The CPSC and Seattle Bike Supply (SBS) have announced a recall of the 2010 Redline Conquest Pro bicycles and framesets. This popular cyclocross bike was sold in pearl white/blue and have aluminum frames with carbon fiber forks and aluminum steerer tubes. The bicycle’s fork legs can separate from the fork crown and cause the rider read more
In his “I’m too sick to blog today” post, Bike Snob NYC mocks this photo I took at the SF Bike Expo last November. Woo hoo! The outfits from B. Spoke Tailor are described here by the designer, Nan Eastep. The dude is on a Renovo wooden bicycle.
Craigslist missed connections and guys with bikes… I mentioned it way back when but this classic best of CL is making the rounds again and it’s worth another mention: this guy is confused by women’s fascination with bicycles in CL missed connections. It seems you hardly even saw the dude, so transfixed as you were read more
After several minor quakes rattled the South Bay last week, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake about 20 miles off of the California coast shook coastal towns in Humboldt County Saturday afternoon. Damage mostly consisted of downed power lines, broken pipes, shattered glass and toppled shelves. Mark Ritz of Kinetic Koffee in Arcata momentarily lost power and read more
Stanley Song from Cannondale’s advanced products describes “Simon,” an electronically controlled bicycle suspension proof of concept at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010. More at Engadget: Cannondale’s mind-blowing Simon electronic suspension system hands-on.
The key to riding a bicycle in winter, Yvonne Bambrick confides, is tissues. “Some people do the, what do they call it, snot rockets. Yuck.” She digs into her purse in the front basket of her bicycle to reveal a pale blue silk pouch, brimming with Kleenex. “Do you want one?” More in the Toronto read more
