Brian

Owner/Editor of Industryoutsider.com, outdoor enthusiast, photographer, animal lover, and collector of gadgets, cameras, knives, and firearms. Recreational shooter, and 2A supporter. A former competitive cyclist, I'm all about promoting bicycles as a transportation alternative. Life's too short to take things to seriously. Have fun. A bad day outdoors beats a good day at the office every time.

Is five percent even enough?

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Last year, the city council of El Paso decided that their long term goal was to become the “least-car-dependent city” in the nation. This year, they’re arguing about requiring 5 bicycle parking spaces for every hundred car parking spaces at all new businesses and developments. One of the representatives implied that people riding bicycles as … Read more

Now taking requests

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Interbike 2007 is less than a month away. Our room is booked, our motorcycle has been serviced and ready for the road trip, all our electronics are ready to be packed, and there’s a empty 1GB card in the camera. The missus will be doing as much picture-taking as she can stand, and I’ll be … Read more

Did he invent the wheel too?

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Perhaps I’m just a bit cynical today. I read this article about a nice little old man that “invented a motorized mountain bicycle”. My issue is not with Thomas Rowland, as he’s obviously quite clever, and has certainly made himself a useful rig, complete with baskets and a trailer. I suppose I just have a … Read more

I almost didn’t publish this

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First, it’s huge. This will easily take up an entire page on my blog. Makes me look slack, since not only did I not have to put any effort into it, but it’s hundreds of words more than my usual posts. Second, while I’m excited about Interbike, I’m not sure I need to publish every … Read more

A Tony Hawk Bicycle?

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I can remember when Tony Hawk was still an unknown in the skateboard world. Of course, he’s become a something of an icon in the 20 or so years since I last rode a Powell Peralta. And his clean cut image has done wonders for skating, not to mention his eleventy billion dollars in video … Read more

Less than 2 weeks to go!

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Yeah, I’m excited about Interbike. It will give me a chance to meet a lot of the sponsors on BikeForums.net, and some other industry types as well. Someone mentioned that all the bloggers are meeting, but I seem to have misplaced that info. So if anyone can clue me in on that, please do. And … Read more