A steel Langster frame appeared in Specialized’s 2010 catalog a couple of months ago. And looky here — Bike shops are now taking delivery of this frame.

The 2010 Specialized catalog is now available online.

Outlier started releasing their Fall ’09 articles with this sharp looking Nailhead Cap made in collaboration with master milliner Victor Osborne and produced in New York City.

This cap is made with Nailhead worsted wool, which is normally used for suits. The subtle pinprick pattern gives it an incredible depth of texture, and as a fine suiting fabric it’s made from the softest and longest wool fibers available. That makes it one of the best performance fabrics around because the finer wools breathe better than cotton, and wick moisture into the inner core of their actual fibers.

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Later on this month, Outlier will introduce some pants, hoodie and sweater for casual cool weather cycling. They’ll have them for the Urban Legend fashion show during Interbike.

Is there a full moon or something?

Colorado Springs, Colorado:

Police said Timothy Hombs was driving his Dodge Caravan near the intersection of Palmer Park Boulevard and Wooten Road at about 2 p.m. Monday, when he spotted a bicycle that he thought belonged to his son.
“He believed the bike had been stolen and he intentionally struck the victim who was riding the bike,” a police report stated.

Police said the bicycle didn’t belong to Hombs’ son.

More –> Cyclist Mistaken For Thief Rammed By Van.

Portland, Oregon: “A driver who argued with a bicyclist Friday afternoon in Northeast Portland put his car into reverse and backed into the bicyclist at an estimated 40 mph. After impact, the victim appeared to be stuck to the back of the SUV.” More –> Bike Portland.

And finally, this tragic story resulting in a fatality from Toronto, Ontario: Former Attorney General Michael Bryant collided with bicycle courier Darcy Sheppard. When Bryant tried to flee the accident, Sheppard grabbed on to Bryant’s Saab. Bryant then drove at high speed along lampposts and alongside oncoming traffic in an apparent attempt to brush Sheppard off. Sheppard was finally thrown off after hitting a mailbox. More at the New York Times –> Canadian Politician Charged in Bike-Rage Death. See also:

* CBC Toronto Mayor refuses commment on Bryant.

* Bloomberg: Ex Ontario Attorney General held after fatal accident. Accident???!

* Toronto Post: Michael Bryant charged in cyclist’s death.

Local cyclists will hold a memorial gathering for Darcy Sheppard on Wednesday, September 2. Sheppard was 33 years old and leaves behind an infant son.

Comfortable in the shock-absorbing seat of his $120 Huffy mountain bike, Paul Kronenberg ascended the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge last Wednesday at a leisurely pace.

Two months and half a dozen crumbling bike maps later, he bagged his last bit of path: sixth-tenths of a mile along Chrystie Street in Manhattan.

He saw an advertisement for Bike Month that promoted 620-plus miles of paths crisscrossing the city, and he thought about riding them all. “That clicked in my head that it’d be something to do,” said Mr. Kronenberg, a “semiretired” calculus tutor. “I’ve always kind of kept track of mileage.”

Read more in the New York Times: Summer Quest Covers All of the City’s Bike Paths.

2009 Vuelta a Espana Stage 4

I cringe watching this. That’s gotta hurt. The crash begins at 3:20 in this video.

See also:
* Velo News Large crash marks end of Vuelta stage.
* Astana Massive crash ends Vuelta for Horner