Originally written Feb 4, 2008

In 1903 the Wright brothers flew for a few seconds in a heavier than air craft of their own design. They worked outside of typical aeronautics thought, reworking and recalculating established thought. The wooden propeller they developed, hand hewn from laminated wood, was 83% efficient. Modern Propellers, the [...]

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 distasteful in [...]

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.

ok, so where did our frequent posting go, yikes!!
anyway here is a conundrum I am in these days, see if you can answer it:
(I’m pretty sure it’s a recurring issue I know the solution for, which I’ll pipe in with later.)
when I am pedaling along at a normal (~75rpm) cadence under a light to moderate [...]

Bikes In Film from the Digital Ramble blog.

“Cycling Enters the Electronic Age With a New Gear-Shifting System”

Lugs look lovely.  Let us not overlook this basic truth.  Even the crudest lug has character to it, a statement of purpose defining the form and lending a degree of individuality to even the most mass produced joint.  What is truth in art?  By calling something beautiful rather than as Kant put it, visually agreeable, [...]

Sram shafts Super Randonneurs and tedious tweed touting tourists with wacky wonder shifter.  The new, portlier, uglier, and less ergonomic shifter adds another nail in the coffin for those who know how to shift the righteous way.  Friction of course.  Fabulously faultless and finely fine-tunable, friction is rejected by racers who refuse to reap the [...]

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so we had a super good turn out for the scramble.  dave got points for driving the furthest to get here.  phil got points for riding a bike that would give a cory townie a run for its money (crappynesswise).  way to many people showed up on fixed gears and kicked ass on them.  joe, [...]