So the bad news is that unless you won the giveaway Riv-away yesterday you didn't win: But the good news is that you can still buy yourself some credits. That's called pulling yourself up by your bootstraps...or by the straps of your fine Sackville bag: [Photo: Rivendell] By the way, I don't know how many... Continue Reading →

If you read this blog regularly (or at all for that matter), you might be under the impression I'm a total Rivendell shill--and obviously you'd be right. However, nobody at Rivendell ever asks me to mention anything on this blog, which probably has far less to do with integrity than it does with self-preservation, since... Continue Reading →

Okay, look, I know I shouldn't automatically reject things just because they're new, but what are we even doing here? I'm not like a bike designer or an engineer or whatever, but there's got to be a better solution than this, right? Right...? Whatever, it's not my problem. I stopped trying to keep up with... Continue Reading →

Well it certainly looks like the Perry Ruby was not wanting for excitement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAFZboY-aI It's also strangely comforting to see that for all the so-called "advancements" in bicycle wheel and tire technology, inopportune punctures remain an integral part of bicycle racing. For as Ben Franklin sagely observed, the only certainties in life are death and... Continue Reading →

As any Continental Army regular or John Wayne Bobbitt* will tell you, you don't want to go off half-cocked, which is is why you shouldn't buy that exciting new gravel bike you've had your eye on: *[I really do deserve a Most Dated References On The Internet Award, or "Datie"] And yes, that's Part 2... Continue Reading →

Having recently sold an Industry Standard Gravelling Appliance, I know how difficult it can be, and it's probably because of articles like this: Granted, according to Salsa the ISGA I sold can fit 50mm, but still, it's a model that's been around awhile now, and the shelf life for these things is only a few... Continue Reading →

Well, all good things must come to an end...like this guy's scooter ride: And so it is that I announcing that The Great Gravel Experiment, AKA The Quest For Spog, AKA my profound emotional journey deep into the heart of the American Gravel Exprience, is offically over, for I have now sold the PRJCT GRVL... Continue Reading →

You know, the other day I said Campagnolo Super Record shifty parts were the most lavish gift I've ever received from a reader: And while that's probably still true I totally forgot about the time someone sent me a whole entire Marinoni. Granted, it was in pretty rough shape: And I had to push myself... Continue Reading →

What was that about pro cycling being boring because of Pogačar again? Sure, his win was a "carbon copy" of last year's, but if you squint you can almost pretend there are other riders behind him: Not that I'm saying it was boring, mind you; I didn't even watch, so what do I know? See,... Continue Reading →

Happy Judeo-Christian Rebirthing Ceremony Season! [Not AI, if you can believe it.] Whether you're applying color to chicken eggs or repeatedly dipping your finger in wine or just invoking some half-remembered religious ceremony from your childhood as an excuse to leave work early, may you go richly forth bathed in the glory of the Lord,... Continue Reading →