Brian

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. – Feb. 11, 2008 – Lifeboat Solutions founder and Interbike industry consultant, Lance Camisasca, was recently named Individual Advocate of the Year by Bicycle Retailer and Industry News. The award was presented at a dinner and reception held in conjunction with the Bicycle Leadership Conference, January 18-20, 2008. Now in its eighth … Read more

Last night, Bikeforums.net’s 100,000th member signed up. Two years ago, the site had roughly 30,000 members. November 2006, it had doubled to over 60,000. Just 15 months later, it was over the 100k mark. Congratulations are in order for this impressive milestone! And I’m happy to say that I’m still very much a part of … Read more

Due to the fact that I was out of town last month, and I need to go back to California later this month, there’s just no way I’ll be able to squeeze in a trip to Portland for the 2008 Handmade Bicycle Show. So I’ve hired a spy to get out there and bring back … Read more

SAN CARLOS, Calif. – Feb. 6, 2008 – Ritchey Design today announced it will show prototypes of road and mountain bike handlebars using hi-strength “UD” unidirectional carbon fiber at the upcoming Handmade Bicycle Show in Portland, Ore., February 8-10 held in the Oregon Convention Center. In addition to the prototypes, Ritchey’s sister company, Syncros will … Read more

Gork, from SBS/Redline, sent over this info about Bubba’s upcoming show: Friday February 8th @ 9PM ET/PT In the case of this must-see series, “MOTIVATED” means obsessed, possessed, adrenaline-hooked, fixated and consumed. You won‘t believe your eyes or ears when you meet “extreme” athletes addicted to risk-taking and boundary-pushing for fame and glory. MOTIVATED episode … Read more

Just when I was ready to start doing some writing again, the cycling industry lost one of its greatest advocates and resources. Sheldon Brown, described as “the human encyclopedia of bicycling knowledge”, was taken from us last night. His passing leaves a huge void in the cycling community, one that can never be filled. There … Read more