This is a blog about bikes, and as such I do my best not to bother you with my personal non-cycling affairs--unless of course they directly impact the publication of this blog. So it is for that reason I mention to you know we're having some work done on our home. I won't trouble you... Continue Reading →

Yesterday was a big day for smuggies, transit nerds, and municipal policy weenies here in New York City, because the Department of Transportation unveiled its long-awaited Streets Plan: For an idea of just how eagerly this demographic has been anticipating the plan, just imagine a bunch of 40-something men in New Balance sneakers waiting for... Continue Reading →

It's been a little over six months since I put together my Platypus: The animal for which this bike is named looks like God put it together using a bunch of spare parts, and in that spirit I too used as many of my own spare parts as I reasonably could. For the most part,... Continue Reading →

Well I'm back from Thanksgiving "vacation," and yet I feel more burnt out than this Crown Vic: Actually, I think that's a Mercury Grand Marquis. Also, I'm not feeling burnt out at all, I just wanted an excuse to use that photo. I did do a fair amount of driving though, with my pre-Thanksgiving post... Continue Reading →

Happy Thanksgiving, you turkeys! [Nixon should have stuck it out, that turkey owed him one.] Barring anything I feel compelled to share before then, I'll be out of the office until Monday, November 29th. In the meantime, I'll be giving thanks for my good fortune, and I hope you'll be giving thanks for yours--or, if... Continue Reading →

Further to last Thursday's post, the next day I took some more "time off the bike" by visiting the popular local cycling route known as "River Road:" Where the fall foliage was "flambullient" enough to make you wanna barf: It was a delightful ride, but this being a bike blog, I'll take the opportunity to... Continue Reading →

This is to announce that Bike Snob NYC, a.k.a. RTMS, a.k.a. Tan Tenovo, semi-professional bike blogger and 99% retired Category 3 bicycle racer, is withdrawing his registration for this Saturday's Rainey Park Cyclocross Race in Queens, NY: Despite chronic lack of fitness and endemic lack of skill, Tenovo had registered for the Singlespeed field. However,... Continue Reading →

I was enjoying a leisurely autumn ride this afternoon when, on this very path, I encountered a buck with formidable antlers: I approached trepidatiously, concerned it might attempt to gore me in self-defense, until I remembered I had some decent antlers of my own: Perhaps realizing this as well, the buck ran away before I... Continue Reading →

I've got a new column on the Outsides, and it's all about kickstands! You'll note it's a "member exclusive," so you'll need to become one in order to experience my profound thoughts on the subject. It that bothers you, please consider that this cow has been giving away the milk for free on this blog... Continue Reading →

This past Friday I shared my first impressions of the Colnago Titanio Molto Bene Bititan Doppio Top-Tubio Extravaganzio Con Formaggio, and this past weekend I got to spend a little more time on it: My impression that this is a stiff, race-oriented bicycle best suited an aggressive rider remains fundamentally unchanged. To be clear, that's... Continue Reading →