Okay, add this to my Christmas list please. It’s a cookbook for endurance athletes. The Athlete’s Plate: Real Food for High Performance promises to deliver tips on buying locally and organically grown foods to use in recipes to create “real food for high performance.” Chef and athlete Adam Kelinson has recipes for smoothies and juices; […]
The Interbike OutDoor Demo and International Bicycle Expo, held in Las Vegas Sept. 21-25, wrapped up a successful week of product demos, launches, business meetings and events while reflecting the upbeat outlook of the bicycle industry as a whole. “The buzz of business and enthusiasm on the Interbike show reflected a resilient marketplace place determined […]
This is interesting: Online bicycle retailer Performance Bicycle announced “Kids Bike In a Box” along with a “Kids Bike Growth Guarantee” in what looks to me like shot at grabbing some of huge share of the kids bike market that mass retailers like Wal-Mart own. The Bike In A Box program is just that — […]
Outlier started releasing their Fall ’09 articles with this sharp looking Nailhead Cap made in collaboration with master milliner Victor Osborne and produced in New York City. This cap is made with Nailhead worsted wool, which is normally used for suits. The subtle pinprick pattern gives it an incredible depth of texture, and as a […]
Chains don’t really “stretch” — the insides of the chain wear with use, resulting in parts with more play and an elongation of a length of chain. You measure chain wear (or stretch) by lining the chain against a ruler. Because the links are exactly 1/2 inch long, the measure from rivet to rivet should […]
What is the carbon cost of running a search on Google or any other search engine? In 2007, Rolf Kersten of Sun Microsystems published that an Internet search generates seven grams of CO2. When the Sunday Times re-published this figure, Google published their own calculations of 0.2 grams of CO2 generated for each search. The […]