Good morning. We've all had a lot of laughs here over the years, but it's important to stop every now and then and consider the less fortunate among us. Consider professional cyclist Lachlan Morton, who has been forced to undertake his outré publicity stunts endurance rides on a shitty disc brake Cannondale with a stupid... Continue Reading →

Yesterday while on the South County Trailway I encountered a large group ride coming in the other direction: The ride was bunching, as large rides tend to do, and every so often I'd find myself on what felt like a collusion course with the participants as they swelled to the point that they were taking... Continue Reading →

For the past week New York has been like a windowless bathroom after a hot shower, and from a cycling perspective the best way to cope with these conditions has been to wear athletic clothing while riding a bicycle on the road: When it comes to road bikes, it can sometimes seem as though there's... Continue Reading →

I gotta say, this bike's really working for me this week: I've had it set up for my older son, and so the stem is two centimeters shorter than what I usually use. I thought of changing it back, but it turns out it feels great, most likely because I've got at least two extra... Continue Reading →

If you've ever longed to see a bunch of cheap-ass handlebars (and one not-so-cheap handlebar) versus a hydraulic press, well have I got a video for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua8QxAcers4 It's a strange test that is teaches us almost nothing, and yet who doesn't want to see what happens when you push a $20 crabon bar to... Continue Reading →

Firstly, nobody asked me to do this, but I just happened to notice that Jones is having a sale: Those look like some pretty good deals to me: I don't have a favorite bike. Actually, that's not true, my favorite bike is usually the one I happen to be riding at the time. However, when... Continue Reading →

Oy, I'm back. While I had two bicycles with me on my vacation, it was particularly good to reconnect with the Jones, and a luxury to be in such close proximity to that most fashionable of road surfaces: [I'm talking about the garvel, of course.] Alas, as a dog returns to his own vomit, so... Continue Reading →

***I plugged the term "Jones" into eBay and these are the bikes that came up. Anyway, I'm still on vacation, you're not reading this. See you after Labor Day.*** Sooner or later we each much come to terms with the fact that our needs are fundamentally at odds with our desires. Here's what that realization... Continue Reading →

***This is another vacation non-post, see you for real after Labor Day.*** As everybody knows, Craigslist in big cities like New York is a total shitshow, full of overpriced crap like this: But that's not the case everywhere, and in an alternate reality I'd travel the hinterlands in a minivan acquiring classic bargains, like this... Continue Reading →

***I'm on vacation, and yet I keep typing words into this blog. What can I say? I'm like a do running in its sleep.*** In recent years I've sort of stopped keeping up with the newest-and-latest bike tech in earnest. Mostly, I just give stuff a cursory glance and then make fun of it: When... Continue Reading →