we havnt held a ride in a while, and frankly its getting high time that changed.  i mean, it’s super cold and windy out, which is a recipe for good riding. actually it’s not, which is why i propose a ride that has very little to do with riding and everything to do with a [...]

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, [...]

the second coming of christ marcel bethret’s pedal design is here!  and by the raddest us maker of rad US bits there is.  obviously those red droplets are from other manufactures crying bloodly tears.  king releases a lame external bb, and white smashes them with this super nice pedal.  also, is that a white toe [...]

_ how do the czechs repair an old lumpy cobble stone street in my working class neighborhood? why, they pour gravel on it to fill the cracks, of course. on a side note, can anyone guess how to make a hard lumpy old cobble stone road more sketchy to ride on a bike? just guess…

. . . . . 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 [...]

do you ever see someone who’s kind of amazing, and find yourself–moments later–after you’ve taken in all that wonder, envious of their talent or ability? the part you don’t often see is how they might suck at other stuff. stuff that you don’t suck at. making you one grubby greedy ingrate for coveting their calling. [...]

Not really sure what to say about this one. weird?