Further to yesterday's post, a reader asked why the fork on the latest testcycle... ...is different from the one on the Classic Cycle website: Well, Paul was reading, and here's your answer: Someone  asked in the comments why I didn’t leave the Marzocci fork on the bike.  I wanted to spare you a collar bone... Continue Reading →

Further to Tuesday's post I have now done a proper ride on the repaired GT XCR 1000 from Classic Cycle: By "proper ride" I mean I rode to and from the trail instead of just throwing the bike on the car: And no, I don't mean a ride that you drive to isn't "proper." I... Continue Reading →

I'll always have a soft spot for the good old-fashioned road bike: That's because even here in the biggest city in West Greenland, a road bike will carry you swiftly and efficiently to places where you can at least pretend you're deep in the country: Also, just because it's called a "road bike" doesn't mean... Continue Reading →

As everybody knows by now, this blog is merely an avocation; my vocation is of course my ongoing mission as the Classic Cycle Old Crap Test Pilot, and the latest bicycle I am test-piloting is the 1999 GT XCR 1000: However, I was having two problems with the bicycle, which turned out to be related.... Continue Reading →

Well, a 32-inch-wheeled bike won the Unbound XL: However, this doesn't mean anything, because Unbound XL--and all "ultra-endurance" or whatever-you-want-to-call-them races--are stupid. Firstly, let's take a look at what the Unbound XL actually is: That's a pretentious way of saying you are paying a publicly traded company $270 to ride a bicycle a dumb distance... Continue Reading →

Well, I'm sorry to share depressing news as we head into the weekend, but this one is too close to home for me to ignore: This was Thursday morning, at rush hour, on a bridge bike path I've described in the past as a "complete shitshow:" Police officers responded at 8:21 a.m. after a 39-year-old... Continue Reading →

Remember when cycling was the new golf? Well now gravel cycling is the new cycling. [Oh, well Reddit says it, so...] Logically then, it would follow that gravel golf would be the new golf: But golf is secure enough in itself to simply remain golf, whereas cycling is neurotic and insecure and needs to constantly... Continue Reading →

I am currently very deep in a highly pretentious and deeply hypocritical "An old road bike is all you need" phase: While I do maintain this is technically true, it is both highly pretentious and deeply hypocritical because the truth is when I no longer feel like riding the old road bike I have like... Continue Reading →

I can't anymore, I just can't. It happens every time I take a vacation or there's a long weekend. After a few days off I feel rested and rejuvenated--so much so I promise myself I'm going to ditch all the complaining and the negativity and focus on everything that makes cycling so wonderful. Then I... Continue Reading →

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and I look forward to a long weekend of riding. Just kidding. Oh, well. Guess there will be more solemn remembrance and less outdoor recreation, which is fair enough. In any case, I am now signing off in observance thereof, and I will see you back here on Tuesday,... Continue Reading →