Well, it's that time of year again: I am officially signing off, starting at the very end of this post until the very start of the next one, which will appear at some point during August 31st, 2026. But before I leave, I've got some complaining to do: Like all my complaints, this too is... Continue Reading →

Further to yesterday's post, I'd like to thank commenter Graig, who identified these... As the missing thingies for this: I don't know much, but what little I do know I learn in the comments of my own blog. Plus, my package from Ben's Cycle included these: This means I have basically everything I need to... Continue Reading →

A little over a year ago I cleared out my friend's apartment after he died. He had a lifetime of bike stuff, all meticulously organized and stored carefully for the day when he might need to call it back into service or finally get around to selling it. Obviously that day never came. As I... Continue Reading →

To follow up on yesterday's post concerning this past weekend's Very Small Rocks outing, the top speed of a mosquito is as follows: I guess I'm slower than I thought if I can't avoid them on climbs, though they don't say whether that's a laden or an unladen mosquito. [The AI's take on "A sign... Continue Reading →

Well this weekend was an exciting* one for me--and not just because I saw Hollywood legend Kurt Russell's Hyundai: *[Disclaimer: My Excit-O-Meter tool is calibrated differently than yours, so what registers as EXTREME EXCITEMENT on mine probably reads as MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS--DO NOT OPERATE HEAVY MACHINERY on yours.] Once again, my elder son had to... Continue Reading →

Bicycle wheels. They're one of the most important components there is in cycling. Without wheels, your bicycle will be much lighter, but it will also be much, much slower, and it will handle very poorly. So yes, while there are certain situations when you may opt to forego the front for weight savings, generally speaking... Continue Reading →

Once again I managed to get a little Farb time in yesterday: I've been riding it a lot partially because I'm very pleased with the new drivetrain, but also because after you put on a whole bunch of new stuff like that you've got to sort of bed everything in, which is why bike shops... Continue Reading →

As a former semi-professional bike blogger-turned gentleman bike blogger, I bullshit on a daily basis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Ck6v6c1ko Yet even I, a veritable font of bullshit, can't fathom how you could possibly do this on a daily basis on video. Yet YouTube is filled with cycling-themed "content creators" who seem able to do just that. So every... Continue Reading →

When it comes to the Tour de France and pro cycling in general, nobody feels as strongly as I do that the women's races are just as important as the men's. This is why I ignore both equally. It's also why I didn't know about this until someone mentioned it in the comments yesterday: Yes,... Continue Reading →

Last summer, for unhappy reasons, I became the custodian of a bicycle by Richard Sachs, who is (say it with me now) the Karl Farbman of Bicycles: While over that time I have made some changes to it (seatpost and stem for fit, wheels because of wheel stuff), I've refrained from making more substantive alterations--not... Continue Reading →