I thought actor Robert Pattinson was riding around on a brakeless fixie during filming in New York City. But is that a coaster brake reaction arm I see down there on the left chain stay? I think the black tape around the frame and duct tape on the saddle are marvelous touches by the prop read more
Steve Vance put together a web page about Nishiki bicycle history and information on several specific Japanese made bike models.
The Register reports on an alarming assault on a cyclist in Sweden. Swedish cops are on the look-out for a quintet of tattooed girls who dragged a 50-year-old man off his bicycle, pulled down his trousers and smalls and “sexually molested” the poor bloke. Having had their evil way, the five assailants made good their read more
What’s wrong with this picture? Yes, this really is a guy on a mountain bike in the middle of a criterium, and he indeed had a number pinned on. Predictably, bad things happened. It’s all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Read the details here.
A seven man breakaway led off for most of the day during today’s stage of the 2009 Tour de France from Tonnerre to Vittel. No big shakeups occurred today, but the Tour de France should get interesting tomorrow as the race goes into the big mountain stages. Spoilers below…. Bicycle.net: Soerenson wins. CN: Sorenson speeds read more
Do you remember Reardon Sullivan? He’s the guy who famously declared that “one of the major hazards on our roadways in Montgomery County right now [are] bicyclists.” The San Francisco Chronicle apparently agrees, printing several anti cycling screeds in the Letters To The Editor section while ignoring a hit and run involving a 4 year read more
