Today is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, so consider this a non-post in observation of and deference to this holy occasion. [The Shofar can be slippery, so consider giving it the Rivendell treatment by wrapping yours in Newbaum's.] Unfortunately, being just an all-around exemplary person, I have little to nothing for which to atone.... Continue Reading →

As a former semi-professional bike blogger and current gentleman wordsmith, I understand that people turn to this particular bullshit depository for a host of reasons, and very near the bottom of that list is in-depth product reviews, though I will continue to update you on how I'm getting along with The World's Most Niche-iest* Shifter... Continue Reading →

Further to yesterday's post, the A. Homer Hilsen is now running beautifully--so beautifully that the very next morning I decided to commute to Brooklyn on it: As I've mentioned, I commute to and from Brooklyn twice a week. The distance is a bit under 20 miles each way, and it's an ideal bike commute in... Continue Reading →

With the Meh-roica bike now running smoothly... ...it was now time for me to turn my attention to the A. Honus Hildegaard: All of the above is true, especially the mac and cheese part, and it's for this reason that since taking delivery of it in March of 2020 it has become perhaps my most... Continue Reading →

I have dedicated my life to cycling. This is because there is so much that is wonderful about it: the joy...the freedom...the exhilaration... But what I love even more than any of those things is that it requires no personal growth from me whatsoever. See, in real life, no matter how obstinate you may be,... Continue Reading →

All this talk of Meh-roica bikes last week compelled me to head out on one this past Friday as soon as I concluded my broadcast day: This in turn finally compelled me to do a little more primping: After acquiring this bike very inexpensively last April, I pledged to spend absolutely no money on it,... Continue Reading →

Further to yesterday's post, in which I singlehandedly came up with the brilliant idea of a celebratory ride for not-quite-vintage bicycles, there's clearly lots of interest in Meh-roica, so even though I'm never, ever going to organize it let's just pretend I am: Speaking of pretending, the above flyer is obviously 100% AI-generated, which cost... Continue Reading →

Way back in 2014 I rode in L'Eroica--the one in Italy, no less: I rode it as a guest of Brooks, makers of fine dead cow bicycle saddles, and apart from the aforelinked post everything I wrote about it was for their blog, which no longer exists. They say the Internet is forever, but as... Continue Reading →

In recent years we've all had to adjust to the fact that Portland's (the one in Oregon) heyday as a cycling superpower is far behind it, but is Copenhagen meeting the same fate? If so, you can blame young people, who as we all know are ruining everything: This decline may seem modest, but at... Continue Reading →

Imagine you're living in an alternate dimension, one in which bicycles make sense. It's 2026, and a mainstream company is introducing a new mountain bike. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Oq0tU9Slg Sadly we don't live in that dimension, we live in this one. Here, bicycles don't make any sense. So Marin made only like 400 of these,... Continue Reading →