I've been doing most of my riding on the road these days, but this past Saturday the heat and humidity relented somewhat, and so I figured it was a good time to finally get back off of it again: I was long overdue for a reunion with the Jones, and it felt good to finally... Continue Reading →

If you've been reading this blog for awhile you've probably been asking yourself, "What's in it for me?" Well, those seconds a day you spend scrolling on the terlet will soon pay off for one lucky reader, as in the coming days I will be giving away a whole entire bicycle!* *[Bicycle pictured is not... Continue Reading →

The other day I found myself riding behind someone wearing this jersey: "Penis International Cycling Club?," I thought to myself? "What's that about?" I mean the rider did look quite penis-like in his flesh-colored jersey and smooth helmet, so it made sense thematically, but it still it seemed odd for the jersey to actually acknowledge... Continue Reading →

I enjoyed commuting so much on the Pink Faggin last week that I did it again yesterday: This group of people waiting for the light is a perfect representation of modern day New York City "bicycle" traffic: Of the four of us, only 50% are pedaling under our own power, 25% are using an electric... Continue Reading →

Back in the old days, I hated the idea of Strava, comparing it to this--which I regret now, but only because I feel bad for that poor creature who has nothing better all day because he's locked up in an enclosure where people point at him all day. Indeed, I hated Strava so much I... Continue Reading →

This past weekend the family and I went away for a little overnighter, and since we'd be someplace flat and quiet we figured we'd bring all the bikes just in case: While it was good to have them, let's just say if we'd left them home it would not have negatively impacted our trip. We... Continue Reading →

Commuting through New York City, it's hard not to think about ebikes and so-called "micromobility" in general: [Yes there's no micromobility in this photo but bear with me.] For all the additions to the bike lane network in the last couple of decades, I would say that in terms of riding a bicycle in New... Continue Reading →

It was a languid evening at the Kissena Velodrome: Between the heat and the fact that it was just after Junior Nationals, turnout for this week's Twilight Racing Series was modest, though there were some Cat 4s and Novice adults, a smattering of higher-category riders, and a number of kids who stayed to race after... Continue Reading →

All over the Bikey Internets it's "garvel" this and "mountain bikeen" that and roadies all serious in their little shorty-shorts and people acting like heroes because they went on some bikepacking vacation called the "Tour Divide." Yeah, whatever. Enough of all that mamby-pamby play-acting. Most of these so-called "influencers" live in a fantasyland. We all... Continue Reading →

I never liked Canyon: I couldn't give you a great reason for this. Maybe it was because I first heard of them when Cadel Evans rode one, and for similarly inscrutable reasons Cadel Evans always rubbed me the wrong way...kinda like that microphone rubbed Cadel Evans, now that I think of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikzgWE3t0A It may... Continue Reading →