Japanese shipbuilder creates wooden bicycles

Published January 12, 2010 / by Richard Masoner / 7 Comments on Japanese shipbuilder creates wooden bicycles

Here’s some handmade wooden bike loveliness that will be shown at the Japanese Handmade Bicycle Fair [2010 ハンドメイドバイシクルフェア] which begins this Friday. Shipbuilder Sueshiro Sano is the owner of a 200 year old business that handcrafts oceangoing wooden sailing ships for an international clientèle in Japan. In the fall of 2007, Sano began to experiment […]

Happy Friday

Published November 6, 2009 / by Richard Masoner / 10 Comments on Happy Friday

It’s Friday, I’m hard at work and I just realized I haven’t posted yet! Somebody help me out — I have a choice for Saturday morning: Record a new episode of The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast, or hit the trails with my buddy Erik with camera, video and the new 2010 Breezer Thunder mountain bike that […]

Cannondale Hooligan

Published October 7, 2009 / by Richard Masoner / 9 Comments on Cannondale Hooligan

I saw this Cannondale Minivelo bike (or is it a BMX hybrid?) in a Taiwan bike magazine. The Cannondale Hooligan has a beefy Al frame, a Lefty style fork, 20″ wheels. Available with a SRAM 3 speed hub or Sunrace 8 speed derailleur. The short wheelbase means twitchy handling, which is not so great for […]

I’m in Taiwan!

Published September 27, 2009 / by Richard Masoner / 12 Comments on I’m in Taiwan!

Taiwan Tourism Board and Giant Bicycles is promoting cycling on the island in a big way this year. I’m in Taiwan along with several other people taking a look cycling on the island. We’re currently at Sun Moon Lake at the center of Taiwan, a gorgeous alpine lake and the largest freshwater lake on the […]

NAHBS Part 1

Published February 28, 2009 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

Upon arriving at the show, our group took advantage of the free secure indoor bike parking that was staffed by volunteers from www.pedalandpark.org. These fellows were quick, cheerful and mighty friendly. Not a bad first impression. One of my favorite bikes in the show was this gem built by Keith Anderson for use by his […]

NAHBS Day One Report

Published February 27, 2009 / by Richard Masoner / Leave a Comment

If you’re anywhere within 200 miles of Indianapolis you really should make the effort to attend the National Handmade Bicycle Show now happening in Indianapolis. Friday attendance was 1,700 people, beating the previous record 1,254 people who attended in Portland, Oregon last year. It’s good to see Sillgey from Los Angeles there exhibiting their brightly […]

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