My name is Eben Weiss. In June of 2007, as urban cycling was becoming increasingly popular and I was becoming increasingly frustrated with my job, I started an anonymous blog called Bike Snob NYC. The “About Me” read thusly:
While I love cycling and embrace it in all its forms, I’m also extremely critical. So I present to you my venting for your amusement and betterment. No offense meant to the critiqued. Always keep riding!
In 2010, thanks to the success of my blog, I published my first book, at which point I stopped writing anonymously. Here are the books I’ve written to date:
BIKE SNOB [Chronicle Books, 2010]
THE ENLIGHTENED CYCLIST [Chronicle Books, 2012]
BIKE SNOB ABROAD [Chronicle Books, 2013]
THE ULTIMATE BICYCLE OWNER’S MANUAL [Black Dog & Leventhal, 2016]
In 2020 I finally stopped blogging at the old Blogger domain and shifted Bike Snob NYC here to its current location. (All that old stuff lives here.)
Currently, I’m a columnist with Outside magazine, and I also host a weekly radio show on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City on Mondays at 10am.
Thank you for reading.