Want to win your own tour of France?

VeloLoco is a bicycle touring company based in France, and they’re trying a pretty interesting marketing concept. VeloLoco’s Tour de France Special 2007 is being marketed as an auction. They’re doing a trial to see if they can run all their bespoke and shared custom tours by selling places online. So they’re inviting bids with … Read more

John Forester needs to retire

Really. To publish 6000+ words on his site, where he picks apart anyone from BikeForums.net that disagrees with him and his “Vehicular cycling”, takes a lot of nerve. The fact that he chose to publish that on his own site, where others are unable to post their comments, hints at his inability to accept criticism. … Read more

Performance news

If you’re anywhere near Peoria, Arizona, you may like this bit of news that Stuart, from Performance, just sent over: Performance Bicycle, America‘s #1 Bicycle Shop, Rides into Peoria, AZ March 13, 2007 — Performance Bicycle, the nation‘s most popular bicycle shop with over 65 stores across the country, announces that it is riding into … Read more

Yakima gets off track

Not the company that makes the cool roof racks, but the city of Yakima, in Washington.They’re working on a plan to create and enforce an 8 MPH speed limit on city-owned park trails. The details indicate that violators could face up to 90 days in jail and a fine up to $250. I’m having a … Read more