As everybody knows by now, this blog is merely an avocation; my vocation is of course my ongoing mission as the Classic Cycle Old Crap Test Pilot, and the latest bicycle I am test-piloting is the 1999 GT XCR 1000: However, I was having two problems with the bicycle, which turned out to be related.... Continue Reading →

Well, a 32-inch-wheeled bike won the Unbound XL: However, this doesn't mean anything, because Unbound XL--and all "ultra-endurance" or whatever-you-want-to-call-them races--are stupid. Firstly, let's take a look at what the Unbound XL actually is: That's a pretentious way of saying you are paying a publicly traded company $270 to ride a bicycle a dumb distance... Continue Reading →

Well, I'm sorry to share depressing news as we head into the weekend, but this one is too close to home for me to ignore: This was Thursday morning, at rush hour, on a bridge bike path I've described in the past as a "complete shitshow:" Police officers responded at 8:21 a.m. after a 39-year-old... Continue Reading →

Remember when cycling was the new golf? Well now gravel cycling is the new cycling. [Oh, well Reddit says it, so...] Logically then, it would follow that gravel golf would be the new golf: But golf is secure enough in itself to simply remain golf, whereas cycling is neurotic and insecure and needs to constantly... Continue Reading →

I am currently very deep in a highly pretentious and deeply hypocritical "An old road bike is all you need" phase: While I do maintain this is technically true, it is both highly pretentious and deeply hypocritical because the truth is when I no longer feel like riding the old road bike I have like... Continue Reading →

I can't anymore, I just can't. It happens every time I take a vacation or there's a long weekend. After a few days off I feel rested and rejuvenated--so much so I promise myself I'm going to ditch all the complaining and the negativity and focus on everything that makes cycling so wonderful. Then I... Continue Reading →

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and I look forward to a long weekend of riding. Just kidding. Oh, well. Guess there will be more solemn remembrance and less outdoor recreation, which is fair enough. In any case, I am now signing off in observance thereof, and I will see you back here on Tuesday,... Continue Reading →

It's AI week here on Tan Tenovo's House of Irritability, and once again we'll be taking a look at the profound ethical, legal, financial, and cultural implications of this controversial technology and its evolving impact on the cycling landscape. Nah. But we are going to look at more zany AI stuff though: Of course we... Continue Reading →

Look, I know the idea of the future is scary and everyone's all freaked out about AI and stuff, but it's going to be fine, trust me. For example, I'm old enough to remember when 1984 was supposed to look like this: But instead it turned out like this: And hey, you can speculate that... Continue Reading →

Yesterday I had to drop the The Car That I Own off with the mechanic, so I brought a bike with me and took the scenic way home: I would describe the Roadini as my own personal dreamboat, and this is how I feel pretty much every time I ride it: I even wave to... Continue Reading →