Monthly Archives: March 2010

Spring in the East Bay

March 25, 2010 – 6:00 pm

I love spring time in California!

Tags Alameda County, Band Wagon, bike trail, Coyote Hills Regional Park, cycling, East Bay, fixed gear bike, fixie, Kona, me, San Francisco Bay | Comments (5)

It’s not a race. That’s what I tell myself as Joe Lycra zips past me on his Cervelo S3 during the evening commute, and it’s what Jill Flipskirt on the Breezer Villager shouts as I crawl past on the hill after slipstreaming behind her.

Tags bike commute, commute, Portland OR, TdF, tour de france, video | Comments (3)

Mad drifter skills

March 25, 2010 – 12:00 pm

This little tyke who can barely talk skids his bicycle all over the place.

Tags child, coaster brakes, stupid fun | Comments (4)

Track bars and brake hoods

March 25, 2010 – 8:00 am

Today’s fixed gear bike style question concerns brake hoods on track bars. Let me know what you think.

Tags brake hoods, brakes, fixed gear, fixie, handlebar, track bars, track bike | Comments (7)

$1200 handlebar recall

March 24, 2010 – 3:00 pm

3T and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of all all VENTUS LTD, Ventus LTD 17, VENTUS LTD Gold, VENTUS LTD Track, VENTUS TEAM and VENTUS TEAM 17 bicycle aerobars. These aerobars retail for $1,000 to $1,200. Wow, those tri-geeks know how to spend serious cash on their gear.

Tags 3T, aerobar, crash, grips, handlebar, recall, slip, Ventus | Comment (0)

2 bikes, 1 lock

March 24, 2010 – 2:00 pm

MAKE Magazine illustrator Tim Lillis created this “Tricks of the Trade” video to show how you can lock two bicycles up with a single U lock.

Tags bike lock, bike theft, MAKE, minilock, security, u lock | Comment (1)

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