So apparently some legislator in New Hampshire wants a mandatory $50 bicycle registration fee or something: As is generally the case with these things, the idea behind it is that if these pesky cyclists want bike lanes and bike paths and other useless crap like that then they should have to pay for it themselves:... Continue Reading →

Further to yesterday's post, a reader chided me for neglecting to mention two news items, the first being this one: Though in my defense there's nothing ironic about this at all: In a strange twist of fate, a fire broke out this week at the Rad Power Bikes retail store warehouse in Huntington Beach, California, Electrek reports.... Continue Reading →

We're all familiar with the five stages of grief: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance Well, the weather sucks here, and this is what I've been experiencing since the Great Apocalyptic Death Blizzard of Two Thousand Twenty and Six arrived this past weekend: Denial: "It's not gonna snow that much, they get this stuff wrong all... Continue Reading →

Every so often the mainstream media takes notice of professional cycling, though only when something really ironic happens, such as a kangaroo running out onto the course during a race in Australia: No word on whether the giant Antipodean rabbits were wearing helmets, though one of them did have to be put down (under): Several... Continue Reading →

Well it snowed heavily here yesterday as it did pretty much everywhere else which means it's going to be pretty difficult to ride for awhile AND NO I'M NOT GETTING A GODDAMN FAT BIKE...as tempting as some of these cutting-edge new models may be: Yes, I realize some of you tundra-dwellers love your fat bikes... Continue Reading →

As the song goes, you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. This is true of everything except herpes, which you don't remember that you've got until it flares up again. STDs notwithstanding, this aphorism continues to resonate as cycling journalists lament the disappearance of the mechanical bicycle drivetrain: Obviously I agree with him,... Continue Reading →

As I continue to seek the Elusive Spirit of Gravel, I'm pleased to report I have now moved on to the inevitable "accessorizing" phase of my journey. Remember how back in the early part of this century, at the height of the fixie craze, you could obtain all manner of u-lock holsters and colored rims... Continue Reading →

Last whatever it was I lauded Canyon Bicycles GmbH for its ambitious financial goals, and I'm pleased to report they're getting even closer to attaining them by firing a few hundred people: They don't want to do it, but they have no choice: "Canyon is a close-knit community, united by a passion for cycling. It... Continue Reading →

When people compare two things that really don't warrant comparison because they're inherently different, we call this "apples and oranges." But why? They're both fruits, they're both handy snacks, and you may very well find yourself contemplating the crisper drawer or your local fruit boy trying to decide between the two: [I'm not sure he's... Continue Reading →

While I do my best to spare you, my valued readers, from all the administrative tedium, there is in fact a great deal of work that goes on behind the scenes here at Tan Tenovo Industries, Ltd. For example, in addition to producing half-assed cycling-themed commentary on a daily basis, the team here at TTI... Continue Reading →