Happy Friday. I’m lying low this year for April Fools Day, but here’s a collection of what I’ve run across the interwebs.
Happy Friday, all! Rain and cool weather have arrived in Santa Cruz and the San Francisco Bay Area. By March or so I’ll be sick of it, but for now it’s a refreshing change as I ride my bike on wet roads.
REI and the US CPSC announced a recall of about 260 Novara Trionfo road bicycles. The fork can separate from the steerer tube which can cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard. Ouch. REI as received two reports of forks separating causing riders to fall. Injuries reported include a fractured clavicle, broken read more
Dahon announced a recall of 2008 model year Dahon and REI Novara folding bicycles after the US CPSC received 25 reports of cracks in the handlepost hinge on these bicycles. About 11,500 model year folding bicycles are affected by the recall. Dahon models affected are Ciao P8, Curve D3, Curve SL, Glide P8, Jetstream P8, read more
What could be finer than to queue up a bunch of cycling podcasts, take out the tools, and tune up the bike? Well, maybe riding the bike would be better, but sooner or later you’ll need to do some maintenance, and the time will fly by if you listen to a podcast while you’re working. read more
Actually a hot issue popped up at work and there’s a good chance I’ll be working over the weekend, but I’ll try to get some riding in over the weekend. In the meantime, here’s a quick collection of news and tidbits for you. Attention SF Bay Area Road Riders: Organo crunchy vegans Bill & Christine read more
