Life is full of surprises. Some you don't want, like a funnel web in a shoe, while others are completely…
Never forget your roots, they say... OK, I'm a child of the 70's, and back then bicycles were as big a…
Everyone knows you need at least three road bikes - two if you're absolutely determined to make a point about…
This winter Shimano showed up on Maui with a flotilla of Colnago C-59s set up with disc brakes. The lucky…
For many Americans, their first ten speed bike was a Schwinn. It was heavy. Everything about it was heavy. It…
Lucky is the cyclist who has a parent cyclist. Early mentoring about the pain cave, guidance gluing on tires, these…
Ok all you roadies, listen up. You're not gonna like what I'm about to tell you, but it's the truth.…
Patience has never come naturally to me - I'm more Calvin than I am Hobbes in that regard. Yet I am…
My first bicycle opened a new world to me, one where range was measured by will and pedal revolutions, not…
A Velominatus maintains their machine with meticulous care, doting over it daily. A bicycle is a tool, but it is…
It wasn't so long ago that the majority of bicycles were made by hand, from raw materials, in places that…
Disregarding my Schwinn Typhoon, I started keeping score with my 1976 Peugeot PX 10 LE. It came with a Stronglight…
Pineapple Bob? @cyclops goes deep with this reference. Pineapple Bob was a mystical figure in American cycling. He was not…
It is so deeply entangled at this point, I can no longer tell the threads from one another. The strands…
How can we not talk about the Tour? After Sunday's stage it's hard not to be a little excited. Until…
I find it interesting to observe the chasm between parties engaged in a conversation, particularly in response to questions being…
In most situations, silence is an ominous thing that signals impending doom. Having never been in any danger myself, I base this largely…
There are always at least two ways to accomplish any task: properly and improperly. Drinking beer from a glass, not…
I hadn't planned to ride them every day. In fact, I had planned to only ride them once and let…
I don't have to tell anyone around here that @Cyclops is weird guy; most of you have already figured that…