday's post, the response to Classic Cycle Thursdays Giveaway Wednesday, Sponsored by Classic Cycle Thursdays was whelming: If you think you have nowhere to put a bike you're not trying hard enough, but the sender assured me his bathtub is already full of bikes. I'm sure the Softride would have fit nicely on... Continue Reading →

When you've got somewhere you need to be it can feel as though people are deliberately trying to slow you down--it's like you're in "The Truman Show" and Ed Harris is trying to keep you from getting off the island, as I'm sure I've noted before. Such was the case when I got stuck behind... Continue Reading →

This past Friday I mentioned I'd be giving away a bike*: *[Not this bike.] You may be wondering if that's still happening. Yes. Yes it is. In fact I spend quite a bit of time this weekend prepping the bike,** which I'm pleased to say is in a state of total and complete rideability and... Continue Reading →