Monthly Archives: June 2011

Please Bee Kind

The last time I was stung by a bee/stinging insect, Jimi Hendrix was still alive and Seattle had a baseball team that wasn’t the Mariners. Until yesterday – Jeez, that hurts! Was going about 20 mph and the thing flew into my collar, left his little venomous, barbed treat for me and then died a read more »

Bruce Gordon’s ABSHWDD, this Sunday

I’m takin’ the day off Sunday, June the 26th, so I can attend the esteemed Mr. Gordon’s ABSHWDD (Another Big Stinkin’ Handbuilt Whoop-de-Doo) in Petaluma.

EXTREME Commuting

Ted at Commute By Bike amuses with his “EXTREME Commuting” bike video.

Bib Review: Performance Ultra II

THE HISTORY When I got back on the bike in 2004 (health issues, another post, another time), it became necessary to do it in a way that would not take too much of a toll on my not-20something-anymore body. Clipless pedals/shoes, a bike that was not on the verge of falling apart, and something that read more »

Rethinking Sheldon Brown’s lock technique

On his lock strategy page, Sheldon Brown (RIP) recommends locking a bike by securing the rear wheel inside the rear triangle with a U lock. A YouTube video shows Sheldon might be wrong!

WSJ: Mainstream cycling

The Wall Street Journal prints a column about how normal bikes are in New York City.