Compelled to post this because: “Sometimes the cosmic tumblers turn just right and the universe opens to possibilities never before imagined.” So I met some of the kids from Outlier on Friday, then I found out they sponsor the blog Prolly is Not Probably, that has a weekly “Merckx Monday” post. Just seemed like a [...]

The time has come to sell my Swedish cykel. Originally sourced from the Swedish Craigslist equivilent (blocket.se), and then resourcefully added to, and turned into a fixed-gear with Casey’s help during a marathon g-chat session. The frame is a 57cm lugged DBS (Den Beste Sykkel – “The Best Bike”) which is a well known Norwegian [...]

So, apparently this tweed rideness happended. And if no one from ride lugged was present, then it’s a sad day for the cause. Or a happy one. Still not sure.

The omniscient New York Times has an article on why no French rider has won “le tour” since 1985. The money quote is: “Their mentality is, well, you should just get on with it because Bernard Hinault won the Tour like that and you should be grateful.” Of course, Ancy McLarmstorg’s über scientific approach is [...]

In contrast to my previous post, I have found a

I present an easy target for your disdain: the “Aristotle” customizable single speed from Suburban Outfitters.

Bikes In Film from the Digital Ramble blog.

Pursuant to the convo Case and I had while he was e-supervising my fixed gear conversion project I thought I’d post some choice clips from Lancey Stronglegs’ twitter stream: “You know why else New Mexico is cool? The Shins are from here. 4:11 AM Apr 30th from TwitterBerry Good morning! Feeding kids and getting ready [...]

This is the fixed gear conversion of my norweigan/italian formerly 6 speed friction downtuber. It is 100% due to Casey’s live g-chat assistance.