Tonight on Monk — and he crashes, too. Natalie’s the Captain, and he’s (nominally) the stoker. Here’s a video clip. H/T.

This is kind of cute — a bike flashlight with integrated MP3 player and external speaker so you can listen to your tunes while biking at night. The battery recharges through a USB interface and powers both the headlight and the MP3 player. Twist the ring to for song selection and volume control. The headlight […]

Today 10-9 is Messenger Appreciation Day. I couldn’t find a Hallmark card so I’ll send some link love over to Rick the messenger in Santa Cruz. Fixed Gear Blog gives props to Messengers and their bikes. I’ve only known a small handful of messengers, but the ones I’ve met all use geared bikes. Oh well. […]

I hear it’s raining heavily in some parts of the United States. This full coverage bike rain suit is getting lots of mention, but even with all the ventilation that thing looks like a sauna to me. And it’s not available until next Spring. The best solution, in my opinion? Full coverage fenders and more […]

“Island Etude” / 練習曲 / Lian xi qu – Taiwan bike movie – 100 minutes. The Taiwan bike trip gang watched “Island Etude” during our travels. This film feels like a student project with its non-professional actors and psuedo documentary editing, but it works for the story of Ming. Ming is a deaf college student […]