Monthly Archives: February 2010

Free online bike design tool

Gizmag goes into some detail on the history and purpose of the free, online BikeCAD program and its designer, Canadian mechanical engineer and bike nut Brent Curry.

Mounting tight bicycle tires

How to install a bicycle tire that is especially tight and tough to mount on a rim.

Beauty for ashes

Biking as a Lenten practice.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-20

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Bamboosero: Building Bamboo Bikes For A Better Future

One of the exhibitors coming to the Shimano North American Handmade Bicycle Show I’m particularly keen to see is Bamboosero, a group of independent bamboo frame builders from throughout the developing world.

NAHBS Checkpoint Race

Globe, Mash, and Embrocation cycling journal have come together to sponsor an alley cat race on the first night of the 2010 Shimano North American Handmade Bicycle Show (Feb 26-28, 2010 in Richmond, VA). This is a very good omen for a weekend of exuberant good times with bikes, bikers, and bike builders.