The older I get the more I realize how little I know. This is especially true when it comes to bikes and cycling. In fact, most of what I know I've learned from the comments section of my own blog. For instance, yesterday I mentioned that road rage incident, and I had no idea the... Continue Reading →

Back in January you may recall I had a SPOG-related incident: Which left a puddle of SPOG on the bike path: Well, two months, two blizzards, and who knows how many inches of rain later, the SPOG stain is still there, an enduring testament to the Macbethian indelibility of latex: Amazing. Meanwhile, I continue to... Continue Reading →

Despite having raised the avoidance of anything resembling "work" to an art form (or at least a blog), I do commute to Brooklyn twice a week. These days, I generally do that by subway, which is convenient and inexpensive and affords me the time to read. (I do use a popular brand of e-reader, the... Continue Reading →

It was wet and cold yesterday but I rode anyway: I got wet and cold. Still, I felt very much at home on the Milaukee, a bicycle which is now entering its 11th year of faithful service. Also, for the record, I've been riding this bicycle on Very Small Rocks™ since it was new: Keep... Continue Reading →

Recently I mentioned that this Islabikes Luath 24 was up for grabs because all seventeen (17) of my human children have outgrown it, and I'm both happy and wistful to report that it has officially been grabbed: I am happy because because it will bring joy to another human child, as well as bring joy... Continue Reading →

I try not to click on sensational headlines, I really, really don't. But I try not to do a lot of other things, too, such as cross-chaining, drinking in the morning, and cursing at the cat. As usual, the sun's barely up and I've already failed at all of those things (with the exception of... Continue Reading →

Getting a package is always exciting (well, usually, I guess receiving an at-home urine testing kit isn't that exciting), but it's exponentially more exciting when that package is from Richard Sachs: And no, the package above is not from Richard Sachs, it's from when Paul from Classic Cycle sent me the Eye of the Tiger,... Continue Reading →

Further to yesterday's post, some guy from upstate called "Some Guy From Upstate" noted the following: The main problem with the bottle cage is it is not on the down tube, where bottle cages are supposed to go. Also, as another commenter mentioned, some wraps of electrical tape to protect the paint and a couple... Continue Reading →

Further to a recent post, one or two of you took issue with the fact that I had zip-tied a water bottle cage to this bicycle: Hey, you may find it unsightly, but at least it's not as bad as what this guy did: [Via here.] I don't know who he is, but he clearly... Continue Reading →

As you know, over the holidays I completed the assembly of a broccoli bike. After finally triumphing over an internal cable routing system that nearly killed me, I was looking forward to fully exploring the bike's gravelosity, but shortly after completion we were ravaged by the worst winter we've had in years. This meant I... Continue Reading →