Monthly Archives: December 2009

In my post on cycling apparel the other day, I completely neglected any mention of wool! Thank you to those leaving comments to correct my oversight. Freewheeling spirit posted his thoughts on wool and included this gem from the 1992 Bridgestone catalog. As many of you know, Grant Petersen was USA director of marketing for read more »

Admit it, you’d totally love to have this on your bicycle. This is on the “Huffy Sonic 6 Racing Extreme Bike” available at finer retailers like K-Mart and Walmart. Amazon also lists the 16″ version but its currently unavailable. Coming up: The Bike Shaped Object Buyers’ Guide.

Though these are mostly available online, I still like to read the dead-tree edition of magazines if I have them. A few bike oriented magazines I like that might make a good gift for the cyclist in your life: Momentum, “The Magazine For Self Propelled People,” covers practical mobility and completely ignores racing, fitness, and read more »

That’s one way to look at this story, anyways. Cyclist Curtis Adams in Logan, Utah filtered forward to the right of cars waiting at a red light. He was ticketed for violating Utah statue 41-6A-705, which states it is unlawful to pass a vehicle on the right. Judge Cheryl Russel in the city court upheld read more »

I’m a book guy — I buy or borrow about a book a week. Here are some bike books your cycling friends might like as a gift. Please let me know if I missed any new books about bikes that I should list. Custom Bicycles: A Passionate Pursuit is a lovely coffee table book of read more »