Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fredline is upon us: That's right, no more submissions after 12pm EST EDT PTSD my time, which is whatever time it is in New York, and if you want to know what time it is in New York then visit your search engine of choice and type in the words, "What... Continue Reading →

As the deadline for the Meh-roica Whatever-It's-Called Contest (sponsored by Dumonde Tech, the Dom Pérignon of Bicycle Lubricants™) approaches, the entries are flowing in so smoothly it's almost like the entire contest has been doused in Dumonde Tech, the Dom Pérignon of Bicycle Lubricants™: [Dumonde Tech, the Dom Perignon of...you get it.] For example, consider... Continue Reading →

You now have two more days to enter the inaugural edition of the 35th Annual Meh-Roica Bicycle Beauty Pageant: Sponsored by Dumonde Tech, the Dom Pérignon of bicycle lubricants: [WARNING: Do Not Drink] And if you're unfamiliar with Dom Pérignon, it's the Dumonde bicycle lubricant of fizzy alcoholic drinks: Glad we could clear that up...... Continue Reading →

In the early days of this blog, when Fixie Fever was running way into the red zone, the must-have wheel for your carefully curated track bike was the Aerospoke: Like many trends from that era, this one was somewhat bewildering, since the Aerospoke was basically a really heavy wheel you'd skip over in the Nashbar... Continue Reading →

Hey, it's Friday, how do you like that? Here in the processed meat of the North American sandwich (we're the deli ham, Canada and Mexico are the bread) it's also the start of a three-day weekend! See, this coming Monday is the day we used to call "Columbus Day:" But colonialism is bad, bad, bad,... Continue Reading →

I am nothing if not a resolute contrarian--unless you call me a contrarian, in which case I will assert with every fiber of my being that I'm not. But yes, ordinarily I will often go out of my way to do the opposite of whatever everybody else is doing. This is why, now that wide... Continue Reading →

In my haste, I announced the Meh-roica Bike Pageant without first running it past my legal team: Despite their repeated entreaties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x6qTII-uy4 Now there's a very serious risk I could be sued for trademark infringement by the Roica™ people: Though as I understand it, in order to prove trademark infringement you need to show that... Continue Reading →

Remember, you still have until 12:00pm EST on October 16th to submit your Meh-roica Bike Pageant entry: In retrospect that's an insane amount of time, and I'm not sure why I didn't make the deadline much sooner. Like, this Friday would have made more sense, wouldn't it? Oh well, whatever. Meanwhile, I continue to receive... Continue Reading →

Last Friday I announced the Meh-Roica Pageant with great fanfare and even greater artwork: And I can already tell it's going to be a tough one to judge, because there are some very strong contenders. For example, remember Airborne? Shockingly it appears they still exist--and even sell a rim brake frame...? It's not cheap, either,... Continue Reading →

As I've said repeatedly, I didn't start a bike blog in order to do "work." "So why did you start a bike blog?," you may be wondering. Well, it was all so I could meet the so-called "Fat Cyclist:" Ah, the high-flying, free-wheeling* days of the aughties blogosphere. We were like gods back then. Fat... Continue Reading →