Month: August 2008

Hmm. Haven’t written much due to time constraints and computer issues. But my pass arrived today. Perhaps I should take that as a sign?

Here we go again. At seventy three pounds, the A2B’s most clever feature is its name. I’ve ridden BMX bikes back in the 70’s that had to be 40+ pounds. But 73? And I’m not ten years old any more. If these designers were honest, they would ditch the cranks and pedals altogether, and just … Read more

Sure, waste ten or fifteen minutes of your workday reading this article. Nothing takes up more space and time than a blog post (or forum thread) debating the merits of bicycle helmets. I consider it a zero-sum argument though. No matter how grand, long, or compelling, everyone walks away with exactly what they brought to … Read more

Now that I’ve gotten the technical issues sorted, and the server no longer eats my posts without sharing them, I’m ready to try again. I completely missed out on any opportunity to comment on the bicycle race in France that I didn’t watch this year, but I suppose that worked out all right.