Further to yesterday's post, as the "most legit city slicker in all the land," yesterday I had the sort of sophisticated business to which we cosmopolitan types much attend. This would require me to utilize the city's public bicycle parking infrastructure, and so naturally I engaged my urban runabout: I also knew I'd be returning... Continue Reading →

What with the banks collapsing and all that stuff, there's never been a more important time to find a safe haven for your money. The stock market? Too volatile. Crypto? That's for bros who ride Onewheels. Bonds? Who knows if the government will even still be here in five years to back them up? And... Continue Reading →

I was looking at the Twitter yesterday when I saw this: Presumably I'm the last person to know there's now something called the National Cycling League, and it's the "future of professional cycling:" To that end, they've set forth their vision using various cultural buzzwords: The founder, Paris Wallace, is an Entrepreneur In Residence at... Continue Reading →

I noticed the other day that Surly has a new bike called the "Preamble:" They call it a "steel commuter and gravel bike:" And this being Surly it's marketed both ironically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ztuq__qDJk And irreverently: However, if you really want to "keep shit simple," the Surly Preamble is a hybrid: I don't mean to use the... Continue Reading →

Further to Thursday's post, Tom Boonen has apologized for his Colnago comments: Actually, he didn't so much apologize as he did repent and genuflect: Though he also included this highly ironic photo, so perhaps his "apology" is more subversive than it seems at first glance: When you consider how much dope they were on, attributing... Continue Reading →

There's a lot of bad stuff on Twitter, but maybe the worst thing is this account: https://twitter.com/ShouldIBike/status/1634174795838377984?s=20 I mean how stupid and wrong could that advice be? I did "bike" today and it was great. GREAT! And not just because I had a great bike: But it didn't hurt: The Homer looks rather genteel, and... Continue Reading →

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's--oh, dear God, it's some dirtbag on a Softride: https://videopress.com/v/sK5fNkGE?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I know I'm not exactly tearing it up, but the sun hits that spot directly so it was actually super greasy and slippery on that turn, I swear. But yes, as you know, my latest mission as the Classic... Continue Reading →

After enduring 30-ish miles of this... ...I was badly in need of a perineum palate cleanser yesterday, and so I headed out on this: I chose this bike because it seemed the perfect counterbalance to the Softride. Both bikes were high-tech for their day, but this one is fully rigid, has skinny tires, sports a... Continue Reading →

Further to yesterday's post, this thing just happened to me: Like the band Phish or the movies of John Waters, these bikes have something of a cult following, but it's a cult I've never been inclined to join: Nevertheless, like a "virgin" venturing forth to the "Rocky Horror Picture Show,' shortly after signing off yesterday... Continue Reading →

While I may joke about being a "semi-professional bike blogger," I do have a full-time job, and it's one I take extremely seriously. That's my position as the Classic Cycle Old Crap Test Pilot: There are certain cycling media outlets I won't name were the vintage bicycles are far more photographed than they are ridden.... Continue Reading →