While I do my best to spare you, my valued readers, from all the administrative tedium, there is in fact a great deal of work that goes on behind the scenes here at Tan Tenovo Industries, Ltd. For example, in addition to producing half-assed cycling-themed commentary on a daily basis, the team here at TTI... Continue Reading →

Remember back in the last century when bicycles were human-powered and thieves stole them by clipping locks and riding them away? How quaint! Now the bicycles have motors and people steal them by using artificial intelligence: Here's how: Alvo said the scammer also fabricated screenshots of YouTube analytics. “A YouTube creator would know it’s fake,... Continue Reading →

It's been one week since I officially embarked upon my quest to find the Spirit of Gravel, and I'm pleased to announce I've already figured it out: Riding bikes on stuff that's not roads and not full-on mountain bike trails is fun. Huh, it was even simpler than I thought. Of course, what I now... Continue Reading →

I realize I've been remiss in sharing my unique brand of shitty avian photography, so by may of making amends, please enjoy this photo of a woodpecker: When I first spotted the bird it was mere feet from me, enjoying the bird seed some weirdo must have scattered there, but by the time I wrangled... Continue Reading →

I remain deeply committed to my existential search for the Spirit of Gravel. Still, even the most intrepid explorer has to take a break every once in awhile. Sometimes you've got to stop looking for something for awhile in order to find it, right? And so it was that after consecutive days of flared-bar, knobby-tired... Continue Reading →

As you know, a broccoli bike has entered my life, and rather than spurn it or cower from it or simply ignore it and hope it goes away, I have decided to embrace it. In so doing, my hope is not just to learn why these bikes are so popular (or at least why more... Continue Reading →

With the brand new year just out of its plastic many of us are still brimming with optimism. I know I am! It'll be at least several months before I give up on my goals and revert to my usual state of resignation and cynicism. I'm pleased to see that boutique bicycle maker Canyon also... Continue Reading →

We're barely into January, and already a leading contender for the 2026 Just Buy A Rivendell Already Award has emerged: And it's former professional cyclist and current Gigantic YouTube Fred Phil Gaimon: I couldn't be bothered to actually watch, because if I have a half hour to spare you can be sure I'm not going... Continue Reading →

In addition to riding, resting, and spending time with family over the holiday recess, I was also very much looking forward to finally having enough downtime to undertake Project Gravel--or "PRJCT GRVL," to use the correct Gravelese. Well, I'm pleased to report it is now complete--though I did need to postpone it for a few... Continue Reading →

In the hours and days after a nasty bicycle crash, we run through the Hows and Whys and Whats and Wheretofores in an attempt to understand what the hell just happened to us, and how we can prevent it from happening again. Of course, just as abstinence is the best form of birth control, not... Continue Reading →